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[kcommandos]

need to know if this store was around may be 1900s or 20s
i found this at a friend's house in makato mn just a little ways from me
lower north mankato i live in upper north
i think it was a store that was in the area back then
i checked blue earth co historical book and i think before
i believe south bend used to be old mankato
thanks
ps heres so pics
front says stromme & lohse
back saysgood for 10 in merchandise

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

I get no search hits. Check your local library (information desk) or local historical society. Or, if there is one, a local coin shop

 

[Montana Jim]

They were part of a cooperative in the Elbow Lake area... from a list of businesses listed in the 1917 county business directory

General merchandise—Elbow Lake Co-operative Company, Paul Hanson & Company, Larson & Fide, Stromme & Lonse.

Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnahgp/archives/grant/1916busdir.html

 

[BioProfessor]

Hi kcommandos,

I live in Mankato. If you have any access to old farm houses or such, I would love to go out and hunt sometimes.

Daryl