Marcus J. Davis, like many Duluth pioneers, was involved in the grain business and a stockholder in the Duluth & Winnipeg Railroad. He was not a native of Minnesota, being born in Oswego County, New York in 1841. He began his political career almost as soon as he came to Duluth, as he was elected alderman in 1874, the year he arrived. He was elected mayor in 1890 and began a crusade against the seedier aspects of the city, ordering saloons to close at 11pm and banning boxing. He also brought with him from New York plans for an aerial lift bridge, later built in Duluth. After his one term in office, Davis moved to Joplin, Missouri, though he was buried in Duluth.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891?
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Olive Street of Sabins. Owner: Lamere, Architect: Lamere, Builder: Lamere.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891?
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Haudock Street, Lot 1 and 2, Block 1 of Churchill. Builder: Beiging and Schmidt.
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Burlington Street, Lot 15 and 10, Block 15 of Churchill and Nelson. Builder: Beiging and Schmidt.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891?
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Broadway North Street, Lot 6, Block 50 of Calie and Schulenburg. Owner: Friedrich Hinz.
The Merritt Block or Merritt building was built by the Leonidas and Alfred Merritt brothers at First Street between St. Paul and Brook in Oneota. It was destroyed by a fire in about 1898.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This photograph shows several members of the Nutter family in front of a building in St. Peter. James Nutter was an early blacksmith in the city, who later operated a hardware store. He died in 1894. Clifford was born in 1885.
An unidentified underground mine pit with a steam locomotive Number 1 of the Duluth and Iron Range railway at work, probably at Tower or Ely, Minnesota, on the Vermilion Iron Range.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This circa 1890 book contains about 70 photographs of scenes of Duluth, Minnesota. A four-page text at the beginning describes the city of the 1890s, including boulevards and drives, educational institutions, harbor and shipping, commerce and manufacturing, and railroads. Some of the photographs show the Paladio Building, the Board of Trade, Minnesota Point from the Spalding Hotel, the Phoenix Block, Central High School, the Hardy School, and residences of J.D. Ensign, Col. C.H. Graves, Robert C. Ray, O.G. Traphagen, and W.C. Sargent.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-12-31
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and J.N. Ballard of Parnell County, Iowa. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 27, Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1440 and includes a detail of payment made between December 31, 1891 and cancellation July, 1894. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Letter from William W. Folwell, University of Minnesota Librarian to J. Fletcher Williams, Minnesota Historical Society Librarian, dated 12/23/1891, asking Williams to call for the formation of a state library association to meet in connection with the State Teachers Association in order to foster public school libraries.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-22
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Sixth Avenue South, Lot 1, Block 13 of Greeley and Staples. Owner: J. R. Morgan, Builder: A. Babcock. Permit granted on December 22, 1891.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North Broadway Street, Lot 11, Block 52 of Schulenburg. Owner: Mrs. R. Reutermann, Builder: William Bieging.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Sixth Street, Lot 1, Plat 2 Number 2 County. Owner: Svence [or Sven] Bergland, Plumber: M. M. Peaslee. Permit granted December 22, 1891.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Main Street, Lot 3, Block 28 of Original City. Owner: Isaac Bernheimer, Plumber: M. M. Peaslee. Permit granted December 22, 1891.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-19
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South Third Street, Lot 20, Block 14 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughter. Owner: P. N. Rivard.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-18
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Shurburn Street, Lot 6, Block 3 of Fullerston. Owner: Alex Carlson, Builder: William Johnson. Permit granted on December 18, 1891.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-12-17
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Nobles County, Minnesota, is between Close Brothers & Company for William Collier, and Joseph Paulson of Nobles County, Minnesota. It is for the northwest quarter of Section 13, Township 101 North, of Range 47 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Ransom Township, Nobles County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $2720 and includes a detail of payment made between December 17, 1891 and paid in full December 6, 1894. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-16
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West Laurel Street, Lot 15, Block 3 of H. R. Murdock. Owner: L. A. Johnson, Builder: L. A. Johnson.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-12-10
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Chestnut Street, Lot 3, Block 25 of Original City. Owner: Mower Estate, Plumber: Andrew Quinn. Permit granted December 11, 1891.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-12-01
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and C.C. Brush of Tama County, Iowa. It is for the southeast quarter of Section 25, Township 108 North, of Range 47 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $2240 and includes a detail of payment made between December 1, 1891 and cancellation May, 1895. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-12-01
