Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organization - Laketown Young Peoples Missionary Festival |
The Missionary Festival |
- Clubs & Associations
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1882 |
4 |
|
| Rietz, Henry |
One of the finest private residences in Laketown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/24/1882 |
4 |
|
| Churches |
Laketown Congregation - Consecration of Church Bell |
Religion: Denominations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/22/1883 |
4 |
|
| Churches |
Laketown Moravian Church - Bell consecration |
Religion: Denominations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/13/1883 |
4 |
|
| Election Returns |
For Chaska, Chan., Young America, San Francisco, Watertown, Camden, Hancock, Laketown, Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
2 |
| Degen, Henry F. |
sold a lot to Henry Wirtz of Laketown, who will build a residence and make this village his home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1884 |
4 |
2 |
| Kasemaker, Leonard |
From Laketown bought 20 acres of land from John Dohman |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1884 |
4 |
2 |
| Eiden, Mike |
New building in Laketown. building a no.1 farm house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1886 |
4 |
|
| Poppitz, E. |
New buildings in Laketown. Will build a commodious brick residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1886 |
4 |
3 |
| Schools - District 18 -Laketown |
Notice inviting bids for new school |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1887 |
1 |
|
| Schools - District 18 -Laketown |
Will not build a new school house. Wall erected, to be put under present building |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1887 |
4 |
2 |
| School - Laketown |
During the winter, had school both day & evening, giving scholars a chance to attend |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/24/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Maetzold, Frank |
Formerly of Laketown, purchased real estate around Litchfield |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/8/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Organization - Laketown Mutual Aid Society |
Object; to open roads after snow storms |
- Clubs & Associations
- Weather: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald (Laketown) |
1/12/1888 |
1 |
|
| Schmieg, Frank (Mrs.) |
Died on the 17th at her residence, in Laketown. |
|
cfp |
3/29/1888 |
1 |
3 |
| Maas, Henry |
Returned from Michigan to make Laketown his future home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/18/1888 |
4 |
2 |
| Ehrenberg, Wm. |
Laketown - died Feb. 6th. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1889 |
1 |
|
| Bahr |
A bad fracas(son of Wm. Bahr of Laketown was struck over the head in a street fight) |
Law & Justice: Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/21/1889 |
4 |
|
| Schmidt, John, Mrs. |
Laketown. Residence damaged by fire, was insured |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/14/1889 |
1 |
|
| Meyer, Simon & Ernst |
Caught wolves on their farm 3 miles from Chaska in Llaketown. State bounty is $5.00 a piece & they were paid $35. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1889 |
4 |
|
| Lindenberg, Herman |
Has rented Martha Maetzold Farm of Laketown |
|
cfp |
8/29/1889 |
8 |
3 |
| Schwartz, Mr. |
Home & County News. Former Laketown resident buys Sonderman property in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/14/1889 |
4 |
|
| Unterburger, Martin |
Home & County News [married Miss Dircks of Laketown] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1889 |
4 |
|
| Ottinger, Catharine (Mrs. Tobias) |
Died in her home at Laketown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1890 |
4 |
|
| Organization - Laketown Alliance #716 |
Laketown Alliance constitutions - Out line the rules of the organization. Resolutions: against commodity futures; proposes election of Senators & Railroad com., & proposes taxation of morgages, bonds & notes. |
Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/10/1890 |
1 |
|
| Koehnen, John |
County Lecturer(Laketown man appointed by the Farmer's Alliance State Lecturer, Ign. Donnelly, to work as speaker/organizer to those in county without town organization. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1890 |
4 |
|
| Miller, Carl |
Home & County News. Carver stable owner was paid $172.50 for fire loss by Laketown Mutual Ins. Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/22/1890 |
4 |
|
| Schwalbe, Hy |
Building a new farm home in Laketown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1890 |
1 |
|
| Holtmeier, John |
Died at Laketown home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1890 |
4 |
|
| Holtmeier, John of Laketown |
Died |
|
Carver County News |
7/11/1890 |
1 |
2 |
| Holtmeier, John |
Died at his home in laketown. |
|
Carver County News |
8/8/1890 |
1 |
3 |
| Kaufmann, S. |
Laketown. Building an addition to his house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1890 |
1 |
|
| Kempke, Jacob |
Bought farm in laketown from Theo. Ruediger. |
|
cfp |
1/15/1891 |
8 |
1 |
| Ruediger, Theo. |
Sold farm in Laketown to Jacob Kempke. |
|
cfp |
1/15/1891 |
8 |
1 |
| Organization - Laketown Literay Society |
A literary society was organized in dist. #20 |
- Clubs & Associations
- Arts: Literary Works |
Weekly Valley Herald (Laketown) |
2/12/1891 |
1 |
|
| Richter, Joseph |
Old Settler of Laketown Committed suicide by hanging. |
|
cfp |
8/13/1891 |
1 |
4 |
| Laketown Brewing Company |
New establishment in Laketown. |
|
Carver County News |
9/25/1891 |
1 |
4 |
| Kaufhold, John |
Home & County News. Laketown farmer purchased 60 adjoining acres |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1892 |
1 |
|
| Ottinger, Theodore |
Struck by lightning. Laketown man had frame barn burn and contents, hay, horse, and cow. Somewhat insured. However machinery a total loss |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/4/1892 |
1 |
|
| Schwartz, Henry of Laketown |
Obituary |
|
cfp |
10/13/1892 |
8 |
2 |
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