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The Best of the New Books
When we say “best of the new books” those mentioned will justify it. First comes a new story by Lillian Bell, known everywhere as one of the most original and successful writers of bright, creative fiction. “The Concentration of Bee” is the title and L. C. Page & Company are the publishers. It is pretty certain that, more than other contemporary women authors, Lillian Bell has created in literature the distinctively American girl, and Hope Loring, Faith Jardine, Mrs. Jimmie and Bee, as they have appeared in previous books, have each been fascinating types of American girlhood or womanhood. The new book takes up the concentrations of Bee as they are turned on money, love and finesse. Bee is now a charming young widow, returning from abroad just in time to assume again the social censorship over the “happy family” which the group of artistic and otherwise talented people most need. Every reader of past works of Miss Bell will be charmed and delighted with this. New readers of her “Bee” book will become devotees.
Anything by Robert Hichens is an event in literature. His new book “Bella Donna” is right in it with his “Garden of Allah.” Bella is a “poisonous woman,” as the title suggests but oh, how charming and how dangerous to the peace of mind of those who fall under her influence. As you may readily infer from the cover, with its palm trees and pyramids, Mr. Hichens has laid the scene of “Bella Donna” in Egypt. But the story opens and for ten chapters continues in London, with typical London people for its chief figures. There are the idealistic young English gentleman, the shrewd and successful physician, the notorious divorced woman. It is of these persons that Mr. Hichens tells his story, which, once created, is transferred to Egypt, against whose romantic background it more swiftly and effectively is acted out.
It might be called a tale of friendship, of friendship under difficulties—a modern Damon and Pythias story. The difficulties are brought about by the love of the young idealist for the divorced woman, whom his friend perceives to be in fact an unscrupulous courtesan. Not the young man’s ideals, the physician knows, but the fact that he is the heir apparent to a title, has attracted her. But the idealist, a born lover of lost (Continued on page 29)
that as soon as certain interests in Canada are disposed of, the final dividend will be paid.
The Union Savings at Stanwood has filled articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock is $30,000. C. L. Rigby is president. James J. Spear and O. H. Evers are vice-presidents. C. A. Haesmeyer is cashier.
The organization of the First National at Rock Rapids has been approved by the comptroller of the currency. The capital stock is $50,000. Organizers are C. B. Mills, E. M. Duroe, Charles Gilmore, H. L. Flalverson and H. FI. Hall.
The first years has passed since the First National at Carroll closed its doors following the tragic death of President W. L. Culbertson and 30 per cent of the deposits has been repaid by the receiver.
Miss Genevieve Kieth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kieth at Vinton, was married to George E. Funston of Waterloo. Mr. Kieth is interested in several banking institutions in South Dakota and central Iowa.
E. L. Gifford has been chosen cashier of the Littleport Savings at Littleport.
J. G. Rounds, president of the Citizens National, Des Moines, has gone to Durango, Mexico to look after the interests of the Callanan estate nearby. He is one of the executors of the estate.
C. H. Martin, president of the People’s Savings is taking in Seattle and the West.
J. N. Graves has been chosen president of the Citizens Savings at Quimby, Iowa.
Iowa bankers in Des Moines recently were Cashier G. W. Phillips of the Davis County Savings at Bloomfield; Cashier G. W. Newell of the Trenton State at Trenton; Cashier J. D. Mills of the Farmers at Libertyville; President E. P. Barringer of the Farmers State at Ruthven; R. B. Ballard of the bank at Radcliffe.
New Bank at Plum City
Roy Quimby and A. W. Harper of the Minneapolis State Bank are organizing a bank at Plum City, Wis. Roy Quimby will be president, Theo. Sutter will be vice-president. The capital is to be $10,000.
of the Farmers Savings at Keystone. Miss Shutt is the daughter of Landlord William Shutt of Keystone. After banking hours, she posts the books for the Keystone Mercantile Company and at breakfast, dinner and supper, she is head-waitress at her father’s hotel. The item concludes “There is a girl that is worth her weight in gold.”
Rodney Hill Dead
Rodney Hill, president of the Commercial Bank at Britt and well known throughout financial circles in Northern Iowa, died Saturday morning of last week of hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr. Hill was 55 years of age and had long been connected with the Britt institution. Bank Clearings
Des Moines bank clearings made another phenomenal gain for the week ending October 23d when they surpassed those of the corresponding week last year by $1,321,491.98. The total for the week $4,080,180.40 as against total for the corresponding week in 1908 of $2,758,688.
Banking Notes
George Brand, father of William Brand, assistant cashier in the Citizen’s National at Belle Plaine died at Belle Plaine of a paralytic stroke after a residence in that community for many years.
Mrs. S. P. Clarke, wife of the Ogden banker, was thrown from her husband’s automobile and received a broken arm when the front wheel of the machine came off. Mrs. Clarke was carrying the two year old child and it was while trying to save the little one that she received the injury to herself.
A. W. Naylor, president of the First National at Berkeley, California, is renewing old acquaintances in Des Moines where he was at one time cashier of the Capital City State. F. L. Naylor, his brother, cashier of the Berkeley Bank is with him.
C. T. Cole, Jr., cashier of the Valley National, Des Moines, has returned from a trip through Colorado.
The central bank question is to be settled once for all. It has been decided upon as the question for inter-society debates at the state university this year.
Depositors in the First National at Grinnell which failed some years ago have been notified