Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Victoria |
Victoria Creamery - 53 farmers have organized & elected officers. Work to begin on structure located on land purchased by Mr. Holmberg |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1897 |
5 |
|
| Dreissen, Hubert |
purchased for $1200 the blacksmith shop formerly owned by Ignatz Brandle |
|
Norwood Times |
4/16/1897 |
5 |
2 |
| Schrader, Dr. E. E. |
Watertown( purchased the Ahlstrom pproperty; plans to build a new home) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/22/1897 |
8 |
|
| Brickmaking, Strobach, Faber & Co - Chaska |
Purchased a re-press machine to make hollow brick & repress brick |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/22/1897 |
1 |
5 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Moved to Chaska and has rented Anton Simon's brick blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/29/1897 |
1 |
5 |
| Lambert, Chas. A. |
Married on April 18th,1897 Mrs. Caroline Goetze |
|
cfp |
4/29/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Eder, Mrs. Gottlieb |
The bakery building sold-sold to out of town buyer who is moving to Chaska & making improvements on the building. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
4 |
|
| Radde, Chas. |
Blacksmith shop is now completed & ready for business |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann's Brewery: Main building caught fire & fire dept. could not save the buildings except for a residence & adjacent buildings; loss of $4,000, insured for $3,000. |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
6 |
| Leivermann, B. |
His brewery at Chaska was destroyed by fire last thursday. |
|
cfp |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
2 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Moved to Chaska and has rented Anton Simon's brick blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Ohnsorg, Math |
Died at Chaska on sunday May 9,1897 he was about 40 years old. |
|
cfp |
5/13/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Hegerle, M. H. + John |
Accompanied by their wives went to chaska to attend the funeral of M. Ohnesor, Mrs. John Hegerle's brother. |
|
Carver County News |
5/14/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Fred Greiner Sr. & Jr.: Offices now in the Corner bldg. used by the Simons Bros. as a clothing room |
Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1897 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Agricultural Society, elections of officers |
- Agriculture
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1897 |
5 |
|
| Carlson, Chas. (Watertown) |
Married to - Antonia Steckard |
Human Relations: Marriage & Divorce |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
8 |
|
| Roads |
Notice to Masons & Contractors: Bids for wall to be put in at the Culvert on the Chaska & Carver Rd. |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. put up a brick barn to replace the one burnt down |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill - New engine is in place; the mill rights wrights will start trial runs June 1st |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
5 |
|
| Fink, Eddie |
Minnewashta - purchased the Miller farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/3/1897 |
8 |
|
| Postal Service - Chaska |
The post office was moved from 2nd St. to Chestnut St. next door to Simon Bros. store |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
WVA |
6/3/1897 |
1 |
6 |
| Grivelli, Chas., Dr. |
Waconia. Located his offices in the Schadeggs Bldg. near the Lake House |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
4 |
|
| Wesale, Chas |
assembled building materials for his new jewelry store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Diacon's Jewelry Store: Towards midnight Mr. Diacon admited a theif claiming to ba a watchman grappled with him until daughters got help; robber now in jail |
- Business & Industry: Jewelers
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Brewery: Several insurance companies paid $1,710. to cover fire loss; improvements to the building, will include a brick malt kiln, a new malt cellar & additional space) |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
5 |
|
| Halgren, Guy E. |
Purchased the Drug Store in Watertown from his father Hon. C. G. Halgren. |
|
Carver County News |
6/11/1897 |
1 |
1 |
| Levenduski, Frank |
A fatal accident. Attempted to board a moving train, mangeled both legs. After a doctor amputated both legs, he died and was buried at the Catholic Church in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/17/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. repaired their store building; put in a glass front |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/24/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Brinkhaus & Sons Hotel - New front put on hotel building, also new saloon floor put down |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/8/1897 |
1 |
|
| Melchert, Wm |
Only bid $1000 on Chas Voss farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Bridges - Carver |
New iron bridge to go up over Carver Creek near Chas Anderson's place in Dahlgren. |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill Co. - The new mill is completed and in running order |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1897 |
5 |
|
| Nicolai, August |
To the Citizens of Chaska [Chaska Mill has employed him to take flour orders at his feed store & to make city deliveries] Ad. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill Co. - (Ad) for milled orders now being taken |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Brewery: After April fire construction has produced the main 4 story building with drying tower 70 feet high, a malt & icehouse also have been constructed |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses |
Norwood Times purchased by Charles E. Hall & F. C. Massee now sole proprietors |
Communication: Newspapers |
Norwood Times |
8/13/1897 |
5 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Waconia equipment purchased; office will be in the Phy. Meyer's Bldg. |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/26/1897 |
8 |
|
| Bongard, Gerhard |
County treasurer moved family into new farm residence just outside Chaska |
Housing: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Grife, E. J. |
Purchased a lot and buiding from S. B. Kohler for $800.00 |
|
Carver County News |
9/9/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Corning & Greiner Brickyard - Terra Cotta ovens soon to begin operating |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1897 |
1 |
|
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Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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