Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-05-24
MISSOURI GLEANINGS.
Bank. and Trust Companies.

JEFFERSON Clty-ln response 70 d
recent call of Secretary of State
Swanger for an official statement of
their financial condition, at the close
of business on March 20 last, reports
were submitted by 1856 incorporated
and private banks and % trust COM
panies. OF the banks, Is are located IN
st. Louis, six in Kansas City and eight
in st. Joseph, the remaining ISL being
distributed wei the state. These fig
ures do not, however, include all the
banking institutions in the state, as
those organized within 80 days prior
to the call are not required to make a
statement.
st. louis banks, exclusive Of the
trust companies, make a splendid
showing, the capital stock of the Is of
them being 49, 50, 1000, as against ST.
739,213.34 for the ISL banks out in the
state, exclusive of Kansas City and st.
Joseph. A comparison made with the
financial reports submitted April 10,
1896, shows a gain over that date Of
319 banks outside the large cities, a
decrease of two in st. Louis, a loss of
n in Kansas City, a gain of three in
st. Joseph and a loss of 26 private
banks, yet the total gain for the recent
statement over that of ten years ago,
exclusive of trust companies. which
were not then required to report, is 495,
and with the rs trust companies the
gain is $50. In the ten years the re-
sources Of the banks outside the three
cities increased from SAT, 73S, 239.14 to
$117,484 ,945.42, a net increase of $780,
746,706.2S. Though st. Louis had only
Is banks when the recent statement
was made, as against II in 1896, there
was an increase of SIS, 2,825.78 in
their resources. The total resources of
all the banks in 1896 was $108, 918.-
25S.77, which increased in 1906 to $780,
201,945.99, a net gain in the ten years
of $98, 283, 1922 While there are but
% trust companies reporting as against
1856 incorporated and private banks, the
difference in their sourc is not
nearly as great as that in the numeri-
Gal strength of the two closes of in
situations. The total resouces of the
SS5 banks amount to $207, POI, 945. so,
Prefers Arrest to Disinheritance.
Rich Hill-Frank Seelinger, a prom
inent young farmer of the vicinity Of
Prairie City, ten miles east Of here,
was arrested, and Judge Denton fixed
his bond at $500. A. S. Kemper,a highly
respected farmer Of Prairie township.
swore out the warrant against young
Seelinger. Seelinger had gone to
Greeley, Col. Kemper went out AMI
induced him to return, but the expect
ed marriage did not take place. 1t is
stated that S~eelinger's father told him
if he married the girl he would disin-
herit him. Both families are prominent.
Kansas City Teachers to Harry.
Kansas City-The little love god is
playing havoc with the educational
system of Kansas City. 1t is said that
not less than As of the women teachers
in the grades will resign their positions
this spring to be married. Between
June Is, the closing of the term, and
July l the marriage clerk in the re-
corder's Office will be doing a land Of
flee business, for all of the weddings
are to take place within the two weeks
following the closing Of school.
dwelling of Confederate Monument.
Higginsville-The programme 81
ceremonies incident to unwilling the
confederate home monument at this
place June 4 is prepared. The Mis-
souri, division, United Daughters of the
C~onfederacy, under whose auspices the
monument was erected, cordially in
vites all citizens Of Missouri, and es-
pecially all camps of United Confed-
crate Veterans, to be present for the
event. :
Pledge to Scratch Vote Buyers.
Plattsburg-William l.. Culver . Is
circulating a pure ballot pledge, to
which he has secured over 200 sigma
lures. The pledge reads: eve, the un-
dersigned, hereby pledge to each other
our sacred honor that we will not vote
for any candidate for office in Clinton
county before a primary or general
election who uses money or intoxicat'
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