Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Colbert, Patrick |
Death of Patrick Colbert |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/20/1882 |
4 |
|
| Deutly, Jennie |
Purchased Coleman Reese's house and lots |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/25/1882 |
1 |
3 |
| Reese, Coleman |
Sold his house and lots to Mrs. Jennie Deutly |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/25/1882 |
1 |
3 |
| Drews, Lincoln |
Married Lillian McDougal |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/27/1882 |
4 |
|
| McDougal, Lillian |
Married Lincoln Drews |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/27/1882 |
4 |
|
| Odell, William Collins (Co. Atty) |
Grates and Maas built Stone wall around Dutoit homestead, occupied by Odell |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1882 |
4 |
2 |
| Cole, Nathaniel |
Erected a well built granary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/21/1882 |
4 |
|
| Roemer, J. A. |
Sale of Col. Baxters Residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/1/1883 |
4 |
|
| Railroads - Chaska |
Mpls. & St. Louis RR: Killed in a collision. 2 fright trains come together with fearful force, killing 3 train men & a stockman |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/4/1883 |
4 |
|
| Rutten, John |
American House, Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/3/1884 |
4 |
|
| Warren, L.W. Rev |
Married the widow of Illiff, the Colorado cattle king |
|
Carver free press |
1/3/1884 |
2 |
2 |
| Hunt, Governor Ex |
Son killed by colored burglar |
|
Carver free press |
1/3/1884 |
2 |
2 |
| Cole, L. F. |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/24/1884 |
1 |
|
| Cole, L. F. Mrs. |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/24/1884 |
1 |
|
| Stevens, Col. |
Editor of an agricultural paper |
|
Carver free press |
1/22/1885 |
1 |
3 |
| Cologne |
Train accident |
|
Carver Free Press |
5/28/1885 |
1 |
2 |
| Collins, Edward |
Missing |
|
Carver Free Press |
6/11/1885 |
1 |
2 |
| Cologne |
A number of tramps opened a freight car |
|
Carver Free Press |
6/11/1885 |
1 |
2 |
| Meuwissen, Jacob |
P. M. at Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/16/1885 |
2 |
|
| Cities - Cologne |
Proposal for jail |
Law & Justice: Jails |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1885 |
2 |
|
| Cities - Village of Cologne |
Proposal for jail |
Law & Justice: Jails |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/6/1885 |
2 |
|
| Railroads - Cologne |
H & D RR Co.(Building new round house) |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/27/1885 |
1 |
|
| Brill, Dora M. (nee: Hartung) (Mrs. Nicolaus) |
Died |
Death Records: CC Index |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/1/1885 |
1 |
0 |
| Brill, Dora M. (nee: Hartung) (Mrs. Nicolaus) |
Obit |
Death Records |
Carver Free Press |
10/1/1885 |
1 |
4 |
| Zrust, Alois |
Has Commenced Work on a Beer Coll |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/29/1885 |
4 |
|
| Colbert, John |
Married Mary Blake |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1886 |
4 |
0 |
| Dols, Lucas |
Sold his house to Colin Perusse |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - Zion Lutheran Church - Benton - Cologne |
German Lutheran Church - New church organ arrived |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1886 |
4 |
|
| Zenk, Peter |
Died, Suddenly friday last age 18, he overheated then took a Cold drink of water, which caused his death. |
|
cfp |
6/3/1886 |
1 |
3 |
| Warmer, P.M. |
Blacksmith Cologne |
|
cfp |
7/1/1886 |
4 |
4 |
| Vreyens Gugen |
painter, paperhanger in Cologne & Carver |
|
cfp |
7/8/1886 |
7 |
4 |
| Swenson, Nicolaus Mr. + Mrs. |
Celebrate 25th anniversary |
|
cfp |
7/15/1886 |
8 |
3 |
| Swenson, Nicolaus (Mr& Mrs.) |
Celebrated on July 10 the 25th Anniversary of their arrival at Scandia |
|
cfp |
7/15/1886 |
8 |
3 |
| Cole, N. Mrs. |
obit. |
|
cfp |
7/22/1886 |
1 |
3 |
| Cole, N. (Mrs.) |
Died last wednesday |
|
cfp |
7/22/1886 |
1 |
3 |
| Cole, Nathaniel Mrs. |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Mohrbacher & Meuwissen: Pioneer merchants building stone foundation for a Fairbanks Platform Scale |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald - (Cologne Items) |
8/5/1886 |
1 |
|
| Splettstoeser, John |
Mourns the loss of a 5 year old child from colera morbus on monday last. |
|
cfp |
8/12/1886 |
8 |
2 |
| Mohrbecker, Adam |
Landlord offers harvest picnic at Cologne |
|
cfp |
9/2/1886 |
1 |
4 |
| Linenfelser, Anna M. |
Married Henry Nicolin |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1886 |
4 |
3 & 4 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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