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William Louis “Bill” Quinn (November 4, 1828-March 5, 1906)

People

By David Schleper

William Louis "Bill" Quinn

William Louis “Bill” Quinn was born near Coldwater Springs near Fort Snelling, Minnesota on November 4, 1828. His father was Peter Quinn, who was an Irish immigrant who married Ineyahwin, also known as Mary Louisa Finley, who was a mixed-blood Christeneauz (Cree) Indian. Therefore, William was half Cree by blood.

When Bill was 20 years old, he married a half-blood Dakota woman, Angelique Jeffries, of the Mdewakanton band in 1848. By 1856, the couple had three children, all of which were one-quarter Dakota. Bill was fluent in Chippewa, Dakota, English, and perhaps other languages. At various times he was a clerk, a scout for the army, and an interpreter. Bill was employed as a clerk in the Indian trade for many years.

In the spring of 1851, Thomas A. Holmes employed Bill as a guide. They packed for one week, and Bill had already decided on two possible places for a town. They ascended the Minnesota River and cooked a meal in a hollow near the old Dakota Indian village of Tiŋta-otoŋwe. Thomas and Bill looked the place over, and climbed the bluffs north of the settlement, and Thomas was even more impressed. They decided to continue up the river to Le Sueur. But soon Thomas and Bill returned to the first landing, and deemed it the more favorite place to locate. And so Thomas Holmes picked the area near Tiŋta-otoŋwe, and called the area Holmes Landing. It was here that Thomas built a trading post for the Dakota Indians in Tiŋta-otoŋwe (which was close by where today is Sommerville Street, and continued until beyond Memorial Park.)

One interesting story about William Louis Quinn happened a few years later.

In 1862, Bill and his family were at the Yellow Medicine Agency, where he worked in William Forbes’ store. In 1862-1865 he was a scout, guide, and messenger. Bill was chief of scouts at Fort Wadsworth from 1867-1870. For 30 years, starting in 1870, Bill was immersed in learning, documenting, and providing testimony about the genealogy of Dakota mixed-bloods. In an article written in 1901, Knute Steenerson discussed his experience of being a pioneer. He had a saloon in the village of Lac que Parle. “I sold whiskey by the drink, pint, quart, and gallon. Along in the winter came a half-breed from St. Paul. He had driven up by team—there was no railroad at that time—and he was going to Big Stone Lake, he said, to buy scrip from the Indians.” Scrip allowed the holder to appropriate about 480 acres of land not already occupied for people who were half-Dakota.

“His name was Bill Quinn. He had seventeen hundred dollars in cash in his pocket book. He came into my saloon often and treated the crowd, no matter how many there were or how few. He would throw a five-dollar bill on the counter and did not want any change. When I gave him change back, he would throw it on the dirty floor and tramp on it. So I learned after a while to please him and never gave him change, but slipped the bill into the money drawer and set up the drinks. This pleased him entirely.”

“So he proceeded on to Big Stone Lake and in about a week or ten days he was back again. He brought his son and his son’s sweetheart with him. They were pretty good-looking half-breed Indians. He said he had caught them wild on an island in Big Stone Lake and wanted to ‘buckle them up’ and marry them. So he bought ten gallons of whiskey and ten gallons of cherry brandy. I was invited to the wedding, which was held at the house of a French squaw man, who lived down the river a few miles. The next thing was to send for a justice of the peace to ‘buckle them up,’ as he said.” Knute continued, “A New England Yankee was sent for. His name was Mr. Stowell, and he performed the ceremony. But Mr. Quinn was in such a hurry that he sang out between drinks, ‘buckle them up, buckle them up,’ and then again he would jig and laugh. Well, after it was done Quinn said he was so glad that they were ‘buckled up.’”

“We had a good time at the wedding. Some were drinking, some dancing, and others talking. It was a sort of cosmopolitan gathering. There were Dakota Indians talking with the lady of the house around the cook stove. There were the squaw man and old Bushma taking French. There were Fritz and Rosenbaum talking German. There were Ole Olson and John Johnson talking Norwegian. They were all enjoying a trot sling and conversation between themselves, while Bill Quinn was dancing with a glass in his hand, to the music of the violin played by the half-breed, Joe Laframboise. A more pleasant and jolly time I have never enjoyed.”

(From Knute Steenerson’s Recollections The Story of a Pioneer, Minnesota History Magazine, Vol. 4, Issue 3-4, 1921, pg. 130-151.)

Timothy Canty and Margaret O’Keefe (1851)

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By David Schleper

Timothy Canty came to Shakopee as an employee of Thomas A. Holmes. Some said that Timothy came on the flat boat Wild Paddy in the fall of 1851, though others think he arrived a short time later. He came to file on a tract of 80 acres granted him by the government because of his involvement in the Mexican-American War, also known as the Invasion of Mexico.

The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk. Polk believed the United States had a manifest destiny to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border skirmish along the Rio Grande started off the fighting. It was followed by a series of U.S. victories. When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

Timothy was born in Lower Canada, and came to the eastern part of the United States at an early age. He was in the Mexican-American War, and was in many of the battles, including Cerro Gordo, Buena Vista, and Vera Cruz. After working with Thomas A. Holmes in Shakopee, he worked on the steamboats, including Greek Slave and Pocahontas.

Tim married Margaret O’Keefe in St. Paul in 1851. When the Civil War arrived, he wanted to go, but Tim couldn’t leave his wife. His wife lost her sight, and was blind at that time, so Tim stayed to be near his wife.

Timothy was dressed in keeping with his manner of living, and his ways and his philosophy was simple, direct, unassuming, and not given to boasting. He did reminisce occasionally about his experience in the Mexican American War, and when General William Tecumseh Sherman became prominent in the Civil War, Canty recalled that he had served under Sherman when Sherman was in the American forces in Mexico.

Tim, as he was called, even went so far one day as to assert that he knew Sherman well. “He’s a fine officer and a real man,” he observed to a group of settlers in Guyermann’s store in downtown Shakopee. Tim had been there to purchase his weekly supply of groceries. Many of the settlers felt that Timothy was exaggerated a bit, and that he didn’t know the great Sherman as well as he claimed. They often asked again and again, but Tim made little comment.

One day the news brought up the Minnesota River from St. Paul said that Sherman was making a tour of the west, and would pass through Shakopee. It happened in the late 1860s. When the news of the impending visit was announced, there was great excitement.

“Where’s Canty?” some of the settlers asked. “He ought to be here, since he claims Sherman knows him so well.” When Timothy was told, he didn’t say much. A few of the townspeople hinted that Tim couldn’t make good with his claim.

Finally, the day of the general’s visit arrived. Homesteaders and city residents formed quite a sizable crowd. Along noon a cloud of dust was seen down the trail. “Here they come!” someone shouted.

Presently the stage came into view, drawn by four large horses. The driver swung around the corner at Strunk’s Drug Store and stopped with a flourish. A cheer arose and General William Tecumseh Sherman put his head out of a window to acknowledge the greeting. His eyes roved over the crowd as he spoke. Suddenly, he stopped and the watchers saw his attention was riveted on a man in the rear of the crowd. Timothy Canty was there, having come to Shakopee to get his scythe sharpened. He was still carrying the scythe.

“Hello Tim!” Sherman called. “Don’t you remember me?” Tim came forward and shook hands. For some time their hands were clasped and the embarrassed settlers who had doubted Tim’s claim saw tears welling in the eyes of the two veterans – the general of all the armies and the humble homesteader.

“I want to congratulate you on your success in the later war, General,” Tim faltered.

“Thank you, Tim,” said Sherman. “Say, do you remember that big black horse I had in Mexico? Wasn’t he a dandy?” Then the general grew serious. “How is the world treating you, Tim, my boy?”

“Fine, General, fine,” said Timothy. “I have a good maple homestead and a wife and boy out here a ways.”

“That’s good. Take care of yourself,” Sherman called as he resumed his seat to continue the journey. After short remarks to the crowd, General Sherman’s coach was again on its way.

The crowd melted slowly and silently, and several went to find Tim, who had disappeared. But when Tim arrived back to Shakopee later, the reception was wholly different. The settlers were inclined to look with awe on the man who had been so intimate with Sherman. It was reported that this feeling never did wear off entirely, and persisted even until Timothy’s death in 1885.

(Some information from Timothy Canty Typical Pioneer: Father of Local Man was Personally Acquainted with General Sherman. Shakopee Tribune, 1925. In Recollections of Early Pioneers 1925 compiled by Betty A. Dols, 2000, Shakopee Heritage Society.)

Witch-e-ain: The Second Wife of Thomas A. Holmes

People

By David Schleper

Witch-e-ain

Witch-e-ain was around 15 years old in early 1840s. Witch-e-ain’s father was another chief named Mock-ah-pe-ah-ket-ah-pah. (Although some people said that Witch-e-ain’s father was Wah-pa-sha).

The name of Witch-e-ain is closest to the Dakota word wićíte, “the human face,” although like some of LaFayette Houghton Bunnell’s other names, it is highly corrupted. The name “Face” could allude to her beauty and seductiveness. The name may also be a corrupted front formation from Wićítokapa, “the eldest born,” although this posits such a degree of corruption as to defy probability.

In the early 1840s, a special celebration was happening in Wah-pa-sha’s band. They assembled, and after elaborate preparation and sanctification of the ground by invocations and incense, the chief speaker came forward, and in a sonorous address lauded the virtues of chastity and warned against the sin of bearing false witness.

Wah-kon-de-o-tah, the great war-chief of the band, addressed his warriors in a quiet and affectionate manner, and told his braves to maintain the truth as sacred, and not offend the spirits of their ancestors. Wah-pa-sha then called for the virgins and matrons to come forth, and for some time there was the silence of expectation.

Again the call was made for any virgin to come forward and receive her reward. Two maidens came partly forward, but, upon reaching the line of denunciation, faltered and turned back, probably from modesty. We-no-nah, the wife of the speaker, and eldest sister (or cousin) of Wah-pa-sha, motioned to her youngest daughter, Witch-e-ain to come forward.

After repeated calls by the crier of the assembly, Witch-e-ain came modestly forward and was crowned goddess of the feast that immediately followed. Her head was encircled with braids of rich garniture and scented grass, and presents of colored cloths, calicoes, yarns, beads and ribbons were lavished upon her as the tribe’s representative of purity.

Wah-pa-sha said that Witch-e-ain could pick either LaFayette Houghton Bunnell or Thomas A. Holmes, as both allowed royal alliance for the family. Witch-e-aim said she did not like the trader, and preferred LaFayette. When Bunnell declined her offer, Witch-e-ain’s withering, silent contempt was clear.

During the feast, Thomas was so enchanted that he decided at once to make Witch-e-ain his wife.

Witch-e-ain was allowed to marry European American traders, like Thomas A. Holmes, in the fashion of the country. This means that these marriages were not recognized by law or religion. The French speaking traders of Canada term for this is “a la faḉon du pays.” Some people would call them “country wives.” While many marriages brought loving couples together for the rest of their lives, other marriages were very short-lived or violent. Many traders married native women, but also had other wives back home. Sometimes when the men retired from the fur trade, they returned to their legitimate, or legally married wives.

These marriages came with the expectation that trade between the woman’s relations and the trader would be secured, and that aid would be mutually provided in times of need. It was also the hope of the woman’s family that the trader’s generosity would increase after the marriage took place. The marriages between these two groups would lead to the creation of the Métis people, who would be considered the offspring of the fur trade.

So Thomas gave Wah-pa-sha an offer that he accepted. Based on this, Witch-e-ain then picked Thomas A. Holmes. This was in the early 1840s.

Thomas then married Witch-e-ain a la faḉon du pays. They were married in the fashion of the country, and lived together. But Witch-e-ain did not like living with Thomas. Like a caged bird, she soon pined for her Dakota prairie home. By the spring, while flowers bloomed, Witch-e-ain died of consumption.

(Some information from Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, Winona (We-No-Nah) and Its Environs on Mississippi in Ancient and Modern Days, Winona, MN: Jones & Kroeger, 1897; History of Wabasha County: Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc. Gathered from Matter Furnished by Interviews with Old Settlers, County, Township and Other Records, and Extracts from Files of Papers, Pamphlets, and Such Other Sources as Have Been Available. Also a History of Winona County, H.H. Hill & Company, 1884.)

Minnie Josephine Otherday Weldon (July 24, 1877-June 18, 1959)

People

By David Schleper

Minnie Josephine Otherday Weldone

According to Mary Cavanaugh DuBois, “Everyone in the community knew ‘Indian Minnie,’ who made beautiful beaded articles. The purses mother had her make were not leather, but made from rubber inner tubes. They had beaded handles and rubber streamers decorated with beads. The price was $1.00 each.”

Minnie Josephine Otherday was born in a tipi on July 24, 1877 on the north side of the Minnesota River in Tiŋta-otoŋwe. Her parents were Jim and Lucy Otherday. Her grandmother was the sister of Chief Ŝakpe II, whom the city of Shakopee was named.

According to Diane Sexton, “My grandma had a pair of baby booties and a pillow made by Minnie, they always fascinated me as a young girl. She later donated them to the historical society.” Marcia Wagner remembered, “When I was a girl Indian Minnie lived on the Indian Road, on the Eden Prairie side. I used to take a walk and visit her. She was a very nice lady. Went to school with her granddaughter Darlene. I grew up in Eden Prairie on Spring Road, so Indian Road was just like a hop and a skip away.”

In the 1980 McDevitt family history book, there is mention of Minnie:

“Because the homestead only consisted of fifty acres, his father rented land at a number of places and also purchased some land at two different sites adjoining the city of Shakopee. These tracts of land that his father had purchased are now a part of the city of Shakopee and many homes have already been built on this land…To get to one of the rented fields, they had to drive across the old bridge at Shakopee onto the Indian Road, where they would see Indian Minnie sewing under a shade tree and the young Indian boys running and hiding behind trees, aiming and shooting their Fourth of July guns.”

(Some information from online discussion on If You Grew Up In Shakopee…)

Dr. Bror Folke Pearson

People

Compiled and written by David R. Schleper, 2020

Dr. Bror Folke (B. F.) Pearson

Bror Folke Persson (Pearson) was born on a farm in southern Sweden July 30, 1906. Bror Folke, meaning “brother of the people,” was a particularly apt name for a man who devoted his life to his family, parents, and communities. He was kind and had a good sense of humor.

Dr. Pearson immigrated to America in 1919, and became a doctor for 42 years in Shakopee, starting in 1934. Dr. Pearson used to come directly to homes any time of the day or night, whenever called. He delivered more than 2,500 babies in Shakopee.

Gwen Johnson Humphrey remembered when Dr. Pearson “brought [me] into the world, then in the next few years brought four of my six brothers also. He was always at our house it seemed tending to either one or all seven and never left without giving someone a shot, Through measles, German measles, chickenpox, [tonsillectomies], stitches and owies he was always there.”

In 1939, Dr. Pearson, a local priest, and the editor of the local paper visited the convent of Franciscan nursing nuns and asked them to take over the decrepit county poor house and run it as a hospital and a home for the elderly.

By 1952, the little hospital was no longer big enough, and Dr. Pearson led the effort to build a new hospital with 120 beds, an emergency room, and a full services laboratory.

Dr. Pearson married Elizabeth Stephens in 1935, and after 40 years, Beth died in 1976. They had three daughters and a son. Pearson retired from his Shakopee practice in 1976, the same year Beth passed away.

Dr. Pearson received the 18th annual Franciscan International Award. The honor goes to someone whose humanitarian efforts and singular devotion to others live up to the ideals of St. Francis. Other recipients have included Dr. Billy Graham, Dr. Charles Mayo of the Mayo Clinic, and Harry Reasoner, nationally known ABC Television news anchorman. In 1976, it went to a little-known doctor from a small Minnesota town.

In 1980, he wed Dr. Dora Zaeske, and they were together for 22 years, traveling the world and working as humanitarians.

Dr. Pearson worked as a physician in locations in South America, the West Indies, and Taiwan, and a Navajo Reservation in Ganado, Arizona. He also led an effort to sponsor a leprosarium in Zambia, Africa.

In 1970, a new elementary school in Shakopee, B.F. Pearson Elementary School, was named after him. It is located at 917 Dakota Street South.

In 1995, Central became the fifth- and sixth-grade building, with Sweeney and Pearson elementaries serving grades kindergarten through fourth. As the number of students grew, the five other elementary schools in Shakopee continued, while in 2011, the school was converted to Shakopee’s Pearson Sixth Grade Center, which opened in 2012.

Pearson Sixth Grade Center served all public school sixth graders in Shakopee which included about 650 students. About 43% of the students were people of color.

In 2018, the school was closed for budget reasons. The sixth graders were moved to the two middle schools with other seventh and eighth graders.

In 2020, Pearson Sixth Grade Center became the Pearson Early Learning Center.

After a brief illness, Dr. Bror Folke Pearson passed away Aug. 24, 2004, at Sunrise of Mercer Island, Washington, at age 98.

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Remember When: 1991

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From the Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 3, 1991

First ‘Jazzuary Screamer’ set

The Shakopee High School Music Department will present its first annual “Jazzuary Screamer” concert Monday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The concert will feature the jazz band and “Shakophones.” There is no admission charge…

Said Jeffrey Doebler, director of bands: “We are very excited about the addition of the Jazzuary Screamer to our slate of concerts at Shakopee High School. For the past two years we’ve had Shakophones and jazz band perform informally upstairs in the band room, ‘Jazz Upstairs,’ immediately after the holiday and spring concerts. Both groups, however, have progressed to the point where their two concerts are warranted…

SCR wins citation for Shakopee Showcase event

Shakopee Community Recreation (SCR) has received the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association’s 1990 Citation Award for its production of Shakopee Showcase. SCR received one of nine awards presented this year…

Jan. 10, 1991

‘Shop locally’ promotion a success. The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce reported that its “Shop Shakopee Sweepstakes,” a holiday shopping promotion, was a success. Local merchants validated more than 1,200 shoppers’ sweepstakes cards between Nov. 1 and Christmas, making the shoppers eligible for a grand prize. Dan Hier of Shakopee, an employee of the Shakopee K mart store, was the winner of an entertainment center and color television, provided by the Chamber Retail Committee.

Jan. 17, 1991

Man bowls perfect game in Shakopee. John Snook last Thursday became the first person to bowl a perfect game at Shakopee Bowl…

Chamber plans Las Vegas night

The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its “Viva Las Vegas” night Saturday, March 2 from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the third floor at Canterbury Downs.

A $25 donation includes entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and poker chips to be used for various Vegas-style games for over $6,000 in drawings and prizes. Everyone in attendance will be eligible for the auction with the top item being a deluxe Toro lawnmower with a self-bagger. Drawings will include a trip for two to Las Vegas, donated by Firstworld Travel and the Chamber.

The event is open to the public and tickets are available at the Chamber office, Bill’s Toggery and the Treat Factory.

Lions donation opened free skating

The Shakopee/Prior Lake Knights Hockey League expressed appreciation to the Shakopee Lions Club, which donated $500 to the Ice Arena for open skating time.

During the months of October, November and December, any person of any age could skate on Sundays without charge. The time allowed smaller children to skate with their parents…

Jan. 24, 1991

Rotary names exchange students

The Shakopee Rotary Club has announced that four students, all seniors at Shakopee High School, have been selected to be Rotary exchange students during the 1991-92 school year.

Carrie Dauenhauer, daughter of Sheila and Patrick Dauenhauer, will spend her year in South Africa. Tari Wolter, daughter of Mary and Dale Wolter, will go to Poland. Denise Prescott, daughter of Leonard Prescott, will spend her year in Sweden. And Lisa Smith, daughter of Anna and Alvin Smith, will be in Denmark…

Festival of Trees a success

The fourth annual St. Francis Festival of Trees was termed a success by organizers, with net proceeds expected to exceed $35,000.

Proceeds will be used for a new cardiac monitoring machine at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee. The Festival, co-sponsored by the St. Francis Auxiliary and Foundation, was held Nov.16 and 17 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska. Gloria Vierling of Shakopee and Connie Kraus of Chaska were chairs for the event…

Jan. 31, 1991

City agrees to $885,000 price for bank building

The Shakopee City Council Tuesday night authorized the purchase of the Marquette Bank building downtown for $885,000. The building will be used for a city hall.

City Administrator Dennis Kraft said the purchase agreement is contingent on the bank obtaining approval for a new facility and permission for the move from the federal banking commissioner. The contingency period is 60 days, said Kraft.

After several meetings last year, the council chose the bank building at 129 S. Holmes St. for a city hall over several other options.

Chaska’s Ostlund named school superintendent

It may not be a long way from Chaska to Shakopee – but the move is a step up for Robert Ostlund.

Ostlund, 48, director of administrative services with the Chaska School District, has been named superintendent of Shakopee public schools. Ostlund is scheduled to start July 1 in Shakopee, although he says the two districts are still negotiating on that date. His contract with Chaska runs through June, he said…

Feb. 7, 1991

A pile of pillows. Betty Monnens, Shakopee, department hospital chair for the Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, issued a challenge to the state’s 291 auxiliaries to make pillows and lap robes for the national salute to “Hospital Veterans Week.” She received about 150 items…

Feb. 14, 1991

City, bank work out agreement on lease. The City of Shakopee will purchase the Marquette Bank building and then lease it back to the bank for up to 18 months under a proposal being considered by the city…

Rehabilitation program for downtown renewed. The Shakopee Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) voted Feb. 5 to continue its downtown rehabilitation grant program in 1991 with an allocation of $34,000…

Shakopee students may soon find themselves on television

Shakopee High School students may someday find themselves on TV – and behind a camera, as well – as part of a proposed media technology course.

A report on the proposal was presented by Jim Murphy, high school principal, to the School Board Monday.

The course is being planned for the 1991-92 school year, said Murphy. “This course is designed to help our students develop a better understanding of the video media and become a critical viewer.”…

Hennepin vote jeopardizes Ferry Bridge project

The Hennepin County Board may have stalled the Bloomington Ferry Bridge replacement project by voting last week against spending $400,000 in county property taxes to buy land for the bridge.

The preliminary 5-2 vote was cast last Thursday to send a political message to state legislators and those who live in the suburbs that social services will not be the only victims of impending state aid cuts, according to Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin.

The Hennepin County Board has previously supported the project…

Sale of bank approved

Federal regulators have approved the sale of Minnesota Valley Savings bank to a group of investors from the Mankato area. The sale includes a branch office, 327 Marschall Road, Shakopee.

The bank will be renamed The Family Bank, with offices in Mankato, Waseca and Shakopee…

Feb. 21, 1991

Northstar Auto Auction opens $8 million canopied sales lot. Minneapolis Northstar Auto Auction of Shakopee unveiled its new $8 million canopied lot Feb. 14 at a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Michael Richardson, president and chief executive officer of Northstar’s parent company, Anglo American Auto Auctions. Anglo American is a subsidiary of ADT, based in Great Britain…

Amateur boxing returns to city Saturday night. The Shakopee Golden Gloves Boxing Team is gearing up for its boxing show Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Shakopee High School gymnasium…It will be the first Golden Gloves card in the city in more than six years.

Local bank becomes part of Norwest. The First Minnesota bank branch office at 738 First Ave. E. has become a Norwest Banks office as part of an acquisition of First Minnesota banks in December…

Band in prestigious concert. On Thursday, Jan. 24, the Shakopee High School Concert Band performed one of the most prestigious concerts in its history. The first annual Dorian Invitational Band Festival was held at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and featured concerts by bands from Austin; Cresco, Iowa; and Shakopee…

Feb. 28, 1991

Carlson pushes budget plan in Shakopee. As part of a statewide tour to garner support for his budget proposals, Gov. Arne Carlson last Friday brought his message to Shakopee. Accentuating the positive, Carlson told an audience of about 100 that the state will give city and county governments more autonomy and power by removing state mandates and levy limits as they are weaned from state-aid monies…

Police offer self-defense classes. The Shakopee Police Department will be sponsoring a free self-defense awareness class for women, meeting three consecutive Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. in the training room at the police department on March 11, 18 and 25…

Hearing on proposed 2nd Avenue project set

A public hearing on proposed street improvements to Second Avenue between Spencer and Naumkeag streets will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Scott County Courthouse in Rooms 318-320.

In October the City Council ordered a report that evaluates the feasibility of upgrading all gravel streets in the area known as lower east Shakopee, by paving and constructing curbs and gutters and storm sewers, as well improvements to existing sewer and water systems.

In addition to adding pavement and curbs and gutters to north-south gravel streets, the report recommends that Second Avenue, from Sommerville to Naumkeag, should be constructed as two one-way couples on each side of the railroad tracks, with one driving lane and one parking lane on each side of the tracks.

The report rejects a proposal to construct Second Avenue to meet Marschall Road, noting that the intersection would be dangerous due to the traffic volume on Marschall and the location of railroad tracks…

March 7, 1991

Hennepin Board OKs Ferry Bridge Funds. With a push from U.S. Sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota, the Hennepin County Board Tuesday voted to spend $400,000 in county tax money to buy land for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge replacement project. The resolution passed on a 5-0 vote, with commissioners Tad Jude and John Keefe abstaining…

March 14, 1991

Gene and Virginia Hauer, Shakopee, recently were honored at Northrup King’s Most Valuable Partner meeting at Canterbury Inn in Shakopee. Kevin Rollings, district sales manager for Northrup King, presented Gene Hauer with a bronze medallion in recognition of volume sales in 1990.

Shakopee, county cities band to lure development

The city of Shakopee has joined a coalition of municipalities in Scott County whose goal is to promote economic development in the area.

In addition to marketing the county, the Scott County Economic Development Coalition will help prospective developers obtain financing for their projects from the federal Small Business Administration…

March 21, 1991

Group meets to discuss naming of bypass. A group of people met March 9 for the purpose of naming the new Highway 169 bypass after former Mayor Walter Harbeck who was instrumental in initiating the project. The group will meet again this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Community Room of the Citizens State Bank, 1100 E. Fourth Ave., Shakopee…

Survey tells who visited Shakopee area – and why

The Shakopee Convention and Visitors Bureau recently conducted a survey to determine who is visiting Shakopee and why. Of 521 questionnaires mailed in the region, 224 or 43 percent were returned.

The survey found that 89 percent of the respondents visited the Twin Cities area in 1990, and 74 percent of them visited Shakopee…

Asked about their activities in the area, 60 percent said they came to shop; 48 percent visited Valleyfair; 43 percent went to the Renaissance Festival; 36 percent went to the Minnesota Zoo; 21 percent visited Canterbury Downs; 12 percent went to the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre; 11 percent stopped at Murphy’s Landing; 17 percent came to see major sporting events; and 7 percent went to Little Six Bingo and Casino.

The majority of respondents (62 percent) said their visit to Shakopee was prompted by a previous visit to the area. About 46 percent came to attend a special event, while the Shakopee Visitors Guide distributed by the Convention and Visitors Bureau enticed 32 percent of the visitors to come…

March 28, 1991

Parade planned here to honor armed forces

Members of a military support group are planning a parade in Shakopee on May 18 – Armed Forces Day – to honor all current and former members of the armed forces.

Carol Friendshuh and other Shakopee members of BACM (Back America’s Courageous Military) plan to hold a parade on 10th Avenue between Shakopee High School and Lions Park. The City Council last week directed police to help the group plan the event, which would begin at 10 a.m…

Council endorses proposal to name bypass for Harbeck

The Shakopee City Council on March 19 went on record supporting a proposal to name the future Shakopee Bypass after the late Walter Harbeck, a former mayor and council member, considered by many to have been the leader in pushing for the highway to relieve congestion downtown.

The council, on a motion by Jerry Wampach, voted 6-0 to direct staff to prepare a resolution calling for the highway, which will skirt the downtown area to the south, to be named the Walt Harbeck Memorial Highway…

April 4, 1991

Shakopee business park gets new name. Canterbury Business Park, a 2,250-acre commercial/industrial property in Shakopee, has been renamed Valley Green Business Park, it was announced by its owner, North American Life and Casualty Co…

40 attend Jaycees outdoors clinic. More than 40 youths and their parents recently attended a fishing and hunting clinic sponsored by the Shakopee Jaycees.

April 11, 1991

Local Lions member honored. Richard “Ditch” Boys of Shakopee has been designated a Melvin Jones Fellow by Lions Clubs International Foundation, in recognition of his commitment to serving the world community. Named for the founder of Lions Club International, Melvin Jones, the fellowship is the foundation’s highest honor. “Ditch” is a member of the Shakopee Lions Club, District 5-M-2. He recently received a plaque and a lapel pin acknowledging his humanitarian service.

