Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Factory - Work progressing rapidly. Will be finished on time (Also a photo of the Sugar Factory) |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/15/1906 |
1 |
|
| Willsmen, G. of Norwood |
Purchases Wm. Damschen farm.Damschen Moves to Hopkins. |
|
Norwood Times |
3/16/1906 |
8 |
4 |
| Bauermeister, Fred H. |
Takes position as Bookkeeper in the Kline brickyard in Chaska |
|
Norwood Times |
4/6/1906 |
3 |
5 |
| Gehl, Charles A. |
Transfer of City Realty-purchased the interes on Pine Street.t of his sister Lena in the brick residence |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/19/1906 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
M. A. Gedney Pickling Co. is preparing for the summer work |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/19/1906 |
1 |
|
| Bauermeister, Fred H. |
Family moved to Chaska from Norwood to work for Klein Bro's |
|
Norwood Times |
4/20/1906 |
2 |
4 |
| Ehalt, Fred |
intends to move to Canada, where he has purchased land |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1906 |
5 |
|
| Lobitz, Carl |
Purchased the Old Adam fischer farm of 90 acres |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Lundsten, O.W. |
Purchased the Mayer lumber yard formerly owned by Walter Gongoll |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1906 |
5 |
|
| Ziemer, Fred. |
buy more land " purchased 40 acres from Henry Wirtz |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Co. - Will be a city of its own, will be a great industry |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Boll, Andrew |
Purchased the John Ebert farm |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1906 |
3 |
|
| Reitz, Hazel |
Small child of 11 years rescued from father, Mr. Reitz of Chaska. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/4/1906 |
1 |
1 |
| Railroads - Chaska |
M. & St. L. RR is comtemplating building of a car shop at Chaska |
Buildings: Railroad |
Waconia Patriot |
5/11/1906 |
1 |
|
| Barris, Frank (Jr.) |
Suicide by Strychnine in Chaska |
|
Norwood Times |
5/11/1906 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Co. - Sugar factory begins to loom up |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/24/1906 |
1 |
|
| Dircks, Harry |
Purchased 40 acres from Henry Wirtz, including the buildings |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1906 |
5 |
|
| Schools |
Chaska High School - Will graduate tomorrow night - First class ever graduated in Chaska - From a regular high school first class numbers six |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1906 |
1 |
|
| Eder, John |
Purchased 40 acres of land from George Bauer. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/7/1906 |
5 |
|
| Pierson, August |
Purchased the John Peglow residence: house, lot and barn |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/14/1906 |
5 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Co. - Great progress being made |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/14/1906 |
1 |
|
| Neuberger, Joseph |
Purchased 1 3/4 acre piece of land from John Peglow |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/21/1906 |
5 |
4 |
| Businesses - Victoria |
The Rachel Bros. - George & Albert Rachel have purchased the store building of H. H. Holm of Carver (Locals & Personals) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/12/1906 |
5 |
|
| Churches - St. Paul |
New Cathedral - Donations to New Cathedral - Chaska Poepel donate liberally to the New Cathedral Project |
Religion: Denominations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/12/1906 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Factory - Sugar factory looking up - Work on the mammoth buildings being completed very rapidly |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/19/1906 |
1 |
|
| Cemeteries - Chaska - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Ass'n. |
Officers are re-elected. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/26/1906 |
1 |
|
| Lestico, Dr. |
Purchases Dr. Ryan Pratice in Dentistry in Norwood |
|
Norwood Times |
7/27/1906 |
3 |
2 |
| Hopp, Charley |
Purchased the Frank Volkmann property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1906 |
5 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Sodality Band - Captures 1st high honors. Sodality band captures 1st prize at Waconia Band tournament |
- Government: Organizations
- Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1906 |
1 |
|
| Engelhard, John |
Purchased the Ignatz Brandl's dwelling on Dell Street |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
3 |
|
| Kemkes, Jacob |
Purchased 10- acre tract from Julius Stege |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Purchased the Swan A. Ahlm. He also takes the personal property and crop |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, John |
Purchased the L. H. Griffin property house and lot in Carver |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Swenson, Sander |
has returned from Canada (purchased 640 acres o fland) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1906 |
1 |
|
| Swenson, Sander |
purchased 320 acrs of land while in Canada |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1906 |
3 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Sugar Factory - Will soon be ready for season's crop (Photo of Carver County Sugar Factory) |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1906 |
1 |
|
| Fink Julian |
Purchased the 96 acre celery farm from Jacob Bristle |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1906 |
1 |
|
| Guenser, Charles |
Purchased the vacant lot belonging to Mrs. Petrosky |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1906 |
1 |
|
| Pierson, Ed |
Good farm Sales. Purchased the 80 acre farm known as the Knuz farm, from his brother Peter |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1906 |
1 |
|
| Pierson, Peter |
Purchased Julius Stege and the Iltis heirs nine or ten acre tract of land |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1906 |
1 |
|
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