Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| 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 |
| Mellquist, J. A.` |
Studying at Curtiss business college in Mpls. |
|
cnn-Waconia |
1/11/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Lindquist, L. B. |
Studying at Curtiss business college in Mpls. |
|
cnn-Waconia |
1/11/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Rutten, FM |
Cologne. Went to Browntown to join the Oregon Indian Medicine Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1895 |
5 |
|
| Schug, Lorenz |
Colgne. Tubular will has been compleated |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1895 |
5 |
|
| Kaeder, A. Ed |
Harness, Saddlery and Collars Ad |
|
ccn-Waconia |
1/25/1895 |
8 |
5 |
| Chaska Columbians-VS-St. Paul Picketts Baseball |
Chaska (9), St. Paul Picketts (7) |
|
Carver County News |
1/28/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Miller, Herman, Mr. & Mrs. |
Cologne. Their infant child died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/28/1895 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Creamery sold to Samels & White from Chaska |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/28/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Sauter,Ernst |
Cologne [death announcement] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/4/1895 |
8 |
|
| Schug, Paul |
Cologne: Building a new farm home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/11/1895 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Riedel's Dry Goods Store: Jordon businessman, Henry Nicolin, operated as referee in examining fire damage to store stock |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1895 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne creamery, owners, Samels & White getting new machinery in place by May 1st, the opening date |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Kaiser, Rev. |
Cologne. New Lutheran pastor |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
8 |
|
| Sanquist, Alfred |
Cologne. Putting up windmills |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
8 |
|
| Schug, John |
Cologne. Put in a wind mill and tower |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
8 |
|
| Schabel, Jos. |
Cologne. Mail agent on the H & D having just moved to Cologne was burning refuse. His little was badly burned and might not live |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/2/1895 |
8 |
|
| Jost, Fred |
Cologne. Married Lizzie Vossen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
8 |
|
| Schug, John |
Cologne. Will put in new cistern; has plenty of water and a good mill |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
8 |
|
| Rolf, C |
Married Sophia Brelje (Cologne) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/23/1895 |
8 |
|
| Income Tax |
National Supreme Court declared the Income Tax unconstitutional. Tax collected will be refunded. |
|
cfp |
5/23/1895 |
1 |
3 |
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