Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Driesen, Joseph |
Deaths-their infant son 3 months old died |
Death Records: CC Index |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1902 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Factories needed - Great enterprise prevails in this city & a board of trade is necessity |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/27/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Margaret |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/10/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Magaret |
Obituary |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/11/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Margretha |
Death of |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Sherman, Martin NOTE: Sherman, Joseph |
marries Graham, Mattie NOTE; Graham, Ella |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Graham, Mattie NOTE: Sherman, Joseph |
marries Sherman, Martin |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Graham, Ella NOTE: Sherman ,Martin |
marries Sherman, Joseph |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Sherman, Joesph NOTE: Sherman ,Martin |
marries Graham, Ella NOTE: Graham, Mattie |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Feldman, Arnold |
Cave-in of sand bank buries two. Feldman has slight injuries. Part two of paper |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Grimm, Otto 1878-1903 |
Cave in of sand bank buries two. Grimm dead, buried under twelve feet of sand - pt. 2 of paper |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Larson, Hjalmer |
Married Clara Priess |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
9 |
|
| Priess, clara |
Married Hjlmar Larson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
9 |
|
| Larson, Hjalmer |
Married Clara Priess |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/18/1903 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Gedney Pickling Co. will build 2 new factories, one in Isanti and the other at Loretta |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1904 |
8 |
3 |
| Zitur, Francis Rev |
is ordained to priesthood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/16/1904 |
1 |
|
| Worm, John |
Ordained as Priest |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/7/1904 |
1 |
|
| Tesch, Mrs. |
Died from injuries from cow attack. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Health & Welfare: Accidents |
lph |
8/19/1904 |
5 |
4 |
| Kolberg, Frank |
County is swept by storm. Hit by flying timber, sustaining injuries about the head and hands |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/25/1904 |
1 |
1 |
| Schimmel, Charles |
Canning factories: what a farmer says in regards to the St. Bonifacius plant |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/6/1904 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - St. Bonifacius |
Canning Factories - At St. Boni and other points |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Young America Eagle |
10/14/1904 |
1 |
|
| Frieske, H.T. |
married Dorothy Krug |
|
Young America Eagle |
11/11/1904 |
1 |
|
| Krug, Dorothy |
Married H,T, Frieske |
|
Young America Eagle |
11/11/1904 |
1 |
|
| Bell, Martin |
[Brakeman on Andersons Gravel Train, Met with an Accident, Died as a Result of Injuries [25 years ago] |
- Transportation: Railroads
- Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1905 |
3 |
|
| Ferries - Carver |
The ferry between Carver & Merriam junction is now open & running |
Transportation: Ferries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1905 |
3 |
|
| Holtz, Ferdinand |
Sustains Injuries at Brickyard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/25/1905 |
1 |
|
| Bost, Theodore |
Wins Laurels at the state fair in compition with the nurseries of the state |
- Business & Industry: Nurseries
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/14/1905 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
John Sutheimer Cigar & Tobacco Factory: Notable manufacturing industries |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1905 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
Samels Bros. Creamery - Notable manufacturing industries |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1905 |
1 |
|
| VanEyll, Martin |
Purchased John Riesgraf Residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/15/1906 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, John |
Sells Residence(Martin Van eyll became owner of the residence) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/15/1906 |
1 |
|
| Schmidt, Lena of Norwood (Nee: Walters) |
Marries Mr. Paul Schmidt of Lake Jennie |
|
Norwood Times |
3/9/1906 |
1 |
4 |
| VanEyll, Martin |
Moved to This City- Occupies Riesgraf Building |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/15/1906 |
5 |
|
| Feltmann, Henry |
Marries Miss Miller of Waconia |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1906 |
3 |
3 |
| Feltmann, Henry |
Marries Miss Miller of Waconia |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1906 |
4 |
2 |
| Cemeteries - Chaska - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Ass'n. |
Officers are re-elected. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Ahlbrecht, Henrietta (Mrs.) |
Dies of injuries. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Health & Welfare: Accidents |
lph |
8/3/1906 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Purchased the Swan A. Ahlm. He also takes the personal property and crop |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, John |
Purchased the L. H. Griffin property house and lot in Carver |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Bauer, August |
Sustained severe injuries, being kicked by a horse |
- Animal Husbandry: Horses
- Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1906 |
1 |
|
Information contained in this database has been obtained from the files of the Carver County Historical Society Library; specifically, the newspaper index (in the future to include scrapbooks, family histories etc...). As with any information source, errors, inconsistencies, and accuracy in spelling and content are unavoidable. Therefore,
we suggest checking for alternate spellings when researching individual names or places. We have tried to include alternatives whenever possible.
Some examples of alternate spellings include:
Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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