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Rothville Bank Trouble Speaking of the suspension of business by the Bank of Rothville, the Rothville Record gives the following account of the affair: "Rothville has been in a state of worry and anxiety for the past week, caused by the fact that the of Rothville was practicalclosed since Bank Examiner had his ly Friday arrived, Bank having Tuesday. suspicions Biggs Last aroused at the Bank of Novelty, the finding Mo., by which of some had bogus notes there been floated by E. W. Settle, president of the Rothville bank, find and he was not surprised to $14,000 of the same kind of paper here. Settle had wired to Ciyde Riddell, the cashier, send this paper to Kansas City, but he had not had time to do so. Clyde was astounded to find that the collateral was bogus. Biggs at once commenced work to get Settle to make the shortage good and gave him until Monday to the do so. Biggs practically closed bank, but he and the cashier both considered it unwise to post formal statement until every means a had been used to make Settle raise the money. 'Wednesday the excitement ran very high among the depositors and fully 200 people were in gathered around the bank groups, while a low muttering murmuring monotone of despairing anger was plainly to .be heard in every direction. About 11 o'clock the Bank of Commerce of Kansas City wired the that they held $14,000 to credit of the Bank of Rothville, and this satisfied the crowd for awhile, but their suspicions already aroused, were soon as active as ever, and all kinds of suppositions were rife. They then soon began to disperse and J. Clyde Riddell and W. H. Long for took the afternoon train Kansas City. Telegrams Thurs- deday morning confirmed the posit of the money and it is supposed that everybody will now be paid in full. "The $14,000 deposited in Bank of Commerce has been held u.p. on settlement by bank, but it has given notice to Bank by was held and of money Rothville, telegram, would that not be paid. This means litigation Bank was closed Friday morn- F. ing by bank examiner, and F. Hamilton was appointed as special agent until the appointment of receiver by circuit indicourt. Appearances now cate that depositors will be paid in full. The business men are not seriously affected and bank's of failure will not injure business town." LATER:-Just before the COUto press we learn in the RIER $5,000 goes deposited Mr. Bank Set- that of Novelty, Mo., in which tle is also interested, to the cred- has it of the Bank of Rothville, or will be turned over to the latter institution. Nothing further, however, has yet been done in regard to the $14,000 at in the Bank of Commerce Kansas City. With the excep- of tion of the $5,000 in the Bank Novelty, matters stand as they did last week. Herefords for Sale. I have six registered Here
