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Bank Info for NB Charter 12393 (1923 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank in
Drake, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1923-1926 John Eilert Johnson O. A. Refling
1927-1928 E. N. Kittelson O. A. Refling
1929-1931 F. J. Mohr O. A. Refling
1932-1932 * none * O. A. Refling
1933-1935 H. M. Rossebo O. A. Refling
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 6247
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2582
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5376
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 25, 1923
  • Chartered Jun 8, 1923
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Farmers State Bank of Leeds, ND Jan 1, 1997
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Merchants Bank of Drake
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1923) $316,506
High Bal (1924) $843,608
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $24,600
High Bal (1923) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 24,988
# Small Notes 20,868
# Total Notes 45,856
$ Large Size $124,940
$ Small Size $104,340
$ Total Issued $229,280
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-14-1923 $316,506.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $843,608.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $435,786.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $433,026.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $567,956.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $488,858.00 $24,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $510,913.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $518,104.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $460,809.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $412,429.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $418,191.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $465,729.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $439,721.00 $0.00

 

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