This contract, for a piece of land in Murray County, Minnesota, is between George G. Butler of Close Brothers & Company and D.M. Bonesteel of Murray County, Minnesota. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 20 in Township 106 North, of Range 41 West, of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Slayton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,360 and includes a detail of payment made between January 3, 1887, and paid in full May 7, 1893. 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
The front side of "Minnesota Bikeways: Map 40 - Southwest Minnesota" contains a legend of signs and symbols, the larger bikeways map, and the map index. The back side contains: a list of county, municipal, state, and national parks and state rest areas; a "potpourri" article; a checklist of touring supplies with a diagram of where to put supplies on a bike; and inset maps of Luverne, Fulda, Worthington, Slayton, and Pipestone. MnDOT's bikeway maps serve as a reference guide illustrating major historical and cultural points of interest in Minnesota, public park lands and facilities, equipment, and safety information. They also depict road analyses for bicycle travel, location of paved road shoulders and off-road bikeways, and controlled access roads where bicycles are prohibited. There are 54 maps in the Statewide Series (1979-1983), 4 maps in the Statewide Quadrant Series (1986-1993), and 2 maps in the Metro Series (1989). Legislatively mandated, these maps were prepared as convenient guides to help bicyclists select their routes. Each map is unique and signifies a historical reference to the state of bicycle facilities at the time of publication.
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Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Group portrait of the Murray County Commissioners meeting in 1897. From left: S. Pattinson, Anton Lunder, Charles Wells, Henry Cohrs, unidentified, P.J. O'Connell, John Mihin and John Hobart.
It was known at the time as "Our Nation's Most Tragic Accident" in which two vehicles met in a head-on collision on April 21, 1940. Twelve victims were killed and one survived in this horrible accident.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1977-1982 (District 26A); House 1983-1984 (District 28A). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10014