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The Banks of Clayton
County
Misc. bank officials, stockholders & other
like data
The following were transcribed by Reid R. Johnson or S. Ferrall
unless otherwise credited.
| McGregor
(early bank history) The first bank in McGregor was
organized in 1856, by Lee & Kinnaird, which continued
in existence until 1861, but was not a financial success.
In 1858 a private bank was organized by H. S. Granger
& Co. |
| 1879 Elkader First
National Bank At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the 1st National Bank of Elkader, held Tuesday, Jan. 14th, the following were elected to serve during the ensuing year: Directors - H. B. Carter, Isaac Havens, William Larrabee, F. H. Carter, F. D. Bayless Pres. - H. B. Carter Vice Pres. - Isaac Havens Cashier - F. H. Carter ~Elkader Register, Thur., 16 Jan. 1879 |
| 1893 First National
Bank of Elkader The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Elkader occurred on Tuesday last, when the following officers were elected: President - Wm. Larrabee Vice President - R. E. Price Cashier - H. Meyer Assistant Cashier - G. M. Gifford Directors - William Larrabee, Frank Larrabee, R. E. Price, George Herterich, Anton Kramer ~Elkader Register, Thur., 19 Jan. 1893 |
| 1900 Guttenberg
State Bank From the Guttenberg Press we learn that a new bank has been organized at that place under the name of the Guttenberg State Bank. The capitol stock is $25,000., the following are among the stockholders: Henry Dettman, Henry Brandt, John Wolter, F. E. Heckel, Henry Eckart, Sr., Thos. Ives, Jas. E. Corlett, et. al. The following stockholders were elected as Board of Directors: Jas. E. Corlett, Henry Brandt, Henry Eckart, Sr., John Wolter, and Thos. Ives. ~Elkader Register, Thur., 15 March 1900. Garnavillo column |
| 1905 Farmersburg
Savings Bank On Tuesday of last week occurred the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Farmersburg Savings Bank. The following directors were elected: John Everall J. H. Splies G. H. Schulte H. W. Thompson W. F. Fuelling Franz Hertrich W. W. Buhlman ~Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Jan. 1905. Farmersburg column |
| 1907 Garnavillo
Savings Bank The stockholders of the
Garnavillo Savings Bank had an annual meeting in the bank
building Monday afternoon and Elected the following for
the ensuing year: |
| 1907/1908 First
National Bank of Strawberry Point At the
meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of
Strawberry Point the following directors were elected: The officers elected are as follows: The new bank has about forty stockholders among the
businessmen and farmers of this section and it is
expected to open its doors for business sometime during
the forepart of January. |
| 1908 Elkader First
National Bank At the 37th annual meeting of
the stockholders of the First National Bank of Elkader,
Iowa, the following directors were elected: R. E. Price,
Joseph Lamm, H. H. Barnard, Anton Kramer, A. J.
Carpenter, Wm. Larrabee and Wm. Larrabee, Jr. |
| 1908 Strawberry
Point State Bank Tuesday the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Strawberry Point State Bank was
held and the following directors were elected: A meeting of the board was held at once and officers
were elected as follows: |
| 1909 Farmers'
Savings Bank, Garber On Wednesday a meeting
was held at the Young Men's Club organizing a Farmers'
Savings Bank, with a capital of $10,000. The following
named persons were elected officers: |
| 1910 First National
Bank, Elkader The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the First National Bank of
Elkader was held Tuesday, at which the regular business
was transacted. At the meeting of the Directors the
following officers were elected: |
| 1910 Garber Farmers
Savings Bank At the annual meeting of the
Farmers Savings Bank last Saturday afternoon the
following named persons were elected officers and
Directors: |
| 1912 Farmers' State Bank - Volga F.
J. Uriell and P. Cain, of Elkader, and Geo. Kriebs, of
Elkport, attended the annual meeting of the Farmers'
State Bank, Tuesday. The following officers were elected: The stockholders of the Volga Savings' Bank elected
the following officers, Tuesday: |
| 1913 Elkport
Savings Bank, Stockholder's Elect Officers The
stockholders of the Elkport Savings Bank held their
annual meeting Tuesday. The usual dividend was declared
and a nice sum left in the surplus fund. The following
officers were elected: |
| 1917 St. Olaf
Savings Bank officers The annual meeting of
the St. Olaf Savings Bank was held at St. Olaf, Tuesday,
and the following officers were elected: |
| 1919 Clayton County
Bankers' Association Officers Forty-four
bankers from Clayton county attended the banquet and
election of officers of the Clayton County Bankers'
Association, held at the Bayless Hotel Tuesday evening.
