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Everest Bank Quits Business. The Farmers' State bank of Everest has paid off all depositors and gone out of business. The announcement of a voluntary suspension of business has been made officially to Bank Commissioner Breidenthal.
6613. Farmers State Bank (Everest, KS)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Start Date
- April 7, 1899
- Location
- Everest, Kansas (39.677, -95.425)
Metadata
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- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
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Description
Articles state the Farmers' State Bank of Everest voluntarily suspended/quitted business in April 1899 and paid depositors in full. This is a voluntary suspension leading to permanent closure (paid off and went out of business). One article mentions $1,200 missing after paying depositors, but no receivership or reopening is reported.
Events (1)
1.
April 7, 1899
Suspension
- Cause
- Voluntary Liquidation
- Cause Details
- Voluntary suspension/quit business; paid depositors in full and went out of business.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The Farmers' State bank of Everest has paid off all depositors and gone out of business. The announcement of a voluntary suspension of business has been made officially to Bank Commissioner Breidenthal.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (3)
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The Farmers' State bank of Everest, Kansas, suspended business. The suspension is voluntary, and depositors have been paid in full.
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