Met Council may block direct access to bridge from County Road 18. A committee of the Metropolitan Council Tuesday accepted a staff recommendation that would prevent direct access to the proposed Bloomington Ferry Bridge from County Road 18. The full council is expected to endorse the recommendation today, with an agreement to review the decision in two years…

HRA may acquire property for development from city. …The Shakopee Housing and Redevelopment Authority, whose members include the City Council minus the mayor, voted to authorize the HRA to negotiate with the city to acquire the Gelhaye/railroad property, located north of the proposed Fifth Avenue road project, which the city obtained by eminent domain proceedings…

Officers past and present. Past and present officers of the Senior Citizens Center at 200 Levee Drive gathered last Thursday to celebrate the center’s 10th anniversary.

April 18, 1991

Senate panel OKs bill that would allow off-track betting

Canterbury Downs jumped a major hurdle to establish off-track betting lounges at sites miles from Shakopee after the state Senate Gaming Regulation Committee approved the bill on a voice vote April 10.

The bill allows two off-track betting parlors (OTBs) to be built by the end of the year, with up to six more next year…

April 25, 1991

Council gives approval to buy bank building for city hall. The Shakopee City Council on April 16 authorized the city to enter into a purchase agreement to buy the Marquette Bank building downtown for a city hall at a price of $885,000.

Brooks visits. Scott Brooks of the Minnesota Timberwolves signed autographs at Juba’s Super Valu Monday during the “Shoot to Shop” celebrity event.

Panel to study sports complex

What began as a concern by the Shakopee School District about future land needs for possible expansion of the high school and the need for improved school athletic facilities has blossomed into interest among several local organizations to create a city athletic complex near the school, possibly including a community center.

The Shakopee City Council on April 18 approved a request to authorize Mayor Gary Laurent to appoint a committee to look into whether such plans are feasible…

KCs contribute to hospital

The Shakopee Knights of Columbus selected St. Francis’ Medical Center’s Lifeline as one of the programs they would support this year. Lifeline is a personal emergency response system which enables seniors and disabled persons to continue to live independently in their homes.

Lifeline started at St. Francis about 18 months ago and continues to grow. All but a few of the Lifeline units operated by St. Francis are in use in the hospital’s service area and so there is a need to obtain additional machines. The Knights of Columbus pledged between $2,500 and $3,000 toward the purchase of additional machines…

May 2, 1991

Grand opening of our new addition coming soon. Watch for Details! Dirks Furniture. 1038 E. 1st Ave., Shakopee.

City police cars sport new look. When Shakopee police officers discussed making their squad cars more identifiable to the community, they decided to do it by design – specifically, with blue and white striped lines on the side and back, and the word “Shakopee” printed on the outside of the front doors…

County officials stress need for funding for Ferry Bridge

Scott County officials say the proposed Bloomington Ferry Bridge project could be indefinitely delayed or scrapped completely unless lawmakers come up with additional state bonding for it this legislative session.

More than $9 million from a federal bridge-building fund has been allocated for the $115 million bridge project, but that money would be jeopardized unless local officials can match that amount by June 30. The state previously backed $6.5 million in bonds for the bridge…

May 9, 1991

Boy Scouts honor leader. More than 100 Boy Scouts and their families paid tribute to Scoutmaster Wally Kopisca for his 40 years of continuous service to Boy Scout Troop 218 of Shakopee…

Marquette buys land off Marschall Rd. for bank. Marquette Bank Shakopee, which is selling its downtown building to the city for use as a city hall, announced Monday that it has purchased one acre of vacant land on Fourth Avenue and Marschall Road for a new bank…

Grand opening. FMG Tsumura’s $28 million state-of-the-art manufacturing plant that will employ 350 was dedicated during elaborate ceremonies in Shakopee last Thursday, and hailed by local officials as a boost for Shakopee’s economy and by others as another step in Japanese-American economic cooperation…

Area native to head St. Francis

St. Francis Regional medical Center in Shakopee has appointed Donald J. Leivermann as its new president and chief executive officer.

A Minnesota native, Leivermann, 50, most recently was vice president of Lakewood Hospital Management Services in Madison, Wis. He is expected to begin his duties in Shakopee July 1…

May 16, 1991

Panel on athletic complex appointed. Mayor Gary Laurent has appointed members of a committee that will look into the feasibility of establishing community athletic facilities near the high school…

City to seek railroad crossing at Market St. The city of Shakopee will ask a state agency to place a new railroad crossing at Second Avenue and Market Street, in exchange for closing a crossing at Naumkeag…

After-school activities program for junior high students approved. Students at Shakopee Junior High school will have the opportunity to participate in a new after-school activity program next year following the approval of the Shakopee School Board Monday…

May 23, 1991

Off-track bill passes. …The Minnesota Legislature Monday gave final approval to an off-track betting (OTB) bill that would permit Canterbury Downs to open two off-track facilities this year and two more next year. The Senate vote was 53-11; the House vote was 107-25. Gov. Arne Carlson was expected to sign the bill…

Number of county households up 43% in decade

The number of households in Scott County increased by 43.4 percent between 1980 and 1990, according to the State Planning Agency.

The number of households rose from 13,501 in 1980 to 19,367 in 1990, an increase of 5,866…

May 30, 1991

City attempts to form joint attorney proposal

A plan in which the city of Shakopee and five other Scott County cities would share in the costs of hiring an attorney and legal secretary to handle prosecutions for minor criminal court mattes suffered a setback last week when the Savage City Council decided to look at alternatives…

City Administrator Dennis Kraft said that attorneys representing cities throughout the county waste great amounts of time at the Shakopee courthouse waiting for criminal cases to be heard or for judicial decisions.

Kraft said he will negotiate with Savage city officials in an attempt to work on an agreement.

June 6, 1991

Tires produced at Bauer Built Inc.’s Shakopee retread plant were awarded “Best of the Show” honors in the pre-cure highway and traction tread categories during the 34th annual American Retreaders Conference and Trade Show recently in Louisville, Ky.

Hospital to staff U.S. Open. St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee will provide emergency medical services during the U.S. Open that starts Monday and runs for seven days at the Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska.

Johnson to coach metro all-star team

Shakopee’s Neil Johnson has been chosen to coach in the Minnesota All-Star Girls Softball Series.

Johnson will coach the Metro team along with Tamra Kielty of Chaska and Kim Niederluecke of Richfield. The Metro team will go against the Outstate All-Stars in a two-game series on June 15 starting at 4 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Softball Stadium.

June 13, 1991

Township opposes bypass name. The Jackson Town Board shot down a proposal by a local group hoping to have the Shakopee Bypass named in honor of the late Walt Harbeck, a former Shakopee mayor, by objecting to the proposal…

Bid-letting set. Bid-letting for the second phase of the Shakopee Bypass project is scheduled for Friday…

Shakopee students go to Germany with teacher. Twenty-four Shakopee High School students and their German teacher, Lisa Riddle, left for Frankfurt, Germany Monday. They are spending four weeks in Germany in cooperation with a high school exchange program known as GAPP – the German American Partnership Program…

Unisys honors local math students. Kristi Ohlmann … and Adam Wierzbicki … and their math teacher, Janet Kieber … were honored for exceptional mathematical achievements at a breakfast and tour sponsored by Unisys Defense Systems, Inc., in Eagan. The students received the highest scores at Shakopee High School in the National Mathematics Competition.

Leisure Ledger: Wacky Jelly Bean Tournament Day. Kids of all ages will enjoy our six summer special events that begin next week. The wacky jelly bean tournament is next Friday morning, June 21 starting at 9:30 a.m. at Hiawatha Park. There is a small fee of $1.

June 20, 1991

Chad Rasmussen won a 1984 Pontiac Fiero car during a drawing at Shakopee High school’s all-night party for graduates on June 7. The car was donated by Dan Routson’s automobile dealership in Shakopee. Chad’s parents are Gary and Patricia Rasmussen.

Hospital adds new equipment

St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee recently obtained several new pieces of monitoring equipment.

Two heart-monitoring units for the intensive care and cardiac-care units were recently purchased… The units were purchased for $110,000 with funds donated by the St. Francis Foundation and the Festival of Trees fund raiser.

The hospital also acquired two endoscopy units, four gas analyzers for patients under general anesthesia, and two electrocardiogram monitors, which were purchased by the hospital at a cost of more than $70,000.

June 27, 1991

Cole becomes Rotary governor. Rajendra K. Saboo of Chandigarb, India will become head of the Rotary International July 1, the same day Jack Cole of Shakopee assumes office as governor in this Rotary district. Cole will be the Fourth District governor named from the Shakopee club. He is preceded by Dr. Bror Pearson, Dr. Paul Nevin and Virgil Mears…

Robert Thielen, former chief, dies. Robert (Pat) Thielen, 72, who was hired as police chief of Shakopee in 1947 to rid the city of its gambling dens and liquor joints and ended up staying in the job 31 years, died of congestive heart failure June 19, 1991 at his home in Longville…

July 4, 1991

Canterbury Downs cuts purses by 12 ½ percent. Canterbury Downs will cut purses at the Shakopee track by 12 ½ percent beginning Wednesday…

July 11, 1991

Fireworks spark blaze at Anchor Glass

Damage estimated between $150,000 and $200,000 was caused July 4 after fire caused by fireworks damaged plant property at the Anchor Glass Co., 4108 North Industrial Blvd.

The fire was probably started by a Roman Candle that was shot off after dusk by two Anchor employees working the evening shift, according to Shakopee Fire Chief Charlie Ries.

The Shakopee Fire Department received the call at 10:49 p.m. En-route to the fire, Shakopee Police officers radioed fire fighters and told them the fire was a major one. Officers said flames were 50 to 75 feet high.

The size and shape of the fire prompted Shakopee fire fighters to call in Chaska and Savage fire departments as well…

July 18, 1991

Track cuts purses for stakes races by 12 ½%

For the second time this season, Canterbury Downs will cut purses because of declining attendance and handle, according to General manger Paul Mangiamele.

In addition, the track will again change its post time. Beginning Aug. 28 live racing will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays through Fridays. Post time for live racing is now 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays…

July 25, 1991

Local girl is finalist in pre-teen pageant. Kirsten Shumaker, a seventh-grader at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Shakopee, was a state finalist in the Miss Minnesota American Pre-teen Pageant, representing Shakopee which took place July 5-6 at the Radisson Hotel in St. Paul…

Local swimmer to be in nationals. Shakopee’s Jennifer Carlson, 14, has qualified for the Junior National Swimming Championships which will be held in Mission Viejo, Calif., Aug. 2-6…

Aug. 1, 1991

Bank to hold groundbreaking Aug. 8. Marquette Bank will break ground at the future site of its new building at Fourth Avenue and Marschall Road Aug. 8 with an ice cream social and entertainment starting at 5 p.m.…

Gordon Gelhaye, popular instructor, dies. Gordon J. Gelhaye, a former Scott County deputy sheriff who played professional football in the 1930s and ‘40s, died Tuesday, July 23, 1991 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee after a long illness…

Aug. 8, 1991

Circus brings menagerie to track. This Monday, the internationally acclaimed Carson & Barnes Five-Ring Circus will bring its famous wild animal menagerie to Canterbury Downs…

DOT makes offers on property for downtown bypass

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) has presented offers to the owners of property that will be acquired to make way for the $7.6 million downtown mini-bypass and river bridge in Shakopee.

The acquisition involves 28 property owners, one of which is the city of Shakopee…

Aug. 15, 1991

Proposal to reduce City Council size by one going to voters in November. Shakopee voters will be asked in November whether the Shakopee City Council should be reduced in size by one member…

Council endorses plan for new rail crossing. After a public hearing Aug. 6, the Shakopee City Council let stand plans to close the railroad crossing at Naumkeag Street in exchange for a proposed crossing at Market Street…

New Marystown parish hall to buzz with activity Sunday

After constructing a large social hall this year, raising tents for their annual festival will seem easy to the parishioners of the Marystown Catholic Church.

The parish recently completed construction of a two-story facility to replace the aging former school that was torn down last fall. The new building, along with the tents, will be the center of activity Sunday during the parish’s summer festival…

Hot Shakopee House rumors untrue; it’s being renovated

Rumors that the Shakopee House restaurant, which had recently closed, had burned over the weekend were quenched when the new owner was found renovating the empty structure on Monday.

Gus Khwice, a restauranteur from Shorewood, Minn., and his construction crew are stripping the dated building from top to bottom to create a new restaurant that is expected to be completed in 90 days…

Aug. 22, 1991

Riviera Tan & Balloons has moved to 205 S. Lewis St. The seven-bed facility is owned by Sally and Gary Beck…

Prime time for fun. The First Presbyterian Church youth group, “Prime Time,” had a summer lock-in last Friday and Saturday with over 40 fourth- through ninth-graders staying up all night for fun, such as this volleyball game, and fellowship. The group is open to youth of all denominations. A parents’ information meeting will be held this Saturday at the church.

Aug. 29, 1991

Shakopee schools among 65 in state failing to comply on sports equality

The Shakopee School District is among 65 percent of the districts in the state that have failed to offer the same number of varsity sports for boys and girls in the 1989-90 school year.

A Minnesota Department of Education report released Monday showed that 169 districts, including Shakopee, offered one fewer sport for girls, while 91 districts offered at least two fewer sports…

Sept. 5, 1991

LeRoy Lebens dies at age 73. LeRoy R. Lebens, 73, Shakopee, a noted photographer and entertainer, died Monday at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park…

Council digests city management analysis

Faced with a tightening budget and state-aid cuts, the Shakopee City Council on Aug. 27 accepted a management analyst’s report and some suggestions he made on how to cut costs of providing services and ways to raise revenues…

Among major recommendations were that some city departments should be reorganized, the number of department heads should be reduced from nine to five, early-retirement options should be offered to city employees, and the city consider hiring private vendors to provide some services…

Sept. 12, 1991

Bypass delayed six months over funding. Bid-letting on two stages of the Shakopee Bypass – and the project’s completion date – have been delayed six months due partly to the Shakopee City Council’s refusal to contribute more than the $1 million the city originally pledged to the project…

Marschall Rd. site chosen for hospital…The hospital has a purchase agreement to buy property fronting Marschall Road, south of Vierling Drive and just north of Valley View Road and south of where the Shakopee Bypass will be located, contingent on the ability of the city to provide sewer and water service to the site, according to Donald J. Leivermann, president and chief executive officer of St. Francis…

Auto dealership closing leaves questions. About 30 employees were out of work without warning Labor Day weekend when the Dan Routson automobile dealership in Shakopee closed without explanation…

Sept. 19, 1991

Group’s goal is to end prejudice, discrimination in schools

Mention the words “multicultural gender-fair” and some people will think it is an ethnic event they can attend.

Although those words mean much more than attempts to instill an appreciation of culture, Ron Zimmerman, chairperson of Shakopee’s Multicultural Gender-Fair Steering Committee (more commonly known as “MGCF”), said the perception is not entirely inaccurate…

Prejudice and discrimination are not things that go away overnight. And the absence of minority group representation in the Shakopee School District does not mean cultural diversity should be overlooked. These ideas are part of the rationale behind the school district’s MCGF plan…

Sept. 26, 1991

Jazz musician, band leader ‘Red’ Wolfe dies. Ervin “Red” Wolfe, 69, of Shakopee, a jazz musician and one of the best known and most respected band leaders throughout the Twin Cities and Midwest, died Sept. 18 of cancer…

Task force says city should buy land for facilities. A task force has recommended that the city of Shakopee purchase land behind the high school for the possible future site of facilities for community activities, and to later sell a portion of the land to the school district for school expansion…

Track GM resigns. In an unexpected move, Canterbury Downs announced Monday that Executive Vice President and General Manager Paul Mangiamele has resigned to pursue other interests…

Oct. 3, 1991

Ferry Bridge groundbreaking scheduled Oct. 15 in city. The long-awaited groundbreaking for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge project is scheduled for Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. at Murphy’s Landing in Shakopee…

Eagle Creek Thrift Shop to observe anniversary. The Eagle Creek Thrift Shop will observe its 13th anniversary this Tuesday (Oct. 8). The shop, which is located at the intersection of county roads 16 and 83 just south of Canterbury Inn, provides quality recycled clothing to citizens of the two county areas at modest prices…

Joe Ries to retire from county Jan. 3

In a move that was anticipated but nevertheless startling to commissioners, Scott County Administrator Joe Ries announced his retirement Tuesday, effective early next year.

Ries, 62, has been the county’s first and only administrator over the past 24 years…

Oct. 10, 1991

Co. 18 access issue appears closer to resolution. Local city and county officials and the Metropolitan Council may be closer to agreeing on whether direct access from County Road 18 to the new Bloomington Ferry Bridge will be permitted…

Denial of track license for Ladbroke proposed. Angered by continued declines in attendance and handle at Canterbury Downs, a member of a horsemen group asked the Minnesota Racing Commission to deny Ladbroke Racing Corp. a license to operate the Shakopee track next year…

St. Francis gets award for its 445-CARE phone service

St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee received a Community Service Award of Merit recently from the Minnesota Hospital Association for its 445-CARE phone service.

The phone service, which was established in 1985, provides healthcare information 24 hours a day. Calls are answered by registered nurses at the hospital…

Oct. 17, 1991

Bridge project is closer to reality. …After 30 years of lobbying, they joined Gov. Arne Carlson and other state and federal officials Tuesday for groundbreaking ceremonies for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge replacement project…

Program to improve schools implemented

Improving communication among staff. Creating a better climate for growth among students. Becoming more effective in decision-making strategies.

Those are all goals of MEEP – the Minnesota Education Effectiveness Program – according to its team members at Shakopee High School and Central Elementary School…

Oct. 24, 1991

County group selling community cookbooks. The Scott County Employees Association of Shakopee is sponsoring a fund-raising drive by selling community cookbooks featuring favorite recipes from contributors of Shakopee and the surrounding area…

Oct. 31, 1991

School enrolment expected to grow 30 percent in decade. Enrollment in the Shakopee School District is likely to grow by 31 percent over the next 10 years, according to projections…

Shakopee schools among 30 in state awarded OBE grants

The Shakopee School District will be one of 30 in Minnesota to receive a grant from the state Department of Education to develop an outcome-based education (OBE) program.

OBE places an emphasis on an individualized approach to education in which students are expected to fulfill certain goals, rather than furthering their education on a grade-by-grade level. For example, instead of receiving a diploma, students may accumulate a portfolio of accomplishments.

The Shakopee district will receive $37,966 over the next two years to implement the program, which was written by Joy Robbins, district curriculum coordinator…

Nov. 7, 1991

Survey finds strong support for land purchase near school

Acquisition of land south of Shakopee high School for both city and school district needs was supported by 78 percent of residents who took part in a recent community survey.

According to the survey, compiled by Decision Resources Ltd. of Minneapolis for the Shakopee School District, 32 percent strongly favored land acquisition and 46 percent favored it. Another 15 percent opposed or strongly opposed the idea; 8 percent did not know or refused to answer the question…

Councilors vote to move forward on land purchase

Shakopee City Council members, meeting as a committee last week, voted to release about half of the land behind the high school that it had placed in a development moratorium and to extend the moratorium on the remainder for an additional 18 months.

Council members also voted to direct staff to study options the city has to finance the purchase of the land, which is being considered for use as a site for athletic and community facilities.

Council members also voted that a committee be named to conduct a survey to determine what facilities the public is willing to support. Councilors also discussed conducting a series of town meetings with neighborhood groups to gauge public support for proposals…

Nov. 14, 1991

With hockey opening near, Indians make contingency plan

Although he’s looking forward to starting his season in the “bubble,” Shakopee High School hockey coach Dave Hamlin isn’t taking any chances that his team will be without a facility on Monday’s opening day.

Fearing the nylon and Canvas membrane that covered the arena won’t be repaired and reinflated by Monday’s scheduled season opener, Hamlin has been working hard to find a place for his Indians to practice and play their home games…

Nov. 21, 1991

Hockey boosters reinflate Shakopee ‘bubble’. Nearly three weeks after it collapsed under the weight of a mega snowstorm, members of the Shakopee-Prior Lake Youth Hockey Association (SPLYHA) reinflated the Valley Ice Arena’s nylon and canvas membrane last Thursday night (Nov. 14)…

Valleyfair to add attractions

Valleyfair amusement park in Shakopee will add $3 million worth of improvements before the 1992 season.

The park plans to add a $2.4 million water ride, as well as a food concession and climate-controlled employee cafeteria. The water ride, called “The Wave,” will include a bridge suspended over a splash-basin area for viewing.

Also scheduled to open is a 36-hole “adventure” golf course and clubhouse at Challenge Park, a separate attraction that does not require regular park admission. The park opened this year with a go-cart track. The expansion will include two 18-hole golf courses built with various landscape challenges.

Nov. 28, 1991

$38 million for Ferry Bridge included in bill. The Bloomington Ferry Bridge project is expected to receive a $38 million boost from the federal government after House and Senate conferees Tuesday approved a six-year, $151 billion highway and mass transportation bill. The bill was expected to be approved by the full Senate and House Tuesday night, but disagreements over tax cuts have delayed final action, possibly until next month…

Commission OKs telephone wagering. By a 7-1 vote last week, the Minnesota Racing Commission approved telephone account wagering for horse racing from Canterbury Downs. Legislative approval for telephone wagering was approved in the original parimutuel bill in 1985…

Santa arrives at mall on Friday. Santa Claus will arrive at the Shakopee Town Square by fire truck at 10 a.m. this Friday. His journey to the mall will begin a few minutes earlier at the fire station and proceed down 10th Avenue…

Dec. 5, 1991

County gets new radio tower

Scott County recently accepted ownership of the new 220-foot radio tower from Cellular One. Located in Jackson Township, the tower cost Cellular One $325,000 to build.

Cellular One last year agreed to build the tower and give it to the county in exchange for the company’s use of the tower over a 10-year period. The county will use the tower for police, fire and emergency medical services radio systems.

Scott County Sheriff Bill Nevin said the new tower will provide emergency personnel with a better range of communication…

Dec. 12, 1991

Cindy Bahmer given Red Cross citation. Cindy Bahmer, manager of the Scott County branch of the American Red Cross, was awarded this year’s Employee Excellence Tiffany Award, given to the employee who most represents the high standards of excellence in the American Red Cross organization…

Ries replaces Ries as city fire chief

The transition of power in the Shakopee Fire Department could be noted by changing only the first name on the chief’s nameplate.

Charlie Ries, who has been fire chief for three years, is stepping down at the end of the year and will be replaced by his brother Frank. When he took the job, Charlie replaced his brother Joe. And Joe took over the job from Butch Ring, who had replaced the oldest of the Ries brothers, John.

Dec. 19, 1991

McCann to be interim administrator. The Scott County Board Tuesday appointed Deputy County Administrator Cliff McCann as acting administrator effective Jan. 3 when Administrator Joe Ries retires…

School district seeks members for new committee. Independent School District No. 720 of Shakopee is seeking interested community members to serve on a facility needs assessment committee. The committee’s charge will be to assess current facilities, facility needs and enrollment growth predictions…

Kids motivate other kids to make ‘Helping Hands’ a success

Kids motivating other kids – that was the key to the success of Pearson Elementary School’s “Helping Hands” holiday drive, according to Patti Kudrle, a third-grade teacher and adviser to the school’s Student Council along with Barry Kirchmeier, fifth-grade teacher.

From Dec. 9 to 13, the students brought in 1,205 items, which measured up to 1,134 pounds of food for the Scott-Carver Food Shelf…

Knowledge Master Open team attains highest score ever

Questions about Sununu, literary puns, and mathematical story problems were all handled in stride by Shakopee Junior High School’s Knowledge Master Open team Dec. 4.

In fact, the students did so well, they scored a total of 1,499 points, the highest ever achieved at the school…

Dec. 26, 1991

Marge says she’s retiring

Marge Henderson said she’s tired. She doesn’t act the part. For a large part of each day, her ear is pressed against her telephone, drumming up more business for Murphy’s Landing. She’s still working seven days a week. And she still buzzes Shakopee board rooms, haranguing any official whose interest in Murphy’s appears to be lagging…

Henderson is leaving Murphy’s, where she has been director for the past five years. But her retirement also means she will leave behind more than 23 years of the sweat equity she has poured into Shakopee’s historic 19th century village that has been recreated against the Minnesota River…

Remember When: 1966

Remember When

From the Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 6, 1966

Store Wide Clearance Sale. Many items as much as one half off or more. Discounted items and odd lots. Grab Bags 50 cents and up. Come in and browse around. Andy’s Hobby Shop. 101 South Lewis. Shakopee, Minn.

Jaycee Radio Day To Be January 29. The Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, January 6, at 8 p.m. in the Community room, First National Bank of Shakopee, to finalize plans for their annual Jaycee Radio Day, which will be held on Saturday, January 29, on KSMM…

Free Figure Skating Lessons. Shakopee area girls, age 10 to 15 years, interested in learning a few of the basic fundamentals of figure skating, are invited by the Shakopee Recreation board to come to the Huber Park skating rink this Saturday afternoon, January 8, at 3 p.m. when Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vraa will be present to instruct the group. Both of these people are outstanding instructors. Both are Gold Medalists. Mrs. Vraa is a past member of the United States Olympic team…

Chamber Sponsors Event To Benefit Rodeo Arena

One of the first feature attractions and community-wide events to be held in the new gymnasium of the Shakopee Public high school on Tenth Avenue will be the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce presentation of the Minneapolis Choralaires at 7 p.m. in concert on Sunday, January 16.

The proceeds from the event are to be used by the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce for the improvements of the rodeo area in Huber park, according to Dr. W. Adair Muralt, Chamber executive secretary…

Jan. 13, 1966

Raze Fire Ruins. Razing of the fire ruins at the New St. Paul House, Second and Fuller, was under way on Monday of this week.

City Five-Man Council Organizes; Names New Planning Commission

Organization of the City of Shakopee’s new five-man Common council was effected in short order Tuesday night of this week, at the first regular meeting of the new body with the session completed in less than two hours, yet several other items of business were conducted.

The new five-man council was sworn in at the December 28 adjourned meeting. The new council, in accordance with recent voter approved charter changes and with aldermen elected in the special December 6 City election, took office effective January 1, 1966.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 238, which had its second reading and was passed at the regular November meeting, the new council named the new members of the Shakopee Planning Commission, now reduced to five members from the former nine as provided in the ordinance…

Open House Tuesday At Minnesota Natural Gas Company Division Office

Minnesota Natural Gas Company will hold a grand opening for their new Suburban Division headquarters next Tuesday, January 18…

Minnesota Natural moved into its new building at Second and Lewis Street last month. Prior to this time and since 1948 the company’s office was located at 140 Holmes street…

Construction started for the new Suburban Division headquarters last summer and was completed late last year. The building and premises are owned and leased to Minnesota Natural by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Topic, Jr.

General contractors for the 7,500 square foot structure were Link Brothers Construction Company of Shakopee.

The new headquarters building includes a Home Service auditorium and kitchen facilities, a business and merchandise display area, a drafting and records room, as well as office facilities for divisional personnel…

‘Battle Of Ages’ At Huber Park This Saturday Night

One of the highlights of Shakopee’s Winter Holiday will be a broomball bout between the youthful members of the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce and the “old men” of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce.

The colorful and “anything-can-happen” sports spectacle will be under way at 7:30 this Saturday, January 15, at the Huber park hockey rink.

The Chamber of Commerce will be featuring such “speed merchants” as Bill Wermerskirchen, Rudy Gmitro, Dr. W. Adair Muralt, Bob Jasper, and many others…

Shakopee School Included In Data Processing Facility

Included in the allocation of about $225,000 for education projects in Minnesota as announced last Thursday by the federal Office of Education were funds for the establishment of a joint suburban “co-ordinated data processing service and facility” that is to include activity at the Shakopee Public high school.

The federal grant given Edina high school which proposed the plan of the first stage of a state education information system to co-ordinate computer services among 38 school districts which comprise the membership of the Education Research Development Council and includes the Shakopee School district.

Superintendent John Feda of the Shakopee Public schools announced this week that the plans will include the locating of a remote panel at the Shakopee school. The plans are being instituted to make available to the schools the use of computer services further the activity of the school administration itself as well as making the field of data processing familiar to students.

