Farmers State Bank (Burdick, KS)

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APPOINTED ASSISTANT RECEIVER OF BURDICK BANK

That Community Had Hoped That Ross Wallace Be Given Liquidation Task

Austin of Cottonwood Falls has been assistant receiver the Farmers State bank of Burdick which voluntarily closed its doors last Monday. Mr. Austin mediately and was at the bank today taking charge of records and deposits, which have been custody of the state banking department while examiners went over the books of the institution. Lengthy petitions urging Chas. Johnson, state bank appoint Wallace of Burdick his assistant have been in circulation in the part of the county for severdays. Signatures to these petitions were being obtained by Swan Nelson, stock holder of the bank and one of the most prominent citizens of the Burdick community. The action state authorities in going outside the county for an assistant receiver is both surprise and to the Burdick community. In othbank liquidations here Morris county receivers have been However, depositors of the bank are assured of the services an exceptionall high type of executive Mr. Austin. He the electric utilities supplying current to Cottonwood Falls and adjacent towns; and is heavily interested in various other sucHis long Chase makes him familiar with the financonditions of communities of this size and he will be able to and sympatheticly handle obligations due the Burdick bank.

A CAR COMPASS

Add to desirable Christmas gifts unique present which reached Ferd county today. It autoengineer mobile compass. Attached the top car slightly in front of drivers head, an upward glance will reveal instantly the direction in which motorist is traveling. Because of the electrical equipment in car, necessary to adjust these passes after installation but once this done they are extremely accurate.

CHRISTMAS JAIL

Prisoners in the county were treated to special Christmas dinner yesterday by Deputy Chas. Johnson. They were given goose with customary trimmings and the whole topped with pumpkin pie. The eight jail inmates received sacks candy from the officer Deputy Johnson had group of relatives visit him the including Wilber Atkinson and family, Money and Omar Johnson and family, Jimmy Atkinson.

ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH

Annual elections will be held early next month by both the Commerce and the Country Club. Last year both elections fell the date but Ray, of hopes that conflict avoided this time. The of select its officers for 1932 on the second Tuesday of January.

SAW MUCH WOOD

The county woodpile at the court house promises to rapidly next week. Deputy Johnson estimates that loads of poles and trees have been cleared from Elm Creek ready sawing into stove lengths for needy families.

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Japan Reply Due Tomorrow Politely Warns Nations Will Protect Jap Lives

London, Dec. conference at the Hage on January 18 has been decided was said in official circles day. Tokyo, Dec. reply to the latest diplomatic the city of Chinchow, accompanied statement of her by lengthy in Manchuria will be position delivered tomorrow to dors of the United States, Great Britain and In view of the fact that Secretary State Stimson understood to have frankly expressed apprehension regarding bandit hunting activities in that area, that the Japanese government would be quite frank also in its answer. believed the statement will the impotrance of Japan peace and order in Manchuria, but tells the three powers in polite terms that Japan makes no to ter stand as long as Japanlives and property continue to be menaced by outlaws.

PLEASED WITH SALES

Santa Claus was good to Council Grove this their lines embracutility gifts. majority of business consulted this men morning confess that sales were better than they had anticipatafter fall business. Of course, all of them have more stock holiday nature left on the store shelves than usual, but not normal year and close selling expected. A few stores did not very little Christmas business, most merchants admit the is made with comparison years. and not the peak 1928 and that little reason to complain of the way folks responded shedding little the fashioned Christmas spirit.

EFFECT IS UNCERTAIN

The effect of the suspension of the Farmers bank at Burdick on the ability of that township and school district to meet current obligations for more than remains tax distribution due late January. But the county treasurer distribute only taxes actually paid date payments from the Burdick ritory are far below normal. residents paid their taxes Many through the Burdick bank and this money tied up along with their deposits. Unless is released, little money will be available for the distribution upwhich those taxing districts on are now depending so

SCHOOL HAS FUNDS

Paul Person of Burdick was the court house today checkthe amount of money his school district has on deposit with the county He found sufficient meet current until distribution made. Very few of the school districts had their funds deposit in the Burdick on bank when closed and are more than taxing districts in that part of the county.

LEFT 45 BASKETS After had finished their of huge Christmas baskets Thursday was disthat one family had omitted from the list. All donated food and vegetable stores were gone when the discovery made. Chief Goodfellow purchased duplicate basket and at the family's door. It made total of

BEEN EXPENSIVE MUD Vandevier, farmer living near Alta Vista, another Morcounty man who cannot member year when late rains brought as much grief to this. He vinced that the long weeks muddy stock and fields that preceded Christmas cost stock as much fat as did feeders trouble.

