Subject: 
        Dexter N.B.
  Date: 
        Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:35:57 -0600
  From: 
        "Bruce Hedrick" <bud50@hit.net>
    To: 
        "Bill Bottorff" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>


Of the eight National Banks that existed in Cowley County the Dexter National Bank is one of two with the shortest history. (The
American National Bank of Arkansas City lasted 18 months between 1889-1890.)  Chartered in 1908 the Dexter bank closed in
1914.  This was ironic in a way as 1914 was the same year that oil was discovered in Cowley County east of Winfield.  Both
officers of the bank went on to become respected business men of Winfield.  W.R. Coffey became president of the State Bank of
Winfield in 1934.  W.B. Light became president of the State Bank of Winfield in 1912 while still associated with the Dexter Bank.
In later years the Light family would form Winfield Electric.

Subject: 
        Dexter add
  Date: 
        Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:57:35 -0600
  From: 
        "Bruce Hedrick" <bud50@hit.net>
    To: 
        "Bill Bottorff" <bbott@ausbcomp.com>


All National Bank notes were issued by the Fed. in sheets of 4 and then hand cut by the issuing banks.  The marking at the
bottom of this note indicates that it was the last note on the sheet.  This is one of 5 individual notes recorded on this bank.