Oct 8, 1896  Scott Co. Argus

  Ernestina Dorn, born Zaudke, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 1896,
at the home of her son Charles Dorn of Lydia. She was born in Regenwalde, Prussia on the 21st
day of June in the year 1821 and hence was 75 years 3 months and 2 days old at the time of her
death. She was left a widow 33 years ago and in 1884 came to this country and has since resided
with her sons in Spring Lake town. Four sons and a daughter, August, Herman, William, Charles
and Amelia, now Mrs. Charles Well and forty grand-children and one great grandchild survive
her.
  The funeral took place from the German M.E. church at Lydia and the large concourse of
relatives and friends  which gathered to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the
deceased fully evidenced the esteem which she had won in the community.

Aug 24, 1933  Shakopee Argus-Tribune

  The Lydia community was saddened Monday afternoon in the sudden passing of Mrs. Herman
Dorn, a long time resident of Scott Co. Mrs. Dorn had been in good health until Jan. when she
suffered a light stroke from which she fully recovered. On last Tuesday she suffered a second
stroke, not regaining consciousess even until death, Monday afternoon at 2:15.
  Amelia Carolina Stark was born at Trieglaff, Germany, Dec. 15, 1859 where she spent the early
part of her life. On April 1, 1878 she was married to Herman Dorn also of Trieglaff, coming to
this country about 1880. They settled in Scott Co. where they spent the remainder of their lives,
living on the farm until 1920 when they moved to Lydia. in June, 1922 Mr. Dorn preceded his
wife to the grave. From then on Mrs. Dorn made her home with her son, August, until death
claimed her Monday afternoon.
  Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dorn, three of whom preceded the couple to the
grave. The children living are Mrs. Edward Blume, Braham: Mrs. Louis Friar, New Trier: Mrs.
Wm. Richard and Rinault Dorn, Eden Prairie: and Mrs. Julius Radanke, August, Otto, Arnold
Dorn, of Lydia. There are also 20 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be conducted from the home at 1:30 Thursday afternoon and from the
Lydia M.E. church at 2 o'clock with Rev. Rains, present pastor, officiating, assisted by the Lydia
church mixed quartette. Six nephews will act as pallbearers namely, Edward, Henry, Albert,
Charles F. Dorn, August and William Will.
  Deceased was a kind, loving Christian woman, honest and true in all her dealings of a business
or social nature and her passing will be felt greatly by her many friends who extend their
sympathy to the bereaved family.
              
               O.DORN AND S. MITCHELL HAVE NARROW ESCAPE              

Feb. 28, 1929 Shakopee Argus- Tribune

Last Thursday evening after the basketball game between Carver and Eden Prairie at Eden
Prairie, Mr. Mitchell, principal of the local high school, took the different members of the team to
their respective homes around the countryside. He had taken a boy home to Chanhassen and was
taking Orville Dorn, the last boy, to his home at Riley's lake, when driving up over the M.& St. L.
railway crossing near the lake, the back wheels of the car sunk along the tracks and the machine
refused to be moved.
It was close to the time when the ten-twenty passenger train was due through there and both Mr.
Mitchell and Orville Dorn used every effort to extricate the wheels from the heavily packed snow
bank. At last the train was in sight and moving rapidly toward them. Orville ran down the track in
the direction of the approaching train and flagged it. The engineer saw him and tried to stop
quickly but it was too late, as they were already just a few yards from the car,and before he could
bring the engine to a stop, Mr. Mitchell's Chrysler car was completely wrecked. Both he and
Orville feel fortunate that they escaped with their lives and that they had plenty of time to get out
of the car. The car was covered by insurance so Mr. Mitchell is suffering no financial loss but both
he and Orville declare they were not a little nervous for a short while and do not care to go
through the experiences again.

Oct. 1, 1942 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Monday forenoon, about ten o'clock the town truck and grader were hit at the Miroc crossing by
an oncoming train from Eden Prairie. William Werner, driver of the truck, and Rinault Dorn,
grader man, were uninjured but both truck and grader were taken to the garage for repairs