Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Bergman, Martin |
Hollywood Twp. farm sold to Ferdinand Pinske (Banner 2) |
|
Carver County News |
1/23/1902 |
1 |
2 |
| Bergman, Martin |
Sold farm of Hollywood Twp. to Ferdinand Pinske |
|
Lester Prairie |
2/7/1902 |
1 |
6 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Watertown Twp: Town caucus - nominations for township officers |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
3/6/1902 |
1 |
3 |
| Lind, John |
Article discussing purchase of farm in Chaska Twp. |
Land & Property |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/27/1902 |
00 |
|
| Businesses - Hollywood Twp. |
Model Creamery Skimming Station: Hollywood farmers will build & own the skimming station that will have a contract with Model Creamery, a subsidiary of the Hutchinson Produce Co. |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1902 |
1b |
|
| Schmidt, Miss Tillie M. of Camden |
Weds Mr. Fredrick Hein of Young America Twp. |
|
Norwood Times |
9/20/1907 |
1 |
1 |
| Powers, J.L. |
Sold 40 acres in Camden Twp. to Henry Wilkins. |
|
Norwood Times |
3/27/1908 |
8 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chanhassen Twp. |
Work is commenced: Swastika Sulphur Springs Sanitarium is now well underway |
Health & Welfare: Medical Facilities |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/19/1908 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chanhassen Twp. |
Swastika Sulphur Springs Sanitarium - Also a photo of the sanitorium being erected |
Health & Welfare: Medical Facilities |
Weekly Valley Herald (Note: there are 3 editions making up Dec. 17, 1908 newspaper) (Also Pgs. 1-28 |
12/17/1908 |
1 |
|
| Enerson, Henry |
Former Bergen Twp. resident is now living in Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Human Relations: Daily Living |
lph |
12/24/1908 |
1 |
3 |
| Fischer, Rev. Mrs of Helen TWP |
born a son |
|
Norwood Times |
3/25/1910 |
4 |
3 |
| Wagner, Arthur |
Camden twp birth register, 11/07/1911-12/31/1912 |
Birth Records |
Camden township birth register |
2/28/1912 |
9 |
|
| Burns, Tom |
Has been working for the Assumption priest and has decided to take up farming in Hollywood Twp. |
Labor: Employment |
Norwood Times |
8/16/1912 |
5 |
2 |
| Wagner, Arthur |
Camden twp birth register- -2/26/1912 - 12/31/1912 |
Birth Records |
Camden township birth register |
12/31/1912 |
3 |
|
| Tesch, Emil |
Family History-Watertown Twp |
|
Holcombe and Bingham, Compendium of His. |
1/1/1915 |
335 |
|
| Tesch, Herman F. |
Hollywood TWP |
|
Holcombe and Bingham Compendium of his. |
1/1/1915 |
335 |
|
| Weinzierl, Jos. |
Clerked for Minnetrista Twp. for 25 yrs.. |
|
St. Boni Star |
3/5/1915 |
1 |
5 |
| Brown, Alfred John 'A J' |
1842 - Watertown Twp. |
History: Pioneer Life |
Holcombe & Bingham Compendium of History 1915 |
12/31/1915 |
270 |
|
| Schools - Watertown Twp. |
District #32 destroyed by fire |
- Buildings: Schools
- Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
5/3/1917 |
1 |
3 |
| Storms |
Benton Twps: Storm does some damage. |
Weather: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1918 |
2 |
3 |
| Erickson, Elizabeth |
Death-Daughter of Mr & Mrs N. F. Erickson of San Francisco Twp, dies at Denver Colorado. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1920 |
7 |
|
| Jaekel, Herman 1864-1920 |
Obituary, well known resident of Waconia Twp. dies at the age of 56 yrs. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1920 |
2 |
|
| Happ, Adam |
For sale or rent farm of 160 acres in Dahlgren Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/5/1922 |
5 |
5 |
| Schaefer, Arnold |
For sale, farm of 104 acres in Benton Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/22/1922 |
5 |
6 |
| Hurtig, C. E. |
for sale 120 acre farm in Dahlgren Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/3/1925 |
3 |
1 |
| Johnson, Lilly (Mrs.) |
For rent or sale the A. P. Scott farm of 80 acres in San Francisco Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/5/1925 |
3 |
1 |
| O'Day, Thomas |
Public auction-will sell at Public Auction on the John H. Larson Farm, San Francisco Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/11/1926 |
2 |
|
| Born, William |
For Sale: Farm of 200 acres, Dahlgren Twp. |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/3/1926 |
7 |
|
| Bohlmann, Fred |
1927 plat map; YA twp; sec 28, 117.57ac |
|
plat map |
1/1/1927 |
00 |
0 |
| Dalchow, Albert |
Plat of Watertown Twp/Section 13/80 Acres |
|
1927 Plat Map |
12/23/1927 |
0 |
0 |
| Anderson, S. L. |
Plat of Hollywood Twp., Section 3 120 acres |
|
1927 Plat Map |
12/31/1927 |
0 |
0 |
| Aspden, Herbert H |
1927 plat; Chan twp; Sec 8; 24.36ac |
|
1927 Plat Map |
12/31/1927 |
8 |
0 |
| Aspden, Mary Ann (nee: Wood) |
1927 plat; Chan twp; Sec 16; 160ac |
|
1927 Plat Map. |
12/31/1927 |
16 |
0 |
| Dalchow, Albert |
Plat of Watertown Twp/Section 12/40 Acres |
|
1927 Plat Map |
12/31/1927 |
0 |
0 |
| Schools - Watertown Twp. |
District #34 - Watertown opens school season for 8 months |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/3/1929 |
6 |
5 |
| Kayeska, A.A. |
For sale, 55 acre farm in Chanhassen Twp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1929 |
6 |
1 |
| Population & Census |
Hollywood Twp. census shows decrease |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
5/1/1930 |
1 |
|
| Population & Census |
Population of Young America Twp. including Hamburg Village is 1,279, a gain of 20 for the 10 yr. period. There were 176 farms in the Twp. |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
5/15/1930 |
4 |
|
| Population & Census |
Waconia town shows decrease/Population of Waconia Twp decreased |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
5/22/1930 |
1 |
|
| Population & Census - Benton Twp. |
Benton Twp. shows decrease in population |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
6/5/1930 |
7 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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