Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Borgersrode, Col. |
Oldest soldier in this section. |
Military Activities: Veterans |
lph |
7/2/1908 |
4 |
2 |
| Luke, Wm. (Mr. & Mrs.) |
3 yr. old son was kicked in the face by a colt and badly injured. |
Health & Welfare: Accidents |
lph |
7/9/1908 |
1 |
2 |
| Campbell, Edward |
Bridge Collapse causes threshing machine and owners to fall into river below. |
Transportation: Bridges |
Waconia Patriot |
8/14/1908 |
1 |
|
| Heron, Daniel |
Bridge collapse causes threshing machine & owners to fall into river below. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/14/1908 |
1 |
|
| Colbert, William (Father) |
Goes to Washington-whose home was formerly Hancock |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/8/1908 |
1 |
|
| Zimmerman, Fred. |
left for Los Angles Col his future home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/29/1908 |
5 |
4 |
| Cohr, John |
Suit against Albert Goede was tried in justice court. Wants to collect money for well he dug for him. |
Law & Justice: Lawsuits |
lph |
10/29/1908 |
8 |
2 |
| Businesses - Bongards |
Bongard Creamery: Fire destroyed the Bongard Creamery building and contents, a total loss. (Cologne) |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/19/1908 |
6 |
|
| Eklund, Elmer J., Dr. |
wed Elizabeth Collins |
|
Young America Eagle |
11/20/1908 |
1 |
|
| Eklund, E.J. Dr. |
Married Elizabeth Collins. |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
Norwood Times |
11/20/1908 |
1 |
5 |
| Schug, George |
Family from Cologen moved to Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/26/1908 |
5 |
5 |
| Stacy, Frank Milton |
Married Mollie C. Colby |
|
Lester Prairie |
12/10/1908 |
1 |
3 |
| Wittsack, C. |
from Cologne opened a produce store in the Sudheimer building |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1908 |
1 |
|
| Quast, Emil |
Attending Concordia College. |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
lph |
12/24/1908 |
1 |
4 |
| Collins, Teddy |
2 yr. old son was accidently hit in the face by an ax. One eye was lost but other might be saved. |
|
Norwood Times |
3/26/1909 |
8 |
4 |
| Frazer, Blanche |
Engaged to James Collins. Both of Assumption. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/7/1909 |
8 |
2 |
| Colbert, P. |
Bought the store & other property of Theo. Meyer. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/14/1909 |
1 |
2 |
| Frazer, Blanche |
Engaged to James Collins of Assumption. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/21/1909 |
1 |
4 |
| Jorrison, John of Cologne |
Died. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/28/1909 |
1 |
2 |
| Collins, Joseph |
Drowned. Buried in Jessenland. |
|
Norwood Times |
8/27/1909 |
5 |
3 |
| Cities - Cologne |
The work of putting in the new Village acctylene lighting plant is rapidly being completed |
Government: Public Utilities |
WVH (Cologne Dept.) |
9/16/1909 |
8 |
|
| Seubert, Rev. John |
Died( Pastor of St. Bernards Catholic church at Cologne) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/30/1909 |
1 |
|
| Seubert, John (Rev.) |
Obit. Pastor of the Catholic Church of Cologne who presided there. - (photo) |
|
Norwood Times |
10/1/1909 |
1 |
3-4 |
| Seubert, Rev. John |
Died( Pastor of St. Bernards Catholic church at Cologne) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1909 |
1 |
|
| Glencoe Water Tank. |
Water tank collapses causing considerable damage. |
Business & Industry |
LPH |
12/2/1909 |
1 |
3 |
| Colbert, William |
Married Elizabeth Johnson |
|
Norwood Times |
12/24/1909 |
8 |
2 |
| Colbert, William |
Married Elizabeth Johnson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/30/1909 |
8 |
|
| Borka, John |
For Sale: Farm in Dahlgren town, 2 miles northeast of Cologne |
Land & Property: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1910 |
4 |
|
| Collins, Anna of Jesseland |
obituary |
|
Norwood Times |
3/11/1910 |
4 |
4 |
| Borgersrode, Col. |
Dies. - (photo) |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
lph |
3/24/1910 |
1 |
1 |
| Balloon Falls & 3 are Killed |
Collides with building, then crashes into Baltic Sea. - Stettin, Germany. |
|
Norwood Times |
4/8/1910 |
2 |
4 |
| Lincoln again votes dry |
Lincoln, NE - 900 votes to continue. |
|
Norwood Times |
4/15/1910 |
2 |
3 |
| Gibbon Gazette |
Newly born 8 column folis. |
|
Norwood Times |
4/15/1910 |
1 |
4 |
| Sweeney, J.E. |
wanted to go to fairfax on the train and a telephone man wanting to go to redwood falls waited fo the train for 2 1/2 hrs. in the cold |
|
Norwood Young America Times |
2/10/1911 |
10 |
2 |
| Collins, Timothy ( mrs) |
death notice mother of 8 |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Norwood Times |
2/17/1911 |
10 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Name was changed to Schepers Bros. |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/9/1911 |
3 |
|
| Luedke Bros |
displaying 'called to sea' picture at the opera house in cologne |
|
Norwood Times |
3/10/1911 |
8 |
2 |
| Collins, Sarah (mrs) |
death notice |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Norwood Times |
3/17/1911 |
4 |
2 |
| Collins, Catharine (mrs) |
death notice |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Norwood Times |
3/17/1911 |
5 |
4 |
| Elling, Arnold |
returned home after attending business college in st. paul |
Education: Administration |
Norwood Times |
3/17/1911 |
8 |
3 |
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Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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