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Bank Info for NB Charter 4889 (1893 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Forest City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1898 William Ole Hanson Brookins Alvin Plummer
1899-1910 Robert Clark Plummer Brookins Alvin Plummer
1911-1919 John Olson Brookins Alvin Plummer
1919-1919 John Olson Robert Clark Plummer
1920-1924 Carl Otto Beckjorden John Olson
1925-1925 Frank Eugene Taylor John Olson
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 - 4055
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1668
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1778
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1207
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1247
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 20, 1893
  • Chartered Mar 21, 1893
  • Succeeded City Bank (Plummar, Secors & Hanson)
  • Receivership Nov 14, 1925
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Plummer, Secors & Hanson (City Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $169,167
High Bal (1920) $1,038,519
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $11,250
High Bal (1915) $75,000
Total Out (1925) $74,997
# Large Notes 39,820
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 39,820
$ Large Size $572,160
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $572,160
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $169,167.36 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $203,671.23 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $208,460.38 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $170,644.45 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $190,920.97 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $191,529.89 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $211,796.40 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $242,308.05 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $335,190.72 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $290,105.66 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $272,282.44 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $288,684.22 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $328,605.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $349,400.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $391,187.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $354,786.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $348,154.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $372,197.00 $49,998.00
Sep-01-1911 $427,014.00 $49,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $461,486.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $529,697.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $609,766.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $689,026.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $713,779.00 $75,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $776,682.00 $75,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $890,113.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $881,398.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,038,519.00 $74,250.00
Sep-06-1921 $839,768.00 $74,498.00
Sep-15-1922 $856,094.00 $74,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $839,150.00 $74,247.00
Oct-10-1924 $834,343.00 $74,497.00
Sep-28-1925 $825,392.00 $74,997.00

 

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