First National Bank (Grand Junction, CO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
386001123
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
38600 national
Charter Number
3860
Start Date
July 20, 1893
Location
Grand Junction, Colorado (39.064, -108.551)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
d26022e56a8e8147

Response Measures

None

Description

Suspension explicitly tied to Denver bank failures; bank announced intent to reopen and was authorized to resume end of August.

Events (4)

1. March 29, 1888 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 20, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Closed because of the suspension/failures of Denver banks which caused inability to realize on securities and prompted failure to open on July 20, 1893.
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National bank closed its doors this morning... Payment suspended. People owe us $75,000... We will reopen as soon as we can realize on our securities.
Source
newspapers
3. August 30, 1893 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National Bank of Grand Junction, Col. ... has been today permitted to open their doors to business; The First National Bank of Grand Junction, Col., resumed business.
Source
newspapers
4. October 30, 1897 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (21)

Article from San Antonio Daily Light, July 20, 1893

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Effected by Denver. DENVER, Colo., July 20.-The First National banks at Canon City and Grand Junction, this state, failed to open their doors this morning. It is probable that the failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks.


Article from The Jersey City News, July 20, 1893

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ONE MORE DENVER BANK GONE. DENVER, July 20, 1893.-First National Bank at Canon City and Grand Junction, this State, failed to open its doors this morning. It is probable the failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks.


Article from The Waco Evening News, July 20, 1893

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Colorado Banks Close. By Associated Press to The News: DENVER, Col., July 20 - The First National Banks at Canon City and Grand Junction, in this state, failed to open their doors this morning. It is probable the failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks.


Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, July 21, 1893

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Failed to Open. DENVER, July 20.-First national banks at Canon City and Grand Junetion, this state, failed to open their doors this morning. It is probable the suspensions are caused by the failure of the Denver banks.


Article from The Morning News, July 21, 1893

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Two Colorodo Banks Closed. Denver, Col., July 20.-The First National banks at Canon City and Grand Junction, this state, failed to open their doors this morning. The failures were caused by the suspension of the Denver banks.


Article from Fort Worth Gazette, July 21, 1893

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Canon City Bank. DENVER, COL., July 20.-The First National banks at Canon City and Grand Junction, this state, failed to open their doors this morning. It is probable the failures were caused by the suspension of Denver banks.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, July 21, 1893

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WILL PAY IN FULL. A Terse Notice Displayed at Grand Junetion. GRAND JUNCTION, July 20.-The First National bank closed its doors this morning, not being able to realize on securities. The following notice was displayed: "Payment suspended. People owe us $75,000. Our cash, bonds, securities and real estate is $33,000. Total assets, $108,000. We owe the people $50,000. Net assets, $58,000. No depositor will lose a cent. We will reopen as soon as we can realize on our securities."


Article from Daily Kennebec Journal, July 22, 1893

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Business Complications. Flanders' dry goods house, Denver, has assigned. The Union Stock Yards company, San Francisco, was attached. The Northern Manufacturing company, Ashland, Wis., has assigned. The First National banks of Canon City and Grand Junction, Colo., have failed. The Union bank and the Greeley National bank of Greeley, Colo., have closed.


