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Bank Info for NB Charter 7347 (1904 - 1997)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Batavian National Bank of
La Crosse, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1910 Edwin Merrick Wing Edwin E. Bentley
1911-1914 John A. Bayer Albert Hirshheimer
1915-1923 John A. Bayer Edwin Merrick Wing
1924-1925 Herman O. Klein Edwin Merrick Wing
1926-1933 Herman O. Klein John A. Bayer
1934-1935 Alfred J. "Pete" Capellen Herman O. Klein
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 - 15000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 22500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 22501 - 49459
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3000
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 20, 1904
  • Chartered Jul 29, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank N.A. in Minneapolis, MN Jun 1, 1997
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Batavia Bank of La Crosse.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $2,629,618
High Bal (1929) $5,519,943
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1910) $50,000
High Bal (1923) $400,000
Total Out (1933) $300,000
# Large Notes 257,836
# Small Notes 18,000
# Total Notes 275,836
$ Large Size $3,222,950
$ Small Size $360,000
$ Total Issued $3,582,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $2,773,733.31 $0.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,685,699.00 $390,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,695,207.00 $390,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,754,538.00 $365,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,426,611.00 $385,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,629,618.00 $390,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,515,604.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,667,793.00 $350,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,883,464.00 $350,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,891,921.00 $280,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,723,816.00 $321,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,676,835.00 $337,140.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,928,836.00 $367,540.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,393,636.00 $394,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,872,159.00 $383,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,546,177.00 $375,700.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,771,832.00 $394,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,845,149.00 $389,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,562,369.00 $382,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,118,155.00 $400,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,731,270.00 $393,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,534,878.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,350,968.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,022,229.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,326,389.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,519,943.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,511,449.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,142,867.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,278,475.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,509,369.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,672,596.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,329,837.00 $0.00

 

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