Farmers State Bank - Bridger, MT

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Unsure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 25, 1933
Location: Bridger, Montana (45.294, -108.916)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c480cb99

Response Measures

Full suspension

Other: Article states Bridger State bank closed recently; run affected Farmers State bank which then suspended.

Description

Article (The Picket-Journal, 1933-03-30) reports a heavy run of withdrawals on Farmers State Bank at Bridger which forced the bank to suspend payments 'Saturday' following the recent closing of the Bridger State (another local bank). The article does not state whether the bank later reopened or was closed permanently, so I classify as run → suspension with outcome unsure. I inferred the week Saturday as 1933-03-25 given the publication date, but the exact day is not explicitly given in the text.

Events (2)

1. March 25, 1933 Run

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Heavy withdrawals triggered by the recent closing of the other local bank, Bridger State.
Measures: None specified in article.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Farmers State bank at Bridger forced to suspend Saturday heavy run of withdrawals following the recent closing of the other bank, the Bridger State.
Source: newspapers

2. March 25, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Suspension was a consequence of the heavy run of withdrawals prompted by the closing of Bridger State.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Farmers State bank at Bridger forced to suspend Saturday heavy run of withdrawals following the recent closing of the other bank, the Bridger State.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 30, 1933 The Picket-Journal Red Lodge, MT

Article from The Picket-Journal, March 30, 1933

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Article Text

RED LODGE, 18 YEARS TO From Files of Red Picket and Carbon County Journal. Births: A son to Mr. and Mike Dimich, March to and Mrs. Alex Johnson, March to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Loughney, March to Mr. and Mrs. John Kapducich, March 24; daughter Mr. and Mrs. Baptist Cima, March daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Konsak, March son to Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, March to Mr. and Mrs. H. Lindquist, March 29; son to Mr. and Mrs. Draper, March 31. Under the new Oliver law saloons must be closed between the hours 10 o'clock Saturday night and noon Sunday. John W. Chapman, Red Lodge bank president, was chosen president of the Hardin State bank at of its stockholders last week. The Farmers State bank at Bridger forced to suspend Saturday heavy run of withdrawals following the recent closing of the other bank, the Bridger State. The Farmers bank has capital of surplus of $6,000, deposits of 000 and loans to amounting $210,000. The jury called for next week cludes 60 names, them among following: Halliwell, Tucker, Bridger; Otto Jensen, Parham, Matt Smith, Joliet; Brooks, Buening, George Chenoweth, Thomas Conway, Hunter, Kohal, Kline Logan, Weast, Joseph Murphy, Antone Roat and Mike Salo, Red H. Lodge; Maple of Belfry, Quince Chance and John Harkins of Chance, Otis Basse, Reynolds and Miller Fromberg, Ralph Hunter, Lochridge, Weir, Roberts; Matt Krogness, Martin Myrebo, Osten and Solberg John Yates, Luther; C. W. Selleck, Tuttle, Roscoe; Spaeth, Zumbrun, Boyd, and John Mikesell, Bearcreek. (Continued From Page