Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Cemeteries - Norwood |
Catholic Cemetery, being surveyed into burial lots. |
Cemeteries |
Norwood Times |
4/23/1891 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
White's New Livery & Sales Stable: Work has begun on the new livery & sale stable. It will be a frame structure, 2 stories high and is built by Mrs. H. Young |
Business & Industry: Livery Stables |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/9/1891 |
4 |
3 |
| Brinkhaus, Herman |
Will build a new stable and barn combined two stories high |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
wvy |
7/23/1891 |
4 |
|
| Gardewin, H. |
Many Henries celebrated St. Henry Day with him. |
|
cfp |
7/23/1891 |
1 |
3 |
| Mills, W. H. |
Sued street railway company for $5,000 damages for injuries he recieved by being thrown from a car. |
|
cfp |
8/27/1891 |
8 |
2 |
| Herkelrath, Henry |
Marries widow of cal. |
|
cfp |
9/3/1891 |
8 |
2 |
| Ries, Paul |
Married Bertha Bergmann |
Marriage Records |
Carver Free Press |
11/5/1891 |
8 |
3 |
| Ries, Paul |
Married Bertha Bergmann |
Marriage Records |
Carver County News |
11/6/1891 |
5 |
4 |
| Trick, Laura |
Recovering from injuries in Runaway |
|
Carver County News |
11/6/1891 |
1 |
1 |
| Ries, Paul |
Married Bertha Bergmann |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1891 |
1 |
0 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Industrial Union - Chaska wants manufacturing industries, and is ready to "talk liberal bonus" |
- Government: Organizations
- Labor: Unions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1891 |
1 |
|
| Kunz, Alfred |
Weds Emma Griesshammer |
|
cfp |
12/3/1891 |
8 |
2 |
| Winkler, Mr. |
Runaway, no injuries but, Damage to Wagon |
|
Carver County News |
12/4/1891 |
5 |
2 |
| Grieshammer, Emma |
married Alfred Kuntz |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1891 |
1 |
|
| Kuntz, Alfred |
Married Emma Grieshammer |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1891 |
1 |
|
| Griesheimer, Emma |
Married Alfred Junz |
|
Norwood Times |
12/10/1891 |
4 |
3 |
| Kunz ,Alfred |
Married Emma Griesheimer |
|
Norwood Times |
12/10/1891 |
4 |
3 |
| Sly, Adelbert, D. |
Charged with Robberies |
|
Carver County News |
1/1/1892 |
4 |
2 |
| Briesemeister, Albert |
Nominated for Supervisor of Camden Town |
|
Carver County News |
3/4/1892 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Home & County News - Southern boundaries of Waconia extended. |
Geography: Boundaries & Boundary Changes |
Waconia Patriot |
6/2/1892 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Military/G. A. R./Waconia |
Joseph Frey, Post : New flag will be displayed for reunion. Members decorated several cemeteries |
- Military Activities: Veterans
- Landmarks & Monuments: Memorials
- Cemeteries |
CCN |
6/3/1892 |
1,1 |
1,2 |
| Conlin, John of Hancock |
Marries Fehily, Mary of Mpls |
|
cfp |
10/13/1892 |
1 |
3 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph Catholic Church - Residence for the priest is being erected |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Carver County News |
10/14/1892 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Priests residence being constructed; Banker Volkenant is the contractor. Sublet brick work to Chas. Klatt |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/20/1892 |
8 |
|
| Riesgraf, Mathias |
Married to: Anna Jacobs |
|
Carver Free Press |
10/20/1892 |
8 |
2 |
| Splettstoeser, Mr. G. of Waconia |
Marries Urbach, Miss. C. |
|
cfp |
11/3/1892 |
1 |
3 |
| Schlegel, Frank |
A terrible Acident ( head injuries from a horse kick; expected to recover) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/10/1892 |
8 |
|
| Riesgraf, Mathias |
Married Anna Jacobs |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/17/1892 |
8 |
|
| Harms, Otto of Benton town |
Weds Briesemeister, Anna of Camden town. |
|
cfp |
11/24/1892 |
8 |
2 |
| Jacobs, Mathias |
Dahlgren farmer badly gored by his bull,is still confined,injuries were extensive |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Lenz, Chas F. |
Swansville family buries infant child at waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/30/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, John |
adding on a frame addition to his home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Devany, Catherine (Devenny) |
Died, housekeeper to priest at the Assumption Church |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Schmidt, Sam |
Started working on residence, 2 stories with a kitchen anex |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/1/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Burglaries in Young America |
Buglars broke into John Hoernemann's hardware store. |
|
cfp |
8/10/1893 |
8 |
2 |
| Stender, Ferdinand |
14 yr. old son of Chas. Stender died of injuries suffered after being run over by a binder. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Grogries, F. |
His 3yr. old child died |
|
Norwood Times |
8/17/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Riesgraf, Adam |
4 Year old daughter died |
|
cfp |
10/19/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Ries, Jacob |
Recieved 1st Premium for his carbonated drinks at the World's Fair. |
|
Cfp |
11/9/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Robberies in Watertown |
Fur coast & Cap stolen. Suspects arrested |
|
Carver County News |
11/10/1893 |
1 |
2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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