In 1898, William A. Linquist established a jewelry, bicycle, and hardware store and was in that line of business until 1904 when he sold out to L. B. Wheeler. John M. Johnson opened a hardware store in 1900, which was destroyed by fire in the fall of that year. In 1900, Erick Hagelin, William A. Linquist, Charles S. Linquist, Minnie B. Linquist, and Oscar E. Linquist built a two-story building, 80×116, on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Third Street. After its completion, it was occupied by the Dassel Post Office, Charles Robison's Barber Shop, William A. Linquist's Hardware, Jewelry and Bicycle Store, Norgren Brothers General Merchandise, and Olson & Co. General Merchandise. On the second floor was O. E. Linquist's living quarters, Ben A. Record's room, D. E. Murphy and Axel Nelson's two apartments, Dr. John H. Kauffman's offices, the Dassel Anchor's Printing Office, the Dassel & Collinwood Telephone Co., the A. O. U. W. Hall, and the Dassel Opera House. In the basement, was Boyer & Edminster's Bowling Alley. The building was destroyed by fire on September 12, 1931. Fred Rudberg owned Dassel's first automobile in 1904. It was a Rambler, named after a bicycle of the same name. Then it became the Nash.