 Peter Norden came to Dassel in 1883 and opened up his tailor shop.Olof Johnson and N. A. Skoog came in 1889 and also opened a tailor shop.Dassel's pioneer lawyer was W. L. Van Eman, who opened a law office in 1877 and, in 1881, he was succeeded by Douglas Martin until 1885 when he moved to Arizona.