Banking Corporation of Montana (Helena, MT)

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Bank Receiver Appointed.

HELENA, Mont., May 15.—Claude C. Gray, chief clerk for the collector of internal revenue here, was appointed today by Judge Poorman to be receiver for the Banking Corporation of Montana. Mr. Gray's salary is fixed at $500 a month and his bond $100,000. The banking corporation closed its doors May 1.

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GRAY IS NAMED BANK RECEIVER

Helena, May 15.—Claude C. Gray chief clerk for the collector of internal revenue here, was appointed Tuesday by Judge W. S. Poorman to be receiver for the Banking Corporation of Montana. Mr. Gray's salary is fixed at $500 a month and his bond at $50,000.

The banking corporation closed its doors May 1.

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NAME MONTANA BANK RECEIVER

Helena, Mont., May 17.—Claude C. Gray, Chief clerk for the collector of internal revenue here, was appointed today by Judge W. H. Poorman to be receiver for the Banking Corporation of Montana. Mr. Gray's salary is fixed at $500 a month and his bond $100,000. The Banking corporation closed its doors May 1.

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POORMAN DECLINES

TO NAME RECEIVER

FOR DEFUNCT BANK

SKELTON FAILED TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS, HOLDS COURT IN REFUSING PLEA.

Helena, May 8.—Because of the al- leged failure L. Q. Skelton, superin- tendent of banks, to comply with the laws of Montana and furnish the governor and attorney-general with a statement of the insolvency of the Banking Corporation, Judge W. H. Poorman of the district court of this county was compelled Tuesday to deny the application of the attorney- general for a receiver because the complaint filed by the attorney- general last week is to indefinite in its statement to comply with certain sections of the code. The attorney- general had intended to supplement his original complaint with the state- ment of insolvency when that was furnished by Skelton but requests of the tatorney-general to the superin- tendent of banks, it is alleged, has failed to gain the desired results al- though the Banking Corporation of Montana has been closed for six days.

The attorney-general stands ready to file the supplemental or amended complaint in the district court the moment he receives the information needed from Skelton.

In denying the application for a re- ceiver, Judge W. H. Poorman stated that amended complaint could be filed at any time and it is understood he is ready then to announce his appoint- ment.

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Sues Bank Receiver on Check Deposited on Day Bank Closed

(Tribune's Helena Bureau) Helena, Aug. 1.—Suit has been instituted in the district court of Lewis and Clark county against the Banking Corporation of Montana and Earl H. Gray, receiver, to set apart the deposits received by the bank on the last day it remained open, May 1, and to have this set aside as a trust fund.

The action was instituted by Edward G. Twoomey, as counsel for George W. Ascough, of Helena, who, on May 1, deposited a check for $75 drawn upon the Union Bank & Trust company by which the sum was paid to the now defunct bank. In his complaint Ascough charges that the bank was insolvent and known by the bank officials to be insolvent for several days prior to the date of its closing, May 2.

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Helena, Mont., Wednesday, Jan. 23. L. Q. Skelton, state bank examiner and a director in the defunct Banking corporation here, was arrested yesterday together with several other officers and directors of this bank under indictments returned by the grand jury to Judges W. H. Poorman and A. J. Horsky in the district court.

CASTEEL IN LOS ANGELES JAIL George W. Casteel, who was president of the Banking corporation at the time it was closed on May 2, 1923, and for some time previous to that date, was arrested in Los Angeles, where he is held in jail in default of bond of $8,500, according to advices from there last night. Casteel is under four separate indictments.

The directors and officers of this bank who were under arrest up to a late hour last night, are the following named:

ARRESTS EFFECTIVE George W. Casteel, president and director, now in Los Angeles. L. Q. Skelton, a director of the bank, Helena. Fred Naegle, president of the Naegle Printing company, and a director of the bank, Helena. F. S. P. Lindsay, a former mayor

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FORMER CASHIER IN HELENA TAKEN

Los Angeles Police Arrest O. A. Tweed on Embezzlement Charge From Montana.

By The Associated Press. Los Angeles, Jan. 25.—O. A. Tweed, former cashier of the Banking Corporation of Montana, was arrested by deputy sheriffs here today on a telegraphic warrant from Helena charging him with receiving deposits in an alleged insolvent bank. George W. Casteel, former president of the bank, was arrested here Tuesday and is being held in the county jail in default of $8,000 bail.

George L. Ramsey Surrenders. By the Associated Press. Helena, Jan. 25.—George L. Ramsey, former speaker of the Montana legislature and former president of the Banking Corporation of Montana, surrendered himself yesterday to the sheriff of Cochise county, Arizona, at Tombstone, according to Lester H. Loble, his attorney here. Ramsey, who was fiscal agent of the Central Copper company after leaving Montana, was indicted by a district court jury on a charge of accepting money for deposit at time when he knew or had reason to know the bank was insolvent.

L. Q. Skelton, state superintendent of banks of Montana and four other directors of the bank were indicted with Ramsey and have been arrested on this or other charges.

