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Bank Info for NB Charter 3885 (1888 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of Hays City
Hays, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1889 M. G. Huntington Andrew S. Hall
1890-1891 M. G. Huntington A. P. West
1892-1892 M. G. Huntington E. F. Madden
1893-1897 M. E. Dixon E. F. Madden
1898-1915 W. J. Madden E. F. Madden
1916-1925 Erland Victor Holm Edmund M. Speer
1926-1931 Erland Victor Holm J. A. Mermis
1932-1935 * none * J. A. Mermis
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 - 2920
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 160 Script: Hays City
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 125
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 100
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 940
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 768
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 16, 1888
  • Chartered May 21, 1888
  • Succeeded Bank of Ellis County
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Ellis County
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $88,716
High Bal (1929) $809,862
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $11,240
High Bal (1911) $16,440
Total Out (1918) $16,440
# Large Notes 19,732
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 19,732
$ Large Size $147,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $147,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $88,715.64 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1889 $110,391.67 $11,240.00
Oct-02-1890 $107,090.82 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $102,102.30 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $120,856.54 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $108,713.49 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $106,885.63 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $96,642.59 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $99,863.63 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $150,996.95 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $130,100.29 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $136,521.56 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $145,011.95 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1901 $137,509.83 $13,900.00
Sep-15-1902 $119,272.58 $14,400.00
Sep-09-1903 $137,846.91 $14,400.00
Sep-06-1904 $192,371.03 $14,940.00
Aug-25-1905 $140,526.00 $14,940.00
Sep-04-1906 $143,889.00 $15,440.00
Aug-22-1907 $145,078.00 $15,440.00
Sep-23-1908 $201,653.00 $15,440.00
Sep-01-1909 $156,950.00 $15,440.00
Sep-01-1910 $180,536.00 $15,440.00
Sep-01-1911 $157,631.00 $16,440.00
Sep-04-1912 $156,716.00 $16,440.00
Aug-09-1913 $167,020.00 $16,440.00
Sep-12-1914 $200,451.00 $16,440.00
Sep-02-1915 $228,481.00 $16,440.00
Sep-12-1916 $276,582.00 $16,440.00
Sep-11-1917 $297,679.00 $16,440.00
Aug-31-1918 $287,614.00 $16,440.00
Sep-12-1919 $361,143.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $395,627.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $392,014.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $349,987.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $362,903.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $437,000.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $432,036.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $586,762.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $619,657.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $639,978.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $809,862.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $638,169.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $575,497.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $495,797.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $557,821.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $669,474.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $711,811.00 $0.00

 

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