Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
National Hotel: Landford Stege is up grading the foundation and laying a new floor in the hotel |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Oerter's Photo Studio- Advertisment/Will be open every day, since R. H. Kelly recently with Staffords Studio in Mpls., has been hired |
Business & Industry: Photographic Studios |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1897 |
4 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
City council is having a brick addition added to the rear of the City Hall for storing coal & oil |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1897 |
5 |
|
| Kosulke, Eva |
Married Chas. Muhs |
|
Carver County News |
9/30/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Muhs, Chas. |
Married Eva Kosulke |
|
Carver County News |
9/30/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Hecklin, Hugo |
Purchased bowling alley in Chaska from Mr. Besemann & Lindenberg. Will move by teams to Lester Prairie |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1897 |
5 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fairs - The 4th annual fair of the Chaska Agricultural Assn., lengthy discription of booths, awards & races |
- Government: Organizations
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1897 |
4 |
|
| Schoewe, M/M Chas. |
baby girl born-Mother has an attack of Typhoid fever & is in critcal condition |
|
Norwood Times |
10/8/1897 |
5 |
1 |
| Newman, Chas |
Obituary |
Reference Sources: Marriage Records |
Herald Journal |
10/8/1897 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Carver |
Carver Creamery - J. J. Farrel is now sole owner, since purchasing the interest of his partners |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/14/1897 |
5 |
|
| Hentges, William |
Purchased Herman Ruscus's home in Western Chaska; is remodeling the house & building a new barn. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/21/1897 |
5 |
|
| Lindenberg, Teddy |
Recently purchased the Goodrich block |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/21/1897 |
5 |
|
| Blackketter, Chas. |
Has bought the bldg. formerly occupied by Wm, Lange |
|
Carver County News |
10/21/1897 |
4 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire Departments: Addition to engine house is completed |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/21/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - East Union |
East Union Mill - E. c. Gran has purchased the mill. Will renovate it with new machinery put in |
Business & Industry: Mills, Grist |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/28/1897 |
4 |
|
| Rausch, Mr. |
Purchased the Lambert Building and will move his stock in as soon as Mr. Lambert retires |
|
Norwood Times |
10/29/1897 |
8 |
1 |
| Lindenberg, Teddy |
Purchased the Goodrich business block on Chestnut Street. Bierlein Creamery bldg. torn down. Storeroom now is 70 feet with 2nd. story living quarters also extended |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1897 |
5 |
|
| Bauernschmidt, Martin |
Waconia, purchased a lot from Mrs Casper Happ, House being built |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1897 |
8 |
|
| Maiser, Ben |
Waconia. Purchased half interest of Charles Maiser in the Mill property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1897 |
8 |
|
| Blacketter, Charley |
Purchased the Willie Lange Hotel building at New Germany |
Buildings: Hotels and Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/18/1897 |
5 |
|
| Churches: Chaska Catholic Church |
Additonal Locals - Sold a frame building next to & west of the school |
- Religion: Schools
- Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/18/1897 |
4 |
|
| Blackketter, Charles |
purchased hotel in New Germany from Amand Bury |
|
Norwood Times |
11/19/1897 |
5 |
2 |
| Widmer, Godfried |
Waconia - he purchased some lots from John Hohman |
|
Carver County News |
11/25/1897 |
5 |
2 |
| Patterson, Wm. |
Old news items and whereabouts of old settlers (issue is missing on film,see hard copy at Chaska Historical Soc. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/9/1897 |
4 |
|
| May, Henry |
Purchased Philip Riedele's brick hotel building, barn, feed mill and 2 lots |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/16/1897 |
5 |
|
| Gatz, G. A. |
Has recently purchased 1/2 interest in the Kusske and Gongoll saw mill |
|
Carver County News |
12/16/1897 |
4 |
3 |
| Mottaz, Chas. |
old news items and whereabouts of old settlers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/23/1897 |
4 |
4 |
| Wagener, CHas. |
1898 map. Sect. 16, 80 Acres |
Geography |
Camden Twp |
1/1/1898 |
0 |
|
| Besemann, Mrs Ernst |
Died at chaska |
|
Norwood Times |
1/7/1898 |
3 |
2 |
| Bridges - Auditors Office |
County commissioners approved $150 for Laketown to build a bridge on the Chaska, Young America road near Wm. Falks. |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1898 |
4 |
|
| Driessen, Joseph |
together with Frank Wachuta purchased a lot for Saloon purposes |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
5 |
4 |
| Wachuta, Farank |
together with Joseph Driessen purchased a lot for saloon purposes |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
5 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Bank deposit refused |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
8 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Carver County News published by J. D. Burns, has changed hands. George V. Miller & C. O. Teas being the purchasers |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
1 |
2 |
| Mass, Mr. |
Purchased a new residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1898 |
8 |
|
| Sauer, Henry |
Sold out at Gibbon and purchased a residence in Mpls. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1898 |
5 |
2 |
| Lundsten, Otto W. |
He and Andrew Justus purchased lumber yard at Lester Prairie |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1898 |
5 |
2 |
| Rudloff, Wilhelmena |
Purchased Frank Carl's Hollywood farm; last name might be Karels |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1898 |
5 |
2 |
| Wibel, Joseph |
purchased a lot of Adam Mohrbacher |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1898 |
8 |
|
| Stafford, Chas. |
died |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
LP |
2/11/1898 |
1 |
3 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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