Shared Time Classes Begin Next Monday

Next Monday, January 17, shared time classes in three areas will get under way at the Shakopee Public school with students from parochial schools participating in accordance with the proposed plan under federal grants authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as adopted by the Shakopee School District No. 720…

Beginning next Monday will be shared time classes in home economics, industrial arts and science for a total of 106 eighth grade pupils from the parochial schools in Shakopee.

Jan. 20, 1966

Puppet Show For Shakopee Pupils Next Monday

The National Puppet Theatre will bring their spectacular new production of “The Pirates of Penzance” to the Shakopee Elementary and Junior High School at Fifth and Holmes, the presentation to be at 9 a.m. on next Monday, January 24.

There is a huge cast of puppets who are to present the full production in the style of this famous and favorite company…

Engineering Firm Ownership Change

Valley Engineering Co., Inc. announced this week that William Schmokel of Prior Lake has purchased the major interest of the firm.

T. Flatebo will remain with the company as an associate member, but plans on basing his future operation out of his office in Wayzata.

Schmokel said that as of February 1, Valley Engineering Co., Inc., located at 124 South Sommerville in Shakopee would have a main office to be located in Prior Lake.

Jan. 27, 1966

Members of the Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees were at the Shakopee Public Elementary school last week, to present principal Virgil Mears literature of the Warwick Method of detection, sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation.

The Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees are undertaking this co-operative activity with the foundation as the initial project of its type in the state…

Cement Firm Blaze $100,000 Loss, Five Runs This Week For Firemen

Fire at Valley Inc., cement block and ready-mix concrete firm, five miles south of Shakopee and a half-mile west of the Highway 169-41 intersection, last Thursday evening, January 20, resulted in an estimated $100,000 loss which include a cement block making machine, valued at $50,000.

No injuries were reported in the blaze that destroyed the cement block plant, along with several ready-mix trucks, including a fork-lift, and other items of equipment…

Feb. 3, 1966

Name Rick Luis Sports Director For Yale Radio. Rick Luis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Luis, 225 East Fifth, has been named sports director of radio station WYBC at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut…

Anthony Berens Named Shakopee Outstanding Man Of The Year. Anthony “Bud” Berens of Berens’ Fairway of Shakopee was named the Outstanding Young Man Of The Year Tuesday evening of this week, when he received the Distinguished Service Award at the Third Annual Greater Shakopee Jaycees Award Banquet at the new Shakopee high school…

Operating In Former Ford Agency Location

Now operating in the building, the former Shakopee Ford location at Spencer and West First is an auto service firm.

Offering services as an auto body shop and specializing in auto clean-up and polishing, the firm is being operated by “Hank” Cups of Minneapolis.

43-Year-Old Firm In New Location

Mertz-Horeish, Inc., of Shakopee have moved to their new quarters in the former Minnesota Natural Gas Co. building at 140 South Holmes, which has been remodeled to accommodate the insurance and real estate firm.

Richard Mertz pointed out that the company has been in business in Shakopee since 1923, and in the 43 years of operation has always been within 200 feet of the original office.

It was announced that the company will be better able to serve this growing community with the expanded staff and facilities. The former Mertz-Horeish building at 112 South Holmes, is being reconditioned and will be offered for rent or sale, Mertz stated.

New Firm Will Be Located On South Sommerville

New firm locating in Shakopee at 217 South Sommerville, opposite the Northwestern Bell Telephone facility, is Precision Machine & Design, Inc…

The firm is to conduct a general machine shop, specializing in tools, jigs and fixtures and machine and tool design…

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bosselman purchased the Shakopee Coast-to-Coast hardware store recently from Ivar Hanson…

Bosselman stated that extensive changes would be made at the Shakopee Coast-to-Coast store, and that prices would be roughly in line with other Coast-to-Coast outlets, throughout the Midwest. A Grand Opening will be held at a date to-be announced, he added.

Feb. 10, 1966

Council Acts To Condemn Flour Mill Property On Lewis Street. Adopted at the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee Tuesday night was Resolution 92 providing for condemnation of the old flour mill property, located just to the east of the Utilities power house on the east side of Lewis and north of East First…

Will Operate New Laundromat Facility

Eugene O’Keefe of Shakopee, will operate the new laundromat being erected on West First adjacent to Sears Roebuck by John L. Ries, Shakopee plumbing and heating contractor.

It is expected the new facility will be completed about March 1 with a Grand Opening date to be announced in the near future.

Feb. 17, 1966

Public Invited To Open House At ‘Stockade’

The Shakopee community was invited this week by the leaders and members of Shakopee Boy Scout Troop No. 218 to attend an Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, at the new Troop Stockade, located on the Marystown Road just south of West Sixth Avenue.

Purpose of the event is to show visitors what has been done with the remodeling that began last summer when the troop took over use of a cattle barn as a meeting place…

Now taking shape is the new Shakopee Presbyterian Church edifice being erected at the east end of Shakopee Avenue and County Highway 17 (Spring Lake Road).

The $153,700 structure for which ground was broken on Sunday, November 7, of last year, is expected to be completed for occupancy by July of this year…

Plan Radio Party

Next activity of the Shakopee Golden Age club will be a “Radio Party” at the Shakopee American Legion clubrooms Monday afternoon, February 28, from 1 to 4 p.m.

During most of this time the group will provide a live audience for the afternoon programs of Shakopee Radio Station KSMM…

Feb. 24, 1966

Mobil Officials Fly To Visit Earl Dressen. Mobil Oil Company officials flew to New York in their own private jet liner to the Metropolitan Airport and motored in the airport limousine to visit and congratulate Earl Dressen, Mobil bulk agent, on a successful operation of his Shakopee Mobil bulk plant.

Specialists To Conduct Fire Inspection March 8

Specialists in fire prevention, representing Capital Stock insurance companies, will be in Shakopee Tuesday, March 8, to conduct a city inspection, particularly business firms and public buildings, it was announced this week.

The specialists are all members of the Fire Prevention Association. They are donating their services to Shakopee at the request of the civic organizations, the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce which is co-operating with the Shakopee Volunteer Fire Department, to observe Fire Prevention Week in this community.

Chimney Fire Brings Unscheduled School Holiday On Tuesday

An unscheduled holiday was given Shakopee Public high school students Tuesday of this week due to lack of heat after a fire alarm was given at about 1:12 a.m.

Shakopee Policemen Richard Kaley and Roger Dedeker on patrol noticed the excessive flames shooting out of the chimney at the high school building. Firemen were summoned and found a malfunction with the combination gas and oil furnace, as oil was being used due to the zero weather. This caused a soot build-up in the chimney, which had two cracks on the inside but not serious.

It was not determined definitely if an explosion had occurred…

Sheriff’s Maps Now Pinpoint Law Breaking

Now meeting the eye as one enters the office of the Scott County Sheriff are two large wall maps of Scott county mounted on the east wall of the lobby that have pins of several colors.

Purpose is to pin-point on one of the maps the location types of damage and injuries in Scott county, as well as deaths resulting from traffic infractions in the county.

The other map, through use of the several colors of pins, shows the location of the types of criminal activity in Scott county according to seven classifications…

March 3, 1966

Will Form AFS Student Chapter For Shakopee

At a Meeting held Tuesday evening of this week, March 1, it was decided by those present to form a chapter of the American Field Service Program in Shakopee, Wallace Bishop, Shakopee Public high school counselor announced.

The chapter association will be submitted to the Minneapolis office for approval immediately, and it is hoped that approval will be given in time for an A.F.S. student to come to Shakopee for the 1966-67 school year…

Mayor Proclaims Shakopee Girl Scout Week Mar. 6-12

Mayor Ray Siebenaler of Shakopee has proclaimed March 6 to March 12 as Girl Scout Week in Shakopee in conjunction with the national observance of Girl Scout week, with the Shakopee observance to be highlighted this Sunday, March 6, when all Girl Scouts and adults in Girl Scouting are to attend churches of their choice in a body.

Following the ceremony of the Mayor, proclaiming this special week for Shakopee Girl Scouts, he was presented a promissory note by Mrs. R. F. Bawden that indicated a wide variety of services that the 300 Girl Scouts of Shakopee have promised to provide throughout the community this year…

March 10, 1966

Cartoonist To Appear At Public School April 1. Victor Onstad, chalk-talker and cartoonist, will present a program in the Shakopee Public School gymnasium, Fifth and Holmes, at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, under the auspices of the elementary and junior high schools…

Cheerleading Event Next Monday Eve. Eighty-one girls will present a brief public cheerleading demonstration at 7:30 p.m. next Monday evening, March 14, at the Shakopee Public School auditorium, Fifth and Lewis…

March 17, 1966

New Band Uniforms Get School Board Approval. Approval of accepting bids on band uniforms for the Shakopee Public High School band was given Monday night of this week at the regular meeting of the District No. 720 Board of Education…It was determined that some 80 uniforms would be required, with the cost estimated at approximately $80 per uniform. It was also stated that the present uniforms, purchased in 1953 and somewhat depleted, would be used to meet the needs of the Junior band.

Offer Instrumental Music Lessons To Grade Pupils. Beginning instrumental music lessons are now available for all pupils in grades five through eight, with these offered free of charge and given at the public elementary school to all pupils in the public and parochial schools of Shakopee…

Traveling Auto Abandoned During Speed Chase Sun.

A wild chase for 14 blocks on Shakopee streets with the stolen auto abandoned at Fifth and Spencer, while yet traveling 40 miles per hour, as the culprit escaped on foot was reported this week by Shakopee Patrolman John DuBois.

The 1965 Plymouth Fury was taken from the front row on the lot of Brambilla Motors on West First and was spotted by Patrolman DuBois at 8:02 p.m. last Sunday as it made a screeching turn at the corner at Scott and Tenth…

March 24, 1966

Scott Sheriff’s Office Now New Link In State-wide Communications. With installation this month of a teletypewriter machine, the Scott County Sheriff’s office is now a link in a state-wide teletypewriter communications system, as authorized by the last session of the state legislature…

Archery Group To Be Organized

All bowhunters and archery enthusiasts are invited to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. next Monday evening, March 28, in the Community Room, First National Bank of Shakopee, with the purpose to organize a Shakopee club.

Also the forming of this group will make possible the building of a field range for practice, the staging of tournaments and other activities…

Raceway Park Opens April 3, To Expand For Drag, Road Racing

In announcing that the largest remodeling and rebuilding program ever planned is to be underway with the first project to be completed by opening race date of Sunday, April 3, was the announcement this week by Darwin Hentz, owner of Raceway Park on Highway 101, between Shakopee and Savage, who also announced Tune Up Day is to be on Saturday, April 2, with the third-mile oval opened for practice and the afternoon’s activities free to the public.

Hentz added that he expected a 75 car field in the April 3 opener with the largest purse ever offered locally for a single class and largest offered for an opening day race, this is expected to reach $2,000.

Expansion under way at Raceway Park includes a new 3,500 foot drag strip as well as the enlarging of the present oval to a huge three-eighths mile and an unusual one mile road course. Also added will be covered chair seats…

March 31, 1966

Hauer’s Drive-In NOW OPEN daily & Sunday from 11 a.m. For quick and courteous service, right to your car, just drive in. Whether it’s a snack or a dinner, you’re always the winner, with delicious food at thrifty prices.

New Shakopee Rubberizing Plant 4th Largest Of Its Kind In Nation. The American Rubberizing Company, which moved to Shakopee in February of this year, is the fourth largest company of its kind in the United States…

Jaycees To Stage Safe Driving Auto Road-E-O

The Shakopee Jaycees announced this week the staging of a Safe-Driving Auto Road-E-O for Shakopee, with Shakopee Ford as co-sponsor and to supply autos used in staging the event.

Dates for the driving competition has been set for Saturday, May 14, with place yet to be determined by the committee in charge, Jerome Ince, Jaycee chairman, announced this week…

The competition is held in two categories, a written test and then a safe-driving test. Date for the written test is Monday, May 2, with place yet to be announced…

April 7, 1966

To Direct Shakopee Harmonettes Group. Mrs. John Hobday, former member of Robert Mantzke’s Choraliers and a teacher of elementary music in the St. Paul schools, has accepted the position as directoress of the new Shakopee women’s singing group, recently named the Harmonettes…

Mantoux Clinics For 2,200 Area Pupils. Approximately 2,200 pupils in this area will have the opportunity to earn a TB Control certificate for their schools, if they and their teachers give their whole-hearted support to the tuberculin testing surveys scheduled soon for schools…

Twins A & W Drive-In. East 1st Ave. Shakopee, Minn. Open Sunday Thru Thursday, 11 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.

‘This Atomic World’ AEC Program Presented at Shakopee Hi Assembly

A demonstration lecture, sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission, on atomic energy and its uses was presented at Shakopee Public High School on Tenth Avenue Monday of last week, March 28.

The program, “This Atomic World,” is designed to acquaint students with the basic principles of nuclear energy, its sources and role in industry, agriculture and medicine.

April 14, 1966

Scouts To Stage Home ‘Accidents’ Tomorrow Evening. Friday night shoppers in Shakopee will become on the scene witnesses in an assortment of “accidents,” when members of Boy Scout Troop No. 218 stage Home Safety demonstrations in several Shakopee business places tomorrow evening, April 15…

Name Kenneth Hanel Police Sergeant. Conferring with Mayor Siebenaler’s appointment at the regular meeting Tuesday night was the Common Council of the City of Shakopee naming Shakopee Police Patrolman Kenneth Hanel to the new position of Police Sergeant…This is the first time a Police Sergeant has been designated for the City of Shakopee.

City Negotiates On Property Buy. A proposal of sale of the real property of the City of Shakopee, the old flour mill, located just to the east of the utilities power house and behind Montgomery Ward on Lewis Street, for $38,000 by Kopp & Associates was presented to the Common Council of the City of Shakopee Tuesday night of this week, with aldermen approving a motion of extending a counter proposal of $32,000…

Sign-Up Now For Safe Driving Auto Road-E-O

Entry forms are now available for the Shakopee Jaycees’ Safe Driving Auto Road-E-O, to include written tests to be given on Monday, May 2, and the entrants driving a skill course on Saturday, May 7.

The Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday night of this week approved the closing of Tenth Avenue, between Holmes and Spencer, for the May 7 activity. Plans are to use the parking lot of Shakopee Public High School for the skill driving course. If weather is inclement, the course is to be laid out on Tenth Avenue…

Purpose of the Road-E-O is to encourage safe driving and to give recognition to the skillful driver. Winner of the Shakopee Road-E-O will have the opportunity to compete in the State contest. Plaques, to be awarded in the Shakopee competition, are being given by Shakopee Ford, First National Bank of Shakopee and The Shakopee Valley News…

April 21, 1966

Archers To Work On Field Range Sunday. The Shakopee Archery Club will work on its field range project in Eagle Creek township near Dean’s Lake, east of Shakopee this Sunday, April 25, Lee Martinson, president, announced…

Seek Electric Scoreboard for HS:
Shakopee Lions To Offer Light Bulbs In Drive

The Shakopee Lions Club will conduct an all-out drive beginning Saturday, May 7, and continuing through Saturday, May 14, to furnish electric light bulbs to residents of the Shakopee community, according to an announcement by Lions’ President John Roepke…

Proceeds from the light bulb sale this year will be used to purchase an electric scoreboard for the high school athletic field…

April 28, 1966

Council Gets Petition On Fluoridation. A petition for fluoridation of city water was presented the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at an adjourned session Tuesday night of this week by Mrs. Charles Ten Eyck of Shakopee, with aldermen referring this proposal to the committee of the whole for study and recommendation…

City Approves $1,500 For Mill Restoration

An appropriation of $1,500 was approved by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at an adjourned session Tuesday night of this week to aid in the Scott County Historical Society in its proposed project of restoring the grist mill in Memorial Park at the east edge of the city…

City Attorney Julius Coller reported that R. M. Weiler of Shakopee, was heading a committee of the society which plans to restore the grist mill and establish a museum. He added that the projected cost of the restoration would be $3,100 and it is planned to erase the funds by subscription…

May 5, 1966

Shakopee Trackmen Make History As They Host First Meet On New Oval. Shakopee High trackmen were host to a quadrangular meet last Friday, April 29, first competition on the newly completed track at the school on Tenth Avenue, but even more, the first high school track meet ever held in Shakopee…

Two Maus Brothers New Super-Valu Co-Owners

Opening for business under new ownership next Monday will be the former Cooper’s Super Valu supermarket on West First, it was announced by the new co-owners this week. It is now to be known as Maus’ Super Valu.

Purchasing the grocery business from Jake Cooper of Chaska are brothers, David and Kenneth Maus of Monticello…

Seniorama At High School May 15

More than 350 citizens from Scott county and nearby suburban communities are expected to attend Seniorama in Shakopee on Sunday, May 15, to be held at the Shakopee Senior High School on Tenth Avenue.

The event will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the lunchroom with all Scott County Senior Citizens, 60 years of age and older, invited. There is no admission charge. Those attending do not have to be members of the Golden Age Club.

Co-sponsored by the Shakopee Golden Age Club and Rotary Club of Shakopee, the event is being held for the first time in the outstanding new Shakopee Senior High School. Registration (no charge, or course) will continue at the lunchroom at 1:30 p.m…

Lions Light Bulb Sale Begins Saturday

This Saturday, May 7, will kick-off the canvass of residents of Shakopee by members of the Shakopee Lions club offering light bulbs in the organization’s Annual Light Bulb Sale.

Headed by Willard Paul, the activity will continue through Saturday, May 14, in the drive to gain proceeds to be used for the purchase of an electric scoreboard for the Shakopee Public High School athletic field…

Public Invited To Student Event

The ninth grade home economics class at Shakopee Public High School will present a fashion show at 3 p.m. next Wednesday, May 11, in the lunchroom of the Senior High School on Tenth Avenue.

Students will participate by modeling garments that they constructed in classes under the direction of Miss Sandra McNellis, home economics instructor…

May 12, 1966

Future Water Needs Projects Under Way. To afford better fire protection for the City of Shakopee and meet needs resulting from future expansion the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission now has underway the project of providing a $109,700, two-million-gallon water reservoir on a site adjacent to St. Mark’s Cemetery…

First Field Shoot For Archers Monday

The Shakopee Archers will have their first field shoot beginning at 7 p.m. next Monday, May 16, at their new field range near Dean’s Lake.

All archers, bowhunters and interested spectators are invited.

The range is not entirely completed, but eight or nine targets of the proposed 14 target course are to be used. The range is one half mile south of Dean’s Lake in Eagle Creek township…

May 19, 1966

SHS Chemistry Class Visits Rahr Laboratory. Fifty-five members of the Shakopee senior High School chemistry class were given an opportunity to observe an industrial laboratory in operation when they toured the Quality Control laboratory at Rahr Malting Co. on May 10 and May 11…

Restoring Old Grist Mill To Bring History Closer To Future Generations

Restoration started last week on the third oldest building in Scott County, which when completed will bring Minnesota Valley history closer to future generations of Shakopee area residents.

The old grist mill, situated at the N.Y.A. Camp, east edge of Shakopee just off Highway 101, is being renovated under the auspices of the Scott County Historical Society, largely due to the efforts of R. M. Weiler, a Shakopee resident greatly interested in the history of his community…

New Owners Of Shakopee Floral

Mrs. Clara Chalupsky of Carver, and Mrs. Doris Dunlap of Shakopee, are new owners and operators of Shakopee Floral, now to be known as The Shakopee Floral Company, it has been announced.

The Shakopee floral business was purchased from Jerry Hansen, who had been in the floral business in Shakopee since last July.

May 26, 1966

Bearded Look Prediction For City Merchants

No doubt noticed about Shakopee in the near future will be a “new look.”

That is the report of Norm Erickson, chairman of the Shakopee Pow-Wow Days, who says the ball is rolling to have Shakopee Businessmen wearing beards, mustaches, either or both, to join in as walking advertisements of the big celebration to be staged on August 19, 20 and 21…

9-Hole Golf Course Plans Now Underway

The Shakopee Golf Club met Monday evening of this week, May 23, to incorporate. Articles of Incorporation were drawn up and are being filed, members report.

Plans are presently underway to develop a nine-hole public golf course on the unused municipally owned 75 to 80 acre tract lying east of the present Memorial Park. Memorial Park itself, and the Old Pond Grist Mill (presently undergoing restoration) are not included in the proposed site…

June 2, 1966

Parade Sat. Eve

Highlight event of the Third District American Legion convention to be held in Shakopee this weekend, tomorrow, (Friday), and Saturday, June 3 and 4, will be the Twilight Grand parade.

This event will begin at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 4, with assembly at Maus’ Super-Valu on West First, and the procession proceeding east to the Shakopee Post No. 2 American Legion clubrooms on East First at the edge of the city. The annual convention hall is to follow in the Shakopee American Legion hall and clubrooms.

Restoration of the Shakopee Grist Mill, third oldest building in Scott County, is now under way under the supervision of John Weckman, veteran stone mason, of Shakopee…

It was hoped by members of the Scott County Historical Society to find the original millstones and mill wheel, but it has been discovered that these relics were hauled away some seven or eight years ago by Minneapolis junk dealers.

At present, a search is on for replacements, possibly from another old, abandoned mill.

Hap Mankowski Completes Ford Institute Course

George “Hap” Mankowski of Shakopee Ford, has just completed a course in retail selling conducted by Ford’s Marketing Institute in Detroit.

The course is one of a number offered by Ford Marketing Institute to benefit Ford and Lincoln-Mercury customers by emphasizing after-purchase service and better customer relations.

June 9, 1966

No AFS Exchange Student This Year. Wallace Bishop, chairman of the Shakopee Chapter of the American Field Service program, announced this week that he had been informed this week by A.F.S. headquarters in New York, New York, that the program has already placed all the foreign exchange students for the coming school year, and that no others will be available…

Harmonettes Grow, Welcome Joining of More Singers. Women living in the Shakopee area, who like to sing, are cordially invited to join the Harmonettes which meet each Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the Choral Room of the new Shakopee Public High School on Tenth Avenue…

Chilean Congressmen At Rotary Ask Shakopee To Be Sister-City. Officials of the City of Shakopee have authorized the Shakopee Rotary Club to carry out plans for Shakopee to have a sister-city – Rio Negro in the province of Orsono in Chile…

Seek To Re-establish New St. Paul House at Millpond Club’s Site. That consideration was being given the purchase of the Millpond Trout Club at the east edge of Shakopee, and this facility to be expanded and operated as the new St. Paul House of Shakopee, was presented to the City council Tuesday night of this week, convened to act as the Board of Equalization…

Lite-A-Bike Clinic Saturday

Scotch-lite tape will be applied and safety checks will be given bicycles as a community service project, the Lite-A-Bike clinic, to aid all children reporting between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 11, at the parking lot of the First National Bank of Shakopee.

The activity is sponsored, as in past years, by the Shakopee Post No. 4046, Veterans of Foreign Wars, assisted by the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be the scotch-taping and safety check only…

June 16, 1966

Council Orders Report On Proposed Off-Street Parking Plan For City. Adoption of a resolution directing that the petition be validated to now become legally active and that a report be prepared on the program of providing off-street parking in the City of Shakopee’s central business district by assessment was the unanimous action taken by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday evening…

Proposed Sandlot Park Denied. Unanimously rejected by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday night of this week was the petition for a proposed sandlot park at the corner of Tenth Avenue and Main, with Ordinance No. 253, providing for the sale of this particular parcel in the Southview addition to Shakopee Finance Company for $1,820.20 having its first reading…

Opens Office. Dr. John J. Hobday has announced the opening of a chiropractic office in the Nevin Building at 300 East First Avenue in Shakopee…

50 Years Of Voluntary Service Tribute To Shakopee Leader. On Monday evening of this week, June 13, Mrs. Mayme Schroeder of Shakopee, retired after 50 consecutive years of voluntary service to the American Red Cross…

June 23, 1966

Popular Turtle Derby Tomorrow. The Shakopee Playground Turtle Races, the first main series of playground special events, will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning, June 24, starting at Stans Park (formerly Water Tower)…

Condemnation Hearing On Old Flour Mill Set. A hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, in the city council chambers, called by the commissioners, named by the City of Shakopee to make an appraisal of the property, lots six, seven, eight, nine and 10, in block three, the City of Shakopee, the old flour mill building behind Montgomery-Ward, just to the east of Shakopee Utilities office and pumping house on Lewis Street…

Dan Topel has purchased the A & W Root Beer Drive-in in Shakopee from Kenneth Santelman, and took over the operation of the business on Monday, June 6…Among future plans for the drive-in he lists upgrading of the menu as foremost.

Turn Up ‘06 Phone Directory, Only 4 Theis Listings!

Turned up this week is the directory of the Shakopee Telephone Company of 60 years ago, dated October 1906, listing 180 local subscribers and another 131 south of Shakopee…

Believe it or not, only one Theis is listed the name of Martin Theis, among the local subscribers, while the south of Shakopee listing has just three, Vall, Carl and Hy. (There are 28 Theis’ in the present directory—just count them!)…

June 30, 1966

Seek Funds To Replace Century Old St. Mary’s. To make it possible to erect a new church in Shakopee of really considerable dimensions, in order to replace the present century-old structure, as well as to meet the greatly increased cost of maintaining a Parochial School, St. Mary’s Parish is presently making a concerted effort to organize a system of Sunday contributions based upon the actual needs of the Parish…

Set Minnesota River Bridge Meeting July 7

Mayor Ray Siebenaler, at the adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee, Tuesday night of this week, presented the request of Scott County Commissioner Harold Huss for a meeting with area officials on the location of the proposed bridge to span the Minnesota River…

To be considered is the proposition of presenting a proposal to the Minnesota State Highway Department on the possibility of locating the presently planned bridge to span from Rahr Malting to the 169-212 wye, in plans for future highway construction, to the south and to the east edge of Shakopee near the present city dump…

RR Engineers Taking Surveys On Track Relocation

That engineers of the Milwaukee Railroad were in Shakopee this week taking surveys to gain cost estimates on the relocation of the Milwaukee and Chicago North Western tracks using a common rail down Second Avenue that includes removal of the Milwaukee tracks, was revealed at the adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee Tuesday night of this week…

It was reported the Milwaukee engineers are presently surveying the east portion of the proposed relocation. The over-all area involved is from Atwood Street on the west to a point approximately 700 feet east of County Road No. 17 on the east.

July 7, 1966

Silhouette Artist At Big V Store. Silhouette artist Patti Pate will be in the Big V Store, Shakopee Shops Shopping Center tomorrow (Friday), and Saturday, July 8 and 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, performing duties as an artist for the benefit of everyone in the community…

Shakopee High Teacher In Business Study. Mrs. Shirley Grossman, distributive education co-ordinator of Shakopee Public High School, is participating in a University of Minnesota project providing on-the-job training and experience in sales and marketing firms…

Twenty-four Shakopee area boys and girls entered their pet turtles in the 1966 Shakopee Recreation Board Turtle Derby held on Friday morning, June 24, at Stans Park, with approximately 300 spectators on hand to view the hilarious race, Recreation Director George Muenchow reported…

Neighborhood Youth Corp Begins Project

Nine 16-21 year old boys will be employed on a Neighborhood Youth Corps project, sponsored by the State Conservation Department in co-operation with the Scott-Carver Economic Council, Inc…

This work will be accomplished under the direction of Donald Aschenbrener, Senior Public High School Teacher from Shakopee. Aschenbrener will also spend time counseling the boys, including conservation education, tool care and maintenance, work habits and safety…

Break-In At Jean’s Juvenile On Holmes

A break-in at Jean’s Juvenile, 111 North Holmes, owned and operated by Emma Dawson, believed to have occurred sometime between 9 p.m. last Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, July 2, was reported to Shakopee police, with $100 in cash and several items reported as missing, including a camera and clothing.

Mrs. Dawson, who also resides at this address, reported that she was sleeping at the time of the incident. It is surmised that entry was gained by forcing a rear door. Shakopee police are investigating.

July 14, 1966

Set Bike Safety Meeting. A meeting has been set by the Progress Valley Business and Professional Women’s Club to further the administration of the recently passed bicycle ordinance of the City of Shakopee which this group sponsored, as well as to further safety to preserve and protect Shakopee youth from possible accidents.

