This contract, for a piece of land in Lyon County, Iowa, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company and F.L. Grannis. It is for the west half of Section 11 in Township 100 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Midland Township, Lyon County, Iowa. The contract involves 205.18 acres for the sum of $2,450 and includes a detail of payment made between July 25, 1885, and deeded in November 30, 1888. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for Southern Minnesota Land Company and Alex Hoffland of Knox County, Illinois. It is for the northwest quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 21 in Township 106 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 240 acres for the sum of $2,520 and includes detail of payment between August 4, 1885, and paid in full July 30, 1889. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Charles J. Hoflund of Henry County, Illinois. It is for the north half and the southwest quarter of Section 3 in Township 107 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 481.88 acres for the sum of $4,577.86 and includes a detail of payment made between August 4, 1885, and paid in full November 3, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Charles J. Hoflund of Henry County, Illinois. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 35 in Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,520 and includes a detail of payment made between August 4, 1885, and November, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract for a piece of land in Lyon County, Iowa, is between E.J.M. Caldwell of Close Brothers & Company and Jesse K. Turner of Nobles County, Minnesota. It is for all of Section 32 in Township 100 North, of Range 43 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Elgin Township, Lyon County, Iowa. This contact involves 640 acres for the sum of $8,320 and includes detail of payments made between August 5, 1885, and March 1, 1889. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Rock County, Minnesota, is between John B. Close and James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company and Fritz Bauer of Scott County, Iowa. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 32 in Township 101 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Kanaranzi Township, Rock County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $2,960 and includes a detail of payments made between August 12, 1885, and March 1, 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Hermann Mackeprang of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It is for the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 9 in Township 107 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $780 and includes a detail of payment made between August 12, 1885, and January 1886. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Robert E. Heinemann of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 9 in Township 107 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,560 and includes a detail of payment made between August 12, 1885, and paid in full March, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for Southern Minnesota Land Company and James C. Nash of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It is for the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 11 in Township 105 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Elmer Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for a sum of $720 and a detail of payment made between August 13, 1885, and cancellation in May, 1888. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in O'Brien County, Iowa, is between William Close of Close Brothers & Company and Iver Goodmundson of O'Brien County, Iowa. It is for the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 35 in Township 95 North, of Range 41 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Dale Township, O'Brien County, Iowa. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $1,440 and includes a detail of payments made between August 20, 1885, and paid in full April 1, 1890. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Lyon County, Iowa, is between J.P. Postgate of Close Brothers & Company and John Kenniger of Carroll County, Illinois. It is for the southeast quarter of Section 7 in Township 99 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Liberal Township, Lyon County, Iowa. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $3,40 and includes detail of payments made between August 20, 1885, and October 30, 1890. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for Southern Minnesota Land Company and Conrad Kuypers of Carroll County, Iowa. It is for the north half of the northeast quarter of Section 5 in Township 105 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Eden Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It involves 81 and 56/100 acres for the sum of $795.21 and includes a detail of payments made between August 26, 1885, and December 1, 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between the Close Brothers & Company for Southern Minnesota Land Company and John G. Jansen of Carroll County, Iowa. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 5 in Township 105 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Eden Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,560 and includes detail of payments made between August 26, 1885, and paid in full April, 1889. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Joseph Nuttle of Ogle County, Illinois. This contract is for the northeast quarter of Section 29 in Township 106 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,800 and includes detail of payments made between August 26, 1885, and September 1, 1890. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land company and Adam Wedel of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It is for the southwest quarter of Section 3 in Township 107 North, of Range 45 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Grange Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,440 and includes a detail of payments made between August 31, 1885, and November 1, 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James B. Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Fred Kobow of Ogle County, Illinois. It is for the northwest quarter of Section 13 in Township 107 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Troy Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,400 and includes a detail of payments made between August 29, 1885, and paid in full November 24, 1888. 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.
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.
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 Charles A. Lindal of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 13 in Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $740 and includes a detail of payment made between December 15, 1885, and paid in full January 12, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Minneapolis Industrial Exposition: Souvenir and Illustrated Hand-Book
Date Created:
1886
Description:
Official catalog and visitors guide from the 1886 Minneapolis Industrial Exposition, which showcased art and music, agricultural and horticultural sciences, and local sellers and manufacturers. Includes many full page illustrations of churches and downtown buildings, and advertisements for local companies of all sorts.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Josiah Drew of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 29 in Township 105 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Eden Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 40 acres for the sum of $340 and includes a detail of payments made between January 1, 1886, and paid in full December 13, 1886. 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Wilhelm Rosnon of Brookings County, Dakota Territory. It is for Lot 3 and the north part of Lot 4 in Section 11 in Township 108 North, of Range 47 West of the fifth principal meridian. This land is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 50 and 84/100 acres for the sum of $457.50 and includes detail of payment between February 23, 1886, and November 1, 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and C. Rand McLard and W.H. McLard of Lincoln County, Minnesota. It is for the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 13 in Township 108 North, of Range 46 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Altona Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 40 acres for the sum of $370 and includes a detail of payment made between March 5, 1886, and paid in full December 4, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and Nelson Minet of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the west half and the southwest quarter of Section 19 in Township 107 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Rock Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 79 acres for the sum of 671.50 and includes a detail of payment made between March 19, 1886, and paid in full November 28, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.
Close Brothers & Company, 84 La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois
Date Created:
1886-03-23
Description:
This contract, which is for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks of Close Brothers & Company for South MInnesota Land Company, and Kiron E. Kingsley of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the North one half Southwest quarter of Section 17 in Township 105 North, of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Osborne Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 80 acres for the sum of $700 and includes a detail of payments made between March 23, 1886 and 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.
This contract, for a piece of land in Pipestone County, Minnesota, is between James Brooks Close of Close Brothers & Company for South Minnesota Land Company and R.J. Butts of Pipestone County, Minnesota. It is for the northeast quarter of Section 17 in Township 105 North of Range 44 West of the fifth principal meridian. This is in Osborne Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. The contract involves 160 acres for the sum of $1,400, and includes a detail of payment made between March 26, 1886 and paid in full February 18, 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 the business names Western Land Company and the South Minnesota Land Company.