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Bank Info for NB Charter 4509 (1891 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lake Benton, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1897 John S. Tucker Charles John Weiser
1897-1900 James Brendan "John" Sullivan Charles John Weiser
1901-1903 Chas. E. Lavesson Charles John Weiser
1904-1915 Chas. E. Lavesson Hans Lavesson
1916-1926 John L. Kroeger Hans Lavesson
1927-1928 John L. Kroeger Dr. Peter Joseph Bursheim
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1410
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 125
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 710
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 711 - 3507
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 23, 1890
  • Chartered Jan 20, 1891
  • Liquidated Oct 9, 1929
  • Absorbed by 6696 (National Citizens Bank, Lake Benton, MN)
  • Receivership Oct 25, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $103,441
High Bal (1920) $495,663
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $10,750
High Bal (1916) $25,000
Total Out (1928) $24,800
# Large Notes 20,168
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 20,168
$ Large Size $252,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $252,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $103,441.41 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $111,266.04 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $111,778.61 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $116,498.41 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $138,214.08 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $134,002.71 $10,950.00
Oct-05-1897 $139,380.47 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $154,714.97 $10,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $175,565.42 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $126,425.64 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $158,759.03 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $161,229.47 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $127,080.75 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $129,916.06 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $133,999.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $153,775.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $173,580.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $176,450.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $171,517.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $222,124.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $230,017.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $258,171.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $264,778.00 $12,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $269,212.00 $12,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $273,040.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $285,881.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $323,869.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $446,106.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $465,850.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $495,663.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $454,942.00 $24,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $425,531.00 $24,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $485,923.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $492,542.00 $24,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $492,318.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $469,578.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $404,165.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $350,160.00 $24,800.00

 

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