C of C Meets On Bridge Span, One-Way Traffic Plan

The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce retail division met at 7 a.m. Tuesday of this week at the Dugout Cafe to consider the proposal of relocation of the proposed Highway 169 Bridge span for the Minnesota River, along with handling traffic through the city, and set another meeting for 7 a.m. next Tuesday, July 19.

The chamber member present went on record as supporting the proposal of changing the proposed Highway 169 bridge location from near the Rahr Malting plant to the site east of Shakopee near the present city dump.

This group also discussed the traffic pattern for the new Highway 169, including the proposal of making First Avenue one-way to the end and the proposed Levee Drive (Bluff Street) one-way to the west, as well as the proposal of using one of these thoroughfares for truck traffic alone. These are to be further discussed at the breakfast meeting next Tuesday morning.

July 21, 1966

To Conduct Survey In County On Fallout. All residences in Scott County are to be included in a survey the Census Bureau began yesterday (Wednesday), July 20, to determine the fallout protection the home provides for the family…

C. Of C. Acts On Bridge Proposal. At the second breakfast meeting held by the retail division to consider the project, the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning of this week passed a resolution backing the proposal for the City of Shakopee to seek the relocation of the proposed Highway 169 bridge from near Rahr Malting plant to the site east off Shakopee near the present city dump…

July 28, 1966

Firm’s Open House To Be Tomorrow. American Rubberizing Co., one of Shakopee’s newest industrial firms, announced this week an Open House to be from 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), July 29, at the new headquarters, 1301 West Third Avenue, just to the rear end of Rahr Malting on West First…

County Office To Move To East First Building. Planned is the move of the Scott County Welfare Department and the Public Health Nurse offices to the building, formerly occupied by Shakopee Furniture, on East First at the northwest corner of Lewis, now being renovated by Joe Topic…

School Board Meets With Architects. Future school requirements of Shakopee Public School District No. 720 were discussed at a meeting Monday night of this week with representatives of the school district’s architectural firm, Armstrong, Schlichting, Torseth and Skold of Minneapolis…

$8,000 Fire Damage To Abeln Residence

Fire damage of approximately $8,000 resulted at the residence of Herman, Ben and Helen Abeln at the west edge of Shakopee on West Sixth at 12:50 p.m. last Sunday, July 24, when the blaze broke out in the back dining room and kitchen area.

The fire, believed to have resulted from faulty wiring, was discovered by Miss Abeln, a partial invalid, who was assisted from the home by her brother, Ben. The other brother, Herman, was not at home at the time.

Completely charred were the walls and ceilings of the kitchen and dining room. Shakopee firemen were at the scene for more than an hour…

St. Francis, Keeping Pace, To Expand

Plans for a $700,000 surgical wing, one of two future projects in an expansion program, at St. Francis Hospital were revealed Tuesday night of this week at the Common Council of the City of Shakopee with the institution having made application for a building permit…

The new addition is to be to the north of the present facility with the ambulance service to face Fourth Street instead of Scott. Also included in the new addition will be additional office facilities and larger ambulance and storage accommodations…

Aug. 4, 1966

Band Rehearsals. All students, enrolled for music lessons in grades five through eight, are to meet for band rehearsals on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. in the Junior High Elementary Building, Fifth and Holmes. Lessons are to be scheduled at this time, Walter Heinzen, band director, announced this week.

Pow Wow Parade Grand Marshal. Governor Karl Rolvaag will be grand marshal of the Shakopee Pow-Wow Days Parade, it was confirmed yesterday by the appointment secretary to the governor…

Now nearing completion is this building just to the east of the Stage Coach, just off Highway 101, east of Shakopee, being erected to conform with the appearance of the other buildings in the Stage Coach area. To occupy the facilities is a new modern sporting goods store, featuring a modern gun shop. It is to be operated by Great Northern Trading Post which has a similar store in Anoka. Owners announce that a complete line of the latest in sporting goods is to be offered. Osborne Klavestad, owner and operator of The Stage Coach, said that he will continue to offer his antique guns at the Trading Post, and that he considered the new enterprise an asset to sportsmen of this area.

Softball Exhibition Sat.

Softball enthusiasts will have an opportunity to view an outstanding Men’s Fast Pitch Exhibition Softball game this Saturday evening, August 6, at 8 p.m. at Shakopee’s Huber Park featuring Loesch’s Bar of Hastings, Minnesota State Champions for the past two years.

Opposition will be presented by Vic’s Bar of Shakopee plus a group of Shakopee All-Stars…

Aug. 11, 1966

Readying Gridiron. Now being installed at the new gridiron at the Shakopee High School on Tenth Avenue are new lights to be ready for the coming 1966-67 season. At the meeting of the Shakopee Public School District No. 720 Board of Education Monday night of this week, it was reported that the bleachers used at Riverside Park are to be moved to the new gridiron. The board also accepted a $900 gift from the Shakopee Lion’s Club for a new scoreboard, to cost $1,440, with the district paying the difference. A sign is to be erected giving appropriate recognition to the club.

Firm To Locate On South Holmes. To be located in the former Mertz-Horeish real estate building at 112 South Holmes, beginning next Monday, August 15, is Pat Smith Services of Shakopee, an employment agency that also has branch offices in Excelsior and Wayzata.

Set September 22 For School Bond Issue Vote

Thursday, September 22, was set as the date for a bond election on a proposal for funds for a new Shakopee Elementary School to be erected in the Southwest sector of Shakopee, at the regular meeting Monday night of this week of the Shakopee Public School District No. 720 Board of Education…

Tentative plans include a 35,000 square foot structure accommodating 12 classrooms, two for kindergarten and other special rooms. The school site is presently owned by the district, being acquired in a joint purchase of Shakopee Reformatory farm land with the City of Shakopee and Scott County several months ago. It is located just east of the Marystown Road near Tenth Avenue and newly erected Shakopee Public Utilities Commission water standpipe…

Aug. 18, 1966

Oldest City Firm To Quit Business. Now closing out the entire stock, beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), August 19, is the M. J. Berens Department Store at First and Holmes, with this marking the final event of the more than 100 years of operation for Shakopee’s oldest mercantile establishment, a third generation business…

Finds Looted Safe Of Shakopee Dentist. Found Monday of this week at Osseo, just north of the Twin Cities, was the 800-pound safe, taken from the office building of Dr. Paul F. Nevin, Shakopee dentist, at Sommerville and First…

Name Will Be On Proposed School

The proposed new elementary school for the southwest sector of the city to be presented in the $690,000 bond issue on Thursday, September 22, is to be known as the Grace E. Sweeney School, honoring one of Shakopee’s veteran educators, a member of the Shakopee High faculty for 25 years and high school principal for 11 years.

This official recognition came Monday night of this week when the District No. 720 Board of Education by resolution approved the name for the proposed new elementary school…

Aug. 25, 1966

Groundbreaking services are to be conducted this Sunday, August 28, following the 9:30 a.m. Worship service of Christ Lutheran Church of Shakopee at the site at Tenth Avenue and Adams Street (Marystown Road) in the Notermann addition. Construction on the $134,000 edifice, the cost estimate including two off-street parking lots, is to begin next week with completion expected within six months. The new church is to face Jefferson Street, with a canopy from the parking lot to the entrance…

Shakopee Will Be Host To 18 Foreign College Students. The Shakopee community will be host to 18 foreign college students who are to arrive this Saturday, August 27, and be guests of 18 Shakopee families overnight in a community sponsored program in which the Progress Valley Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Shakopee Rotary Club and Shakopee School faculty members are co-operating…

Now Edward and Grace Sweeney Elementary School. Following a visit of a delegation of some 15 interested citizens which met with the Shakopee Public School District No. 720 Board of Education at its special meeting Monday night of this week to seek that the name of the late Edward Sweeney be added to that of his wife, Grace E. on the proposed new elementary school for the southwest sector of the city, the board unanimously approved the resolution that the school be named “Edward and Grace Sweeney Elementary School.”…

First World Honor…First club in the world to receive the Paul Harris Award, instituted in 1964-65 by Rotary International to honor the organization’s founder, was the Shakopee Rotary Club…The award was given to the Shakopee Rotary for outstanding work on the club’s Leprosarium project, introduced to the club by Dr. B. F. Pearson and Dr. F. H. Buck of Shakopee, after they returned from a trip to Africa and presented the vital need for assistance…

2 Firms Announce Opening Events

…Mary Louise Hair Fashions will have its formal opening today (Thursday), Friday and Saturday, August 25, 26 and 27, in the newly remodeled O’Connor building at the corner of West First and Fuller…

Owners, Doris Dunlap, Clara Chalupsky and Shirley Drazan, announce the Open House at the Shakopee Floral Co., 109 South Lewis, to be held tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, August 26 and 27, with Friday hours until 9 p.m.…

Sept. 1, 1966

Organize Citizens’ Committee To Further Proposed School. With some 40 turning out for the first meeting in the Shakopee Public High School library Monday night of this week, the Citizens’ Committee to serve in furthering acceptance of the proposed $690,000 bond issue for the new Edward and Grace Sweeney Elementary School proposed for the southwest sector of the city, was organized, and those present were given details regarding the construction and financing by the school administrators and the school’s architect…

Going up last weekend was the steel scaffolding for the new Super-America auto service center to be located on East First just to the south and west of the City of Shakopee sewage disposal plant. The residence, the former William Hauer property was removed to make way for this construction. Another service station is slated for construction at the northwest corner of Fillmore and East First to be erected by Clark Oil & Refining Company and be locally operated, with the firm granted a conditional use building permit Tuesday night of this week by the Common Council with a 20-year restriction on the use of this site for this purpose.

Sept. 8, 1966

Plan New Firm. A new firm, incorporated on August 30, named T J Electric Co., Inc. for the repair, sale and service of electric equipment, appliances and fixtures, is to be located at 238 Lewis Street. Incorporators are Theodore Knutson, RR 2, Prior Lake, Marian Knutson, RR 2, Prior Lake, and John Knittle of Minneapolis. Legal notice of the articles of incorporation appear in this issue.

Underway last week was the excavation for the construction in the expansion program of St. Francis Hospital of Shakopee. First work on the project was at the front entrance with a wing to extend to the south of Fifth Street for an expanded office wing. Also planned in over-all expansion is a surgical wing to the north at the corner of Scott and Fourth…Unique feature of the expansion program will be the setting of the new surgical wing on pillars so that the area underneath may be used for emergency entrance and garage and storage areas.

Remodeling At Eastman Drug

Now undergoing extensive interior remodeling is Eastman’s Drug in the Shakopee Shops Shopping Center on East First.

Plans include the installation of a new Bridgeman soda foundation and food service area to be further to the rear of the present fountain and counter on the west side of the firm. At the rear on this side will be a new Hallmark greeting card center. The complete interior is to be redecorated.

Eastman Drug was originally located on the north side of East First, between Holmes and Lewis for two and a half years, and then moved into the Shakopee Shops Center when it was opened four years ago in November.

Sept. 15, 1966

Opens Tomorrow. The Shakopee House Theatre Restaurant, Inc., announced this week that it will open for business in the former Millpond Trout Club location at the east edge of Shakopee tomorrow (Friday), September 16. Opening has been set for 11:30 a.m. tomorrow with all in the area invited to visit and inspect the newly located firm.

Buys Barber Shop. Jerry Aronson, 931 South Main, has purchased the former Norm’s Barber Shop at 116 South Lewis from Norm Erickson and invites Shakopee area residents to walk in or call for appointments. Erickson and his family have moved to Mankato, where he is now associated with the Minnesota Natural Gas Company. Aronson announces the firm will now be known as Jerry’s Barber Shop.

Named To Phone Company Post

Mrs. Janet Schmidt has been named group chief operator for Northwestern Bell in Shakopee, succeeding Mrs. Bernadette Gerlach, who has resigned…

As a group chief operator, she will assist Chief Operator Irene Litterick in administrating matters having to do with the 65 operators who handle information and long distance calls for the Shakopee area.

Sept. 22, 1966

Municipal Swimming Pool Plan Given Further Consideration. Following reports from the respective interested agencies and further discussion on the cost and financing of the project, it was directed that City officials invite representatives of swimming pool construction firms to a meeting in the near future to ascertain if a municipal pool for the proposed $130,000 is feasible…

Sept. 29, 1966

Early Morning Fire Yesterday At Occo Feed. Shakopee volunteer firemen, after having no alarms for more than two weeks, were called out at 11:45 a.m. yesterday (Wednesday), September 28, when the office was burned out and extensive damage resulted to the interior of the warehouse at the Occo Feed building, just to the rear of the Jackson Station restaurant at the intersection of Highway 169 and 41 in Jackson township, four miles south of Shakopee…

Bonfire Restored To Shakopee Homecoming Fest

Added highlight this year to the Shakopee Public High School homecoming festivities will be the traditional bonfire, now being restored after some five years absence…

The bonfire is to be at the new Senior High School on Tenth Avenue toward the west end of the school grounds adjacent to the Water Tower skating rink.

‘Gas-O-Rama’ This Saturday

Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Gas-O-Rama” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, October 1, at Koehnen’s Standard Service at the Shakopee Shops Shopping Center on East First.

A dual event, it will also feature a car wash with Jaycees manning the washing equipment as well as the gasoline pumps…

Approve $690,000 Elementary School By Near 3 To 1 Margin

Shakopee School District No. 720 will have its new Edward and Grace Sweeney Elementary School on a site just east of the Marystown Road near Tenth Avenue in the southwest sector of the city…

The new school was assured last Thursday, September 22, when citizens of District No. 720 went to the polls to approve a $690,000 bond issue for the construction and equipping this new elementary school with the favorable balloting being just 15 votes shy of a three to one margin…

Oct. 6, 1966

Join ‘Operation Attic’

Shakopee Boy Scout Troop No. 218, now in the midst of beginning collection of items to establish a permanent historical museum at their stockade on the former State Reformatory For Women farm property on Marystown Road, just south of West Sixth Avenue, are asking for an assist.

They ask Shakopee area residents to join “Operation Attic.” This is the search for Scouting items typical of the 1920’s era. Shakopee Scouts are interested in getting uniforms, equipment, handbooks or any other items that would depict Scouting Days in the 1920 period.

Jr. High Stage To Hold Electronic Wonders Today

The stage at Shakopee Junior High School, Fifth and Holmes, will be covered with electronic gear that is both strange and wonderful.

Shakopee Junior High students are to see Howard Noble with his Adair production of “The World Of The Electron” at 2:25 p.m. today (Thursday), October 6.

Oct. 13, 1966

Construction Activity on East First

Construction activity is now in evidence in two locations on East First Street in Shakopee, with new facilities to be erected as older homes are being razed and another moved to a new location.

Razed this week at the northwest corner of East First and Fillmore was a two-story brick multiple dwelling, the former Dean property, while the frame home adjacent to the west has been moved from the East First site to property of Al Born on Tenth Avenue. The frame home was originally built by John Klein, Shakopee contractor…

Clearing of this corner is under way to provide the site for the new service station being erected by Clark Oil & Refining Company…

To the west on East First on the south side of the street, another building project is under way at the site adjacent to the offices of Dr. Paul Nevin, just east of the Sommerville intersection.

Here the former Mingo house has been razed, with Dr. Ivy B. Heinz planning a medical office building at this location, to include upstairs apartments.

Vandalism At Shakopee High

Vandalism at the new Senior High Athletic Field on Tenth Avenue was reported this week by school officials.

Apparently sometime during the past weekend the glass color covers on the new automatic scoreboard at the gridiron were broken by culprits throwing stones and mud…

Oct. 20, 1966

Sports Boosters To Fete Younger Football Players

The Shakopee Sports Boosters at their regular meeting Monday evening of this week formulated plans for entertaining boys, participating in the Recreation board and Public School football programs in grades five, six, seven and eight.

This party will be Tuesday evening, November 1, beginning with a fifth and sixth grade inter-squad game at 6:30 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., all are to go to the Shakopee Public Elementary School lunchroom where hot dogs and pop are to be served.

The boys are to be introduced by their coaches. High School football Coach Dale Vaughan will then give a short talk…

Oct. 27, 1966

First Student Council For St. Mary’s School. Faculty and students at St. Mary’s School in Shakopee have organized a Student Council…

First Shakopee Jaycee To Hold State Office

Appointed State Secretary of the Minnesota Jaycees is the recognition given Thomas A. Philipp, Shakopee mortician…

He brings to the Shakopee organization a “first” in having one of the members serve as a state officer…

New Type Pool At Faribault Spurs City’s Interest

New impetus was given the proposed project of a municipal swimming pool for Shakopee at the adjourned meeting of the Common Council Tuesday night of this week, when Recreation Director George Muenchow reported on a new type of pool in operation at Faribault and requested city officials to give this consideration…

Muenchow pointed out that a Faribault engineer, after five bond issues had been defeated in his community, planned and installed the pool as a private venture. It is a beach-type pool, assimilating a natural lake, with a sand bottom. At poolside is a silo-type structure that provides the filtering and aeration…

Nov. 3, 1966

When you think real estate or insurance kindly think SUBURBAN Realty & Insurance. 10th and Apgar. An older 3 br. 1 ½ story home in good condition, large kitchen and living room, 1 br. down and 2 up. 90’ x 139’ corner lot with all assessments paid. Only $12,900.

Record High of 2,052 Attend Halloween Fest. A record high of 2,052 boys and girls and teenagers participated in the several Community Halloween parties scheduled in Shakopee Monday of this week, October 31…

Nov. 10, 1966

Eddie O. Peterson, 1037 East First in Shakopee, went out in his backyard Wednesday afternoon of last week about 2:30 and heard the rustling of paper. This prompted a call to the Shakopee Police department and the Public Utilities crew. For when this Shakopee resident looked up in his backyard tree, he saw some bright orange colored paper, what looked like a deflated rubber balloon and a white, plastic box entwined in the limbs of the tree. Peterson held the ladder as Sergeant Kenneth Hanel, with the aid of an extremely long-handled trimmer attempted to cut the objects down by trimming the branches. In the meantime, the Utilities crew arrived on the scene and contributed a long-handled trimmed that finished the job. The object, it turned out to be another weather balloon with the bright orange paper-like parachute and the signal transmitting unit, the “Radiosonde,” attached. Sergeant Hanel took the “find” to the post office to turn it in, as is directed on the unit that if found, to return to the U. S. Government.

Grade Christmas Program Dec. 22. The Shakopee Public Elementary School’s annual Christmas Program will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 22 in the Elementary Public school auditorium, Fifth and Holmes…

Plan New Phone Co. Garage

Revealed at the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee held Tuesday evening of this week is that construction of a facility at the corner of Second and Dakota by Beim Construction Co., 2828 Harriet Avenue, Minneapolis, to be leased by the Bell Telephone Company for a garage and equipment storage.

The location is just to the rear of the Shakopee Shops Shopping Center on East First, with the building to face Dakota Street…

Nov. 17, 1966

4-Day Grand Opening Event Of New Superamerica Begins Today. Superamerica, a new name in gasoline marketing in the Shakopee area, will make its debut today, (Thursday), November 17, with a four day grand opening of its service station at 1155 East First…

To Let New Elementary School Construction Bids December 15. Progress on the initiating construction of the new Edward and Grace Sweeney Elementary School, for which voters approved a $690,000 bond issue on September 22, was on schedule with members of the District No. 720 Shakopee Public School board of education at its regular meeting Monday night approving a resolution unanimously that final plans of the architect with minor revisions be accepted, and that construction bids are to be let at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 15, in the Shakopee High School lunchroom on Tenth Avenue…

3 Shakopee Residents Honored At Minnesota Natural Gas Dinner. Shakopee residents Howard Luhmann, Richard Steele and Donald Beckrich were three of the 39 Minnesota Natural Gas Company employees honored at the annual Award Dinner of the company, held last Wednesday evening, November 16, at the Hazeltine National Golf Club near Chaska…

Demonstration For Mrs. Jaycees. A floral demonstration by Shakopee Floral will be the feature of the regular membership meeting of the Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees to be held at 8 p.m. next Monday, November 21, in the home of Cathy Berens…

Nov. 24, 1966

Dave Robarge On HS Gridder Team Of The Week. A power-packed lineup of 31 high school gridders, featuring Shakopee High Junior Halfback Dave Robarge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robarge, RR 1 Shakopee, made up the WCCO Radio All-State Football Team of The Week named last Thursday night, November 17…

Traps ‘Possum. Lyle Smith, son of Mrs. Robert Smith, caught an opossum in one of his traps on the Julian Schmidt farm near O’Dowd’s Lake, just south of Shakopee…

Shakopee Area Highways In State Board’s Scenic Plan

The Minnesota Scenic Area Board has recommended that the Commissioner of Highways establish 737 miles of Scenic Highways in the state.

Highways recommended by the board include 190 miles of Interstate highway and 547 miles of trunk highways, including two designations in Scott county.

The Scott county designations are Trunk Highway 101, segments between Shakopee and junction with Trunk Highway 13 and Trunk Highway 169, Shakopee to south county line.

Dec. 1, 1966

Nearing completion is construction of the new Christ Lutheran church of Shakopee at the site at Tenth Avenue and Adams Street (Marystown Road) in the Notermann addition. The $134,000 edifice, cost estimate including the two off-street parking lots, was under way last August and is expected to be completed around April 1…

Yule Decorations went up this week in the Shakopee downtown area, with the Shakopee Utilities Commission crew on the job. New touches added this year by the Chamber of Commerce decorations, according to Executive Secretary Dr. W. Adair Muralt, will be a “Happy Holiday” decoration near Rahr Malting on West First and a large poinsettia center-piece for the overhead garland at the approach to the city from East First. Again the decorative Noel sign will be at the Holmes street bridge approach to the city…

Skating Rinks To Open Dec. 17. Shakopee skating rinks, weather permitting, are scheduled to open Saturday, December 17, with shelter buildings again being available to the public at Stans, Holmes, and Huber Parks…

Dec. 8, 1966

To Get DeMolay Award On Sunday. The “Representing DeMolay” award from DeMolay International is to be conferred on David Rockwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Rockwell of Shakopee, the presentation to be at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, December 11, at the King Solomon’s AF & AM Lodge hall on West First, above Burshek Hardware…

New Firms’ Grand Opening Dec. 9-10. Opening of Bill Clark’s Music and Studio is announced to have a Grand Opening event tomorrow (Friday) and this Saturday, December 9 and 10, in the location of the former shoe repair shop, adjacent to Ruehle Jewelry & Gifts, 104 East First…

New Book On Wagon Trains Includes Historical Facts Of Shakopee Area. A book of documents on the northern overland wagon trains from Minnesota to Montana in the 1860s has just been published by the Minnesota Historical Society. It is entitled “Ho! for the Gold Fields,” and includes historical facts of the Shakopee area. It is now available at the Minnesota Historical Society or the leading book stores…

Named to First WCCO Cage Team Of Week. Senior center, Bob Lebens of the Shakopee High Indians Basketball team was one of 17 outstanding cage stars from all parts of Minnesota selected Wednesday night of last week, November 30, to the first WCCO Radio All-State Basketball Team Of The Week for the 1966-67 season…

Two Chosen To Attend Model United Nations

The Shakopee Public High School Seniors have been chosen to represent their school community at the Model United Nations Assembly at Winnipeg, Canada, on March 31 and April 1 of next year.

They are Miss Ann Marie Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Johnson and David Rockwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Rockwell…

Dec. 15, 1966

New Band Uniforms On Display At Christmas Concert Dec. 20. To be displayed for the first time will be the new Shakopee Public High School band uniforms, purchased by the District No. 720 board of education last summer, when the band, dressed in the new apparel, joins the Shakopee High Girl’s chorus to present the Senior High School Christmas concert, a no admission event with the public invited, at 8 p.m. next Tuesday, December 20, at the Senior High gymnasium on Tenth Avenue…

Named To Head Chamber Of Commerce. Ron Brambilla of Brambilla Motors of Shakopee was elected to head the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce at a meeting of the director held Monday noon of this week, December 12, at the Shakopee House, East edge of Shakopee. He succeeds Robert Jasper, Shakopee building contractor…

Form Room Mothers, will Assist Grade. Formation of a Room Mothers’ organization was announced this week by co-chairmen, Mrs. Theodore Miles and Mrs. Carlos Luis of the Shakopee Parent-Teachers Association, sponsoring organization. The newly organized Room Mothers are to carry out activities in conjunction with the Shakopee Public Elementary school…

Dec. 22, 1966

Scouts ‘Winteree’ At Stockade Dec. 28-29

Next Wednesday and Thursday, December 28 and 29, the Shakopee Boy Scout Troop No. 218 will hold its 14th Annual “Winteree” event.

This is an overnight series of contests that are to be conducted at the troop’s Stockade at West Sixth Avenue and Marystown Road…

Dec. 29, 1966

Eagle Creek Farm 100 Years In Schmitt Family. This week the Leo C. Schmitt family is marking the fact that the farm in Eagle Creek township has been in the family name for the past century…

Jaycees Again To Pickup Yule Trees Sunday, Jan. 8. The Shakopee Jaycees will again make the rounds in Shakopee to pick up discarded Christmas trees on Sunday, January 8, from 1:30 to 5 p.m.…

Barn, Pigs Lost In Fire At Stemmer Farm

A barn and attached hog house, along with 10 feeder pigs and some 250 bales of hay, were lost in a blaze about 8:15 p.m. last Friday, December 23, at the George Stemmer farm, RR 1 Shakopee, at the corner of Scott County Roads 17 and 76 in Eagle Creek township.

Also lost in the fire, which took the 40 by 40 foot structure, a two story barn with an attached 20 by 40 foot hog house, leaving only the foundation and smoldering ruins, was a small tractor and miscellaneous tools…

Brambilla, Inc. Buys Adjacent Corner; Pioneer Firm To Quit

Purchase of the adjacent downtown business property at the northwest corner of First and Holmes by Brambilla Motors, Inc. of Shakopee was announced Tuesday of this week.

Ron Brambilla stated that the corporation had bought the buildings and sites at the corner, with the exception of the present location of Winnie’s Dress Shop, to include the present location of Shakopee Realty, Philipp Furniture and the former Cities Service station, owned by H. G. Murfin of Excelsior, the later premises now not in use.

Brambilla further stated that the property was acquired for future expansion or development by the corporation.

George A. Philipp, owner of the Philipp Furniture and Funeral Service announced Tuesday of this week that the furniture operation would be discontinued as of February 15, effective date of the purchase of this property. He and his son, Thomas A., plan to continue the operation of the Philipp Funeral Home, Fourth and Fuller…

Remember When: 1941

Remember When

From the Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Jan. 2, 1941

Mr. and Mrs. Del Clawson and little daughter arrived here a short time ago from Brainerd to make their home in Shakopee. Mr. Clawson is a representative of the Minneapolis Star Journal. They are domiciled in the Commander apartments.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reiter, formerly of Chippewa Falls, Wis., have taken up their residence in Shakopee, where Mr. Reiter has assumed the management of the Simons Lumber Co. The former manager, Mr. Wagner, has been transferred to Jordan to become manager of the Simons’ yard in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Reiter are located in the Commander apartments.

50,000 Licks Only Part of Big Postal Sales in December. That there might be many sore tongues and fatigued salivary glands was hinted this week with the disclosure that nearly fifty thousand 1 ½-cent stamps were sold at the Shakopee post office during December. That represents a lot o’ licks and does not take into account all the licks that went with the thousands of other stamps for first class mail and parcel post. Postal employees were glad they didn’t have assorted flavors to fuss with because just the rush of the record-breaking postal business was enough. Sales of 1 ½-cent stamps were 8000 greater than in 1939, and parcel post traffic also eclipsed the previous year, Harry C. Mertz, postmaster, disclosed.

“No Trespassing” is New Regulation Set At N.Y.A. camp here

Trespassing on the national Youth Administration lands east of Shakopee is now prohibited under National Defense regulations, J. A. Whelan, superintendent, advised Monday.

Signs have been posted on the land, and visitors are required to request passes at the headquarters office, Mr. Whelan said. The land occupied by the project extends east three-quarters of a mile from the Shakopee east city limits and lies between the Omaha railway right of way and the Minnesota river.

Parents are urged to advise their children of the new regulation and thus any difficulty which might arise through failure to observe the rule.

Jan. 9, 1941

At a meeting of the State Board of Electricians, held in St. Paul on Monday evening, R. C. Condon, superintendent of the local electric plant, was elected to the office of president of that organization. Mr. Condon’s friends extend congratulations for this recognition.

