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Bank Info for NB Charter 5894 (1901 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Thief River Falls, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1904 William W. Prichard, (Sr.) C. H. Stone
1905-1906 William W. Prichard, (Sr.) A. C. Baker
1907-1908 William W. Prichard, (Sr.) Rasmus Oen
1909-1914 Christian L. Hansen Rasmus Oen
1915-1917 William W. Prichard, Jr. Christian L. Hansen
1918-1922 W. H. Akre Christian L. Hansen
1922-1923 Theodore Melvin Thronson Christian L. Hansen
1924-1924 Theodore Melvin Thronson John Willard Black
1925-1926 Robert Joseph Lund John Willard Black
1927-1927 F. Lewis McCullough John Willard Black
1928-1930 George William Werstlein John Willard Black
1931-1933 George William Werstlein O. D. Ostby
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 - 1105
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 788
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1925
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1360
1882 Value Back 4x5 1926 - 4195
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1361 - 2910
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4206
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3459
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1432
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 627
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 200
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 29, 1901
  • Chartered Jul 5, 1901
  • Opened for business Jul 6, 1901
  • Succeeded Scandia State Bank
  • Conservatorship Mar 24, 1933
  • Receivership Sep 12, 1933
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Scandia State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Scandia State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $61,294
High Bal (1929) $1,134,448
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $7,000
High Bal (1917) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 66,652
# Small Notes 13,554
# Total Notes 80,206
$ Large Size $547,970
$ Small Size $104,580
$ Total Issued $652,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $61,294.28 $7,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $160,199.99 $7,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $172,082.88 $7,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $165,083.79 $7,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $201,572.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $193,775.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $199,457.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $198,147.00 $24,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $245,103.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $298,647.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $313,972.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $448,643.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $445,512.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $477,587.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $475,896.00 $24,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $599,590.00 $48,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $659,373.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $711,301.00 $49,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $880,826.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,075,645.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $896,554.00 $49,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $868,597.00 $49,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $936,238.00 $49,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $881,462.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $792,602.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $839,395.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $929,431.00 $49,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,067,866.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,134,448.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,125,196.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,015,770.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $965,383.00 $50,000.00

 

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