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Bank Info for NB Charter 4916 (1893 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Wadena, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1895 Albert L. Irwin Jacob John Meyer
1896-1914 Warren Elmer Parker Sr. Jacob John Meyer
1915-1916 W. J. Browne Jacob John Meyer
1917-1924 George Edward Harris Jacob John Meyer
1925-1925 George Edward Harris * none *
1926-1931 George Edward Harris Isaac Hazlett
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 - 3725
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1860
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1604
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1205
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 1750
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1751 - 9477
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1494
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 15, 1893
  • Chartered Jun 24, 1893
  • Receivership Dec 16, 1932
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $63,386
High Bal (1925) $1,291,867
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $11,240
High Bal (1905) $50,000
Total Out (1931) $50,000
# Large Notes 71,484
# Small Notes 8,964
# Total Notes 80,448
$ Large Size $638,910
$ Small Size $89,640
$ Total Issued $728,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $63,385.78 $11,240.00
Oct-02-1894 $84,401.51 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $103,278.60 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $108,412.74 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $127,813.68 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $141,722.68 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $168,117.74 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $183,506.74 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1901 $231,114.54 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $276,075.23 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $271,717.55 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $245,147.93 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $268,623.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $290,253.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $349,190.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $390,987.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $425,188.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $459,131.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $136,692.00 $18,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $428,870.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $476,639.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $538,084.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $497,352.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $457,678.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $545,546.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $679,001.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $862,023.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,041,501.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,077,997.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,000,184.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,106,491.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,189,052.00 $49,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,291,867.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,157,525.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,128,283.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,146,752.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,041,167.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,035,345.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $947,524.00 $50,000.00

 

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