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Book Title: Biographical History Of Barton County

PAWNEE ROCK STATE BANK

BARTON County is noted for its sound, substantial banking institutions and there
is none that stands better with the people of the county than the Pawnee Rock
State Bank which was organized in August, 1901. It was the first bank in the
town and was made possible by E. R. and G. N. Moses, Robert Merten, Peter Bloom,
Charles Gano, J. T. Kell, M. E. Heynes and other well men who took a leading
part in the commercial life of the county. All of the organizers with the
exception of the first two named are pioneers of Pawnee Rock while the Moses
Brothers helped develop that part of the county lying closely adjacent to Great
Bend. The bank was organized with a capital of $5,000, which has been increased
to $25,000 from the earnings and not by assessment of the stockholders. It now
has a surplus of $3,000 and deposits of approximately $95,000. The bank has
grown steadily since it was organized and has gained the confidence of its
patrons by square deal methods and untiring efforts in meeting every demand made
upon it by customers. The bank occupies a fine brick building on the Main
street. It has a modern steel lined vault, which contains the latest improved
Manganese steel safe and as additional protection the bank is equipped with an
electric burglar alarm system which renders it absolutely impregnable to
burglars. On top of all this the depositors in this bank are secured by the Bank
Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the State of Kansas. This bank offers exceptional
advantages to new depositors. It pays liberal interest on savings and time
deposits and grants to customers every favor that is in keeping with safe
banking methods. These features have made this bank popular with the people of
Pawnee Rock and vicinity and is a great aid in teaching the young people that
the only dollars worth two hundred cents are those saved in youth. The officers
of this bank are: E. R. Moses, president; 'Peter Bloom, vice-president; A.
Dring, cashier and A. S. Gross, assistant cashier. The directors are E. R.
Moses, Jr., J. T. Kell, E. R. Moses, Peter Bloom and Robert Merten. All of these
are men who enjoy the utmost confidence of the people of Barton County as they
are among the men who made this county one of the best in the State of Kansas
and are well and favorably known in the commercial and financial life of the
state. This bank has enjoyed its growth from the fact that it is a home
institution officered and owned by home people and conducted for the people of
Pawnee Rock and this section of the county. The success of this bank is due to
the enterprise of its stockholders and officers who have gained the confidence
of the people.

[photo of building] Pawnee Rock State Bank



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