Exterior view of the City Hotel of St. James. This Building was rebuilt after a fire in 1903 and became a rooming house later that year. Some time after that it became Teeter's Flats, an apartment Building which was later destroyed in a controlled burn by firemen.
The Jesse James - Younger gang fled from Northfield, Minnesota after a failed bank robbery. Young Sorbel recognized the gang as they passed his Hanska farm. Bob, Cole and Jim Younger would eventually surrender to this seven-man posse 8 miles west of Madelia on the banks of the Watonwan River. Charlie Pitts died in the shootout.
Exterior view of the East Sveadahl Lutheran Church in the winter of about 1872. This church building blew down in a wind storm before the summer of 1879.
Long time harness maker and dealer George Hartung operated this store. He is pictured on the left. His business was located at 708 First Avenue South St. James, MN. Will become Sam's Electric in fall of 1977.
Pictured is the South Side School in St. James. Commander AK Peck, Drummer Ida Schutz, Caroline Schutz Zellers, Miss Lobben, Mod Rawland, Miss Treffery, Clara Schutz, Hilda Howe, Miss Kopp, Miss Olson, Ida Clemments, Kellie Mullen, Hattie Merigold, Jannie Johnson, Lottie Johnson, Mary Sneller and Mary Wakefield
Pictured here is the crew that installed the first aerial lead cable for St. James, Minn. Pictured in the top left is Denny Pitman. Top right is Al Haugen; Middle left is Emil Anderson and middle right is Sig Bergman. At the bottom is Oscar Petersen.
The tower which Mr. Joseph Flanders is building for the wind engine at his big well is nearing completion. It stands on a solid foundation and the super structure will be sixty-four feet high.
In the photograph starting on the North side and West end is the Loomis House with the picket fence in front; John Wold Store; Tollerson Millinery; saloon; old printing office; J.A. Gieriet; M. Olson; dwelling on the lot of Davis and Mullen.