Citizens Bank (Eureka Springs, AR)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Start Date
July 1, 1907
Location
Eureka Springs, Arkansas (36.401, -93.738)
Bank Type
state

Metadata

Notes

Receiver appointed and bank failed to reopen; assets tied in real estate and overdraft precipitated assignment.

Events (3)

1. July 1, 1907 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Assets tied up in real estate and large overdraft with correspondent bank precipitated loss of confidence and withdrawals.
Measures
Doors temporarily closed; suspended payments to protect creditors.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs suspended payment today, and J. W. Rigby was appointed receiver, There had been a run on the bank, whose assets were tied up in real estate.
Source
newspapers
2. July 2, 1907 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Court-appointed receiver following suspension of payments during run; bank placed in receivership.
Newspaper Excerpt
On the application of officials of the institution the Citizens bank of Eureka Springs ... was today placed in the hands of a receiver
Source
newspapers
3. July 2, 1907 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Digby West, vice president of the Carroll county bank being named ... an unprecedented run on the bank made it necessary ... the receiver appointed. President Duncan states that the assets of the bank are ample to pay the creditors in full and promises if need be to sacrifice his personal property to pay claims against the bank,
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (15)

Article from The Prescott Daily News, July 2, 1907

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Eureka Springs Bank Failure

Eureka Springs, July 7.-Con. sternation was spread among business circles of this city toi day by the announcerment that the Citizens' bank had been put into the hands of a receiver.


Article from The Montgomery Advertiser, July 2, 1907

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RECEIVER FOR s BANK

Eureka) Sgrings Institution WILL Pa; Creditors, Memphis, Tenn., July 1-1 special to The Comercial-Appeal from Kurein Springs, Ark, says: On the application of officials of the institution the citizens bank of Euroki Springs, one of the oldest banking In stitutions in this section of the stat was today placed in the hands of & receiver, Digby West, vice president of the Carrol county bank being named, In a statement President W. W Duncan anounces that an unprecedent ed run on the bank made it neces sary for the protection of the gredit. ors, that the doors be temporarily closed and the receiver apointed. President Duncan states that the am sets of the bank are, ample to pay the creditors in full and promises # need be to sacrifice his personal prop. erty to 'pay claims against the bank,


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, July 2, 1907

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BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT

Fort Smith, Ark., July 1.-The Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs suspended payment today, and J. W. Rigby was appointed receiver, There had been a run on the bank, whose assets were tied up in real estate. William Duncan, president of the bank, who is a wealthy man, says that every claim will be paid.


Article from Baxter Springs News, July 4, 1907

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Arkansas Bank Failure

Eureka Springs, Ark., July 2.-Chancellor Humphreys, sitting in chambers at Fayetteville Monday, appointed Digby West, vice president of the Bank of Berryville, receiver for the Citizens' bank, of Bureka Springs, which failed to open its doors.


Article from Woodruff County News, July 11, 1907

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Bank at Eureka Springs Failed

The Citizens' Bank at Eureka Springs, one of the most important financial institutions in that city, has been thrown in the hands of a receiver. The bank had overdrawn its account with the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City $15,000, which precipitated the assignment.


Article from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, July 17, 1907

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CONDITION OF CITIZENS' BANK Receiver West Reports Liabilities of $258,000 and Assets of $253,000 Ordered to Sell Building and Fixtures. Euraka Springs, July 17.--Digby West, receiver for the Citizens' Bank, submitted his report to Chancellor Humphreys in open court yesterday. He shows liabilities of $258,000 and assets of $253,000. Included in the assets is $22,000 of city warrants. The market value of these warrants is 40 cents on the dollar. One hundred and eleven thousand dollars is represented by stock in a syndicate company which owns the Basin Park Hotel, one of the Duncan properties. The only liabilities Mr. West lists consits of deposits of $250,000. He declares he is unable to ascertain the indebtedness to sundry correspondent banks. There are $45,000 of loans to portect the quarter million of deposits, and of this amount, one-third is allied interest. The court ordered the receiver to sell the bank's building and fixtures Wednesday at public outcry.


