Fisher, who founded and operated successfully the Farmers State Bank of Bayard, being president of that institution, sold his interest in that concern about two weeks ago and went over a considerable part of Nebraska in search of a promising location for another bank. Mr. Fisher became convinced that Bridgeport has the best prospects for immediate advancement of all the towns he has investigated, so he made purchase of all of the stock of the Nebraska State Bank of this city that is owned by non-residents. He took over the interests of Green, Wright. Howey and Ferguson of Scottsbluff and Lincoln, and has assumed charge of the bank as cashier. Mr. Fisher has a family consisting of a wife and three children, and will move to

this city as soon as he can arrange for a residence property. The bank will therefore be a strictly home institution, and Mr. Fisher and family will be made welcome in their new home by all of our citizens.

The growth reached by this bank in its career is reflected by its statements of February 14, 1920:

Resources

Loans and discounts . . . $148,402.99

Overdrafts 1,227.73

Bonds, securities, judgments, claims, etc., including government bonds 915.76

Banking house, furniture and fixtures 6,083.81

Current expenses, taxes

and interest paid. . . . 1,380.06

Cash items 513.34

Due from National and

State banks $ 54,315.76

Checks and items of exchange 1,304.92

Currency 6,947.00

Gold coin 377.50

Silver, nickels and cents 858.04 63,803.22

Total $222,326.91

Liabilities

Capital Stock $ 25,000.00