Extracted from The St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, LA)
Saturday, October 29, 1921

Prompt Settlement

The Columbian Woodmen (now Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society) has paid the claim of Mrs. Mathilde Richard Clark, widow of the late Jno. W. Clark, who held covenant No. 101,265, for $1000. The covenant was issued on May 28th, and Mr. Clark had only paid two months premiums, amounting to $10.54, on same when he was stricken by death. The claim was approved for payment; but final settlement could not be effected until a curator could be appointed to represent Mrs. Clark. This was done about fifteen days ago and upon the certification of the appointment to the home office, the voucher for the $1000.00 ws [sic was] promptly issued to Mr. Louis C. Bihm, curator, through the local secretary, H. Bodemuller. This is the sixth claim paid by this strong and steadily growing order, which now number over one hundred and eighty members in the Opelousas Council.