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Bank Info for NB Charter 6544 (1902 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Waseca, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1905 James Brendan "John" Sullivan Edward Addison Everett
1906-1907 Carl Peter Sommerstad James Brendan "John" Sullivan
1908-1910 Henry Christian Didra James Erwin Child
1911-1915 Henry Christian Didra Eugene Belknap Collester
1916-1923 Henry Christian Didra Carl Peter Sommerstad
1924-1927 John Edward Farrell Carl Peter Sommerstad
1928-1928 John C. Rabe Carl Peter Sommerstad
1928-1928 * none * Carl Peter Sommerstad
1929-1935 John Edward Farrell Carl Peter Sommerstad
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2713
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2840
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2841 - 3080 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3081 - 8042
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2054
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 538
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 624
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 232

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 1, 1902
  • Chartered Dec 18, 1902
  • Succeeded Citizens State Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • This bank is still in business as First NB (March 2022)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Citizens State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Citizens State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $276,096
High Bal (1920) $1,503,287
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $47,400
High Bal (1931) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 43,020
# Small Notes 16,408
# Total Notes 59,428
$ Large Size $537,750
$ Small Size $198,680
$ Total Issued $736,430
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $299,157.49 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $276,096.22 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $321,442.00 $47,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $361,258.00 $47,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $387,815.00 $49,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $326,758.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $412,508.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $389,448.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $586,567.00 $49,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $731,683.00 $47,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $726,251.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $859,927.00 $48,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $867,676.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,039,648.00 $48,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,000,649.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,092,595.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,281,599.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,503,287.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,116,518.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,053,601.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,017,615.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,015,632.00 $49,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,094,120.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $959,512.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $850,455.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $765,283.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $799,600.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $848,849.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $923,548.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $892,263.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $954,890.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,230,140.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,448,542.00 $0.00

 

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