After talking with Ramsey by telephone, Loble offered a bond of $5,000 for Ramsey in the district court here.

Harold O. Mead, assistant cashier of the bank, was placed in custody here today and gave bond.

Governor Dixon yesterday issued requisition papers for George W. Casteel, who is under arrest in Los Angeles.

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MONTANA A News Review of the State

SORORITY GRANTED NATIONAL CHARTER BOZEMAN.—The Zeta Kappa women's fraternity of Montana State college has been granted a national charter and will be installed as Delta Gamma chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. The Zeta Kappas were organized five years ago as a local and its members have taken an active part in all phases of women's activities.

Alpha Gamma Delta fraternity was organized at Syracuse university in 1904. It now has 30 chapters.

LIVINGSTON JAIL IS TENANTLESS 30 DAYS LIVINGSTON.—"There hasn't been a soul in the city jail for more than a month," declared O. T. Ragland, police judge.

In December there was but one arrest and that man, who was accused of disobeying a minor city ordinance, forfeited his bond. It is the first time in four years, at least, that Livingston's jail has been empty more than 30 consecutive days, according to Mr. Ragland.

ACCUSED BANKER SPENDS THE NIGHT IN JAIL CELL HELENA.—George W. Casteel, president of the Banking Corporation of Montana when it failed, pleaded not guilty to violation of the state banking laws, when arraigned Monday. A similar plea was entered by C. A. Tweed, former cashier of the bank, with whom Casteel was brought back from California Sunday night.

Tweed managed to obtain bail immediately on arrival here, but Casteel was compelled to spend the night in jail. He said he did not know whether he would be able to obtain bonds. "That," he added, "depends on my friends."

UNIDENTIFIED BODY IS FOUND IN COULEE SIDNEY.—Mystery surrounds the identity and manner of death of an unidentified man whose body was found by Tom Rice in a coulee about four miles from Sioux pass, near here.

Though the body was badly mutilated by exposure and by animals, Sheriff O'Brien and Coroner Combs, who visited the scene after the find was reported by Mr. Rice, say that there are means of learning the general appearance of the deceased. They say the body had lain in the open for about a month.

Authorities are working on the theory that the victim had lain down during a snow storm and had frozen to death.

OIL RIG IS DESTROYED BY OVERHEATED STOVE HARLOWTON.—The Big Elk Oil rig southwest of here burned to the ground, the crew having just finished the night shift, and being at the bunk house at breakfast when the fire was discovered. The bunk house is situated about 150 yards from the rig and it could not have been more than 15 minutes after the departure of the crew, according to E. S. Churchwell, manager of the company, when the derrick house was discovered enveloped in flames. The origin of the blaze is thought to have been from an over-heated stove. The fire quickly spread to the huge 72-foot derrick, the supporting timbers of which were soon eaten through by the flames, and the superstructure toppled with a crash.

CASH SHIPMENT DELAY CLOSED FERGUS BANK LEWISTOWN.—Delay of 24 hours at Great Falls in a shipment of currency dispatched from the reserve bank at Helena to the Empire bank at Lewistown forced the Fergus institution to close Saturday, officials of the bank announced.

Arrangements had been made to meet the usual heavy payroll disbursement on Feb. 1, with a consignment of $200,000 in bank notes from the Helena bank. Depletion of the cash reserve necessitated payment of several checks in silver, caused rumors which resulted in a heavy run and the subsequent closing, officials stated.

Officials stated Sunday night that the finances of the bank were sound and that plans were being made for a speedy settlement.

BOY CAUGHT IN SPREADER CYLINDER SERIOUSLY HURT GREAT FALLS.—Carl Sanders, aged 7, is at the Deaconess hospital, suffering from severe injuries sustained Saturday when he was caught in the cylinder of a manure spreader driven by his father, John Sanders, a farmer near Belt. The boy was seriously cut and bruised about the head and body, but no bones were broken. He is expected to recover.

According to the account of the accident received at the hospital, the father was unaware of the son's presence about the machine until after the lad had been entangled in the cylinder. When the machine was started the father noticed that the cylinder was not working properly, but he thought it was obstructed by a piece of ice. Continued efforts to make the machine work were without result and Mr. Sanders stopped the team and went back to examine the cylinder. He found the boy caught in the spikes of the cylinder, badly injured.

TAX PAYMENT HALTED BY BANK FAILURE IN COURT FORSYTH.—A suit to enjoin Rosebud county from selling land belonging to the J. E. Choisser estate for delinquent taxes has presented a real problem of law.

Mrs. Choisser, as executrix of the estate, had paid the taxes Nov. 30, and had also paid several other taxes on other lands on the same day. The taxes were divided into four payments, all being paid by checks on the Bank of Commerce. Three of the checks passed through the bank and were cleared, but the check on which suit was brought was deposited in the bank Dec. 11, two days prior to the closing of that institution. The check was written for the amount of $281.87.

