Contributor: Barb Vande Brink Source: Personal Collection

Fred Henslin and Milton Schmuhl in Front of Fairwater Bank, ca. 1930's

Pictured above are Fred Henslin and Milton Schmuhl on the steps of the Fairwater Bank, organized January 15, 1903, with capital of $25,000. Individuals involved in the bank were listed in the 1960 Study Club History as follows:

The first President was Mr. A. W. Bonesteel, Vice President, Mr. Derk Bruins; and Mr. C. Griffith cashier. He was followed by Mr. Roy Smith and then Mr. F. E. Henslin. There were originally 25 stockholders, namely; Mr. Neils Westman, Mr. A. Bruins, Jr., Mr. E. R. Williams, Mr. E. B. Carter, Mr. B. J. Wikerink, Mr. W. F. Robinson, Mr. C. C. Cease, Mr. U. L. Johnson, Mr. A. S. Duffies, Mrs. Esther Newland, Mr. A. W. Bonesteel, Mr. W. R. Abercrombi[e], Miss Ellen Miller, Mr. J. H. Redeker, Mr. C. O. Tinkham, Mr. Guy Miller, Mr. A. C. Green, Mr. C. S. Griffith, Mr. J. W. Lyon, Mr. A. J. Bradbury, Mr. O. H. Tucker, Mr. S. Vandervelde, Mr. E. F. Starbird, Mr. Derk Bruins and Mr. James Johnson.