Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
The home of White Diamond |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1914 |
4 |
2,3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Schmidt's Glass Block Store (This issue has 4 banner pages, pages #3) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
WVH |
12/17/1914 |
3 |
5,6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Creamery run by Samels Bros. (This issue has 4 banners, this is #3) |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1914 |
7 |
4,5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
P. H. Simons, big emporium (This issue has 4 banner pages, this is #2) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1914 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Local sugar factory model plant of its kind in U. S |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
WVH (This issue has 4 banner pages, this is #1) |
12/17/1914 |
1 |
1 - 6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex theater - Popular play house (This issue has 4 banner pages, this is #2) |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1914 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Chaska/Government |
The City Hall (This issue has 4 banner pages, This is #3) |
Buildings: Government |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1914 |
7 |
6 |
| Grates, Conrad 1852-1915 |
Brother of Leonard Grates of Chaska dies in St. Paul Hsp. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1915 |
3 |
|
| Seck, Roy |
The Grand Union tea and coffee man and his brother, Charley, purchased a confectionery store in Mpls (Chanhassen Dept.) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1915 |
3 |
|
| Fogarty, Anna 1885-1915 (Mrs. William) |
Former Chaska girl, dies - nee Anna Jikofsky |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/21/1915 |
1 |
|
| Eder, Phili p |
Sudden Death of Philip Eder at Hudson-Former Chaska Boy stricken with paralysis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1915 |
1 |
|
| Schutz, Thomas 1834-1915 |
Buried at Watkins. Was an early day settler of Carver Co.. He built the Chaska House |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1915 |
1 |
|
| Gebhardt, Chas. (Mr. & Mrs.) |
Baby girl. |
- Birth Records
- Reference Sources: Birth Records
- Statistics: Birth Records |
lph |
2/11/1915 |
8 |
2 |
| Iltis, George W. |
Promoted former Chaska Boy is now Pharmacist of the First Class in the Service of Uncle Sam |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/18/1915 |
4 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska High School basketball team has piled up splendid record of Victories |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/18/1915 |
1 |
|
| Simon Family |
of Chaska: Monument erected on graves. |
|
St. Boni Star |
2/19/1915 |
4 |
4 |
| Klingehoets, Mrs. Cornelius |
Purchased all her building material from the Lyman-Irwin lumber Co. to build her new home. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1915 |
3 |
|
| Dennin, Robert |
formerly of Dahlgren. Purchased a farm near New Germany |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1915 |
5 |
|
| Ess, William |
Chas Moeschler and William Ess buy Fink lots and will build. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1915 |
8 |
|
| Moeschler, Charles |
Chas. Moeschler and William ess Buy fink lots nd will build |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1915 |
8 |
|
| Powers, Peter |
Purchased William Salden's blacksmith shop |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1915 |
8 |
|
| Patriot |
Purchases St. Boni Star |
|
St. Boni Star |
3/19/1915 |
1 |
5 |
| Kelzer, George |
Purchased the Wm. Dahlmann place, a 120 acre farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1915 |
5 |
4 |
| Schwalbe, Levi |
Purchased a residence in Waconia, he is in the blacksmith business (sec. 2 of paper) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1915 |
9 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols & Jorrison Furniture: John Dols & Son bringing furniture. Emporium to high standard |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1915 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Sugar City Creamery - A model creamery. Such is the plant of the Sugar City Creamery of Chaska |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1915 |
1 |
|
| Ebert, George |
Purchased the Frank Schwartz saloon business at Watertown |
|
St. Boni Star |
4/16/1915 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Financial Statement of the city of Chaska Mn. |
Government: Finance and Funding: Treasurer's Report |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/22/1915 |
8 |
|
| Faber, George F. |
New Postmaster -City of Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1915 |
1 |
|
| Hasken, Henry |
Purchased residence of Mathew Bleichner for $3,020 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1915 |
8 |
|
| O'Brien, William |
Of Merrian Junction, sold his holdings there, including the Speckle farm to the CAmpbell Livestock Commission Co., St. Paul, also purchased the Barnard farm. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1915 |
5 |
|
| Segner, Alois |
Purchased bees at Montrose |
|
St. Boni Star |
5/14/1915 |
1 |
1 |
| Litschke, Chas. J. |
Married Emelie Schmalz. |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
lph |
6/3/1915 |
1 |
3 |
| Schmalz, Emelie |
Married Chas. J. Litschke. |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
lph |
6/3/1915 |
1 |
3 |
| Johnston, Grace Isabel |
Wedded at Hutchinson Married: Harold J. Peck [well known in Chaska] |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1915 |
1 |
|
| Meyer, George |
Cigar Factory sold to Geo. Meyer foreman for the late John Sutheimer-purchased entire business and is now in possesion |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1915 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Lippmann's Cash Bargain Store: Going out of business - Store located in the Burkhart building |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1915 |
1 |
|
| Gast, Otto |
Nelson Farm Sold--Otto Gast purchased the Nelson Farm at $135.00 per acre |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1915 |
1 |
|
| Savelkoul, Leonard, Mrs. |
Purchased the residence of her late mother, Mrs. Franz Tschimperle |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1915 |
5 |
|
| Vogel, Joseph S. |
Former Chaska Boy now writing advertising for Montgomery-Ward in chicago |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1915 |
1 |
|
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