? financial standing of our city is ? due to the strong banking ? which it possesses and ? strong towers of finance have done more to aid in advancing this great and enviable financial position than the State Bank of Ottawa. This bank was established in ? It has a capital stock of $40,000, surplus and profits of $6,000 and deposits of $291,000. The deposits in this bank are guaranteed under the guarantee law of Kansas. The officers of this bank are: A. Dobson, president; F. C. Dobson, vice president; J. R. Finley, vice president; E. A. Hanes, cashies [sic], and H. H. Hayes, assistant cashier, and the directors of this bank are: A. Dobson, John ?, Eugene L. Warner, W. K. ?, H. H. Hewitt, J. R. Finley, ? E. A. Hanes. The bank is well ? and equipped with the latest banking facilities such as fire-proof and burglar-proof vaults, save, ? with and ample force of book? And clerks in attendance at ? The public who entrust ? money to a bank should know ? of their financial standing. The above is a statement which speaks for itself, on its strength they respectfully solicit your patronage. The officers of this bank are business men of sterling worth and the highest ? whose conservative years of practical business methods assure the continued success of the institution with which they are connected.
Source: Ottawa Kansas Souvenir c. 1909-10
Name of Business: State Bank of Ottawa
Current Address: S Main
Persons: Dobson, A.
Additional Assoc. Persons: Dobson, F. C., Finley, J. R., Hanes, E. A., Hayes, H. H., ?, John, Warner, Eugene L., ?, W. K., Hewitt, H. H.