Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1891-05-21
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between Close Brothers & Company for Wakefield Christy, and Christian Loken of Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It is for the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 1, Township 104 North, Range 36 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Delafield Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $640 and includes a detail of payments made between May 21, 1891 and August 16, 1894 when paid in full. 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:
1891-10-06
Description:
This contract, which is for a piece of land in ..........is between the Estate of F. G. Howard for Close Brothers & Company and Levi M. Black and N. N. Coon of Sioux County, Iowa. It is for the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 32, Township 94 North, of Range 47 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in ....................... This contract involves 240 acres for the sum of $4320 and includes a detail of payments made between October 6, 1891 and June 27, 1893 when paid in full. 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:
1892-05-16
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between Samuel Haughton Graves of Close Brothers & Company, and M.A. Foss. It is for the northwest quarter of the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 5, Township 104 North, of Range 35 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract involves 234.88 acres for the sum of $1056.96 and includes a detail of payment made between May 16, 1892 and paid in full July 3, 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 business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1890-04-24
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between Close Brothers & Company for Wakefield Christy, and Martin Hansen of Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It is for the West half of the Southwest quarter of Section 1 in Township 104 North of Range 36 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Delafield Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract is for 80 acres for the sum of $640 and includes detail of payments made between April 24, 1890 and December 1891. 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:
1891-09-26
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between Close Brothers & Company for Thomas S. McCreedy, and Ole Anton of Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It is for the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 5 in Township 104 North of Range 35 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Christiania Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $480 and includes detail of payment between September 26, 1891 and paid in full June 10, 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 business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1890-12-08
Description:
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between Close Brothers & Company for Wakefield Christy, and Peder Christensen of Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It is for the East half of the Southeast quarter of Section 1 in Township 104 North of Range 36 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Delafield Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $640 and includes a detail of payment made between December 8, 1890 and paid in full February 25, 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 business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Exterior view of the Creamery building at Belmont. At one time this was the post office at Brownsburg. This picture of the Belmont creamery was taken in about 1910. Sigurd Hagan was the butter maker. The Store in the background was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Halsten.
Interior view of the Herman Egge's Blacksmith Shop after he remodeled. Local at the corner of 1st. and Ashley. Herman bought the shop from Jens Jensen in 1913. Herman operated the shop for 53 years. The building was torn down in 1977. Pictured are Joe Vick (left) and Herman Egge (right).
Interior view of Farmer's Store. Pictured left to right: E. J. Stoetereau, Mrs. Stoetereau, Viola Boss, Joseph Navarra, Henry Bisping, John Rentsheler. The Farmers' Store later became John's Store, then Stensrude Store.
Exterior view of the James Rost Hardware and Farm Implement Store, erected in 1914. Located on Broadway Avenue in Lakefield. The Rost Building burned to the ground on May 28, 1983.
Exterior view of the Kruse Tavern. Emil and Ella Kruse stand in front of their tavern located in Okabena. They operated the tavern into the 1950s and 1960s.
Exterior view of the Lakefield Tile and Drainage Company, taken in 1911. People involved in it were John Grein, Nels Quevli, John Frederickson. Operated from 1908-1912, before being sold to William Moore in 1914. Located north of the Mill Road, one block west of present Highway 86.
This contract, for a piece of land in Jackson County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for Western Land Company and Charles F. Graham of Champaign County, Illinois. It is for the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 36 in Township 103 North, of Range 38 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Alba Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $720 and includes a detail of payments beginning September 10, 1885, until cancelled with no date given. 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.
View of Main Street of Lakefield looking North. Image was taken before the 1910 fire that destroyed the Colman Lumberyard, shown here in the foreground.
Ed and Art Moe's Store in Lakefield about 1925. It was located on 2nd Avenue and Main Street. The employees shown are Ed Moe and Earl Nelson. The store began business in 1916.
Postcard illustrating Nels Quevli and the Quevli Farm of "2243 acres, 10 sets of buildings located 10 miles north of the Iowa state line. Where corn is king." Signed by Nels Quevli and dated 1909.
Exterior view of the Okabena Creamery. Workers from left to right: John Sinnen, Cream Hauler; William H, Gehrals, Manager; Mrs. Emma Gehrls. This building was constructed after a fire leveled the first building on April 9, 1930.
John Ruthenbeck pictured in front of his business. Started as a hardware store in 1909 as a partnership between George Stevenson, John Ruthenbeck and August Atz. In 1910 they took in Theo. Milbrath, and built this building. They sold the first Ford cars from this location. In 1916 the partnership was dissolved; from then on was operated by John as an implement business. He ran it for 30 years, then selling it to Ray Ahrens in 1946.
Interior view of the Raddatz Barber Shop of Heron Lake. Pictured from right to left: Alva Jones, Walter Raddatz, Archie Tomford. The man in barber chair is unknown.