The "Dawes County Bank" was the first established in the county, Thomas H. Glover was president and Lyman A. Brower, cashier. It went into voluntary liquidation and quit business in '91 or '92.
Chadron has three banks. The First National has survived all the years and has capital and surplus of $1'50,000 as shown in the "blue book." Its president is Col. Chas. F. Coffee. C. F. Coffee, junior, is vice president ; W. E. Mote, cashier and Grace Miller, assistant cashier.
The Citizens State Bank which was established in 1889 by Andrew McFadon with a capital of $20,000 has been re-organized and enlarged until today its capital, surplus and undivided profit exceed $100,000. O. J. Schweiger is president ; T. T. May, vice president ; C. W. Mitchell, cashier and E. M. Birdsail and K. R. Klingaman, assistant cashiers. Schweiger was formerly a commercial salesman and is one of the most progressive of the younger men in business in Chadron.
The Chadron State Bank has a capital and surplus of over $130,000 according to a recent statement. B. L. Scovil is president ; J. H. White, vice president : W. P. Rooney, cashier. Other directors are Robert Hood and W. H. Donahue.
Crawford has three distinctive financial institutions. The oldest bank is the Commercial State established in 1886. It has a capital surplus and profit of $100,000. Leroy Hall is president ; Andrew Vetter and Frank L. Hall, vice presidents ; M. G. Eastman, cashier and Besse E. Chapman, assistant.