22733. Marine Bank (Milwaukee, WI)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 1, 1893*
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (43.039, -87.906)

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Short Digest: a2d6f447

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Description

Marine Bank failed during the 1893 panic and was placed in the hands of Receiver Washington Becker (legal actions and suits through late 1893). Multiple items describe attempts to reorganize and a planned resumption; a newspaper item dated 1894-01-18 reports the Marine Bank opened up again Monday. No article describes a depositor run; the failure was due to large speculative loans/insolvency. Dates are inferred from article chronology (summer 1893 failure; receiver active by Aug–Sep 1893; reopening mid-Jan 1894).

Events (4)

1. June 1, 1893* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Bank made very large speculative loans (loans exceeding $1,800,000 to a speculator) and suffered insolvency during the 1893 panic; stockholder/insider transactions and inadequate assets contributed.
Newspaper Excerpt: the Marine bank, the oldest in the state, which failed during the panic last summer
Source: newspapers

2. August 1, 1893* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Receiver Becker, of the Marine bank ... suits of Receiver Becker against John Johnston for $150,000 ... Receiver Washington Becker stated ... if the plan failed there would be no further attempt made to reopen the bank.
Source: newspapers

3. October 10, 1893 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Judge Johnson has decided that the city of Milwaukee is a preferred creditor of the Marine bank ... John L. Mitchell and John Johnston are personally liable for the debts of the failed Marine bank.
Source: newspapers

4. January 15, 1894 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The Marine Bank, of Milwaukee ... which failed during the panic last summer, opened up again Monday.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (14)

1. September 9, 1893 St. Paul Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN

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WANTS FIRST MONEY. Milwaukee A After the Defunct Marine Bank. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 8.-A very important matter in the Mitchell bank receivership will be argued extensively before Judge Johnson tomorrow. It is the request of the city attorney to have the city of Milwaukee declared a preferred creditor of the Marine bank on its deposites amounting to $1,600,000. There are any number of lawyers representing creditors of the bank who will oppose the city attorney's motion. All feel that to take out such an immense sum from the bank's assets will make a very serious inroad, and they do not want the city to have so much better a chance than other creditors. If the city be beaten it will probably begin an action against Senator Mitchell, as city attory

2. September 22, 1893 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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THE MARINE BANK MUDDLE. Settlement at a Standstill Pending Supreme Court Action. Milwaukee, Sept. 18.-There was a brisk little argument before Judge Austin over the suit of Receiver Becker, of the Marine bank, against John Johnston for $150,000 alleged to be due on promissory notes to the bank. The complaint was served Aug. 8 and the time to answer would have expired August 23 had not Court Commissioner Harper issued an order upon the request of James G. Flanders, Mr. Johnston's attorney, extending the time to answer to September 12. On that day another extension of time was secured in the same manner, this time to October 2. Attorney Flanders has served notice upon Receiver Becker that he wishes to examine him under section 4096 of the statutes about the consideration of the notes upon which the suit is brought. Receiver Becker says that he is ready to be examined at any time, but that he believes the defendant is seeking delay, as the last extension of time prevents the case from being noticed for trial at the October term of the superior court. Upon the application of B. K. Miller, Jr., the receiver's attorney, Judge Austin fixed the time until which the defendant could answer as September 23, ordered the case to be put upon the October calendar and instructed the defendant to accept short notice of trial. Mr. Wilde, for Mr. Flanders, took exception to the ruling of the court, and asked that the amount of an undertaking on an appeal to the supreme court be fixed. Judge Austin remarked that the order was not appealable. Mr. Wilde seemed rather worked up about the matter and in a sharp tone requested the clerk to make a minute of his exception to the ruling. Judge Austin afterwards modified his order S0 that an appeal could be taken. He fixed the undertaking at $500. The appeal to the supreme court will pre-

