Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church to be illuminated with modern acetylene gas lights |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
1/17/1913 |
1 |
|
| Weise, Ernest |
Waconia will have a second tailor in Ernest Weise of Lester Prairie |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/31/1913 |
1 |
|
| Fair - Waconia (Carver County) |
Waconia must stand loss(could receive state aid when they run of funds) |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1913 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Development Plans: Penninsula to be platted into lots. |
Government: Planning & Growth: Planning Process |
Waconia Patriot |
3/7/1913 |
1 |
|
| Brandt, O.A. |
Prof. O.A. Brandt will leave Waconia |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
Waconia Patriot |
4/18/1913 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Waconia |
180 cans of pike fry were dumped in the lake here Monday.Waconia has been very fortunate in receiving large plantings of pike this season |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
6/6/1913 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Mons. Amblard opens public park. |
Government: Departments and Offices: Parks and Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
6/20/1913 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Waconia Social Club organized Monday |
Government: Organizations |
Waconia Patriot |
7/25/1913 |
1 |
|
| Shoot out. |
In Waconia. |
Law & Justice: Crime |
Norwood Times |
8/29/1913 |
1 |
1 |
| Organization - Waconia Fair Association |
Waconia purchases fairgrounds |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
10/3/1913 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Stahlke Livery is damaged by fire |
Business & Industry: Livery Stables |
Waconia Patriot |
10/10/1913 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Waconia receives $100,000. donation. City firms present village with large sum of money. |
Clubs & Associations |
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1913 |
1 |
|
| Organization -Waconia Fair Assoc. |
Fair association met last Saturday |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
1/16/1914 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Peterman Creamery Co. - New industry in milk condensing plant |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
2/6/1914 |
1 |
|
| Bretthorst, Louis |
Team of horses drowned in Lake Waconia. |
Animal Husbandry: Horses |
lph |
2/19/1914 |
1 |
5 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Financial Statement - Feb. 27, 1913 to Feb. 26, 1914 |
Government: Finance and Funding |
Waconia Patriot |
3/6/1914 |
6 |
|
| Kuglar, Frank |
Former Waconiaite successful in Canada |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1914 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Indian Refining Co. - 100,000 gallons of oil at Waconia |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Waconia Patriot |
4/24/1914 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Wostrel Hardware Store is sold - Arthur Pofahl takes possession 5/1/1914 |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
5/1/1914 |
1 |
|
| Fair - Waconia |
Work on fair building to start soon |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
5/22/1914 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
M & St. L. RR will improve |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
6/19/1914 |
1 |
|
| Ambiard, Emile |
Died. Owned Coney Island on Lake Waconia. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Land & Property |
Norwood Times |
7/17/1914 |
5 |
3 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
W. G. Stahlke sells livery, to William Willemscher his partner |
Business & Industry: Livery Stables |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1914 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
District 45 - Working on school building |
Buildings: Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
8/7/1914 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Luce line work progressing |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
8/14/1914 |
1 |
|
| Electricty - Waconia |
Commerical club favors electric lights |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
8/28/1914 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Peitz & Hipp granted license |
Government: Licensing & Franchises: Businesses |
Waconia Patriot |
8/28/1914 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
G. E. Co. discussed the problem of getting electric light and power to Waconia |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
9/4/1914 |
1 |
|
| General Electric Co. |
May extend lights to St. Boni, Waconia, Watertown & Delano |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
SBS |
9/14/1914 |
1 |
2 |
| Fair - Waconia |
Waconia fair a glorious success |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
9/18/1914 |
1 |
|
| Wessale, John |
Waconia Sorghum man becomes entangled in carrier with bad result |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/24/1914 |
1 |
2 |
| Electricity - Waconia |
Electric light proposition |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
10/2/1914 |
1 |
|
| Roads - Waconia & Cologne |
Will fix Cologne road - Trougott Schwalbe & road crew will make necessary repairs on the Waconia/Cologne road |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Waconia Patriot |
10/31/1914 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
W. G. Stahlke & W. F. Manteuffel will erect a modern garage & repair shop |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Waconia Patriot |
11/13/1914 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Contract let for work on Luce Electric Short Line |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
11/20/1914 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Waconia |
Lake frozen over |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
11/27/1914 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Waconia Moravian Church |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
12/11/1914 |
1 |
|
| Johnson, Bros |
Waconia shooting affary is finally closed incident |
|
WVH issue has 4 banner pages.(this in #3) |
12/17/1914 |
3 |
4 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Marble & Granite Works: Joseph Fuchs takes partner |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Waconia Patriot |
1/22/1915 |
1 |
|
| Lipp, Emil |
New postmaster at Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/18/1915 |
1 |
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