Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Waconia |
Stockbuyers Assoc., farmers organize at Waconia |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1915 |
1 |
|
| Mielke, A.C. |
Waconia will get bakery |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/26/1915 |
1 |
|
| Maiser, Charles |
Sells Waconia Roller Mill. |
|
St. Bon Star |
3/5/1915 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Dray & Express Line changes hands |
Business & Industry: Drayage |
Waconia Patriot |
3/5/1915 |
1 |
|
| Maiser, Charles |
The Waconia mill sold. Charles Maiser, afater years in business, sells out to his sons |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/11/1915 |
1 |
|
| Schwalbe, Levi |
Purchased a residence in Waconia, he is in the blacksmith business (sec. 2 of paper) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1915 |
9 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Marble & Granite Works: Fuchs & Schwichtenberg forging to the front with Waconia's marble & granite works |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1915 |
2 |
|
| Fuchs, Jos. |
of Waconia, erected several monuments in the Catholic and Baptist cemeteries |
|
St. Boni Star |
4/16/1915 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Tavern & Garage - The Waconia Tavern & Garage opens May 31st |
- Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns
- Business & Industry: Automotive |
Waconia Patriot |
4/16/1915 |
1 |
|
| Organization -Waconia Fair Assoc. |
Waconia Fair Ass'n will receive state aid |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
4/23/1915 |
1 |
|
| Kuntz, W. J. |
Rep. W. J. Kuntz given Royal welcome by home folks of Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1915 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church - 50th anniversary of Evangelical Trinity Lutheran church (With a history of the church) |
- Religion: Churches: Evangelical
- Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
6/4/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
The Strong Brothers are employed the past two weeks erecting poles in the alleys, in the Village |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
6/11/1915 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Stahlke & Manteuffel's garage is up |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Waconia Patriot |
6/11/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
Does Waconia want white way? |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
6/18/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
White way still up in the air |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
6/25/1915 |
1 |
|
| Weinzierl, Peter |
Member of Waconia Fire Dept. 25 yrs. |
|
St. Boni Star |
7/2/1915 |
4 |
1 |
| Kugler, Albert Joseph |
Drowns in Clearwater Lake (Waconia). Includes list of others drowned in lake |
|
St. Boni Store |
8/20/1915 |
1 |
1 |
| Lemke, Frank |
Carver county Land Advancing in Price. Frank Lemke sells 115 acres Waconia farm for $200. per acre. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/2/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
White way assured for Waconia |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
9/3/1915 |
1 |
|
| Fair - Waconia |
Waconia fair next week. 4th annual fair of the Farmers' Co-operative Agricultural Society. |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1915 |
8 |
|
| Electricity - General Electric Co. |
Will begin work soon, contrary to expectations, line will be run to Chaska via Waconia & not from Shakopee. |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
White way ball tomorrow nite |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
10/15/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
White way staked out |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
10/29/1915 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Important change in train schedule |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
10/29/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
White way well under way |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
11/5/1915 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
M & St. L. service better |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
11/5/1915 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Waconia Moravian Church congregation buys church site |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
11/12/1915 |
1 |
|
| Electricity |
White way - Waconia |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
11/19/1915 |
1 |
|
| Waconia |
Has electric lights |
|
St Boni Star |
12/3/1915 |
4 |
5 |
| Electricity |
Electricity illuminates Waconia |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
12/3/1915 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Waconia |
Will net Waconia lake |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
12/3/1915 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Luce line proposal meets with favor |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
1/1/1916 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Carver County |
Editorial Assoc. - 6 papers of County represented at Waconia, meeting last week |
- Communication: Newspapers
- Government: Organizations |
Young America Eagle |
1/21/1916 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Peterman Creamery: May erect new condensing plant |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
1/28/1916 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Report of the Waconia Creamery Association, reveals interesting facts & figures |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1916 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools - Waconia |
Will vote on school bonds |
Government: Finance and Funding: Bonds |
Waconia Patriot |
2/25/1916 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
$35,000.00 school district bond issue carries by large marjority |
Government: Finance and Funding: Bonds |
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1916 |
1 |
|
| Spannaus, A.C., Dr. |
Waconia gets resident veterinarian |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/21/1916 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Waconia gets resident Veterinarian. |
Animal Husbandry: Veterinarians |
Waconia Patriot |
4/21/1916 |
1 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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