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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1910)
4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910 NATIONAL LIFE OF U. S. A ESTABLISHED 18QO Z Over Policyholders n Hood River Countv Olir IVItottO the target dividends to the living. ! re always iirst to pay tne aeatn claims 01 ine aeaa. Forty-two years ago the United States government gave a perpetual charter to the NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (the only one) with a capital stock of one million dollars. Since then the NATIONAL has paid in cash to its living policyholders, thousands upon thousands of dollars of matured claims, en abling many a man and woman to sit by the fire in comfort, when they reached an age in life when they should no longer have to hustle for their daily bread. Uncle Sam has also noted the thousands of widows and orphans whom this company has kept from absolute want. Policyholders, See the Record of Your Company From the following letters you will note that Mr. T. W. De Bussey took his policy on Febru ary 24th, died on March 27th, and the money was in the Hood River Banking & Trust Company ready to be paid to the beneficiary on April 4th. An Unprecedented ..CLecord.. pi ! 4 RY TO I form Hrvrc n . O it v. APR -4 I9I0&1(K) Xn fit4fi o. Dollars Hood River Banki V J Order 7278 r tTANLCV. C.BtT J HINRICHS.ViCt .ItT C O l.ANCMAR.C.i. V C OCK.At C.mt. CAPITAL STOCK. $ IOO.OOO Saa5KhTr,(rr0mt Apr. 15 1910. ilr. A 3. Combs, Manager, National Life Insurance Co. U. S. A., Portland, Ore. Dear Sir We are pleased to hereby certify that you hai deposited with us for Ilrs. Jennie H. DeBussey. widow of T. W. DeBussey, deceased, Five Thousand Dollars and are today crediting your account with $224.80, being the first year1 premium upon this Policy. We are much gratified to know that "The 'National is so prompt in the payment of it's claims and we cordially commend you and your Company to the careful consideration of. wur tneiios ttna patrons. Very truly yours ft Cashier.' Hood River, Oregon, April 15, 1910. A. B. COMBS, Manager, National Life Insurance Co., U. S. A. Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir: I acknowledge receipt of your check for five thous and dollars ($5,000) in full payment of my husband's policy in your company. I thank you for your extreme promptness in the payment of this claim, inasmuch as Mr. DeBussey only had his policy a few weeks and es pecially from the fact that the premium had not yet been paid. I herewith enclose you my check for $224. 80 in full payment of the first year's premium. Sincerely thanking you for the prompt and cour teous treatment accorded me in the settlement of this policy, I am Respectfully yours, Jennie H. DeBussey. FOR INFORMATION OR RATES APPLY TO GEO, D. CULBERTSON & CO., or J. H. SCHMELTZER, Local Representatives Or, A. B. COMBS, Manager for Oregon, 417 Marquam Building, Portland, Oregon