First State Bank - Dawson, ND

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 16, 1924
Location: Dawson, North Dakota (46.869, -99.751)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: a24eae9e

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Description

Article (Jun 16, 1924) states the First State Bank of Dawson is now defunct and discusses prosecutions and a district receiver of closed banks. No run is mentioned; bank was insolvent and closed with a receiver appointed. OCR corrected minor typos (e.g., nlea -> plea).

Events (2)

1. June 16, 1924 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: F. S. Delaney, district receiver of closed banks.
Source: newspapers

2. June 16, 1924 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Bank was insolvent; officers later pleaded guilty to accepting deposits while the bank was insolvent; closure followed insolvency and legal action.
Newspaper Excerpt: First State Bank of Dawson, Kidder county, now defunct
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 16, 1924 The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, Mandan, ND

Article from The Bismarck Tribune, June 16, 1924

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Article Text

TWO BANKERS PLEAD GUILTY IN COURT HERE H. F. Rohr and J. A. Kooker Enter Pleas in Dawson Insolvency Case The trial of H. F. Rohr, who was vice-president of the First State Bank of Dawson, Kidder county, now defunct, ended in district court here when Rohr entered a nlea of guilty to a charge of accepting deposits while the bank was insolvent. In this plea of guilty he was joined by J. A. Kooker, former cashier of the bank, who was tried following Rohr. Judge Jansonius indicated he would pronounce sentence June 26 after examining many bank records submitted in the \case. The prosecution, which was represented by Charles Liessman, states attorney of Kidder county; Langer and Nuchols, retained by depositors, and John Thorpe, First Assistant Attorney-General, had placed on the stand W. Barneck of Kidder county, prosecuting witness Crosby Richards, deputy state bank examiner, and F. S. Delaney, district receiver of closed banks.