Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Kuchle, Mr. |
[Built A New Barn] (Watertown) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/29/1883 |
4 |
4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - New bell weighing 1000 lbs. to be consecrated |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
WVH (Watertown) |
12/6/1883 |
4 |
5 |
| Adelberger, Catharine |
Died (Watertown) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/3/1884 |
1 |
0 |
| Warta, Joseph |
Union Hotel, Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/3/1884 |
4 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
Swedish Lutheran Church undergoing thorough renovating |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
WVH (Watertown) |
1/31/1884 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Finnigan Bros. - The new warehouse is finished |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News - Watertown) |
2/14/1884 |
1 |
|
| Watertown, Billiard tax |
Annual tax on all pool tables |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
3 |
| 'Vets' in Watertown |
list of officers |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
3 |
| Election Returns |
For Chaska, Chan., Young America, San Francisco, Watertown, Camden, Hancock, Laketown, Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown plow factory to move to Carver? |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1884 |
4 |
|
| Memorial Day |
Celebration at Watertown |
|
Carver free press |
6/12/1884 |
1 |
3 |
| Marriage |
Carl Goetze of Watertown Caroline Wagener |
|
Carver free press |
9/4/1884 |
1 |
3 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Village council passed an ordinance putting the village licenses on peddlers |
- Government: Ordinances
- Government: Licensing & Franchises |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1884 |
1 |
|
| Watertown |
Community plagued by professional tramps |
|
Carver free press |
6/18/1885 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeyer Hotel: Addition to Zeyer Hotel finished |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald (Watertown) |
7/9/1885 |
2 |
|
| Campbell, Peter |
Post master at Watertown(Peter Campbell received appointment) |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1885 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
The Watertown Brewery sold to Mr. Heck |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
WVH (Watertown) |
12/17/1885 |
4 |
3 |
| Rogers, Margaret |
Died (Watertown Items) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/21/1886 |
1 |
|
| Railroads |
Norwood, Young America, Waconia,Helvetia & Watertown are looking for a new railroad to pass through) |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Boylan & Halgren - New machine warehouse is completed |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1886 |
1 |
|
| Barth, Christian |
Repairing his store for confectionery business (Watertown) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1886 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Warta & Yager purchased windmill for brick yard |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
WVH (Watertown) |
5/27/1886 |
1 |
|
| Steidi, FJ |
attorney at law Waconia & Watertown |
|
cfp |
7/8/1886 |
4 |
4 |
| Scheig, Dr. E. T. |
formerly of Winsted has located here Watertown) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1886 |
1 |
|
| Kretschmar, Hermann |
Yound man died after prolonged sickness, lived in watertown |
|
cfp |
9/2/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| All, John` |
Killed by accident , on Nov. 13 a well auger derrick fell upon him, Killed him instantly he was about 53 years old, funeral at Watertown. |
|
cfp |
12/2/1886 |
1 |
3 |
| Denzel, X. |
Former miller of Watertown Flour Mill is now engaged as miller at Lempkes Mill, Helvetia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Acker, Frank |
(Watertown) Has moved to Minneapolis |
Human Relations: Daily Living |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/28/1887 |
1 |
|
| Jennings, M.F. |
Mail contract subject to carry the Watertown mail |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/7/1887 |
4 |
|
| Jennings, W.F. |
Has the contract for carrying mail between Watertown and Chaska - Hollywood and Delano |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/14/1887 |
1 |
|
| Jacobs, F. W. |
appointed Marshal of Watertown |
|
Carver Free Press |
7/28/1887 |
1 |
4 |
| Bridges - Watertown |
Iron bridge across Crow River soon to make its appearance. |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/1/1887 |
1 |
|
| Balinder, Hannah M. |
Died (c. 1872-1887)(Watertown) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/8/1887 |
1 |
|
| Schaffer, George P. |
Leaving Watertown and returning to his former home, Delano |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/27/1887 |
1 |
|
| Hendricks, Albert |
Died (Watertown) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/3/1887 |
1 |
|
| Kohnke, August, Mrs. |
County Atty made trip to Watertown to see that Wright Co. paid post morten exam expenses. Dr. Diessner called to make post morten on Mrs. Kohnke, who had been buried 2 wks. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/1/1887 |
1 |
|
| Kohnke, August, Mrs. |
Coroner Radde went to Watertown to pick up her remains |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/1/1887 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
A. Engstrom & Co: Moved their shoe shop to the Barth place (Watertown) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/8/1887 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Teachers Meeting (Meeting held in Watertown) |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/15/1887 |
1 |
|
| Hendricks, Mrs. Albert |
Died (infant baby girl died) (Watertown) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/29/1887 |
1 |
|
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