Miss Estelle Jamieson, superintendent of the State Reformatory, was hostess to the Book Club and invited guests numbering about fifty, at the Reformatory Friday afternoon. Miss Florence Lehman of Minneapolis, was guest speaker and related some of the many experiences she has had interviewing celebrities on the radio. Mrs. Jamieson of Minneapolis, sang a group of songs. Following the program tea was served. A most interesting afternoon was spent.

Jan. 16, 1941

Shak-O-High News. The Happy Hour Club met Friday for the first time in the New Year. The aims of the club were re-discussed, especially the big aim, “To spread happiness everywhere.”

Jan. 23, 1941

Arrangements All Made For Annual President’s Ball At The Riviera

Arrangements for the President’s Annual Ball have been completed, according to advice received from Mayor J. J. Cavanaugh, chairman for Scott county.

The date is next Wednesday evening, January 29, and the place is the ever-popular Riviera. An orchestra with plenty of rhythm has been engaged for the occasion.

For a number of years now President Roosevelt’s birthday has been the occasion for this annual ball, all the proceeds of which go into a fund maintained for the benefit of victims of infantile paralysis. As a result of this great humanitarian endeavor thousands of children, and some grown folks too, have been greatly helped and in many cases cured of the disease. Therefore the appeal is made to all who can to assist the cause in every way possible.

Here then is an opportunity to help an excellent cause, and have a good time while you are doing it. The purchase of a ticket will help a lot, the price is one dollar per couple. Let the Riviera be the rendezvous for you and your friends next Wednesday evening.

Jan. 30, 1941

Mr. R. C. Schroeder, Highway patrolman, stationed in Shakopee, addressed the pupils in Assembly, on Thursday afternoon. Every safety law has been written into the book because an accident occurred: no person has permission to violate the law, were high points in his talk. Laws regulating the use of bicycles and safety laws as applied to pedestrians followed the talk and many practical questions were asked and answered.

Lions Chartered At Dinner Party. Nearly 200 men and women of Shakopee, Faribault, Minneapolis, St, Paul and Hopkins, attended the charter night of the newly-organized unit of the Shakopee International Lions club at the Riviera Monday night…

Feb. 6, 1941

Proceeds From Symphony Concert Will Go Into Band Uniform Debt. Sufficient funds were raised last year during the band uniform drive to pay for the uniforms if they were made. According to the original schedule, WPA was to make the trousers. Materials and finding were purchased. A disagreement came up in WPA and the project was not begun. The goods were returned for credit and the trousers were made by Caddock company. This necessitated a greater outlay than had been first intended. It is expected that a good share of the proceeds from the symphony Wednesday evening, will go to caring for the unpaid balance on the uniforms.

Harold LeMay and Louis LeMay, managers of the local Gamble store, attended the Gamble Stores’ convention which was held in Minneapolis Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.

Feb. 13, 1941

Ralph Schroeder Joins British Air Force. Under an enlistment for the duration of the war, Ralph Schroeder, 25, son of Mrs. Henry C. Schroeder, of Shakopee, has “joined up” with the Canadian Royal Air Force and is now in training at Brandon, Manitoba, it was disclosed this week…

Leo Marschall, local agent for the Mobile Gas Co., is spending several days in Faribault, where he is attending a meeting of the Mobile Gas dealers’ of this vicinity.

Feb. 20, 1941

Plans for Local Red Cross Work Completed This Week. At a meeting of the members of the local Red Cross held Thursday, at the Donald Childs home, plans were perfected whereby work in the interests of the American Red Cross will begin in Shakopee this week…

Bingo Party. A Bingo party, under the auspices of the American Legion auxiliary, will be held Friday evening, February 21, in the Ketterer Building, on First street. The members extend an invitation to the public to attend and make this a profitable affair, as the proceeds are to be used in community service. The cause is a worthy one and should be given splendid support.

Mrs. A. E. Boppel has registered at the Pharmaceutical Institute, which will open next Monday at the Center, for continuation study at the University of Minnesota. A very instructive course is promised. The faculty will include professors of the U. of M. staff, as also other instructors who have distinguished themselves in the field of science, hospital pharmacy, consulting work and pharmacy law enforcement. The social part of the program will be in charge of Kappa Epsilon, National Pharmaceutical sorority.

Feb. 27, 1941

Volunteer Employment Office Offers Service. During the coming year R. T. Schumacher will again have charge of the Shakopee Volunteer Employment office. This year employment activities will not be confined to farmers and farm hands…

Stolen Car Recovered. Stolen at the Shakopee hospital Monday night, Dr. J. A. Malerich’s coupe was recovered at Mankato Tuesday night when it was abandoned by two Minneapolis youths. The pair, on parole, were nabbed by Mankato police in an attempt to steal another car.

The new home erected for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bigot on Shakopee ave., has recently been completed and Mr. and Mrs. Bigot have taken possession of it this week.

March 6, 1941

Among the many people who enjoyed the band concert at the Shakopee high school Tuesday night none was more appreciative or enthusiastic than was Emil Noffke who lives just across the Minnesota river from here. Mr. Noffke, who has heard some of the best bands in Europe and in the states said that Tuesday’s concert was as good as any he has ever heard.

36-Round Boxing Card Planned for This Month

Plans for a 36-round boxing card here featuring northwest Golden Gloves champs who fought in Chicago are being formulated, Roman J. Kopp announced this week.

Date of the event, to be staged in the high school auditorium, is tentatively set for March 20 or 25, Kopp said.

March 13, 1941

The members of the Dome club, comprising the wives of Minnesota’s senators and legislators, were entertained at a luncheon last Thursday at the State Reformatory. About fifty ladies were in the group, including Mrs. Harold E. Stassen and Mrs. Manley Fosseen, of Minneapolis. Following the luncheon Miss Estelle Jamieson, superintendent of the Reformatory, and Miss Catherine Hattendorf, superintendent of the Home School for Girls at Sauk Center, gave short talks on the work of their respective institutions. The Glee club under the direction of Miss Janet Heinen, presented several musical numbers, before the departure of the guests.

New Business Addition To Circles of Shakopee. It will be noted from the ad appearing on page four of this issue that Shakopee is to have a new addition to its business circles when Frank A. Simones, of Prior Lake, opens up a shoe repair shop in the M. J. Berens & Sons business block. The ad says that he will be ready for business on and after March 18.

Typewriters, Adding Machines, Cash Registers. All Makes Serviced! Leave Calls At Burshek Hardware. Tel. 491. Shakopee, Minn.

Car Wash—with Liquid Polish Job. $2.50. Monroe Kopisca’s Super Station. Shakopee. Tel. 30.

March 20, 1941

Shak-O-Hi News. When people of the community call the school and the phone is not answered immediately, it is requested that they allow time for someone to come from upstairs to answer it. One-third of the school day the superintendent is in class and his secretary is in charge of study halls. Please do not leave your phone too soon.

K. C. Pin Meet To Open Friday

With 42 teams entered, the Third Annual Knights of Columbus State Bowling tournament in which the Shakopee K. of C. Council, defending state champion, will be the host, is to get under way at the St. Paul House alleys here at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Booked for competition in the 3-day affair, which concludes Sunday, are teams from Minneapolis, St. Paul, Montgomery, Waconia, New Ulm, Belle Plaine, Waverly, Virginia, Hibbing, Fargo, Brainerd, St. Cloud, St. Peter, Stillwater, Mankato, Waseca, and Shakopee…

City Awaits Reply To Letter Seeking Option on Foundry

Rescinding its offer of $10,000 for the idle American Range corporation plant the City of Shakopee, acting through its attorney, J. A. Coller, II, has written the plant owner, Michael J. Tauber Co., with a view to obtaining a 60-day option on the site, it was disclosed this week.

Up to Wednesday afternoon no reply had been received to the city’s letter mailed a week ago.

March 27, 1941

The ladies of St. John’s Lutheran church are busily engaged in planning and preparing for a food and needlework sale, to be held Saturday, April 5, at Bigot’s Market. A choice collection of aprons will be a special feature. Everyone is invited.

Muskrats. We will buy muskrats at the Main Oil Co. D-X Station – Shakopee Today, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday March 27-29-31 and April 2. Alvin Sapp & Co.

Shakopee Jewelers Move To New Location Monday

With a view to providing better service in a new and modern store, the Shakopee Jewelers are preparing to move from their present location on Lewis street to the Shakopee Theatre Bldg. on First street.

Completely remodelled and fitted with modern display cases and equipment the new store will be ready this weekend to receive its new occupant. By Monday morning, the jewelry store will be in its new location, N. C. Eue, manager, said…

Winnipeg Maroons Coming to Shakopee For Spring Training

A letter from J. L. Petersen of the Winnipeg Northern League Ball club, in response to an invitation by the Civic and Commerce association to come to Shakopee for the spring training of its 1941 team, was recently received by Dallas F. Capesius, secretary of the association, conveyed that the invitation had been accepted. Mr. Petersen states in his letter that the spring training of their team will start April 19 and that “Pap” Williams has been appointed playing manager of the team this year, succeeding Joe Mowry, who has accepted a position offered him by Mike Kelley of baseball fame.

This will be the third season that the Winnipeg team has come to Shakopee for its spring training.

April 3, 1941

Shakopee Acquires Former American Range Property. The people of Shakopee, through the instrumentality of their governing body, have recently acquired all of the right, title and interest in and to the buildings and realty, except the house and two lots bought by Hal Huth, formerly the property of the American Range Corporation…

Northrup, King & Co. To Build Plant In Shakopee. The agricultural future of Shakopee and vicinity have been given a big boost by the decision of Northrup, King & Company, the big seed house of Minneapolis, to build a corn drying and shelling plant and warehouse here. The plant will be of steel construction and will be located on Block 39, West Shakopee, recently acquired from Michael Tauber & Co. of Chicago, purchaser of the American Range Corporation estate…

April 10, 1941

NETTY’s—will open for season Saturday, April 12.

Scott County To Have Stamp Plan

R. T. Schumacher, executive secretary of the Scott County Welfare board, has been advised that Scott county has been officially designated for participation in the Food Stamp plan for the distribution of surplus farm products.

George F. Stedman, program organizer for the Surplus Marketing administration, who will be in charge of setting up the program in Scott county, announced that the plan would be in operation in this county by the middle of May…

Shakopee Team To Bowl in ABC Tourney on Monday Night

Alleys 37 and 38 at the national ABC tournament in St. Paul will be the center of attraction for Shakopee pin fans Monday night when the St. Paul House team attempts to crash the prize field.

Already loaded with laurels captured in meets throughout the state the team includes Bill Rogan who averages 197; Kenny Nelson with an average of 199; Les Reisberg, 196; Carl Hempel, 195; “Soup” Turgeon, 194; and Sid Southard, 192. The Shakopee team is scheduled to bowl at 8:30…

April 17, 1941

Shakopee Pin Team Takes Fourth Place in ABC Tournament. Setting a record for the highest total ever rolled by a Minnesota team in ABC history, the St. Paul House bowling team of Shakopee piled up a 3,027 score to slip into fourth place in the national tourney at St. Paul, Monday night…

Food and Bake Sale. A food and bake sale will be held Saturday, April 19, at the Ketterer Bldg. on First street, under the auspices of the American Legion Auxiliary. Sale will begin at ten o’clock in the afternoon and continue throughout the day.

Managing Hastings Store. Vernon Strehlow, an employee in the C. T. Thomas store here for some time past, has become the manager of a store for the same firm at Hastings. He began work in his new job last week. His many friends here are delighted over his advance and are confident that his industry and application will earn for him continued success.

The Boy Rangers will meet this evening in the recreation room at the J. A. Coller residence. They will be guests of J. A. Coller II, and a very pleasant meeting is anticipated.

Notice to the Public!

People are busy making gardens and do not want dogs running through and digging in them. Please keep all dogs penned up.

Automobile drivers who persist in blowing their horns when not necessary, especially late at night, will be arrested. All driving laws must also be obeyed.

R. L. BROWN,
Chief of Police.

April 24, 1941

The officers and inmates of the State Reformatory for Women, were guests of Henry A. Workman, proprietor of Shakopee theatre, at a matinee performance at the theatre Monday afternoon. The picture shown was “Buck Privates”, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The contribution to the cause, too, was greatly appreciated.

Warren Stemmer Joins La Crosse Black Hawks. Warren Stemmer, 18-year-old ace outfielder on the Shakopee ball club in past seasons, leaves Sunday to join the La Crosse Black Hawks in the Wisconsin State league…

Announces Opening of New Apartment House

In an advertisement in the Argus-Tribune C. R. Hickman announces the opening of his newly remodelled apartment building on East First street here.

Completely renovated, redecorated and modernized, the structure, just east of the Presbyterian church, contains four 4-room apartments, each apartment with bath.

A full basement, laundry, and storage space have been provided; new oak floors have been laid and the entire building is heated with a central system with separate temperature controls for each apartment…

Shakopee People To Be Heard on “Stop That Story” Friday

Three Shakopee residents prominent in the civic and business life of the community, have been named as guest judges for the popular weekly dramatic radio program, “Stop That Story,” broadcast at 6:30 p.m. Friday over WCCO.

Appearing on the program will be J. A. Metcalf, superintendent of the public school; Mrs. H. C. Schroeder, business and club woman, and Joseph J. Moriarty, judge of the district court…

May 1, 1941

Three More Natural Gas Burners Placed in Rahr Malt Plant. Three more natural gas furnaces were installed and turned on in the Rahr Malting company plant last week. Six of the huge furnaces are now roaring away from ten o’clock in the morning until 4 a.m. the following morning, according to R. E. Crawford, president of the Minnesota Natural Gas company that installed the furnaces.

Defense Savings Bonds Go on Sale. The United States Defense Savings Bonds and Postal Savings Stamps were placed on sale in the Post Office at the opening of business today, as part of the national effort to make America impregnable.

Voters Authorize Council To Convey Land To Seed Firm. Only for one dissenting ballot, Shakopee voters were unanimous in their approval Monday of the proposition of transferring Block 39 in West Shakopee to Northrup, King and Co. The city council is now authorized to complete the conveyance…

School Board Calls Vote on $16,000 Bonds

With a view to carrying out the recommendations of the State Department of Education made following the completion of its recent inspection of the Shakopee public school, the Board of Education, in session Tuesday night, adopted a resolution calling for a vote on the proposition of a $16,000 bond issue.

The resolution, setting May 20 as the date for the bond vote, pronounces the purpose of the bond issue to be for “installing ventilation in the old part of the building, the renovation of both shower rooms and store room in the basement.”…

May 8, 1941

New Front in Kohler Drug. A marked improvement in the appearance of the Shakopee business section is now in process with the placing of a new front in the Kohler building. The old wooden face has been removed and the new framework is now completed ready to receive its cream-colored vitrolite. Completion of the work is expected for next week.

Northrup King Co. Starts Construction of Buildings Here

Excavation for the structures to be erected by Northrup, King and Company, on its recently acquired site in West Shakopee, was started this week.

Plans, it was learned, provide for the construction of a concrete and steel building 26 feet wide and 225 feet long; a concrete drying tunnel 108 feet long, 10 feet high and 8 feet wide, and an office building, 12 feet by 20 feet…

May 15, 1941

Shakopee Music Student Enters National Tourney. Anne Malerich, Shakopee high school student, after successfully competing in the state high school music contest, where she won a “superior” rating for her flute solo, will compete in the national contest in St. Paul today. School authorities here were informed of her achievement Monday…

Sheephead Tourney Due. A sheephead tourney under the sponsorship of the Shakopee Fire department, will get under way at the Knights of Columbus hall here at eight p.m. Tuesday, May 27, it was announced this week. A substantial list of prizes has been provided and the committee has ruled that no more than one prize will be awarded to any one person. Admission will include lunch, and refreshments will also be served, sponsors said.

Construction of New Home Started This Week

The first new home of the season is now under construction on West Sixth street. Excavation has been completed and the foundation work is in progress.

The seven-room modernistic structure is being erected for Peter A. Rademacher. It will contain a kitchen, dining room, living room and den on the first floor, and two bedrooms and bath on the second floor…

May 22, 1941

During recent weeks there has been a mania for fast driving in the school area. Many of these drivers have failed to slow up a trifle event, while small children go back and forth. As a result, Police Chief R. L. Brown, was asked to secure two stop signs to be placed on Lewis and Fifth streets, and Lewis and Sixth streets. These signs will be put out in the street at 8:00 a.m. and will be taken in at 4:30 p.m. For a time it was debated as to whether to take them off from 9:00 to 11:30 and 1:00 to 3:00, but we decided against this because of the recommendation of Chief Brown, since children are playing in school grounds during morning and afternoon hours and very often the ball enters the street. Children will often forget themselves and run between cars parked in front of the school. Fast drivers could hit and kill a child before he realized what had happened. We would like to solicit cooperation of all drivers, especially younger men, in observing stop signs during school hours.

At a school board meeting on May 13th, the board decided to comply with the request of the State Commissioner of Education and take over the supervision and administration of the education of the National Youth Administration. After a lengthy visit to the State office building and hours of debate and consideration, the board members all felt there is no possible chance of losing anything and there is a good chance of the school district profiting by this new step as well as helping the local camp and our government. The education program will be taken over June 1st.

May 29, 1941

Tennis Players To Meet. A meeting of local tennis enthusiasts has been called for eight p.m. Monday, it was announced Wednesday. The meeting is to be held at the shelter house in the municipal recreation park.

Building Gets New Front. New brick and plate glass fronts are being placed this week in the Phillipp building on East First street. The work is being done by the Rohlfs construction crew. Replacing the architectural style of an earlier vintage, the new fronts are a marked improvement to the barber shop and beauty parlor housed in the structure and go a long way to making the street’s entire business section much more attractive.

Wins Poster Award. For her poster entered in the district safety poster contest of public schools, Marilyn Weis, fourth grade pupil in the Shakopee school, won second place against a large field of competition. Marilyn’s poster pictured a bursting fire cracker and carried the legend, “Fireworks in the hands of children are dangerous.” The piece was artfully done in colors and hand-lettered. The poster was awarded first place in competition at the local school.

Sheriff A. F. Mesenbrink was at the state capitol Tuesday for the final arguments in the ouster proceedings lodged against him by a group of Jordan residents who charge the sheriff with failure to inforce gambling laws in Scott county.

June 5, 1941

Have Hobby Exhibit. The pupils of St. Mary’s parochial school presented a Hobby exhibit at the school Sunday afternoon. A fine display of hobbies were shown and the youthful group and their teachers, received much favorable comment upon this novel idea. In connection with the exhibition, the ladies of the parish served a cafeteria supper in the school hall, which was well attended and also was very much enjoyed.

To Open Roller Skating Rink Here This Saturday

Opening of a roller skating rink here Saturday has been announced by L. G. Fox, Austin, owner of the establishment.

Throughout the week a crew of men has been laying the new maple flooring, erecting the new tent and getting the entire plant ready for the opening. The rink is located on the E. A. Feldman farm, just west of Riverside park.

According to Harry Marten, who with Kenneth Fox, son of the owner, will operate the rink, the floor is 50×120 feet, all especially milled for skating. Electric organ records provide the music.

June 12, 1941

Old Landmark Passing From Local Picture. Before the summer ends another of Shakopee’s old landmarks will have passed into the realm of memories. Workmen are now razing a large portion of the old St. Mark’s school, erected here in 1883.

Auxiliary Gets Cash for Coffee Can Tops. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary and their friends are engaged in saving Atwood coffee can tops, for which cash redemptions will be paid by the coffee company. The Auxiliary will be reimbursed two cents for 2-lb. can covers and one cent for 1-lb. can covers.

Seven Fined for Wild Night of Destruction

Driving home the wantonness of their escapade Municipal Judge Schwartz not only delivered a forceful lecture to seven young law violators Monday, but fined each of them ten dollars, suspend 15-day workhouse sentences, put them on probation for a year, and topped it off with demanding they make complete restitution.

The sentences followed the arrest of the group by R. L. Brown, police chief. According to the officer, the seven young men, ranging in age from 19 to 22 years, spent a recent Saturday night driving around the county bent on destruction…

June 19, 1941

FOR SALE.—3.2 Beer Tavern, business and building. NETTY’s “In the Park,” Shakopee.

Heads State Firemen Group.—Shakopee To Be 1942 Meet City. With the election of George A. Ring, Shakopee fire department chief, as president of the Minnesota State Fire Department association, Shakopee was chosen as the 1942 convention city for the annual session of the state group.

Municipal Recreation Program in Full Swing

Offering a complete “menu” interesting to all age groups from the toddlers to the adults the municipal recreational program, under the supervision of Maurice Gorham, is now in full swing at Recreation park here.

On the long list of “things to do”, are sand boxes, croquet, basketball, kittenball, volleyball, baseball, tennis, archery, golf, horseshoe, ping-pong and most any athletic game any enthusiast can think of.

June 26, 1941

New Gamble Agency Store to Open Here Friday, Ad Discloses. A new Gamble Authorized dealer store, located at 119 Lewis street, is to open here Friday, it is announced in an advertisement in the Argus-Tribune this week. The store, it is said, is independently owned and operated by William Hausladen, who plans to make his permanent home in Shakopee.

Miss Verna Dahl, who was employed in the law office of J. A. Coller, II, for several years, resigned her position recently to accept a civil service position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D. C. She left June 16 for the nation’s Capitol, to enter upon her new duties.

More New Construction Under Way in Shakopee

Construction of a new home, the second of the season, and extensive remodelling and enlargement of a gas filling station, are now in progress here.

The new home a two-story five-room semi-modernistic frame structure, is being erected for J. W. Huber on South Holmes street; it will contain a living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms and bath. An attached garage is included in the plan.

To provide housing for two school busses, a grease pit, farm implement repair shop and parts storage, the White Eagle filling station at Third and Lewis streets is being enlarged and remodelled. The complete structure will be 60 by 28 feet and faced with white stucco.

July 3, 1941

The little German band, brought to Shakopee by William Hausladen on the occasion of the opening of his hardware store Saturday afternoon and evening, made the welcome ring with the many spirited and old familiar pieces played by it. Many a heel and toe were seen to be restless to step out and get into the rhythm of the music. Anyone could have promoted a street dance.

Dies in Cave-in Near Marystown. Carl J. Theis, 42, lifelong resident of the Marystown community, was killed in a tile trench cave-in near his farm home Tuesday afternoon. Joe Grommesch working in the trench with Theis, was slightly injured, and Henry Heibel, a third man in the trench, escaped unhurt…

544 Youths Due At NYA Project. Under an order emanating from Washington allocating 2000 youth to educational resident centers in Minnesota, the Shakopee N.Y.A. project has been assigned a quota of 544 boys, it was announced…

New Home To Be Built at Holmes, 8th Corner

Another new home got under way here this week as workman began the excavation for the seven-room semi-modernistic home to be erected for Dr. B. F. Pearson at the corner of Holmes and Eighth street.

The two-story structure will contain three bedrooms and bath on the upper floor, and living room, dining room, kitchen and den on the first floor. The exterior is to be finished in stucco. An attached garage is also included in the plan.

July 10, 1941

A source of fascinating entertainment at the Fox roller rink here, is the inauguration of a class in waltzing, the first session of which was held this week. Adding to the pleasure is the music of the Hammond organ, installed at the rink Tuesday.

J. A. Coller Appointed County Attorney Aide

In a resolution adopted by the board of commissioners, in session here Tuesday, J. A. Coller, II, of Shakopee, was appointed assistant Scott county attorney.

The action was taken at the request of H. A. Irwin, county attorney, who has been in ill health and who desires to be free of the responsibilities of the office while he recuperates…

July 17, 1941

Recreation Demonstration. According to Robert Vierling, assistant to Maurice Gorham in the municipal recreation program, there is to be a demonstration Sunday afternoon of the varied assortment of activities offered to children and adults in the program here. The demonstration is to be held at the Recreation park, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and will feature such activities as turfball, softball, baseball, kittenball, tennis and loop-the-loop. Adults are particularly urged to attend the session.

Scott County Defense Council Organized With Com. J. J. Ryan, Chm.

A Defense Council for Scott county has been organized and Governor Harold E. Stassen has appointed its chairman Commissioner J. J. Ryan, of Cedar Lake.

One of the first duties of the council will be the collection of old aluminum to be used in the manufacture of airplanes. Scott county people will be asked to give discarded pots, kettles or any other items containing aluminum. Aluminum items will be collected at various points throughout the county during the week of July 21, according to the letter from Governor Stassen.

July 24, 1941

WANTED.—Boys ten years and up to caddie at Minnesota Valley Golf Club across the road from the Auto Club. Experience not necessary. See Mr. Stevens at the Golf Club. Good pay.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duffy will join other members of the State Historical society on their annual tour Saturday. Starting from St. Paul, the tour covers points of historical interest on the way to and at Northfield, Traverse des Sioux and St. Peter. A banquet at St. Peter that evening will conclude the day’s trip.

Shakopee Post Office To Move to New Quarters. Information has come out of Washington that the Post Office department has decided to house its postal business of the local office in new quarters and is now negotiating a lease with Lieut. Comdr. Leo A. Ketterer for the use of the vacant space in the Commander Block on First street, located between the McMurray store and the offices of the Minnesota Valley Natural Gas Co. offices. We understand the move is to be made on or about October 1.

W. F. Schilling Manager of C. Thomas Store Here. In a change effective Monday, W. F. Schilling, formerly of Glencoe, became the manager of the C. Thomas store here succeeding Theodore Hornbacher, who resigned the position which he has successfully held for the past few years.

$16000 School Bond Carried Unanimously. A light but unanimous vote cast in the special school election here last Saturday favored the sale of $16,000 in improvement bonds…

Joins Hospital Staff. Dr. James H. Ponterio arrived this week to become associated with Dr. J. A. Malerich at the Shakopee hospital, it was announced…

Shakopee Has Produce Firm. Fred A. Harris coming to Shakopee from Duluth, has located in the old mill building on the banks of the Minnesota river, from where he will conduct a farm produce business.

Governor Issues Removal Order To A. F. Mesenbrink

Under an order issued by Governor Harold E. Stassen and delivered in Shakopee Tuesday afternoon, Arthur F. Mesenbrink is to be removed as sheriff of Scott county effective Aug. 7.

The ouster is the result of proceeding instigated by the Rev. Olson of Jordan, and a group of signatories to a petition charging the sheriff with failure to enforce the gambling laws in Scott county.

July 31, 1941

All camera fans who are interested in making better pictures are invited to attend an open meeting Friday evening at the Camera-Art Studio, over Arnie’s. Those having difficulties with a camera are asked to bring it with some faulty pictures to the meeting.

Aug. 7, 1941

St. Mark’s New School To Be Dedicated August 24. Plans for the dedication of the new St. Mark’s school here, August 24, were announced by the Very Rev. Dean M. Savs, pastor, Sunday…

Win Water Fight. Members of the Shakopee fire department, entered in the water contest at the annual firemen’s celebration at Carver Sunday, were victors over a team from Norwood in a barrel-rolling battle. Armed with standard fire-fighting hoses the teams battled each other with the hard-hitting streams while attempting to roll the barrel over the goal line. The Shakopee team proved master of the art.

Announce Opening of New Business Quarters

Now housed in their new and spacious quarters, William F. Marschall & Son, Shakopee McCormick-Deering dealers and White Eagle station proprietors, have announced the grand opening of their establishment is to be held Saturday night.

The new structure, 62×28 feet, now houses a service station, grease pit, implement assembly and repair shop, school bus garage, and implement parts stock room.

Aug. 14, 1941

Mrs. Elmer A. Reiter to Receive New Chevrolet. As a result of a program of promotional effort being made in the interest of business by a number of local business firms, Mrs. Reiter, the wife of Elmer A. Reiter, local manager of the Henry Simons Lbr. Co., of Shakopee, is the owner of a new Chevrolet car of the town sedan type. Her friends extend sincere congratulations.

Shakopee Produce Co. Making Good Progress. In a brief interview the first of the week with Fred A. Harris, proprietor of the recently established cash produce firm in Shakopee, known and to be known as the Shakopee Produce company, located in the old mill property, the Argus-Tribune man was advised that substantial progress is being made and that more and more produce including cream, eggs and poultry, is coming in every day…

Optometrist Announces Opening of Office Here

In an announcement in the Argus-Tribune today, Dr. H. B. Kollofski, for 22 years a professional optometrist in St. Paul, discloses that he will open offices in Shakopee Saturday.

