22337. Seattle Dime Savings Bank (Seattle, WA)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
November 29, 1898
Location
Seattle, Washington (47.606, -122.332)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
43c1609f

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles describe a receiver (George R. Fisher) handling the bank's assets and ordering sale to pay depositors; no run is reported. The bank was in receivership and assets sold, indicating permanent closure. Dates: sale/receiver order reported 1898-11-29; receiver's report and distribution note 1899-03-01.

Events (2)

1. November 29, 1898 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Receiver George R. Fisher ordered to sell assets by court order (judge Moore); bank placed in receivership.
Newspaper Excerpt
Assets of the Seattle Dime Savings Bank Ordered Sold. ... Receiver George R. Fisher was yesterday ordered by Judge Moore to sell the assets of the bank to I. N. Bigelow ... for $14,484.41.
Source
newspapers
2. March 1, 1899 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Geo. R. Fisher, receiver for the Seattle Dime savings bank, filed a report of his work up to date. Depositors will receive 27% per cent. of their claims.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 29, 1898

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Article Text

TO PAY OFF DEPOSITORS. Assets of the Seattle Dime Savings Bank Ordered Sold. The depositors who have patiently awaited a day of settlement of the accounts of the Seattle Dime Savings bank. will at last be gratified. Receiver George R. Fisher was yesterday ordered by Judge Moore to sell the assets of the bank to I. N. Bigelow, president of the institution and one of the stockholders, for $14,484.41. This sum is due depositors, and as soon as the sale is made there will be a settlement of such accounts.


Article from The Seattle Star, March 1, 1899

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this sale will not take place. as the owner of the building will undesbt edly settle the judgment of $1500. James McNally, aged thirty-four years. died Tuesday at his home 111 Third avenue south. of pneumonta. He was member of Home Camp No. 286, Woodmen of the World. The funeral services wit be held from the family residence tomorrow at v. m., under the auspiece of the Woodmen of the World Interment will be in the Lake View cometery John T. Kyne, who lives at Tenth avenue south andt Massachuset avenue south andt Masrachusets streets. has petitioned the city counell for permission to use lot 7 and block a McNought's addition. for a vegetable garden. The petition was deferred McCreary. the man who was se. cused of robbing his friend a jap natoon, was fined $75 and costs in the municipal court. His case will be carried to the superior court Citizens in the vicinity of Seventh avenue and Machison street were awakened by the acreams of a woman at a late hour last night. She says some one had tried to hold her e Her vells attracted the attention of the officer. but by the time he arrived no man was In sight. She would not give her name. By all adds the debate over the La Follette rate bill in the house yesterday afternoon was the most of interesting since the beginning the session. The bill falled to pass, and the measure is now dead. Eric Anderson was arrested last night. and will be turned over to the sheriff of Skagit county A charge of trimanity will be placed against him. All police officers will have their beats changed today Morning and afternoon shifts will relieve the night patrol, while they in turn will receive a day patrol. M J. Broderick. a laborer from Ballard. fell and severely bruised h leg last night. He was waiting for the Ballard car and as he started to mount the platform. fell. striking on the side of the track He was carried to providence hospital in the patrol wagon. and his injuries attended to. Geo. R. Fisher. receiver for the Seattle Dime savings bank. filed a report of his work up to date Depositors will receive 27% per cent. of their claims. The board of stewards of the African M E church. met again last night. and it was expected Murray would prefer his charges against Elder Balley. After waiting over an hour the meeting was adjourned. but the end is not yet. M. Kolof. proprietor of a Pike "street clothing house. laid out a few of his oldtime enemies yesterday afternoon. As a result. one of them wears a broken jaw and the As other has his face in a aling soon 208 the fight was over Kalof rushed to the municap court and paid his fine for fighting A. P. Murphy. of 1818 Seventh avenue, died today from injuries recelved from a fall. He will be buried Sunday James McNally, of 111 Third avenue south. died Tuesday of pneumonia. He was a member of Home Camp No. 286. Woodman of the World. Funeral will be held tomorrow. A special meeting of the board of public works was held yesterday at ternoon to open bids for supplies for the coming two months The bids of E. Knowles and McNamee and McConagby for the supply of coal for the pumping station of the city water works were rejected as being oo high. The bid of the Denny Clay company was referred. The Vocai Dontoffice department received $20,000, which arrived from the mint by express yesterday morning. and lies here waiting orders for further shipment. B. R. McEtreath, ex-auperintendent of public schools of Skagit county. and bride, are registered at the Hotel Butler. The Indies of the Macabees are organizing a committee which will collect reading matter to send to the Washington volunteers now station ed in the Philippine Islands. Arthur Schring, son of P.A. - Sebrina, the former editor of the Fe coll, at Mount Vernon, is dead. Williams, the man who was arrest by Officer Adams about St. month ed ago. charged of burglary, will have nir trial In the superior court this a afternoon. Clare Leon Bowley, age twenty five, died February 25th of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at God's Regular Army hall tomork row at a. m. y The remains of John Hallaran who died of consumption at Providence 11 hospitle on the 25th, was shipped the morning to Otalla, Wash., on is steamer Glide Officer G. A. Tripp. who made the m capture of the opium smokers in the d. tenderloin district some weeks ago the II. ham received his reward from ns government, the amount allowed be ing $200. Pie Tommy--Mamma. was waye you go k papa's hair.in a locket His Mother me that once had some, Towny The Travel cr's Weskly S