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and C.C. Brush of Tama County, Iowa. It is for the southwest quarter, excepting the railroad right of way, of Section 25, Township 108 North, of Range 47 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 159.38 acres for the sum of $2071.94 and includes a detail of payment made between December 1, 1891 and cancellation May, 1895. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
The Mankatonian was a monthly magazine published by the students at the Mankato State Normal School from 1891-1913. It was published during the school year and a few summer sessions and included: summaries of school activities (sports, clubs, classes, etc.), poetry and articles on a variety of subjects, social events (dances, happenings around town, life in the dorms, etc.) and other topics of interest to the students. It also includes advertisements from many area businesses. The Mankatonian was preceded by the Student and followed by School Spirit, the school newspaper.
Contributing Institution:
University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center, Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Begun by Bishop John Joseph Otto Zardetti (1847-1902), and ceased publication when he was transferred to another diocese. It covers the period from January 1891 to April 1894.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-28
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and Percy Bott of Pipestone County, Pipestone, Minnesota. It is for northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 13, Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Aetna Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 40 acres for the sum of $340 and includes a detail of payment between November 28, 1891 and paid in full December 19, 1892. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-24
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Rock County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and Charles M. Cory of Nobles County, Minnesota. It is for the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 107 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Rock Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1320 and includes a detail of payment between November 24, 1890 and paid in full April 3, 1895. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-22
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, West Olive Street, Lot 12, Block 33 of Original City Stillwater. Owner: John Mohr, Builder: Henry Mohr.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-22
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haugton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and F.J. Porter of Nobles County, Minnesota. It is for the south half of the north half of the northwest quarter and the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 106 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Burke Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 120 acres for the sum of $1050 and includes a detail of payment made between November 22, 1891 and paid in full January 20, 1898. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-21
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and John S. Tucker and Andrew P. Bertelsen of Southern Minnesota Land Company of Lincoln County, Minnesota. It is for the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 1, Township 108 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Aetna Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $680 and includes a detail of payment between November 21, 1891 and paid in full April 9, 1898. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-16
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Third Street, Lot 5, Block 34 of Original City Stillwater. Owner: P. H. Christiansen, Builder: S. Bergland.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-14
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, North William Street, Lot 5, Block 8 of Greeley and Slaughters. Owner: A. P. Nyberg, Builder: William Johnson. Permit granted on November 14, 1891.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-13
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Rock County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and W.E. Graves of Rock County, Minnesota. It is for the northwest quarter of Section 35, Township 104 North of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Denver Township, Rock County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1600 and includes a detail of payment between November 13, 1891 and paid in full February 23, 1897. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-12
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Myrtle Street, Lot 2 and 4, Block 11 of Greeley and Slaughters. Owner: A. Spences, Builder: George Raney.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-10
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: Northridge Leindel Street, Lot 14, Block 9 of Sabins. Owner: August Nielson, Builder: M. Nielson.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-11-10
Description:
This contract, for a piece of and in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company, and F.J. Porter of Nobles County, Minnesota. It is for the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 23, in Township 106 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Burke Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $800 and includes a detail of payment between November 10, 1891 and paid in full January 20, 1898. The Close Brothers & Company, composed of William Close, James Close, John Close, Frederick Close and S.H. Graves, organized in 1876 and located in Pipestone in 1883. They also operated under business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1891-11-05
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Third Street, Lot 2, Block 57 of Schulenburg. Owner: Gottlieb Kress, Builder: Gustave Kress. Permit granted on November 5, 1891.