Barton County KS Archives History - Books .....Citizens State Bank, Ellinwood 1912
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Book Title: Biographical History Of Barton County

CITIZENS STATE BANK, ELLINWOOD

   Along in the latter 80's E. L. Smith and other well known residents of the
eastern part of the county of Barton decided that Ellinwood needed a good bank.
Therefore in 1889 the Citizens State Bank was organized with a capital of
$5,000, with an authorized capital of $50,000. It first bore the name of the
Citizens Bank but when it was chartered under the new state banking laws five
years later it became known as the Citizens State Bank and the capital was made
$15,000. The officers of this bank are: E. L. Smith, president and cashier;
Robert Shouse, assistant cashier and secretary and these with P. B. Kimpler, G.
H. Ernsting and H. P. S. Smith form the board of directors. The bank now has a
surplus of $32,000 and the deposits are approximately $175,000. This bank has
gained the confidence of the people by square dealing methods and by extending
to its friends and customers every accommodation that is consistent with safe
banking methods. The bank occupies a modernly equipped building with an
electrical burglar alarm and all modern appliances for protecting the valuables
contained in the vaults.


[photo]  Citizens State Bank, Ellinwood


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