Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Venske, Carl or C. or Charles Venski |
1898 Map, Sect. 30 , 90 Acres+ 60 acres in section 25, 40 acres in Watertown |
Geography: Maps |
Hollywood Twp |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Carver County News published by J. D. Burns, has changed hands. George V. Miller & C. O. Teas being the purchasers |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
1 |
2 |
| Leaf, John |
Died (Watertown) |
|
Norwood Times |
2/18/1898 |
2 |
2 |
| Bleedorn, Oscar J. |
Married Emma E. Krause (Watertown) |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/24/1898 |
8 |
0 |
| Milford, M/M |
INfant son died-funeral from Swedish Luth Ch. Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
3/11/1898 |
2 |
2 |
| Koenen, Jeffery |
Hired as vice President of First America Bank, Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/6/1898 |
5 |
|
| Kasperek, F. |
Purchased a 60 acre farm 8 miles East of Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1898 |
5 |
2 |
| Burns, Mr. |
Purchased a lot in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1898 |
4 |
|
| Sullivan, Ed |
Has moved with his family to Watertown, they bought the Flood property |
|
Carver County News |
7/7/1898 |
1 |
4 |
| Beiersdorf, Carl Sr. |
Was Very Seriously Injured in a Run-Away Accident at the Creamery in Watertown; Badly Crushed Leg, and Badly Hurt Hands and Arm, and Scalp Wounds at Age 72 |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/21/1898 |
5 |
4 |
| Ray, M. |
died -of Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
8/12/1898 |
5 |
3 |
| Toole, Alice |
Appointed Deputy Postmistress of Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/25/1898 |
4 |
2 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Swedish Lutheran Church - New pipe organ was placed in the church |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
WVH (Watertown) |
10/20/1898 |
8 |
|
| Kohler, Celestine 1828-1898 |
An early and highly esteemed settler of Watertown, commits suicide while temporarily demented |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/22/1898 |
4 |
|
| Brown, Alfred John 'A J' |
Watertown twp; Sec 9, Sec 11 |
|
1898 plat map |
12/31/1898 |
0 |
|
| Burke, R J. |
Leased the interest of Mrs. Rosa Ray in the Watertown Hotel and also assumes control of the Watertwon Creamery |
|
Carver County News |
1/5/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept. annual meeting |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/5/1899 |
4 |
3 |
| Organizations - E. Hainlin Post/#70 G.A. R./Watertown |
Elected officers |
Clubs & Associations |
Carver County News |
1/5/1899 |
4 |
2 |
| Hoppe, Charley |
Employed as night watchman in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/12/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Council Meeting - Council proceedings |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Carver County News |
1/12/1899 |
8 |
2 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Silver Cornet Band elected officers |
- Arts: Music: Bands
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/12/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Buildings - Watertown |
Old Barth building being taken down & moved. |
Buildings: Commercial |
Carver County News |
1/26/1899 |
4 |
2 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept. tested new 28 horse power engine |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/26/1899 |
4 |
2 |
| Denzel, Oscar |
Leqaving Mil in Watertown to erect mill in Montrose- moved to Montrose |
|
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Thornquest, John P. |
Leaving mill in Watertown to erect mill in Montrose |
|
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Schultz, Ferd |
Leaving mill in Watertown to erect mill in Montrose |
|
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| St. John, L. C. |
Leaving mill in Watertown to erect mill in Montrose |
|
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Lemke, Robert H. |
Employed by J. F. Campbell in Watertown Flouring Mill |
|
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Silver Cornet Band - Farewell party for L. C. St. John, Oscar Denzel & J. P. Thornquest |
- Arts: Music: Bands
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept. alarm sounded |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
2/2/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Swedish Lutheran Church - Dorcas Society elected officers |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
2/16/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Election returns |
Politics & Elections: Election Returns |
Carver County News |
3/16/1899 |
5 |
3 |
| Entertainment - Watertown |
Imperial Remedy company, best medicine show seen in our village |
- Health & Welfare: Medical Facilities
- Entertainment |
Carver County News |
3/16/1899 |
1 |
4 |
| Toole, Charlie |
Opened saloon in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1899 |
8 |
|
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire apparatus tested |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
4/6/1899 |
4 |
2 |
| Sports |
Watertown Star Baseball membership |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
4/20/1899 |
4 |
2 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire dept. water supply |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
4/20/1899 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
CTAS: The Cadets Temperance Society held anniversary meeting. |
- Anniversaries
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/1/1899 |
8 |
|
| Events - Watertown |
Memorial Day - Observance of decoration day |
- Holidays: Memorial Day
- History: Events |
Carver County News |
6/1/1899 |
4 |
1 |
| Sports |
Watertown Stars - Championship for Carver County |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
6/8/1899 |
4 |
3 |
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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