Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| 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 |
|
| Coller, Joseph H. |
Death of |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/28/1921 |
6 |
|
| Schirmer,Peter( Rev. Father) |
Pastor of St. Bernards Cologne for past 11 years leaves Parish very suddenly. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/18/1921 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Silver Leaf Flour Mill - Mill being Improved: Considerable new machinery being added to the famous home of the famous Silver Leaf |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne Dept.) |
9/22/1921 |
2 |
|
| Colwell, Irene |
Young Hardware man weds. Married Rqy W. Muyers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/20/1921 |
1 |
|
| Muyres, Raymond W. |
Married Irene G. Colwell |
Marriage Records |
Waconia Patriot |
10/20/1921 |
1 |
0 |
| Muyres, Raymond W. |
Married Irene G. Colwell |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/20/1921 |
1 |
0 |
| Organizations - Cologne Community Club |
Community club formed |
Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/12/1922 |
2 |
1 |
| Cities - Cologne |
Geo. M. Gehrig is re-elected, Village on Tuesday of last week was quiet affair |
Politics & Elections: Election Returns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1922 |
2 |
|
| Schneider, Mrs. Joseph (Louisa) |
Died - Buried at St. Bernard's - Cologne |
|
Young America Eagle |
3/24/1922 |
8 |
|
| Cole, Charles |
Died. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
lph |
3/30/1922 |
4 |
3 |
| Linenfelser, Elizabeth |
Died - nee Elizabeth Nicolin |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1922 |
5 |
5 |
| Collis, Colosky, Edward Charles |
Married Bertha Augusta Roth |
|
Young America Eagle |
6/23/1922 |
8 |
|
| Roth, Bertha Augusta |
Wed To Edward Charles Colosky |
|
Young America Eagle |
6/23/1922 |
8 |
|
| Effertz, Ruth |
Little Ruth had a misfortune of breaking her collar bone. |
Health & Welfare: Accidents |
Norwood Times |
8/25/1922 |
4 |
3 |
| Adelmann, M. Colma |
(Sister) Obituary |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Waconia Patriot |
9/28/1922 |
1 |
|
| Breher, Ferdinand |
Proud of warrant signed by Abe. His father obrtained the farm which is near Victoria from Abraham LIncoln |
Land & Property: Land Grants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/12/1922 |
1 |
3 |
| Hein, Charles |
Had misfortune of falling and breaking his collarbone. |
Health & Welfare: Accidents |
Norwood Times |
11/3/1922 |
1 |
3 |
| Lindenberg, Roy |
Elected captain of G. A. College team |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/11/1923 |
1 |
5 |
| Sports |
Roy Lindenberg elected Captain of G. A. College Team |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/11/1923 |
1 |
5 |
| Collins, Vern |
Died |
|
Carver County News |
4/19/1923 |
4 |
3 |
| Corcoran, James, Mrs. |
Death notice (nee: Colbert) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1923 |
7 |
3 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
John Dols & Son sold furniture store to Sotvincent Santache |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1923 |
2 |
2 |
| Nicolin, Frank 1833-1923 |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1923 |
5 |
5 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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