Bank of Oroville (Oroville, WA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
9162455391355
Episode Type
Suspension β†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
916245539 hash
Start Date
November 22, 1912
Location
Oroville, Washington (48.939, -119.436)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
7cf95e6306d04d9a

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure mentioned in 1912; later (1933) dividend paid after closing, implying long-term closure/receivership.

Events (3)

1. November 22, 1912 Suspension
Cause Details
Article states the bank was 'closed during the week' but gives no cause or government action; closure context unspecified.
Newspaper Excerpt
There seems to be always a market for typwriters.... There are persistent rumors about town that a new bank is soon to be started to take the place of the Bank of Oroville, closed during the week.
Source
newspapers
2. August 31, 1933 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Orovills paid a 10 per cent dividend last week, making a total of 45 per cent since the closing of the bank. Checks are available at the drug store and those having claims were asked to come and get them.
Source
newspapers
3. August 31, 1933 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Orovills paid a 10 per cent dividend last week, making a total of 45 per cent since the closing of the bank.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Oroville Weekly Gazette, November 22, 1912

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LOCAL NOTES. Judging from the hotel registers travel is keeping up well. H. W. Bragg spent a part of the week in Keremeos on business. Photographer Barnes made a trip to Molson Monday to take some views. A sample of some very neat lettering is to be seen on the windows of McMahan's jewelry store. Chas. H. Kohrdt, the Molson implement dealer, was a visitor in town Tuesday, down on a business trip. There seems to be always a market for typwriters. An agent of the Oliver was doing business in town this week. Miss G. M. Donald, assistant principal of the Tonasket school, spent Sunday in Oroville, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. De Vos. Dr. Schwabland is to leave Sunday or Monday for Spokane in his car. Mrs. Schwabland preceeded him to that city a few days by train. With the milder weather the snow line is again backing up the hill and only the higher peaks are showing signs of the late winter visitation. There are persistent rumors about town that a new bank is soon to be started to take the place of the Bank of Oroville, closed during the week. "Miss Mildred Mitchell, of Oroville, visited Wednesday with Mrs. Eugene Taylor. She was on her way to take a position as teacher in the Okanogan schools."-Riverside Argus. Next Thursday those lucky enough to have the price are expected to fill up on turkey. We sincerely trust every family in town and valley will be able to eat turkey Thanksgiving day, or some other toothsome fowl, if some other fowl is preferred. Mr. Bond of the Lake View-Dividend is engaged in hauling rock to fill in some of the miry places on the street so that he can run his truck car through town to the railroad. While helping himself he will be very materially improving the highways. The approaches to the bridge across the Okanogan at the creamery are in a disgraceful condition, there being a mess of deep, sticky mud for a short distance at both ends of the bridge. This looks like careless neglect, as a few loads of gravel, or shale rock, would make the road solid and passable at all seasons. There must be ready money scattered around among the people, and a good deal of it. At the Otis Teel auction Saturday the attendance was large, and every article offered commanded a fair price. Aside from what was sold on time over $900 were paid on the nail. That is hardly an indication of hard times. Miss Rosetta Murray, one of the teachers in the public school, had a severe fall from a teeter board at the school house one day during the week, The young lady struck violently on her head and was in a dazed condition for two or three hours. Fortunately she has suffered no inconvenience from her bruises since the accident. A persistent report was in circulation Saturday to the effect that Brakeman Bennett, running between Oroville and Spokane, fell from the vestibule of a car of the east bound passenger, near Curlew, Friday morning, and was killed. There was no foundation for the report, and it was impossible to discover when, where or how the rumor originated.


Article from The Kennewick Courier-Reporter, August 31, 1933

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Camas-The Pendleton Woolen mills has increased the number of employes at its Washougal plant from 198 to 275, according to Clarence M. Bishop, manager. With the larger number of employes and higher wages paid, the total payroll of the Washougal mill has been increased 50 per cent, over the payroll of February and March. Olympia - Confronted by the prospect of a wholesale closing of schools throughout the state, the committee of 15 representing the state's first class school districts has called upon the supreme court to set the earliest possible date for a hearing of the cases involving the constitutionality of the income tax and occupational tax laws. Chehalis-Canning of a pack of Kentucky Wonder beans from plantings totaling 50 acres began last week at the Chehalis cannery by the National Canning company. A large crew, mostly women and girls, is employed, and the run will continue the next three weeks or more, as the crop is rated excellent. Okanogan - Employment of a county agent has been authorized by the commissioners of Okanogan county. The agent will be in charge of the wheat acreage reduction program, through which county wheat growers will receive $42,000 in benefits this fall and next spring. Oroville - The Bank of Orovills paid a 10 per cent dividend last week, making a total of 45 per cent since the closing of the bank. Checks are available at the drug store and those having claims were asked to come and get them. Oroville- Cloyd Artman made his longest glider flight here last night, remaining in the air three hours. He signaled to those on the ground by means of a flashlight. He has built a new glider after his serious crash two months ago. Walla Walla-A. K. Dice, city commissioner of finance, has announced that Walla Walla will pay the engineering costs for that part of the Inland Empire highway within the city limits but will not share in the cost outside of town. Hoquiam-Articles of incorporation for the North Western Logging company, Hoquiam, were filed Saturday at Olympia, indicating the company plans to resume operations after a shutdown of more than three years. Bellingham - Marvin Allyn, Bellingham, for nine years manager of the Washington Co-operative Chick association, has resigned to become comptroller of the Washington Co-operative Egg and Poultry association. Whitman-Road district levies In Whitman county will be increased 1 mill over last year's, according to the budget of the county commissioners. Under the new law the road and bridge levy has been eliminated. Wenatchee - With more than 800 tons of pears already signed up, rapid progress is being made on a newly organized growers' pool here, according to W. R. Prowell, member of the growers' pear committee. Meyers Fallsβ€”Mrs. Lura Herron of Meyers Falls has passed her 101st birthday. She is in good health with the exception that her hearing and eyesight are failing. She lives with her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Smith. Camas-Good news to property owners in the form of substantial reductions in insurance rates came last week from fire underwriters. The city's classification has been raised from sixth to fifth place. Endicott-Isaac Neace has sold 60 prime, 2-year-old white-faced cattle to the James Henry Packing company of Seattle. They were shipped by train. The cattle were raised on Mr. Neace's Rock creek ranch. Vancouver-One of the crowning achievements of the 20-year reign of John P Kigins as mayor