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Delivering mau was ample, "confidence" was largely restored, yet all the depositors who wished their money were paid in full, but some of these redeposited it in the same bank after they learned they' could get it if they wanted it. Between $10,000 and $12,000 was drawn out Saturday by doubting Thomases, while several others who were patrons of the bank were not perturbed in the least and made no effort to withdraw their deposits. H. L. Hayes, cashier of the Salisbury Savings bank, in a truly neighborly and manly manner wired Geo. B. Harrison Jr., cashier of the New England National bank of Kansas City, and also president of the Salisbury Savings bank, for $10,000 which arrived Saturday and Mr. Hayes let the People's bank have the whole amonnt with which to pay deposits. Mr. Hayes also wired the Mechanics Savings bank of Moberly, and J. B. Jennings, vice-president, came to Salisbury Monday with $10,000 on a special train and turned it over to the People's bank with which to meet demands for deposits, while Geo. B. Harrison, Sr., of the Glasgow Savings bank sent up $4,000 the same day, and both banks at Keytesville also proffered some assistance, but it was not needed. Geo. B. Harrison, Jr., came down to Salisbury Sunday and after fully investigating the sit. uation returned to Kansas City and sent back $20,000 Monday. Not a dollar of all this money received Monday was needed, however, and was returned to points whence it came, as the financial clouds had, in the mean time, been supplanted by clear skies, and the bank continued business without having to close down. The board of directors met Wednesday morning and elected Geo. W. Welker of Salisbury as cashier, and in whom they and the public have the greatest confidence, as he is a man of irreproachable character and excell nt business qualifications. We have not been able to learn the exact amount of Mr. Bentley's peculations, but they are said to be not far from $25,000 or $26,000, and that they extend over a period of 10 years or more and were principally accomplished by raising receipts of credit
