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Bank Info for NB Charter 6755 (1903 - 1986)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Prairie City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1907 Frederick Sherman Risser Jeptha Dudley Whisenand
1908-1908 William Douglas Scott Jeptha Dudley Whisenand
1909-1914 Hugh Gill Little Jeptha Dudley Whisenand
1915-1929 Hugh Gill Little Barrett Elroy Moore
1930-1930 * none * Barrett Elroy Moore
1931-1932 John Van Steenbergen Barrett Elroy Moore
1933-1933 Frank Clark Turner Barrett Elroy Moore
1933-1935 John Van Steenbergen William Russell Hayes
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 - 356
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1001 - 4219
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 522
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 150
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 519
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 105
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 14, 1903
  • Chartered Apr 29, 1903
  • Succeeded The Zachary Bank
  • Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • Licensed Dec 1, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government financial assistance into
  • Security Bank in Marshalltown, IA Jul 25, 1986
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Zachary Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $143,817
High Bal (1919) $663,603
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $6,250
High Bal (1917) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $24,750
# Large Notes 18,300
# Small Notes 4,656
# Total Notes 22,956
$ Large Size $228,750
$ Small Size $56,610
$ Total Issued $285,360
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $143,817.31 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $166,299.56 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $180,442.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $206,346.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $232,319.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $290,282.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $308,504.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $318,922.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $333,957.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $360,505.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $339,356.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $343,121.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $352,553.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $377,936.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $448,983.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $600,634.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $663,603.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $622,141.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $513,852.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $528,144.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $601,931.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $632,428.00 $24,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $654,652.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $639,148.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $594,954.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $639,084.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $629,574.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $548,497.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $407,681.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $297,328.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $215,293.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $282,373.00 $24,750.00
Dec-31-1935 $271,259.00 $0.00

 

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