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Bank Info for NB Charter 8142 (1906 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Ness City, KS
2 First National Bank in (7/1/1930)
Ness City, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1908 W. F. Baer Mary Celia (Black) Bennett
1909-1929 W. H. Wierman A. W. Wilson
1930-1932 P. W. Lundy A. W. Wilson
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
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 900
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1560
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1561 - 4823
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 316
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 104
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 286
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 76
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 17, 1906
  • Chartered Mar 17, 1906
  • Opened for business Mar 20, 1906
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Feb 21, 1934
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The First State Bank of Ness City
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $148,057
High Bal (1929) $789,816
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1912) $24,300
High Bal (1906) $25,000
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 22,892
# Small Notes 4,692
# Total Notes 27,584
$ Large Size $286,150
$ Small Size $57,720
$ Total Issued $343,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $148,057.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $196,115.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $186,811.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $172,280.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $170,384.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $174,464.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $153,053.00 $24,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $172,596.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $173,263.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $216,331.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $309,543.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $353,698.00 $24,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $328,385.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $422,219.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $497,818.00 $24,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $480,032.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $728,063.00 $24,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $646,262.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $668,086.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $652,232.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $762,546.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $652,212.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $764,166.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $789,816.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $716,409.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $556,600.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $406,141.00 $25,000.00

 

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