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Bank Info for NB Charter 4114 (1889 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
La Porte City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1893 Frank E. Wettstein James Finley Camp
1894-1901 Frank E. Wettstein Royal Austin Perkins
1902-1907 John Herman Lunemann Royal Austin Perkins
1908-1908 Clement Boyd Gingrich John Herman Lunemann
1909-1909 George Earl Stebbins John Herman Lunemann
1909-1924 George Earl Stebbins Charles Edward Ashley
1925-1928 Roy Edgar Ashley Charles Edward Ashley
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 3x10-20 1 - 4892
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4601 - 12748
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 12, 1889
  • Chartered Sep 7, 1889
  • Receivership Feb 15, 1928
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $31,416
High Bal (1923) $541,634
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $11,250
High Bal (1907) $75,000
Total Out (1927) $75,000
# Large Notes 70,560
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 70,560
$ Large Size $882,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $882,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $31,415.81 $0.00
Oct-02-1890 $93,785.03 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $120,195.57 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $147,655.93 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $136,566.02 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $160,871.53 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $153,409.02 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $161,518.43 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $170,589.96 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $175,059.37 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $212,477.72 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $282,149.67 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $300,963.80 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $351,754.92 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,005.80 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $355,867.50 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $389,008.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $375,324.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $425,973.00 $75,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $453,552.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $361,052.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $396,726.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $396,494.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $445,256.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $437,856.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $438,663.00 $75,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $434,088.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $406,343.00 $75,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $437,475.00 $73,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $461,323.00 $74,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $507,906.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $514,416.00 $74,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $491,249.00 $73,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $471,623.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $541,634.00 $74,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $511,643.00 $75,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $434,520.00 $74,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $461,746.00 $74,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $395,737.00 $75,000.00

 

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