Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Snider, Chas |
Cologne. 2 1/2 yr. old son died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1893 |
8 |
|
| Benz, A. |
Third Child Dies (Cologne) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/2/1893 |
8 |
1 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Blacksmith Shop - Fire destroyed Mr. H. Albachten's shop as well as H. Seiben's Tools & Seiben's lumber shed |
- Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers
- Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/9/1893 |
8 |
|
| Hammerle, Mrs. |
Cologne. Building a barn |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/16/1893 |
8 |
|
| Patterson, Walter |
Is sawing wood in Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/16/1893 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County State Bank collecting agency, started by George Dutoit & V. G. Greiner |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/16/1893 |
5 |
|
| Haueter, H. H. |
Left for Naperville, Ill. to take a course of studies at a business college. |
|
cfp |
11/23/1893 |
8 |
2 |
| Colwell, A.M. |
Went to his father's funeral in Wisconsin |
|
Carver County News |
12/1/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Kohl Bros. Milling will run their mill at Joe Richards old mill |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/21/1893 |
8 |
|
| Knoblauch, Ida |
Attending Curtiss' Business College in Minneapolis. |
|
cfp |
12/21/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Taylor, Wm. H. H. Col. |
Died |
|
cfp |
2/1/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Colbert & Shaughnessy |
Burned |
|
cfp |
2/15/1894 |
1 |
2 |
| Born, Martha |
Died At Cologne age 5: daughter of Ferdinand & Anna |
Death Records |
Norwood Times |
3/8/1894 |
1 |
2 |
| Railroads |
Connections are being made at Cologne with the morning train east, so Young America, Norwood & Benton citizens can reach Chaska early & return home in the evening |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/8/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Melvin Bros. - A new plate glass front has been put into their store building, the old front and iron columns taken out |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/19/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Breckenridge, Col |
loses suit against Miss Pollard |
|
CFP |
4/19/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Pollard, Miss |
wins suit against Col. Breckenridge |
|
CFP |
4/19/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Gehl, Fred |
The butcher has completed a cold storage house in connectio with his met market. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1894 |
8 |
|
| Boehler, Mrs. Henry |
Mrs Henry Boehler gave abirth to twins & had convulsions & died. Her father-in-law-Mathias collapsed over coffin & died @ age 74. He was a well to do farmer living in Cologne |
|
Norwood Times |
5/21/1894 |
5 |
3 |
| Boehler, Mathias |
Mrs Henry Boehler gave abirth to twins & had convulsions & died. Her father-in-law-Mathias collapsed over coffin & died @ age 74. He was a well to do farmer living in Cologne |
|
Norwood Times |
5/21/1894 |
5 |
3 |
| Businesses - Hancock Twp/Assumption |
Colbert & Shaughnessy - Firm dissolved its partnership - P. A. Colbert will continue the business |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Colwell, Albert Major & Barbara (nee: Schott) |
Baby Girl: Georgeana |
Birth Records: CC Index |
cfp |
5/31/1894 |
7 |
2 |
| Colwell, Albert Major & Barbara (nee: Schott) |
Baby Girl: Georgeana |
Birth Records: CC Index |
cfp |
6/7/1894 |
8 |
2 |
| Urbach, Lewis |
The owner of a new Columbian Light Roadster |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/14/1894 |
8 |
|
| Mohrbacker, Paul |
Fire at Cologne Lumber Yard |
|
Carver County News |
7/6/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Cologne |
Destructive fire. |
|
cfp |
7/12/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Adolph, Henry |
Making a tublar well for the village (Cologne) |
Water: Supply |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/19/1894 |
8 |
|
| Railroads - Cologne |
Railroad strike has been a serious detriment to railroad traffic, & business of this Village |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/19/1894 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Fritz & Johnson are putting up a new addition to their store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1894 |
8 |
|
| Railroads |
H & D Railroad track being re-laid with steel rails between this point & Cologne |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Kiefer, A.R. (Col.) |
Republican candidate for Congress. |
|
cfp |
8/30/1894 |
1 |
2 |
| Meuwissen, Jacob |
Appointed Post-master of Cologne post office in place of Axel Ahlen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/13/1894 |
1 |
5 |
| Collins, L.W. |
Republican candidate for Supreme Court. |
|
cfp |
9/13/1894 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Mohrbacher & Meuwissen: Building a new large barn to accommodate their customers in bad weather with their horses |
Business & Industry: Livery Stables |
Weekly Valley Herald - (Cologne) |
10/11/1894 |
8 |
|
| Lindquist, Leonard |
Attending Curtiss Business college in mPLS |
|
eun |
10/15/1894 |
1 |
|
| Johnson, William |
To open Jewelery & Confectionery store at Cologne |
|
Eun |
10/15/1894 |
2 |
|
| Ahlen, Mr. |
(no first name) Started new watch making shop in this village. (cologne) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/1/1894 |
5 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards received some altars & new seats |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/6/1894 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Clover Creamery for sale |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/6/1894 |
1 |
|
| Johnson, Henry R. |
Attending Gustavus Adolphus College. |
|
cfp |
1/10/1895 |
8 |
2 |
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Bergman/Bergmann
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