3. September 28, 1893 Wood County Reporter Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Milwaukee, Sept. 22.-The move to have a co-receiver appointed for the Marine bank has taken a new and unexpected turn. Attorney H. H. Bottum, who is a member of the law firm representing John Sohnston, has been endeavoring during the day to get other attorneys and business men interested to agree to a petition to Judge Johnston, to be presented tomorrow, asking the court to appoint a committee of five disinterested business men of the city to sit as co-receivers with Receiver Becker, to represent as an official committee, the interests of depositors generally. This proposition did not receive any encouragement, as it is considered wholly impracticable and too expensive. It is argued that no committee of competent men could be secured to serve without compensation and that if they were paid as co-receivers the expense would be enormous. There is a loud demand for a co-receiver who shall act with Mr. Becker and who shall be placed in the bank to look after the interests of all depositors, without fear or favor. The question will come up for settlement tomorrow. In his petition for the appointment of a co-receiver for the Marine bank, Alexander McDougall takes the ground that Washington Becker was simply John L. Mitchell's representative in the management of the bank and that his close relations with Mr. Mitchell make him unfit to represent the creditors in the capacity of a receiver. The petition recites how on May 22, 1893, the officers of the bank had made loans exceeding $1,800,000 to "a person who was generally known to be engaged in speculation," and who was known to the officers of the bank to be indebted in other ways to the extent of $1,000,000 or more' On May 22, the petition avers, Messrs. Mitchell, Johnston and Ferguson had their attention forcibly called to the condition of affairs and then "apparently for the first time realized the situation in which they had placed the bank." They then gave notes in the sum of $600,000 to add to the bank's assets and later Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Johnston gave mortgages on their property in the sum of $500,000 and $300,000 respectively. The petition asserts that Mitchell then induced Washington Becker, his brother-in-law, to go into the bank as his representative, to learn its true condition. In order that Mr. Becker might be an officer, Mr. Mitchell transferred one share of stock to him. Later, the petition avers, 199 more shares were transferred to him in order that his interest might appear larger. The stock, it is alleged, was transferred without consideration and was re-transferred to Mr. Mitchell before the commencement of this action. Great stress is laid in the petition on the reliance which the people put in the declaration of personal responsibility on the part of the stockholders.

4. September 29, 1893 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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Milwaukee, Sept. 22.-The move to have a co-receiver appointed for the Marine bank has taken a new and unexpected turn. Attorney H. H. Bottum, who is a member of the law firm representing John Sohnston, has been endeavoring during the day to get other attorneys and business men interested to agree to a petition to Judge Johnston, to be presented tomorrow, -asking the court to appoint a committee of five disinterested business men of the city to sit as co-receivers with Receiver Becker, to represent as an official committee, interests of depositors generally. This proposition did not receive any encouragement, as it is considered wholly impracticable and too expensive. It is argued that no committee of competent men could be secured to serve without compensation and that if they were paid as co-receivers the expense would be enormous. There is a loud demand for a co-receiver who shall act with Mr. Becker and who shall be placed in the bank to look after the interests of all depositors, without fear or favor. The question will come up for settlement tomorrow. In his petition for the appointment of a co-receiver for the Marine bank, Alexander McDougall takes the ground that Washington Becker was simply John L. Mitchell's representative in the management of the bank and that his close relations with Mr. Mitchell make him unfit to represent the creditors in the capacity of a receiver. The petition recites how on May 22, 1893, the officers of the bank had made loans exceeding $1,800,000 to "a person who was generally known to be engaged in speculation," and who was known to the officers of the bank to be indebted in other ways to the extent of $1,000,000 or more' On May 22, the petition avers, Messrs. Mitchell, Johnston and Ferguson had their attention forcibly called to the condition of affairs and then "apparently for the first time realized the situation in which they had placed the bank." They then gave notes in the sum of $600,000 to add to the bank's assets and later Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Johnston gave mortgages on their property in the sum of $500,000 and $300,000 respectively. The petition asserts that Mitchell then induced Washington Becker, his brother-in-law, to go into the bank as his representative, to learn its true condition. In order that Mr. Becker might be an officer, Mr. Mitchell transferred one share of stock to him. Later, the petition avers, 199 more shares were transferred to him in order that his interest might appear larger. The stock, it is alleged, was transferred without consideration and was re-transferred to Mr. Mitchell before the commencement of this action. Great stress is laid in the petition on the reliance which the people put in the declaration of personal responsibility on the part of the stockholders.