Article from Watertown Republican, July 26, 1893

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announced. THE jury at Fresno, Cal., in th of Richard Heath, charged with murder of L. B. McWhirter, wa able to agree. BANKER LITTLE, who kitled Att Johnston at Kansas City, Kas., has held for murder in the first degree coroner's jury. OWING to the economical policy Nebraska legislature there are no priations to meet current exper state institutions. PENSION officials, in purging the have cut off Supreme Judge C Dean Long, of Michigan, who lo arm in the service. THE steamer Paris made the ward run from Southampton to Island in 6 days, 9 hours and 30 mit breaking the record. THE St. Louis Wood and Pump pany has failed. ALL the banks at Gutherie, Ok experiencing runs. THE Yorktown has sailed from York for the Pacific station. IN a fall from a scaffold at Elgin Edward Dewey was fatally injure A RECEIVER has been appointe Truth, the New York publication. THE Burlington Railroad decide general reduction in its working fo WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, because of d tic trouble, took poison at Decat E. H. TAYLOR, the Frankfort, distiller. made an assignment figures, WELLS, FARGO & Co. will estab bank in New York with a cap $500,000. THESilver convention at Topeka is all but a failure. There is a so of big men. THE First National Bank at Har ville, Mo., failed with $80,000 asse $40,000 liabilities. MISS WINNIE DAVIS is slightly Narragausett Pier, but no appreh is felt by her friends. THE Hotel Vorcelli, at Bosto gone into the hands of an ass The debts are $30,000. MRS. W. C. HOLMES was bur Mattoon, Ill. She was a cousin of Bright, English commoner. ABOUT 1,000 boilermakers and h are on a strike at 'St. Louis for a hours' day at ten hours' pay. A LARGE consignment of tobac seized at Philadelphia. Importe: placed an undervaluation upon it THE First National Bank at C City, Col., and the First Natio Grand Junction, Col., have failed CONVICTS in the Ohio penitent Columbus were detected in the digging a tunnel through the wall JACOB KABERICK and wife had perate fight with a robber at Hill III., who failed to secure their mo ANDY MANDEBACH, aged 17, was ly shot by a boy named Littell, as while frog hunting at Washingtoi BILL McCoy and Joe Haygoo gang outlaws, are under arrest a nison, Tex. Others will soon be e FRANCE demands 3,000,000 franc Siam. A STORM played havoc with th netticut Valley tobacco crop. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has retur Gray Gables from a yacht cruise. THE army worm is playing ha the northern part of Cass County THE National Federation of A cabled $5,000 to the Irish National THE story that the Mohican was on by a poaching sealer is officia nied. MRS. BAILEY, one of the famous haired Sutherland sisters, died at port, N. Y. THE Meech Bros., of the Acade Music, Buffalo, N, Y., made a go assignment. CONGRESSMAN F. E. WHITE, of Ioy clines to be the Democratic can for governor. ARTHUR KENNY, shoe manufact New York, has confessed judgme: gregating $22,904. THE Alton road has made a 5 cut in the World's Fair excursion A war may result. JOHN McCarty, a farm hand o ton, Ind., 87 years of age, fell fence and was killed. JOHN SWARTOUT, of Morrison, Il dicted for the murder of his father in jail of consumption. R. L. COCHRAN, a prominent cratic politician, committed suici shooting, at Franklin, Pa.


Article from Watertown Republican, July 26, 1893

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DENVER, Col., July 20.-There will b more bank failures in Denver. Th wore itself out yesterday with th lure of the People's, German an National banks. This mornin the First, Colorado, Denver, Cit American National opered thei there was hardly a dozen depos in all of them at the paying tellers ndows. In the First and Col nationals a long string โ‚ฌ positors reaching nearly. to the stree lined up in front of the receiving windows and the money was go back into the bank vaults almost a as it was drawn during the pas days. The German, Stat People's nationals could par for $1 if they could realiz securities. There may be commercial failures in the city with the next few days as a result of th spension of banks, but it is believe in no instance, whether a banking commercial house, will the failure b mplete. A resumption of business will low shortly. It is stated to-day tha McNamara dry goods house, which Monday for $260,000, has settle the principal creditors and will re business Monday. While the situation in Denver i lieting down the effect of the loca failures is being felt in interio in the state. Word was receive to-day that the First Nationa at Canon City and the First Na at Grand Junction, this state to open their doors this morning particulars are at hand, but it i obable the failures were caused b spension of the Denver banks. The Flanders dry goods house, occu five store fronts and five storie on Sixteenth Street, was attache morning by H. N. Bradley, o oulder, Col., for $24,000. Ther no definite statement of th ndition of the firm available. Con judges place the assets at $200,00 liabilities at $125,000. The failur caused by the suspension of th cople's National Bank to which $25,00 due. speaking of the financial conditio Denver yesterday, D. H. Moffat esident of the First National Bank "The Denver national banks ar solutely all right and perfectly able j every dollar of their deposits an continue business. The onl who will have trouble from th on are those who have cause money to be locked up in the sus ended banks. The trouble SO far a banks are concerned is over. ] bound to come, and I am glad it as confidence will begin to re itself and business will grow be in Colorado."


