Mason
Mason County, Texas
30 44.926' N 99 13.980' W
Directions: Start at the intersection of SH-87 and Moody Street. The marker is on the southwest corner of the intersection. 100 Moody Street.

Text: German immigrant Anna Mebus (1843-1925) came to Texas in 1858 and married her merchant cousin, Karl Martin (1828-1879). After his death she continued to operate their Mason store and post office, and by the 1880s was handling the cash of area ranchers. In 1901 she helped establish and became president of The Commercial Bank, opened with $3,000 capital. Before a bank building was acquired in 1903, cash was taken home at night. Her sons, Charles (1861-1940) and Max (1863-1941), served as bank officers and helped coin the bank's motto, quot;Safety-Service-Silence.quot; The family operated the bank until 1958.