5. September 29, 1893 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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and embarrassing, and might requ the employment of additional att neys. All this would be expensive. Mr. Miller then described Mr. Be er's connection with the Marine ba An affidavit of Mr. Miller stated t the deponent never saw the perso liability clause advertised except o and men in the Bankers' directo When he became connected with bank Mr. Becker directed that 1 line be taken out of the advertisem in the Bankers' directory published Rand, McNally & Co. A letter writ June 13, 1893, to the pubishers direc this change, but it was not mi through some misunderstanding. Upon the advice of the mayor other city officers City Attorney K opposed the motion for a CO receive D. S. Rose, representing George Wi a $225,000 depositor, opposed the mo for another receiver. The recei really represented Judge Johnson : could do little without his order, S Mr. Rose. Attorney Samuel Howard asked be heard in opposition to the motion Judge Dyer, of the Northwest Mutual Life Insurance company, : Bir would regret the multiplication receivers. Charles Quarls opened the argun in favor of the motion. He did not the veil of obseurity which surroun the affairs of the bank, he said. ceiver Becker would not e "ip the affairs of the Marine bank, Quarles said, because he was botl plaintiff and a defendant in the e Today for the first time, Mr. Qua said, Becker had denied his indivio diability. W. J. Turner said that long bet the failure of the Marine bank officers knew of its bad condition that Senator Mitchell called on brother in law for the express purp of trying to get the bank out of approaching difficulty. Mr. Turner jeeted to him on that account a receiver. Washington Becker kt that the bank was insolvent a week fore it failed, Mr. Turner charged, : should not be allowed to become receiver. The suits which Receiver Bec brought against John L. Mitchell : John Johnston to recover on their 1 sonal notes to the Marine bank h come to naught. At the opening of court in the af noon Judge Johnson announced his cision granting the motion to dir Receiver Becker to stop the prose tion of the suit against John Johns to recover on his note for $150,000. : suit against Senator Mitchell f. through because there was no serv or the three suits SO commenced one against David Ferguson is the o one on which judgment was secure These suits were brought in the perior court. The attorneys for Johnston were about to appeal to supreme court from an order by Ju Austin. Alexander McDougall tl stepped in and brought the matter the attention of the circuit court : succeeded in having the suit stop altogether. Judge Johnson did not render eisions today in any of the Marine b: matters which he had under consid ation. The Homestead Land company wi es to make Receiver Becker a pa defendant to a suit which it has brou to foreclose a mortgage given by Milwaukee Tack and Nail company. Private opinions have been secur hr some of the largo creditors of