Article from Omaha Daily Bee, July 18, 1907

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Condition of Arkansas Bank

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark., July 17.Digby West, receiver of the Citizens bank, which failed recently, submitted a report of the bank's condition in which the only liability listed is deposits of $258,000. There is $45,000 in loans. of which one-third is to allied interests. Included in the assets is $22,000 in city warrants. with a market value of 40 cents, and $111,000 stock in a syndicate that owns the Basin Park hotel


Article from The Green Forest Tribune, July 19, 1907

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Condition of Citizens Bank

Eureka Springs, July 16.-Digby West, receiver for the Citizens' Bank, submitted his report to Chancellor Humphreys in open court, today. He shows liabilities of $258,000 and assets of $253,000. Included in the assets is $22,000 of city warrants, the market value of which is 40 cents on the dollar. One hundred and eleven thousand dollars is represented by stock in a syndicate company which o wns the Basin Park Hotel, one of the Duncan properties. The only liabilities Mr. West lists consists of deposits of 250,000. He declares he is unable to ascertain the indebtedness to sundry correspondent banks. There are $45,000 of loans to protect the quarter million of deposits, and of this amount, one `third is to allied interests. The court has ordered the receiver to sell the bank's building and fixtures within 5 days.


Article from Wood County Reporter, July 25, 1907

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The Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended payments during a run and J. W. Digby was appointed receiver. W. M. Duncan, president of the bank, says every claim will be paid.


Article from Wausau Pilot, July 30, 1907

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The Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended payments during a run and J. W. Digby was appointed receiver. W. M. Duncan, president of the bank, says every claim will be paid.


Article from The Nevada County Picayune, January 2, 1908

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Jan

21-Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Feb. 2-F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guilty of embezzlement. LF. D. Gilman, Indiana banker, sentenced to term of one to three years in state prison. %-Disappearance of $173,000 from subtreasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14-Virtual panic in Wall street; Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situa19-Citizens' tion. State bank of Firth, Neb., closed by state. 18-Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabilities, $1,700,000. Apr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sentenced three years in penitentiary. 11-Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., ordered closed. 19-Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud stockholders and depositors of Bank of America, of which he was president; penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Jul. 1-Citizens bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. -Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, Fla., closed. 20-Farmers' National bank of Boyertown, Pa., ordered closed. Aug 3-People's State bank of Brownstown, Ind., closed by state authorities. It-Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. Sep. Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and of Chicago board of trade, failed. Oct. 9-Union bank. of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., both private institutions, closed doors. 16-Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. 19-New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. 22-Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in securities; call money at 70 per cent. 13-Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. 4-Three minor banks in New York forced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 5-Six more minor banking institutions in New York closed doors Union Trust Co., of Providence, R. I., suspended. 6-Banks in New York and Chicago, and many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits subject to legal notice. California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. bank, at San Francisco, closed Financial conditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4-Three small banks in Kansas closed United States Steel corporation secured controlling interest in Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. -Receiver appointed for Arnold Print works of North Adams, Mass., one of largest textile concerns in country. 2-Merchants' National bank of Portland, Ore,, California bank of Oakland, Cal., and Farmers' & Merchants' bank of Sapulpa, I. T., suspended. 8-Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou ordered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of indebtedness as means of relieving financial situation City National bank of Frederick, Okla., failed. 7-American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,000,000, which operated mills in several cities. placed in hands of receiver. Dec. 2 Chelsea Savings abnk of Chelsea, Mich., owned by State Treasurer Glazier. closed. -National Bank of Commerce, one of largest


