Blaine County National Bank (Hailey, ID)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1105301463
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
110530 national
Charter Number
11053
Start Date
November 2, 1921
Location
Hailey, Idaho (43.520, -114.315)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
d0f65401840e2dab

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Events (5)

1. August 10, 1917 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. November 2, 1921 Run
Cause
Local Shock
Cause Details
Heavy withdrawals prompted by stagnation in the grain market and inability to realize on livestock and agricultural paper.
Measures
Posted notice of suspension; Board of Directors notified the national bank examiner.
Newspaper Excerpt
TWO BANKS CLOSE - ... The Blaine County National Bank of Hailey ... have been suspended pending an examination. Inability to realize on livestock and agricultural paper is given as the cause.
Source
newspapers
3. November 5, 1921 Suspension
Cause
Local Shock
Cause Details
Suspension due to heavy demands on deposits and stagnation in the grain market.
Newspaper Excerpt
BLAINE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK STOPS PAYMENT Owing to heavy demands upon their deposits ... the Blaine County national bank of Hailey posted notice ... suspending payments for the present.
Source
newspapers
4. January 26, 1922 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
IDAHO RECOVERS LOSSES IN THREE BANK FAILURES ... These three banks were the Blaine County National bank of Hailey ... There was $11,600 on deposit in the Hailey bank at the time of its closing.
Source
newspapers
5. October 22, 1925 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Challis Messenger, November 2, 1921

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Article Text

TWO BANKS CLOSE - 1 ROBBED The Blaine County National Bank of Hailey and the Bellevue Bank and Trust company of Belevue. have been suspended pending an examination. A notice has been posted stating that the institutions had been closel pending all examination. Inability 10 real ize on livestock and agricultural paper is given as the ca 189 The bank at Carev was broken i.:to an all securities were term


Article from Mountain Home Republican, November 5, 1921

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Article Text

BLAINE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK STOPS PAYMENT Owing to heavy demands upon their deposits and the present stagnation in the grain market, having practically suspended liquidation, the Blaine County national bank of Hailey posted notice Wednesday morning of last week, suspending payments for the present. The notice was signed by the Board of Directors, who at the same time notified the national bank examiner of their action. At the same time the Cellevue Bank and Trust company of Bellevue posted a similar notice for the same reason.A number of the stockholders and some of the directors are interested in both banks.


Article from The Idaho Republican, January 26, 1922

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Article Text

IDAHO RECOVERS LOSSES IN THREE BANK FAILURES The state of Idaho has just received the sum of $28,050 from the National Security company and $5,800 from the Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore, covering the losses of three state banks in which state funds were deposited. These three banks were the Blaine County National bank of Hailey, the State bank of Idaho Falls and the Citizens' State bank of Buhl. Interest for the last quarter of 1921 and for the first twelve days in 1922 was also paid by the bonding companies. There was $11,600 on deposit in the Hailey bank at the time of its closing: $13,500 in the Idaho Falls bank and $13,500 in the Ruhl bank The state will not lost a cent on the closing of these banks.