Article from The State Herald, July 28, 1893

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Outside of Denver, A number of country banks have suspended, among the number being the Union Bank of Greeley, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Aspen, the Bank of Loveland and the Bank of Sterting. The following suspensions were announced on the 20th: The First National of Canon City, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of ManItou and Colorado City, and the First National of Grand Junetion.


Article from The Meeker Herald, July 29, 1893

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Outside of Denver. A number of country banks have suspended, among the number being the Union Bank of Greeley, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Aspen, the Bank of Loveland and the Bank of Sterling. The following suspensions were announced on the 20th: The First National of Canon City, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Manitou and Colorado City, and the First National of Grand Junction.


Article from Arizona Weekly Citizen, July 29, 1893

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TELEGRAPHIC. DENVER, Colo., July 20.-There will be no more bank failures here now. The panic wore itself out yesterday. Scarcely a dozen depositors were at the paying tellers' windows at the remaining banks at the opening this morning, while at the receiving tellers' windows of several strings of depositors reaching nearly to the street were lined up. Money is going back into the bank vaults almost as fast as it went out in the past three days. There may be a few commercial failures in the next few days as the result of the bank failures, but it is believed there will be no bad ones. It is stated that the McNamara dry goods house, which failed Monday, settled with the principal creditors and will resume next Monday. TWO MORE COLORADO BANKS. DENVER, July 20.-Word has just been received that the First National banks at Canon City and Grand Junetion have failed. No particulars. The Flanders dry goods house, occupying five stores, five stories high, was attached this morning. Assets are estimated at $200,000; liabilities, $125,000. ECKELS TO THE RESCUE. WASHINGTON, July 20.-Comptroller Eckels has informed the national bank examiner at Denver that he will lend every assistance to closed Denver banks to enable them to resume business. FRESNO, Cal., July 20.-The Heath case was given to the jury this morning. This afternoon the jury is still out and belief is growing there will be no ver dict. CARDIFF, July 20. The British steamer Blue Jacket. from Marseilles, arrived here today with cholera on board and was ordered to quarantine. The Blue Jacket sailed from Kertoh, in the Crimea, on June 24. BUZZARD'S BAY, July 20.-President Cleveland and party, on board the yacht Oneida, arrived here this afternoon. The president said he WAS in splendid health and that his rheumatic trouble had entirely disappeared. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-A number of horses which belonged to the late Senator Hearst were sold at auction yesterday. King Thomas, for which Senator Hearst paid $38,000 &8 8 yearling, a few years ago, was sold for $750. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-The sealing schooner Czarina arrived last night from Sand Point, Alaska. Her captain says that on June 25, the date when the Mohican was supposed to have been disabled by the steam sealer Alexandria, the war ship was lying at Sand Point, uninjured. Nothing was said about the fight with the Alexandria. TIEN TSIN, China, July 20.-Information from Peking is to the effect that China will support Siam against France. Siam for many years has paid a tribute to China as a matter of custom only Chinese interference adds a most interesting feature to the dispute and may result in a modification of the French demands. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. - United States Circuit Judge McKenna, who was nominated as one of the executors of the late Senator Stanford's estate, in case Mrs. Stanford resigned or became incapacitated, has filed a document in the superior court decli ing declining to act in that capacity. He gives as his reason that it might be deemed incompaiable with his office of circuit judge to maintain a relationship that would give ground for comment in case he should participate in the hearing of cases where the Southern Pacific company or the Stanford estate held interests. CHICAGO, July 20.-The following is self explanatory: JAMES H. ECKELS, Comptroller of Currency, Washington D. C. If the Associated Press reports you correctly you have grossly insulted the state of Washington in your speech before the Union League club last evening. The bank failures in our state have fallen far below those of many central, eastern and southern states. Kindly furnish the Associated Press immediately with a recapitulation of the national bank failures in the last ninety days. Our young state asks for justice. C. V. CALROUN, PERRY W. ROCHESTER, World's fair commissioners from the state of Washington. BOISE City, Idaho, July 19.-Leland Stanford, nephew of the late Senator Stanford, has turned up in Owyhee county. He has received notice that he has inherited $100,000 from his uncle. It 18 said he incurred his uncle's dis pleasure some years ago by contracting a marriage distasteful to is family and since then he has had no communication with his relatives. PHOENIX, Ariz., July 19.-Harry M. Bissell, aged thirty-two years, committed suicide here this morning by swallowing carbolic acid. He was a well known young man of Phoenix both socially and in a business way, having been connected with the sewer and electric light company and with the Hartford bank, bolding the position of business manager in the first and that of director and secretary in the other two. Late business troubles had weighed heavily upon his mind. He consulted hisflawyer Tuesday and was encouraged to maintain his position as it was by no means perilous. The next morning he chatted pleasantly with a friend. Ten minutes thereafter he was found dead, lying diagonally across his bed. DENVER, Col., July 19.-Senator Tel ler in an interview upon the financial situation in this city, says: "There is no one reason to which the trouble can be changed. It is partly silver, but OWing to the general depression, affecting the entire country. The bank failures of yesterday were unwarranted, and are directly chargeable to the people who become frightened and panic str cken. There is nothing less fair than to blame n all our ills to silver. It is much better to blame some of the silver speakers. Such unbridled language and excited