6. September 29, 1893 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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the Wisconsin Central was leased to the Northern Pacific, but the position of the Chicago and Northern Pacitic, was held, was that of any other creditor of the Northern Pacific, henco petition was not entitled to special onsideration. Judge Johnson had intended to dethe question of the priority of the of Milwaukee as a creditor of the Marine bank, but he has concluded to keep back this decision until he is ready to decide whether Receiver Beekneeds a couple of assistants or not. These important decisions are not exected to be handed down for several Immediate appeals to the SUpreme court will be taken. A jury brought in a special verdict or Dennis Haggerty against the St. Paul railway, giving the plaintiff judgfor $14,000. Haggerty was hurt the collision at the union depot July 1892. LATER. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 25. Edwin Abbott, president of the Wisconsin Central comapny and the Wisconsin Centrail Railroad company tonight isan order stating that on account the granting of the petition today company will now resume the operof their respective railroads. La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 25.-The United States grand jury returned an indictagainst Rev. Dr. W. D. Thomas, well-known divine of this city and 'resbyterian secretary for Wisconsin, or alleged violation of the United States postal laws. The offense conin writing a postal card to Rev. Lesch, formerly Presbyterian pastor Eau Claire, in which the gentleman referred to in anything but comolimentary terms. Dennis Shea, aged 35, died of pneunonia yesterday. He was known by very river man upon the upper Misissippi. Oshkosh, Wis., Sept. 25.-Fire nearly testroyed the factory of the Gould Manufacturing company last evening. The company's loss is $20,000; insur$6,500. CYCLED ALL OVER EUROPE. If there is one woman in the world who should be an oracle to other women the subject of cycling that woman Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins Pennell. In company with her artist husband, Joseph Pennell, she has cycled Europe from one end to the other. She has idden tamdens, tricycles, safeties, and every variety of wheel a woman could mount, and she knows her rubber-shod steed as a jockev knows his horse.

7. October 10, 1893 Rock Island Daily Argus Rock Island, IL

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ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Franklin Simmons, the American sculptor, has about completed two statues in his studio at Rome. One is the model for John A. Logan's equestrian statue and the other a marble statue of General Grant. This latter will be placed in statuai hall in the Capitol. When William Hammer, of Peru, Ind., was assaulted by footpads at Galena, Ills., he drew a revolver, but failed in quickness; his gun was taken from him and he was seriously shot. Near Potter, Neb., Andrew Anderson attempted to reason with a man who made a practice of whipping his wife and was shot dead. The murderer, whose name is Miklund, is in jail. Robbers near Mascoutah, Ills., not only took all the money-a small amount-a farmer named Amos Carlin had about him, but deprived him entirely of sight by knocking out his single eye with a club. A British secret service officer has informed the government that the Clan-naGael has reorganized under Patrick Egan (late United States minister to Chili), as a result of the rejection of the home rule bill by the lords. The employe S of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern railway have accepted the 10 per cent. reduction in wages, and the men who went out when the reduction went into effect Oct. 1 have returned to work. Postmaster General Bissell, family and party are en route for Chicago and the World's fair. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro says the panic has subsided completely. Business is transacted freely and all the banks are open. The Cunard Steamship company will lay up the steamship Campania for a month this winter and have her altered in harmony with the plans of the Lucania. The South Baltimore works, car works company has been placed in the hands of receivers with assets of $617,000. The liabilities are said to be only $294,600. The Northwestern Miller reports the stock of wheat in private elevators of Minneapolis at 377,000 bushels, a gain over Oct. 2 of 160,000 bushels. A westbound train on the P., C., C. & St. Louis railroad struck and killed two men near South Charleston, O. One is about 55 years old and the other 27. The Huss Bros.' Manufacturing company, Cincinnati, have assigned to George Storey. Liabilities, $31,000; assets, $40,000. At Milwaukee the expectation now is that a dividend of the Plankinton bank assets will be declared by Assignee Plankington early in December. Judge Johnson has decided that the city of Milwaukee is a preferred creditor of the Marine bank, and that the county of Milwaukee is a preferred creditor of the Commercial bank. An order to that effect will be entered at once.

