Meade County news., 1916-12-21
BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORDS
Kansas Bank Deposits Increased $685.
100000 in Ten Weeks, Says Com
missioner Benson's Report.

In the ten weeks period from June
80 to September IL, 1916, national and
state banks in Kansas made a jump
of more than $39,0O0,0OO in deposits,
according to the bank statement is
sued recently by w. w. Benson, state
bank commissioner, which showed
$290,S11, ,977O4 on deposit at the close
Of business September IL. The show
ing is an increase of approximately
Is per cent over any previous record
of Kansas banks, it was stated. Rec
ords for the year show an increase in
deposits of approximately $70,000,000.
The statement compiled shows loans
and discounts aggregating $214,630,-
491.27 or nearly rs per cent Of the
total deposits returning an interest
rate to the banks. The overdrafts
showing of $915,97754 is about one
third of one per cent of the deposits.
Total resources of $3.50, 1916 ,303.77 are
shown in the report.
During the period from June 80 to
September IL the 9S7 state banks in
creased their deposits more than $780,
100000, while deposits in the 221 ma
tional banks of the state were in
creased more than $19,OO0,000, the re-
port shows. The state banks increased
$36,000,000 in deposits during the year,
while national banks increased slight
ly more than $3O,OOO,OOO
In the report just issued state banks
are shown to have held $165,619, ,97704
at the close of business September IL.
The national bank report is given in
round figures. 1t shows $125, $4,000
in deposits. Loans and discounts of
state banks are given at $130,744,-
491.27, while national banks reported
$83, ,886,000.
Let Wichita Jail Contract.-The
Sedgwick county commissioners re-
Gently let the contract for construc-
tion of new Jail to cost more than
100000.
Fatally Hurt by Auto.-Abe Martin
udlO 10 uCdu at LnO lC-
suit of being struck by an automobile
while walking in the road. He was
78 years old and veteran of the Civil
War.
Kansas Editor Dead. D. L. Wad-
die, editor of the Weir City Journal,
died recently at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. R. Shannon, near Long
Lane, Mo-, where he had been for
some time. Waddle came here ten
years ago from Green county, Mis-
souri,, where he had for many years
been in public life, holding several
county offices.
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,Marysville Editor Dead.-Magill C.
Peters, a newspaper man, is dead at
his home in Marys3ille. His father,
the late p. H. Peters, founded the Lo-
comotive in 1869, which paper since
has been changed to the Marshall
County News. Magill Peters, who for
years was associated with Marysville
newspapers, later published the Han
over Democrat-Enterprise and for a
year was manager of the Fairbury
(Neb) News. He was 40 years old.
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Kansas Music Teachers Elect.-The
Kansas Music Teachers Association
closed 3-day session at Salina after
electing the following officers: D. A.
Hirschler, EmPoria, president; Miss
Mildred Hazelrigg, Topeka, vice-presi-
dent; Paul R. UT. Salina, secretarr-
treasurer. Parsons gets the meeting
next year.
Falling Rock Killed Miner. John
Peters, veteran miner. was killed by
a fall of rock in a mine of the Wear
Coal Company, north vest of Pittsburg.
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