Article from St. Paul Daily Globe, August 31, 1893

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BANKS OPENING. Comptroller Eckels Unlocks the Cash Boxes. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Comptroller Eckels is informed that the court has sustained him in the position he took in the case of the Washington National Bank of Tacoma, Wash. The decision is regarded as important, sustaining the right ot the comptroller of the currency to the sole control under the law of the national banks of the country. The following national banks which recently suspended have been today permitted to open their doors to business: The First National Bank of Dubuque, 10. the First National Bank of Grand Junction, Col. The comptroller of the currency has authorized the following national banks to reopen on Sept. 1: The American National Bauk of Omaha, Neb.; the American National Bank of Nashville. The following national banks in Minnesota have been authorized to reopen for business on Sept. 7: The First National Bank of Mankato, the National Citizens' Bank of Mankato, the Mankato National bank. Comptroller Eckles left this evening for bis home at Ottawa, III., to spend a two weeks' vacation.


Article from The Madison Daily Leader, August 31, 1893

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Permission to Open. WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.-The following national banks, which recently suspended, have been permitted to open their doors to business at once: The First National bank of Dubuque, Ia.; the First National bank of Grand Junction, Colo. The comptroller of the currency has outhorized the following national banks to resume on Sept. 1: The American National bank of Omaha, Neb,; the American National bank of Nashville, Tenn. The three national banks in Mankato. Minn., have been authorized to reopen for business on Sept. 7.


Article from The Kimball Graphic, September 2, 1893

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MORE BANKS RESUME. Suspended National Banks Which Are Ready for Business Again. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.--The foll ow ing national banks which recently sus pended. have been today permitted tc open their doors to business: The First National bank, of Dubuque Ia The First National bank, of Grand Junction. Colo. The comptroller of the currency au thorized the following national banks to reopen on September 1: The American National bank, of Omaha The American National bank, of Nash ville. Tenn.


Article from The Van Buren Press, September 2, 1893

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The following National banks which recently suspended, was on the 30th permitted to reopen their doors to business: The First National Bank, of Dubuque, Ia. ; the First National Bank, of Grand Junction, Colo. The Comptrolle r of the Currency authorized the following National Banks to reopen on September 1: The American National Bank, of Omaha, and the American National, of Nashville. The following National banks in Minnesota have been authorized to reopen on September 7: The First National, of Mankato, the National Citizens, of Mankato, the Mankato National.


