Our newspaper collection contains both microfilm and bound volumes of local newspapers. The newspapers and their issue dates are listed below. There are missing issues within both the microfilm and bound volume collections, too many to list individually here.
Due to the fragile nature of some of the bound volumes, we try to refer to the microfilm copies as much as possible. Certain bound volumes (particularly the Pierz Journal) also have photocopying and/or access restrictions. (Be prepared to hand-copy from newspapers with restrictions. The bound volumes of the Pierz Journal have become so fragile that only staff will be allowed to handle them.)
Microfilm Newspapers in MCHS Collections:
Bowlus Advance: 4/1917 – 5/1925
Bowlus Hustler: 5/8/1925 – 7/10/1925
Bowlus Independent: 11/10/1916 – 3/30/1917
Cass County Pioneer: 1/16/1894 – 12/26/1896
Comet’s Tail: 1/8/1923 – 5/26/1931
Little Falls Courier 3/25/1876
Little Falls Daily Transcript, Industrial Edition: 1/1/1894
Little Falls Daily Transcript: 8/16/1880 – 5/19/1881, 1/1901 – 11/1982
Little Falls Herald: 1/1898 – 9/1949
Little Falls Northern Herald: 1/14, 1/21, 8/19, 10/28 – 1857
Little Falls Sun: 9/30/1882 – 4/30/1885
Little Falls Transcript (weekly): 3/21/1878 – 1/18/1901
Morrison County Democrat: 10/24/1891 – 7/29/1909
Motley Citizen: 8/9/1901 – 8/29/1902
Motley Mercury: 1/1913 – 3/1943
Motley Register: 4/1888 – 9/1891
Pierz Journal: 10/23/1924 – 3/17/1932, 5/6/1948, 7/1956 – 4/1973
Randall News: 3/5/1942 – 7/8/1943
Royalton Banner: 3/9/1887 – 1/2/1889, 2/1891 – 4/1973
Royalton Banner – Pierz Journal: 3/3/1973 – 12/30/1976, 1/2/1975 – 7/11/1980
Royalton Record: 7/17/1885 – 12/2/1885
Sauk Rapids Frontierman: 4/26/1855 – 1/5/1860
Sauk Rapids Sentinel: 3/28/1868 – 12/30/1870
Swanville News: 9/1900 – 11/1972
Upsala News Tribune: 11/1915 – 6/30/1922, 1/1936 – 11/1972
Bound Volumes
Banner-Journal (Pierz & Royalton): 5/1973 – 7/1980
Little Falls Daily Transcript: 7/1892 – 11/1982
Morrison County Record: 4/1979 – present
Morrison County Shopper: 1976 – 3/1979
Pierz Journal: 1909 – 12/1970
Rich Prairie Shopper: 1973 – 1975
St. Cloud Times, Little Falls Edition: 11/1982 – 5/1987
Digital Newspapers
Pierz Journal: 1909-1913, available at Minnesota Reflections within the Minnesota Newspapers Collection
I’m trying to locate the obituaries for several people. They lived in Villard township, but close enough that their post office was in Motley:
Andrew Wesoloske/Wesolowski died in Staples on 14 Feb 1914
Max Wesoloske/Wesolowski died in May 1908
Johanna Wesoloske/Wesolowski died 4 Sep 1896
Would there be any other collections in Minnesota of Motley newspapers covering 1896 and 1908 time frames?
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Arden White
1187 Creek Ridge Dr.
South Jordan, UT 84095
Hi, Arden – Motley is an interesting place to research because the city lies in 3 counties, Morrison, Cass and Todd, which means its history is part of all these counties. To see whether there are newspapers in these counties that might carry Motley obits from the time periods you need, contact the Cass County Historical Society at 218-547-7251 and the Todd County Historical Society at 320-732-4426.
Both are also on the web. Cass County has an obit index online here: http://www.casscountymuseum.org/obituaries.html
Todd County’s website is here: http://www.toddcountymuseum.com/
If you’d like the Morrison County Historical Society to do research for you, drop us an email at contactstaff@morrisoncountyhistory.org and let us know what you need. Our research fees and policies are available here: http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?page_id=1193
Mary Warner
Museum Manager