Farmers State Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: July 12, 1927
Location: Elba, Nebraska (41.286, -98.568)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: efd9ba5c

Response Measures

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Description

Notice to creditors and court order report that A. Kirk was appointed receiver of Farmers State Bank, Elba, with deadlines for filing claims (order dated July 12, 1927; notice published July 20, 1927). No article text describes a depositor run; the bank was placed in receivership and claims hearing scheduled, indicating suspension and permanent closure/receivership.

Events (2)

1. July 12, 1927 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: A. Kirk ... has heretofore been duly appointed receiver of Farmers State Bank Elba, Nebraska has duly qualified by taking the oath of office and giving bonds ... the said receiver having filed ... petition for the names and addresses of the creditors ... and having in said petition prayed for an order limiting the time for filing and fixing the date for hearing the claims of creditors.
Source: newspapers

2. July 12, 1927 Suspension

Cause Details: Court-appointed receiver following bank insolvency/closure; specific triggering cause not given in notice.
Newspaper Excerpt: It having been made to appear that A. Kirk ... has heretofore been duly appointed receiver of Farmers State Bank Elba, Nebraska ... IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all creditors and persons having claims against said bank shall file the same with the said A. Kirk, receiver.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 20, 1927 The Phonograph St. Paul, NE

Article from The Phonograph, July 20, 1927

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Article Text

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rasmussen and children of Sioux City, Iowa. were guests at the Chris Martinsen home last week During the storm Friday night lightning killed milk COWS for Chris Jensen and four for Elmer Jensen. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Fredrickson were visiting friends at Loup City Wednesday Miss Pearl Jewell, who has been spending weeks in Omaha, returned home Thursday. Mrs. Frank Wigent returned to Ord Tuesday after spending several days at the T. M Douglas home Amos has purchased the residence of August Hansen and will take possession the first of the month. Owing to the rain Thursday the Lutheran Ladies Aid postponed their meeting Mrs. K Jacobsen and and Miss Anna attended the funeral of Mrs Rasmussen at Dannebrog Tuesday Mr and Mrs Hunkins of Lincoin came Sunday for a visit with their son and family. of Miss Alice Johnson of Omaha is spending a few days with relatives here. Several from here attended the funeral of Grace Colden which was held at St. Paul Thursday, She was ter of Mrs. Dora Johnson of this place. Mr and Mrs. Harold Ross and son of Wolbach guests at the G. Wisser home Tuesday Nels Anderson who has been visiting relatives in Omaha, returned home Tillie Schmidt who has been enjoying her vacation with home folks returned to Omaha Thursday During the storm Thursday night struck the house of Hayo Lucht which is occupied by the Luth age to the house, but fortunately no was injured (10 continued) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE FARMERS STATE BANK. ELBA, NEBRASKA, TO FILE CLAIM Notice hereby given on July the Hon William Dil worth Judge the District Court and County State of braska wherein undersigned was appointed OF the State Elba made and entered an order pursuant to the all crediand persons having claims against said bank are ordered file the same with the said Kirk Receiver at his office in the city of Gibbon, Buffalo County Nebraska with the clerk the District Court of Howard County, on before Tuesday the day of September 1927 and that hearing upon claims shall be had at the County Court House in Howard County, Nebraska, upon the 3d day of 1927, at nine (9:00) o'clock A. M. or SO spon thereafter as they may be heard under penalty of having their claims not so presented forever barred. unless for good cause shown the court shall by order direct payment thereof within months said day, a copy of which order follows and is published by said receiver pursuant to the terms thereof. KIRK Receiver, Farmers State Bank Elba, Nebraska IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HOWARD COUNTY NEBRASKA The State of Nebraska, ex O. S. Spillman, ORDER General FIXING TIME FOR Farmers State Bank FILING Elba, Howard CLAIMS It having been made to appear that A. Kirk Gibbon. Buffalo County, Nebraska. has heretofore been duly appointed receiver of Farmers State Bank Elba, Nebraska has duly qualified by taking the oath of office and giving bonds with good and sufficient sureties. and that bonds and sureties have been duly proved: and the said receiver having filed in this court within the time provided by law. petition forth the names and addresses of the creditors and having in said petition prayed for an order limiting the time for filing and fixing the date for hearing the claims creditors: IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all creditors and persons having claims against said bank. shall file the same with the said A. Kirk, ceiver. at his office in the city of Gibbon, Buffalo County Nebraska, or with the Clerk of this Court. on before the 6th day of September 1927, said day being not more than sixty days less than thirty days after entry of this order, and that hearing upon claims shall be had at the court house Howard County, Nebraska, upon the 3rd day of October, 1927, at the hour of o'clock A. M., or SO soon thereafter as they may be heard. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice hereof shall be given by said receiver within days hereafter by mailing to each known creditor of said bank notice of the time and place of hearing together with blank for filing claims by said creditor. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any claim of any creditor not presented at the place or within the time heretofore fixed for filing claims shall be forever barred unless for good cause shown, the court shall by order direct payment thereof thereafter within six months after said day. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that said post copy this order upon the door said bank, and withthree weeks from this date give notice by publication in The Phonograph, newspaper of said county once in each week for two successive weeks, requiring all persons having claims against bank to obtain forms therefor to verify their claims and present the same to the receiver or the clerk of this court within the time fixed Dated at St. Paul, Nebraska, this 12th day of July, 1927. (Signed) William A. Dilworth, Judge of District Court 292-First Published 7-20-27. Mr. and Mrs. John Kittridge and daughter, Mary Alice, came down from their home near Greeley to spend Sunday visiting at the Thomas Stout home Miss Marie Stout, who spent several weeks visiting with DISHES for them, returned home that day ST. PAUL HITS THE BALL FOR WIN, Paul and Farwell played ball here Sunday and never once did the outcome look doubtful We scored the first inning and the visitors did not get a man to third base until the last inning, when they made two scores. at that time St Paul had ten scores piled up in case needed The pitching of Mortensen and the all around of Manning were the outstanding features of the game take baseball consideraIf you are looking for comedy course Peterson carried off the first prize But comedy stuff at ball game place and many the spectators were heard to voice their disgust over that part of the Arch Calvin and Jim Markvicka were the umpires and they did dandy good job of looks funny to players in a ball game and the umpires can satisfy 16 of them and then have couple of fellows who cannot barn, crab on the decisions of the umpires gives the ball team to which these fellows beong a black eye with all fans believe in fair play. Any umpire will make an error occasionally and if he does make one the player who cannot see to hit safe should not blame the umpires because he strikes out Horky pitched good ball. but he althe locals bunch on him We runs all scores were made in three and in those innings we made our eleven That tells the whole story Bunched hits his downfall. Horky 14 out men while hit the situation inning of game until the ninth Here for ab Burke Horky 2b 0 If E. Gdanitz 1b 3b Novak Totals 33 24 3 Batted for E. Hansen in the 9th St. Paul ab Roe If Nosal, 2b Buhrman 1b Davis, SS Myers, 3b 34 10 11 11 Score by innings Farwell 000 000 St. Paul 105 004 00 10 base hit Mandouble Davis plays: to Buhrman: left on bases: Farwell 5, St Paul 5: base on balls off Horky struck out by Horky 14, Mortensen hit by pitched ball: by Mortensen passed balls: by Burke time of game: Calvin and Mrkvicka: Otto Nelson scorer