Champlin participated in the land run of 1893, investing in the Enid State Guaranty Bank.
Champlin became ill and returned to Kansas.
Upon recovery returned to operate a lumber yard with operations in Enid, Hobart, Kingfisher and Lawton.
Charley and Sherman Goltry had taken control of the Bank during Champlin's absence, and Champlin repurchased the bank from them.
During the wave of bank closings in March 1933, Governor William H. Murray ordered all banks in the State of Oklahoma to close.
Champlin refused and continued to operate the bank which was financially sound.
In response, the governor called out the National Guard.
Captain Stephen J. England led eighteen militia men into town to close the bank, earning the First National Bank of Enid the distinction of the only bank ever to be closed by the military in American history.
Although it survived the depression, the bank was among several banks in Enid that closed in the 1980s as a result of a bad economy.
Champlin participated in the land run of 1893, investing in the Enid State Guaranty Bank. Champlin became ill and returned to Kansas. Upon recovery returned to operate a lumber yard with operations in Enid, Hobart, Kingfisher and Lawton. Charley and Sherman Goltry had taken control of the Bank during Champlin's absence, and Champlin repurchased the bank from them. During the wave of bank closings in March 1933, Governor William H. Murray ordered all banks in the State of Oklahoma to close. Champlin refused and continued to operate the bank which was financially sound. In response, the governor called out the National Guard. Captain Stephen J. England led eighteen militia men into town to close the bank, earning the First National Bank of Enid the distinction of the only bank ever to be closed by the military in American history. Although it survived the depression, the bank was among several banks in Enid that closed in the 1980s as a result of a bad economy.
H. H. Champlin House