Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Lindenberg, Albert |
Sold his farm, will make Chaska future home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1885 |
4 |
3 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Chaska citizens are proud of their 2 railroad depots |
Transportation: Railroads |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1885 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Burkhart Bros. purchased the Goodrich lot, will erect a building on lot |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/24/1885 |
1 |
|
| Hermann, Chas. |
On last Thursday, he married Bertha Blocher at Chaska |
|
cfp |
1/14/1886 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Bierleine & Sons: A new creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1886 |
1 |
|
| Geiser, John |
Will reside in chaska to start a door, sash and blind factory. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/11/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Breher, Engelbert |
Blacksmith moved to Chaska |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/4/1886 |
43 |
|
| Geiser, John |
Moved the family to Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/11/1886 |
4 |
3 |
| Businesses |
Chaska Sash & Door Factory: Building enclosed |
Buildings: Industrial |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/25/1886 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Anderson Saloon building swung around to new location |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/15/1886 |
4 |
3 |
| Businesses - W. Baldwin Co. |
Baldwin Drug - Everybody take notice (W. Baldwin & Co. started a drug store in Chaska) |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/6/1886 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Bierline Creamery: Creamery employs five men & teams gathering cream for the creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/20/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| M. & St. L. Depot |
Burglars at Chaska |
|
Carver Free Press |
5/27/1886 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Strobach, Greiner & Co. - Have built a large brick engine house |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/10/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Kiefer, Mr. |
Closed his Chaska butchers shop and retured to St. Paul |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/24/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Railroads - Chaska |
Mpls. & St. Louis RR: A wreck |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1886 |
1 |
|
| Henk, P |
ouner of hardware store, Chaska |
|
cfp |
9/2/1886 |
4 |
4 |
| Nicolin, Henry |
marries Ms. Anna Linenfelser of Chaska, took place at residence of brides parents home, groom a Jordan citizen, daughter of Florian Linenfelser |
|
cfp |
9/9/1886 |
8 |
3 |
| Concordia Hall |
Fire at Chaska |
|
Carver Free Press |
9/30/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Boehm, E. |
Boehm and family future residence in Chaska |
Housing: New Homes |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/14/1886 |
1 |
|
| Patterson, Henry W. 1879-1886 |
Died (issue missing on microfilm, see hard copy at Chaska Historical Society |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/28/1886 |
4a |
3 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Farmer's Bank of Waconia to consolidate with the Carver County Bank, Chaska |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/18/1886 |
4 |
2 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Catholic Parochial School - The C. S. Entertainment (Describes "entertainment.") |
- Education: Private Schools - Entertainment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/2/1886 |
4 |
|
| Henning, F. W. |
His sister Mrs. Kroll of Chaska died and was buried last Thursday. |
|
cfp |
12/2/1886 |
1 |
2 |
| Lundsten, Otto W. |
Cashier of Farmers Bank, Waconia now with the Carver County Bank, Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1887 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Bierleine & Sons: Have concluded not to sell their business |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1887 |
4 |
|
| Chaska |
Round house onthe H & D road consumed By fire |
|
cfp |
2/3/1887 |
1 |
2 |
| Schaler, Mr. |
Sold out his business and rented his store and dwelling and will move to Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Weekly Valley Herald - Printing office indulged in a new sign |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1887 |
4 |
2 |
| Splettstozer, Robert |
For sale. House and lot in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/24/1887 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Finnegan Bros: Livery barn for sale |
Business & Industry: Livery Stables |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/10/1887 |
4 |
|
| Chaska |
village officers electeed |
|
cfp |
3/10/1887 |
1 |
2 |
| Maas, Hubert |
Purchased lot in Chaska and is building a house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1887 |
4 |
2 |
| Cities - Chaska |
The dog crop in Chaska |
Animal Husbandry: Dogs |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1887 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Chaska Creamery - They will re-open their creamery again |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/21/1887 |
4 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Chaska Village License - The Liquor license question |
Government: Licensing & Franchises: Businesses |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/21/1887 |
1 |
|
| Ruediger, Theodore |
Moved his family to Chaska, purchased a lot from E. Oestreich |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1887 |
4 |
3 |
| Churches - Evangelical Reformed Church |
Chaska: A new parsonage |
Religion: Churches: Evangelical |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/16/1887 |
1 |
|
| Churches: Chaska/Guardian Angels Catholic Church |
The Feast of Corpus Christie |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/16/1887 |
4 |
|
| Railroads - Chaska |
The C. M. & St. P. Ry Co. - Two new railroads |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/30/1887 |
1 |
|
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