Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-06
What Has Been Done During the
Past Twelve Months.
THE YEAR 1897 A BUSY ONE
All Of the Important Happenings the
World Over Briefly Noted in
Chronological Order.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL NOTES
Disasters Of Various Kinds-Crimes, Suicides
and Lynchings-A Years Famous Dead
Political Events-Sporting
BANK FAILURES.

Citizens, national. largo. N. D.. Omaha
Jan EGsrmania ooe9 and west
Springs, Ia, Merchants national. Devils
Jan 7--Commercial. Eau Claire. Wis.
Bank OF Canton. MINI. -. Citizens. Lanes
J Jan &Rank of Nor, North 81: Paw. Mimi.
Jan 12-Bank of MAYHEM, Mo.
Jan 13-Seattle (Wash.) savings.
Jan !4-Merchants. national. ocala, Fla.
Jan 15-Citizens' state, Fullerton. Neb.
Jan 16-Bank of, Conway. Mo.
Jan ls@German national. Louisville. KY.
First NATIONAL Newport. KY. Mime
Jan 2l-German savings, Des Moines Ia.
Jan 2S-Upland Qnd) bank voluntary
suspension Farmers and Merchants
Jan 25-Pottsdam IN V national.
Jan 26-Eirst national, Olympia, Wash.
Jan @-Wautauga bank. johnson City,
Jan so-Dime savings. Chicago.
rep first national, Oakesdale, Wash,
Feb First national. Griswold. Ia.
Feb 5-First national, Franklin, o..
Northwestern national. Great Falls. Mont.
Feb s-state savings, Atlanta. Ca.
Feb 9-Farmers' and Merchants. Free
port, III, Xoluntary suspensionl,
,, EeD lSBankers' exchange. Minneapolis.
Feb. Estate trust and savings. West
Mont. s.. 0oO. 600.
vile, Fla. State national. St Joseph. Mo.
Feb 24-German-Ame Tonawanda.
n. Y. Presumed March 81
Feb 26-Bank of Lithonia, Ga. Security
Commercial. Milwaukee. Wis.
Feb 2-Mulianphy savings. st. Louis,
Mar S--Lexington savings. Baltimore.
Mar 22-WeSt Point tGa.) state bank.
Mar i2s-Farmers and Merchants. Paris.
Mar 24-De Kalb county bank. MaysviIle.
Mar 27-American exchange. Buffalo. N.
Apr 5-Globe savings, Chicago. 500. 600.
Apr I'm. Barnes. Son & Co.. bankers.
Apr 2S@Bank of Hutchinson. KAN.
William Van, Ordstrand & Co.. bankers.
Apr 29--NeW Hampshire Banking Co..
Nashua, $S49.352.
May 7-Exchange bank. Atkinson. Neb.
May s issTrad d2 a Lynchburg. Va.
May ls-Miners state. Cripple Greek. Col,
May 2O-State, Monticello. Ind. State
national, Logansport. Ind. Third nation
May 21-First national, Orleans. Neb.
May 2ABank of Johnston. Neb.
Jun 9EBoone county. Harrison. Ark.
Jun 14-First state, Fenton. Mich.
Jun 29-UnlOn trust ana savings, Ia
coma. Wash. Keystone national. Erie.
Pa. voluntary.
Jul First national, Mason, Tex.
Jul 1ENebraska national, York, Neb.
Jul 23-Bank of Monmouth Springs, Ark.
Jul 31-First national, AsheVille, N. c..
voluntary.
Aug 21-Peoples savings. Mount Pleas
Aug 27-Bank of Minneapolis. MINI.
Aug 31-State, Ambia. Ind. First state,
Sep AFirst national. Greensburg. Ind.
Sep I4-Bank of Durand, H.
Sep 1S-F'irst national, Benton Harbor,
Sep 20-Bank at Rico, Col.
Sep 29-Bank at MontroSe, Col
Oct 1S-City, Sherman, Tex.
Oct 19-Edgerton (Wis.) bank.
Oct 21-Bank of Lodi, Wis:
Oct 22-National of Ashevilfe, N. c.
Nov 9-John A. Willard. banker at Man
Rato Mimi; $3.50, 600.
Nov lS-Bank OF Amigo. Wis; Banks at
Nov I6-Della county (C0l.) bank.
Nov 20-State bank of HolStein, Neb.
Dec 2-Piedmont state. at Morgantown,
~. C..
Dec 13-Stock exchange, at FL Reno, o. T.
Dec 21-First national, Pembina, N. d.
Dec 23-Chestnut Street national, and
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund
Co., Philadelphia; $3,O00,O0U.