State Bank - Meeteetse, WY

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 10, 1925
Location: Meeteetse, Wyoming (44.157, -108.872)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 72080b8e

Response Measures

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Description

The article (Cody Enterprise, 1925-06-10) refers to 'W. O. Steel, Receiver of the State Bank of Meeteetse, Wyo.', indicating the bank was in receivership/closed. No mention of a depositor run or reopening is present in the text, so this is classified as a suspension/closure with receivership.

Events (1)

1. June 10, 1925 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: W. O. Steel, Receiver of the State Bank of Meeteetse, Wyo., for 1923, on Real Estate to the amount of $27.09, erroneous assessment.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 10, 1925 The Cody Enterprise Cody, WY

Article from The Cody Enterprise, June 10, 1925

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Article Text

Frank Thayer, work on road $40.00 Wm. Locke, work on road 64.00 J. S. Kirkpatrick, work on road 6.75 Perry J. Clark, advice and medicine for Marian Trail, Thrush and Richards 11.00 N. A. Elsinger, coal for Richards 13.65 Powell Tribune Co., county printing 13.80 Atterbery Drug Co., supplies for Langlands 7.80 Lewis Johnson, repairing road tools 5.00 Shoshone Electric Lt. and Pr. Co., lights for court house and jail 30.57 Brundage Hardware Co., supplies for court house 32.10 C. W. Giles, hauling lumber and timber for roads 13.90 Eugene Phelps, commissioner, salary, per diem & milage for June 42.86 W. C. Wilkins, commissioner, salary, per diem & milage for June 35.66 Upon motion, made and carried, Tom Kane wa apponited Constable for District No. 2 and authorized to assume his duties as soon as he has filed his bond and his oath of office. The reports of the earnings or collections of the following officers were approved: Orilla Downing, Clerk of the Court, for May $59.45 James W. Rousseau, County Clerk, for May 283.30 The folowing rebates were allowed: Roy Holm for 1924, on one Poll Tax $2.00 W. O. Steel, Receiver of the State Bank of Meeteetse, Wyo., for 1923, on Real Estate to the amount of $27.09, erroneous assessment. There being no further business to come before the Board of Commissioners, they adjourned to meet July 7ht, 1925. EUGENE PHELPS, Pro Tem. Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Attest: JAMES W. ROUSSEAU County Clerk.