Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Telephones - Waconia |
J. D. Krause and crew are busy re-constructing phone lines. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Waconia Patriot |
9/9/1904 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department - Purchased a new fire truck & outfit, to replace the one destroyed by the cyclone |
Disasters: Storms |
WVH (About The City) |
11/10/1904 |
5 |
|
| Moy, Eddie |
Recovers-The little boy who was injured in the tornado at Waconia 8-20-1904 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/1/1904 |
1 |
|
| Newspapers |
The newspaper men representing the Norwood Times, Waconia Patriot, Watertown News, Carver Journal & Herald, will meet for the purpose of forming the Independent Press Ass'n of Carver County |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/12/1905 |
4 |
|
| Organizations |
County Press Association - Organization perfected at Waconia, with H. D. Meyer as president |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/2/1905 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Development Plans: Lights: Separation - Hall & Jail, proposition voted down. The newly elected council improvements. |
Law & Justice: Jails |
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1905 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia Public School |
County News of Interest - The public school of Waconia will soon be placed on the graden school list |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1905 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Relief committee report: The relief committee appointed by the Waconia council issues it report. |
Government |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1905 |
1 |
|
| Lighting - Waconia |
Acetylene Gas - wins (Street lights for Waconia |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
4/21/1905 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County State Bank buys the Waconia Village Bonds. (For a lighting plant) |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/4/1905 |
1 |
|
| Wartman, Joseph |
Has moved to Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/24/1905 |
6 |
|
| Zellman, Ernest |
Buys the Zrust farm near Waconia and will move there this week. He paid $6400.00. |
|
Norwood Times |
1/12/1906 |
5 |
4 |
| Effertz, Julius |
Promoted to cashier. Assistant cashier at Farmers State bank Waconia, to Cashier at State Bank of Belle Plaine. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1906 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Fare and one third on sale Friday to points not less than 75 miles |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
1/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Waconia |
Week end excursions |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
2/2/1906 |
1 |
|
| Radde, Paul |
former ass't cashier in the Farmer's State Bank at Waconia, is atworking oin the Hector Bank |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/8/1906 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Kugler Confectionary to be opened soon |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
2/16/1906 |
8 |
|
| Civil War Monument |
Carver County veterans only County soldier's monument in State of Minnesota (at Waconia) |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Waconia Patriot |
4/13/1906 |
1 |
3 |
| Railroads - Waconia |
Old train service will be welcomed |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
4/20/1906 |
1 |
|
| Feltmann, Henry |
Marries Miss Miller of Waconia |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1906 |
3 |
3 |
| Feltmann, Henry |
Marries Miss Miller of Waconia |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1906 |
4 |
2 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Sodality Band - Captures 1st high honors. Sodality band captures 1st prize at Waconia Band tournament |
- Government: Organizations
- Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1906 |
1 |
|
| Kuntz, O. J. |
Postmaster of Waconia Elected Secretary of the National League of Postmasters at St. Paul Meeting |
|
Norwood Times |
9/14/1906 |
2 |
3 |
| Gothmann, Henry |
Sold his house and lot in Waconia to Earnest Neumann |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/18/1906 |
3 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Zoar Church purchased new seating furniture for the church |
Religion: Denominations |
WVH (Dahlgren) |
5/2/1907 |
3 |
|
| Kuntz, O. J. |
Postmasters elect O. J. Kuntz - Waconia - Treausrer |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1907 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Congregation will tear down hall in rear of church - Erect modern building. Present school building also to be torn down |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald (Waconia) |
9/19/1907 |
8 |
|
| Waconia Bank |
Bank robbers foiled |
|
LPH |
9/19/1907 |
1 |
3 |
| Reil, C.A. |
The Waconia Patriot entered upon its 11th. year under the management of present owner Mr. Reil. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1907 |
4 |
|
| Fallon, Myles |
Sold his 92 acre farm in Waconia to Mr. Boemke |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/26/1908 |
5 |
5 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Lambrecht & Falk sells share in blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Waconia Patriot |
2/14/1908 |
1 |
|
| Radde, F. G. |
Many years an employee at the Waconia Patriot, purchased the Wood Lake News |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1908 |
4 |
|
| Waconia Creamery Assn. |
Waconia farmers have organized a creamery association and want to buy out the Petermann creamery. |
|
Norwood Times |
3/6/1908 |
5 |
4 |
| Agriculture - Waconia Farmers |
The farmers of Waconia formed a co-operative creamery company and purchased their plant from the Ives Ice Cream Co. |
Agriculture: Produce, miscellaneous |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1908 |
4 |
|
| Klancke, E.C. |
Formerly of the Waconia Patriot, has now purchased the Review at North Branch |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/26/1908 |
4 |
1 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Memorials found in corner stone |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot (Misc. Old Time Newspapers) |
3/27/1908 |
1 |
4,5,6 |
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph Catholic Church - Memorials found in corner stone. Articles of interesting nature disclosed in masonry 33 years |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
3/27/1908 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Everythings ready for Grand Celebration |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
4/30/1908 |
1 |
|
| Amblard, Emile |
Waconia now has magnet for motorists in the shape of handsome clubhouse |
Transportation: Motor Vehicles |
Waconia Patriot |
5/15/1908 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Coney Island automobile club - Articles of incorporation of the Coney Island Automobile Club, have been filed. |
Government: Organizations |
WVH (Local & Personals) |
6/4/1908 |
5 |
5 |
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