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Bank Info for NB Charter 3939 (1888 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wood River, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1888 Walter Chamberlin Henry Chamberlin
1889-1891 Henry Chamberlin Henry Oscar Gifford
1892-1892 Edgar Samuel Leavenworth Henry Oscar Gifford
1893-1905 Fred Milo Penney Henry Oscar Gifford
1906-1907 Fred Milo Penney Oliver William Eaton
1908-1926 Harrison Smith Eaton Frank Emery Slusser
1927-1929 Harrison Smith Eaton Edgar Samuel Leavenworth
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 - 3675
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1306
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2550
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2040
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2551 - 7025
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2041 - 5112
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 456
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 200
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 26
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 11, 1888
  • Chartered Nov 13, 1888
  • Succeeded Hall County Bank
  • Purchased Wood River Bank 1889
  • Liquidated Nov 10, 1930
  • Absorbed by The Farmers State Bank, Wood River
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Hall County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $106,272
High Bal (1919) $525,311
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $11,250
High Bal (1907) $40,000
Total Out (1929) $40,000
# Large Notes 68,472
# Small Notes 4,092
# Total Notes 72,564
$ Large Size $534,900
$ Small Size $28,800
$ Total Issued $563,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $106,272.10 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $136,067.28 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $120,946.68 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $151,321.55 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $149,341.29 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $124,021.79 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $123,535.15 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $112,968.67 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $121,018.97 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $123,054.70 $11,475.00
Sep-07-1899 $120,965.60 $11,475.00
Sep-05-1900 $136,678.30 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $129,801.22 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $181,217.17 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $177,772.10 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $204,901.55 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $229,596.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $273,274.00 $20,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $352,997.00 $40,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $330,184.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $354,109.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $348,601.00 $40,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $318,445.00 $40,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $342,722.00 $40,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $342,153.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $366,563.00 $40,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $426,501.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $390,132.00 $40,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $455,413.00 $40,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $463,303.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $525,311.00 $40,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $495,416.00 $40,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $419,405.00 $40,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $413,218.00 $40,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $420,112.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $428,044.00 $39,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $383,630.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $343,940.00 $40,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $301,275.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $278,392.00 $40,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $262,515.00 $40,000.00

 

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