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Bank Info for NB Charter 7204 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elwood, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1906 John Martin Ragan, Jr. John Martin Ragan (Sr.)
1907-1909 Bowne Sweetland Koehler Eugene Ulric Shallenberger
1910-1912 Omer Ray Frey Eugene Ulric Shallenberger
1913-1922 George Eugene Shallenberger Eugene Ulric Shallenberger
1923-1923 * none * George Eugene Shallenberger
1924-1933 Floyd J. Bean George Eugene Shallenberger
1934-1935 Marion Russell Morgan George Eugene Shallenberger
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1630
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1631 - 4501
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 546
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 138
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 610
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 120
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 8, 1904
  • Chartered Apr 7, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds State Bank of Elwood
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $108,177
High Bal (1928) $385,827
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $24,700
High Bal (1904) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 23,284
# Small Notes 4,834
# Total Notes 28,118
$ Large Size $291,050
$ Small Size $57,820
$ Total Issued $348,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $108,176.78 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $165,859.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $168,136.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $184,358.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $204,835.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $193,348.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $207,023.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $161,374.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $172,845.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $162,674.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $162,874.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $182,686.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $277,334.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $352,692.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $359,223.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $365,025.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $382,982.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $287,119.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $265,862.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $270,693.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $316,720.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $368,127.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $332,532.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $316,770.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $385,827.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $352,987.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $310,453.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1931 $231,627.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $185,080.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $176,733.00 $24,760.00
Dec-31-1934 $224,383.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $218,335.00 $0.00

 

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