Bank of Green Forest - Green Forest, AR

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 1, 1909*
Location: Green Forest, Arkansas (36.335, -93.436)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 682620ee

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Article (The Green Forest Tribune, 1909-10-08) reports the Bank of Green Forest was run short on ready cash for a day or two last week due to very heavy demand in checks/pay rolls. There is no mention of suspension, closure, receivership, or reopening — only a temporary shortage of cash. OCR errors in the article were corrected for clarity. Bank type inferred as 'state' from naming convention but not explicitly stated.

Events (1)

1. September 1, 1909* Run

Cause Details: Very heavy demand for cash to meet checks and payrolls; large disbursements drained ready cash for a day or two.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Green Forest run short on ready cash for a day or two last week, so heavy was the in checks.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 8, 1909 The Green Forest Tribune Green Forest, AR

Article from The Green Forest Tribune, October 8, 1909

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Article Text

E. J. MEGOWN George Tabor and wife left Wednesday for Little Rock where George will enter upon his second year in medical college. Lee Smith has moved his steam shovel outfit to Searcy, and will be rather infrequent at about home for sometime, least. Word comes from Oklahoma City announcing the marriage of Owens of Yocum to John Miss Golda Parks, formerly of Green Forest. ) Dr. Spurlin requests announcement that he will be in his dental office in Green Forest on Oct. 12, 13 and 14-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday No farmer can afford to or will without a manure spreader he fully Let me talk to you value. when do understand about its it. T. M. Buell. Word comes from Berryville that everything is in ship-shape for the fair. The event bids fair to eclipse the best expectations of every one. There will be a big immigration this country during the comfew months. are ing into Those who will selling out and leaving now be coming back. Dr. Alvin Butt was here from Omaha last week to visit his father as he was taking his departure for Little Rock to attend medical school. Sterling Smith was in from the west during the past week greeting old friends and visiting his sister Mrs. Lora Norris. He is employed with a bridge crew on the D. & R. G. road in Colorado. and Mrs. Maggie were Woodworth John Wright married at the bride's home near Osage Sunday. will make their in having Green They Forest, rented home Scott the Price Bailey place on street. The remainder of of the of Lieut. part of was speech Youngblood, will which John R. last week, appear in next. It is very we ing published our and hopeour readers interest- because will not lose interest in it we were unable to give it space this week. Lewis Morehouse came over his farm near Eureka with his and Springs from C.E. Foreman daughter will make least Mrs. home here with her at of the time. a fine old we very a his part gentleman He and will is be are sure Green Forest none the worse off for his presence here. the weddings reported the past the during Among week is of Charley Ward of and of Green marriage Cunningham Forest Berryville, Miss the Mishia home the event taking place at of the bride on last Sunday. They will make their home on Charley's father's place in Douglas school district. The Bank of Green Forest run short on ready cash for a day or two last week, so heavy was the in checks. A on in Louis horse demand brought paying rolls darft mule of cas 1 and St to the thousands, Its a good the bank's you see make by up. cash however, sign till when run low. It means is ning money coming into that the coun- there try. Mrs. Catherine Ferguson, aged 91 years, sustained a fall from a porch Tuesday evening, from which she died instantly. The accident happened at the home of her stepson Ben Ferguson, four miles northeast of town. Mrs. Ferguson had long been in feeble health. Deceased come to this country with Ben Ferguson from Kansas about five years ago. Interment was made at Denver Wednesday. rush last movwe overlooked ing In our week making in men- L. tion of the return of W. Sneed and his wife and mother from their western tour. They were gone a month, visiting a large number of the western cities, including Denver, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, taking in the Allaska-Yukon exposition. They report a delightful trip throughout. At Seattle Will had a pleasant visit with Earnest Baughman, who is nicely located in the metroplis of the northwest.