First National Bank - WaKeeney, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3776
Charter Number: 3776
Start Date: May 31, 1890
Location: WaKeeney, Kansas (39.025, -99.880)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c46c3b88

Response Measures

None

Other: Isolated withdrawals during a town fire; not a bank run or suspension.

Description

A small, temporary run occurred during a town fire when local farmers hurried to withdraw money; they returned the funds afterward. Cause appears to be a local shock (fire) and nervousness about vault safety, not insolvency or misinformation.

Events (3)

1. August 18, 1887 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. May 31, 1890 Run

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Run triggered by a town fire and depositor fear about the safety of the bank vault during the blaze.
Newspaper Excerpt: During the fire Wednesday a farmer who happened to be in town rushed into the First National bank and checked out what money he had on deposit. After the fire was over he brought it back.
Source: newspapers

3. June 30, 1893 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 31, 1890 Western Kansas World Wakeeney, KS

Article from Western Kansas World, May 31, 1890

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Article Text

-During the fire Wednesday a farmer who happened to be in town rushed into the First National bank and checked out what money he had on deposit. After the fire was over he brought it back. Another run into the same bank and deposited his pocket-book and contents. Excited minds seem to differ as to the reliability of a bank vault in time of fire.