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Bank Info for NB Charter 5180 (1899 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
Columbus, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1906 Daniel Schram C. H. Sheldon
1907-1911 Daniel Schram Herman P. H. Oehlrich
1912-1913 Diederick "Dirk" Albers Becher Herman P. H. Oehlrich
1914-1916 Diederick "Dirk" Albers Becher John James Galley
1917-1917 P. F. Luchsinger John James Galley
1918-1919 P. F. Luchsinger Diederick "Dirk" Albers Becher
1920-1932 H. A. Viergutz Diederick "Dirk" Albers Becher
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 4x5 1 - 2050
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1460
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2800
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2110
1882 Value Back 4x5 2801 - 3996
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2111 - 2753
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 5040
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 896
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 238
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 17, 1899
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1899
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
  • Receivership Jan 24, 1933
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $292,974
High Bal (1919) $1,005,034
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $27,000
High Bal (1912) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 61,196
# Small Notes 6,804
# Total Notes 68,000
$ Large Size $583,570
$ Small Size $82,320
$ Total Issued $665,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $292,973.89 $27,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $343,657.81 $30,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $409,099.68 $30,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $345,830.77 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,555.49 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $370,889.12 $30,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $409,008.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $454,901.00 $30,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $510,076.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $505,782.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $539,799.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $530,511.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $527,701.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $533,577.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $531,032.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $533,725.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $583,837.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $690,652.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $894,633.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,002,665.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,005,034.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $973,146.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $858,972.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $824,402.00 $49,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $885,347.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $899,970.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $842,147.00 $49,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $830,088.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $884,845.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $900,791.00 $49,650.00
Dec-31-1929 $886,595.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $792,576.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $764,491.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $624,103.00 $50,000.00

 

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