Citizens National Bank, Anthony, KS (Charter 6752)
Citizens National Bank, Anthony, KS (Chartered 1903 - Closed (Merger) 2002)
Town History
Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,108. In 1900 the population was 1,179, peaking at 2,947 in 1930.
The Anthony townsite was laid out in 1878. The city was named after the 7th governor of Kansas, George T. Anthony who was in office at the time. Following the reorganization of Harper County in 1878 after the original fraudulent organization in 1873, Anthony was designated the temporary county seat, as Bluff City, designated county seat of the fraudulent county organization, did not exist at the time. In 1879, a county seat election was held, and Anthony won over Harper City even though 2,960 ballots were cast with 800 legal voters in the county.
Anthony had four National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and all four of those banks issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized April 18, 1903
- Chartered April 28, 1903
- Succeeded Anthony State Bank
- Bank was Open past 1935
- For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
- Merged into Kanza Bank in Kingman, KS, October 31, 2002
In April 1903, the application for the Citizens National Bank of Anthony, Kansas, was approved by the Treasury Department. The capital stock was $50,000. Charles E. Morris, John D. Brown, W.A. Miller, R.O. Small, and J.W. Cornick were the officers.[1]
On Saturday, April 17, 1903, stockholders of the Citizens National met at the Anthony State Bank to complete organization and elect officers and a board of directors. The new bank bought the Anthony State Bank and succeeded to its business. The officers elected were John D. Brown, president; W.A. Miller, vice president; Charles E. Morris, cashier. Mr. Morris would be in active charge of the bank's affairs with W.E. Blackburn and Ben B. Evans behind the counter. The board of directors included the first three gentlemen and John A. Lydick, Hon. T.A. Noftzger, John Cornick and F.M. Ferguson. The stockholders included the names above plus William Cornick, A. Griesinger, Jr., R.B. Board, Louis P. McClellan, Wm. M. Barber, Benjamin Sloop, R.B. Burchfield, W.M. Moore, Wm. W. Miller, R.O. Small, and C.M. Robbins.[2]
In May 1911, the directors were W.A. Miller, Charles E. Morris, Wm. Barber, F.M. Evans, Wm. Geitgey, Mrs. J.D. Brown, John A. Lydick, T.K. Miller, and P.O. Herold.[3]
In March 1912, the bank had capital and surplus of $75,000. The officers and directors were W.A. Miller, president; Chas. E. Morris, vice president; P.O. Herold, cashier; W.M. Barber, J.A. Lydick, Wm. Geitgey, F.M. Evans, T.K. Miller, and Henrietta Brown, directors.[4]
The statement as of May 4, 1920, showed capital $100,000, surplus and profits $30,000, circulation $40,000, and deposits $621,291.38. The officers and directors were W.A. Miller, Chas. E. Morris, vice president; P.O. Herold, cashier; M.R. Couch, assistant cashier; Wm. Barger, Wm. Geitgey, J.A. Lydick, F.M. Evans, W.A. Cornick, and E.R. Limbird, directors.[5]
In February 1939, the officers were W.A. Miller, chairman of the board; P.O. Herold, president; Edgar C. Miller, cashier; Frank Burgmeier and Ralph Tague, assistant cashiers.[6]
On March 6, 1970, the bank changed its name to The Citizens National Bank & Trust Co. with its main office at 102 East Main Street, Anthony, KS 67003.
In February 2002, Kanza Bank of Kingman was purchasing the Citizens National Bank in Anthony. Both were founded as independently owned community banks in the early 1900s and remained family-owned banks. The Anthony bank had assets of $35 million and would continue to serve the needs of area farmers, ranchers and businesses according to John Boyer IV, president and chief executive of Kanza Bank, formerly State Bank of Kingman. The Citizens National Bank had operated under the leadership of Charles Masner of Anthony since 1959.[7]
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The Citizens National Bank of Anthony, KS
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $718,780 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1903 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 62,389 notes (42,208 large size and 20,181 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2025 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2800 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2801 - 8527 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 668 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1294 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 356 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3398 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2371 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 504
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1903 - 1935):
Presidents:
Cashiers:
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Sources
- Anthony, KS, on Wikipedia
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
- ↑ The Anthony Bulletin, Anthony, KS, Thu., Apr. 16, 1903.
- ↑ The Anthony Republican, Anthony, KS, Fri., Apr. 24, 1903.
- ↑ The Anthony Republican, Anthony, KS, Fri., May 5, 1911.
- ↑ The Anthony Republican, Anthony, KS, Fri., Mar. 15, 1912.
- ↑ The Anthony Republican, Anthony, KS, Thu., May 13, 1920.
- ↑ The Manchester Journal, Manchester, OK, Thu., Feb. 9, 1939.
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, Wed., Feb. 27, 2002.