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Bank cashier recounts quarantine period and night work to fix books
W E Pierson of State Savings Bank of Afton describes caring for his quarantined wife for days and returning to the bank at night to locate and correct errors in the ledger blotter. He explains how the vault and time-locked safe were used and his inability to balance the books. The narrative ends with notes of local wedding travel.
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District Court
W. E. Pierson
State Savings Bank of Afton
Nebraska
Schoon
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Schoon