Article from The Worthington Advance, September 7, 1893

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FLAMES caused a loss of over $150,000 to occupants of Lindsay Bros.' big block in Milwaukee. The McCormick Harvester company and the Transfer & Storage company were the principal losers. THE First national bank of Grand Junction, Col, and the First national bank of Dubuque, Ia., resumed business. LATER advices say that since the recent storm in the south 390 dead bodies have been found on the islands about Beautort and Port Royal, S. C., and that the total number of dead would reach 1,000. Over $2,000,000 worth of property was wrecked near the same points. Near Jacksonville, Fla, fourteen dead bodies were found, and the damage to fruit trees and orange groves was enormous. AT the session in St. Louis of the seventh international Sunday school convention the report of Secretary Porter showed the number of Sunday schools of the United States and British America to be 130,197; teachers and officers, 1,372,558; scholars, 10,870,104; total, 11,242,662. WHILE carelessly handling a revolver supposed to be unloaded Leo Stafford shot and killed his bride of six weeks at East Liverpool, O. THE total paid admissions during the first four months of the world's fair numbered 9,990,699. By months the attendance was: May, 1,050,037; June, 2,675,113; July, 2,760,263; Angust, 3,514,286. IN Chicago Judge Goggin declared the world's fair Sunday opening injunction should stand, overriding Judges Dunne and Brentano and sur prising court attendants. FIVE tramps and Jack Swanson, the engineer, were killed in a freigh. train wreck near Brenham, Tex., and Fireman Cameron and Brakeman Ford were fatally injured. H. S. BUNDY, of Jackson county, was nominated for congress in the Tenth Ohio district on the 1,793d ballot. Mr Bundy has served two terms in con gress. AT Rockford, III., the Royal Sewing Machine company made an assignment with liabilities of $119,000 and assets of $40,000. WHILE insane Samuel Deeters, of Waterloo, Ind., shot and killed Amos Bactel and fatally shot Mrs. Lowe, neighbors, and wounded his mother. FIRE destroyed the business part of De Pauw. Ind. THE following executions took place: George S. Turner (a wealthy man) at Spartenburg, S. C., for killing Ed Finger; Wade Cannon and George Bow. ers (colored) at Laurens, S. C., for arson and John Ferguson for wife murder; Oscar Johnson and Henry Ewing at Berkely, S. C., for murdering Henry Weltman; and Ah Lo Doon, a Chinaman, at San Rafael, Cal., for the murder of William Shentor. RECEIVERS were named for the Equitable Mortgage company of Missouri, with headquarters in New York, the liabilities being $19,000,000. THE American national bank of Nashville, Tenn., and the American national bank of Omaha, Neb., have reopened their doors. AT the annual meeting in Milwaukee Judge Thomas Cooley, of Michigan, was elected president of the American Bar association. THE Denver savings bank failed with liabilities of $670,000. Depositors would be paid in full.


Article from The Austin Weekly Statesman, September 7, 1893

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Voorhees first giving notice that he would tomorrow ask the senate to set aside the pending bank bill in favor of house bill No. 1, the Wilson repeal bill, as reported to the senate. Senator Teller finished his speech of yesterday, and "fter a short executive session the senate adjourned. HOUSE. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-After the usual routine business was transacted. Mr. Breckenridge reported the urgent deficiency appropriation bill and it was passed. Mr. Bowers asked consent for immediate consideration of the resolution calling on the attorney general for information as to whether any action was in the cases now pending in which the Southern Pacific railroad begun its action to disposses settles on public lands. Mr. Bynum objected and the house resumed consideration of the new rules and the house soon adjourned. CLEVELAND GLAD. The following telegram from the president regarding the vote in the house Monday on the silver question was received this morning by Chairman Wilson, who introduced the repeal bill: BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., Aug. 29. To Hon. Wm Wilson: Please accept for yourself and associates in today's achievements my hearty congratulations and sincere thanks. (Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND. BANK RESUMPTIONS. The following banks were permitted to resume business on Sept. 1: First National, Dubuque, Ia.; First National, Grand Junction, Col.; American National. Omaha; American National, Nashville. On Sept. 7: First National, National Citizens, Mankoto National, all of Mankoto, S. D. VOORHEES BILL. One of the most prominent members on the Democratic steering committee of the senate said today that a majority of seven is assured for the Voorhees bill in the senate. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, Strike Against a Reduction. DULUTH, Mion., Sept. 1.-All the street non employes D.B.O. out on o strike


