Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Watertown-City Council Meeting |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News |
10/8/1903 |
4 |
2 |
| Newspapers |
The newspaper men representing the Norwood Times, Waconia Patriot, Watertown News, Carver Journal & Herald, will meet for the purpose of forming the Independent Press Ass'n of Carver County |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/12/1905 |
4 |
|
| Railroads - Watertown |
New Railroad Project - There is a chance that the Soo line may build a branch line through Watertown |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/2/1905 |
1 |
|
| Roscheise, George |
Owner of Watertown mill-burned to the ground-Feb. 1889 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/9/1905 |
5 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Mill burned down to the ground, Feb. 1889 (25 years ago.) Mill owned by F. M. Lienau & Geo. Roscheise) |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/9/1905 |
5 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
County News of interest: The Village of Watertown will have a building boom this spring of at least $20,000 |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1905 |
1 |
|
| Telephones - Watertown |
Telephone to be completed, from Watertown to Winsted. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/22/1905 |
3 |
|
| Malsed, M.L. |
He and his wife moved from Watertown to Waseca, making that their future home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/12/1905 |
5 |
1 |
| Weygand, Fred |
Died-Former Watertown resident |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/14/1905 |
5 |
|
| Weygand, Fred |
Died-Former Watertown resident |
|
Young America Eagle |
12/15/1905 |
1 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeyer Hotel & St. John Hotel - New hotel at Watertown |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1906 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
Will celebrate anniversary - Watertown to commemmorate anniversary of their monthyl fair |
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1906 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
Watertown celebrates anniversary, Inland village celebrates anniversary of founding |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/17/1906 |
1 |
|
| Telephones - Watertown |
The Watertown Telephone Co., is rigging up the new farmers line. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/19/1906 |
3 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeyer Hotel: Watertown can boast of a new modern hotel |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Young America Eagle |
12/14/1906 |
1 |
|
| Madden, Thos. |
Obit. - Early Pioneer of Watertown. |
|
Norwood Times |
1/18/1907 |
4 |
4 |
| Shovlin, Mary |
Weds James O'Hagen at Watertown Catholic Church. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/3/1907 |
5 |
3 |
| O'Hagen, James |
Weds Mary Shovlin at Watertown Catholic Church. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/3/1907 |
5 |
2 |
| McCellan, Thomas |
Obit -age 21 - interred at Watertown Cemetry |
|
Norwood Times |
9/13/1907 |
4 |
3 |
| Toole, Mary |
Moved to Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1907 |
3 |
|
| Klock, L. A. |
Improved Farm for sale( 80 acre farm, 2 miles east of Watertown and west of German Lutheran church. All good buildings, good well and windmill, water in the house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1908 |
4 |
|
| Wallace, Dr. |
Watertown dentist who has been making monthly visits to Lester Prairie, will discontinue his practice here. |
- Business & Industry
- Health & Welfare: Medical Facilities |
lph |
2/6/1908 |
1 |
3 |
| Miller, Ernie (Miss) |
Death notice. Was former telephone operator at Watertown. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Communication: Telecommunication |
lph |
3/12/1908 |
8 |
3 |
| Baird, James |
Obituary. First white man here. He established the villages of Winsted and Watertown. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
lph |
4/16/1908 |
8 |
1-2 |
| Baird, James |
Obituary. First white man here. He established the villages of Winsted and Watertown. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
lph |
4/23/1908 |
8 |
1 |
| Klock, Ludwig |
After living in Watertown for 51 years, Ludwig moved to St. Bonifacius |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/4/1908 |
5 |
6 |
| Watertown |
Has an excellent hotel. |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
lph |
8/20/1908 |
1 |
4 |
| Craven, Patrick Sr. of Watertown |
Obituary - Father of the Editor of NT |
|
Norwood Times |
1/29/1909 |
1 |
3 |
| Archbishop Ireland |
Of St. Paul was in Watertown to confirm a class of 65 boys & girls. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/14/1909 |
8 |
2 |
| Iustus, Peter |
Obituary Pioneer of Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/1/1909 |
1 |
|
| Sexton, Thomas Mrs. Sr. of Watertown |
Died |
|
Norwood Times |
11/12/1909 |
1 |
4 |
| Light, John |
Believed dead after being gone for 15 yrs., has been located by his son of Watertown. |
|
Norwood Times |
1/14/1910 |
1 |
4 |
| Loney, W. and mrs. of Watertown |
born a daughter |
|
Norwood Times |
2/11/1910 |
6 |
1 |
| Sexton, Tom of Watertown |
died |
|
Norwood Times |
2/25/1910 |
5 |
3 |
| Higgins 3 yr old daughter of Dan |
died in Mpls and her body was buried in Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
3/25/1910 |
8 |
4 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Cleaners - Robbery Reported |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Carver County News |
4/9/1910 |
1 |
1,2 |
| Gunberg, Rev. |
Obituary-Pastor of the Lutheran Church in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/3/1911 |
5 |
|
| Gustafson, S.G. |
Watertown resident appointed state creamery inspector. |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Labor: Employment |
Norwood Times |
8/4/1911 |
1 |
3 |
| VanKrevelin, Fred |
Watertown resident appointed assistant state engineer for Wright County. |
- Labor: Employment
- Government: Employees |
Norwood Times |
8/4/1911 |
1 |
3 |
| Boylan, Francis |
Watertown resident appointed state forest patrolman. |
- Labor: Employment
- Government: Employees |
Norwood Times |
8/4/1911 |
1 |
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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