Bank of Scottsville - Scottsville, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 1, 1895
Location: Scottsville, Kansas (39.544, -97.953)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: d348b1c9

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Description

Article (Topeka State Journal, 1895-05-01) reports the Bank of Scottsville closed its doors recently and is not yet in the hands of a receiver because a friend of the owner wishes to close the bank's business privately. No run is described; the closure appears voluntary rather than a forced receivership.

Events (1)

1. May 1, 1895 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Owner (or friend of owner) wishes to close the bank's business privately rather than place it in receivership; no run or creditor action mentioned.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Scottsville, which closed its doors recently, is not yet in the hands of a receiver, as a friend of the owner of the bank desires to close up the bank's business without making any additional expense.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 1, 1895 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS

Article from The Topeka State Journal, May 1, 1895

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Article Text

# STATE HOUSE NOTES. Items of Interest Picked Up in Office and Corridor. All the state house employes were paid their April salaries yesterday. Captain W. H. Ward, clerk of the Senator Rogers investigation committee, has figured it out that that investigation has already cost the state about $3,600. State Auditor George E. Cole, Assistant Secretary of State T. S. Stover and O. C. Hill, Governor Morrill's executive clerk, counted the cash in the state treasury this month. Assistant Attorney General A. A. Godard went to Great Bend today to take the deposition of ex-Director of the Penitentiary T. H. Butler, which is to be made a part of the evidence in the Chase investigation. The members of the state board of railroad assessors spent about two hours this morning inspecting the Santa Fe shops. This completes the work of the assessors as far as a personal examination of the railroad property in the state is concerned. The Bank of Scottsville, which closed its doors recently, is not yet in the hands of a receiver, as a friend of the owner of the bank desires to close up the bank's business without making any additional expense. Receivers are expensive luxuries when applied to banks. Assistant Secretary of State T. S. Stover has received a letter from ex-United States Senator John J. Ingalls, in which he promises to make the Decoration Day address at Iola. The people of Iola invited Mr. Ingalls ten months ago, and he promised them that if he spoke any place in Kansas it would be at Iola, and in his letter he positively accepts their invitation. S. Ettinger of the Golden Eagle Cloth-