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Bank Info for NB Charter 4968 (1894 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Bozeman, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1894-1897 George L. Ramsey Henry Elling
1898-1900 George Cox Henry Elling
1901-1901 George Cox Benjamin Franklin White
1902-1914 George Cox Joseph Kountz
1915-1924 J. H. Baker George Cox
1925-1933 J. H. Baker Charles Vandenhook
1934-1934 C. Bassett Charles Vandenhook
1935-1935 D. R. Green Charles Vandenhook
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2570
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2001 - 9587
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1260
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 438
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1675
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 702
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 21, 1894
  • Chartered Jul 17, 1894
  • Succeeded Commercial Exchange Bank
  • Assumed 2803 by consolidation Jan 1, 1907 (Bozeman National Bank, Bozeman, MT)
  • Absorbed 7441 Mar 22, 1926 (NB of Gallatin Valley, Bozeman, MT)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank Montana, NA, Billings, MT Jan 1, 1990
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Exchange Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1894) $182,727
High Bal (1928) $3,764,592
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $11,250
High Bal (1908) $87,500
Total Out (1934) $62,500
# Large Notes 64,628
# Small Notes 12,565
# Total Notes 77,193
$ Large Size $807,850
$ Small Size $158,950
$ Total Issued $966,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1894 $182,727.14 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $210,671.62 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $336,683.56 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $519,373.25 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $458,589.09 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $495,471.74 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $575,842.46 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $611,509.09 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $794,825.91 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $858,135.93 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $805,821.76 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $808,842.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $930,525.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,474,865.00 $37,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,439,104.00 $87,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,509,945.00 $87,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,441,602.00 $62,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,484,512.00 $61,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,527,216.00 $62,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,482,746.00 $62,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,585,252.00 $62,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,547,205.00 $62,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,998,640.00 $62,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,582,673.00 $62,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,297,571.00 $60,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,779,617.00 $62,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,718,390.00 $61,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,433,721.00 $61,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,250,648.00 $62,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,211,063.00 $62,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,380,140.00 $61,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,545,629.00 $62,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,206,775.00 $62,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,258,502.00 $62,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,764,592.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,310,704.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,138,854.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,834,095.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,314,108.00 $62,500.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,307,263.00 $61,900.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,729,775.00 $62,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,060,016.00 $0.00

 

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