Citizens State Bank - Tularosa, NM

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 1, 1912*
Location: Tularosa, New Mexico (33.074, -106.019)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: fddcc38f

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Description

Article (Albuquerque Morning Journal, 1914-02-17) reports that A. Eugene Baird was appointed receiver when the Citizens' State Bank of Tularosa failed some two years ago (≈1912) and that the court issued a formal discharge of the receiver in Feb 1914 after affairs were settled. No run is mentioned; the bank had failed and a receiver was appointed previously.

Events (2)

1. January 1, 1912* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Mr. Baird was appointed receiver of the Citizens' State bank of Tularosa, when that institution failed, some two years ago.
Source: newspapers

2. February 16, 1914 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: An order of formal discharge of Receiver A. Eugene Baird also was issued. ... The affairs of the bank have been settled up and the order of the court is a mere formal discharge of Mr. Baird from the duties of receivership.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 17, 1914 Albuquerque Morning Journal Albuquerque, NM

Article from Albuquerque Morning Journal, February 17, 1914

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Article Text

OTERO COUNTY HAS ADJOURNED TERM OF COURT Judge Medler Winds Up Routine Matters; Experts in Major Trial Allowed Ten Dollars a Day, (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL) Alamogordo, N. M., Feb. 16.-An adjourned term of the district court was held here Saturday, commeneing at 5:30 D. m., Judge Edward L... Medfor presiding, and District Attorney H. B. Hamilton being in attendance. At the close of the Major trial, at which Judge Granville A. Richardson preside 1, an adjournment was announced to this date, in order that Judge Medler might close up some of the detail and routine matters before taking final adjournment. The court received a plea of guilty from Sam Edwards, who was arrested last week charged with having burglarized the houses of C. C. McNatt and William McNew. Though not indicted. Edwards was allowed to plead guilty to the charge which had been filed against him, and was sentenced to serve twelve to eighteen months in the state penitentiary. Since the man was arrested here, it has been learned that he is wanted on similar charges in Lincoln and Grant counties. The court also passed upon and decided the amount of fees to be paid to the physicians and surgeons of Alamogordo who served as witnesses for the state in the recent trial of Hal H. Major, These expert witnesses will be allowed ten dollars a day, which is the expert's rate in New Mexico, but will be paid at this rate only those days which they were actually on the stand testifying. An order of formal discharge of Receiver A. Eugene Baird also was issued. Mr. Baird was appointed receiver of the Citizens' State bank of Tularosa, when that institution failed, some two years ago. The affairs of the bank have been settled up and the order of the court is a mere formal discharge of Mr. Baird from the duties of receivership.