Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Memorial Day-Waconia |
Minutes of events of Memorial |
|
Carver County News |
6/5/1896 |
5 |
3 |
| Waconia Council Proceedings |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News |
6/12/1896 |
8 |
2 |
| Waconia 4th of July |
Editorial Report |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
7/10/1896 |
1 |
3-4 |
| Waconia City Council |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
7/10/1896 |
1 |
4-6 |
| Baseball |
Cologne-12, Waconia-5 |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
7/31/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Von Goetzen, Gustav of St. Paul |
Committed suicide by drowning in Lake Waconia. |
|
cfp |
8/6/1896 |
1 |
4 |
| Schmitz, Anton of waconia |
Died |
|
cfp |
9/10/1896 |
1 |
2 |
| Republican Convention-of Carver County |
met at Waconia City hall |
|
ccn-1st Banner Page |
9/25/1896 |
1 |
2-4 |
| Waconia Council |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
12/11/1896 |
1 |
4 |
| Waconia-Fire Ladies |
Purchased abandoned cannon 15,800 lbs. |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
12/25/1896 |
1 |
1 |
| Koch, August |
Waconia (lost son 3 years old) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/31/1896 |
8 |
|
| Weinheimer, Mr. |
His funeral was on Saturday last at Waconia, he was 69 years old and leaves a wife and six daughters. |
|
cfp |
1/28/1897 |
8 |
2 |
| Scherf, H. J. |
Leaves Waconia |
|
Carver County News |
2/26/1897 |
5 |
3 |
| Ackerman, Maud. |
Waconia death mentioned |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1897 |
8 |
|
| Gatz, Julius |
WAconia(bought out Mr. Radde & they have disolved theiur partnership |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/8/1897 |
8 |
|
| Sutheimer, Christina |
Waconia death annc. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/8/1897 |
8 |
|
| Radde, Charles |
Opening blacksmith shop on 1st St. opposiste city Hall (Waconia) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/29/1897 |
4 |
|
| Krey, Mr. |
Waconia [Loss on his house and contents being paid by Home Ins. Co.} |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
8 |
|
| Organizations/Churches - Waconia |
St. Antonius' society, adding new memberships fast; 100 new badges being made |
- Government: Organizations
- Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
8 |
|
| Baiersdorf, Herman |
Waconia. Married Ernstina Krause |
Reference Sources: Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1897 |
8 |
|
| Heine, A. |
Waconia: Opened a candy store next door to post office |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
8 |
|
| Gentz, Otto |
Has returned with his family to Waconia |
|
Carver County News |
6/4/1897 |
1 |
2 |
| Grivelli, Chas., Dr. |
Waconia. Located his offices in the Schadeggs Bldg. near the Lake House |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Farmer's Bank - Waconia, robbers tried to blow up the safe, it was dented but would not open |
- Business & Industry: Financial Institutions
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1897 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Carver County News moving from Waconia to Watertown |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/26/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Waconia equipment purchased; office will be in the Phy. Meyer's Bldg. |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/26/1897 |
8 |
|
| Boettcher, Gustave |
Waconia- put on a 2nd story to his carpenters shop and reshingled his building. |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/2/1897 |
8 |
|
| Sports |
Baseball game between the Waconia Blues & a nine from Dahlgren town |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
CCN |
9/2/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Kimmerle, Jos |
After being in Jail 6 month awating trial, pled guilty for burglary of Hartmann's in Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/30/1897 |
4 |
|
| Luebke, Frank A. |
Meets with an accident( former Waconia business-man now an employee of Pillsbury Mills was run over by railway car |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/14/1897 |
4 |
|
| Claesgens, Frank |
Waconia bought home from Peter Willems |
Business & Industry: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/28/1897 |
4 |
|
| Bauernschmidt, Martin |
Waconia, purchased a lot from Mrs Casper Happ, House being built |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1897 |
8 |
|
| Maiser, Ben |
Waconia. Purchased half interest of Charles Maiser in the Mill property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1897 |
8 |
|
| Laumann, Martin |
Waconia. Lost 2 yr. old child |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/25/1897 |
8 |
|
| Rademacher, Elizabeth (Mrs. Jos. ) |
Waconia- Buried at the Catholic Church |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/25/1897 |
8 |
|
| Widmer, Godfried |
Waconia - he purchased some lots from John Hohman |
|
Carver County News |
11/25/1897 |
5 |
2 |
| Businesses - Mayer |
Mayer Creamery Co: Waconia (Accused of ruining Albert Hasse's meadow hay by runoff. Creamery won court case) |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Law & Justice: Lawsuits |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/9/1897 |
8 |
|
| Wessel, M. (Math) |
Section 8 Waconia Twnsp. |
Geography: Maps |
1898 Plat Map |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Rademacher, J.G |
Waconia twp. Plat map |
|
Sec 24 80A |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Weinheimer, F. or fred (1898) |
1880 map Sect. 5, 160 Acres + 1898 map, Sect. 5 waconia twp, 190.97 |
Geography: Maps |
Waconia Twp |
1/1/1898 |
1 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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