The popular West Side Bank of Schiff and Co. is now officially a State Bank, under the auspices of the State.

Mr. Benjamin J. Schiff president, and Mr. Sam S. Shuster, cashier, yesterday handed the State Auditor the sum of a quarter of a million dollars, as the capital and surplus of their bank. At receipt of this amount, the State Auditor issued a certificate in which it is stated that the Schiff and Co. Bank is under the supervision of the State and will be known as the Schiff and Co. State Bank.