Farmers & Merchants State Bank (Ryegate, MT)

Episode Information

Episode UID
93036071489
Episode Type
Suspension β†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
9303607 routing
Routing Number
93-0360
Start Date
January 11, 1924
Location
Ryegate, Montana (46.297, -109.259)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
24a566dc5785b171

Response Measures

None

Description

Receiver appointed and assets liquidated, indicating permanent closure.

Events (3)

1. January 11, 1924 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Judge George A. Horkan appointed Samuel Wilkinson ... receiver of the Farmers' and Merchants' State bank of Ryegate
Source
newspapers
2. April 10, 1926 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Receiver Asks Court To Authorize Sales Of Assets ... Sam Wilkinson of the Farmers Merchants State bank of Ryegate ... will be asked to show cause why the remaining assets ... should not be at public auction
Source
newspapers
3. May 6, 1926 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Mr. Wilkinson has announced that the sales will be held on Thursday, May 6. Notes aggregating about $84,000 ... The receivership will be closed soon after the sales.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from Great Falls Tribune, January 12, 1924

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Article Text

BANK RECEIVERS NAMED Special to The Tribune. Forsyth, Jan. 11.β€”Monday afternoon Judge George A. Horkan appointed Samuel Wilkinson of Carter, Chouteau county, receiver of the Farmers' and Merchants' State bank of Ryegate and the Farmers' State bank at Barber. Henry Thien of Ryegate was also appointed receiver of the State bank of Ryegate by Judge Horkan.


Article from The Billings Gazette, April 10, 1926

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Receiver Asks Court To Authorize Sales Of Assets of Banks ing will be held here, April 12, when Sam Wilkinson of the Farm- Regular Sunday Dinners ers Merchants State bank of Rye- Noon Luncheons gate and the Farmers State bank of Evening Dinners Barber, will be asked to show cause why the remaining assets of the two banks should not be at public auction. The hearing set on the petition of the receiver. Chocolate Croquettes, pound From the Farmers & Merchants State Opera Nut Chocolates, pound bank of Ryegate there would be sold notes totaling $78,490.65 together with Pure Sugar Taffy, pound claims, and equities Cream Nut Fudge, pound estate owned by the bank. the receiver announces. From the Farm-


Article from The Producers News, April 23, 1926

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Article Text

AUTHORIZES RECEIVER TO SELL BANK ASSETS AT PUBLIC AUCTION of Ryegate.-In the absence any protests Judge G. J. Jeffries has signed orders granting Sam Wilkinson, receiver of the Farmers & Merchants State bank of Ryegate and the Farmers State bank of Barber, authority to sell at public auction all of the remaining assets of the two banks now in the process of liquidation. Mr. Wilkinson has announced that the sales will be held on Thursday, May 6. Notes aggregating about $84,000, equities in real estate, the bank building at Barber, and numerous bank fixtures will be sold at that time. The receivership will be closed soon after the sales. *