The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-20
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was q BIZ 1ogb::Bc re the Identity
Of TIE ta!l Old man ul,!l ! Esw hiu
b~are-heacs1, SltEDgt hiE great cost,
IN a chair By the FIRE. Then ! instant
~ recognized him from the BeTspape!
cuts, which represented him sssts1
By a table; but lie ~as more !mprss-
slve. stronger IN this pose. HiE FIRE
head was broad. his head big and we'll
covered with thick gray hair: but the
face. an ] have said, was ysEnt. the
eyepits and chsek-konss showing the
frs. ravages q, disaster.
Hig story, told " Randolph Mason
10 q voice that broke now and then
and was DIeoed out with degolats ges-
lures, presented. a situation. Ia my
opinion, beyond human agencies 10
correct. The matter had proceeded
too far. Events. aTlEIng In orderly. in
Internal sequence, had entirely over
whelmsd him.
jeremiah Patton q s~svsnty-fye
years old. He had made a fortune az
a Wholesale merchant, and had retired
from active business late IN life. with
n reputation eatablished throughout
the west for fair dealing and highest
integrity. lie had no family. bis wits
having been dead for twenty years.
II had appeared 10 him that By estab-
fishing a bank, be could ussfully EN-.
ploy HIS wealth, NO he had erected d
UlDN%IH biAfS DNlAIsAE VIA b0NN ~
ner, and founded the Patton Savings
bank, OF which he a president and
almost the exclusive owner. His OBJ
feet was 10 encourage a spirit OF thrift
among the middle class Of the city.
and his method was 10 allow his de-
p~ositors every cent that their deposits
earned, less tho fixed charges OF the
bank. His own capital yielded q suf.
Gcient income for his needs.
The bank quickly sprang into prom
inence. It's deposits were enormous
It's president found himself under q
heavy burden OF care and responsible
ity IA the investment OF these large
sums no they would yield . substantial
proft
About this time. Belmont Lane. tho
American president Of the Russian
OIL company, came 70 81. Louis TO nc
QuIre. II possible. the producing ter
ritoYy Of Missouri, and 70 establish
banking relations. Lane was q man
OF courtiy address. imposing pres
snce, and charming personality. He
vsry soon was on intimate terms with
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