Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Greiner, V.J. |
Is cashiering at Chaska bank |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/2/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Hammer, M. |
Waconia. Chaska harness maker has just hired Eddy Kugler who had apprenticed in Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/2/1893 |
8 |
|
| Lingl, Geo. |
Waconia. Sold farm to Chas. Fasse and is moving to Waconia, where he purchased Mrs. Thomas' house and lot |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/2/1893 |
8 |
|
| Kugler, Eddy |
Waconia( Just learned harnessmaking and has accepted a position with M. Hammer in Chaska) |
|
W. Valley Herald |
2/2/1893 |
8 |
|
| Lingl, George |
Sold farm to Chas. Fasse. |
|
cfp |
2/9/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Steamboats |
Waconia (Citizens have petitioned council to purchase the Niagara) |
Transportation: Steamboats |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/16/1893 |
5 |
|
| McCormick & Eddy |
New Law firm opened in Chaska |
|
cfp |
2/16/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Greiner, Fritz |
Ex-register of deeds purchased the Insurance Agency of W.D. Rasbach |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1893 |
1 |
|
| Goetze, Ernst |
Several dozen loads of Cordwood were purchased by Strobach, Faber and Co Brickyard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1893 |
1 |
|
| Telephone - Chaska |
Telephone to Mpls., Town's citizens have subscribed a quaranty fund of $255 to the N. W. Telephone Co; Line is already in Shakopee. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1893 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Henk Hardware Co: Receivers Sale (Assets being sold at auction) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/23/1893 |
1 |
|
| Lorke, chas. (Lohrke) |
Sold 80 acres to Willie Shulze |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/2/1893 |
8 |
|
| Schneider, Frank |
sold farm in chanhassen to his brother & purchased a farm near Maple Lake, Wright Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/2/1893 |
1 |
|
| Businesses |
Bierlein's Brick yard: Sale of Mike Bierlein's brick yard to Chas. Schlafle, St. Paul |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/2/1893 |
8 |
|
| Schlafel, Chas. |
Bought brickyard from Mike Bierlein. |
|
cfp |
3/9/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Bierlein, Mike |
Sold brickyard to Chas. Schlafel |
|
cfp |
3/9/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Kunz, Jos. |
former employee of the WVH purdchased a 1/2 interest in the N.W. Decorative Glass Wrks-Minneapolis. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Kunz, Jos. |
former employee of the WVH purdchased a 1/2 interest in the N.W. Decorative Glass Wrks-Minneapolis. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Kunz, Jos. |
former employee of the WVH purdchased a 1/2 interest in the N.W. Decorative Glass Wrks-Minneapolis. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Kunz, Jos. |
former employee of the WVH purdchased a 1/2 interest in the N.W. Decorative Glass Wrks-Minneapolis. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Weinzierl, John |
purchased Ed Maerz's house and lot |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
8 |
|
| Waldvogel, Carl |
purchased a home in Chaska on Cedar Street |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
|
| Greiner, Fred Jr. |
Elected mayor of City of Chaska |
|
cfp |
3/16/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Weinmann, John Jr. |
purchased a big farm in South Dakota |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/17/1893 |
1 |
|
| Godfrey, Mr |
Chaska man has began work on the Steamer, Niagara |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1893 |
8 |
|
| Steamboats |
Waconia (Niagara being worked on by Mr. Godfrey from Chaska) |
Transportation: Steamboats |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1893 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Hoffken & Dechner hardware gone out of business |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| City Elections |
Young America,Benton, Camden,Chaska,Waconia,Chanhassen,Hollywood,Hancock,Watertown,and Laketown. |
|
cfp |
3/23/1893 |
8 |
3 |
| Gehl, Chas A. |
purchased a 9 acre strip from the Denders estate to be used for pasture. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/30/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Lenz, Chas F. |
Swansville family buries infant child at waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/30/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Gehl, chas. |
built a new slaughter house on new acreage purchased on Mill Sack Rd. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1893 |
1 |
2 |
| Lenz, Messrs. Louis & Chas. |
Bought buildings & Fixtures of the lakeside Saloon. |
|
cfp |
4/6/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Snicker, John L. |
sold his watertown township farm to Chas. Krause |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1893 |
1 |
4 |
| Krause, Chas. |
Bought John Snicker Farm |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1893 |
1 |
1 |
| The Argus Paper |
Purchased the Courier Paper |
|
Carver County News |
4/7/1893 |
1 |
1 |
| Blomquist, Chas. A. |
Old settlers whereabouts |
History: Pioneer Life |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1893 |
8 |
|
| Greiner, Fred, Jr. |
Purchases interest in the "Thalbote" German weekly from Mrs. Roemers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1893 |
4 |
|
| Simons, Henry |
putting on another story to building he just purchased |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1893 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Annual report - Equipment, expenditures & recommendations |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1893 |
5 |
|
| Dutoit, Geo. A. |
Of Chaska was appointed as member of the Capitol Commission from the third district by Governor Nelson |
|
cfp |
4/13/1893 |
1 |
2 |
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