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Bank Info for NB Charter 7726 (1905 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Beecher, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1910 Carl Ehrhardt Arthur Struve
1911-1916 Carl Ehrhardt Thomas Clark
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 - 480
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2301 - 2317
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 28, 1905
  • Chartered May 5, 1905
  • Opened for business May 11, 1905
  • Liquidated Dec 27, 1916
  • Succeeded by Farmers State Bank of Beecher
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $155,782
High Bal (1914) $353,065
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $12,500
High Bal (1909) $25,000
Total Out (1916) $25,000
# Large Notes 11,188
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 11,188
$ Large Size $139,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $139,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $155,782.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $196,967.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $241,638.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $243,241.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $234,825.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $233,902.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $260,480.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $307,880.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $293,606.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $353,065.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $303,362.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $346,457.00 $25,000.00

 

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