Dr. Kollofski will have his quarters on the second floor of the Deutsch building with Dr. C. T. Nickolay. He moved his equipment into the offices early this week and the place is now in readiness.

Aug. 21, 1941

Kienzle-Merrick Get Range Plant. Under the terms of a resolution passed by the City Council August 13, the former American Range Corporation property in West Shakopee, was conveyed to the Kienzle & Merrick Mfg. company, formerly of Minneapolis…

Seed Plant Work Nears Completion. Installation of a maze of machinery, chutes, funnels, hoppers, blowers, belts, pulleys, motors and conveyors, is being rushed in the Northrup-King & Company seed corn processing plant here with a view to getting into operation by September 1, it was learned this week…

Aug. 28, 1941

Willard Halver is enjoying the attractions at the state fair this week, as a result of winning a prize for a fine calf he exhibited at the 4-H Fair held here last week. The calf is also being shown at the State Fair. Robert Thilgen accompanied Willard, and the two young men are spending an interesting time.

Florence Monahan To Publish Book on Criminal Work. Miss Florence Monahan called on Shakopee friends Tuesday morning on her way from Minneapolis to St. Peter, for a visit at the Dr. Freeman home. Miss Monahan has resigned her position as superintendent at California’s State Institute for Women, and will go to New York the first of October where her book, “Women in Crime,” will be published. The book comes out October 9, and is a record of her experience in the establishment and supervision of the Minnesota State Reformatory at Shakopee, her seven years as head of Illinois’ State School for Girls, at Geneva, and her work in California in that state’s reformatory for women, at Tehachopi. Prominent prison executives have shown much interest in the forthcoming book and the foreword will be written by ex-Warden Lawes of Sing Sing.

School Blessed By Archbishop

Another milestone in the long and glowing history of St. Mark’s parish was marked here Sunday with dedication of its new school.

The event, a memorable and happy one for members of the parish and the community generally, was a particularly significant and satisfying one for the Very Rev. Dean M. Savs, pastor, because for him it was the actual fruition of a long-cherished dream for the successful realization of which he had labored tirelessly…

Sept. 4, 1941

Miss Jeanette Sollitt was a winner of several prizes at the Cat Show, at the state fair. She received first prize on a Persian red tabby, Tartens Titania, also a first prize on an orange-eyed white male kitten, Sonny of Red Valley, in keen competition with 142 cats entered.

 

Verkennes’ Grand Opening of New Direct Service Station

Henry Verkennes and his son John have just recently completed their new service station at 922 East First Street. Their new station completely modern in design and located adjacent to Mr. Verkennes’ residence, is a Direct Service station.

To introduce their new Direct Service station and the methods of operation which the Verkenneses say, will positively obtain, they have planned a grand opening for Saturday, Sept. 6 to which the general public is cordially invited…

Sept. 11, 1941

Shakopee Civic and Commerce Ass’n Planning Buffet Lunch and Pepfest. A civic and social function at the Riviera next Monday evening, is being planned by the Shakopee Civic and Commerce association. It will be in the nature of a buffet lunch and pepfest given as a parting salute to the Shakopee Indians, 1940 state champs, who, a couple of days later will be on their way to the national baseball tournament at Battle Creek, Michigan, as the duly qualified amateur baseball representative of the state of Minnesota…

New Parking System Betters Street. – But Objection Is Raised

Bringing a marked improvement in the appearance of the street affected, and providing a far greater degree of safety to motorists as well as pedestrians, a system of parallel parking was successfully inaugurated here Friday and Saturday.

Most difficult part of the job, R. L. Brown, police chief said, was getting the first cars parked properly. After a few were in correct position along the curb, he explained, the others naturally followed the example.

Sept. 18, 1941

Continues Vital Defense Program. Continuing its chosen task of arousing public sentiment in support of the current vital program, “The Battle of Production”, the Shakopee League of Women Voters, in compliance with the organization’s national and state program, will further its activities in that field when members of the local group meet at the public school here at 7:30 p.m., Monday, officers announced this week…

Dallas F. Capesius Named Scott County Chairman Com. of Defense Savings. Dallas F. Capesius was recently notified that the Minnesota Committee for Defense Savings Administration had appointed him as chairman for a similar committee for Scott county…

Sept. 25, 1941

Kienzle-Merrick Co. Business Increasing, Officials Disclosed

Business and activity at the Kienzle-Merrick manufacturing plant here is steadily increasing, officials of the firm disclosed this week.

More machinery is now being installed in preparation for work on two sub-contracts for defense materials. The Shakopee firm has secured the sub-contracts from the Northern Pump company and the Minneapolis Moline company.

As the new machines get into operation it is expected that more men will be added to the list already on the payroll, and the prospect for still more employment is forecast in the disclosure the firm is awaiting receipt of orders to proceed on naval contracts.

Forget-Me-Not Day Saturday!

The ever onward march of time again brings us Forget-me-not Day. Next Saturday is the day which has been officially set for the disposition of the little forget-me-nots which are worn on that day. These little imitation flowers are fashioned and made by soldiers in hospitals, who, because of their physical condition and handicaps are unable to do much of anything else. They are made by them and offered to the general public without price but in the hope that the receiver will make some donation to the cause promulgated in the interest of all those unfortunate soldiers.

Supervised and directed by the local American Legion Auxiliary, six high school girls have been selected to make the rounds of all business places in the city for the purpose of distributing the little forget-me-not flowers. These girls will also distribute them about town and wherever they may be able to dispose of them…

Oct. 2, 1941

Opening New Shop. With the completion of his new 16×30 foot building adjacent to his home here Melvin Lebens expects to finish the moving and installation of his wood-working machinery in the new plant this week, he said. Outfitted with a wide assortment of power tools such as a jig saw, band saw, circular saw, lathe, disc, drum and belt sanders, jointer and planer, his cabinet shop, Lebens said, can handle most any job in the cabinet and furniture field.

Billy Anderson, One of Shakopee’s Pitchers, Put on Second All-star Team. A special from Battle Creek, Mich., the scene of the National Baseball congress which came to a close Monday, brings word that Billy Anderson one of the Shakopee’s pitchers, was picked as one of the mound men on the second all-star team. The selection was made at the close of the national tournament…

Post Office Now in New Location on First Street

If you’re a slave to habit you’ve probably been jolted several times the past two days when you were out to get your mail or buy postage stamps at the “old stand.”

That’s right, the Post Office has moved. The move was made Tuesday night.

Wednesday morning, the governmental agency was open for business in its new location in the Ketterer building, next door to the First National bank, on East First street.

Oct. 9, 1941

On Monday afternoon the Social Problems class of the Shakopee high school, including 64 students, accompanied by their instructor, Mrs. E. J. Sweeney, visited the State Reformatory for Women. Miss Estelle Jamieson escorted them through the different departments of the institution and gave an instructive and interesting talk to the students.

J. A. Coller II Appointed Scott County Attorney. In an action taken by the Board of Scott County Commissioners Tuesday morning, J. A. Coller II was appointed county attorney succeeding the late Harry A. Irwin…

John Kelly has Bought House on Fourth Street. John Kelly of this city has become the owner of a family home. He has recently purchased from the estate of the late Mrs. Barbara Sand the house and lot located on the corner of Fourth and Spencer streets. Mr. Kelly contemplates moving into his newly acquired property in the very near future.

Mrs. M. L. Regan Appointed Chairman Xmas Seal Sale in Shakopee

Mrs. M. L. Regan will direct the 1941 Christmas Seal campaign in this community, according to an announcement received this week from the Minnesota Public Health association…

The local campaign is part of the state and national movement to eradicate tuberculosis.

Building New Home at Third, Holmes Streets

Construction of a modernistic California style bungalow for Math Majerus, on the south side of Third street at the Holmes street corner, is now under way.

The one-story frame structure will include a living room, dining room, kitchen, den, two bedrooms and bath, basement garage, and a porch at the southeast corner. Completion is anticipated for late in December…

Oct. 16, 1941

Shakopee Firm Gets U. S. Job. A government defense contract for 40,000 stove grates for the United States Army has been awarded to the Kienzle & Merrick company of Shakopee, plant officials disclosed…

Mural Completed. The mural in the high school library was completed last Friday. Mr. Sorkin, the artist in charge, has been working on the painting for three years. He has acquired a real interest in Shakopee during his study…

Oct. 23, 1941

About 20 people of this community, accompanied Clem Crawford to Minneapolis last Sunday and had the thrilling experience of visiting the WLOL radio station and taking part in “The People Sing” program sponsored every Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, by Messrs. Clem Crawford of Shakopee, and Harry Anderson of Minneapolis. Mr. Anderson is the person who leads the singing in the parks in the City of Minneapolis during the summer season.

Mr. and Mrs. Theo. P. Kahlert and family, who have been residents of Shakopee for the past four years, while Mr. Kahlert was employed as head baker in the Valley Bakery, left this week for Minneapolis where they will reside. Vern Macho, of LeCenter, who succeeds Mr. Kahlert in the Valley Bakery, assumed this position the fore part of the week and will move here soon.

Court Sustains Sheriff Ouster. The Minnesota Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Associate Justice J. J. Olson last Friday, sustained Governor Stassen’s order ousting A. F. Mesenbrink, as sheriff of Scott county, for nonfeasance in the performing of his official duty…

Managing Thomas Store. Effective last Wednesday, Kenneth Ekness, became the manager of the C. Thomas store here succeeding Wm. Schilling, who has been transferred to another store. Mr. Ekness, who comes here from Glencoe where he had managed a store for the same firm, was employed for a time several years ago, as clerk in the store he now manages here.

Mayor Asks Observance of “Navy Day” Monday. In a proclamation signed Monday by Mayor John J. Cavanaugh, all residents of Shakopee are called upon to take part in the observance of “Navy Day” on Monday, October 27.

Oct. 30, 1941

Wermerskirchen Becomes Sheriff. J. P. Wermerskirchen, Scott county deputy sheriff for the past ten years, was appointed sheriff to succeed Arthur F. Mesenbrink, in an action taken by the Board of County commissioners in special session last Friday…

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hornbacher and family left Wednesday for Minneapolis, where they will reside. Mr. Hornbacher is now in the employ of the A. & P. chain grocery company. He was formerly the manager of the C. Thomas store in Shakopee.

FOR SALE—Lot in business section on North Holmes St., Shakopee. In quire GEORGE BECKRICH, Shakopee; or HARVEY RUEHLING, Belle Plaine.

Well Known Local Man Has Cornhusking Record

Nick Shudrup, well known among the farmers of this community, dropped in at the Argus-Tribune offices Monday morning for a little chat with the editor man. Nick has spent practically all of his life of 72 years in this section of Scott county, helping farmers with their threshing and other necessary farm work. Last year he rounded out a half century as a thresherman. However, we gathered from his conversation that he has retired from that kind of work.

Nick also has a cornhusking record. He related how he had just recently husked 832 bushels of corn in 18 days for Nick Lambrecht, Sand Creek twp. Besides husking the corn, he tied the fodder and shocked it. According to our figures Nick husked a little better than 46 bushels per day…

Nov. 6, 1941

Miss Catherine Chambers, chief operator in the local telephone office, has been transferred to a similar position in Albert Lea, and will leave here Sunday to enter upon her new duties. Miss Chambers held the position here for the past year and a half and during this period has endeared herself to the patrons of the local exchange, for courteous service. She also made many personal friends here, who regret her departure and wish her continued success in her new position.

FOR SALE, CHEAP.—8-room house, 5 lots, garage, large chicken coop, on E. Third St. ARTHUR LONTO.

Listed As Prime Defense Factory. Now a prime defense plant, receiving contracts directly from Washington, the Kienzle & Merrick company is to begin production next week on its federal order for 40,000 grates for army stoves, officials disclosed Wednesday…

Shakopee Scouters Get Leadership Training

To better equip themselves to carry on the Boy Scout work in which they are vitally interested, four Shakopee men went to Excelsior Wednesday night to participate in a scout leadership training course.

In the Shakopee group were E. J. Huber and E. G. Leibold, troop committeemen, Dr. J. C. Huber, scoutmaster, and William Brick, assistant scoutmaster…

Nov. 13, 1941

We know a good preventative for sunburn, but most folks take if off and mow the lawn in their undershirts.

The local Red Cross Roll Call workers started their campaign for funds here on Armistice Day and hope to complete the work before Thanksgiving. Everyone is urged to contribute generously this year, as the need for funds, to continue the fine work is especially necessary and all donations will be gratefully received.

A group of about twenty-five neighbors, very pleasantly surprised Sheriff and Mrs. J. P. Wermerskirchen, at their home, Monday evening, as a farewell to them before leaving their home on Shakopee avenue, to take possession of the sheriff’s residence. The evening was most delightfully spent at cards and a delicious luncheon was served by the impromptu hostesses. One of the pleasant features of the affair was the complete surprise perpetrated upon Sheriff and Mrs. Wermerskirchen.

Andy Kopisca Shot Mallard Banded in Washington, D. C. Last Saturday afternoon Andy Kopisca, while out hunting, shot a black mallard male duck. It was a beautiful specimen, and was banded in Washington, D. C., in the year 1936. Number 711463, Washington, D. C., 1936, was engraved on the band which encircled the duck’s left leg.

U. S. Senator Ball makes Brief Stop Here Wednesday Morning. Senator Jos. H. Ball, accompanied by Mrs. Ball and several others traveling with the party, arrived in Shakopee Wednesday at about 11 o’clock a.m. He was met at the corner of First and Lewis streets by a liberal number of men and women, and a group of high school students gathered there to meet and greet and pay their respects to one of our United States senators. Senator Ball took occasion to address a few timely and well-chosen remarks to the students which were well received…

Gordon Gelhaye Returned Home Last Sunday Night. Gordon Gelhaye, Shakopee’s big footballist, returned home last Sunday night from Canada, where he was engaged in playing professional football. Gordon had a very successful season. He promised to come to the Argus-Tribune office to briefly recount some of his experiences during the past playing season, but he failed us.

New Food Market To Open Friday Morning

On Friday morning, the doors of the new Red Owl Agency food store, owned by Leo Robeck, will be thrown open to the buying public of this community, introducing an entirely new and novel, modern method of grocery merchandising. The store is entirely owned by L. Robeck, who will operate it under the improved, modern standards that Red Owl Stores have developed in the Northwest during the past 16 years.

The store will carry a complete stock of Red Owl high quality foods, including groceries, fresh fruits and vegetables, and household needs, all at every-day, money-saving, low, Red Owl prices.

The new food store, located in the Young building, next door to Valley Bakery, is strictly modern in arrangement and equipment, assuring cleanliness throughout the store. Mr. Robeck will be assisted by Mrs. Robeck in operating the store. The grand opening sale is being celebrated this weekend…

Nov. 20, 1941

The advanced home economics class of the Shakopee public school, last week prepared and served a dinner to the superintendents and their wives, of our district. The Art class made the decorative favors which were colorful squirrels to fit in with a fall theme.

Flier Injured in Airplane Crash. A Minneapolis youth escaped what might have been fatal injuries when the plane he was flying on the Earl Whipps farm, east of here, crashed shortly after a takeoff early Sunday afternoon…

Dr. H. B. Kollofski, Optometrist, Has Offices in St. Paul and Shakopee. Dr. H. B. Kollofski, well known optometrist of St. Paul, with offices in the New York Life Bldg., announces that he also now maintains a suite of offices in Shakopee over the M. A. Deutsch drug store, on Lewis street…

Nov. 27, 1941

HELP WANTED.—Pin setters. ST. PAUL HOUSE BOWLING ALLEYS Shakopee. Tel. 462.

Jeanette Sollitt Scores at Minneapolis Cat Show. Jeanette Sollitt of Eagle Creek, a successful breeder of Persian cats, scored another success at the cat exhibition staged at the Dyckman hotel, Minneapolis, a week ago. She exhibited a Red Persian kitten, seven months old, in the Persian division and took first honors. This same kitten, Tessie Tarton, took second honors in the grand sweepstake show of 155 cats…

Blaze Destroys 160 Chicks. Fire, believed to have started from a stove in a chicken coop destroyed 160 chickens and damaged a portion of the building on the Bert Clarke farm east of Shakopee, Wednesday morning. Shakopee firemen, called to the scene, succeeded in extinguishing the blaze before any great damage resulted to the building.

Radio Program Attracts Special Interest Here

Residents of the Shakopee community have become greatly interested in a recently inaugurated radio program, “The People Sing,” broadcast every Sunday afternoon over Station WLOL.

Aside from the music and entertainment the program provides, the interest is of a strictly local nature inasmuch as Clem Crawford, a Shakopee resident, is one of the originators of the program.

Mr. Crawford, a student of voice, and his instructor, Harry Anderson, well known as a teacher of voice and community sing leader in the Twin Cities, conceived and developed the broadcast and now have a full-time sponsor. Both men are heard on the broadcast.

Formerly heard at 2 p.m. the program is now on the air at 3 p.m.

Dec. 4, 1941

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rademacher sold their home on North Atwood street, the past week, to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lebens, who took possession at once. Mr. Rademacher left Thursday for Los Angeles, Calif., where they plan to locate. Mrs. Rademacher and children remained here for the present at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Hirscher, until he gets properly established in California.

CHEVROLET TRUCKS. “THRIFT-CARRIERS FOR THE NATION.” For Farms…For Business…For Total Defense Effort. Schesso Brothers, Shakopee, Minn. ALL CHEVROLETS ARE SHIPPED TO SHAKOPEE—NOT DRIVEN—so they come to you genuinely NEW!

New Manager in Charge of Bowling Alleys Here. Patrons of the St. Paul House Bowling alleys are enjoying their acquaintance with “Skip” Cogswell, new manager of the alleys, who took over last Friday, replacing Bill Rogan…

Kienzle-Merrick Foundry Opened. Now clearing the last of a series of obstacles which have delayed production on one of its major defense contracts the Kienzle and Merrick company will make its first foundry run this week, it was authoritatively stated Tuesday…

Produce Company Pays Out $10,000 for Produce. Although admittedly not a big station the Shakopee Produce company has paid out nearly $10,000 for cream, eggs and poultry purchased from farms in the Shakopee area during the past five months, Fred Harris, manager, disclosed…

Knights To Be Hosts At Football Film Next Week. Designating their meeting of Dec. 11 as “Joe Hirscher and High School Football Team Night,” the Shakopee Knights of Columbus will play host at the showing of the current Golden Gophers football films, it was announced this week…

Shakopee Lions Club to Stage Its Annual Christmas Toy Party Dec. 13. The Shakopee Lions club has again arranged to stage a Christmas Toy Party at the Shakopee Theater, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13. This decision was arrived at Monday evening at the club’s fortnightly dinner meeting…

Dec. 11, 1941

SKATES SHARPENED—With accuracy and precision, at SHAKOPEE SHOE SERVICE. Frank Simones.

Toy To Admit Child To Movie Matinee Here Saturday Afternoon. A toy, new or used, will be the means of admission to the annual children’s movie, sponsored by the Shakopee Lions club in cooperation with the management of the Shakopee Theatre and the Shakopee Boy Scout troop, at the Shakopee Theatre at 1:30 Saturday afternoon…

Radio Service in Theatre. For the convenience of patrons, the management announced Wednesday, the Shakopee Theatre will provide a radio hookup to assure the audiences of the opportunity to hear addresses which President Roosevelt may deliver in the present emergency.

Gordon Gelhaye on All-Canadian Rugby Team. For the third consecutive year Gordon Gelhaye, Shakopee athlete who has won fame in varied fields of sport, was named to the mythical All-Canadian Rugby teams selected by three provincial publications…

District Bowling Tourney To Be Rolled Here Soon. All members of St. Paul House bowling leagues are urged to participate in the Minneapolis District City tournament, which will be rolled over the St. Paul House lanes during the week of January 17-26…

Former Home Economics Club Members Meet Again

A woman’s club, the Home Economics, was organized in Shakopee in 1911, its membership of 30 women being for the most part young home makers desirous of getting help in solving domestic problems and getting better acquainted. As time went on the club became an active participant in civic affairs, initiating and supporting many projects for the benefit of the community, among them the institution of the department of Domestic Science in our high school, which they equipped with dishes and silverware. The initiation of child welfare work in the county and the establishment of the public library were other results of their activity. But the first World War came along and their energies were diverted to Red Cross and defense work. In 1926 meetings of the club were discontinued.

Last Saturday afternoon, ten ladies—members of the club in 1926 and still living here—met in reunion at the home of the Mrs. John Thiem, with a six o’clock dinner at the Pullman cafe. Those present were Miss Elizabeth Ries, Mmes. Harry Berens, Jos. Berens, Marie Brehany, W. F. Duffy, P. M. Fischer, R. C. Kline, Wm. Ries, E. J. Sweeney and John Thiem.

Mrs. Jos. Witt now of Minneapolis, also a member when the club was discontinued, was unable to be present.

Dec. 18, 1941

The staff and inmates of the State Reformatory for Women, were guests of Miss E. K. Ries, at the matinee performance of the Christmas entertainment, presented Wednesday afternoon in the auditorium of the local high school, by the pupils of St. Mark’s parochial school.

First Aid School To Be Conducted Here Starting January 8

Inauguration of a first aid school in Shakopee and other communities in Scott county, under the supervision of the American Red Cross as a part of its program of national defense, was announced this week by Miss Estelle Jamieson, county chairman.

Registrations for the Shakopee school, scheduled to run for ten weeks, are to be taken by J. A. Metcalf, school superintendent, and Dr. F. H. Buck and Dr. B. F. Pearson have been certified by the Red Cross as medical instructors for the course, Miss Jamieson said.

Dec. 25, 1941

Red Cross Calls Mass Meeting of Local Women. A mass meeting of the women of the community to give their assistance in much needed Red Cross work has been called for 3 p.m. Dec. 30, Miss Estelle Jamieson, chairman, announced Tuesday afternoon.

Scouts, Men Repair, Recondition Toys for Children. All Sunday afternoon and again Monday night Scouts, scouters and members of the Lions club repaired, assembled and generally reconditioned a varied assortment of hundreds of toys for distribution to needy children of the community.

Remember When: 1916 (Scott County Argus)

Remember When

From the Scott County Argus

Jan. 7, 1916

On Wednesday John F. Unze bought of George Kopp the shop occupied by the former in his blacksmithing business and a part of the adjoining lot giving him a roadway to the alley. The price paid was $2200.

Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc., remembered their friends and patrons with handsome New Year greetings and little desk calendars, which the recipients appreciate for their beauty and usefulness. The Argus extends thanks for one of the pretty reminders of the season.

Fire which was discovered in a clothes closet at the Geo. Kopp home about 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening, destroyed a large quantity of clothing and did considerable damage to the home before it was put out. The blaze started from an electric light wire from which the insulation had worn off. Mr. and Mrs. Kopp lost all their clothing and the greater part of the wardrobe of the younger children was destroyed. The fire is thought to have burned for a long time before its discovery, and it is very fortunate for the family that it did not occur at a later hour or the consequences might have proved disastrous. Damages are estimated to be from $300 to $350.

Jan. 14, 1916

Two new Traveling libraries will be received at the local public library the latter part of this week.

Mrs. Catherine Clemens, who was in so critical a condition that her life was despaired of, is so far recovered that she was able to sit up Wednesday for the first time since her illness. Her recovery is considered remarkable inasmuch as the aged lady passed her 90th birthday anniversary November last.

Jan. 21, 1916

High School Notes. The grades are beginning their work in weaving baskets.

Mr. Ryan reports that his farm of 500 acres east of town has been sold to M. Wilson of Iowa who will be here in about two weeks to take possession. Mr. Ryan will hold an auction at the farm next Tuesday. He has also an offer on his farm across the river and expects to close the deal, the buyer being a resident of South Dakota.

Jan. 28, 1916

J. B. Heller has finished putting up ice for Ries’ Bottling Works and Hamm’s Brewing Co. and is now gathering his own harvest. He reports the ice fairly good quality but not as clear as last year’s crop.

Lee Gelhaye has bought out Bray & Dumkie’s saloon and will conduct it for himself.

Miss Martha Boldt, one of Shakopee’s fair maidens, has been entered as a candidate for “Carnival Queen” honors in the contest at St. Paul’s big winter sports carnival. The Argus hopes to chronicle Miss Martha’s success as the winning candidate and her many Shakopee friends will rally to her support in the contest.

Extend Daniel Boone Trail. Mayor Moriarty is in receipt of a communication from J. B. McHose, president of the Daniel Boone Trail association, stating that a meeting of the association will be held at Moberly, Mo,., on February 2nd, for the purpose of extending the trail south from Des Moines, Iowa, to St. Louis, Mo. This will make the Daniel Boone trail the great national north and south highway, and when the spring autoing opens up tourists will find a well defined blazed trail by proper “Daniel Boone” signs from St. Louis, Mo., through Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Mankato and Shakopee to the Twin Cities. The mayor was invited to address the convention upon the subject of “good roads,” but owing to a pressure of business will be unable to attend.

Feb. 4, 1916

Wireless Station is Erected by Amateurs. Presumably only a few of our local readers are aware of the fact that Shakopee is in touch with other points by means of a wireless station, but such, however, is the case. Joseph O’Connor and Charlie Holman, two of our enterprising young Americans, are the owners and operators of the system which they installed at the Jud Holman home a couple of weeks ago. The boys are working diligently every spare moment to perfect their apparatus and are not only deeply interested but find much profitable entertainment in their experiments. Their present station was constructed with the idea of receiving messages only from St. Paul and Minneapolis, but the young operators have also been successful in taking Duluth on one or two occasions…

With a crash that startled the neighborhood, the roof over the center driveway in the H. Simons’ lumber yard, caved in Saturday morning and fell, scattering debris in all directions. Fortunately no person was in the yard at the time and no one sustained injury. The accident is attributed to weakened supports and the heavy fall of snow on the preceding day and night undoubtedly caused them to give away.

John Pauly of Marystown was a caller at the Argus office Monday and informs us that Ed Pribyl of Maple Lake has bought his farm and will arrive about the first of March to take possession. Mr. Pauly and family will move to Watkins, Stearns county, where he has purchased a farm.

Feb. 11, 1916

August Timmerman was a caller at the Argus office Monday and informs us that as soon as spring opens up he will build a barn, 30×60 feet in dimension, and a 14×30 ft. silo. Wm. Diedrich will do the carpenter work.

J. B. Heller finished putting up ice Wednesday, the total harvest amounting to about 16,000 blocks he tells the Argus reporter.

Shakopee Bakery. Joseph Ploumen, Prop. Both Phones. We take pride in baking a superior quality of….Breads and Cookies, Doughnuts. Fancy Baking such as wedding cakes and all other kinds of cakes and pastry furnished to order.

We also handle different kind of flour. Deliveries are made to any part of the city.

Feb. 18, 1916

At the age of 52 years August Gelhaye claims the distinction of starting to cut what may prove to be his third set of teeth. At any rate Mr. Gelhaye tells the Argus that when he was 29 years of age he had a front tooth extracted by a dentist and was greatly surprised to discover the other day that a new tooth is growing where the incisor was removed. Mr. Gelhaye states positively that he knows it to be the third tooth cut and thinks it is a good indication of his always sturdy constitution and a possible starter of a new set of teeth.

The saloon purchased a couple of weeks ago by Lee Gelhaye has been sold to Joe Stradcutter of Belle Plaine, who took possession Monday.

Mrs. Gertrude Berens announces that she will receive orders for sewing.

J. H. Doyle, manager for the Shakopee Farmers Shipping association, took a car of mixed stock to St. Paul yesterday.

Feb. 25, 1916

While Francis Condon was driving through town Sunday his horse became frightened at a passing train at the city hall corner, broke the bit and indulged in a runaway down First street. Finding himself unable to cope with the situation Francis jumped from the cutter and let the horse pursue its own way. The animal was captured after a brisk run down First street with no damages resulting.

Members of the dancing class, finding a surplus in the treasury at the close of the series of lessons, decided to give a dance this evening at the opera house as a finale to the classes. Signers for the course and ladies will be admitted free of charge; all others at the regular price of admission, fifty cents. The Mandolin orchestra will furnish music and the public is invited to attend.

F. C. Hinds, who is interested in the photoplay field, is the author of a play entitled “Innocent” which is being shown this week as a vaudeville feature at the Empress theatre, Minneapolis. Fred sold the play to a film company and it is being produced in vaudeville to give the general public an idea of how a moving picture play is filmed in a studio. The Photodrama magazine, of which Fred is editor, is meeting with very good success and has received much favorable comment from contemporaries and motion picture producers.

