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Bank Info for NB Charter 2706 (1882 - 1919)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Crete, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1882 John P. Clarey John Leonidas Tidball
1883-1886 Samuel Waugh John Leonidas Tidball
1887-1897 L. H. Denison John Leonidas Tidball
1898-1898 * none * John Leonidas Tidball
1899-1904 C. W. Weckbach John Leonidas Tidball
1905-1909 C. W. Weckbach Geo. L. Meissner
1910-1911 H. V. Jelinek G. M. Murphey
1912-1913 John Tully G. M. Murphey
1914-1918 Ed. J. Aron John Tully
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4963
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 234
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2801 - 3739
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 12, 1882
  • Chartered May 24, 1882
  • Succeeded Citizens Bank
  • Liquidated Mar 8, 1919
  • Succeeded by First State Bank of Crete
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Citizens Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $168,690
High Bal (1918) $584,656
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $13,500
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1918) $50,000
# Large Notes 46,544
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 46,544
$ Large Size $432,910
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $432,910
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $190,009.20 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $231,995.95 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $249,773.52 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $262,821.59 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $223,686.12 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $225,564.94 $13,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $245,138.58 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $244,340.00 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $292,655.18 $13,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $293,816.87 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $337,732.97 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $242,191.41 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $254,816.55 $13,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $190,249.17 $13,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $168,690.38 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $208,145.67 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $236,414.89 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $287,103.87 $13,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $321,170.13 $15,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $358,700.95 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $412,470.10 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $410,770.93 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $417,016.54 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $463,884.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $532,291.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $554,787.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $571,712.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $486,650.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $383,991.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $350,448.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $408,791.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $376,277.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $342,035.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $344,803.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $444,028.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $512,695.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $584,656.00 $50,000.00

 

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