HERINGTON LOST Herington high school lost opening ball game the season to Hope by score of

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CHANGES HANDS

Hotel Liggett Coffee Shop Taken Over By Hotel People. The Hotel Liggett Coffee Shop, formerly operated by Miss Thelma Wadley, opened Monday under the management of the Hotel Liggett, which is operated by P. J. Walsh. The Coffee Shop has been all cleaned and renovated and the kitchen itself has undergone a thorough cleaning and inspection. New curtains have been put up in the dining room and the result is a cheerful and pleasant atmosphere. New menus have been printed and the price list and foods served have all been revised. Mrs. Walsh, who is an excellent cook, will supervise the planning and preparation of the meals and will see that the food served is good and and seasoned. Mr. Walsh will have as his assistants in running the Coffee Shop. Mrs. P. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walsh and Paul Walsh. Mr. Walsh has had charge of many coffee shops before this one. and knows the business and what the people want to eat. He should succeed in giving Herington a good place and a pleasant place to eat. Mr. Walsh is planning on giving Herington a coffee shop where good food and good service can be found along with the low popular He is going to make special effort to please the local trade along with his hotel business and he to everybody to come and eat with them.

Had Big Crowd The Presbyterian Church was well filled Tuesday night to hear the program given in concert by David Sutton, Mr. Sutton gave a repertoire of seven numbers, all of which were highly enjoyed by the audience. Mr. Sutton is from the Overim Conservatory of Music and is looked upon as an exceptional He has given one other concert here and this concert was given in response to requests for another one. Mr. Sutton was accompanied by Miss Marian Steetle, planist, Miss Steetle is a Herington girl and her progress in music has been watched by many. Herington should be proud of her as she is a gifted artist. Miss Steetle entertained the audience with a double number. The concert was sponsored by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid and they are very well pleased with the response.

Scholarship Contest The County Schools are to participate on January 8th in the 15th nation-wide con test conducted by the Emporia Teachers College. Supt. E. J. Chesky has ordered 577 copies of the tests and record forms to be used in this contest. All pupils in the grades and in the high school may enter this contest. which is primarily for the purpose of placing more emphasis on excellence in academic scholastic attainment. The Emporia College awards no prizes, no blue ribbons and announces no win ner or loser but publishes the results in bulletin. A free copy of this is sent to each school and by this means schools may compare their individual scores and standing with thousands of other students in many parts of the country.

Checker Tournament Basil Case, checker expert from Chicago, was in Herington Monday night and was the star of the checker tournament held that night at Kuether's hall. Fourteen tables of played at once, which indicates that there was big crowd there. Rufus Watkin and Sam Eisenhower were in charge of the and report that the hall was filled to capacity. Mr. Case played all evening .nd didnt lose game. He also gave five exhibition games, which he played blindfolded. Rufus Watkin called the numbers on the games which he played blindfolded and he won three of these games and two were draws. People from all the towns around Herington attended this tournament but most of them were from Wilsey. Alma, Navarre, Carlton, Marion and Ramona.

The dance given by the Trainmen Friday night at the Eagles dance hall

Commission Meeting The regular meeting of the city commission was held Tuesday night. The regular bills were allowed and a building permit was applied for by John was big About one hundred and fifty couples Vera, who wished to rebuild his home on West Day recently destroyed by attended the dance although over 170 fire. Application for renewal of pool tickets were sold. The orchestra was hall licenses was made by Philip Haas, from Topeka and seemed to meet the 3 pool and billiard table: L. O. Hetapproval of all those at the dance. The procéeds from his dance will go tic, 3 pool and 1 billiard; J. B. Thompson, 6 pool and billiard; Wren Bray, to help all those who belong to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of 3 pool and billiard table. The for the Missouri Pathe Rock Island who are in need of cific street lights was renewed by the help.

Those who were on the dance committee and who had the greater part in making the success were C. A. Trudell, Ed Miller and Darrell Pigman.

Children To Be Free

Roy Young, agent for the American Life is sponsoring basket ball team here and the first home game will be Jan. 4th at the high school gymnasium, with Burdick. Admission charges of 25 cents for ladies and 35 cents for men will be charged. Mr. Young, says, however that all grade school pupils will be admitted free to the games if written permission to attend is brought from their parents. The team played their first game of the season at Delavan Monday night and won with a score of 30-29. A five minute over time period was necessary to play off the tie. city. At the commission meeting last week a new contract was executed for furnishing electricity to the Rock Island.

Burdick Will Bank Here The Bank of Herington has made arto send teller to Burdick twice a week to collect checks from the taken in by them. These checks will then be brought to Herington and and cleared here. This will be quite a convenience to the Burdick merchants and will solve their banking problems as Burdick is without bank since the closing of the Farmers State Bank a week ago.

