Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Barth, Frank A. |
Watertown( In new partnership in Watertown milling Assoc.) |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1890 |
1 |
|
| Halgren, C.G |
Watertown. In new partnership in Watertown milling assoc. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1890 |
1 |
|
| Schlefe, Gustave |
In partnership in Watertown Milling Association |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1890 |
1 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milling Assoc.: Watertown used to be known as Watertown Flour Mills. New ownership consists of Gustave Schlefe, F. A. Barth & C. G. Halgren |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1890 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Watertown |
Upper Dept. - Grades & Names |
Education: Administration |
Carver County News |
12/19/1890 |
1 |
1 |
| Watertown Flour Mill |
New Owners- C. G. Halgren, F. A. Barth, Gustav Schlefke |
|
Carver County News |
12/19/1890 |
1 |
1 |
| M. E. Church- Watertown |
New Bells Arrive |
|
cfp |
12/25/1890 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
B. Maiser & Co., formerly Maiser & Lippert |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
1/8/1891 |
5 |
4 |
| Miller, G.L. |
Appointed postmaster at Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/12/1891 |
4 |
3 |
| Halgren, C. G. |
Appointed vice-postmaster at watertown. |
|
cfp |
2/12/1891 |
9 |
1 |
| Miller, A. G. |
Appointed Postmaster at Watertown. |
|
cfp |
2/12/1891 |
9 |
1 |
| Campbell, John F. |
Preparing to open his new butcher shop- Watertown |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/19/1891 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Creamery: Watertown is to have a creamery soon, The Village council leased the company, a lot & sunk a well |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
WVH (Watertown) |
2/22/1891 |
5 |
|
| New town hall in Watertown |
New town hall is planned |
|
cfp |
2/26/1891 |
8 |
1 |
| Monson, Peter |
Death Notice - Watertown resident |
|
cfp |
4/9/1891 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Watertown |
The plan of Swedebeck & Erickson was accepted for the new City Hall |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/23/1891 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
Work has begun on the new City Hall |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/14/1891 |
1 |
|
| Mason, F. I. |
Selling Watertown property and will move to Arlington and teach school there. |
|
Carver County News |
5/15/1891 |
5 |
2 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Two car loads of lumber arrived for the new City Hall, work to begin at once |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/28/1891 |
1 |
|
| Watertown Village Hall |
Will soon be completed |
|
Carver County News |
7/3/1891 |
1 |
1 |
| Jones, O.W. |
Head miller at Watertown mill had a baby boy born to them |
|
Norwood Times |
7/9/1891 |
4 |
2 |
| Barth, Frank A. |
The new building is about completed.(Watertown) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/6/1891 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Hollywood Hayseeds lost to Watertown |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
8/21/1891 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. doing land office business here |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Watertown) |
8/27/1891 |
1 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milliing Co.: Compelled by increase of business to purchase another team for hauling flour |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Watertown) |
8/27/1891 |
1 |
|
| Cyclone By Watertown |
Something like a cyclone by Watertown |
|
cfp |
9/3/1891 |
8 |
1 |
| Davis, Michal |
Died. Funeral at the Catholic Church in Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
9/10/1891 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milliing Co.: Began work on the rock foundation for their warehouse |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Watertown) |
10/1/1891 |
1 |
|
| Jennings, M.F. |
Sold the Watertown hotel to Mike, Ray and Richard Burk of Woodland |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/22/1891 |
1 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milliing Co. erecting a warehouse |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Watertown) |
10/22/1891 |
1 |
|
| Jennings, M.F. |
Sold Watertown hotel to Ray & Burk. |
|
Carver County News |
10/23/1891 |
1 |
1 |
| Mason, F.I. |
Will teach the Swede Lake School (Watertown) |
|
Norwood Times |
10/29/1891 |
1 |
3 |
| Voige, John |
Purchased home in Watertown from Andrew Moberg, who is moving to Delano |
|
Norwood Times |
10/29/1891 |
1 |
3 |
| The Watertown Hotel |
Changed owners from M. Ray to R. Burg |
|
cfp |
10/29/1891 |
8 |
1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Ray & Burk proprietors of watertown hotel |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Norwood Times (Also 11/1/1891 Pg. 1 C. 4) |
11/5/1891 |
1 |
4 |
| Holding of Land |
Watertown voted & resolved that Congress should enact a law prohibiting a individual from holding more than 160 acres of land. |
|
Carver County News |
11/6/1891 |
1 |
2 |
| New Piano |
Arrives at City Hall of Watertown |
|
cfp |
11/26/1891 |
8 |
3 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milliing Co. shipping car load of flour to St. Paul, leading flour in the twin cities |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald (Watertown) |
12/3/1891 |
1 |
|
| Japs, F.W. |
Destructive fire at Watertown. He lost all of his store merchandise, more than half not insured |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/22/1891 |
5 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeglin & Zahler's Saloon, grand Christmas opening |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Carver County News |
1/1/1892 |
5 |
1 |
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