First State Bank - Brockway, MT

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 3, 1927
Location: Brockway, Montana (47.298, -105.763)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ac608f68

Response Measures

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Description

Article (The Circle Banner, 1927-01-14) refers to J. J. Kendig as Receiver of The First State Bank of Brockway and a sheriff's sale under a decree of foreclosure. No mention of a depositor run; the bank has a receiver and property is being sold, indicating suspension and permanent closure/receivership.

Events (2)

1. January 3, 1927 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Receiver appointed and foreclosure decree leading to suspension of bank payments/operations.
Newspaper Excerpt: J. J. Kendig, Receiver of The First State Bank of
Source: newspapers

2. January 29, 1927 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: will, on the 29th day of January, A. D. 1927, ... sell at public auction ... J. J. Kendig, Receiver of The First State Bank of ... Decree of Foreclosure ... Order of Sale in the Decree of Foreclosure in the above entitled Court and Cause, will, on the 29th day of January, A. D. 1927, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. ... sell at public auction ... the following described real property ... Dated at Circle, Montana, this 3rd day of January, A. D. 1927. FLOYD DAVIS, Sheriff ... Attorneys for Plaintiff First publication January 7th, 1927. (excerpted))
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 14, 1927 The Circle Banner Circle, MT

Article from The Circle Banner, January 14, 1927

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Article Text

SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF McCONE. ADDIE BERNICE ANNON, Plaintiff HOMER A. HOOVER, Administrator of the Estate of Julius O. Bratvold, Deceased; Ildri L. Bratvold: First an & Securities Company, " cor & body politic and corporate: The First State Bans of Brockway, Moncalla, a corporation J. J. Kendig, Receiver of The First State Bank of Defendants NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That I, the undersigned Sheriff of McCone County, Montana, pursuant to the Order of Sale in the Decree of Foreclosure in the above entitled Court and Cause, will, on the 29th day of January, A. D. 1927, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. of said day, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Circle, McCone County, Montana, the following described real property, situate, lying and being in McCone County, Montana, as follows, towit: North Half (N½) of Section Four (4), in Township Eighteen, (18) North, of Range Forty-Seven (47), East Montana Meridian, containing 320 acres, more or less, according to the Government survey thereof; together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. Dated at Circle, Montana, this 3rd day of January, A. D. 1927. FLOYD DAVIS, Sherifi MeKENZIE & McKENZIE, Great Falls, Montana F. N. HAMMAN, Circle, Montana, Attorneys for Plaintiff First publication January 7th, 1927.