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BANKING BY PROXY

Burdick merchants will do their banking proxy since the suspension the Farmers State there The Bank arranged to send teller to Burdick twice week to lect checks taken in by merchants there. These will be deposited cleared through can.

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AUSTIN IS NAMED

Austin of Cottonwood Falls has been named assistant receiver the Farmers State Bank of Burdick which voluntarily closed its doors last Monday Mr. Austin qualified immediately and was at the bank Saturday taking charge of its records and which have been in custody the state banking while examiners went over the books of the Lengthy petitions urging Chas Johnson, state bank receiver to appoint Wallace Burdick sistant have been in circulation in the southwestern part of the county for several days. Signatures to these petitions were being obtained by Swan Nelson. stock holder of the bank and one the most prominent citizens of the Burdick publican,

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BANK RECEIVER HERE

W. Austin, who is handling affairs of the Farmers bank at Burdick, was at court house for short time yesterday. He came return unsold hunting, trapping and fishing licenses bank had and for those issued by the bank. This fund state money and was not on deposit at the the paid the full amount directly to the county clerk.

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BANK BRINGS SUIT The Farmers bank at Burdick brought suit through Chas. Johnson, receiver, for the of $1,097 from covery Reeves, which the defunct bank alleges due on note. Joe Lynch is the attorney.

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SUES FOR $4,999 an outgrowth of the failure the Farmers State bank at Burdick. suit been started district court against Wm Atkinson for the of recovery $4,999. Chas. Johnson, who brings the action for the bank, alleges that sum still due on note given the bank in 1931.

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ASKS STOCK PAYMENT

Seeking to collect double liabfrom stockholders the defunct Farmers State bank Burdick, Chas. Johnson, state bank has comsuit in district court obtain Joe Lynch, he leges that Wm. Atkinson $2.600 liability on stock he held the insolvent bank. is named the owner of five of stock and asked to pay $500 into court covering them.

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NOTICE

The Statutes of Kansas provide that all claims of depositors and other creditors must be filed with the Receiver within one year after the date of his appointment, and if not so filed such claims shall be barred from participation in the estate such bank. The Receiver of the Farmers State Bank. Burdick. Kansas was appointed on December 1931 -CHARLES W. JOHNSON Receiver. 59 2c

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NOTICE

The Statutes of Kansas pro. vide that all claims of depositors and other creditors must be filed with the Receiver within one year after the date of his appointment, and if not so filed such claims shall be barred from participation in the estate of such bank. The Receiver of the Farmers State Bank, Burdick. Kansas, was appointed on December 21, 1931. CHARLES W. JOHNSON, Receiver. 59 2c

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A DUCHESS DEAD

Dampierre, France, Feb. 3—(AP)—The Dowager Duchess Duzes, advocate of women's rights, died here today. She was 85 years old.

BACK TO PRISON

While a Wichita attorney was endeavoring to secure $5,000 for bond for Glen Fansler held for district court trial as one of the National bank bandits at Herington, a guard from the state reformatory appeared with commitments revoking his parole. Fansler is now in the reformatory but will be brought back to Abilene for trial at the next term of court as a bank robber.

TO PAY DIVIDENDS

Dividends will be paid depositors of failed banks by C. W. Johnson this month as follows: Girard state bank 5 per cent Feb. 4, Farmers State of Burdick 25 per cent on Feb. 10, South Haven State 10 percent Feb 10, Alton State 15 percent on Feb. 11, Fort Scott State 1 percent final on Feb. 18, Sylvia State 20 percent Feb. 23.

ANDERSON NOT DEAD?

The identification of a slain negro near Ft. Riley as "Slim" Anderson brings a denial from Mrs. E. A. Anderson of Emporia who has written Geary officers that her husband "Slim" is alive in that city.

PAYS OFF $46,992

Herington has paid off $46,992 in city bonds in the last year. Water and light revenue decreased 14 per cent, but operating costs were cut 21 per cent.

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BARBER SHOP

Glasscock, who has Tommy been with the Johnson barber since located has shop and will to White resigned City to operate filling station and He taking over garage. the station which has been in of Harold Dumford and charge Bill Hare.

HOLD PHONE ELECTION

Stockholders in the Delavan telephone system are holding the election at the high school there this afternoon. Stockholders discuss duction service charges and consider three applications the position as central operator.

BANK SELLS LAND

The Farmers State bank of Burdick has sold to Cy Burns the east 100 acres of the northeast quarter section The deed was given Johnson, state bank receiver. The land situated in Diamond Valley.

BROTHER DEAD

Kneeland has received word the death Eugene, Ore, an older brother, Wm. Kneeland. The latter Thursday evening. He never visited here and Kneeland was not able to attend the funeral.

IS AIR HOSTESS

Miss Doris Gillett, former White City girl, has been chosen hostess on the United Air Lines flying out of Kansas City and make regular air trips passengers during iods sickness.

