Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Telephones - Mayer |
Watertown, poles being put up for a line between Mayer & Watertown. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/26/1900 |
1 |
|
| Telephones - Watertown |
Watertown, poles being put up for a line between Mayer & Watertown. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/26/1900 |
1 |
|
| Telephone |
Poles are being distributed between Mayer & Watertown for telephone lines.Masthead shows 11/26. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/29/1900 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
State Bank: Cashier Hanscom is now aided by his cousin, Ray Abbott, who is a clerk |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Carver County News |
11/29/1900 |
1 |
4 |
| Telephone |
The telephone line between Watertown and Mayer is nearly completed. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/13/1900 |
1b |
|
| Telephone |
The telephone line between Watertown & Mayer is nearly completed. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/13/1900 |
1b |
|
| Entertainment - Watertown |
The colored vaudeville show |
- Arts: Performing
- Entertainment |
Carver County News |
12/27/1900 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Masonic lodge annual election |
Clubs & Associations |
Carver County News |
1/6/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire dept. annual elections |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/6/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Moers, E. |
Undertaker in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/10/1901 |
4 |
3 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Business enterprises |
Business & Industry |
Carver County News |
1/10/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Swedish Lutheran's annual election |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
1/10/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Camp 7438 M. W. of A., woodmen elect officers |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/10/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Hollywood & Watertown/Rural Section #5 |
Organized |
Clubs & Associations |
Carver County News |
1/31/1901 |
4 |
2 |
| Thompson, Rev, A. F. |
Pastor at M.E, Church in Watertown gives farewell sermon |
|
Carver County News |
2/21/1901 |
1 |
3 |
| Churches - Watertown |
M. E. Church - New organ arrived |
Religion: Denominations |
Carver County News (Banner #2) |
3/7/1901 |
1 |
2 |
| Sports |
Watertown Printers - baseball nine organized |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
3/21/1901 |
4 |
3 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Swedish Mission Church - New organ will be here this week |
Religion: Denominations |
Carver County News |
3/21/1901 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeyer Hotel: Olaf Nelson sold his interest to Herman F. Poeppel |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Carver County News |
4/18/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Pilgram, Eliza |
Working at G. Hanscom's Watertown (sec. 2 of paper) |
|
Carver County News |
4/25/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Sports |
Watertown Stars leased baseball park for season |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
4/25/1901 |
4 |
2 |
| Churches - Watertown |
M. E. Church - Sunday school organized |
Religion: Denominations |
Carver County News |
4/25/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Father Mathew Total Abstinance Society, celebrates silver jubilee |
- Anniversaries
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
5/9/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Sports |
Watertown Stars - new suits were ordered through F. A. Barth |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
5/16/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Abbott Bros. taken possession of former Boylan & Kohler Hardware store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
5/16/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Sports |
Watertown sports news |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
5/23/1901 |
4 |
4 & 5 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Heibeisen & Anderson selling Aermotor windmills |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Carver County News |
5/23/1901 |
1 |
5 |
| Burtman, Amos and Sam |
attend Norwegian Lutheran conference at Watertown |
|
Lester Prairie Journal |
5/25/1901 |
1 |
1 |
| Nelson, Ole, Mr & Mrs. |
Left Watertown to purchase hotel in Long Lake |
|
Carver County News |
6/6/1901 |
4 |
2 |
| Events - Watertown |
Decoration Day - 1st decoration day of 20th century observed |
- History: Events
- Holidays: Fourth of July |
Carver County News |
6/6/1901 |
4 |
1 |
| Bens, H. (Rev.) |
German Baptist Pastor Left for Watertown Wis. to take charge of that Congregation |
Religion: Churches: Baptist |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1901 |
1B |
|
| Cruzen, Miss Annie |
will have grandopening at Milleinery store in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
9/12/1901 |
4 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Bakery: Mrs. B. C. Johnson, Prop. has taken rooms at W. H. Petersons residence |
Business & Industry: Retail Nurseries |
Carver County News |
9/12/1901 |
4 |
3,4 |
| Events - Watertown |
Memorial service for President McKinley |
- History: Events
- Landmarks & Monuments: Memorials |
Carver County News |
9/26/1901 |
1 |
4 |
| Peterson, W. H. |
Watertown Bakery |
|
Carver County News |
10/3/1901 |
6 |
3 |
| Shrader, Dr. E. F. |
Has rented teh Litfin house and intends conductiong a hospital in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/17/1901 |
2b |
|
| Watertown,. |
Lost a boy that will answer to the name Jerry |
|
Carver County News |
10/24/1901 |
1 |
2 |
| Van Krevelin, J.C. |
Competent surveyer and civil engineer has moved to Watertown. |
Business & Industry |
Lester Prairie News |
10/25/1901 |
1 |
1 |
| Watertown |
Will assemble at City hall a Literary Society |
|
Carver County News |
11/7/1901 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Literary Society - election of officers |
- Government: Organizations
- Arts: Literary Works |
Carver County News |
11/14/1901 |
1 |
4 |
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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