Peoples Bank - Meadville, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 18, 1925
Location: Meadville, Missouri (39.784, -93.302)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 0dba7a0c

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Brookfield Gazette 1925-12-18) refers to the 'defunct Peoples Bank' in Meadville and a meeting of depositors with stockholders of the new Farmers & Merchants Bank to sign claims. No explicit run is described; the bank is already defunct and appears to have been closed and replaced by a new institution, consistent with a suspension followed by permanent closure/takeover. Cause of suspension/closure is not specified in the article.

Events (1)

1. December 18, 1925 Suspension

Cause Details: Article states the bank is 'defunct' and depositors are signing claims to a new Farmers & Merchants Bank; no cause for failure given.
Newspaper Excerpt: The meeting between the stockholders of the new Farmers & Merchants Bank and the depositors of the defunct Peoples Bank was held in the opera house last night
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 18, 1925 Brookfield Gazette Brookfield, MO

Article from Brookfield Gazette, December 18, 1925

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Article Text

COUNTY NEWS Linneus Bulletin: F. D. Gartner went to Clarerce, Mo., Monday to bring home with him his father, John Gartner, aged 93, who has spent the past three months with his son in law, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Adams in that city. At the annual election of officers of the Rebekah lodge Monday night, Mrs. Lee Wilson was elected noble grand; Miss Dora Goins, vice grand; Mrs. J. E Marsh, recording secretary; Mrs. Ed.J. Finney, financial secretary; Mrs. E. E Gould, treasurer. The installation will take place the first Monday night in Marceline Herald: Mrs. Carl Myers, her daughters, Miss Lucille and Mrs. Harvey Fletcher aud Mr. Fletcher, will sail from York, January 6, on the French line steamship, LeGrasse, for a visit to Mrs. Myers' old home in Alsace Lorraine, and to her aged mother, now past 80 years of age. They expect to be gone several weeks, and it is the first visit for years for Mrs. Myers. Bucklin Herald: About 2:30 Thurs day morning the postoffice at this place was entered and the combination on the safe was broken off, but the attempt was frustrated when Marshal Croy appeared on the scene. And Croy was frustrated too for as be was passing a man intercepted him and with gun in hand told Croy to march on. It is supposed that the robbers got scared and moved on without getting any loot Marceline Journal Mirror: Two little boys, John Atking, 4, and Lee Atkins, 2, were sent to the Children's Home at Carrollton, Mo, this week by order of the county court. The father of the children is in the state prison at Jefferson City, and the mother, who is young -only 20 years-has found the task of caring for them more than she could do. The children will be well cared for at Carrollton. Missouri's public in stitutions are looked after with no parsimonious hand. They will be given a chance in life-which should be theirs, at the least. Marceline Journal Mirror: The barn on the farm of Ernest Wiseman, south east of Marceline, was destroyed by fire, last Thursday evening. A shower of rain came up about 9:30 o'clock. A terrific crash of thunder brought the family to the windows of the house in time to see flames darting out of roof of the barn. It had been struck by lightning and the hay spread the fire rapidly. Mr. Wiseman succeeded in getting his horses and cattle out the barn, and also saved some other property. His loss included 250 or 300 bushels of corn, six tons of hay, some baled oats straw, and a set of work harness. There was no insurance on the building or contents. Mrs. Wise man had finished gathering his crop of corn that day Linneus Bulletin: J. Wes Head of this city, a popular former sheriff of Linn county who has been critically ill for several weeks, was taken to Kansas City Monday for the purpose of having his case thoroughly diagnosed and further treated. He was accom panied by his wife and son, Harvey Head, and Wm. H. Childress. Mr. Childress who returned home that evening reported that the sick man stood the trip very well. Later information is to the effect that Dr. C. C. Conover and Dr. Skinner, two noted specialists who have examined Mr. Head, say that there is no internal growth but that he is suffering from an internal infection for which they entertain strong hopes of effecting cure. Browning Leader Record: Friday afternoon this section was visited by a real winter snow storm that came with gale from the north and before midnight the earth had a real blanket of snow and in places the wind heaped the snow so high it was impossible for the mail carriers to all make their rounds. It was not so cold but when the rain turned into snow the air be came a little colder and a skift or crust formed on the ground and this al lowed the wind to sweep the snow be fore it. It was a very hard night for stock that was not under shelter and those who did not have their corn gathered it will work a hardship upon them as we have had only about ten days weather this fall that the ground was in condition for gathering the im mense corn crop of this section but most every one has been busy in the fields even if they were only able to get out with the bottom box load. We have heard of more farmer's better halves helping in the corn gathering this fall than we have ever known in one year before. The ladies say that they thought they should help as the weather was so unfavorable and while the weather was good they did more than their part. Meadville Messenger: The meeting between the stockholders of the new Farmers & Merchants Bank and the depositors of the defunct Peoples Bank was held in the opera house last night, bad roads however cut down the at tendance, altho number were present. The meeting was held in order to speed up the signing of claims by depositors to the new instution, which must be at