| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Schneller, Frank |
Cooper shop. Supervises 6 men at cooper shop in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/27/1873 |
1 |
|
| Wommer, Fred |
Chaska Hardware Store Closed by Creditors |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/29/1873 |
1 |
|
| Boss, John |
Ten Pins - Owner of Oak Grove Saloon is Building a Bowling alley on his ground, at the fork of Chaska, Smithtown and Victoria Road |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1873 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Catholic church being plastered and addition built to vestry |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Churches |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Pioneer Mfg. Company: Manufacturing Co. owned by Chas. Kenning & Bro., added new improved machinery |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
WVH (Sash & Door Mfg.) |
6/12/1873 |
1 |
|
| Barthel, Peter |
Real estate Sales purchased a vacant lot just above the new drug store . |
Business & Industry: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Barthel, Peter |
New buildings ( building a 2 story hotel in Chaska) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Fuller, I.M. |
Chaska flour mill. Mr. Fuller will be first assistant to the new owner of the mill |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Henk, Philip |
New buildings - building a 2 story brick structure at 2nd and Chestnut in chaska. It will house a hardware store on main floor and a hall on the 2nd. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Ochs, William |
Real estate sales (purchased house and lot opposite the court house paying $1200. Seller was Peter Barthel |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
Chaska Flouring Mill sold - The new owner E. H. Reidell, formerly of Fairbault where he owned the Dike mill, has plans to install improved machine for handling, E. H. Riedell will manage the mill, his asst. is I. M. Fuller |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
Chaska Flour Mill sold, Messrs. Strait & Co. sold to E. H. Reidell of Faribault. Had been owned for 1 year by the Straits, who had purchased 73,000 bushels of wheat, manufactured over 16,000 barrels of flour & employed 16 men |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1873 |
1 |
|
| Ess, Joseph |
New Buildings-has the frame up for a 2-story wagonshop on Walnut street in Chaska. Other buildings on that side of the block are the Drug store and Mr. Barthels's building. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/17/1873 |
1 |
|
| Brickmaking, - Cream Brick |
Chaska, 3 brick yards in operation |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Woodworking shops have been established; Kenning Bros. have a steam power sash front & planing & manufacturing company. Mr. Fink also has a power turning & furniture manufacturing company & plans to move into town |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
3 flouring mills exist in Chaska. The largest is steam driven & owned by E. H. Reidell & Co. It provides flour to merchants. 2 smaller mills are water-power grist mills owned by Bernartz & Co. and A. Riederly and do custom work |
- Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring
- Business & Industry: Mills, Grist |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1873 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska/Improvemetns |
Sidewalk - New sidewalk on Chestnut street beginning at the Mpls. depot |
Government: Public Works: Street Improvements |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1873 |
1 |
|
| Vaartz, Henry |
new Firm-Kerker & Vaartz purchased Mr. Deckers Hardware Store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1873 |
1 |
|
| Postal Service - Chaska |
New postmaster (Julius H. Ackeman) |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
WVA |
8/7/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Kerker & Vaartz: New firm - Kerker & Vaartz purchased Mr. Deckers hardware store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1873 |
1 |
|
| Iltis, Peter |
Transfers-purchased the old Young Brewery building. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1873 |
1 |
|
| Warner, Lucian |
Purchased Fritz Millers interest in the brickyard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Phillip Henk Hardware Dealer - Machinery sold - a goodly number |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1873 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Village of Chaska |
New side walk - They commenced to lay side walks in the town |
Government: Public Works: Street Improvements |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1873 |
1 |
|
| Maurus, Leonard |
New resident- Purchased "Kilhotz" property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/21/1873 |
1 |
|
| Zahler, Frank |
Formerly of Waconia purchased store and property of Mr. Kreigher of Helvetia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/21/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Stone, Thies & Wolff: Completed grain warehouse |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/28/1873 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angel's Catholic Church |
Dedication: Catholic church dedicated |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/18/1873 |
1 |
|
| Heimberger, J. |
Building involved in process of Chaska brewery start up. The business was recently sold to Peter Iltis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1873 |
1 |
|
| Byhoffer., Jacob |
Completing a bridge he started on his own. It crosses Chaska creek on the Waconia road near his residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1873 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Brewers of Chaska, Carver & Shakopee - In council raised the price of beer, because of hig barley prices |
- Business & Industry: Breweries
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/20/1873 |
1 |
|
| Kenning, Chas. |
Lost forefinger of left hand in the plainer at Pioneer Manufacturing Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1873 |
1 |
|
| Ohnsorg, Sebastian |
Good bargain, Mr. Ohnsorg purchased 120 acres of Timber land from Alex Ramsey |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1873 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Buildings/Chaska |
Concordia Hall (The Concordia singing society had an addition added to their hall, bring the cost of the building to $7,000. |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1873 |
1 |
|
| Organization - Chaska |
Dancing Club - Men of the community will hold dances every 2 weeks at the National hotel |
Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Carver |
Carver Mill: R. N. Teuron has already purchased 5,000. bushels of wheat & expects the mill to be in good running order for its startup |
Business & Industry: Agricultural Products |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/18/1873 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Carver |
How Strait & Co's. Bank - New bank will be moved at Chaska |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/5/1874 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Howe, Strait & Co. Bank: Permanantly located at Chaska in the drug store |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/5/1874 |
4 |
|
| Stockmann, Henry |
Purchased lots and lumber to build store and residence in Norwood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/18/1874 |
4 |
|
| Snell, John |
Sold his furniture store to Chas. Schrimpf |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/18/1874 |
4 |
|
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