The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-25
FIRST NATIONAL Dividend.
Receiver Bradley Makes Christmas
Announcement to Depositors.
VIII Distribute Fifty-fve Per Cent in
About Fifteen Days.
S825,OOO is NOW READY.
Of This Amount 100000 Comes
From Insurance.
About 5000 Depositors Will Get
Their Money.
ToDeIla, Kas.. Dec. 25. 1905.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 25, 1905.
Notice to Creditors of the First Ma
donaI Bank Of Topeka, Kas.;
Notice is hereby given that a divi-
dend of so per cent. has been declared
fin favor of the creditors of the First
National bank of Topeka, Kas., pay
able as soon as schedules and checks
can be made up and forwarded to
Washington, and checks signed and
returned, and the allowed insurance
claims in process of collection are
paid, of which due notice will be
given. JAMES 7. BRADLEY,
Receiver.
The above notice issued this morning
and first published in the State Journal
today. is the brightest gift of a Merry
Christmas to 1900 hearts who had their
earnings tied up in the crash of the
First National bank of July Sd, last:
the first dividend Of the defunct First
National bank.
Eight hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars turned into circulation,
$825.000 again, so you can see what it
looks in cold figures. Only they are not
cold, they are warm, warm with elo-
quence. This S825.00O speaks, speaks ell
oquent with cheer and glad tidings OF
fun purse of things which can be
bought, and Tor which many have stin-
ted themselves.
Three thousand people, most Of whom
live here in Topeka, will welcome that
money as they have not welcomed mon
ey for many a day. Many have been
praying for that money, wishing, long
ing that even just a little of what mad
been placed in the bank, after days,
months and years of frugal saving
might be returned.
They were not so narticuIar as to the
amount they just wanted something.
Now here it comes. A little belated
perhaps. but it is good news even at
that. over one-half of what was in
the bank when it went into the hands
of the receiver on that memorable
morning of July Sd is again to be given
to the depositors.
The actual payment viii be made
within the next Is days. Routine
@A~A AeeA4 w VI n Which must De gone
through with is the cause of this de-
lay.
The notice was prepared and sent out
this mroning by Receiver Bradley. It
was held up pending a message which
was expected from tFo Germania Life
Insurance company of New York, which
owes a payment Of $4,000 on a life in
surance policy held by the receiver
4 A.
formal notice declaring the dividend
was given out this morning without
further delay.
Received Bradley said: "Over
100000 will be turned loose by this
dividend. The deposits amounted to
about S1,500.00O. I am not permitted
to state exactly what the amount is.
The comptroller Of the currency issued
these Instructions and I will have to
obey them. This is pretty close though.
$1,5OO,0OO.
The payment viii be made within
the next fifteen days. The checks will
be drawn on the treasurer of the
United States and they can be pre-
sented and cashed at any bank in the
city. No particular bank will be
designated and any bank will honor
the checks.
About $625,0O0 of this money was
life insurance; the remaining $500. 600
Is divided between the money that was
on deposit at the time the bank failed
and between cash realized on collateral
since the reeeiyershfp has been in
force. No, can't state when another
dividend viii be paid. I wouldn't
want TO set any time at all I am Ger
tainly pleased to be able to make the
announcement and trust that it will
indeed be a merry Christmas to the
banks many creditors"
Mr.. Bradley sent this message to the
state Journal from Sedan, where he is
spending Christmas with his family.
on dividend of 55 per cent the fol-
lowing viii be realized on the various
public moneys on deposit:
state Of Kansas, $547.OOO on deposit,
dividend s300,85O.
Shawnee county, $4,000 on deposit,
dividend S16.50O
City Of Topeka, $26,2418O on de-
posit, dividend s13.12O.4O.
The amount OF the dividend has not
oceasioned great surprise. It had been
generally announced by the members Of
the depositors' executive committee that
the dividend would approximate that
percentage. The committee had been