Humboldt State Bank - Humboldt, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 21, 1902
Location: Humboldt, Kansas (37.811, -95.437)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 6da897333e12edca

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Description

Article (The Iola Register, 1902-02-21) reports that the receiver of the Humboldt State Bank was discharged after paying the balance of funds into court. No mention of a depositor run in the text. A receivership implies the bank had been closed/under receiver and remains closed/settled, so classified as suspension leading to closure. Exact date of original suspension/receivership not given; the receiver discharge is reported on the paper's publication date.

Events (1)

1. February 21, 1902 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The receiver of the Humboldt State Bank was discharged on paying into the court the balance of funds on hand, half of it going to the bank and half to M. J. Cochran, of New Boston, Iowa.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 21, 1902 The Iola Register Iola, KS

Article from The Iola Register, February 21, 1902

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Article Text

District Court News The connection of Tom Eaton with the liquor business in Allen county probably holds the record for "quick results." As has already been noted Eaton came to Iola to help build the waterworks and worked at that until the job was done. It is only a matter of a few months since he changed from water to beer, but the grand jury got him. Monday the police served a warrant on him and put him in jail. Wednesday he pleaded guilty in district court to one count and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail and to pay a fine of $100. Hewill be through and out before some of the stubborn fighters begin theirsentences. Lawrence Martin and Bert Gubbs, the colored boys caught at Emporia for stealing clothing from the Barclay-Shields store, pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny in district court Wednesday. The court reserved the sentence. The regular jurymen have been discharged for the term, after having tried more cases than are usually heard by jury in this court. A number of cases have been disposed of in district courtsince the last report. Among the morè important is a general dtsmissal of the damage suits against the Ft. Scott, Iola & Western. George E. Nicholson, Rosa Beauman, H. F. Davis, W. H. Layton dismissed action in the east part of town. Martin, Colchensky, Horville, McDonald, J. R. Young, Preston Cemetery Association, Ida Davis, Webster Green. John Harris, Pay Preston and George Hildebrant are all out of court, the road having declared that it does not care for the land which these parties were suing on. This results from their ving secured the right to use the Missouri Pacific tracks from Iola to Piqua. The case of State vs Fuhrman was dismissed. CliffMcCarley's case was continued on $200 bond. In the suit of F. B. Mason sMattie N. Jean judgmentiwas given for plaintiff and deed decreed. If deed and judgment are not executed in sixty days they shall operate as a conveyance, provided the judgment shall have no force until $3,290 is paid into court for defendants. Wenzel Sicka was given judgement 1 against WillfHees for $363.60. e The suits of C. L. and Rush Clements against*E. K. Taylor |were dismissed. The suits of J. W. Edwards and C. W. Smith against the Lanyon Zine d Company were continued. ,Likewise I the Wright. suit of :w. 1B. Kelley VS C.N. Dr. McMillen's [request for a new trial was refused. y d a a Judge Stillwell took:the noon train for d his home in Erie. Court has now n lasted two weeks and there is enough e business to last weeks longer. It is said that on Tuesday the Lanyon Zine to Company cases willibe taken up and ground out as long as lawyers remain to grind. = The court, before adjourning, sentenced four criminals to the reform school or penitentiary, and it is a strange circumstance that all of the rl four are colored people. of Ham Embree, convicted of assaultto S ing Henry Franklin with intent to kill, was sentenced to the State Reform school until discharged, but his term is not to exceed ten years. He is also e to pay costs. y Len Martin convicted of robbery and e receiving stolen goods, was sentenced e to one year at hard labor in the penitentiary on each count, or two years in all 1e nLawrence Martin, Len's son, who t, did somerobbington his ownhook, was d sent to the StatelfReformatory until discharged, but for not over fifteen as years, for robbing the BarclayW Shields store. Bert Grubbs was given h the same sentence for the same crime. Other cases disposed of were: is 1e The receiver of the Humboldt State of Bank was discharged on paying into ethe court the balance of funds on e hand, half of it going to the bank and half to M. J. Cochran, of New Boston, Iowa. The suit of A. W. 'Beck vs Lanyon Zinc Company, was dismissed at ne plaintiff's costs. Dr. ut Milton Knickerbocker was granted in a divorce from Mary Knickerbocker, he to pay costs and to wait six months I before considering himself single,