Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Effertz, E. P. |
Married Loretta Collins |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1918 |
7 |
5 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Farmers State Bank - Roy Quimby again heads Farmer's State Bank |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/13/1918 |
2 |
6 |
| Rattenstetter, LeRoy |
Letter from Camp Colt |
Military Activities |
L.P. |
6/20/1918 |
1 |
6 |
| Cities - Cologne/Government |
Village council in session |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/15/1918 |
2 |
3 |
| Colwell, Barbara |
Obituary Nee: Meuffels |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/12/1918 |
1 |
|
| Specken, John |
Cologne boy reached New York last week |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/28/1918 |
2 |
4 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Jos. Schneider Jr. buys confectionary of W. F. Joos. |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/28/1918 |
2 |
3 |
| Tellers, Math P. |
Cologne boys in France are well and content |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1919 |
2 |
6 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Ben Hesse bought the store which he was in partnership with C. J. Meuleners |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1919 |
2 |
6 |
| Coller, Laura May |
Married John E. Smith |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1919 |
1 |
2 |
| Smith, John Edwin |
Married Laura Coller |
- Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1919 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Firm of Schepers Bros. dissolved last week |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1919 |
2 |
5 |
| Schneider, Jos. |
opens Movie house in Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/24/1919 |
2 |
1 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Local motion picture theatre opened. Jos. Schneider opens movie house |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/24/1919 |
2 |
1 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
New bank is organzied here |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/28/1919 |
2 |
3 |
| Menzel, Edward F. |
Another Garage for Waconia-Edward F. Menzel of Cologne will put up a good bldg. next spring. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/16/1919 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
New Germany: Mielke & Stender General Store - Henry Mielke buys share (Motordale Column) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Young America Eagle |
12/19/1919 |
4 |
|
| Rohrich, Anton |
Died at home in Minneapolis (Cologne Department) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/8/1920 |
2 |
|
| Pope, Collette |
Leaves home to escape algebra |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/12/1920 |
16 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Would like to move our court house.(Cologne Dept.) |
Government: Departments and Offices: Planning |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/8/1920 |
1 |
|
| Nicolin, Henry (1861-1920) |
Death of Henry Nicolin is Mourned by Many |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/22/1920 |
4 |
|
| Organizations - Cologne Co-op Creamery Assn. |
Co-op creameries form association |
Clubs & Associations |
Waconia Patriot |
5/27/1920 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Roufs & Harms Garage - Garage making fine head ways |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne Department) |
6/3/1920 |
6 |
|
| Heldt, Herman |
A car collision w/Wm. Hafemann |
Health & Welfare: Accidents |
LP |
6/17/1920 |
1 |
4 |
| Haffmann, Wm. |
A car collision w/ Herman Heldt |
Health & Welfare: Accidents |
LP |
6/17/1920 |
1 |
4 |
| Railroads - Cologne Dept. |
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. P. RR(Lighting strikes coal shed. As a result the entire shed was destroyed) |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/1/1920 |
2 |
|
| Bleichner, Mathias |
Death of well know former Cologne Resident |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/8/1920 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Roufs & Harms Garage - New garage open to public: Roufs & Harms have one of the finest garages in the county |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1920 |
2 |
|
| Erickson, Elizabeth |
Death-Daughter of Mr & Mrs N. F. Erickson of San Francisco Twp, dies at Denver Colorado. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1920 |
7 |
|
| Steffens, H.J. |
Arrived from Colfax, W.I. last week Thursday and has taken charge of the People's State bank as cashier |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/4/1920 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Farmers State Bank - "Schafer Bank" wins out. Man who gave note must pay up;, new trial denied |
- Business & Industry: Financial Institutions
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne) |
12/23/1920 |
14 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Farmers Co-operative Creamery Assoc. - Old Officers are re-elected. Ferd Zrust again heads the local farmers creamery assoc. which has had a most successful year |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1921 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
P. M. Schepers & Co.(Firm Changes Hands) P. M. Schepers & Co., hardware firm is now known as Eiden Bros. |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Cologne Dept.) |
2/3/1921 |
2 |
|
| Lambrecht, Edwin |
Died in Denver colorado |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/24/1921 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Mill Co., - Silver Leaf Flour: The Cologne Mill Co., manufacturers of the famous Silver Leaf Flour |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne) |
4/7/1921 |
2 |
|
| Dunn, Maria |
Obituary Nee: Maria Cole |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1921 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne co-opertive creamery Asso. - Our creamry is up in front. - The Cologne creamery is among the leading creameries of Minnesota |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/2/1921 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Cologne Mill Co., Remodeling the Mill - The Mill is being enlarged |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne Dept.) |
6/16/1921 |
2 |
|
| Benz, Mrs. Joseph |
Mrs. Joseph Benz Called Beyond [Cologne Dept.] |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/14/1921 |
2 |
|
| Benz, Mrs. Joseph |
Obituary [Cologne] |
Reference Sources: Directories |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/21/1921 |
2 |
|
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