The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-25
MISSOURI GLEANINGS.


5WGnBeT IOF en UHlClHl statement VI
their financial condition, at the close
Of business on March 90 last, reports
were submitted by 1855 incorporated
and private banks and IS trust COM
panies. or the banks, Is are located in
ST. Louis, six In Kansas City and eight
in st. Joseph, the remaining ISL being
distributed over the state. These iig-
ures do not, however, include all tho
banking institutions in the state, as
those organized within 30 days prior
to tho call are not required TO make y
statement.
trust companies, make a splendid
showing, the capital stock OF the 10 Of
them being s4,7jO000, as against $l7.-
739 .213.A for the ISL banks out in The
state, exclusive of Kansas City and St
Joseph. A comparison made with tho
financial reports submitted April 10,
1896, shows a gain over that date OF
$40 banks outside the large cities. a
decrease OF two in 81. Louis, loss OF
one in Kansas City, a gain of three In
St. Joseph and a loss of 90 private
hanks, yet the total gain for the recent
statement over that Of ten years ago,
exclusive OF trust companies, which
were not thcu required to report, Is 495
and with the 2S trust companies tho
gain Is $50 In the ten years the re
sources of the banks outside the three
cities increased from $i773S239ii to
$ll7,4S, oi5i2, net Increase of S10,-
7iG,IOG.2S. Though St Louis had only
10 banks when the recent statement
was made, rs against II M 1896, there
was an increase Of $lG.l72 ,S25.7S In
their resources. The total resources of
all the banks In 1896 was $l0S,9lS,
2j3 II, which increased in 1906 to S2O7,.
Ol.9i5.92, net gain in the ten years
Of $9S,2S3. G92 %. While there are but
IS trust companies reporting as against
SSj incorporated and private banks, the
difference in their resources is not
nearly as great rs that In the numcrl-
cal strength of the two clio scs of in
s'iDutiOns. The total resources OF the
$50 banks amount To S1D7 .2Ol 1859.
Prefers Arrest To Disinhcritnuce.
Rich IIill-Frank SccIinger. a prom.
in,nt 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
Scclinger. Seclingcr had gone to
Greeley Col. Kemprr went out AMI
induced him 10 return. but the expect.
ed marriage did not take place. Il Is
stated that Srclingcr's father told him
if he married the girl he would disin-
hcift him. Both families are prominent.
Kansas city Teachers to hurry.
Kansas Cty-Thc little love god Is
playing havoc with the educational
system OF Kansas City. It Is said that
not less than So 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 ! the marriage clerk In the re.
Cordcr'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.
JnyciiinE Of Confederate Monument
Higginsylllc-The programme a
ceremonies incident to unyciling the
confederate home monument at this
place June Is prepared. The Mis-
souri, division, United Daughters Of the
Confcderacy, under whose auspices the
monument was erected, cordially in
vites all citizens OF Missouri aud es-
rc,ially all camps Of United Confrd-
crate Veterans, to he present for the
event
pt.Jpc IN Gcrut.h Vat. mpxer.