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Bank Info for NB Charter 7772 (1905 - 2012)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Hawley, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1906 Guy A. Lee Dr. Florado Houser Wellcome
1907-1914 S. B. Widlund Dr. Florado Houser Wellcome
1915-1920 Gustav O. Sjordal Dr. Florado Houser Wellcome
1921-1928 Gustav O. Sjordal H. F. Mensing
1929-1935 D. G. Johnson H. F. Mensing
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 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 460
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 461 - 560 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 561 - 1025
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 412
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 128
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 196
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 30

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 13, 1905
  • Chartered Jun 7, 1905
  • Opened for business Jul 5, 1905
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bell State Bank & Trust in Fargo, ND Sep 23,2012
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $36,197
High Bal (1934) $428,048
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $6,500
High Bal (1932) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 5,300
# Small Notes 3,466
# Total Notes 8,766
$ Large Size $66,250
$ Small Size $42,640
$ Total Issued $108,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $36,197.00 $6,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $80,493.00 $6,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $98,932.00 $6,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $116,907.00 $6,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $157,651.00 $6,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $155,290.00 $6,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $118,698.00 $6,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $121,392.00 $6,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $126,322.00 $6,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $143,478.00 $6,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $139,071.00 $6,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $208,844.00 $6,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $307,917.00 $6,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $275,446.00 $6,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $402,566.00 $6,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $424,087.00 $6,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $348,641.00 $6,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $366,660.00 $6,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $339,383.00 $6,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $384,340.00 $6,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $378,299.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $376,289.00 $6,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $382,604.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $322,739.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $275,391.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $293,440.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $297,561.00 $6,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $302,969.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $309,613.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $428,048.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $365,855.00 $0.00

 

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