Citizens State Bank (Tularosa, NM)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1768821791345
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
176882179 hash
Start Date
January 1, 1912*
Location
Tularosa, New Mexico (33.074, -106.019)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
31951541bfa0709b

Response Measures

None

Description

Initial closure followed a robbery; later records show a receivership and final settlement.

Events (2)

1. January 1, 1912* Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
An order of formal discharge of Receiver A. Eugene Baird also was issued. Mr. Baird was appointed receiver of the Citizens' State bank of Tularosa, when that institution failed, some two years ago. The affairs of the bank have been settled up and the order of the court is a mere formal discharge of Mr. Baird from the duties of receivership.
Source
newspapers
2. February 26, 1912 Suspension
Cause Details
Closed after being robbed by bandits; temporary closure pending reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
Tularosa, N. M., Feb. 26.-The Citizens' state bank. which was closed after being robbed by bandits, may be shortly reopened.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from El Paso Herald, February 26, 1912

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Article Text

TULAROSA BANK MAY SOON BE REOPENED Tularosa, N. M., Feb. 26.-The Citizens' state bank. which was closed after being robbed by bandits, may be shortly reopened. Business men of the town are back of a movement to have the bank resume business. There is as yet no clue to the robbers. Despondency over ill health. the result of a cancer in the mouth, is the reason assigned for the tragic death of E. F. Gunton, secretary and treasurer of the J. W. Prude Mercantile company, who ended his own life. It is believed by Mr. Gunton's friends that his illness affected his mind. Mrs. Gunton, who has been critically ill since the tragedy, is improving. The government has shipped in a carload of flour to this place and the indians have been hauling it to Mescalero. G. W. Davenport is here from Hondo. N. M. Mr. Mitchell has leased the M. B. Rogers homestead for his cows. which he had shipped from Navada, Mo. The residence of Mrs. Wolgommouth is completed, excepting the painting. Mrs. Ida Roberts, whose home is in Texola. Okla.. is here from Oscura, where she has been visiting her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Irs. Jack Cravens. Many of the town people are busy putting out fruit and shade trees. H. H. Kellogg. of Alamogordo, has 3 position as bookkeeper for the J. W. Prude Mercantile company. Mr. Kellogg was one time a teacher in the public school here. Frank Maxwell, tax assessor of Otero county, was here from Alamogordo. Mr. Ritcher and daughter, Marie. spent a day in Alamogordo looking atter business interests. F. S. Dainles has returned from Mescalero. Andrew Prude is putting in onions as an experimental crop. John Cravens is back from Three River R. S. Tipton, county superintendent. is here from Alamogordo visiting "the public school. The Relief corps met at the home of Mrs. Edra Hastings. Mrs. R. E. Lewis expects to leave soon for California, where she will make her home. Her husband will remain here until he proves up on his homestead. Andy Little was here from La Luz looking after business. This section of the country is experiencing some cold, rainy weather. The dance given Friday night at Woodman hall by Neil Hism and Willie Lumbley was one of the social events of the season. Those present were Misses Nora Carr. Hallie Lealie. Annie Lumbley, Pearl and Myrtle Watson. Mrs. Potor, Misses Ruth and Dela Potor, Margurate Reagon. Mrs. Ida Roberts, Misses Midge and Minnie Bourne, Emma and Hattie Hunter. Alice Furnace, Pearl Hyde. Fannie Swatt and Claud Swat, Tommy Jackson. Will Bourne, Bud Carr, Cuba Clayton, Henry Harris. Everte Tipton, Will Harkness, Dr. J R. Howell. Fred Crosby, Charlie Wingfield. Holden. Ed and Errie Hickson. Willie Lumbley, Neil Hism, Allen and John Cravens.


Article from Albuquerque Morning Journal, February 17, 1914

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Article Text

OTERO COUNTY HAS ADJOURNED TERM OF COURT Judge Medler Winds Up Routine Matters; Experts in Major Trial Allowed Ten Dollars a Day, (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL) Alamogordo, N. M., Feb. 16.-An adjourned term of the district court was held here Saturday, commeneing at 5:30 D. m., Judge Edward L... Medfor presiding, and District Attorney H. B. Hamilton being in attendance. At the close of the Major trial, at which Judge Granville A. Richardson preside 1, an adjournment was announced to this date, in order that Judge Medler might close up some of the detail and routine matters before taking final adjournment. The court received a plea of guilty from Sam Edwards, who was arrested last week charged with having burglarized the houses of C. C. McNatt and William McNew. Though not indicted. Edwards was allowed to plead guilty to the charge which had been filed against him, and was sentenced to serve twelve to eighteen months in the state penitentiary. Since the man was arrested here, it has been learned that he is wanted on similar charges in Lincoln and Grant counties. The court also passed upon and decided the amount of fees to be paid to the physicians and surgeons of Alamogordo who served as witnesses for the state in the recent trial of Hal H. Major, These expert witnesses will be allowed ten dollars a day, which is the expert's rate in New Mexico, but will be paid at this rate only those days which they were actually on the stand testifying. An order of formal discharge of Receiver A. Eugene Baird also was issued. Mr. Baird was appointed receiver of the Citizens' State bank of Tularosa, when that institution failed, some two years ago. The affairs of the bank have been settled up and the order of the court is a mere formal discharge of Mr. Baird from the duties of receivership.