Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Government - Chaska |
City fathers in regular session |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/30/1919 |
1 |
4 |
| Hasse, August |
For sale 130 arce farm 3 1/2 miles from Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/6/1919 |
5 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
W. J. Themer sells Rex theatre to P. J. Perrizo |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/6/1919 |
1 |
4 |
| Rauen, Frank J. |
Purchased half interest in father's furniture store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/13/1919 |
5 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Minnesota Sugar Co. Chaska sugar prices to be subject of inquiry today |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Waconia Patriot |
11/13/1919 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Frank J. Rauen purchased 1/2 interest in the Bernard Rauen furniture sote |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/13/1919 |
5 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Mr. Thauwald opens bakery in the Young building |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/20/1919 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar company pays growers bonus |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/20/1919 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska/Scouts |
Boy Scouts - Legion endorses the boy scouts |
Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/20/1919 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Ship 52 car loads of sugar beets |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/4/1919 |
1 |
3 |
| Gutzmann, Chas. |
Married Esther Seemann. |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
lph |
12/4/1919 |
1 |
2 |
| Seeman, Esther |
Married Chas. Gutzmann. |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
lph |
12/4/1919 |
1 |
2 |
| Thesing, A. J. |
purchased the Joe Glassen farm for $225 per acre |
|
ST. Boni STar |
12/5/1919 |
4 |
4 |
| Thesing, A. J. |
Purchased farm for $225 per acre |
|
St. Boni Star |
12/5/1919 |
4 |
4 |
| Government - Chaska |
City council has important meeting |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/11/1919 |
1 |
3 |
| Forbes, Chas. |
Found guilty of murder. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Murder |
lph |
12/18/1919 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Community Tree proves popular - Chaska had its first community X-mas tree last Thursday evening |
Holidays: Christmas |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/1/1920 |
1 |
|
| Hecklin, Hugo |
Purchases Hecklin Property. Will White buys saloon building and will remodel place and open for business soon |
|
wbh |
1/8/1920 |
1 |
|
| White, William |
purchased Hecklin Property |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/8/1920 |
1 |
|
| Luthy, Fred |
Completed the purchase of the old Gottlob Plocher farm. The residence on this farm was destroyed by fire |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/15/1920 |
5 |
|
| Meuwissen, Louis |
Purchased the Mohrbacher house from Paul Mohrbacher |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/29/1920 |
2 |
|
| Maas, John H. |
Purchased blacksmith shop |
|
St. Boni Star |
1/30/1920 |
1 |
4 |
| Gongoll, Max |
Purchased the John Bergmann farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/5/1920 |
11 |
|
| Uecker, Chas. M/M |
Born a baby girl. |
Birth Records |
L.P. |
2/5/1920 |
8 |
1 |
| Jorisson, Bill |
Purchases new home. Bought the Mr. Leonard Kervers place |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/12/1920 |
14 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
New industry about to open. Dutoit - Lewis - Klammer Corp. ready to pen new shirt & overalls factory in White Bldg. |
Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/12/1920 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Making changes in store: Have greatly improved their store during the last few weeks |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne Department) |
2/12/1920 |
2 |
|
| Melchert, Rudolph |
Purchased Tom Pratt Buffet |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/19/1920 |
4 |
3 |
| Telephones |
Norwood/YoungAmerica Telephone System has purchased the Carver Telephone system including the lines. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Young America Eagle |
2/20/1920 |
8 |
|
| Chastek, John |
Will establish fox Farm |
Human Relations: Daily Living |
wvvh |
2/26/1920 |
9 |
|
| Herrmann, George |
Made a trip to Iowa, attended sale for blooded hogs. Purchased three prize winning Poland China Hogs for the sum of $2500. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/26/1920 |
2 |
|
| Krautbauer, Chas. |
He has rented the Boettcher property on First Street and will put in a complete stock of plumbing goods |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/26/1920 |
1 |
|
| Rolf, Carl |
Purchased the olf Kutzke 80 acre farm |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/26/1920 |
12 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Farmers Livestock Shipping Ass'n, organized here |
- Government: Organizations
- Animal Husbandry: Cattle |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/26/1920 |
1 |
|
| Rauen, N. J. |
Purchased Minnetonka Canning Co. |
|
St. Boni Star |
2/27/1920 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar City Oil Company: New enterprise organized here with J. P. Brinkhaus as president |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1920 |
4 |
|
| Eieselein, Adolph, Sr. (1834-1920) |
Minn. pioneer passes away. Former resident of Chaska and Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/18/1920 |
10 |
|
| Krautbauer, Chas. |
He bought the Herman Luepke property on Main St. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/18/1920 |
1 |
|
| Marczynski, Julia 1844-1920 |
Death of former Chaska resident |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1920 |
10 |
|
| Melchert, Rudolph "Duffy"; "Rud" |
Purchased the interest of his brother Billy in the restaurant business |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1920 |
5 |
|
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Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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