Article from The Ely Miner, January 3, 1908

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Jan

21-Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Feb. 2-F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guilty of embezzlement. 8-F. D. Gilman, Indiana banker, sentenced to term of one to three years in state prison. -Disappearance of $173,000 from subtreasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14-Virtual panic in Wall street; Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situation. 19-Citizens' State bank of Firth, Neb., closed by state. 28-Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabilities, $1,700,000. Apr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sentenced three years in penitentiary. 11-Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., ordered closed. 19-Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud stockholders and depositors of Bank of America, of which he was president; penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Jul. 1-Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. 5-Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, Fla., closed. 20-Farmers' National bank of Boyertown, Pa., ordered closed. Aug. 3-People's State bank of Brownstown, Ind., closed by state authorities. It-Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. Sep. 5-Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and of Chicago board of trade, failed. Oct. 9-Union bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., both private institutions, closed doors. 16-Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump- in stocks in New York: firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. 19-New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. 22-Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in securities; call money at 70 per cent. -Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. 24-Three minor banks in New York forced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 25-Six more minor banking institutions in New York closed doors Union Trust Co. of Providence, R. I., suspended. 26-Banks in New York and Chicago, and many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits subject to legal notice. 30-California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Finanbank, at San Francisco, closed cial corditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4- Three small banks in Kansas closed United States Steel corporation secured controlling interest in Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. 6-Receiver appointed for Arnold Print works of North Adams, Mass., one of largest textile concerns in country. 12-Merchants' National bank of Portland, Ore., California bank of Oakland, Cal., and Farmers' & Merchants' bank of Sapulpa, I. T., suspended. 18-Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou ordered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of indebtedness as means of relieving financlal situation City National bank of Frederick, Okla., failed. 27-American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,000,000, which operated mills in several cities, placed in hands of receiver. Dec. 2-Chelsea Savings abnk of Chelsea, Mich., owned by State Treasurer Glazier, closed. 5-National Bank of Commerce, one of largest financial institutions of Kansas City. suspended. 6-Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed. 17-Jewelers' National bank at North Attleboro, Mass., in hands of receiver.


Article from The Huttig News, January 4, 1908

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3an. 21-Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Teb. 2-F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guilty of embezzlement. -F. D. Gilman, Indiana banker, sentenced to term of one to three years in state prison. -Disappearance of $173,000 from subtreasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14-Virtual panic in Wall street; Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situation. B-Citizens' State bank of Firth, Neb., closed by state. 88-Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabilities, $1,700,000. Apr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sentenced three years in penitentiary. XI-Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., ordered closed. 9-Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud stockholders and depositors of Bank of America, of which he was president; penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Jul. 1-Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. 08-Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, Fla., closed. 80-Farmers' National bank of Boyertown, Pa., ordered closed. Aug. 3-People's State bank of Brownstown, Ind., closed by state authorities. Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. Sep. 5-Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and of Chicago board of trade, failed. Oct. 9-Union bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., both private institutions, closed doors. 16-Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. 9-New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. 12-Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in securities; call money at 70 per cent. 33-Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. 04-Three minor banks in New York rforced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 3-Six more minor banking institutions Voniin Ne


Article from The Spanish Fork Press, January 9, 1908

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FINANCIAL Jan

21-Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Feb. 2-F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guilty of embezzlement. 8-F. D. Gilman, Indiana banker. sentenced to term of one to three years in state prison. -Disappearance of $173,000 from subtreasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14-Virtual panic in Wall street: Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situation. 19-Citizens' State bank of Firth, Neb., closed by state. 28-Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabilities, $1,700,000. Apr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sentenced three years in penitentiary. 11-Bank of Conception, at Clyde, Mo., ordered closed. 19-Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud stockholders and depositors of Bank of America, of which he was president; penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Jul. 1-Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. 5-Fort Dallas National bank of Miami, Fla., closed. 20-Farmers' National bank of Boyertown, Pa., ordered closed. Aug. 3-People's State bank of Brownstown, Ind., closed by state authorities. M-Receivers appointed for Pope Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.: failure ascribed to stringency of money market. Sep. 5-Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and of Chicago board of trade, failed. Oct. 9-Union bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., both private Institutions, closed doors. 16-Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York: firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. 19-New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. 22-Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in securities: call money at 70 per cent. 23-Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks. Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. M-Three minor banks in New York forced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary petition in bankruptcy. 25-Six more minor banking institutions in New York closed doors. Union Trust Co., of Providence, R. I., suspended. Banks in New York and Chicago, and many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits subject to legal notice. $0-California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. bank, at San Francisco, closed Financial conditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4-Three small banks in Kansas closed United States Steel corporation secured controlling Interest in Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. -Receiver appointed for Arnold Print works of North Adams, Mass., one of largest textile concerns in country. 12-Merchants' National bank of Portland, Ore., California bank of Oakland, Cal. and Farmers' & Merchants' bank of Bapulpa, I.T., suspended. as Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou ordered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of indebtedness as means of relieving financial situation City National bank of Frederick, Okla., failed. 17-American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,000,000, which operated mills in several cities, placed in hands of receiver. Dec. Chelsea Savings abnk of Chelsea, Mich., owned by State Treasurer Glazier, closed. -National Bank of Commerce, one of largest financial institutions of Kansas City, suspended. Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed. l7-Jewelers' National bank at North Attleboro, Mass., in hands of receiver.


