Then comes Joseph Fritz, who is building a brewery 14×60, with a large cellar, and fixtures to carry on business this winter. (The Valley Herald, Saturday, October 31, 1863, Page 3)

Joseph Fritz & Co. The Lager Beer factory of this firm, which was built last fall (fall of 1863), is now in full operation, and is conducted by Mr. Fritz himself who is not only well skilled in the business, but has every facility for making a number one article of beer. Retail dealers will do well to give him a call. (The Valley Herald, Saturday, January 23, 1864, Page 3)

Several sales of this kind of property have been made within the past week. Scarcely a day passes without a sale of some kind, among which we notice that Joseph Fritz has sold his lot with a small brewery, for $900 in green backs… (The Valley Herald, Saturday, August 6, 1864, Page 3)

Anton Windolph has rented his brewery to a gentleman from La Crosse, Wisconsin, by the name of Nogle. We learn that Mr. N. is an old and experienced brewer and that he has ample means to carry on the business in good style. He says that he will make good beer or “burst.” (Valley Herald, Friday, November 19, 1869, Page 1)

Mr. Otto Nogle purchased the Brewery known as the Windolph Brewery at the “Probate sale” last Monday, paying therefor (therefore) $2600. Mr. N., will improve the property and carry on business on a larger scale hereafter. (Valley Herald, Thursday, October 19, 1871, Page 1)

New Firm. Mr. Nagel has associated with him Mr Joseph Ludwig formerly of Minneapolis as partner in the manufacture of beer at this place. A new cellar and other extensive improvements will be made to the brewery heretofore owned and operated by Mr. Nagel, and it is the intention of the new firm of Nagel and Ludwig to allow none to excell (excel) them in their line of business. The excellent beer heretofore made by Mr Nagel proves him to be master of his trade, and with the assistance of his new partner success must attend him. (The Weekly Valley Herald, Thursday, September 11, 1873, Page 1)

Peter Iltis has purchased the beer cellar of Ludwig & Nagel and will fill it with beer the coming winter. Peter says that he intends to supply Chaska with beer next summer. It is a rather large undertaking, but he in generally as good as his word, and knows no such word as fail. (The Weekly Valley Herald, Thursday, September 24, 1874, Page 4)

The brewery heretofore owned by Nogel & Ludwig was sold at auction on Tuesday last. Peter Iltis was the largest purchaser of personal property. (The Weekly Valley Herald, Thursday, November 19, 1874, Page 4)

The Brewery of Mr. Liverman known as the Windolph brewery was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday night of last week. Nothing was saved and Liverman with his wife and one child barely escaped the flames. It was discovered about 12 o’clock by the neighbors some distance away, and when they arrived a former owner of the brewery, and living in a house owned by Mr. Liverman just across the street, was moving his traps out, and keeping as mum as a mouse, knowing the family were asleep in the brewery. It was a most criminal lack of presence of mind on the part of this man that he did not arous (arouse) the family in the burning building. Ther (there) are many conjectures as to the origin of the fire, but the general impression is that it was the work of an incendiary. The loss was about $4000, insured for $2000, in the Underwriters. (The Weekly Valley Herald, Thursday, June 17, 1875, Page 4)