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Bank Info for NB Charter 2574 (1881 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Mason City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1886 John Vose Wood Montague Henry Irving Smith
1887-1900 Charles Henry McNider Henry Irving Smith
1901-1902 Fred Elbridge Keeler Charles Henry McNider
1903-1907 * none * Charles Henry McNider
1908-1919 Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley Charles Henry McNider
1920-1927 Robert Percy Smith Charles Henry McNider
1928-1932 Harold Van Epps Bull Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley
1933-1935 William Wesley Boyd Willis Gaylord Clark Bagley
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
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3643
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7300
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14900
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 14901 - 26138
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 20492
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 5426
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1544
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2737
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 360
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 10, 1881
  • Chartered Oct 13, 1881
  • Succeeded Cerro Gordo County Bank (Montague & Smith)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Iowa NA, Des Moines, IA Jan 1, 1990
  • Robbed by John Dillinger on March 13, 1934 of $52,344.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Montague & Smith (Cerro Gordo County Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $175,401
High Bal (1928) $11,172,509
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $10,750
High Bal (1912) $250,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 230,292
# Small Notes 44,917
# Total Notes 275,209
$ Large Size $2,878,650
$ Small Size $545,410
$ Total Issued $3,424,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $188,851.63 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $208,584.51 $25,800.00
Sep-30-1884 $201,650.99 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $224,543.46 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $175,401.18 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $181,625.61 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $233,637.80 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $201,039.96 $10,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $244,989.12 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $311,269.81 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $360,397.99 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $344,849.61 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $398,706.05 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $411,383.44 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $415,246.49 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $554,230.07 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $645,821.43 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,024,117.76 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,300,845.96 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,316,801.41 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,314,873.84 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,380,776.28 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,398,202.09 $130,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,859,201.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,457,582.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,398,727.00 $150,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,049,739.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,348,946.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,799,134.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,029,856.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,498,690.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,540,073.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,492,448.00 $250,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,188,470.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,060,121.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,816,814.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,188,161.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,251,439.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,433,342.00 $244,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,533,357.00 $243,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,794,659.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,237,149.00 $248,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,263,717.00 $250,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,664,753.00 $247,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,252,520.00 $250,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,132,951.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $11,172,509.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $10,143,400.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,531,218.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,217,484.00 $248,920.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,803,107.00 $248,140.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,872,595.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,092,514.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,861,956.00 $0.00

 

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