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Indiana Bank to Reopen. VALPARAISO, Ind., February 28.The Farmers' State Bank of Valparalso, closed Wednesday on order of the state auditor, will be reopened, under a reorganization. probably Monday, and a shortage of more than $200,000 will be made good. A receiver will be asked for the Bank of Hobart, at Hobart, Ind., a subsidiary of the Valparaiso bank, it was said.
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REORGANIZED BANK OPENS VALPARAISO, Ind., March 3. -The reorganized Farmers' State bank reopened for business Tuesday morning. The predicted run failed to materialize and there was no excitement attendant upon the opening. By noon approximately $30,000 had been deposited without a single account being withdrawn, similar conditions ensuing at the reopening of the bank at Hobart.
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