8. October 11, 1893 Rock Island Daily Argus Rock Island, IL

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ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. Representative Breckinridge, of Kentucky, will have opposition in his own party next time he runs, and it looks as though that Miss Pollard case would retire him. The United States Glass company, employing 2,500 hands, has announced that it will hereafter recognize no labor unions. A receiver has been appointed for the American Ice company, a local ice trust a) Bangor, Me. Assets, $2,00,000; liabilities, $135,000. Obituary: At London, William Smith, L.L. D., the author of classical dictiouaries and histories. At Great Barrington, Mass., Mrs. Ann Hickey, aged 104. At Washington, J. Willis Menard, the first colored man to run for congress. Judge Johnson at Milwaukee has decided that John L. Mitchell and John Johnston are personally liable for the debts of the failed Marine bank. De France, under arrest at Detroit, has been identified by Lawyer Newman, of Chicago, as Lamb, the man who swindled him out of $35,000. Emma Goldman, the female anarchist, has been convicted at New York on the charge of attempting to incite to riot. The Republican congressional campaign committee has organized by selecting John A. Caldwell, of Cincinnati, chairman; J. W. Babcock. of Wisconsin, vice chairman; S.S. Olds, of Michigan, secretary, and T. H. McKea, of Indiana, assistant secretary. The committee will open up headquarters in Washington at once. At Olneyville, near Providence, R. I., a strike against reduction in wages has closed all the woolen mills, employing some 7,000 persons, and threatens to extend throughout the state. A fire in the basement of the State capitol, at Madison, Wis., did little damage, but was evidently the work of an incendiary. The forgeries of Charles T. Walter, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., now amount to $11,000, and his personal debts are about $75,000. Judge Hazen dissolved the injunction brought against the Topeka club which had been enjoined because its members kept liquors in individual lockers. Some doubt having been expressed as to the Jewish origin of the late Dr. Schnitzer, known as Emin Pasha, the Jewish Chronicle, of London, has made inquiries and prints the record of Emin's birth, preserved in the synagogue of Oppelu, in Prussia. The officials of Michigan are investigating the Mansfield mine disaster in which the Michigamme river flooded the mine, drowning twenty-seven workmen. Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, has laid the cornerstone of a building in Lincoln park, Chicago, for the Chicago Academy of Sciences, which for many years has had a fine collection of bones and things with no place to put them.

9. October 12, 1893 Wood County Reporter Wisconsin Rapids, WI

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Milwaukee, Oct. 4.-Matters look very much as if there would be a reorganization of the Marine bank. Senator Mitchell, accompanied by his wife and his attorney, were at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago yesterday afternoon. where they met John Johnston and his attorney, and Receiver Washington Becker, for consultation with regard to the proposed reorganization and resumption. George Hiles, one of the large creditors of the bank, was accidentally at the hotel and was in the room both previous and subsequent to the meeting, in which, however, he took no part. It was necessary to terminate the meeting early last evening, because Mr. Mitchell received a telegram from Vice-President Stevenson urging him to return to Washington as soon as possible for the reason that the senate was likely to find itself without a quorum. Mr. Mitchell accordingly left for Washington last night, but he will return again in a short time to confer on the subject again. In the meantime the creditors and others whose consent to the reorganization scheme is necessary will be seen and an effort will be made to get the project fairly on foot. Messrs. Johnson and Hiles state that those who attended the meeting did not get to the point of agreeing upon a definite proposition to be made to the creditors, but that the general sentiment of the conference was extremely favorable to reorganization. "It was just a friendly conference," Mr. Johnston said, " and we can't tell yet what will be done. The plan is not to revive the Wisconsin Marine & Fire Insurance Company Bank, but to organize a new bank which shall assume the liabilities of the old one. George Hiles says that as he understands the plan it is for Messrs. Mitchell and Johnston to put up mortgages to the amount of not less than $1,600,000, which mortgages may be used as security to obtain advances of cash