Article from Warren Sheaf, September 7, 1893

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FLAMES caused a loss of over $150,000 to occupants of Lindsay Bros.' big block in Milwaukee. The McCormick Harvester company and the Transfer & Storage company were the principal losers. THE First national bank of Grand Junction, Col., and the First national bank of Dubuque, Ia., resumed business. LATER advices say that since the recent storm in the south 390 dead bodies have been found on the islands about Beautort and Port Royal, S. C., and that the total number of dead would reach 1,000. Over $2,000,000 worth of property was wrecked near the same points. Near Jacksonville, Fla., fourteen dead bodies were found, and the damage to fruit trees and orange groves was enormous. AT the session in St. Louis of the seventh international Sunday school convention the report of Secretary Porter showed the number of Sunday schools of the United States and British America to be 130,197; teachers and officers, 1,372,558; scholars, 10,870,104; total, 11,242,662. WHILE carelessly handling a revolver supposed to be unloaded Leo Stafford shot and killed his bride of six weeks at East Liverpool, O. THE total paid admissions during the first four months of the world's fair numbered 9,990,699. By months the attendance was: May, 1,050,037; June, 2,675,113; July, 2,760,263; Angust, 3,514, 286. IN Chicago Judge Goggin declared the world's fair Sunday opening injunction should stand, overriding Judges Dunne and Brentano and sur prising court attendants. FIVE tramps and Jack Swanson, the engineer, were killed in a freigh: train wreck near Brenham, Tex., and Fireman Cameron and Brakeman Ford were fatally injured. H. S. BUNDY, of Jackson county, was nominated for congress in the Tenth Ohio district on the 1,793d ballot. Mr Bundy has served two terms in con gress. AT Rockford, Ill., the Royal Sewing Machine company made an assignment with liabilities of $119,000 and assets of $40,000. WHILE insane Samuel Deeters, of Waterloo, Ind., shot and killed Amos Bactel and fatally shot Mrs. Lowe, neighbors, and wounded his mother. FIRE destroyed the business part of De Pauw. Ind. THE following executions took place: George S. Turner (a wealthy man) at Spartenburg, S. C., for killing Ed Finger; Wade Cannon and George Bowers (colored) at Laurens, S. C., for arson and John Ferguson for wife murder; Oscar Johnson and Henry Ewing at Berkely, S. C., for murdering Henry Weltman; and Ah Lo Doon, a Chinaman, at San Rafael, Cal., for the murder of William Shentor. RECEIVERS were named for the Equit. able Mortgage company of Missouri, with headquarters in New York, the liabilities being $19,000,000. THE American national bank of Nashville, Tenn., and the American national bank of Omaha, Neb., have reopened their doors. AT the annual meeting in Milwaukee Judge Thomas Cooley, of Michigan, was elected president of the American Bar association. THE Denver savings bank failed with liabilities of $670,000. Depositors would be paid in full.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, September 19, 1893

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Territorial Items. S. Worsencroft has been appointed deputy collector of territorial and county taxes for Payson precinct. Eli Openshaw, Santaquin, F. W. Bush, Jordan, and J. L. Hoke, Salt Lake, were guests of the Eureka hotel Tuesday. -Tintic Miner. Road Supervisor G. 0. Haws estimates that it will take $1,500, nearly the entire poll tax of Provo district, to finish the grading of the approaches to the new suspension bridge over Provo river.Enquirer. The Millard county Biade has removed from Oasis to Deseret. The paper changed hands recently and is now owned by Millard county men. The Blade is among the highest of our country exchanges and deserves success. Wood haulers working in the canyon near Brigham City have been greatly annoyed of late by bears. A party of Nimrods went up in the canyon on Saturday with the avowed purpose of exterminating the animals, but the returns are not yet in. The Morgan county court has appointed a committee to ascertain the cost and feasibility of making a road leading to the summit between Huntsville and Mountain Green. The court has decided to make Mountain Green a separate school district. The First National bank of Grand Junction, of which Mr. George Arthur Rice is president, has resumed business. On the first day of opening the deposits exceeded the disbursements by $11,300. Mr. Rice IS to be congratulated on his success in getting re-established so quickly.- Tintic Miner. The Provo Woolen mills are being crowded with orders these days from all parts of the territory, and all kinds of produce is being sent in as payment. Some exchanges in goods are made. Parowan Co-op. had an extra large amount of tea on hand, and it sent to the Woolen mills 450 pounds, which is being paid out on produce orders.-Enquirer. Mr. Clawson is busily engaged wiring, in preparation for the plant he will soon putin. What his line of action is we are not informed. The city proposes to compel him to take the offensive, while they remain on the defensive. The council are acting on the advice of E. M. Allison, jr., in the matter and a representative of the city visited Ogden for legal advice last Saturday. No developments this week. -Coalville Chronicle. Mrs. Susanna Bell, wife of Thomas Bell, sr., died at Coalville last Thursday. Four of Park City's idle men conceived the idea this week that while they were doing nothing they would go up on Crescent hill and get a load of wood.