SHERIFF'S DEED

Sheriff Ralph Knott has deedto the Davis Wellcome mortgage the northwest company quarter The land located in Valley township.

NEW CAR MODEL

One of the new Chevrolet models was brought from Kansas City last evening by Featherston and is now on display at that agency.

OUT HOSPITAL

Ernie Fletcher who was injurin auto wreck six weeks an returned last evening from the Missouri Pacific hospital Louis.

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FIRST JURY IMPANELED IS HEARING CIVIL CASE

Criminal Action Pending Was Jurors

The first jury impaneled by Judge M. Clark this morning sitting in civil action. The only criminal case of the team child desertion charge against Clarence been continued. Today's jury is listening to dence money suit by Gabriel Frank as sult of the Citizens bank failThe amount involved is in excess of $5,000. Snyder the only local attorney the case. The jury upon which torney's agreed comprises Frank Haucke, Marion Kendall, Simon Shields, Miser Howard Shepherd, Frohm, Elwood Sharp, George Alexander, Earl McConkey, Joe Hirt and S. Garranson. If verdict is returned today this case, no court will be held tomorrow. Judge Clark cused other jurymen until Wednesday when developed that the next two cases could not be ready for hearing until then. They are Johnson, receivfor the Home State bank of Junction City against Swenson and Rhodes Staley. Snyder and Pirtle are attorneys in the latter suit. One other case was dismissed this divorce suit Nell Sullivan Calvin livan. was the Henry Torgeson attorney.

MRS. SHUBERT DEAD Mrs. Shubert of Wilsey died at o'clock this after illness weeks. an old and had She years lived in Wilsey for century. She survived husband and Shubert Wilsey, Mrs. Mack Hensley of Delavan, Shubert of Junction City, Elmer Shubert Marion. Frank Ernest Shubert of Centralia. All children will be able to attend the funeral services which probwill be held on Wednesday.

SUIT ON LIABILITY Suits collect nearly $18,000 double liability from stockholders of the Farmers bank at Burdick disposed in diswere trict court this morning. Judgment was returned against Frank Atkinson in the of for 133 shares of stock held at the time the bank he Sarah Atkinson held suspended. four shares and judgment of was returned against her. Joe was the attorLynch ney.

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KICKED BY MULE Henry is recovering from abdominal late Tuesday injury when he was kicked by mule. He behind the aniwas in stall and was both hoofs. He was struck bone and in the on the pelvic groin. appears to have caped with more ous than exterior bruises

DISMISS BANK SUITS suits brought by the Two Farmers State bank of Burdick dismissed in district have been court. one, the bank receiver sought to recover $625 from B. Mangel and in anothjudgment from Faye Thom-

JURY STILL OUT At o'clock today no verdict had been reached the Liebsch Miller & Kerr suit. The jury took the evidence last Tuesday evening and were still ballotting without result.

FUNERAL AT EMPORIA Funeral services will be held from the Sutton funeral home Emporia on Friday for Mrs. Baltz, mother Mrs. Ray. The former died here TuesThe services will day be conducted at o'clock.

ARMY COLLECTS $125 Envoy Walter Young reports that three days solicitation here brought contributions of $125 towards Salvation Army work for the new year. The goal set for this county is $200.

SUIT FOR $1,095 Suit has been filed in district court the Farmer's State bank of White City against Moore for the recovery of alleged to due that defunct H. E. Snyder the attorney.

TRY STERLING CASE hearing today the recovery of money suit Susie Sterling Wm. kinson.

UNDERWENT OPERATION Atkinson White cal hospital today.

MUST MOVE The Mutual telephone company begin moving 2½ miles of phone lines way No. once. mire states that of this road catches that of toll inside the new right-

TO BANKERS MEET Campbell Hale White left this afternoon Lyndon where bankers of this district are holding an informal session discuss proposed federal code, government deposit charges and other new banking practices.

ROAD CONTRACTOR HERE Contractor Coffey who will have supervision of grading and widening operations on No 13 north of Munkres creek is here and is establishing his camp at the north end of the project. Work start at the Dwight junction and proceed south.

MEN SAWED Fourteen volunteers from the Methodist congregation at Dunlap went the Thomas farm vesterday and the supply of fuel for the church

BASSETT TO LANSING Sheriff Ralph Knott Deputy Ralph morning Lansing with Bassett. penitentiary sentence for possession,

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Burdick Bank Dividend

Receivers for the Farmers State Bank Burdick have announced that another dividend will be paid this coming Saturday. It will be for ten per cent. This the second dividend from that institution the other having been per cent. In with this it that the Lincolnville State Bank will pay out soon, making full payment. The Delavan Bank paid out full and understood that the Latimer Bank will pay in full eventually.