March 3, 1916

Val Hoffman and Ben Nieters have sold their dray line to John Stephanie and John Massong, the latter firm taking charge of the business Monday last.

General Shields Trail. The General Shields trail is a new road to be designated at a meeting called by Mayor Moriarty for next Thursday, March 9, at New Prague. The mayor in his call has asked the municipal authorities of the following named cities to send representatives to the meeting: Minneapolis, Hopkins, Shakopee, Jordan, New Prague, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Waterville, Waseca, New Richland and Albert Lea. This proposed trail, with but few exceptions, is already built and the chief purpose of the meeting is to officially designate it and to provide for the proper blazing of the same.

John Thiem attended a state skat tournament at Minneapolis Sunday in which 225 players participated.

Volkert & Jansen opened their new meat market Wednesday at the Jos. Ries old place and have a fine looking shop.

March 10, 1916

Manager Dawson of the Gem has been giving some very good shows and that his enterprise is providing them for his patrons is appreciated is attested by capacity house at the specials.

Mike Huss sold his residence property on Lewis and Sixth streets to Henry Sand for $2400 this week and immediately closed a deal with Jos. N. Conter for the Conter House on Second street, paying $3500. Electric lights, heat and water systems will be installed in the hotel as soon as possible and Mr. and Mrs. Huss hope to have the building in readiness to take possession of in May. Mr. Sand sold the south half of the former Huss property to Jos. Adams for $500, and the latter will build a bungalow as soon as spring opens up.

March 17, 1916

Frank Boehmer has sold his house and lot on Third street to C. C. Grosshauser who expects to move to town and build a new residence. The purchase price of the property was $1150.

H. B. Cole tells us that he saw six ducks flying up river Tuesday—a sure indication that spring is near.

March 24, 1916

We understand that the ladies of the Home Economics club have taken up the proposition of providing a ladies’ rest room in Shakopee for the comfort and convenience of our country women, who, after doing their shopping in the stores, would have some restful place to sojourn while waiting for their men folks to finish the transaction of any business they might be about. There is no question but that such an undertaking is a most commendable one, and should the movement result in the attainment and materialization of the object so urgently sought a long felt want shall have been supplied and something really worth while shall have been accomplished; some thing that will not only be enjoyed and appreciated but which will surely insure to the material welfare of our city’s best interests. At any rate the proposition should receive careful and serious consideration and we doubt not that it will.

Fred Spindler, at the mill, reports that the Minnesota river is coming up at the rate of one-half inch an hour and has risen during the past week about eight feet. The ice is still solid except in a few spots along the edge where the river is fed by springs. High water is thought to be a certainty this spring, particularly if heavy rains occur.

The Liberty club has purchased new articles of furniture for their club rooms from the proceeds of the dance recently given by the boys.

Matt and John Thill of Merriam Junction have moved onto the Wm. Ryan farm of 240 acres which they have leased for a term of five years.

George Dellwo this week put in a new boiler at the creamery for the purpose of supplying steam necessary in the operation of the plant, although he will continue to use electricity as the motive power for machinery.

March 31, 1916

High water is the cause of cutting off the electric light current intermittently from Minneapolis and we are now from time to time receiving service by way of the secondary system from Coon Rapid thru Chaska, thus demonstrating the wisdom of providing two sources of supply for the city.

FOR SALE—Hotel and rooming house all modern. 14 well furnished rooms, doing good business; must sell on account of sickness; also 6-room house and lot on First street. Address St. Paul Hotel, Shakopee, Minn., Box 63.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ries have moved into the house vacated by R. J. Buchanan.

Frank Boehmer has bought from Mrs. Mary Cargill the lot east of her residence on Third street and will at once erect a cottage for himself.

FOR SALE—Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Marx, in Shakopee. Large, ten room brick house, well built and in fine condition, with one or two sixty foot lots. One of the best residence corners in the city. Price reasonable. Inquire of Harry A. Marx.

April 7, 1916

The hotel property recently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. M. Huss is being remodeled and renovated as fast as the work can be done and the new owners hope to have the place in readiness to open to the public May first. Peter Paul is doing the painting and papering, Jos. Fischer the cement work, Henry Mergens has the contract for plumbing and the heating plant and Richard Wise completed the wiring for electric lights yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Huss are expending a large sum on the building and intend to give Shakopee a first class hotel which will fill a long felt want in our city.

High water having rendered travel to the north impossible except by boat, Dr. H. P. Fischer, with his usual enterprise, has purchased a motor boat which is being used to transport passengers, mail and provisions to and from Mudcura sanitarium until the Minnesota river shall have receded into its bounds.

Contractor M. J. Mergens, who is working on the Bloomington road, had a carload of horses shipped here Tuesday from St. Paul to be used in the work.

Theodore Veiht has purchased the residence of Frank Buch on First street adjacent to Dr. Reiter’s home for $2000. Mr. and Mrs. Veiht will remain on their farm until fall and then move to Shakopee to reside permanently.

April 14, 1916

J. H. Moore and family were down from Wells to visit at the H. Hentges home over the weekend while consulting with Architect Peter Linhoff of St. Paul in regard to plans for the new home which Mr. Moore will build this spring on Lewis street.

Proprietor John Heinen of the Palace confectionery this week installed a very fine front bar to replace the one formerly in use at his soda fountain. The new bar is eight feet long with a base of Tennessee marble. The woodwork is of mahogany surmounted by an Italian marble top, and the whole makes a handsome piece of furniture which greatly improves the interior of the store. As further improvement the fountain will be refinished to match the bar and patrons of the Palace are extending compliments to Mr. Heinen on the inviting appearance the fountain and ice cream parlors present.

April 21, 1916

Invitations are out for a Leap Year ball to be given at the opera house, April 28, under the auspices of the Lafalot club. The event is not a public dance and admission is by invitation only. Refreshments will be served in the hall. Balme’s orchestra of Minneapolis will furnish music and a very pleasant time is looked forward to.

Dr. F. H. Buck has purchased the home recently built by O. H. Griffith on Third street adjoining Mrs. M. H. Fitzpatrick’s property and now Mr. Griffith will erect another residence on the lot between Dr. Buck’s and Mrs. Vogel’s homes. A barn is already in course of construction by Prof. O’Brien’s class of boys in manual training.

Chas. Kaley is building a new home on his property formerly owned by Jos. Osterfelt on Fourth street.

The Schroeder Brick & Lime company are shipping quantities of brick to points throughout the northwest.

April 28, 1916

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Huss have moved into their recently purchased hotel building, the former Conter House, which has been undergoing transformation at the hands of paperhangers, plumbers and painters for several weeks past. The hotel will be known as the Pelham and fills a long-felt want in Shakopee, for Mr. and Mrs. Huss aim to give their best service to patrons and are now so housed as to be able to do so. Modern equipment and its fresh dress of paint and paper throughout have worked wonders in the interior appearance of the hotel and other improvements will follow as soon as the new proprietors can accomplish them. Mrs. Huss’ culinary skill is far-famed among the traveling fraternity and with the facilities afforded by the new hostelry for the accommodation of the traveling public the new Pelham is expected to prove a most profitable and prosperous investment by all who have witnessed its rehabilitation.

The pupils of Independent District No. 1 will hold a May festival and pageant at Riverside Park Monday afternoon, May 1st. In the evening an entertainment will be given at the opera house. The public is cordially invited.

A. L. Hurr was the fortunate patron to get the Easter ham given away by Volkert & Jansen.

May 5, 1916

Richard J. Wise announces that he has opened the Shakopee Electrical Supply Store and has a full supply of electrical goods now on sale. For cash contracts on all houses wired by him a fine electric iron will be given as a premium. For bargains on electrical supplies call and see him at the store on First street. Satisfaction guaranteed.

An important business transfer was the sale Thursday of last week of J. M. Spindler’s general store to E. G. Dahl of Van Hook, N. D. The new proprietor has been manager of a store at the latter place for a number of years and has fifteen years’ experience in the mercantile business. He will move his family here in about six weeks. Mr. Spindler decided to retire from his store business in order to devote his entire time to his favorite occupation of raising chickens and farming on a small scale. He will build immediately on his lots south of town and is looking forward expectantly to out-of-door work after many years spent in mercantile trade in this city. His announcement to the public appears elsewhere. Miss Anna Kreuser will assist Mr. Dahl in the store.

August Timmermann has bought the house of the late Mrs. Anna Fewer for $250 and will handle lumber on the site if his present plants mature successfully.

Mayor J. J. Moriarty’s handsome new Studebaker car was received last week and Mr. Moriarty was out for a spin Sunday to master the intricacies of the machine under Walter Schoch’s capable instruction.

Lester Brown arrived home Tuesday from Albert Lea, and in partnership with his brother Harold, has opened an auto livery and garage under the firm name of Brown Auto Service Co. Their ad can be seen elsewhere in the Argus.

A real estate deal yesterday was the purchase by Paul Moennens of Peter Kaup’s 80 acre farm in Eagle Creek for $7000. Mr. Kaup immediately closed a deal with Frank Buch for the latter’s residence property now occupied by A. R. Tabbert. The price paid was $2400. Mr. Kaup will take possession of his new home in the fall.

May 12, 1916

A veritable bargain festival at Bookstaff’s grand opening sale tomorrow. See window display.

Another Business Change. Thiede & Miller, general merchants, in business here for a number of years past, sold their stock of general merchandise Wednesday to J. S. Bredahl of River falls, Wis., who expects to take possession on or before the 1st of June. See their announcement elsewhere of a special reduction sale.

James O’Rourke sold the south acre of his two acre plot west of Wm. Lynch’s property to Al Tiedt for $500. The latter will build a home in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brouillette have rented the home vacated by George Reilly and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Plumstead will move into the former Brouillette home this week.

May 19, 1916

Committee Meets Hennepin Co. Board. In accordance with a resolution passed at the mass meeting held in this city for the purpose of devising ways and means for the construction of what is known as Lovers Lane, the committee appointed, consisting of Mayor Moriarty, Judge Weiland, and Councilman Linhoff, conferred with the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin at their regular session on Monday. The entire proposition was carefully considered by the county board and a resolution passed providing for the county commissioners of Hennepin county to meet the City Council of the City of Shakopee on Tuesday of next week to agree on some definite plan of action. The committee reports that Minneapolis and Hennepin County is very enthusiastic over this movement on the part of Shakopee, and has promised liberal aid, a more complete statement of which we can make in our next issue.

The Schroeder brickyard opened last week for the season. The work was delayed longer than usual this year on account of cold weather.

May 26, 1916

While tearing down the porch in front of his hostel building Tuesday Adam Flecken fell thru the roof, striking on his back on the cement sidewalk and sustaining painful bruises. His spine was hurt, and he will be confined to his bed for some time to come, but fortunately his injuries are not of a permanent nature and no bones were broken.

Fredrick C. Hinds is at home from Minneapolis for a sojourn of two months before his return to that city to enter upon a larger field in his chosen work of motion picture playwriting and editing. The “Photodrama”, a trade magazine promoted and brought to success by him, has consolidated with “Amusements” and the Amusement Publishing Company will put out a newspaper for the motion picture public and have secured Fred’s services as managing editor. The latter has received some very flattering notices on his work and a recent article written by him on “Local Censorship—Why?” created a great deal of comment in northwestern motion picture circles and was reprinted by leading motion picture publications. Fred expects to do considerable writing during his vacation but his real work will begin in August, in preparation of the initial number of the new magazine which will appear September first, with a circulation of 35,000. His many friends in Shakopee will be pleased to note his success, as he has the distinction of being the youngest editor of any motion picture publication.

June 2, 1916

New telephones recently installed are Jansen & Volkert’s meat market, 100, and Chas. Plumstead’s residence 72C.

A spark from the chimney set fire to the roof of G. W. Kinsey’s home just at noon on Memorial day and the new chemical truck was given its initial run. Fortunately it was not needed as a neighborhood bucket brigade had succeeded in extinguishing the fire before the arrival of the fire department and the excitement was all over in a few minutes.

June 9, 1916

Children’s day exercises will take the place of the usual morning service at the Presbyterian church next Sunday.

John Gentgen has moved his barbershop in the Southworth block into the corner room on the first floor formerly occupied by Messrs. Southworth as their law office. Atty. W. N. Southworth now has an office upstairs and his father, Atty. E. Southworth, has established his office at his residence on Third street.

Leo Huth has resigned his positon with the Hamm Brewing company and has gone into the produce business for himself. He will handle poultry and eggs exclusively for a time but expects to extend his business to other branches later. Mr. Huth has the advantage of a wide acquaintance thruout all the adjacent territory that will greatly facilitate the establishment of his new venture on a permanent basis, and his well known business integrity is a factor that insures him his full share of trade.

Frank Boehmer is excavating for his new residence which he will build west of the residence property of Mrs. Nick Annen.

Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Buck are moving into their new home on Third street this week and Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Thompson will occupy their former home.

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Murphy are expected to arrive here Sunday from Pinckneyville, Ill., to make their permanent home.

Vincent Berens arrived home Tuesday from Chicago where he is studying dentistry at the University of Illinois, and will spend the summer here.

June 16, 1916

Scott county has eight creameries that made 881,965 pounds of butter during the past year for which the patrons were paid $210,107.70 according to information furnished by J. J. Farrell, state dairy and food commissioner.

Miss Bertha Hurr graduated Wednesday from Macalester college, St. Paul. Miss Hurr was an honor student, ranking third in a class of fifty-six, the largest class in the history of the institution. Those who went from here to attend the commencement exercises at Central Presbyterian church were A. L. Hurr and family, Misses Clara Kirkeby, Maude Dean, Grace Griffith and Mary Evans; also Miss Sopha Cherveny of Hopkins.

The steamboat Oronoco, belonging to Drs. Mayo, made a trip up the river Sunday but carried no passengers.

Read D. A. Bookstaff’s offer of a child’s auto truck for coupons and call at the store and see the truck. It’s a beauty.

Dr. P. M. Fischer has purchased a handsome new seven passenger Studebaker automobile which he will use as a family car and also an ambulance for his hospital.

June 23, 1916

L. E. Dawson has sold his moving picture business to Frank Viegel of St. James, the change to take effect July 1st. Mr. Dawson retains possession of the opera house block and will continue to make Shakopee his home. He has given the city the best pictures ever shown here and his patrons are sorry to see him retire.

John Corbett of Bathgate, N. D., who is taking treatments at Mudbaden, was in town Thursday of last week for his first visit in thirty-seven years. Mr. Corbett is a native son of Shakopee and will be remembered by many of our older residers. He was a guest of his uncle James McKown, and is expected to return here for another sojourn before departing for this home.

Building Operations. The erection of new residence buildings in Shakopee for the season of 1916 goes merrily and rapidly forward. Dr. F. H. Buck and family are already domiciled in their commodious eight room home of stucco construction located on Third street next to Fitzpatrick’s, Wm. Gruett, contractor. Chas. Kaley is putting the finishing touches on his seven room stucco building located on lower Fourth street, Herman and Frank Boehmer contractors; Henry Zarth will soon have his handsome seven room frame bungalow situated on upper Third street in the block west of Col. G. L. Nye’s residence, Wm. Gruett contractor, ready for the plasterer; John Adams’ six room frame cottage located on Lewis street opposite Judge Weiland’s is now under roof, J. T. Kreuser contractor; Thomas Notermans will soon have his four room cottage ready for occupancy, J. T. Kreuser contractor; Frank Boehmer has completed the foundation for his seven room cottage located on Third street next to Mrs. Cargill’s; John H. Moore has a force of men under the supervision of J. P. Kreuser at work excavating for his modern six room bungalow and bath located on Lewis street next to Aug. Scherkenbach’s residence; and C. T. Buchanan is having plans made for a cottage we understand he expects to erect on his lot between his present home and L. D. Nye’s. So that it will be seen that building operations in our little city for 1916 have a very good start. The reason is that Shakopee is a most desirous and advantageous residence location.

June 30, 1916

At a meeting of the Auto club Wednesday evening it was decided the club will entertain the children of the city on a tour some afternoon to be agreed upon by the touring committee of which G. L. Nye is chairman. The idea will be hailed with delight by the youngsters and the thoughtfulness of the club members in providing the entertainment for them is appreciated by everyone. It will be recalled that the Auto club also kindly furnished cars for the use of the G. A. R. veterans in the observance of Memorial Day ceremonials.

J. G. Ries has traded his building on Lewis street occupied by Volkert & Jansen for land at Thief River Falls. Mr. Ries was absent all of last week looking over land in that vicinity.

A. J. Munro has purchased of James O’Rourke, the lot west of the former’s residence, for $385. Mr. Munro plans to build at some future time.

Eagle Creek. G. F. Huber delivered a new Mogul 16 horse power tractor engine made by the International Co., which the Huber brothers purchased of James Lyons of Prior Lake. It is the first tractor to be used in this locality, and the boys are to be congratulated upon their method of up-to-date farming.

Wm. J. Thiede is improving his residence with a large cement floor porch and an addition containing a bedroom, bath and clothes closet. He will also install waterwords and sewer in his home as soon as the building is completed.

Yellow Ticket sale now on; continues until July 5th at E. G. Dahl’s. Big bargains. Don’t miss them.

Ladies, it’s impossible to celebrate the 4th of July unless you wear one those sport skirts of Middy Blouses at M. J. Berens & Son store.

July 7, 1916

Leo Huth has accepted the position with Hamm’s Brewing company at Park Falls, Wis., left vacant by the death of M. J. Ring, and will leave tomorrow to enter upon his duties immediately. Mrs. Huth will follow him in about two weeks or as soon as their household effects can be packed.

See Chas. J. Cassellius for all kinds of cement work. All work satisfactorily done. Call Tel. 178.

Jos. Huth sold the west 40 acres of his farm at Reilly’s lake to Max Vogel.

The steamboat Purchase and barge Twin City came up the river Sunday with a party of excursionists from St. Paul.

The Minnesota Stove company distributed patriotic souvenirs on July 4th advertising the company’s excellent stoves.

C. T. Weiland, L. D. Nye, Wm. McMullen and Walter Schoch witnessed the inter-continent auto races at the Snelling Speedway, July 4th.

July 14, 1916

Children’s Automobile Ride. The Shakopee Automobile Club will give a free ride to all children in Shakopee who have no family car on Monday evening, July 17th. All children wishing to go will meet at High School grounds at 5 P. M. Trip will be made to Spring Lake, where 20 minutes will be spent, from there to Prior Lake and home via Grainwood, trip to take one and one-half hour. This is notice to club members and others having cars to have your car ready at hour stated and give the children an outing. Touring Committee.

Eagle Creek. The dance held recently in the new barn on the Hattenberger farm was largely attended, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. Balme’s orchestra of Minneapolis furnished excellent music. The hall was artistically decorated and a delicious buffet luncheon was served at midnight. A jolly time was also had there on the eve of the Fourth and the time spent delightfully at dancing, Miss Cora Huber and brothers Elmer and Hubert rendered a number of inspiring selections for the merrymakers.

John McMullen has installed a new gasoline pump at his hardware store to supply the needs of motorists and others.

The Waconia band accompanied by a large number of citizens in automobiles visited our city Sunday afternoon and gave a band concert on Bridge Square to advertise a coming big band tournament at Waconia, July 30th.

July 21, 1916

More interest is being taken in Shakopee baseball this year than for several years past. First and primarily because the boys are playing good ball; second, because they have entered the State Fair Independent Base Ball contest and may be one of the teams selected to fight for the state championship in September. The state has been divided into districts. Our team belongs to the Le Sueur district which comprises the following teams: Shakopee, LeSueur, So. St. Paul, New Prague, Gibbon, Henderson, Le Sueur Center, Montgomery.

Band Concert Popular. The open air concert given by the Cadet band Thursday night of last week at Riverside Park drew a big crowd and the park presented a gala appearance thruout the evening. The music was roundly applauded and the boys were very generous in responding. It is reported that the concerts are to be a feature every Thursday evening and it is safe to say that that particular form of entertainment will prove very popular with the public. Since the park has been lighted and placed under the supervision of B. J. Gellenbeck as park police, who has equipped it with many attractive features, it is a favorite resort on these hot evenings, and many find it an ideal place in which to rest and enjoy the cool breezes from the river that are always to be felt there, no matter what degree of torridity is registered elsewhere by the thermometer.

July 28, 1916

The Shakopee Stove company began work Monday for the season with a force of twelve men which will be augmented later after the work gets under way. Orders now in are being filled at present and the work will begin on a moderate scale. George Riess is foreman and the men employed are the following: Frank Jansen, cupola tender, Wm. Spoerner, John Cavanaugh, Peter Lebens, Jos. Mayer, John McCaffrey, James and Wm. McGovern, Wm. and Herman Duede. Peter Huss is nightwatchman. The company has a sufficient supply of steel and will devote their energies to establishing the market.

For first class cement work see Jos. Fischer. I am also prepared to do plastering, stuccoing and brick work.

Extensive improvements are being made by the Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Co., at their elevator in East Shakopee. A new office, dump scale, coal shed and hopper bins have been added and 11 in. cups installed capable of handling 1100 bushels of grain per hour. Frank Geiser is the contractor and the work is progressing under the supervision of W. J. Williams of Minneapolis. It will be completed in about a week.

Aug. 4, 1916

O. H. Griffith and family moved into the C. G. Hinds property adjoining Jas. McKown’s home Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Tabbert have moved into the home vacated by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright, who will make their future home in St. Paul.

Mrs. P. J. Schwartz last week joined the ladies who were taking the baths at Mudcura.

“Bud” Mertz, shortstop for the Tigers, must have been dreaming of an unusually exciting game Monday night when he jumped through the second story window at his home, in his sleep, taking screen and all with him in his fall. His mother heard the crash and running into his room and finding it vacant, understood instantly what had happened, as Bud is something of a somnambulist. He was found in a heap on the ground, somewhat jarred, but unhurt except for a badly dislocated first finger which has necessitated wearing his hand in a sling and will keep him out of baseball for awhile. His performance gave his family quite a scare and he is considered very lucky, indeed, to have escaped with so slight an injury.

New poles are being set about town to replace the old ones supporting the electric light wires.

Aug. 11, 1916

L. Christian & Co. have opened the elevator opposite the depot and will buy rye. John Wampach is in charge and the elevator will be open daily.

Miss Agnes Krueger is clerking at the Palace confectionery, Miss Gertrude Hirscher having given up her work.

The steamboat excursion advertised for last Sunday on the Purchase failed to materialize, owing to various reasons. The boat was late in reaching here and it was finally decided to forego the long trip and give a short excursion down the river in the evening. A threatened storm in the early evening kept many from attending but those who took the trip report a pleasant time. The Cadet band furnished music and dancing was enjoyed from nine until shortly after eleven when the boat returned.

Al Tiedt has completed the excavation for his residence and has the lumber on the ground.

J. H. Moore of Wells was in town from Saturday to Monday to look after his new residence which is progressing rapidly towards completion.

Work on Jos. Spindler’s new residence will begin next week. The building is to be a two-story eight room frame house with bath and basement. He will also build a modern chicken coop 20×120 feet, part of it two stories high with a basement.

Aug. 18, 1916

Charles Groshauser will move in the near future from his farm home to Shakopee and will at once begin the erection of a new house on the south corner of his property on east Third street.

Peter Kaup moved into his new home adjoining the E. A. Lundberg property.

Aug. 25, 1916

Henry N. Sand, our local real estate dealer, has donated a cash prize of $83 to be awarded to the prize winner in the wheat exhibit at the coming county fair, as an added inducement to growers to bring in their grain.

Chas. Cassellius and crew of workmen completed 200 yards of cement sidewalk in St. Mark’s parish school grounds last week and this week are putting in a 32 x 35 ft. foundation for Al Tiedt’s bungalow.

Fair Building Going Up Rapidly. The large new fair buildings in course of construction which include large double deck exposition hall and large stock barn are being rapidly brought to completion. While there may not be sufficient time before the opening of the fair to lay the hardwood floor of the main hall or to give the buildings more than one coat of paint, they will be ready for occupancy.

Miss Marie Trieb, who has been central telephone operator for the Shakopee Telephone Company for the past six and a half years, resigned her position and left Tuesday for her home in Hudson, Wis. From there she went yesterday to Bemidji to spend an indefinite time. Miss Marie has been one of the most popular and efficient of the company’s operators and leaves a host of friends who sincerely regret her departure. Her place at the switchboard will be filled by Miss Esther Berens.

Sept. 1, 1916

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bredahl have rented the Wm. Gruett residence and moved in Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Walsh have moved into the Hinds house formerly occupied by Bert Evenson.

The Marx building on First street is undergoing thorough repairs and will be renovated and remodeled into an up-to-date modern building.

The school building in District No. 41 is receiving a coat of stucco and undergoing extensive repairs in preparation for the opening of school next week. Misses Margaret Hirscher and Esther Ring comprise the teaching staff.

Sept. 8, 1916

Auto Stolen on Street During Fair. A brand new six-cylinder five passenger Buick car belonging to Jacob Geis of Marystown was stolen from First street at 8:30 o’clock Saturday evening while crowds of visitors were in town attending the fair…

John Gentgen’s barber shop is undergoing renovation by H. R. Leach, and the new wall paper and fresh paint have greatly improved its appearance.

Sept. 15, 1916

J. F. Walsh Home Destroyed By Fire. Early Monday morning, about 3:15 o’clock, fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of Nicholas Braun which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh. The fire apparently started near the kitchen entrance and had gained great headway before it was discovered. Mr. Walsh was at Rosemount on business and Mrs. Walsh was alone in the house. She was roused to find the whole roof in flames and escape downstairs by the stairway cut off by dense smoke. Dazed and almost overcome she found her way to the window and called for help. T. J. Nickolay, who resides next door, heard her screams, and securing a ladder, rescued her just in time to prevent her from falling from the second story window. By the time the fire department reached the scene the house was beyond saving. The furniture on the lower floor was carried out, including the piano, but rain was falling at the time and completed the damage done by the fire. Everything in the house is a loss, including all of Mr. and Mrs. Walsh’s clothing and valuables. An insurance of $1000 was carried by Mr. Walsh and $800 on the building by Mr. Braun. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh are staying temporarily with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Walsh until they can find a residence and begin housekeeping again. Their loss is a severe one, and they have the sympathy of friends in their predicament.

The Lavalle family moved in to Wm. Lange’s house on Second street.

The high cost of living won’t affect the Koeper dairy herd this winter as Jos. Koeper tells us that he has just completed filling his big silo with 200 tons of the choicest kind of corn fodder.

Herman Boehmer is building a new house west of the place rented by S. B. Ferguson, the foundation being already completed.

Sam Kahn has moved his family here from Blakeley and his daughter will attend the high school. They are occupying part of the Frank Buch home.

George Murphy is building a house in East Shakopee adjoining Mrs. Kate Pettey’s residence property on the east.

Sept. 22, 1916

Dr. J. G. Newell moved into O. S. Brown’s house on First street, and George McMullen has moved into the house he vacated.

J. W. Moyer sold his residence property on Second street, occupied by J. W. Wampach, to Jud Holman Monday for $1700.

Mrs. Dorothy Logenfeil is having her home wired for electric lights. Richard Wise is doing the work.

Peter Schultz of Bloomfield, Walt and Arthur Theis, Theodore and Anloph Veiht motored up from Minneapolis Saturday in the latter’s new Ford to attend the sale at the Veiht farm. Mr. and Mrs. Veiht will move to Shakopee as soon as their new home is vacated.

Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ferguson and children have moved into the second story of the F. E. Brooks residence.

Sept. 29, 1916

Pavilion Opening. The biggest dancing event of the season will be given by the Scott County Agricultural Society at Riverside park next Friday evening, Oct. 6, the occasion being the official opening of its big new pavilion. Contractor Kreuser has just finished the laying of the maple floor, and everything will be set for a grand good time with a good well known six piece orchestra furnishing music for the dancers. Refreshments will be served at the pavilion and all those desiring to do so may park their cars on the grounds. Plenty of room, a splendid floor, delightful music and a jolly, large crowd will ensure a good time to all who attend. Everybody else will be there. Let us go, too.

L. E. Dawson is improving his opera house block by putting a new plate glass front in Wm. Engle’s poolroom. Mr. Engel is doing the carpentry.

E. J. Affolter and friends Carl C. Bell and F. H. Hutchinson were up from St. Paul Sunday securing photographs at the Indian reservation and Mudcura sanitarium.

