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Bank Info for NB Charter 8756 (1907 - 2018)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Battle Lake, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1907 Knud C. Hansen Henry Olson
1908-1917 Knud C. Hansen Charles Keith
1918-1918 Knud C. Hansen Reuben Frederick McClellan
1919-1925 Knud C. Hansen Dr. Gilbert T. Haugen
1926-1930 Joseph Sydney Peterson Knud C. Hansen
1931-1932 Joseph Sydney Peterson Edward Elmer Manuel
1933-1935 Joseph Sydney Peterson Martin Huseby
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 - 1510
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1511 - 4020
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 526
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 160
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 347
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 35
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 17, 1907
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1907
  • Opened for business Jul 3, 1907
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Succeeded Otter Tail County Bank, Battle Lake.
  • In August of 1967, the bank was robbed of $17,890.
  • Merged into FNB of Henning in Ottertail, MN, Mar 2, 2018
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $44,353
High Bal (1925) $700,023
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $6,500
High Bal (1908) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 18,880
# Small Notes 4,498
# Total Notes 23,378
$ Large Size $236,000
$ Small Size $54,930
$ Total Issued $290,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $44,353.00 $6,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $106,488.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $123,432.00 $24,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $155,043.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $165,781.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $187,887.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $215,638.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $258,449.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $282,930.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $309,939.00 $24,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $357,769.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $426,629.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $576,969.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $636,654.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $521,118.00 $24,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $617,460.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $600,288.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $650,017.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $700,023.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $668,355.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $659,253.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $677,508.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $673,673.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $639,438.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $506,857.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $338,423.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $321,194.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $365,982.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $360,498.00 $0.00

 

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