Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Riesgraf, Adam Mrs. |
A serious accident( dog spooked horses while driving by. The Carver woman started to take the reins from her child & was jolted out of the wagon; compound fracture of the knee might cause continued stiffness |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/31/1899 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Gotha |
Gotha Creamery - Carver County creameries made top points for product at the State Fair |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/21/1899 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Creamery - Carver County creameries made top points for product at the State fair |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/21/1899 |
1 |
|
| Braun, Gottfried, Rev. Father |
Obit: Former Priest dies in Germany |
Death Records: CC Index |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/11/1900 |
4 |
0 |
| Riesgraf, Jno. |
Lost downtown r3sidence bldg. in early morning fire; personal effects also lost. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1900 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Mr. |
Echoes of the Late fire( suffered a heavy loss in last weeks fire; received only $400 due him on insurance |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/10/1900 |
5 |
|
| Priess, Fred |
buildingf a new residence North of Chaska of brick veneer |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/21/1900 |
1 |
|
| Briesmeister, Mrs. Wm. |
died |
|
lp |
8/7/1900 |
1 |
4 |
| Briesenmeister, Mrs. William |
Died |
|
Carver County News |
9/6/1900 |
5 |
2 |
| Small Pox Epidemic |
Occurred in 114 different localities in 48 countries |
|
Lpj |
9/7/1900 |
2 |
4 |
| Arndt, John Paul |
Hit by Car(did not notice an approaching streetcar in Minneapolis; collision injuries caused death |
- Transportation: Crashes and accidents
- Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/22/1900 |
1 |
|
| Gilkerson, Harvey |
Fireman Dies from injuries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1901 |
1 |
|
| Driessen, Thomas |
Moved his family to this City(Chaska) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1901 |
1b |
2 |
| Riesgraf, John |
purchased the Van Schuren heirs, the house and lot |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1901 |
3 |
|
| Tori, John (Rev.) |
Winsted's former Catholic Priest dies at Richfield. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Religion: Churches: Catholic |
lph |
11/1/1901 |
8 |
3 |
| Frisbie, Elmer O. |
Age 21, a freight brakeman on the C.M. & St. P. railroad died as a result of injuries received at work. |
Death Records |
lph |
12/20/1901 |
1 |
3 |
| Brickmaking, |
Chaska brick manufacturies are booming |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/10/1902 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Angela |
Married Nicholas Welter |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/3/1902 |
1 |
|
| Welter, Nicholas |
married Angela Riesgraf |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/3/1902 |
1 |
|
| Cemeteries - St. Bernard's, Cologne |
Cyclone destroyed nearly every monument. |
Cemeteries |
Benton Column - WVH |
7/10/1902 |
1b |
|
| Driesen, Joseph |
Deaths-their infant son 3 months old died |
Death Records: CC Index |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1902 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Factories needed - Great enterprise prevails in this city & a board of trade is necessity |
Business & Industry |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/27/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Margaret |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/10/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Magaret |
Obituary |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/11/1903 |
1 |
|
| Priess, Margretha |
Death of |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Sherman, Martin NOTE: Sherman, Joseph |
marries Graham, Mattie NOTE; Graham, Ella |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources: Marriage Records
- Social Life & Customs: Weddings |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Graham, Mattie NOTE: Sherman, Joseph |
marries Sherman, Martin |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Graham, Ella NOTE: Sherman ,Martin |
marries Sherman, Joseph |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Sherman, Joesph NOTE: Sherman ,Martin |
marries Graham, Ella NOTE: Graham, Mattie |
- Marriage Records
- Reference Sources
- Social Life & Customs |
L.P. |
11/20/1903 |
8 |
2 |
| Feldman, Arnold |
Cave-in of sand bank buries two. Feldman has slight injuries. Part two of paper |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Grimm, Otto 1878-1903 |
Cave in of sand bank buries two. Grimm dead, buried under twelve feet of sand - pt. 2 of paper |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
1 |
|
| Larson, Hjalmer |
Married Clara Priess |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
9 |
|
| Priess, clara |
Married Hjlmar Larson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1903 |
9 |
|
| Larson, Hjalmer |
Married Clara Priess |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/18/1903 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Gedney Pickling Co. will build 2 new factories, one in Isanti and the other at Loretta |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1904 |
8 |
3 |
| Zitur, Francis Rev |
is ordained to priesthood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/16/1904 |
1 |
|
| Worm, John |
Ordained as Priest |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/7/1904 |
1 |
|
| Tesch, Mrs. |
Died from injuries from cow attack. |
- Death Records: CC Index
- Reference Sources: Death Records
- Health & Welfare: Accidents |
lph |
8/19/1904 |
5 |
4 |
| Kolberg, Frank |
County is swept by storm. Hit by flying timber, sustaining injuries about the head and hands |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/25/1904 |
1 |
1 |
| Schimmel, Charles |
Canning factories: what a farmer says in regards to the St. Bonifacius plant |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/6/1904 |
1 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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