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Bank Info for NB Charter 5383 (1900 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Heron Lake, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1905 John Lewis Gessell John W. Benson
1906-1907 J. W. Young John W. Benson
1908-1925 William Henry Lewis Jarmuth John W. Benson
1926-1930 John O. Bondhus William Henry Lewis Jarmuth
1931-1934 Julius Henry Meyer John O. Bondhus
1935-1935 * none * John O. Bondhus
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 - 1340
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2401 - 3336
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2894
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 624
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 212
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 711
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 55
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 10, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 1, 1900
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Peoples State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $122,052
High Bal (1929) $952,566
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $12,000
High Bal (1909) $35,000
Total Out (1934) $35,000
# Large Notes 30,280
# Small Notes 5,782
# Total Notes 36,062
$ Large Size $378,500
$ Small Size $71,090
$ Total Issued $449,590
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $122,052.03 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $182,268.96 $12,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $202,935.89 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $196,837.58 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $181,772.45 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $194,673.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $217,614.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $243,475.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $235,355.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $264,940.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $312,560.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $331,960.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $374,346.00 $35,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $373,812.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $412,894.00 $35,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $411,414.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $406,408.00 $35,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $472,024.00 $34,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $551,970.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $647,673.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $642,437.00 $34,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $585,748.00 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $630,216.00 $35,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $722,735.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $824,106.00 $35,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $812,542.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $835,710.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $868,816.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $910,797.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $952,566.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $871,273.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $800,396.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $656,094.00 $35,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $637,759.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $703,627.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $666,877.00 $0.00

 

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