10. October 19, 1893 The Farmers' Union Memphis, MO

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FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL -The Sheriff has closed the works of the Birdsall Company at Auburn, N. Y., on an execution for $165,000 -Employes of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Southwestern Railway have accepted the 10 per cent. reduction in wases, and the men who went out when the reduction went into effect. Oct. 1. have returned to work -A receiver has been appointed for the American Ice C, mpany. a local ice trust at Bangor, Me. Assets, $200.000: liabilities, $135,000. -The South Baltimore (Md.) Car Works have been placed in the hands of receivers. Assets are given as $617,000 and liabilities $294.000. -Judge Johnson. at Milwaukee. has decided that John L Mitchell and John Johnston are personally liable for the debts of the failed Marine Bank. -At Indianapolis, the Court decided Iron Hall Receiver Failey acted right in placing the funds at interest -War in the Order of Railway Telerraphers is on again by an Omaha appointment. pposed by Chief Ramsav. -R G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade sums up the situation as follows: 12 is difficult to detect any signs of improvement. While there have been some additions to the number of manufacturing establishments and the number of hanus at work during the last week, It 16 becoming painfully clear that the orders obtained do not suffice to keep employed at fuil time even the limited force at present engaged. There is on the whole les, confidence regarding the future than there was a week ago. There is not such encouragement as might be desired in the industrial reports for the week. Failures continue to decrease in number and importance. though not as much as has been hoped. The movement of wheat has been fairly large and the price has declined about 2 cents, while corn has also yielded about 1 cent. Corton is a quarter higher without distinct reasons in crop prospects, and pork products are also somewhat higher. pork being 75 cents per barrel. It is possible that the surplus currency in circulation has its natural effect in stimulating speculative activity. Happily the changes thus far have not diminished the exports of products, which continue fairly large.

11. December 27, 1893 The Advocate and Topeka Tribune Topeka, KS

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committee will make a personal investigation of the suffering. * * "The Chapin mine is in the hands of a receiver, and the Marine bank of Milwaukee, which is itself in the hands of a receiver, will not be in a position to re8 ime business before January 15. The bank has 88 collateral security 60 per cent. of the stock of the Chapin mine, 80 that even though orders for ore should be received now there is no one in shape to operate the great mine. The bank certainly will not, and the Chapin can hardly be resumed until some sale of its stock held by the bank is made. The Ludington and Hamilton are still filled with water and it would take some time after the water is taken out to put them in shape to be mined. The Pewabic is the sole support of the town now, and it only employs 250 men part of the time at half wages. The effect of the work of the Michigan relief committee has been pronounced here. As the gentlemen were leaving, prominent citizens in expressing their thanks said that the promised relief had averaged trouble as serious as starvation. There has already been one demonstration on the streets that was portentous of violence. About 600 men marched up and down the streets one afternoon crying that they wanted bread or work. They stopped in front of the poor commissioner's office and ugly speeches were made. There can be no doubt but that if these miners are permitted to get hungry they will loot the town if not held in check by the militia."

12. January 12, 1894 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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resuming, Senator Mitchell was unable to state. He had just arrived in the city and pleaded ignorance of the later action of the receiver, as he had not time to infrom himself. He expressed the hope that the bank would open. Senator Mitchell did not have much to say regarding the Wilson bill. It. had its friends and its enemies, the number of each tallying very equally with the representation of both parties. The bill, he thought, would not reach the senate for some time, and many changes would possibly be made be, fore it was finally passed. Wednesday will decide the fate of the Marine bank. Receiver Washington Becker stated this morning that If all of the extensions were not in at that time it would be impossible for the bank to resume, according to the plan outlined in his letter to the depositors. Receiver Becker also stated that if the plan failed there would be no further attempt made to reopen the bank. He had done all that was possible, and if the depositors were not willing to aid him, the project must go under. Attorney Alfred Cary, Mr. Becker's legal adviser, confirmed the statement of Mr. Becker. "Yes," said he, "Wednesday is the day. If all the extensions are not in by that time we will give up. In fact, we are simply forced to, as there will not be the necessary time to make the arrangements before the 15th, as named in the letter of the receiver to the depositors." Since the second letter of Mr. Becker to the depositors not more than $200,000 or $30,000 has come in, leaving creditors representing in the neighborhood of $800,000 still to be heard from. It may be possible that the holders of this will agree to the extension before Wednesday but it is considered hardly possible. A. meeting of the stockholders and business men of the city was held at the bank this morning and an attempt will be made to bring in all of the creditors. The prospect of failure of the plan of resumption is a matter of considerable regret among merchants and large depositors. The resumption of the bank would insure the payment of their claims in full, while if the plan fails it is thought that that bank will hardly be able to pay more than 50 cents on the dollar. Judge Johnson rendered an important decision-important to all concerned in the Milwaukee banks which have failed-at the opening of court, this fornoon. An assignee of a bankrupt house had deposited money in the Marine bank shortly before the bank closed. He wanted his money returned to him, claiming that the deposit was a trust fund. Judge Johnson overruled the motion. Had he granted it and

