The leader., 1898-01-05
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.
prsryEss AND INDUSTRIAL NOTES
,,..s,ors Of various Kinds-Crimes, Suicides
and Lynchings--A Years Famous Dead
Political Events-Sporting
RANK FAILURES.

o-state savings, whitehall Mich.
citizens, a" national, Fargo N. D....omaha
Neb3 saa sGIn Isl, 100000 and West
ga, "a" s. Paul, Mimi. First City, Nora
SUM SUE Ia. Merchants national, Devils
Lake 4NECommercial, Eau Claire, Wis.,.
psSk Of Canton, Mimi. Citizens. Lanes
0s gsS GS"Bank of North s.: Paul, MINI.
lar l2-Bank of MAYHEM, Mo.
ian l3-Seattle (Wash.l savings,
Ian l4-Merchants national, Ocala, Fla.
Jan l5-Citizens, state, Fu,lerton' Nep.
Ion fisherman national, Louisville, Ky.
FIRST national, Newport, KY. MINNIE
sofa savings, st. Paul.
Jan 2l-German savings Des Moihes' Ia
NJ Jap ss-Upland Qnd) bank voluntary
,x,spen sion. Farmers and Merchants
hank. Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Ian 2j-Pott sdam IN. " national:
Gsn 96-First national, Olympia, Wash.
Ian 2g-Wautauga bank. johnson City,
Tenn. - ..,.... 1~h,oaoo
Feb First national, Oakesdale, Wash
voluntary suspension)... MOSCOW Qnd.)
national. ..-, 1,,....,, =,
Feb 5--First national, Franklin, o..
Nnrthwestern national, Great Falls, Mont,
" Tsp state savings, Atlanta, Ga.
Feb y-EdTHeT fitS-
mort. H. voluntary suspension).
Feb l0-Bankers' exchange, Minneapolis,
MINI. .,
Leeds Merchants national, Helena,
Mont 81, 000,000.
Feb MERCHANTS national, Jackson
vile. Fla. State national, st. Joseph, Mo.
Feb 24German-American, Tonawanda,
NY. (Resumed March So
Feb 26-Bank OF Lithonia, Ga. Security
Loan and Trust company, Des Moines, Ia
''Commercial, Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 27-Mullanphy savings, st. Louis,
Mo-, 100000
Mar Lexington savings. Baltimore.
Mar l2-Bank of Mulhall, o. L.
Mar 22-West Point (Ga) state bank.
Mar 23-Farmers' and Merchants. Paris,
2i-De Kalb county bank. Maysville.
Mar 97-American exchange. Buffalo. N.
y voluntary suspension). ~
Apr Globe savings, Chicago. 100000.
Apr TN. Barnes, Son & Co.. bankers
Abr @S-Bank of Hutchinson, Kan.
william Van Ordstrand d Co., bankers
ii Apr " 2g : Hampshire Banking Co..
MAY 81. b. Wheeler & Co., bankers, Man.
iou and Aspen, Col.
May Exchange bank, Atkinson, Neb
Dalles (Ore,) national.
NAV l2-TraderS' Lynchburg, Va.
May l9-Miners' state. Cripple Creek. Col
,,..Beknap savings, Laconia, N. IL.
May 2Q-State, Monticello, Ind. -. State
national, Logansport, Ind. Third nation
al, New York.
Nav 2l-First national, Orleans, Neb.
MAY 2f-Bank of Johnston, Neb.
Jun 1-Merchants', Lincoln, Neb.
Jun g--Boone county, Harrison, Ark.
Jun Thirst state, Fenton, Mich.
Jun 29-Union Trust and Savings, Ia
coma, Wash. keystone national, Erie,
Pa voluntary.
Jul First national, Mason, Tex.
Jul l4-Nebraska national, York, Neb.
Jul Blank of Monmouth Springs, Ark
Jul 31-First national, Asheville. N. c.,
Aug s1sPeople's savings. Mount Pleas
Aug blank of Minneapolis, MINI.
Aug Estate, Ambia, Ind. First state.
Sep First national, Greensburg. Ind.
Sep l4-Bank of Durand, Ill.
Sep lS-First national, benton Harbor,
Sep 2o-Bank at Rico, Col.
Sep 29-Bank at Montrose, Col.
Oct lS-City, Sherman, Tex.
Oct l9-Edgerton (Wis.l bank.
Oct 2l-Bank of Lodi, Wis,
oct Irrational of Asheville, n. c.
Nov 9-John A. Willard. banker at Man.
kato. Mimi; $780,
Nov lS-Bank of Amigo, Wis; Banks at
Leavenworth, Marengo and English, Ind
Nov 1G-Della county Coll bank.
Nov estate bank of Holstein, Neb.
Dec Piedmont state. at Morgantown.
n. c.
Dec l3-Stock exchange, at Ell Reno, Q. T.
Dec 21-First national, Pembina, N. d.
Dec 22-Chestnut Street national, and
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund
Co, Philadelphia; $3,OO0,0O0.