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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Fingal, First NB, W7295
Fr. 642 $20 1902DB
Grade: PMG VF 25    

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This was a one-bank town in Barnes County that had its national bank chartered in June 1904. The bank issued 5,380 sheets of large size and 454 sheets of small size notes before being liquidated on August 13, 1932. This example is a new note for the census, bringing the population to five large notes reported. Faint purple stamped signatures of Laura A. (Donohue) Batcheller, President and Charles Elmer Batcheller, Cashier. Charles Elmer Batcheller was born at Stockton, New York, Oct. 10, 1863. He took up railroad work as station agent and operator on the New York Central Railroad. Coming to North Dakota in 1892, he was connected with the Northern Paci c Railway Company then accepted the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank at Buffalo, North Dakota. In 1899 he removed to Fingal, where he organized the State Bank of Fingal, which in 1904 was merged into the First National Bank. Since the establishment of the bank, of which bank his wife was president, Mr. Batcheller has continuously lled the position of cashier. Mr. Batcheller was also president of the First National Bank of Hettinger, secretary and treasurer of the Fingal Land and Loan Agency, and president of the North Dakota Bankers Association. Fingal, in Barnes County, was founded in 1891 along the Soo Line Railroad. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. The community was named by settlers from Fingal, Ontario, Canada, which was in turn named for Fingal's Cave, Scotland. Fingal was the King of Morven on the northwest coast of ancient Scotland who invaded and defeated Ireland. The post office was established December 11, 1891 with Thorkel A. Thorkelson as Postmaster. The village, which incorporated in 1920, reached a peak population of 324 in 1930.

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