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Bank Info for NB Charter 4885 (1893 - 1994)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers National Bank of
Osage, IA
2 Osage Farmers National Bank (1/5/1927)
Osage, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1893 Franklin Wright Annis John Helgesen Johnson
1894-1894 * none * John Helgesen Johnson
1895-1897 Franklin Wright Annis John Helgesen Johnson
1898-1898 * none * John Helgesen Johnson
1899-1899 Edward E. Prime John Helgesen Johnson
1900-1913 Karl John Johnson John Helgesen Johnson
1914-1914 Herbert Gallup Bartlett (Asst) Karl John Johnson
1915-1915 * none * Karl John Johnson
1916-1916 Elmer Charles Swanson Karl John Johnson
1917-1918 Reinhold Frederick Dorow Karl John Johnson
1919-1926 Elmer Charles Swanson Karl John Johnson
1927-1933 Birchard Avery Brush Karl John Johnson
1934-1935 Birchard Avery Brush Arthur Theodore Altick
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 355
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 700
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 701 - 1277
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 826
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 304
2: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 128
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1499
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 305
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 24, 1893
  • Chartered May 16, 1893
  • 2: Absorbed 1618 Apr 18, 1927 (Osage National Bank, Osage, IA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Citizens NB in Mason City, IA Dec 5, 1994
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $85,459
High Bal (1928) $1,684,562
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $10,050
High Bal (1933) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 11,808
# Small Notes 9,352
# Total Notes 21,160
$ Large Size $147,600
$ Small Size $145,530
$ Total Issued $293,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $85,459.25 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $143,895.11 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $172,444.26 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $189,444.37 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $219,640.46 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $234,303.84 $10,050.00
Sep-07-1899 $296,752.01 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $299,256.52 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $330,922.65 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $349,134.80 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $300,220.43 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $287,659.16 $13,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $320,610.00 $13,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $326,414.00 $13,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $362,966.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $383,019.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $401,587.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $467,926.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $458,851.00 $13,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $542,489.00 $13,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $557,526.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $603,086.00 $13,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $581,873.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $599,293.00 $13,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $714,325.00 $13,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $790,974.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $819,610.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $824,765.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $687,854.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $747,736.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $833,158.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $851,592.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $843,156.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $723,177.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,656,412.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,684,562.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,603,878.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,477,216.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,331,049.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,204,653.00 $99,960.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,168,591.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,269,780.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,258,102.00 $0.00

 

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