Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Barn Fire |
Joseph Strauss of laketown, sunday |
|
Carver County News |
6/1/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Mass, Matt, Mrs. |
Of Laketown, was badly gored by a cow, the wound so serious the bowels being exposed |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/23/1894 |
1 |
6 |
| Loeffler,Mary ( Mrs. G.) |
Laketown ( death annc.) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1895 |
8 |
|
| Miller, J. |
Laketown. Married Ida Goldschmidt |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/28/1895 |
8 |
|
| Poppler, John |
Laketown. Just completed a new granary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/11/1895 |
8 |
|
| Pierson, John |
Laketown. Building an addition onto his home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
5 |
|
| Peterman, Henry |
Laketown: Putting down a drive well |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
8 |
|
| Oesterreich, E. |
Laketown (contractor for C. Richter's new home) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
5 |
|
| Ruediger, F. |
Laketown. Contrator for C. Richter's new home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
5 |
|
| Raedle, Carl (laketown) |
Intement Public Cemetery |
|
Carver County News |
6/28/1895 |
5 |
3 |
| Plocker, Willie |
Laketown. Son of Gottlieb Plocker, dies at 17 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/25/1895 |
8 |
|
| Oesterreich, Irene E. (daughter of Helmuth) |
Died(a little daughter who died in Wisc. was brought to Zoar Cemetery, Laketown for burial) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1895 |
5 |
|
| Sexton, L. K. |
Lost horse found in laketown pound |
|
Carver County News |
10/11/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Farmer Orches (Laketown) |
Young Violinists Organize Orchestra |
|
Carver County News |
10/18/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Hasse, Lydia (Of Laketown) |
Left for Chaska to Learn Dress Making trade |
|
Carver County News |
10/25/1895 |
5 |
4 |
| Mellberg, A. A. |
Insurance settled( ful coverae insurance of $435 paid by Laketown M. Ins. Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/19/1896 |
1 |
|
| Kunze, Albert of Laketown |
Obituary |
|
cfp |
8/7/1896 |
1 |
2 |
| Koehnen, Mrs. of Laketown |
Died |
|
cfp |
8/27/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Bender, Gottlieb |
Laketown [lost son, Alfred at 4 mo.] |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/3/1896 |
4 |
|
| Wirtz, Henry |
putting an addition on to his Laketown residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1897 |
1 |
|
| Gregory , Peter |
died at Laketown |
|
Norwood Times |
6/11/1897 |
5 |
2 |
| Storms |
Adestructive cyclone (smashed through farms in Dahlgren, Laketown & Chanhassen ) |
Weather: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/8/1897 |
5 |
|
| Melchert, John |
Bought laketown farm from Herman Schwartz |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/25/1897 |
5 |
|
| Schwartz, Herman |
Sold Laketown farm to John Melchert |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/25/1897 |
5 |
|
| Rademacher, C. |
Laketown twp. plat map |
|
60A |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Rademacher, J + C |
Laketown twp Plat map |
|
Sec 4 53.08A. + Sec 9 55.60A |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Radermechers, Joseph |
Laketown twp Plat map |
|
5953A |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Raedle, C. |
1898 Laketown twp. Plat map |
|
Sec 21 80A + Sec 16 40A |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Ranen, B. |
1898 Laketown twp. Plat map |
|
Sec 19 18.15A |
1/1/1898 |
1 |
|
| Webber, Lorentz |
1880 Map , Sect. 28 , 158.30 Acres + 1898 Map Sect. 28, Laketown Twp., 91.95 |
Geography: Maps |
Laketown Twp |
1/1/1898 |
1 |
|
| Bridges - Auditors Office |
County commissioners approved $150 for Laketown to build a bridge on the Chaska, Young America road near Wm. Falks. |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1898 |
4 |
|
| Peterson, Andrew |
Died, pioneer of Laketown |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1898 |
8 |
2 |
| Miesler, Frank, Jr. |
Of Laketown, is building a new barn on his farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/23/1898 |
5 |
2 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Well known blacksmith has moved from Shakopee onto the John Meyer farm in Victoria in Laketown |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/1/1898 |
5 |
3 |
| Schools - District #20 - Laketown |
Building committee to receive bids for 30X38 ft. school house with an entry |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/24/1899 |
4 |
|
| Schools - District #20 - Laketown |
Contract let - August Fois had lowest bid for building their brick school house |
Buildings: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/21/1899 |
1 |
|
| Salter, John A. |
Obituary Laketown pioneer dies in Georgia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1900 |
5 |
|
| Unterberger, Martin |
New Farm Dwelling [Laketown farm residence being built] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1900 |
8 |
0 |
| Plocher, Albert |
Struck by lightning. Barn and contents burned, $683. in insurance paid by Laketown Mutual Fire Ins. Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/4/1900 |
8 |
|
| Schools - District #20 - Zoar School |
A grand entertainment takes place in the Zoar school house, Laketown |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/14/1901 |
1 |
|
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Blocker/Plocher
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