Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Siegle, George |
buried in colorado |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1935 |
4 |
|
| Electricity (Rural Electrification Ass.) |
REA to be explained at meetings at Cologne, Mayer & Watertown |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
12/26/1935 |
1 |
|
| Magnuson, Carl |
Returns to Mpls. after living in Colorado. Will return to Watertown later |
Housing: Residences |
Carver County News |
1/2/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Tholen, Henry |
House and 1 1/2 lots for sale in Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
7 |
6 |
| Swenson, Nicolas |
Obituary (From 1903) |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/30/1936 |
2 |
|
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Blaze at Cologne |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/30/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Mohrbacher, E. A. |
Blaze at Cologne |
Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
2/6/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Fire yesterday warning issued |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Railroads |
4 lose lives in bad freight train collision few miles out of Chaska |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1936 |
8 |
1 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Mid-County Co-op Oil Company - Co-op oil co. leases station of Home Oil Co. |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Waconia Patriot |
3/5/1936 |
3 |
|
| Messerer, Hoyt |
On all state five-1936 all state college basketball team |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/19/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Colberg, R. C. Dr. |
Opometrist is opening new office in this city |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Fire department had 2 calls last week |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/23/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
4 year old Norwood girl saves farm house |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/23/1936 |
7 |
3 |
| Agrigulture - Milling - Cologne |
Foreign millers inspect local mill |
Agriculture: Produce, miscellaneous |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/7/1936 |
7 |
4 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Fire sweeps through barn Saturday night, at John Steinberger, structure ruined completely |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/7/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Milling Company building elevator |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Waconia Patriot |
5/21/1936 |
3 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
Catholic Church - 41 receive solemn communion |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/28/1936 |
7 |
1 |
| Holmgren, Elmer |
Dies In Colorado |
|
Carver County News |
6/4/1936 |
P2 |
C1 |
| Jorissen, Wilbert |
2 escaped convicts captured at Cologne today, following 24 hour search. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/11/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Convicts |
Captured at Cologne today following 24 hour search. |
Law & Justice: Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/11/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| School - Cologne |
20 graduate from St. Bernard's school |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/11/1936 |
9 |
2 |
| Bergmann, Arnold (Mrs) |
Coin Collection was stolen Sunday night. Theives believed residents of town take loot from residence at Norwood |
Economics: Money |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/18/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Coin Collection |
Was stolen Sunday night. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/18/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Wirtz, George |
will start Turkey farm at cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/25/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Businesses |
George Wirtz will start turkey farm at Cologne |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Animal Husbandry: Poultry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/25/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
E. A. Mohrbacher Company will erect new store bldg. |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/2/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
New elevator completed |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/9/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Mill Co. - New elevator completed |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne Dept.) |
7/9/1936 |
7 |
|
| Beuhler, Mathew |
Fire at the Buehler Farm; Fire destroyed the oats field [Cologne] |
Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1936 |
7 |
|
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Fire at Buehler farm |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Smith, Joseph B. (Colonel) |
Died |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Carver County News |
7/30/1936 |
2 |
3 |
| Schmidt, Otto |
Waconia men injured in Collapse of Scaffold |
|
Carver County News |
8/20/1936 |
P1 |
C5 |
| Splettstoesser, Ervin |
Waconia men injured in Collapse of Scaffold |
|
Carver County News |
8/20/1936 |
P1 |
C5 |
| Hasse, Julius |
Waconia men injured in Collapse of Scaffold |
|
Carver County News |
8/20/1936 |
P1 |
C5 |
| Colberg, Chester |
died |
|
Carver County News |
8/27/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex theater installs latest in colored lighting ideas |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/3/1936 |
1 |
|
| Berg, Charles (Colly Rulre) |
Died |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Carver County News |
9/24/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Collins, Warren |
Married Dorothy Petermann |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/15/1936 |
1 |
|
| Notermann, Julia |
(Photo of her also) Lead College Songs She is the Sing leader at the College of . Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/5/1936 |
1 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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