Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Guito, Rev. Father (Guido) |
Successor to Father Casimir at Chaska CAtholic Parish |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Riedel's Clothing & Dry Goods Store: Insurance settled - Insurance companies to pay $2,675 for fire damage |
- Business & Industry: Clothing & Textiles
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Baseball Assoc., began work on a new diamond and will also enclose the grounds with a high board fence |
- Sports & Recreation: Baseball
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1895 |
1,1 |
4,2 |
| Riederle, Mrs. Sr. |
Of Chaska died sunday morning |
|
cfp |
5/9/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Minnesota Valley Creamery - Putting in another separator - now running 3; handles nearly 13,000 lbs of milk a day |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Splendid yard - New covered racks will hold 350 thousand brick; $4,000 was spent |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols Furniture Store: Another Costly Blaze - 2nd fire caused $200. damage to his building & up to $700. for stock & tools. Everything insured but the building; family was visiting elsewhere - possible arson |
- Business & Industry: Furnishings
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1895 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Beierstettel & Ladwig's Washington sample room & billiard hall. Mr. Ladwig will continue to run the business without his partner, Mr. Beierstettel |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1895 |
1,8 |
5,3 |
| Dols Furniture Store |
Chaska Store caught fire , But was extignished rather quickly |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| National Hotel |
Business Chaska-Newly refitted & Furnished |
|
Carver County News |
5/31/1895 |
8 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Eitel Bros. Flour & Feed changed hands, mill had burned down; were using their warehouse to conduct business; remaining structures & good name sold to A. W. Barker |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1895 |
5 |
|
| Watertown Roller BB vs Columbians |
Chaska 5- Watertown 1 |
|
Carver County News |
6/7/1895 |
5 |
6 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Agricultural Fair Assc. - Fair meeting, election of officers & Sept. fair dates agreed upon |
- Agriculture
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/20/1895 |
8 |
|
| Chaska Columbians VS Shakopee Diamonds (baseball) |
Chaska 6-Shakopee 3 |
|
Carver County News |
6/21/1895 |
5 |
6 |
| Vreyens, E. |
openning soon a new lumberyard in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/27/1895 |
1 |
|
| Siegel, Jacob |
Will go into Grocery Business in Chaska. |
|
cfp |
6/27/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Brickmaking, Chaska |
A review of those 8 firms making brick. |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Degan & Siegel New Firm: Grocery man Degan has formed partnership with Jacob Siegel; They have rented the Odd Fellow store recently Philip Riedele's; will stock dry goods & groceries |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1895 |
5 |
|
| Vreyens, Eugene |
Quit the Saloon Business in Chaska and is now running the hotel. |
|
cfp |
7/4/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Stege, Chas |
Rented the Chaska House vacated by Eugene Vreyen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Vreyens, Eugene |
started the Sherman Hotel in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Vreyens, Eugene |
Chas, Stege rented the Chaska House vacated by Mr Breyens |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sherman Hotel (Eugene Vreyen's new hotel) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Burkhart Bros. Furniture Store - An incipient blaze; an awning caught fire from firechrackers; the front was scorched and large windows broken |
- Business & Industry: Furnishings
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
5 |
|
| Celebrations - Chaska |
The 4th - A round of celebrating for the 4th, starts with a 44 gun salute & ends with a ball at the Opera House |
- Holidays: Fourth of July
- Cultural Facilities: Opera Houses |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/11/1895 |
5 |
|
| Weyda, Karl |
Death, Buried in Chaska- Alcohol overdose |
|
Carver County News |
7/12/1895 |
5 |
5 |
| Steamboats |
(Excursion for up to 700 people being planned. Will arrive in Chaska, July 21st from the cities) |
Transportation: Steamboats |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/18/1895 |
1 |
4 |
| Baseball |
Chaska Columbias Vs Boston Belles 7-7 |
|
Carver County News |
7/19/1895 |
8 |
1 |
| Steamboats |
The steamer " Lorna Doone" makes daily trips between Chaska & St. Paul. |
Transportation: Steamboats |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/25/1895 |
1 |
|
| Storms |
A twister (damage at Chaska was part of the roof of the Court House was blown off; a large platform in front of the school & several railroad cars destroyed. Lots of trees, fences & sheds went down too.) |
Weather: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/25/1895 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols Furniture Store: An incipient fire (3rd fire detected; this one found at the rear of store was quickly extinquised) |
- Business & Industry: Furnishings
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/25/1895 |
5 |
|
| Chaska |
Hard wind storm. part of court house roof & a windmill by Catholic church blew down. |
|
cfp |
7/25/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Thompson's Ferry - Rivers |
A free ferry will cross the Minnesota River at a 3rd place. This one in San Francisco at Thompson's old place, the other 2 are at Chaska & Carver |
Geography: Rivers & Streams |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1895 |
5 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Drummer's Home: Charley Stege's new business name for hotel & saloon |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Burglars -Chaska/Crime |
Eders, Gottlieb's Bakery |
|
Carver County News |
8/2/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Baseball |
Chaska columbias(11) Vs Shakopee Diamonds(6) |
|
Carver County News |
8/9/1895 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Faber Bros. will start buying wheat for their new warehouse, Mr. Hoehn to be in charge |
Agriculture: Wheat |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/15/1895 |
5 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dols Furniture Store: Selling out; moving away Sept. 1st. |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1895 |
1 |
3,4 |
| Chaska Gun Club VS Waconia Gun Club |
Chaska ahead 22 points , Trial of skillshooting Clay Pigeons |
|
Carver County News |
8/30/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses |
Chaska House - Renamed "Drummer's Home" Sale of the Chaska House (Chas Stege sold hotel to B. Leivermann) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/5/1895 |
5 |
|
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