The Klossner State Bank (founded in 1919) was the scene of a bold robbery on November 6, 1923. Thanks to detailed writing at the Nicollet Ledger and Saint Peter Herald, we can piece together the day’s harrowing event.

By Bob Sandeen Formation of the GAR After the Civil War, many communities in the United States formed posts of an organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic (often referred to as the G. A. R.).  Founded in 1866, men who had served in the Union Army, the