Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Free press |
Something wrong with Waconia mail |
|
Carver free press |
2/28/1884 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Coney Island - Island sold, purchased by Mr. Nagele of Mpls. Free Press.Soon to be "Coney Island" |
Geography: Landforms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1884 |
1 |
|
| Waconia town board supervisors |
Vacated 'Hauters' road |
|
Carver free press |
3/13/1884 |
2 |
3 |
| Simon, John |
Declines Justice position in Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
3 |
| Election Returns |
For Chaska, Chan., Young America, San Francisco, Watertown, Camden, Hancock, Laketown, Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
3/20/1884 |
8 |
2 |
| Broberg, Andrew |
Appointed chairman for Waconia |
|
Carver free press |
3/27/1884 |
1 |
4 |
| Volkenant, H. R. |
sold his house in Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1884 |
1 |
|
| Johnson, August |
Waconia Dept. [Is recovering from his accident at the saw mill in Benton] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1884 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Grand firemen's parade |
Entertainment: Parades |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1884 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Wostrel Bros. Hardware - Goods for the new hardware store are arriving daily |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
5/8/1884 |
1 |
|
| Nagele, Lambert (Naegele) |
Coney Island, Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/15/1884 |
4 |
|
| Lindner, Peter |
Bought a lot on the island and in south Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/22/1884 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - New engine hous is completed |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
WVH (Waconia Dept.) |
8/3/1884 |
1 |
|
| Papst, Mr. |
Moved his family to Waconia from Mpls. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/23/1884 |
1 |
|
| Waconia Town |
In district court |
|
Carver free press |
12/25/1884 |
1 |
4 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Coney Island Items: |
Buildings: Hotels and Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1885 |
1 |
3 |
| Krey, Rudolph |
Died: [Burandt Crime] (Waconia_ |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/21/1885 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Coney Island - 4th of July celebrated in grand style. |
Holidays: Fourth of July |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/2/1885 |
2 |
3 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Grand Time at Coney Island. Members of Grand Army Posts of Hennepin & Ramsey Counties attended. |
Buildings: Hotels and Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/16/1885 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Wostrel Bros. - This firm deals in hardware, tinware & machinery |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/23/1885 |
2 |
|
| Kugler, George |
New Post master at Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/1/1885 |
1 |
|
| Zrust, Alois. |
Alois Zurst, Waconia " has commenced work on a beer celler " |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/22/1885 |
4 |
|
| Krost, John |
[Sold his saddlery to A. E. Kaeder, will bhe moving to Mankato] (Waconia) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/29/1885 |
1 |
|
| Verginis, Casper |
Purchased the City Hotel, Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/29/1885 |
4 |
3 |
| Cities - Waconia |
A large hotel & 3 or 4 cottages are to be erected. |
Buildings: Hotels and Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/28/1886 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Coney island will be beautified with trees & new hotel. |
Buildings: Hotels and Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1886 |
1 |
3 |
| Railroads |
Norwood, Young America, Waconia,Helvetia & Watertown are looking for a new railroad to pass through) |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church laid a sidewalk along church and school property |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Religion: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald (Waconia) |
5/20/1886 |
1 |
|
| Zahler, Eugene |
Waconia Brewery for sale |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/3/1886 |
4 |
3 |
| Bauerschmidt , Barbara |
Died, (c 1820-1886), Waconia |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/17/1886 |
1 |
|
| Moy, Fritz |
the Waconia Suicide case |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/8/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Eiselein, Adolph |
wind mill store Waconia |
|
cfp |
7/8/1886 |
7 |
4 |
| Steidi, FJ |
attorney at law Waconia & Watertown |
|
cfp |
7/8/1886 |
4 |
4 |
| Karcher, George |
Waconia Brewery |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1886 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Schaddeg & Maiser - The new blacksmith firm |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
WVH (Waconia) |
7/22/1886 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Grand Harvest Festival at Coney Island. |
Geography: Landforms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1886 |
4 |
|
| Schilling, Wm |
Formerly of Waconia, lost a 12 year old daughter. |
|
cfp |
8/12/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Eiselein, Adolph |
ouner of wind mill store on Waconia |
|
cfp |
8/26/1886 |
8 |
5 |
| Houghton, George |
Placed in charge of the Farmers Bank Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Farmer's Bank of Waconia to consolidate with the Carver County Bank, Chaska |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/18/1886 |
4 |
2 |
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