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Bank Info for NB Charter 4617 (1891 - 1987)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elbow Lake, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1893 Thomas R. Marston William Kelsey Barnes
1894-1894 C. W. Russell William Kelsey Barnes
1895-1910 William E. Landeene William Kelsey Barnes
1911-1918 Lars Lynne William E. Landeene
1919-1919 Joseph P. Brendal William E. Landeene
1920-1922 Joseph P. Brendal William H. Goetzinger
1923-1930 Joseph P. Brendal Paul Hanson
1931-1931 * none * Paul Hanson
1932-1935 William H. Goetzinger Paul Hanson
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 4x5 1 - 2625
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1040
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 427
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 126
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1100
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1101 - 1300 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1301 - 2860
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 422
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 118
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 240
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 75

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 15, 1891
  • Chartered Aug 18, 1891
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government financial assistance into the
  • First National Bank of Fergus Falls, MN, May 14, 1987.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $50,831
High Bal (1920) $537,120
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,245
High Bal (1900) $20,000
Total Out (1934) $20,000
# Large Notes 28,312
# Small Notes 3,555
# Total Notes 31,867
$ Large Size $262,340
$ Small Size $43,380
$ Total Issued $305,720
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $50,830.77 $0.00
Sep-30-1892 $81,492.49 $11,245.00
Oct-03-1893 $83,811.65 $11,245.00
Oct-02-1894 $78,407.66 $11,245.00
Sep-28-1895 $82,426.22 $11,245.00
Oct-06-1896 $91,855.08 $11,245.00
Oct-05-1897 $93,630.32 $11,245.00
Sep-20-1898 $108,396.89 $11,245.00
Sep-07-1899 $115,118.92 $11,245.00
Sep-05-1900 $132,197.16 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $135,575.84 $19,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $178,287.70 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $170,623.27 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $174,664.70 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $168,939.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $152,300.00 $20,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $173,912.00 $20,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $167,216.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $187,091.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $199,520.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $209,971.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $230,372.00 $20,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $231,344.00 $19,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $241,781.00 $20,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $266,040.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $294,786.00 $20,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $334,751.00 $20,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $382,300.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $418,430.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $537,120.00 $19,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $414,947.00 $19,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $404,259.00 $19,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $429,427.00 $19,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $470,666.00 $19,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $475,923.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $469,332.00 $20,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $423,728.00 $19,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $450,314.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $406,112.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $363,832.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $328,068.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $272,889.00 $20,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $279,333.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $406,158.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $495,895.00 $0.00

 

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