Article from Meade County News, January 9, 1908

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Jan

21-Merchants' and Farmers' bank of Fairmont, Minn., suspended. Feb. 2-F. D. Gilman, former president suspended Home bank of Goodland, Ind., found guiltv of embezzlement. 5-Disappearance of $173,000 from subtreasury at Chicago made public. Mar. 14-Virtual panic in Wall street; Secretary Cortelyou relieved the situation. -Corbin Banking company of New York, assigned; assets, $3,000,000; liabilities, $1,700,000. Apr. 2-Maj. H. W. Salmon of Warsaw, Mo., convicted of illegal banking, sentenced. three years in penitentiary. -Ex-Judge Smith of Chicago, found guilty of conspiring to defraud stockholders and depositors of Bank of America, of which he was president; penalty, imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Jul. 1-Citizens' bank of Eureka Springs, Ark., suspended. Aug. 3-People's State bank of Brownstown, Ind., closed by state authorities. M-Receivers appointed-for Pope Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.; failure ascribed to stringency of money market. ep. 5-Watson & Co., members of New York stock and produce exchanges and of Chicago board of trade, failed. ct. 9-Union bank of Richland, and Bowman bank of Kalamazoo, Mich., both private institutions, closed doors. I-Collapse of Heinze corner in copper caused violent slump in stocks in New York; firm of Otto Heinze & Co., suspended from stock exchange. -New York clearing house committee declared that the Heinze, Morse and Thomas interests had been eliminated from banking organizations of New York. -Knickerbocker Trust Co., New York's second largest financial institution, forced to suspend; great slump in securities; call money at 70 per cent. -Secretary of treasury ordered deposit of $25,000,000 of government funds in New York banks Four Westinghouse companies at Pittsburg and one trust company forced into hands of receivers because of financial stringency State Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, Nevada, failed. M-Three minor banks in New York forced to close Southern Steel Co., of Birmingham, Ala., filed involuntary petition in bankruptcy. M-Banks in New York and Chicago, and many other cities adopted clearing house loan certificate system to prevent draining of supplies of currency and made withdrawal of savings deposits subject to legal notice. -California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. bank, at San Francisco, closed Financial conditions in New York practically normal again. Nov. 4-Three small banks in Kansas closed. United States Steel corporation secured controlling interest in Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. 22-Merchants National bank of Portland, Ore., California bank of Oakland, Cal., and Farmers' & Merchants' bank of Sapulpa, I. T., suspended. B-Secretary of Treasury Cortelyou ordered issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds and $100,000,000 certificates of indebtedness as means of relieving financial situation City National bank of Frederick, Okla., failed. 7-American Silk Co. capital stock, $11,000,000, which operated mills in several cities, placed in hands of receiver. Dec. Chelsea Savings abnk of Chelsea, Mich., owned by State Treasurer Glazier, closed. 5-National Bank of Commerce, one of largest financial institutions of Kansas City, suspended. 6-Fort Pitt National bank of Pittsburg, closed. 17-Jewelers® National bank at North Attleboro, Mass., in hands of receiver.