Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dutoits Bank: The Chaska foundary will be putting in an ornamental iron fence |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/11/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Tummers, Mathias |
Real Estate Sales(bought mostly Timber in 40 acre purchase from Martin Schmidt |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1895 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Riedel's Clothing & Dry Goods Store: Another costly blaze, fire damaged store & stock, most insured |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1895 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Riedel's Dry Goods Store: Jordon businessman, Henry Nicolin, operated as referee in examining fire damage to store stock |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1895 |
4 |
|
| Riedles, Philip |
Store Fire- Chaska |
|
Carver County News |
4/19/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Maertz, Henry |
Opened a barbershop in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Faber Drug Co. - Employed a new pharmacist, a Mr. Smith from St. Paul |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
The Pop Factory: Additional locals (Joseph & Albert Miller have purchased business from M. Riedles) |
Business & Industry: Bottling |
Waconia Patriot |
4/25/1895 |
5 |
|
| Morrison, County Attorney |
Will change his residence from Norwood to Chaska. |
|
cfp |
5/2/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Guito, Rev. Father (Guido) |
Successor to Father Casimir at Chaska CAtholic Parish |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Riedel's Clothing & Dry Goods Store: Insurance settled - Insurance companies to pay $2,675 for fire damage |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Baseball Assoc., began work on a new diamond and will also enclose the grounds with a high board fence |
- Sports & Recreation: Baseball
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1,1 |
4,2 |
| Riederle, Mrs. Sr. |
Of Chaska died sunday morning |
|
cfp |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Minnesota Valley Creamery - Putting in another separator - now running 3; handles nearly 13,000 lbs of milk a day |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Hurtig, Chas Mr. & Mrs. |
Baby Boy |
|
Eun |
5/15/1895 |
5 |
|
| Klatt, Chas |
Awarded the brick work on the new monestry |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Splendid yard - New covered racks will hold 350 thousand brick; $4,000 was spent |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - East Union |
East Union Sorghum Factory purchased a new 7,000 lb cane press |
Business & Industry: Mills, Grist |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
4 |
|
| Taylor, E.A. |
Purchased the brick resident he was renting from Prof. Schultz of Pennsylvania |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/23/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols Furniture Store: Another Costly Blaze - 2nd fire caused $200. damage to his building & up to $700. for stock & tools. Everything insured but the building; family was visiting elsewhere - possible arson |
- Business & Industry: Furnishings
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1895 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Beierstettel & Ladwig's Washington sample room & billiard hall. Mr. Ladwig will continue to run the business without his partner, Mr. Beierstettel |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1895 |
1,8 |
5,3 |
| Dols Furniture Store |
Chaska Store caught fire , But was extignished rather quickly |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Lambert, Chas. (Mrs.) |
Death Notice. |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| National Hotel |
Business Chaska-Newly refitted & Furnished |
|
Carver County News |
5/31/1895 |
8 |
5 |
| Barker, A.W. |
Changed hands(purchased remaining business structures and name of the Eitel Bros flour & feed Co.) |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1895 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Eitel Bros. Flour & Feed changed hands, mill had burned down; were using their warehouse to conduct business; remaining structures & good name sold to A. W. Barker |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1895 |
5 |
|
| Watertown Roller BB vs Columbians |
Chaska 5- Watertown 1 |
|
Carver County News |
6/7/1895 |
5 |
6 |
| Pribyl, Frank |
Cologne(purchased a lot on main st. will construct a building for his boot & shoe business) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/13/1895 |
8 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Agricultural Fair Assc. - Fair meeting, election of officers & Sept. fair dates agreed upon |
- Agriculture
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/20/1895 |
8 |
|
| Chaska Columbians VS Shakopee Diamonds (baseball) |
Chaska 6-Shakopee 3 |
|
Carver County News |
6/21/1895 |
5 |
6 |
| Vreyens, E. |
openning soon a new lumberyard in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/27/1895 |
1 |
|
| Siegel, Jacob |
Will go into Grocery Business in Chaska. |
|
cfp |
6/27/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Brickmaking, Chaska |
A review of those 8 firms making brick. |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Degan & Siegel New Firm: Grocery man Degan has formed partnership with Jacob Siegel; They have rented the Odd Fellow store recently Philip Riedele's; will stock dry goods & groceries |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1895 |
5 |
|
| Vreyens, Eugene |
Quit the Saloon Business in Chaska and is now running the hotel. |
|
cfp |
7/4/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Stege, Chas |
Rented the Chaska House vacated by Eugene Vreyen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Vreyens, Eugene |
started the Sherman Hotel in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Vreyens, Eugene |
Chas, Stege rented the Chaska House vacated by Mr Breyens |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sherman Hotel (Eugene Vreyen's new hotel) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. Furniture Store - An incipient blaze; an awning caught fire from firechrackers; the front was scorched and large windows broken |
- Business & Industry: Furnishings
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
5 |
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