The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
heavy plate mirrors.
The Reception Room.

heavy plate mirrors
The Reception Room. .-...
The reception room, facing on
Hickory street, has red cement tile
floor and wainscotting, the walls be-
ing in Tiffany finish, and tastefully
ornamented with handpainted floral
designs by A. K. Kater. The effect Of
! the dark red tile and wainscotting
combined with the warm tints of the
decorated walls, gives a very cheer
full effect. The radiators in every
room are tinted to blend harmoni-
ously with the wainscotting
Money and books of the institution
are safely stored in large vault
room, which is equipped with a fine
Mosler safe. Adjacent is the safe de-
post vault, lined with mirrors and
checkered nickle finish walls, while
one side is occupied by the deposit
boxes of which there are $50 The
heavy vault doors, safety adeposit
piled by the Mosler Safe - company
through their western representa-
tive, E. Jacobs of this city. The sys-
tenn of opening the deposit boxes is
exceedingly safe, as it requires two
keys, one a master key retained by
the bank, which completes the COM
nination by which the boxes can be
opened. The furnace and storage
vault are located in the rear of the
basement. The rooms of the base
ment have golden oak woodwork,
cement the floors. and cream tinted
walls, and The rooms on the second
floor are also finished in golden oak,
with neat and attractive decorations
Handy front and rear exits, and
stairways add to the convenience of
the building. fs ..
Inter Communicating Telephone. .,
The Mankato Citizens Telephone
company has installed the latest I'm
proved inter communicating telc-
phone system in the bank, and all
departments can be easily reached by
telephone The bank also has the
Northwestern telephone. One of the
interesting new conveniehces in
stalled in the bank is the heat regu-
latings system, supplied by the Ma
tional Regulator n company through
McLaurin & sNorthrop. Patented
thermometers in the different rooms
control the heat automatically. The
windows of the building are fitted
with Pullman ventilators, and pat
ented window shades, and a fine re-
gard for convenience and detail is
observed throughout the building.
Architect Albert Schippel of this
city was the supervising local archi-
tect in charge of the building, plans
for the work being furnished by O..
HI. Rourd, architect of Minneapolis.
Otto Neitge of North Mankato had
the general building contract. G. A..
Eichsteadt of the Mankato Electric
company had the contract for the
electric fixtures and wiring of the
buildings and the artistically shaded
lights add to the general effect of
elegant richness.
The Mankato State bank was es-
tablished in Mankato in 1886 in
what was known as the Old City
bank building, at 220 South Front
street, which is now occupied as an
office by George T Owen. The bank
moved to it's present location on the
corner of Front and Hickory streets
in 1891.
Judge Daniel Buck was the first
president of the institution, and the
order of presidents was as follows
from then until the present time: ].
H. Ray, 2. G. Harrington, Edward
Weaver, Fred Kron, and George B.
Owen, who is now president. John T.
Thomas was cashier, being the first
one elected, and holding that posi-
ton until his death in 1911, when he
was succeeded by Emil Schoyen, the
present cashier.
Officers and Directors.
Present officers and directors of
the bank are:
George B. Owen, president; M. d.
Fritz, vice president B. Frank Pay,
vice president; E. Schoyen, cashier,
T. c. Nicholson, assistant cashier,
Stephen Lamm, teller, Warner Zeno
bookkeeper, and having charge of the
safe deposit vault, Marvin Planti-
kow, assistant bsokkeeper in charge
of the savings department. Directors
| George B. Owen, NJ. D. Fritz, B.
Frank Pay, E. Schoyen, F. D. Sleight,
2. G.. Harrington, August Schultz, A.
G. Bierbauer, Nicholas Juliar, F. NJ.
Otto Sorinus- Rasmussen is custodi-
an of the building.
There are one hundred and one
stockholders in the Mankato State
bank, and the. total footings are now
| $S32,052.12. The bank now has cap
| ital stock of 100000, surplus and I'M
divided profits of $53,670.14, and de-
posits of $67S,381.9S.
Always interested in all move
ments for the lettering of Mankato
and country districts in this sec
ton of the state the Mankato bank
! enjoys great popularity, and the
list of patrons are constantly in
creasing The building now occupied
J is one of the finest bank buildings In