Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Bruers re-chosen as fire chief for year |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Churches Chaska/Lutheran |
St. John's congregation holds annual election |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Government/Chaska |
Commissioners proceedings |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
6 |
1,2 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star Chapter in annual ceremony - New Officials installed |
- Politics & Elections: Elections
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Fink, Arthur |
Hideway changes hands. The Hideway Inn in Chaska was taken over by Peter Pierson and Arthur Fink |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Hideaway changes hands (Arthur Fink & Peter Pierson) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Ohnsorg: New wood working body building shop started (Leonard Ohnsorg) |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Plans for new city hall not completed on Monday |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Bleichner, Joseph |
Obituary-son of late Chaska residents called at age of 56 years in Minneapolis. |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Klammer, Mrs. K.K. (Klamer) |
Chaskan takes first prize at state society meeting |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1936 |
1 |
2-3 |
| Railroads |
4 lose lives in bad freight train collision few miles out of Chaska |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1936 |
8 |
1 |
| Schwitz, Chas. N. |
Public Auction |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Carver County News |
2/20/1936 |
2 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Stege Hardware Store being remodeled |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| City - Chaska |
Plans for big event started |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| City - Chaska |
2 day homecoming and sugar celebration voted on |
Entertainment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| City - Chaska |
Advertising started for big celebration |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/5/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Glaeser, Ed W. |
Former Chaskan is commissioner |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Hillstrom, Chas. W. 1859-1936 |
Passed away in Mpls. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1936 |
8 |
1 |
| Schools |
Chaska High Alumni will hold a meeting tomorrow |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald - (Continued on p - 8 |
3/12/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Carver |
Government - Chaska Council proceedings |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1936 |
6 |
1,2 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Plans made to start gardening club here |
- Government: Organizations
- Gardens: Private gardens |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Hillstrom, Chas. W. 1859-1936 |
Many attended funeral of Chas. W. Hillstrom |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/19/1936 |
2 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Canning plant again wins safety contest - Anderson canning & pickle co. |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/19/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Floods - River - Chaska |
Muddy Minnesota stream on worst rampage in seventeen years - Photo |
Disasters: Floods |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/26/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| City - Chaska/Government |
New City Hall rapidly changing in appearance |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/26/1936 |
5 |
5 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Garden club getting off to active start |
- Government: Organizations
- Gardens: Private gardens |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/26/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - Chaska/St. John's Lutheran Church |
23 are to be confirmed Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/2/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Erdman, Chas. M/M |
Born a baby boy. |
Birth Records |
LP. |
4/2/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Anderson, Kathryne |
Chaska young lady now broadcasting over KSTP |
Communication: Radio |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar Beets - Beet payments out last week |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Norwood Creamery |
Purchased by George Benz |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Carver County News |
4/9/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Cities - Chaska/Government |
Municipal officers appointed by council, Monday evening |
Government: Agencies & Authorities |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Kloos, Walter |
Chaska Cow produces most Milk for for March |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/16/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Agrigulture |
Chaska cow produces most of milk for March |
Agriculture: Produce, miscellaneous |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/16/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Government |
Highway patrol designates Chaska headquarters of adjacent district |
Government: Departments and Offices: Sheriff's Office |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/16/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Masonic Lodge: Present & former members of Chaska lodge gather |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/16/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Organizations PTA - New officers chosen at Victoria meeting |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/23/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Schools declamatory contest is to be held here Saturday |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/23/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Smith, Walter C. |
Young America man purchased the gas station from Mrs. Edward Anderson of Eden Prairie & plans to build a house there |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/30/1936 |
5 |
4 |
| Trebiatowski, Martin & Joe |
Purchased 28 acres from John Steinberger |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/30/1936 |
5 |
2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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