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Bank Info for NB Charter 8325 (1906 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wessington, SD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1908 E. D. Schollian H. A. Peirce
1909-1910 E. D. Milburn H. A. Peirce
1911-1911 R. J. Deininger H. A. Peirce
1912-1919 J. H. Mehrent H. A. Peirce
1919-1919 J. H. Mehrent William Nathaniel Farmer
1920-1920 * none * William Nathaniel Farmer
1921-1925 Glenn Farrar William Nathaniel Farmer
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 - 700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1690
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1691 - 4021
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 21, 1906
  • Chartered Aug 10, 1906
  • Opened for business Aug 14, 1906
  • Liquidated Dec 20, 1926
  • Succeeded by 12888 (Citizens NB (No Issue), Wessington, SD)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bank of Wessington
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $113,289
High Bal (1920) $462,843
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $20,000
High Bal (1910) $25,000
Total Out (1925) $25,000
# Large Notes 18,884
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 18,884
$ Large Size $236,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $236,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $113,289.00 $0.00
Aug-22-1907 $155,423.00 $20,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $182,873.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $218,161.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $221,600.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $180,385.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $194,399.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $191,834.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $207,568.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $231,173.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $296,151.00 $24,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $361,652.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $419,645.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $453,139.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $462,843.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $341,260.00 $24,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $388,329.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $407,774.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $384,117.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $396,395.00 $25,000.00

 

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