Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Noonan, HS |
Opens office in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1916 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Has new attorney |
Government: Departments and Offices: District Attorney's Office |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1916 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
H. S. Noonan opens office in Watertown |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1916 |
1 |
2 |
| Schwartz, Frank |
Radde & Wollam purchase his Watertown meat market |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/21/1916 |
1 |
|
| Campbell, J. F. |
Watertown Roller Mills Changes Hands. Disposes of Business to J. C. Whelan. |
Business & Industry: Mills, Lumber |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/18/1917 |
3 |
6 |
| Whelan, J. C. |
bought business from J. F. Campbell in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/18/1917 |
3 |
6 |
| Railroad - Watertown |
The Luce line has been ordered by the State Railroad & Warehouse commission to furnish reasonable service to its patrons |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
3/29/1917 |
4 |
|
| Railroad - Watertown |
Luce line bridge is out |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
4/12/1917 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Watertown Twp. |
District #32 destroyed by fire |
- Buildings: Schools
- Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
5/3/1917 |
1 |
3 |
| Kowalke, Henry |
Died at Lyndale, buried at Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
5/24/1917 |
5 |
|
| Campbell, Peter |
Pioneer resident of Watertown dies |
|
St. Boni Star |
7/13/1917 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
The village council ordered all saloons to close at ten o'clock, an keep the lid on tight Sundays. All curtains must be lowered to give a clear view of the interior of the places at Watertown |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Waconia Patriot |
10/25/1917 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Moravian Church |
Chaska - Rev. a. Schwarze leaves Chaska - Accepts Watertown, Wisconsin call |
Religion: Denominations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/8/1917 |
1 |
3 |
| Schimmel, Fred |
Bought residence in Watertown from fred Schmidt |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/15/1917 |
5 |
4 |
| Schmidt, Fred |
Sold residence in Watertown to Fred Schimmel |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/15/1917 |
5 |
4 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
G. G. Johnson now secretary of San Francisco Town Insurance |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1918 |
1 |
3 |
| Boylan, F.A. Lieut |
Watertown boy is now at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
Military Activities: Military Installations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/4/1918 |
1 |
6 |
| Lusty, Swan 1848-1918 |
Died, former deputy sheriff and long time resident of Watertown. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1918 |
7 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Mr. Miller of Watertown, of firm of Miller & Hohmann met his death while demonstrating a ford tractor |
- Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment
- Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1918 |
6 |
4 |
| Miller, William |
of Watertown, killed while demonstrating tractor. |
|
St. Boni Star |
7/12/1918 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Mr. Miller of Watertown, of firm of Miller & Hohmann met his death while demonstrating a ford tractor |
- Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment
- Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/18/1918 |
8 |
2 |
| Ebert, George |
Dies at Watertown |
|
St. Boni Star |
10/25/1918 |
1 |
5 |
| Radde, Fred |
Purchased Watertown Produce Co. (Misc. Old time Newspapers) |
|
Carver County News |
12/12/1918 |
4 |
1 |
| Ketchner, L |
of Watertown, oldest daughter dies |
|
St. Boni Star |
12/27/1918 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Canning Factory: 92 farmers signed up for 512 acres of sweet corn |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
3/7/1919 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Stock Shipping Assn. shipped 5 cars of stock, & 4 cars of stock shipped to So. St. Paul |
Animal Husbandry: Cattle |
Carver County News (Asst'd Newspapers 1919-1942) |
5/1/1919 |
2,2 |
2,3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Pickel Factory - C. A. Brunkow received another car of barrels |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News (Asst'd Newspapers 1919-1942) |
5/1/1919 |
2 |
2 |
| Halgren, A.C. |
Bought the interest his brother,Guy E. Halgren, had in the Drug, Jewelry and Insurance business at Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1920 |
5 |
|
| Halgren, Guy E. |
sold his interest in the drug, jewelry and insurance business in Watertown to his brother A.C. Halgren |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1920 |
5 |
|
| Bergquist, Carl |
Watertown Buttermaker wins third prize |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1920 |
4 |
|
| Electricity - Raised Voltage |
The Cresent Electric Company of Watertown has changed the current wires here. The change in wireing increase the voltage from 2300 to 4300 |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
11/4/1920 |
7 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Milliing Co. destroyed by fire |
- Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring
- Disasters: Fires |
Waconia Patriot |
1/9/1921 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Watertown |
When the electric lights arrived in Watertown they had to have a |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1921 |
4 |
2 |
| Kuka, Thomas |
Died in France-his remains arrived in Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/9/1921 |
7 |
|
| Patton, Willie |
Died France, remains brought back to Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/23/1921 |
3 |
|
| Watertown Light |
|
|
Carver County News |
11/29/1923 |
4 |
1 |
| History of Watertown Creamery |
|
|
Carver County News |
12/6/1923 |
1 |
1 |
| Taxes - Watertown |
Personal property tax list - Village Watertown, Town of Hollywood |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Carver County News |
1/17/1924 |
3, 8 |
|
| Mruphy, James & Hannah |
In Memoriam ( history). Their daughter & son-in-law were the 1st. couple to be wed in Watertown, Mr. & Mrs. Riley Sturman |
|
Carver County News |
1/24/1924 |
1 |
1 |
| Shrader, Dr. E. E. |
to build hospital in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
5/22/1924 |
4 |
1 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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