| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Carver County Bank put in the Witherell alarm system which sets off an alarm in another part of town |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1896 |
1 |
|
| Library - Chaska |
A public reading room for Chaska(Ladies Aid Society of the Moravian Church proposing a study area for young men, etc |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/3/1896 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Saloon opening on Jan. 1st in the Goodrich Building |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/24/1896 |
5 |
3 |
| Poppitz, Herman |
Married on Jan. 5th 1897 at Chaska to Miss Bertha Dennin |
|
cfp |
1/7/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Weller, Lambert |
Married at Chaska on Feb. 16th, 1897 to Miss Anna Driesen. |
|
cfp |
2/18/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Bulow, Ferd |
Was burned to death in the fire of the old public chaska school, that was destroyed by the fire. |
|
Carver County News |
3/19/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Mayor's message (Reprint of speech) |
Government: Officials: Mayor |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/1/1897 |
4 |
|
| Brickmaking, Strobach, Faber & Co - Chaska |
Purchased a re-press machine to make hollow brick & repress brick |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/22/1897 |
1 |
5 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Moved to Chaska and has rented Anton Simon's brick blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/29/1897 |
1 |
5 |
| Eder, Mrs. Gottlieb |
The bakery building sold-sold to out of town buyer who is moving to Chaska & making improvements on the building. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann's Brewery: Main building caught fire & fire dept. could not save the buildings except for a residence & adjacent buildings; loss of $4,000, insured for $3,000. |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
6 |
| Leivermann, B. |
His brewery at Chaska was destroyed by fire last thursday. |
|
cfp |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
2 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Moved to Chaska and has rented Anton Simon's brick blacksmith shop |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Ohnsorg, Math |
Died at Chaska on sunday May 9,1897 he was about 40 years old. |
|
cfp |
5/13/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Hegerle, M. H. + John |
Accompanied by their wives went to chaska to attend the funeral of M. Ohnesor, Mrs. John Hegerle's brother. |
|
Carver County News |
5/14/1897 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Fred Greiner Sr. & Jr.: Offices now in the Corner bldg. used by the Simons Bros. as a clothing room |
Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1897 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Agricultural Society, elections of officers |
- Agriculture
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1897 |
5 |
|
| Roads |
Notice to Masons & Contractors: Bids for wall to be put in at the Culvert on the Chaska & Carver Rd. |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. put up a brick barn to replace the one burnt down |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill - New engine is in place; the mill rights wrights will start trial runs June 1st |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/27/1897 |
5 |
|
| Postal Service - Chaska |
The post office was moved from 2nd St. to Chestnut St. next door to Simon Bros. store |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
WVA |
6/3/1897 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Diacon's Jewelry Store: Towards midnight Mr. Diacon admited a theif claiming to ba a watchman grappled with him until daughters got help; robber now in jail |
- Business & Industry: Jewelers
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Brewery: Several insurance companies paid $1,710. to cover fire loss; improvements to the building, will include a brick malt kiln, a new malt cellar & additional space) |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1897 |
5 |
|
| Levenduski, Frank |
A fatal accident. Attempted to board a moving train, mangeled both legs. After a doctor amputated both legs, he died and was buried at the Catholic Church in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/17/1897 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. repaired their store building; put in a glass front |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/24/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Brinkhaus & Sons Hotel - New front put on hotel building, also new saloon floor put down |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/8/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill Co. - The new mill is completed and in running order |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/15/1897 |
5 |
|
| Nicolai, August |
To the Citizens of Chaska [Chaska Mill has employed him to take flour orders at his feed store & to make city deliveries] Ad. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Mill Co. - (Ad) for milled orders now being taken |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1897 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Brewery: After April fire construction has produced the main 4 story building with drying tower 70 feet high, a malt & icehouse also have been constructed |
Business & Industry: Breweries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1897 |
4 |
|
| Bongard, Gerhard |
County treasurer moved family into new farm residence just outside Chaska |
Housing: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Corning & Greiner Brickyard - Terra Cotta ovens soon to begin operating |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/9/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
National Hotel: Landford Stege is up grading the foundation and laying a new floor in the hotel |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1897 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Oerter's Photo Studio- Advertisment/Will be open every day, since R. H. Kelly recently with Staffords Studio in Mpls., has been hired |
Business & Industry: Photographic Studios |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1897 |
4 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
City council is having a brick addition added to the rear of the City Hall for storing coal & oil |
Buildings: Barns & Outbuildings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/23/1897 |
5 |
|
| Hecklin, Hugo |
Purchased bowling alley in Chaska from Mr. Besemann & Lindenberg. Will move by teams to Lester Prairie |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1897 |
5 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fairs - The 4th annual fair of the Chaska Agricultural Assn., lengthy discription of booths, awards & races |
- Government: Organizations
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/7/1897 |
4 |
|
| Hentges, William |
Purchased Herman Ruscus's home in Western Chaska; is remodeling the house & building a new barn. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/21/1897 |
5 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire Departments: Addition to engine house is completed |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/21/1897 |
5 |
|
| Churches: Chaska Catholic Church |
Additonal Locals - Sold a frame building next to & west of the school |
- Religion: Schools
- Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/18/1897 |
4 |
|
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