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National Bank Notes > North Dakota

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Glen Ullin, First NB, 13410
Fr. 1802-1 $20 1929T1
Grade: PMG AU 53 EPQ    

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This bank was chartered near the end of December 1929 to serve as a national bank for Morton County. The bank issued $5, $10 and $20 of both types. The #1 $5 Type 1 sheet has been cut. This is a lovely AU 53 EPQ that has a faint bend. Printed signatures of M. Tschida, President and John Charles Fisher, Cashier. Glen Ullin, in Morton County, is located in the Bismarck metro area. The population was 807 at the 2010 census, and a peak population of 1,324 was reached in 1950. Glen Ullin was founded along the transcontinental route of the Northern Pacific Railway; the railroad station was built in 1879. Major Alvin Bovay, a Northern Pacific land agent, surveyed the Glen Ullin area in 1881 and on August 6, 1883, the townsite was platted. The name was created by Bovay; Glen, is a Gaelic word for "valley," chosen because of the city's location, while Ullin was taken from the Thomas Campbell poem Lord Ullin's Daughter. The first school opened in the fall of 1884. The village incorporated in 1901, and it became a city in 1910 with Michael Tschida (1866-1956) as mayor. The post office was established June 4, 1883 with Dr. Sid O. Morgan as Postmaster. From November 30, 1895 to December 1, 1905 the name was spelled as one word (Glenullin) to conform to government spelling regulations. From 1883 until 1949 the Northern Pacific Railroad depot displayed the town's name as Glenullen. The difference in spelling was the source of much confusion, and it is a continuing topic of conversation as to why the sign on the depot was not changed. It is apparent that the spelling had some influence, with the Glen Ullen State Bank of 1905-1908 using a name containing elements of both the railroad and official names.

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