Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Riesgraf, Susie |
13 month old daughter died |
|
cfp |
12/7/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Infant daughter dies of diphtheria |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/14/1893 |
1 |
|
| Garies, Nicholas |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1894 |
5 |
|
| Garies, Nick |
Died |
|
cfp |
1/25/1894 |
8 |
3 |
| Jackson, Alfred J. |
Killed in the Pineries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/8/1894 |
10 |
|
| Riescraf |
Birth/ Boy |
|
cfp |
3/1/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mrs. & Mrs |
Bouncing baby boy |
|
cfp |
3/1/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Driessen, Frank |
Buried an infant child |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Cemeteries - Mt Pleasant |
It was voted on to put an iron fence around the cemetery, repair the rest & put in a wall. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/10/1894 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Michael |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1894 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Mike |
Death |
|
cfp |
5/31/1894 |
7 |
3 |
| Priess, Mike |
Death |
|
cfp |
5/31/1894 |
7 |
4 |
| Riesgraf, Raymund |
Died-at age 5 months |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/19/1894 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Math (Mr. & Mrs.) |
Son Raymond died. |
|
cfp |
7/19/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Riesgraf, Raymond |
Died. |
|
cfp |
7/19/1894 |
1 |
4 |
| Cemeteries Mt. Pleasant |
Iron fence to adorn the fron of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has arrived. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Cemeteries - Mt. Pleasant |
Wonderful improvements made, new iron fence, etc. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/23/1894 |
1 |
3 |
| Kowaleyski, John |
Died from injuries. Fell from bridge at the old poor farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/29/1894 |
5 |
|
| Franken, Joseph |
The Franken Assignment. Stock inventories over $3,000.00. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/6/1894 |
5 |
|
| Kunz, Fred |
Fatal Accident -died of injuries while chopping down trees |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/7/1895 |
5 |
|
| Riesgraf, Mathias |
lost 2-week old child |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1895 |
1 |
5 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias Mr. + Mrs. |
Died - (no gender, no Name) |
|
Carver County News |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias Mr. & Mrs. |
Died - (No gender, No Name |
|
cfp |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias (Mr. & Mrs.) |
2 week old infant child died |
|
cfp |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Schmidt, Julius |
Is suffering from injuries from a bad accident |
|
cfp |
4/11/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Priess, John |
We Failed to record the birth of a Young son in the family of John's some weeks ago. |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Priess, John |
Baby Boy. |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Degan & Siegel New Firm: Grocery man Degan has formed partnership with Jacob Siegel; They have rented the Odd Fellow store recently Philip Riedele's; will stock dry goods & groceries |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1895 |
5 |
|
| Moran, Catherine |
Married John Cotter. 93 year old man marries 19 years old woman. |
|
cfp |
10/31/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| New Creamries |
Chaska Herald: St. Bonifacius Plan Creameries |
|
Carver County News |
11/15/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Matt of Dahlgren |
Birth a daughter |
|
cfp |
1/16/1896 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Adolph & Driesen Well Drillers - Chaska |
Completed a tubular well for the Simon Bros. |
Water: Supply |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Simon Bros. Store - Adolph & Driesen put down a well for the Simon Bros. in back of store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Ferries |
Carver & Louisville Ferry Cable |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1896 |
5 |
2 |
| Ferries |
East Union(Thompson Ferry opened the 1st of April) |
Transportation: Ferries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1896 |
8 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Platt & Welch Flour Mill - Basement is completed; upper stories are going up. Mr. Decker's contructed the brick work |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/2/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Meulener, C.P. |
Building a barn for Mr. Ries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/9/1896 |
8 |
|
| Republican County Primaries |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News-1st banner Page |
8/21/1896 |
7 |
6 |
| Nugent, Father John |
Watertown Catholic Priest. |
|
Carver County News |
9/25/1896 |
7 |
4 |
| Driessen, Hubert |
Married Katherine Born |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1896 |
8 |
0 |
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Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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