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Bank Info for NB Charter 3207 (1884 - 1994)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Sterling, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1897 Patten Himrod James Henry Smith
1898-1901 C. Hawkins James Henry Smith
1902-1914 T. J. English James Henry Smith
1915-1919 R. A. Newman T. J. English
1920-1921 * none * R. A. Newman
1922-1923 W. B. Madaus R. A. Newman
1924-1926 A. A. Martens R. A. Newman
1927-1930 A. L. Burgert R. A. Newman
1931-1935 E. W. Farrell A. L. Burgert
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3186
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 299
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 425
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1201 - 2384
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 314
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 102
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1321
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 342
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 27, 1884
  • Chartered Jul 12, 1884
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Farmers State Bank in Sterling, KS Nov 9, 1994
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Sterling
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $92,197
High Bal (1935) $703,511
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $8,450
High Bal (1934) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 25,176
# Small Notes 4,159
# Total Notes 29,335
$ Large Size $219,120
$ Small Size $51,130
$ Total Issued $270,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $99,092.63 $11,160.00
Oct-01-1885 $92,196.93 $11,195.00
Oct-07-1886 $119,400.97 $11,245.00
Oct-05-1887 $112,783.21 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $113,767.96 $11,235.00
Sep-30-1889 $113,838.48 $10,190.00
Oct-02-1890 $140,487.56 $10,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $139,558.95 $10,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $160,134.95 $10,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $134,314.44 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $137,395.96 $8,450.00
Sep-28-1895 $123,162.51 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $119,330.06 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $148,462.09 $10,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $148,962.64 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $166,888.98 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $240,414.54 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $262,272.41 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $211,369.03 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $272,900.19 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $273,199.71 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $290,395.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $281,603.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $284,597.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $281,229.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $304,590.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $249,432.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $231,936.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $249,652.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $260,697.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $237,188.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $283,694.00 $12,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $320,279.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $470,070.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $565,093.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $496,994.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $508,601.00 $12,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $401,783.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $392,274.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $422,879.00 $12,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $388,533.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $378,972.00 $12,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $428,328.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $506,690.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $462,547.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $440,227.00 $12,080.00
Dec-31-1930 $396,009.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $348,281.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $278,931.00 $11,961.00
Dec-30-1933 $371,867.00 $17,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $585,111.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $703,511.00 $0.00

 

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