Chester Nebraska Online Museum

Here’s a small booklet showing the balance sheets of the Farmers Bank of Chester Nebraska at the close of business February 17, 1911.

Bank Officers were: James Wilson, Robert Wilson Jr, Robert J Malowney

Bank Directors were: Martin Duey, James Wilson, Robert Wilson, John C Lloyd, Margaret Malowney.

Here’s a very early check from Chester Nebraska, written on November 18, 1891. Made out to Rob Wilson and signed by Parlin(?) Martin (per DP Marsh).  This is one of the simpler designs on an old check that I have seen.

Here is a check written on November 22, 1897 to the Hapgood Plow Company (which was founded in 1876 in Alton, IL). The amount of $39.43 would be about $1200 “in today’s dollars”.  I’m sure that bought someone a nice plow back then.

Here’s an old cancelled check from the Farmers Bank of Chester written on November 16, 1897 for the amount of $43.68.    Signed by bank cashier Rob Wilson Jr.

These old checks looks so elegant.  This one is dated December 20, 1895.  This date is only five years after Chester was founded.  It has the names of two of Chester’s first bankers James Wilson and Rob Wilson.  It was deposited in the account of the Omaha Casket Company.