Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Riesgraf, Mathias |
lost 2-week old child |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1895 |
1 |
5 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias Mr. + Mrs. |
Died - (no gender, no Name) |
|
Carver County News |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias Mr. & Mrs. |
Died - (No gender, No Name |
|
cfp |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mathias (Mr. & Mrs.) |
2 week old infant child died |
|
cfp |
2/21/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Schmidt, Julius |
Is suffering from injuries from a bad accident |
|
cfp |
4/11/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| Priess, John |
We Failed to record the birth of a Young son in the family of John's some weeks ago. |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Priess, John |
Baby Boy. |
|
cfp |
5/30/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| 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 |
|
| Moran, Catherine |
Married John Cotter. 93 year old man marries 19 years old woman. |
|
cfp |
10/31/1895 |
1 |
2 |
| New Creamries |
Chaska Herald: St. Bonifacius Plan Creameries |
|
Carver County News |
11/15/1895 |
1 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Matt of Dahlgren |
Birth a daughter |
|
cfp |
1/16/1896 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Adolph & Driesen Well Drillers - Chaska |
Completed a tubular well for the Simon Bros. |
Water: Supply |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Simon Bros. Store - Adolph & Driesen put down a well for the Simon Bros. in back of store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Ferries |
Carver & Louisville Ferry Cable |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/12/1896 |
5 |
2 |
| Ferries |
East Union(Thompson Ferry opened the 1st of April) |
Transportation: Ferries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/9/1896 |
8 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Platt & Welch Flour Mill - Basement is completed; upper stories are going up. Mr. Decker's contructed the brick work |
Business & Industry: Mills, Flouring |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/2/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Meulener, C.P. |
Building a barn for Mr. Ries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/9/1896 |
8 |
|
| Republican County Primaries |
Meeting Minutes |
|
Carver County News-1st banner Page |
8/21/1896 |
7 |
6 |
| Nugent, Father John |
Watertown Catholic Priest. |
|
Carver County News |
9/25/1896 |
7 |
4 |
| Driessen, Hubert |
Married Katherine Born |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1896 |
8 |
0 |
| Heinecke, G.A. |
Baked the cake for the Driessen-Born Wedding |
|
Carver County News-1st Banner Page |
11/13/1896 |
1 |
1 |
| Driessen, Hubert |
Married Katherine Born |
Marriage Records |
Carver County News |
11/13/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Driessen, Hubert |
Married Katherine Born |
Marriage Records |
Carver Free Press |
11/19/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Driessen, Hubert |
Ess Bros. hired him as horseshoer |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/26/1896 |
1 |
3 |
| Weller, Lambert |
Married at Chaska on Feb. 16th, 1897 to Miss Anna Driesen. |
|
cfp |
2/18/1897 |
1 |
3 |
| Thom, Fred |
Kicked by a horse so hard that he received dractured bone and internal injuries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/8/1897 |
8 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Miller, Phillip + Frank |
Their granaries were broken into about 20 bushels of oats from Philip + about 50 bushels of Wheat from Frank |
|
Carver County News |
8/27/1897 |
5 |
3 |
| Arndt, August |
Death of August Arndt(boarded a train while moving; crushed and arm which was amputated; other injuries resulted in death |
- Death Records: CC Index - Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/14/1897 |
4 |
|
| Driessen, Joseph |
together with Frank Wachuta purchased a lot for Saloon purposes |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
5 |
4 |
| Wachuta, Farank |
together with Joseph Driessen purchased a lot for saloon purposes |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1898 |
5 |
4 |
| Briesemeister, Albert |
Sold his farm and moved to Almena, Wis. where he purchased a large tract of land |
Land & Property: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/24/1898 |
5 |
|
| Clancy, Mrs. Abbie |
Filed claim for injuries on defective sidewalk |
|
Norwood Times |
4/1/1898 |
3 |
3 |
| Ries, Joseph |
Married Mary A. Friedrich |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/30/1898 |
5 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, John |
Repainted the Ehrmantraut building, he recently purchased. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/22/1898 |
5 |
1 |
| Ehalt, Fred |
married Mary Riesgraf |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/6/1898 |
4 |
|
| Riesgraf, Mary |
Married Fred Ehalt |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/6/1898 |
4 |
|
| Riesgraf, John B. |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/29/1898 |
4 |
|
| Driesen, Mike |
A small cyclone -lost a granary, machine shed, barn and machinery. |
Disasters: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/8/1899 |
8 |
|
| Taylor, Edwin A. |
E.A. Taylor is no more. More about the sulky accident & injuries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/15/1899 |
1 |
|
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