The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-08
What Has Been Done During the
Past Twelve Months.
THE YEAR 1897 A BUSY ONE
ALI 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 E~vents-Sporting
BANK EAILuREs

Citizens, national Fargo. N. D....omaha
Jan AGermania Isl. ,OOO and West
Side, St. Paul, Minn.... First CITY. Nora
Springs, Ia;...Merchants' national, Devils
Jan 7-Commercial, Eau Claire, Wis.
Bank Of Canton. Minn....Citizens'. Lanes
Jan 9First national. Alma, Neb.
Jan 12-Bank of MAYHEM, Mo.
Jan l3-Seattle (Wash.) savings.
Jan i-Merchants national, Ocala, Fla.
Jan I-Citizens' state, Fullerton, Neb.
Jan 16-Bank off Conway, Mo.
Jan lS-German national, Louisville. KY.
First national, Newport, ky....Minne-
sofa savings, St. Pau.
Jan 2l-German savings, Des Moines, Ia,
S55i,UV0.
Jan 23-Upland Qnd) bank voluntary
bank, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Jan 2-Pottsdam On. " national.
Jan 26-First national, Olympia, Wash.
Jan eWautau bank, Johnson City.
Tenn.
Jan 3O-Dime savings, Chicago.
Feb First national, Oakesdale, Wash.
voluntary Observation-Disclosures Qnd.l
national.
Feb @First national, Franklin, o..
Northwestern national. Great Falls, Mont,
100000.
FEB S-state savings, Atlanta. Ga.
Feb 9-FarmerS' and Merchants, Free
port, Ill. voluntary suspension).
Feb 1O-Bankers' exchange, Minneapolis,
Feb Estate trust and savings. West
Superior, Wis. -. Commercial savings,
Leeds, Ia....Merchants' national. Helena,
Mont, s., OOO.O 900.
Feb Merchants national, Jackson
vile, State national, ST. Joseph, Mo.
Feb decentralization, Tonawanda,
N. Y. Q&eSumed March 81
Feb 26-Bank of Lithonia, Ga....Security
Loan and Trust company, Des Moines. la.
Commercial, Milwaukee, Wis.
Feb 27-Mullanphy savings, st. Louis.
Mar S-Lexington savings, Baltimore.
Mar l2-Bank of Mulhall, o. T..
Mar 22-West Point CGa.) state bank.
Mar 2S-FarmerS' and Merchants, Paris,
Mar 2HDe Kalb county bank. Maysville.
Mo.
Mar 27-American exchange, Buffalo. N.
Y. voluntary suspension).
Apr SGlObe savings, Chicago, $4,000.
Apr TN. Barnes. Son & Co., bankers.
Apr 2S-Bank of Hutchinson, KAN.
William Van Ordstrand & Co., bankers.
Apr 29"New Hampshire Banking Co..
Nashua, SS49, 352.
May 81. b. Wheeler & Co., bankers, Man.
ttou and Aspen, Col
May 7-EXchange bank, Atkinson, Neb.
....Dalles COre.) national.
May 12-Traders', ~Lynchburg, Va
May I9-MinerS' state, Cripple Creek, Col.
.-.Beiknap savings, Laconia, n. H.
May 2V-State, Monticello, lnd...-State
national, L~ogansport. Ind....Third nation
a, New York.
MAY 2l-First national, Orleans, Neb.
Ma 24-Bank of Johnston, Neb.
Jun Merchants, Lincoln, Neb.
Jun 9-Boone county, Harrison, Ark
Jun 14-First state. Fenton, Mich.
Jun 29-Union Trust and Savings, Ia
coma, keystone national. Erie
Pa. Voluntary).
Jul 7-First national, Mason, Tex.
Jul 1+NebraSka national, 1ork, Nep.
JuI Bank of Monmouth Springs, Ark.
Jul 3l-First national, Ashevile, N. c.
voluntary.
Aug 27HBank of Minneapolis, Mimi.
Aug 3l-State, AmbiA, 1nd....tirst state
Mcpherson, Kan. I'd
Sen l4-Bank of Durand, Ill.
Sep 1S-First national. Benton Harpor'
Sep 2o-Bank at Rico, Col.
SEP 29-Bank at Montrose, Col
Oct lS-City, Sherman, Tex,
OCT 19-Edserton CWis.) bank
Oct 2l-Bank of Lodi, Wis:
oct Irrational of Asheville, n. G..
Nov 9-John A. Willard, banker at Man.
kato, Mimi; $4S0,00O. ..
Nov I3-Bank Of Amigo, Wis:...BankS al
Ieavenworth, Marengo and EhslSh' lno'
Nov l6-Della county CCoLl bank
Nov 2O-State bank OF Holstelh, NeD.
bee Piedmont state, at MorgantoWn.
Dec 13-Stock exchange, at FL Keno =. L
Dec 21-First national, Pembina, n, u.
bee 23-Chestnut Street national AUG
Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund
Co, Philadelphia; $1,000, OOO.