Nye and Ormsby County Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: April 6, 1913
Location: Tonopah, Nevada (38.067, -117.230)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 583aebaf

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (1913-04-06) states receivers were appointed for the Nye and Ormsby County Bank shortly after the failure of that institution, indicating the bank failed and entered receivership. No run is described in the text. Bank name suggests a county/state-chartered bank; classified as 'state'.

Events (1)

1. April 6, 1913 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Mullen and Gilbert Ross ... were appointed receivers of the Nye and Ormsby county bank, shortly after the failure of that institution, by Judge Averill of Tonopah, but were prevented from carrying out the duties of the office by a writ of prohibition issued by Judge Langan.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 6, 1913 White Pine News Weekly Mining Review East Ely, Ely, NV

Article from White Pine News Weekly Mining Review, April 6, 1913

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

TO INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OF STATE BANK AND TRUST CO. John J. Mullen, an expert accountant, formerly of Tonopah, will have charge of the investigation into the affairs of the State Bank and Trust company receivership for which $5,000 was appropriated by the last legislature. The appointment was announced Tuesday, by Attorney General Thatcher. Mullen will be assisted in the investigation work by Attorney William Forman of Tonopah. Mullen and Gilbert Ross, now lieutenant governor of the state, were appointed receivers of the Nye and Ormsby county bank, shortly after the failure of that institution, by Judge Averill of Tonopah, but were pevented from carrying out the duties of the office by a writ of prohibition issued by Judge Langan. The newly appointed investigators are now in San Francisco but will return to Nevada shortly to take charge of the probe.