At the time the check was deposited by County Treasurer G. G. Davis, the Bank of Commerce had a trustee fund and checks were held in trust until Dec. 13, when the bank became insolvent and closed and the check was returned to the county treasurer.

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Grand Jury Reports No More Indictments

Helena, Feb. 23.—(By The Associated Press)—Final reports was made Saturday by the district court grand jury which has been in session several weeks. No additional indictments were returned and the report exonerates all county officers of wrong doing.

The grand jury indictments previously returned involved principally directors and officers of the defunct Banking Corporation of Montana, of which L. Q. Skelton, state superintendent of banks, was one.

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CASTEEL ACQUITTED FOURTH TIME IN HELENA BANK CASES

For the fourth time in the past month, George W. Casteel, president of the defunct Banking Corporation of Helena, was found not guilty of the charges brought against him the last being a larceny charge.

Casteel is still in jail awaiting the trial of the fifth and last charge, that of accepting money as a general deposit, instead of a trust, when he had reason to believe that the bank was insolvent.

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STATE CAPITOL

The Stanton Trust and Savings Bank of Great Falls is entitled to receive $8,574.88 now held as a special deposit by the receiver of The Banking Corporation of Montana under an opinion handed down in the supreme court which directs the district court of Lewis and Clark county to make an order directing the receiver to pay this sum over to the Stanton bank or its representatives. This claim grew out of the closing of The Banking Corporation, a Helena concern, and resulted in the filing of an action in the district court of Lewis and Clark county by the receiver of The Banking Corporation against the Federal Reserve bank of Minnesota, to recover the above sum which he claimed was the property of the insolvent bank and was being wrongfully withheld from him.

Bad weather during the latter half of September, when several heavy snows and rain storms were experienced causing the roads in many parts of the state to be virtually impassable, prevented threshing and marketing of Montana wheat to the extent that shipments for the month fell off 2,767 carloads from those of the corresponding

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

To Joe B. Wills, Receiver of the Montex Corporation: a corporaion, 506-7 Burk Burnett Bldg., Fort Worth, Texas; Fred Klein and Elizabeth Klein, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; and Claude C. Gray, Receiver of the Banking Corporation of Montana, a corporation, of Helena, Montana;

You will please take notice that the following described property, situated in the County of Carbon, State of Montana: West half of the northeast quarter; southeast quarter of the northeast quarter; southeast quarter of the northwest quarter; northeast quarter of the southwest quarter; northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 26, Township 5 South. Range 22, East, M. P. M. was, on the 16th day of January, 1922, sold for delinquent taxes; that the whole of said property was sold on said date for the sum of Fifty-three and 31-100 Dollars ($53:31); that said property was struck off to Carbon County, as the purchaser, at said delinquent tax sale; and that there is now due and owing to Carbon County upon said property for taxes to date the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-five and 81-100 Dollars ($375.81). That the time when the right of redemption will expire and when the purchaser will apply for a Tax Deed is the 21st day of October, 1929, at one o'clock P. M. of said day. The owner (or owners), mortgagee (or mortgagees), assigns (or assignees) of said mortgage (or mortgages) above described may redeem said property by paying the amount due said County and all fees, percentages, penalties and costs.

Notice is hereby further given that Carbon County, State of Montana, in accordance with an order and resolution, duly made by the Board of County Commissioners of said County, unless the property described is in the meantime redeemed, will on the 21st day of October. 1929, apply to the Treasurer of Carbon County, State of Montana, for a tax deed for said above described property

Dated at Red Lodge, Montana this 9th day of September, 1929. CARBON COUNTY, STATE OF MONTANA, By Order of the Board of County Commissioners. C. E. THOMPSON, Clerk of Said Board. First publication September 12, 1929. Fourth publication October 3, 1929.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

To Joe B. Wills, Receiver of the Montex Corporation; a corporaion, 506-7 Burk Burnett Bldg., Fort Worth, Texas; Fred Klein and Elizabeth Klein, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; and Claude C. Gray, Receiver of the Banking Corporation of Montana, a corporation, of Helena, Montana;

You will please take notice that the following described property, situated in the County of Carbon, State of Montana: West half of the northeast quarter; southeast quarter of the northeast

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED

To Joe B. Wills, Receiver of the Mon- tex Corporation; a corporaion, 506-7 Burk Burnett Bldg., Fort Worth, Texas; Fred Klein and Elizabeth Klein, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; and Claude C. Gray, Receiver of the Banking Corpora- tion of Montana, a corporation, of Hel- ena, Montana;

You will please take notice that the following described property, situated in the County of Carbon, State of Mon- tana: West half of the northeast quarter; southeast quarter of the northeast

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED To Joe B. Wills, Receiver of the Montex Corporation: a corporaion, 506-7 Burk Burnett Bldg., Fort Worth, Texas: Fred Klein and Elizabeth Klein, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin: and Claude C. Gray, Receiver of the Banking Corporation of Montana, a corporation. of Helena. Montana: You will please take notice that the following described property. situated in the County of Carbon, State of Montana: West half of the northeast quarter; southeast quarter of the northeast