13. January 18, 1894 Eagle River Review Eagle River, WI

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-J. D. Day, of Rhinelander, transacted business in this city Friday. -For Coughs and Colds use Sanguen aria Balsam. For sale by F, Beardsley -Mine Host Deckert reports the hotel business as very good these days. -Tim Lennon, a Rhtnelander woodsman, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday. -Mrs. Peter Stein left, Friday, for Oshkosh to have her baby boy doctored for a rupture. -Fanny, the second child of Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, has been quite sick for several_days. -Ex-Sheriff Hunter, of Merrill came up, Tuesday. to look after his logging interests near here. -Sheriff Ed Brazell spent a couple of days the fore part of the week at his camp near Conover. -H. N. Jewell, the Antigo sewing machine man, did business in town Monday and Tuesday. -Everybody who owns a rig or could get one were out Sunday enjoying the fine drive on Silver lake. -Mrs. Mathews and family left. Friday. for Appleton where they will spend a little time visiting. -Henry O'Connor came over from Rhinelander, Saturday, to spend a iew days with relatives in this city. -Pain Expeller for neuraliga and headache gets there every time. Put up and for sale by F. Beardsley -Sheriff Sells went to Rhinelander, Friday, to return John Shannon and John O'Neil to the jail in that city. -P. W. Nicholds, who has been assisting Clerk of Court Neville, left for his home at Rhinelander, Tuesday. -If the soft weather of the present week continues much longer it will seriously interfere with logging operations. -Grant Cook has been engaged to teach the Three Lakes school and left Saturday for that place to begin his work. -While court was in session last week we noticed one fault in the court house. The court room was hardly large enough. -John Lauson. of Rhinelander. spent a few days in town the fore part of the week taking orders for W. L. Beers & Co., clothiers. -Cash Smith, of the Rib River Lumber Co., came up from Antigo Monday to look after his company's logging interests. -Last Tuesday evening Prof. Cross, of the High School organized a class in penmanship. They will meet in the school building. -Mrs. Tillie Donnelley. a former resident of this place, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ann O'Connor. She arrived Saturday. -The Marine Bank, of Milwaukee, the oldest in the state, which failed during the panic last summer, opened up again Monday. -F. W. McIntyre is hauling stone for his new residence which he intends erecting as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. -Mrs. Geo. Radford, of Interior, Mich., spent a few days with friends in town, the latter part of last week, returning home Saturday. -The republicans of Iowa nominated Ex-Congressman John H. Gear for the United States Senate and he was elected yesterday on joint ballot. -"A little two by four democratic newspaper printed up north" is the the Antigo Republican refers to way our esteemed contemporary, the Democrat. -By the courtesy of Mart Hirzell the editor and his family enjoyed a very for pleasant sleigh ride, Sunday, and and a while forgot all about hard times unpaid bills. -In another column will be found an article clipped from the Rhinelander we 1000 Herald which contains the ever first saw good in a

14. January 19, 1894 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

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ASSIGNEE DISCHARGED. Milwaukee, Jan. 13.-Capt. Irving M. Bean. assignee for John Johnston. was discharged by an order of Judge Johnson this n'orning. This is in line with the discharge of the receiver for the Marine bank. The order provides that all property be returned to Mr. John. ston.