Grant County Bank - Ephrata, WA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 7, 1922
Location: Ephrata, Washington (47.318, -119.554)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 489393f4

Response Measures

Full suspension

Description

Newspaper (Leavenworth Echo) dated 1922-10-13 reports Grant County Bank (Ephrata, WA) was closed by the state banking department, due to a run last Saturday. Last Saturday relative to publication date is 1922-10-07. Closure was by state banking department (government action) following a depositor run; bank appears to have been suspended/closed rather than merely temporarily limiting payments.

Events (2)

1. October 7, 1922 Run

Cause Details: Article states a run occurred but gives no cause or trigger for the run.
Newspaper Excerpt: A dispatch from Ephrata says that the Grant County Bank has been closed by the state banking department, due to a run last Saturday.
Source: newspapers

2. October 7, 1922 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Closed by the state banking department following the run; article indicates state authority suspended/closed the bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: A dispatch from Ephrata says that the Grant County Bank has been closed by the state banking department, due to a run last Saturday.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 13, 1922 The Leavenworth Echo Leavenworth, WA

Article from The Leavenworth Echo, October 13, 1922

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Article Text

for Misses and Children at Sampson's. tf Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wheeler and children drove to Wenatchee Tuesday afternoon. J. H. Holloway is around again after being crippled by a wagon wheel falling on his foot. Agent Gorrell is provided with a watchdog at the depot. One look at him and-well take a look. Jas. Ange returned Wednesday from a visit to Vancouver, B. C., to see King George. He also visited Seattle. A marriage license was recently issued to Fred Wilmer Emard of Seattle and Mrs. Marion Cannon of Leavenworth. Mrs. Viola Brooks, of Okanogan, is at the Community hospital where she was operated on early this week for abdominal trouble. It is reported that the Frank Erickson home was broken into Tuesday night and ransacked by burglars who carried away much of value. The Citizens State Bank has a couple samples of fine corn on exhibition in its window. One sample was grown by S. H. McNett. A dispatch from Ephrata says that the Grant County Bank has been closed by the state banking department, due to a run last Saturday. R. A. Trainor went to Wenatchee Tuesday afternoon on business for the Great Northern Lumber Co., who were experiencing a car shortage. Messrs. A. T. Sutton and S. P. Freeman drove to Lake Chelan last Friday evening and enjoyed Saturday fishing. They returned with nice strings. At Wenatchee someone connected the water and gas mains in an unoccupied house and the gas mains were flooded, putting the whole system out of business. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Maston have taken a couple rooms at Wenatchee and will occupy them temporarily, not having decided whether to settle down there permanently. Mrs. R. L. Leslie left Tuesday afternoon on No. 4 to visit her sister in Spokane and brothers in both Pullman and Moscow, expecting to be away a couple weeks. Style favorites of long ago again come into prominence as part of latest models. The semi-tailored blouse is increasing in popularity and you will find them at Sampson's. tf Wm. Brender took a load of household goods to Tacoma this week for W. W. Durham, who was moving to that city. The Warren Reed family have also recently moved to Tacoma. Come to the last dance of the season at Cougar Inn. Lake Wenatchee, Saturday evening, Oct. 14-tomorrow night. The roads are fine and a large crowd is expected. Good music and a jolly time. Mrs. T. J. Logan and daughter Mary returned Tuesday from a short visit to Everett. They are moving this week to Wenatchee where Mr. Logan is employed as a yardmaster at the new terminal. The Grand Matron of the Eastern Stars, Mrs. Minnie Miller of Wenatchee, will be at the meeting of the Leavenworth Stars, Oct. 19, and all members of the order in the city are invited to be present. Miss Edith Sinclair arrived home last Saturday morning from her visit with relatives in Alberta. Her grandmother. Mrs. Church, who went there last summer to live with her son and family, is doing very nicely. Alec McLellan returned Saturday from a few weeks stay at Omak, where he was helping with the fruit on his ranch. He says that the hail damaged his crop about 7 per cent. and that it will pay fairly well. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Davies and baby have moved to Hillyard and Mr. ano Mrs. C. F. Johnson are moving. Mrs. Davies and the baby and Mr. Johnson