Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Lipinski, Mik |
Purchased a farm near Cold Springs, Stearns County and will move there |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/18/1902 |
1 |
4 |
| Postal Service |
The opening of 3 rural mail routes will begin from this Cologne post office on Oct. 1, 1902 |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/18/1902 |
4 |
|
| Railroads |
A new passenger train began running on the Hastings line from Cologne |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/6/1902 |
4 |
|
| Schultz, Fred |
Dies during cold snap |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Health & Welfare: Accidents |
L.P. |
11/20/1902 |
1 |
2 |
| Borgesrode, Col. |
Whereabouts of Former Chaskaites; part 2 |
Human Relations: Reunions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/11/1902 |
1 |
|
| Griggs, C.W. , Col |
Whereabouts of former Chaskaites - part 2 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/11/1902 |
1 |
|
| Mcnullen, Katherine |
(eloped) Marriage to John Collins |
|
Carver County News |
12/18/1902 |
6 |
1 |
| Simmons, Henry L. |
New building soon to be erected for State Bank of Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/26/1903 |
6 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
State Bank - New bank building soon to be erected |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
WVH (Cologne) |
2/26/1903 |
6 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
P. Mohrbacher & Son - Millinery opening |
Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles |
Weekly Valley Herald - (Cologne) |
3/19/1903 |
8b |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
State Bank - The contracts for building the new bank building are given out |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne) |
3/26/1903 |
8b |
|
| Hegstrom, Albert |
One of 66 graduates of Gustavas Adolphus College or G. A. College |
|
Carver County News |
5/28/1903 |
4 |
1 |
| Ruebelke, Louis |
Farm for sale. Information on 80 1\2 acre farm west of Cologne on Glenco road |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1903 |
4 |
|
| Paal, Willie |
Struck by lightning. Barn suffered a cold stroke of lightning, valuable horses killed |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Coyle, P.H. |
From Belle Plaine, moved to Cologne |
Housing: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/1/1903 |
8 |
|
| Hoen, Peter |
Lightning struck his barn, killing two colts and totally destroyed his barn |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/8/1903 |
8 |
|
| Miller, Ernest, Mrs. (nee Tessmann) |
Information on the death of her infant son at Columbia Falls, Montana |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/5/1903 |
1 |
|
| Railroads |
Two trains collided at Norwood on the Milwaukee road & great damage was done |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/5/1903 |
4 |
|
| Rubbelke, Louis |
Cologne. Sold out his farm near here |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/19/1903 |
8 |
|
| Anderson, John |
Found one Marecolt |
|
ccn-1st Banner Page |
12/1/1903 |
1 |
2 |
| Kirsch, Carrie |
Moved to Cologne where she will open a dress making appartment in the rear of Mohrbacher Store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1903 |
9 |
|
| Harms, Henry |
Will form a German Colony in Carlton County with Henry Mattfeld and Dr. E.C. Hartley |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1904 |
1 |
|
| Hartley, Dr. E.C. |
Will form a German Colony with Henry Harms and Henry Mattfeld |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1904 |
1 |
|
| Mottfeld, Henry |
Will form A German colony in Carlton County, together with Henry harm and Dr. E. C. Hartley |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1904 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: Catholic parsonage - C. P. Meuleners & C. f. Kusserow were awarded contract to build Catholic parsonage |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Churches |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1904 |
4 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: Catholic parsonage - Information on the construction of the catholic parsonage |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Churches |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/18/1904 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Mill Co. - Announcement: Shutting down the mill, necessary to enlarge the capacity of the mill, by installing new and larger machinery |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
WVH (Cologne) |
2/18/1904 |
4 |
|
| Dettle, Cassuis |
he and family moved from the farm to Cologne, now occupy the Wm Huben |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/24/1904 |
4 |
|
| Hoen, Hubert |
Of Cologne moved to the Rubbelke Farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/31/1904 |
4 |
|
| Kohler, W.F. |
Promoted to the position of assistant manager of the collection department of the International Harvester Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/31/1904 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Mill Co., remodeling & enlarging their mill |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
WVH (Cologne) |
4/14/1904 |
4 |
|
| Becker, Henry |
Residence burned down during absence of the family. Former residence of Cologne |
Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1904 |
5 |
1 |
| Ansgar College |
Shut down for season. |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
lph |
5/6/1904 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Flour Mill - The remodeling of the mill is now completed |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
WVH (Cologne) |
6/9/1904 |
10 |
|
| Bahr, Ernest |
Terrible Wreck, three hurt. (A terrible railroad collision, Ernest Bahr Seriously injured) |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/30/1904 |
1 |
|
| Sigafoos, Osby V. |
Terrible Wreck, three Hurt. ) a terrible railroad Collision, O. B. Sigafoos Died) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/30/1904 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Chaska |
Terrible wreck, 3 hurt, engine #66 & 10 collide opposite Yorkville Prairie |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/30/1904 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards - Busy at work putting in the hote water heating plant in the new parsonage |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/21/1904 |
4 |
|
| Colbert, William (chaplain) |
Father Colbert Resigns-was chaplain of the 8th United States Infantry. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/15/1904 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Tholan & Willsack dissolution of co-partnership |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Cologne News) |
1/12/1905 |
4 |
|
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Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
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