Newspaper/Resource Search
Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
Iltis, Peter |
Transfers-purchased the old Young Brewery building. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 14 |
1 |
|
Warner, Lucian |
Purchased Fritz Millers interest in the brickyard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 14 |
1 |
|
Businesses - Chaska |
Phillip Henk Hardware Dealer - Machinery sold - a goodly number |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 14 |
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 |
1873 8, 14 |
1 |
|
Maurus, Leonard |
New resident- Purchased "Kilhotz" property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 21 |
1 |
|
Zahler, Frank |
Formerly of Waconia purchased store and property of Mr. Kreigher of Helvetia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 21 |
1 |
|
Businesses - Chaska |
Stone, Thies & Wolff: Completed grain warehouse |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 8, 28 |
1 |
|
Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angel's Catholic Church |
Dedication: Catholic church dedicated |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 9, 18 |
1 |
|
Heimberger, J. |
Building involved in process of Chaska brewery start up. The business was recently sold to Peter Iltis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 10, 16 |
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 |
1873 10, 16 |
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 |
1873 11, 20 |
1 |
|
Kenning, Chas. |
Lost forefinger of left hand in the plainer at Pioneer Manufacturing Co. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 11, 27 |
1 |
|
Ohnsorg, Sebastian |
Good bargain, Mr. Ohnsorg purchased 120 acres of Timber land from Alex Ramsey |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 11, 27 |
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 |
1873 11, 27 |
1 |
|
Organization - Chaska |
Dancing Club - Men of the community will hold dances every 2 weeks at the National hotel |
Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1873 11, 27 |
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 |
1873 12, 18 |
1 |
|
Businesses - Carver |
How Strait & Co's. Bank - New bank will be moved at Chaska |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1874 2, 5 |
4 |
|
Businesses - Chaska |
Howe, Strait & Co. Bank: Permanantly located at Chaska in the drug store |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1874 3, 5 |
4 |
|
Stockmann, Henry |
Purchased lots and lumber to build store and residence in Norwood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1874 6, 18 |
4 |
|
Snell, John |
Sold his furniture store to Chas. Schrimpf |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1874 6, 18 |
4 |
|
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