Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Weist, George |
now sole owner of brick yard, purchased partners interest |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/22/1880 |
4 |
|
| Weist, George |
now sole owner of brick yard, purchased partners interest |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/22/1880 |
4 |
|
| Hanson, Olaf |
New Resident in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/19/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schindler, Joseph |
Purchased lot, will rebuild house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/19/1880 |
4 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols & Jorrison Furniture (Furniture Store) |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/26/1880 |
4 |
|
| Erren, Peter |
Returned to Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schindler, Joseph Sr. |
Is now a citizen of Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1880 |
3 |
2 |
| County Seat |
County seat question - About moving it from Chaska to Waconia |
Government: County Administrators |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1880 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
A new brick yard |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1880 |
4 |
|
| Ebinger, Jacob |
New Purchase |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schell, Jacob |
Purchased Henry Roth Saloon |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1880 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Tenement Houses are a great demand |
Housing: Communal |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1880 |
4 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
By laws of Chaska Town |
Law & Justice: Laws |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1880 |
4 |
|
| Erren, Mr. |
Moving Marbel Works from St. Paul to chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel Catholic School - Catholic School House |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1880 |
4 |
|
| Eiden, John |
Land purchase |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1880 |
4 |
|
| Hesse, Adolph |
Land Purchase |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1880 |
4 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Street Improvement |
Government: Public Works: Street Improvements |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1880 |
4 |
|
| Swanberg, Sevan |
Kaiou (wife)John, Josephine, + Haulson, Chas |
Statistics: Census |
1880 Waconia Township US Census |
6/1/1880 |
48 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel Catholic School - First story of school building is up (Here & There) |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/24/1880 |
4 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Catholic Church |
New brick building (Brick parsonage to be erected) |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Churches |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/24/1880 |
4 |
|
| McDonald, J.A. Dr. |
Located in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1880 |
4 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Catholic Church |
Parsonage building to be erected |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/22/1880 |
4 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels Catholic |
Catholic Seminary: Brick work on seminary completed (Here & There) |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/5/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel Catholic School - Splendid Building |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1880 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Nassie & Ehrmantraut: Another dress making establishment opened |
Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles |
WVH (Here & There) |
8/19/1880 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Gregg & Griswold Brickmaking - A couple of fires |
- Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/26/1880 |
4 |
|
| Bridge - Chaska |
Special Town Meeting |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/2/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel Catholic School - Catholic school building progressing rapidly, plasterers at work (Here & There) |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/2/1880 |
4 |
|
| Bridges - Bridge proposals |
Stone Culvert bridge over Chaska, Carver Creek. |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1880 |
4 |
|
| Richtner, Fred |
Formerly of chaska, now resident of Otter Tail County |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1880 |
1 |
|
| Warner, George |
Resident of Chaska now resident of Springfield, Mass. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1880 |
1 |
|
| Ulmer, Christoph |
Recent Purchase |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1880 |
4 |
|
| Smith, Grace |
Died, the 6 week old child of The Chas. Smith's |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1880 |
4 |
|
| Wolter, John. |
former owner of old " Chaska house " is returning to Chaska from oregon |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
| Urbach, Gottlieb |
[Purchased lot to build new business building] (Cologne Items) -- Date on paper: 11-18-1880 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
| Walter, Bernhard |
purchased two lots in Chaska, Will build dwelling in Spring |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
| Brickmaking, |
Chaska brick business over 10,000,000 manufactured during summer of 1880 |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
| Bridges |
The Chaska & Carver Bridge (The Stone Culver Bridge) |
Landmarks & Monuments |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel Catholic School - Catholic school house and parsonage (School house completed) |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1880 |
4 |
|
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