Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Watertown |
F. W. Japs store burned - Bldg. contents $7,000, Insurance 4,600. |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Norwood Times |
12/15/1892 |
1 |
5 |
| General Merchandies Store of Watertown |
Destroyed by Fire owner F. W. Japs |
|
cfp |
12/15/1892 |
1 |
3 |
| Schlefe, Mr. |
Destructive fire at Watertown(he & family owned building; rented F. W. Japs the downstairs business space & lived upstairs; total loss |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/22/1892 |
5 |
|
| Schelfke, G. |
Store building and dwelling in watertown destroyed in fire |
|
Carver County News |
12/23/1892 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Village elections: Officers elected. |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
1/5/1893 |
5 |
6 |
| Barth, Frank A. |
Elected President of Watertown Village |
|
cfp |
1/12/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Village election results |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
1/13/1893 |
8 |
1 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept. elected officers |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/20/1893 |
8 |
2 |
| Thornquist , John |
Will be head miller in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/9/1893 |
1 |
|
| Ernest Hainlin Post # 70 of Watertown |
Suspended for failing to forward reports to headquarters |
|
cfp |
2/9/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown has orders for 40,000 lbs of flour |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/16/1893 |
5 |
|
| City Elections |
Young America,Benton, Camden,Chaska,Waconia,Chanhassen,Hollywood,Hancock,Watertown,and Laketown. |
|
cfp |
3/23/1893 |
8 |
3 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Watertown Twp: Election results |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
3/24/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Watertown Twp: Election results |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
3/24/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Snicker, John |
Sold Farm to Charles Krause- Will Start Business in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1893 |
5 |
|
| Snicker, John L. |
sold his watertown township farm to Chas. Krause |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Neiman, Henry |
Norwood barber, gone into business in Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
4/13/1893 |
1 |
3 & 4 |
| Bolinder, Maria |
Died, age 92. Buried in Swedish Lutheran cemetery, Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
5/4/1893 |
4 |
3 |
| Loney, William |
purchased W. F. Kohlers residence in watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/18/1893 |
5 |
|
| Nelson, John L. |
Watertown. Married Mandy Peterson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/8/1893 |
5 |
|
| Peterson, Mandy |
Watertown: Married Jhn. L. Nelson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/8/1893 |
5 |
|
| Windstorm Damages |
In Young America, Watertown & Vicinity |
|
Carver County News |
6/16/1893 |
1 |
1 |
| Miller, Geo. U. |
Of Watertown was appointed assistant boiler Inspector of the 3rd Congressional District |
|
cfp |
7/20/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Miller, George U. |
Watertown man has been appointed asst. boiler inspector for the 3rd. cong. district |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/27/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Barber, Wm, Mr. & Mrs. |
Born a baby girl (Watertown) |
|
Norwood Times |
7/27/1893 |
4 |
2 |
| Zeyer, Chas. |
watertown " putting a stone wall under his building |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/27/1893 |
5 |
|
| Miller, A.G. |
Watertown. Youngest son ran into knife that Mr. Miller was using, damaging his eyes.He will have wait for results |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/24/1893 |
8 |
|
| Degen, H. F. |
Now carring Mail between Watertown & Chaska |
|
cfp |
8/31/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Malsed, Mort |
Hired to carry mail between Watertown & Chaska |
|
Carver County News |
9/8/1893 |
5 |
4 |
| Halgren, George |
Watertown. Death announcement |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/14/1893 |
8 |
|
| Watertown Merchants |
Formed an Association & are under bonds not to sell any goods on credit. |
|
cfp |
9/14/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Hardware - Eugene Heck purchased hardware stock from his father |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
9/15/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Mannerberg, Axeline |
Married C. Kline of Dassel, Wright Co. at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
9/21/1893 |
1 |
5 |
| Barnick, Fred |
Watertown man admitted to full citizenship |
|
Carver County News |
9/29/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Burns, P B |
Watertown resident died when he fell from a Moving Train |
Death Records |
cfp |
10/12/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Mill put in a heater |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1893 |
8 |
|
| Robberies in Watertown |
Fur coast & Cap stolen. Suspects arrested |
|
Carver County News |
11/10/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Watertown Milling Company |
Burglars broke into the Office. |
|
cfp |
11/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Cunningham, George |
Watertown: Joseph Mushler and M. Gorman purchased blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/23/1893 |
5 |
|
| Loney, Wm. |
Watertown -purchased residence from W. F. Kohler |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/23/1893 |
5 |
|
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