Just Like Finding Money."
Mrs. John Vass and family, accompanied by Miss Crandall, Mrs. Vass' sister, took their departure for California last evening, where they will likely take up their future residence. Mrs. Vass' health has been poor for some time and change of climate it is thought will be a benefit to her. She received her insurance money from the fraternal orders--amounting to about $7000--some time ago. In the matter of insurance, she was better provided for than she knew at the time of her husband's death, if an interesting story told a Democrat reporter since her departure, is true. It is said that some years ago, before he came to Oregon, Mr. Vass had taken out an insurance policy for $10,000 in a reliable company. He paid the premiums for a time and then reverses came and he felt obliged to drop it unless he could secure assistance. He mentioned the fact to a well-to-do friend in the east who advanced the money to the insurance company, direct, and kept up the payments. Since Mr. Vass' death, so the story goes, Mrs. Vass was notified that her money was ready for her, plus the amount paid out for premiums, which left her a snug little sum aside from her other insurance money, amounting, it is said, to between $7000 and $8000. --Baker City Democrat. [The Sumpter Miner. (Sumpter, Or.), October 17, 1900]
Provided By William Yates
Mrs. John Vass and family, accompanied by Miss Crandall, Mrs. Vass' sister, took their departure for California last evening, where they will likely take up their future residence. Mrs. Vass' health has been poor for some time and change of climate it is thought will be a benefit to her. She received her insurance money from the fraternal orders--amounting to about $7000--some time ago. In the matter of insurance, she was better provided for than she knew at the time of her husband's death, if an interesting story told a Democrat reporter since her departure, is true. It is said that some years ago, before he came to Oregon, Mr. Vass had taken out an insurance policy for $10,000 in a reliable company. He paid the premiums for a time and then reverses came and he felt obliged to drop it unless he could secure assistance. He mentioned the fact to a well-to-do friend in the east who advanced the money to the insurance company, direct, and kept up the payments. Since Mr. Vass' death, so the story goes, Mrs. Vass was notified that her money was ready for her, plus the amount paid out for premiums, which left her a snug little sum aside from her other insurance money, amounting, it is said, to between $7000 and $8000. --Baker City Democrat. [The Sumpter Miner. (Sumpter, Or.), October 17, 1900]
Provided By William Yates
Just Like Finding Money."
Mrs. John Vass and family, accompanied by Miss Crandall, Mrs. Vass' sister, took their departure for California last evening, where they will likely take up their future residence. Mrs. Vass' health has been poor for some time and change of climate it is thought will be a benefit to her. She received her insurance money from the fraternal orders--amounting to about $7000--some time ago. In the matter of insurance, she was better provided for than she knew at the time of her husband's death, if an interesting story told a Democrat reporter since her departure, is true. It is said that some years ago, before he came to Oregon, Mr. Vass had taken out an insurance policy for $10,000 in a reliable company. He paid the premiums for a time and then reverses came and he felt obliged to drop it unless he could secure assistance. He mentioned the fact to a well-to-do friend in the east who advanced the money to the insurance company, direct, and kept up the payments. Since Mr. Vass' death, so the story goes, Mrs. Vass was notified that her money was ready for her, plus the amount paid out for premiums, which left her a snug little sum aside from her other insurance money, amounting, it is said, to between $7000 and $8000. --Baker City Democrat. [The Sumpter Miner. (Sumpter, Or.), October 17, 1900]
Provided By William Yates
Mrs. John Vass and family, accompanied by Miss Crandall, Mrs. Vass' sister, took their departure for California last evening, where they will likely take up their future residence. Mrs. Vass' health has been poor for some time and change of climate it is thought will be a benefit to her. She received her insurance money from the fraternal orders--amounting to about $7000--some time ago. In the matter of insurance, she was better provided for than she knew at the time of her husband's death, if an interesting story told a Democrat reporter since her departure, is true. It is said that some years ago, before he came to Oregon, Mr. Vass had taken out an insurance policy for $10,000 in a reliable company. He paid the premiums for a time and then reverses came and he felt obliged to drop it unless he could secure assistance. He mentioned the fact to a well-to-do friend in the east who advanced the money to the insurance company, direct, and kept up the payments. Since Mr. Vass' death, so the story goes, Mrs. Vass was notified that her money was ready for her, plus the amount paid out for premiums, which left her a snug little sum aside from her other insurance money, amounting, it is said, to between $7000 and $8000. --Baker City Democrat. [The Sumpter Miner. (Sumpter, Or.), October 17, 1900]
Provided By William Yates
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BORN IN DUNDEE CANADA
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6-17-1900 John Vass, son of the late Thomas Vass of Dundee, died at Baker City, Oregon, of consumption, age 47 years 09 months. Deceased went to California in 1874.
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