The following officers were elected: |
| 1921 County Bankers
Association The annual meeting of the Clayton
County Bankers Association was held at the K.C. Hall in
Elkader on Tuesday evening, July 19th, and there were 85
members present. At 7:00 o'clock all sat down to a dinner
that was served by the Elkader Civic Improvement Club and
after the dinner a smoker and business session was held.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: |
| 1922 North Buena
Vista State Bank At the annual meeting of the
North Buena Vista State Bank held a few days ago, the
following officers were elected: |
| 1925 First National
Bank, Elkader The
stockholders of the First National Bank held their annual
meeting in the director's rooms of the bank Tuesday and
elected the following officers: |
| 1928 St. Olaf
Savings Bank The annual meeting of the St.
Olaf Savings Bank was held Tuesday. A six percent
dividend was declared and a nice surplus made during the
year. The following officers were elected: |
| 1928 Clayton County
Bankers Association The annual meeting of the
Clayton County Bankers Association was held here last
Thursday in the basement of the Evangelical church. New
officers were elected as follows: |
| 1929 Elkader First
National Bank All the old officers of the
First National Bank of Elkader were re-elected at the
annual meeting held here last Tuesday. |
| 1929 Luana Savings
Bank The Luana Savings Bank held its annual meeting of stockholders Tuesday, April 2. The following officers were chosen: Pres. - Geo. Engelhardt Vice Pres. - Henry W. Schultz Cashier - C. B. Davenport, of Mt. Hope, Wis. Directors - Geo. Engelhardt, W. J. Splies, Gustav Pufahl, Fred Palas, John P. Lenth, Henry Schultz, J. F. Humphrey ~Clayton County Register, Thur., 11 Apr. 1929. Luana column |
| 1929 Elkport State
Bank The stockholders of the Elkport State Bank held their annual meeting at the banking rooms Tuesday evening. The following officers were elected: President - Dr. F. J. Kriebs Vice President - Wm. Costigan Cashier - George Kriebs Asst. Cashier - Harold J. Kriebs Directors - George L. Gifford, Wm. Costigan, C. F. Murphy, F. J. Uriell, J. F. Becker, F. J. Kriebs, George Kriebs ~Clayton County Register, Thur., 18 July 1929. Elkport column |
| 1932 Central State
Bank & Trust, Elkader The first annual
meeting of stockholders of the Central State Bank and
Trust company of Elkader was held on the third floor of
the bank building Tuesday afternoon, at which time the
original members of the board of directors were
re-elected unanimously, as follows: The board of directors organized by electing the
following officers: |
| 1932 Farmers
Savings Bank, Garber GARBER: The annual
meeting of the Farmers Savings Bank took place last
Tuesday afternoon. The same officers were re-elected as
follows: |
| 1933 Farmers
Savings Bank, Garber Garber: At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers Savings Bank
last Tuesday the following officers and directors were
elected: |
| 1934 Farmers
Savings Bank, Garber Garber: The stockholders
of the Farmers Savings Bank held their annual meeting
Thursday. The following directors and officers were
re-elected: |
| 1934 Luana Savings
Bank The stockholders of the Luana Savings
Bank held their annual meeting on Jan. 9th, and elected
the following directors for the ensuing |
| 1934 Strawberry
Point Union Bank & Trust Strawberry Point: The annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Union Bank and Trust Company was held on Tuesday afternoon. The following were elected: Chairman of the Board - L. W. Preston President - R. C. Norris Vice President - J. J. Matthews Cashier - G, E. Dunfrund Asst. Cashier - Mrs. Myrle Schmidt Bookkeepers - Miss Helen Jahr, Miss Hilda Zwanziger Directors - J. R. Alderson, F. H. Hamlett, E. H. Fitzgibbons, William Reiniets, L. W. Preston, M. F. Harwood, J. W. Hesner, Albert Kash, R. C. Norris ~Clayton County Register, Thur., 19 July 1934 |
| 1934/1935 Farmers
State Bank, St. Olaf St. Olaf: The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers State Bank was
held Monday afternoon. The following officers were
elected: |
| 1935 Garnavillo
Savings Bank Garnavillo: The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Garnavillo Savings Bank was held
in Turner Hall, Monday afternoon, and elected the
following directors: The directors appointed the following officers: |
| 1936 Farmers State
Bank, St. Olaf St. Olaf: The Farmers State
Bank had their yearly meeting on Monday, and the
following officers were elected: |
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