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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  JOHN CROWLEY, senior member of the firm of Crowley & Bratsberg, proprietor of

Ellsworth's "Big Store," has been in business in that village for many years. He

is a native of Grundy county, Ill., where he was born Dec. 22, 1869, the son of

Cornelius and Ellen (Reiley) Crowley. The father was born in Marseilles, Ill.,

where he lived during his entire life, having died there in June, 1897, aged 55

years. Our subject's mother was born in County Meade, Ireland, and came to the

United States when three years of age. She died in February, 1905, aged 56 years.



  In his native county Mr. Crowley lived eighteen years. He was educated in the

public schools and in the Northern Indiana Normal school of Valpariso. Leaving

home after his school days he went to Chicago, where for some time he worked for

the South Side street car company. He then came west and for one year was on a

farm at Hock Rapids, Iowa. During the next two years he engaged in farming in

Rock county, Minn., where he purchased a farm. Giving up farming he moved to

Ellsworth, where for one year he clerked for F. J. Schoweiler. He then formed a

partnership with Barney Ball and engaged in the clothing business, which the

firm eonducted only one year. In January, 1898, the firm of Scholtes, Crowley &

Bratsberg was formed, which engaged in the general merchandise business and had

an existence until 1906. At that time Mr. Scholtes severed his connection with

the firm, which was succeeded by the firm of Crowley & Bratsberg. The store is

housed in a handsome brick block which was erected in 1900, and carries one of

the largest stocks of general merchandise in Nobles county. Messrs. Crowley &

Bratsberg are also members of the Ellsworth Produce company, which was founded

in March, 1908, to conduct a wholesale business in eggs, poultry, potatoes and

melons, buying from the merchants of the surrounding towns and shipping in car

load lots. Within two months after, beginning business the firm had shipped

eight car loads of eggs and five of potatoes.



  Mr. Crowley was married in Ellsworth Oct. 6, 1898, to Miss Margaret Carey, a

native of New Jersey and a daughter of Thomas and Margaret Carey. Mr. and Mrs.

Crowley are the parents of the following children: Frances, Emmett, Redmond,

Arthur, Barnard and Margaret. Mr. Crowley is a member of the Catholic church and

of the M. W. A. lodge. He is one of the trustees of the Ellsworth village council.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908





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