H. N. Sand has sold his residence property which has been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gerde, to R. M. Plum for $3200. The latter will take possession next week. Mr. and Mrs. Gerde have packed their household effects and will live this winter in Minneapolis.

Oct. 6, 1916

Creamery Sold. An important business deal of the week was the sale Monday of the Shakopee creamery by George Dellwo to J. Hauer, who has been buttermaker since April. Mr. Hauer is an experienced creameryman and will continue the business with the sole aim of furnishing to his patrons the very best service and products within his power. In retiring Mr. Dellwo announces that it is not his intention to leave Shakopee but at present he has not decided in what line of work he will engage.

Big Sum for Good Roads. J. A. Ring and Mayor Moriarty spent Tuesday in St. Paul on a good roads mission. They were successful in securing, for the improvement of the Bloomington road, the $1500 that the St. Paul Association of Commerce appropriated for the Scenic Highway and later withdrew when that project failed to materialize. Both gentlemen are ardent good roads advocates and back their words with deeds that count.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmitz have moved into the former Shearer home opposite August Gelhaye’s residence.

Nicholas Braun is rebuilding his home which was burned recently, and will remodel it into a one-story bungalow.

M. A. Deutsch requests the immediate return of his vacuum cleaner by the party who borrowed it some time ago, and has forgotten to bring it back.

Theodore Stelten has rented Mrs. E. Marx’s building on First street and will move into his new location November first. The building is being entirely remodeled into an up-to-date store and when competed will be a most convenient and attractive place for the Auto Lunch Parlor.

Mack Stein came up from Minneapolis on his bicycle Saturday and visited until Sunday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John McMullen.

Oct. 13, 1916

Miss Laura Kayford, who is lecturing thruout the state on “Our Modern Girls at Home and Abroad” spoke at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening and gave a most scholarly and interesting talk. While her lecture is primarily for high school students there is much good thought in it for older persons and all who heard her speak in highest terms of address.

Chas. Cassellius and crew are putting up two houses 22×24 ft. in dimension, for the L. M. Lilly Construction Co. of Minneapolis, on the lots west of Henry Zarth’s new residence. Mr. Cassellius expects to start building two more houses in the same locality next week.

I will sell one hundred and two shares of stock of the Shakopee Telephone Co. for the highest acceptable offer received before Nov. 1, next. Wm. Hinds, 1315 Irving St., Washington, D. C.

Oct. 20, 1916

Shakopee Pig Club Holds Picnic. The faithful members of the Shakopee Pig club, who finished the projects they started last spring, went on a picnic last Wednesday afternoon. All kinds of good things to eat sizzled over the camp-fire as the boys had their evening meal in real scout fashion. We are glad to see the boys actually finish the things they start to do. Mr. Smith says, among other things, that he is going to work a real live Pig club here next year and he hopes that he club will make a record for its hoggishness.

Frank Veigel, proprietor of the Gem theatre, spent Monday in St. Paul and while there bought an expensive new machine that is expected to make a big improvement in the moving pictures shown at the Gem. Mr. Veigel plans to use the machine at tonight’s show for its first try-out.

Oct. 27, 1916

Eagle Creek. The basket social held in Barden school last Friday evening was an enjoyable affair, and a nice sum was netted to the district. The proceeds are to go towards the expenses in the digging of a well on the school grounds. The school was tastefully decorated with Hallowe’en trophies. Mr. Rohe of Barden acted as auctioneer, and created a great deal of amusement in the raffling of the baskets. Dancing passed the evening all too soon, the Huber orchestra furnishing the music.

J. H. Doyle shipped two cars of mixed stock this year.

Frank Boehmer moved into his new home next to Mrs. N. Annen’s the first of the week and Mrs. Susan Franklin has taken the home formerly occupied by him.

Nov. 10, 1916

Twenty-three students of the high school, mostly juniors, enjoyed a wiener roast at the trestle on the bluffs Wednesday afternoon.

While George Dean was in Minneapolis Sunday evening his Ford roadster was stolen from the street where he had parked it and for awhile George thought that he was the victim of automobile thieves and minus a machine. Time proved, however, that joyriders had merely helped themselves to the auto for a ride to North Minneapolis where the car was abandoned. George recovered it Tuesday intact excepting for a broken spark plug, and is considered lucky that none of the fittings were stolen even tho the car was left.

Nov. 17, 1916

Remember the community sing at the high school Monday and be there to enjoy it.

Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy moved into their new home east of H. B. Cole’s, the first of the week.

Beginning the first of December and continuing thru the next three months, hot lunches will be served at the high school for the benefit of pupils who are compelled to eat their noonday meal at the high school building. One or more hot dishes will be prepared daily under direction of Miss Norman, the domestic science instructor, and the innovation is bound to prove popular with the school children who have hitherto eaten cold luncheons. A minimum charge, just sufficient to cover the cost of material, will be made. The students will continue to carry their basket lunches and the hot dishes to be served with them will be plain and nutritious foods designed to furnish an appetizing and substantial addition to the noonday meal that will be appreciated by the pupils who are unable to go home during the mid-day recess.

Nov. 24, 1916

J. M. Spindler expects to move onto his chicken farm before Thanksgiving altho his handsome new residence will not be complete until spring. Meanwhile the family will be comfortably housed in temporary quarters which have been put in readiness for them for the winter.

The initial community sing held at the high school building Monday evening was attended by seventy-eight persons and proved so enjoyable that it has been decided to repeat it. Owing to the Ries fire in the early evening and the Wilson parade later, many who would otherwise have been present were not in attendance. The next sing is to be held in January, a press of events in school circles making it impracticable to hold another meeting before that time. Miss Tonette Benson, instructor in public school music, was the leader Monday, and a delightful program of familiar old songs was rendered with fervor and enjoyment by the audience.

Bookstaff Variety store requires the services of 5 extra girls for the holiday season. Those with selling experience preferred. Apply at once.

FOR RENT—As private residence Conter House opposite depot; will arrange in apartments or flats to suit tenants. Address Margaret Conter No. 220 Chestnut Str., St. Paul, Minn.

Dec. 1, 1916

As a result of overwrought nerves occasioned by the excitement incident to the burning of the Ries warehouses last week, Miss Elizabeth Ries was confined to her bed for several days the first of the week quite seriously ill.

A very social evening was enjoyed Thursday week by the Knights of Columbus and their families at Berens’ hall. A splendid musical program was carried out in which Mrs. Frank Hirscher, Mrs. B. J. Condon, George Vierling, Emmet Farley and Edward Huber participated besides several chorus numbers. Refreshments were served and the later hours of the evening spent in dancing, the Star orchestra furnishing music. A very pleasant time is reported by everyone in attendance.

Dec. 8, 1916

Shakopee Telephone Co. Changes System. The Shakopee Telephone Company, with the view of giving its patrons the very best service possible, have added a number of modern improvements to its physical plant. These new changes in the system which were begun early in the year took considerable time and labor and when completed will afford one of the best telephone systems in the valley. First of all the company purchased the lot and building it now occupies from Dr. P. M. Fischer. The building was then remodeled into three nicely arrange offices, the front or business office, the operator’s office and the superintendent’s office. A store room was afterwards built, a hot water heating plant installed and water and sewer connections were put in. Then cables were put in to take the place of the single wires. These cables extend over the business portion of the city, and they will be further extended at a later date. Then came the installation of the new three-position central energy key-board which does away with the ringing locally to call central and very materially speeds up the service. The cut-over from the old exchange in the Hartmann block to the company’s new location was made last Saturday night with scarcely any interruption of the service and the operators were at their new posts without a moment’s delay ready and pleased to serve and accommodate the patrons of the company and to furnish either day or night the most speedy and satisfactory telephone service possible. A public telephone booth has been installed in the front office and can be used day and night…

Trestle Road Plans Under Way. Representatives of the State Highway Commission were here the latter part of last week and the forepart of this week for the purpose of making surveys and securing data in connection with the trestle road and Shakopee bridge improvement project. Of course, no work will be commenced until all the necessary details can be put into a workable plan or operating agreement duly entered into by all parties concerned. After that has been done contracts will be entered into for the prosecution of the work. So that at this writing nothing definite can be said as to when the real operations will begin which it is proposed will make the road at Shakopee the only permanent high water crossing in the Minnesota valley.

Dec. 15, 1916

Will Nieters is driving a new International ton truck which was delivered to him Thursday of last week and has superseded his team on his dray line.

Ladies Aid Society Cook Book now on sale at Kline’s Grocery Store and the Woman’s Exchange. An excellent Christmas gift for $1.00.

Dec. 22, 1916

Exercises appropriate to the Yuletide will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at District No. 41 school.

Work is progressing nicely on the skating rink and if the present weather continues without any snow storms intervening, Supt. George states that the rink is expected to be in fine shape for Christmas day.

Dec. 29, 1916

A business deal of the week was the purchase of T. H. J. Notermans’ meat market by A. D. Nicholas of Menahga who will assume charge of the shop on January first. Mr. Notermans will remain with him in the business until March first, but will move next week to his father’s farm, the former Riedel place, west of town. Mr. Nicholas’ family are at present living in the rooms above the post-office but will move into the flat now occupied by Mr. Notermans.

Mrs. Andrew Kopp telephones the Argus that she was the recipient of a handsome poinsettia presented to her Christmas by the Woman’s Relief Corps to whom she extends sincere thanks.

Remember When: 1916 (Shakopee Tribune)

Remember When

From the Shakopee Tribune

Jan. 7, 1916

J. A. Coller went to Bird Island Tuesday evening to deliver an address at the Forester installation. From there he went to St. Paul where he was joined by Mrs. Coller, both returning home Wednesday evening.

J. H. Stans entertained the members of the Cadet Band at his home Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in social converse, the boys rendering some fine band selections. A delicious lunch was served, the party dispersing at an early hour.

Jan. 14, 1916

Dance lesson at the opera house tonight, with dancing from 8:30 to 1 o’clock. Mrs. Noble and Mr. Clayton will be there, and the Mandolin orchestra will furnish music.

I wish to announce to the public that I am prepared to do all kinds of electric wiring and repairing. Fixtures for sale. Up to date work guaranteed. Henry Flecken, Shakopee, Minn.

High School Notes. Joseph Gumber is the 45th pupil in Miss Fitzpatrick’s fourth grade.

Jan. 21, 1916

William Ryan was offered $40,000 for his 500 acre farm east of Shakopee. The purchaser, to be a Mr. Wilson of Iowa, will move here in a fortnight or as soon as the deal is closed.

Some of our local fight fans including H. C. Schroeder, E. F. Thiede, J. F. Walsh, Bach Ring and Joe Klinkhammer went to St. Paul Tuesday to see the Gibbons-Ahearn fight.

Jan. 28, 1916

Heavy snows are said to be the forerunner of big crops, and the heaps of “the beautiful” which have fallen this week are consequently not to be sneezed at, especially if you keep your feet well covered with good old-fashioned rubbers or overshoes. Los Angeles is not the only place on the map where it can snow. Get out the popcorn and the apples and the cider and let’s enjoy a spell of real oldtime Minnesota winter.

For Sale:—The Riggs property on First street. See S. B. Ferguson.

Feb. 4, 1916

A 20 horse power motor was installed in Stemmer Bros. feed mill, Wednesday, by Electrician George.

Senator John B. Ries has made arrangement with the First National and Security State banks of this city to accept contributions to the Hammond Memorial Fund. Anyone wishing to donate a sum may call at either bank and be enrolled on the subscription list. The memorial will be placed in the State Capitol and will be a fitting tribute to the memorial of the late Governor Winfield Scott Hammond.

Feb. 11, 1916

High School Notes. The boys of the manual training class have installed magazine racks in the library and convenient window shelves in the normal room. They are also contemplating building a barn for a local man.

Automobile Club Formed. Last Saturday night John Hohman of Mankato, president of the State Automobile Association was here to assist the local autoists in forming a club, and a meeting was held at Mayor Moriarty’s office, and in Busse’s hall adjoining, at which forty were present. Theodore Weiland was elected president, J. A. Ring vice president, A. J. Mayer secretary, and Frank Huber treasurer, and a committee was appointed to round up the total membership of the vicinity.

The Riedell house, the property of Thomas G. Notermann, on the western boundary of the town caught fire at midnight last night, and was burned to the ground before any assistance could be rendered.

The sixth lesson in modern dances by Mrs. Helen S. Noble of Minneapolis takes place at the opera house tonight. You are invited.

Feb. 18, 1916

What They Say. Mrs. Coe said to Mrs. Doe that Mrs. Green reckoned positively that Mrs. Harsh told Mrs. Marsh that H. G. Thul does the best painting and paper hanging in town. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.

F. J. Gross has received from Minneapolis a pen of barred Plymouth Rocks, including the third prize cockerel shown at the last State Fair, and three pure bred hens, to add to his present fine lot of that breed.

Miss Adelaide Niedenfuehr resigned her position as stenographer for the Hamm Brewing Co., on Monday and will remain at home to care for her mother who is not enjoying the best of health. Miss Lena Strunk is her successor and began work on Wednesday.

The Sacred Heart Society and choir of St. Mary’s church will enjoy a sleigh ride to Jordan tomorrow evening.

Feb. 25, 1916

Stamp photos at the Breimhorst studio, 24 for 25 cents.

A new roof is being put on the lumbershed of Henry Simons Lumber Co., this week.

Walter Schoch this week sold a Studebaker Six automobile to Anton Marschall of Eagle Creek.

Meat Market Changes Hands

An important business deal was closed last Wednesday afternoon when Francis Volkert and Bernard Jansen, both of this city bought the business and fixtures of the Joseph G. Ries meat market. The firm name will be Volkert and Jansen and the new proprietors will take charge March 1st. Messrs. Volkert and Jansen need no introduction as both have been in the meat business the past twenty years and understand the business well. May success attend their efforts.

Mr. Ries, the retiring butcher, will devote his time to farming, on his highly improved farm east of Shakopee.

March 3, 1916

A merry party of thirty young people enjoyed a sleighride party to the J. J. Evans home across the river, on Wednesday evening, where they were entertained at a leap year party, Miss Mary Evans being the hostess. The evening was rounded out with music and games, a dandy lunch being served before their homeward departure. All present report a fine time and Miss Mary a right royal entertainer.

The Ed Unze saloon was entered by some unknown party last Friday night and robbed of $24 in cash.

NOTICE. I am in the junk business in Shakopee. Will pay the highest price for all kinds of junk. For house rags, two cents a pound. Joseph Hontz.

Mudcura is a busy place these days. Eighty-five patients reported there on Wednesday.

Volkert and Jansen this week bought of George Dellwo a team of bays, to be used in connection with the meat market. The price paid was $250.

An auction sale was held at the R. E. McKee farm, east of here, yesterday. The McKee family expect to move to Shakopee in the near future.

The Interior Lumber Co., this week sold a large consignment of lumber to George Rielander, who is having  a large new barn, 36×80, erected on his farm south of Shakopee.

March 10, 1916

The Tribune office has been busy this week turning out the ballots for the presidential preference primary election, to be held on the 14th…

The giant trees which have stood on the river bank east of the drawbridge since the white man first came here, have been cut down, and made into cordwood, and the undergrowth cleared away, and the change in the vista is a remarkable one.

Recent new auto owners are Rev. Lee and Frank Zoschka Studebakers and Lewis Petsch, Maxwell. The cars were bought through the Walter Schoch agency.

The Mike Huss property, south of St. Mary’s church, was sold to Henry Sand on Monday. The price paid was $2200. In turn Mike Huss bought the Conter house, which will undergo extensive repairs and will be modernized, to be used as a hotel. Mrs. Huss states the hotel will be open for business about the middle of May.

March 17, 1916

Miss Lizzie Kintzie is confined to her home this week with an attack of the grippe. Miss Bertha Strunk is assisting in the Prior Lake school during her absence.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dierberger of St. Paul are spending the week at the Otto Dierberger home. The former is making daily trips to Mudcura, taking treatments for rheumatism.

March 24, 1916

High School Notes. Abner Plumstead, alias Charlie Chaplin, has quit school, the sunshine of his smile making its fade-away on last Wednesday’s film of school days. We are going to miss him a lot. He has heard the siren call of the movies and is going into picture work in Minneapolis. $670,000 a year looks good to, most anybody.

The Royal Neighbor camp pleasantly surprised Miss Mollie Theis at her home yesterday afternoon. The hours were spent in social converse, after which dainty refreshments were served. Miss Theis was presented with an emblem pin, in appreciation for her work done in the camp.

A family of four girls and a boy were taken from their home here on Monday and will be cared for in various state institutions. The oldest girl was taken to the girl’s school at Sauk Center, the other girls to the Sisters of Good Shepherd, St. Paul, and the boy, six years old, was placed in one of the Catholic orphan homes of the twin cities.

March 31, 1916

Work of remodeling and renovating the interior of the Conter house, recently purchased by Mike Huss, began this week. The building is also being wired for electric lights. A steam heating plant will be put in and when all is completed will be as cosy as any hotel in the cities. The place will be open for business in about two months.

While dynamiting the ice in the Minnesota river last Sunday several large chunks of ice knocked down about a dozen poles of the Shakopee telephone lines, cutting off all patrons on the north side of the river. A switch board has been placed in the Henry Tessmer home, with Mrs. Taronto operator, who will take care of all the lines until the water recedes, in all probability about two months, when the poles will be replaced.

The Shakopee Telephone company’s office which has recently been remodeled and renovated is being connected with the city’s water and sewer system this week, William Ludtke having the contract. The Central office will be moved from the Condon block to its new home in the near future.

The new house which is being built by O. H. Griffith, on Third street, is rapidly nearing completion. The house will be ready for occupancy by the first of May when Dr. Buck and family will move into it. Mr. Griffith is contemplating on erecting a home for his family, on the lot adjoining, the coming summer.

Travel between Chaska and Shakopee is now limited to the H. & D. tracks, either by train or afoot. All the bottom roads up and down the Minnesota Valley are under water, and may remain so for two or three weeks to come, even if rains do not add to the flood. Too bad, but the forces of Nature make man’s efforts look woefully puny by contrast.

The Minnesota river at this point has gone out of its bounds, the entire lowlands being flooded including Riverside Park, the water being but a few feet from the band stand. The Indians on the reservations were obliged to move to the bluffs the first of the week. The water is higher than it has been for many years past. This morning about two stones of the large piers supporting the bridge were only visible.

Mrs. J. H. Nelson and children departed for St. Peter last evening for a short visit with relatives, enroute to their new home in Adrain. The house vacated by them has been bought by Theis Thielen from Frank Buch. The Thielen family have already taken possession.

The Henry Simons Lumber Co., this week sold a large consignment of lumber to Thomas G. Notermann, for the erection of a dwelling house on the Riedel place, on the site of the old house, recently burned down. The building will be 24 x 33, one and one half stories high. John T. Kreuser has the contract for the carpenter work.

April 7, 1916

The stage of high water in the river has receded about two feet from the highest point reached, and this means a tremendous fall for a surface of over a mile in extent over the bottom lands. There is hope that two weeks more will see traffic resumed over the bottomland roads, now confined to boats, and the H. & D. railway tracks. The Shakopee Sanitarium last week purchased a large motorboat, and has that in commission for its passengers, who now travel by auto to the end of the lane, then by boat to the drawbridge, and thence by hacks to the depots. A section of the new Bloomington road was blown out by dynamite by Engineer Childs when the water first flooded it, and this will save a large amount of damage to the grand new highway, it is hoped. The road was but recently completed at a cost of nearly $15,000, and gets a rough start in the world.

Walking home from Savage Wednesday evening didn’t seem a bit crowded for three of our local hunters, who were obliged to abandon their hunting boats, near Savage, on account of the rough waters of the Minnesota. How about it boys?

The plans for that Shakespearean festival on Monday afternoon and evening grow apace. Besides the Maypole dance, there will be Shakespeare songs by the glee club, folk dances by the children, the school orchestra will play al fresco, that is outofdoors, amid the trees of the park, and the procession from the school to the park will include all the heroines of the Bard of Avon’s plays, all in costume, and led by William himself and Queen Elizabeth. The program at the park will be free to all, and the public is most cordially invited to be present to enjoy the pleasures of the day. At night, at the opera house, the annual concert given under direction of Miss Tonette Benson, music director of the schools.

The Buch house on First street, vacated by the Thielen family, has been sold to Theodore Veight of Eagle Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Veight will not take possession until early fall.

Fred Kopp, son of Sheriff Kopp, had the misfortune to shoot himself thru the left leg below the knee with a 22-cal. rifle Wednesday evening. The bullet coursed along the shin bone for about 15 inches, and made quite a painful wound, which Dr. Buck is caring for.

April 14, 1916

Ground was broken this week for the erection of a seven room bungalow to be built by Henry Zarth on his lot north of Dist. 41 schoolhouse. William Gruett has the contract for the carpenter work.

Four handsome, new floor show cases were placed in the Strunk drugstore this week, adding greatly to the appearance of the store.

WANTED:—Boy of 16 or over to learn the printer’s trade. Good wages and rapid advancement. Apply to C. G. Bowdish.

Frank Boehmer this week sold his house and lot in east Shakopee to Charles Grosshauser for $1050. It is Mr. Boehmer’s intention to erect a home on Third street, on the lot recently purchased of Mrs. Mary Cargill.

A new eight-foot bar, with an Italian marble top was installed in the Heinen ice cream parlor last Saturday.

The J. G. Ries building, occupied by Volkert & Jansen meat market is being connected with the city water and sewer system.

April 21, 1916

Worthy of especial mention is the window display at the Flaherty & Lies emporium to mark the glad Easter-time. It is the handiwork of Mr. Davy, and again emphasizes his expertness in the art of window-dressing. The floor is in purple and white tiling, and the walls in vertical stripes of purple and white, with a profusion of flowers and greenery in handsome ceramics, furnishing lovely setting for a choice display of dress materials, haberdashery, and shoes, the whole ablaze with electric lights in indirect lighting style. The town has reason to be proud of this particular effort, as well as of the firm itself, which has never faltered in keeping the good name of Shakopee on the map in its advertising and its modern methods of merchandising. Hats off to Mr. Davy, and the firm of Flaherty & Lies.

Boyd Bowdish has constructed, with dad’s help, a thirty family purple martin bird-house, which is now ready for tenants. Any colony of martins in search of a commodious and beautiful home will be welcome.

Vernon Thompson has been employed by Otto Dierberger to drive his auto livery this summer.

Bud Brown’s big Rambler car is spinning around town resplendent in a new coat of paint and varnish, with blue, gold striped body and light brown chassis, and Ben Mertz’s Ford is likewise handsomely metamorphosed with a coat of blue, with gray chassis. This week Sheriff Kopp’s auto-flying machine also came out in a shining coat of black enamel.

Last Thursday evening shortly after No. 11 had left the Omaha station, the connecting rod on engine broke, dropping the pin, which tore up part of the track, derailing the engine and mail car. The accident occurred opposite The Minnesota Stove Co.’s plant. An engine was sent out from St. Paul and proceeded with the train, which was delayed a couple of hours. No one was injured, and the engine was taken to the company’s hospital in St. Paul for repairs. Another minor accident occurred on the Milwaukee road early Sunday morning, when a box car left the track near the Omaha crossing. A wrecking crew repaired the damage Sunday afternoon.

The Conter house, which has been undergoing extensive improvements the past months is about completed, the finishing touches being put on this week. The building was recently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Mike Huss, who will move into it some time next week to conduct a first class hostelry.

April 28, 1916

An automobile owner would like to call attention to the danger of throwing nails, glass etc. into the street. This is often done unconsciously by people throwing ashes into the street. Twenty-two nails ranging from a shingle nail to a spike were picked up on one crossing a few days ago where some ashes had been dumped. The State Automobile law provides a heavy fine for this, but we should be careful for our own sakes, regardless of the law penalty.

Bookstaff To Open New Variety Store. Mr. D. A. Bookstaff of Hastings Neb. has now taken possession of the former Parks Variety store and will conduct a modern up-to-date 5-10-25c variety store. An enormous line of variety goods of every description is being added. Mr. Bookstaff will remodel the store front and install new lighting fixture. Certified satisfaction is the motto of this new store.

J. M. Spindler this week sold his stock of goods, including groceries and dry goods to a Mr. Dahl from North Dakota, who will take possession some time next week. Mr. Spindler will conduct a chicken farm on his land in south Shakopee.

Joseph Huettl of Mankato is the new butcher at the Condon meat market.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Annen bought the Matt Annen property, adjoining their home on Second street, last week. Consideration $450.

May 5, 1916

A mass meeting is scheduled for next Monday night to talk over the very feasible plan of raising the dyke road known as Lover’s Lane, across the river to the bluffs, above high water mark. The Hennepin authorities have joined in the plan and offer to change the location of the road now running down the bottoms past the Indian reservation over to the bluffs north of Feldtman’s lake to join the road at Teich’s. This road to Minneapolis is a part of the north to south National highway, and it is planned by Hennepin county to pave the road from Minneapolis to Shakopee. The improvement is to be of such tremendous benefit to this city that it is hardly possible that any really true citizen of the city will oppose the move. This is one of the golden opportunities which we ought to grasp at once and firmly.

FOR SALE–Hotel and rooming house, all modern. 14 well furnished rooms doing good business. Must sell on account of sickness. Also six room house and lot on 1st street. St. Paul Hotel, Shakopee, Minn.

Carpenter William Engel has remodeled the west side of the Gem theatre front which is to house an electric pop corn machine this summer.

The William Gruett family moved into the Ludwig Zarth home on Monday. The Gruett home is now occupied by O. H. Griffith and family who will remain there until their new home on Third street is completed, which will be in September.

The George Theis family of Marystown are moving into their new home today, recently purchased from O. H. Griffith.

The exterior of the Variety store has been changed somewhat this week. The show windows have been dropped to give the store a modern up-to-date metropolitan front appearance. The interior also has undergone improvements, a new stock added and a flourishing business is now in progress under the able management of D. A. Bookstaff.

May 12, 1916

Thiede & Miller this week sold their stock of dry goods and groceries to J. S. Bredahl of River Falls, Wis., who will take charge some time next week. Mr. Bredahl is an experienced merchant and comes here highly recommended. Messrs. Thiede and Miller has as yet not decided upon their future occupation.

A new ornamental wire fence surrounds the Anton Ring property, on Second street.

The Stradcutter saloon is being connected with the city water and sewer system this week.

The Bookstaff 5-10-25c store will have a grand opening tomorrow. A new line of goods has arrived and is elegantly displayed for the inspection of the public. Everybody looking for bargains should not fail to call tomorrow. Read the Bookstaff ad on page four.

August Gelhaye, on Wednesday, sold his saloon business to his son Lee who took possession at once.

Manager Dawson of the Gem theatre has been able to secure for Shakopee as a special attraction, “The Battle Cry of Peace,” May 21st, which puts Shakopee on the map for our large cities. Watch for further announcements next week.

Sparks from a chimney ignited the roof of the warehouse adjoining the Cooper shop of E. B. Ketterer, on Monday, and badly damaged the roof. The fire department was called but the blaze had been extinguished by a paid brigade and chemicals shortly after their arrival. Had the fire gotten any headway, adjoining property losses would have been heavy as a high wind was blowing all day.

May 19, 1916

High School Notes. The garage that the boys of the high school manual training class are building is rapidly nearing completion. It’s all there and half shingled and is a piece of work worthy of mention.

County Auditor Mayer this week paid to Joe Geis $15 wolf bounty, the latter having killed five cubs.

Albert Tiedt will commence the building of a new home in the near future, on the property he recently purchased from James O’Rourke.

The Fred Brouilette family moved into the Paukner house on Third street this week. The house vacated by them is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plumstead.

Peter Kaup of Eagle Creek bought of Frank Buch the house and lot, now occupied by A. R. Tabbert, for $2400. Mr. Kaup and family expect to take possession in the near future.

The new fire auto truck purchased by the city fire department arrived here yesterday. The truck is a Kissel car and is equipped with two 40 gal. chemical tanks, four hand chemicals and 150 feet of chemical hose with shut-off nozzle. The price paid was $1250.

May 26, 1916

The Shakopee Automobile club had planned its first run of its history to Glencoe, yesterday, to attend the Home Talent Carnival; but the weatherman spoiled it all with more of the muddy roads, which have prevailed all spring. Better luck next time.

The dog poisoner is busy again, Ferdinand Gross and Ralph Hayes losing their hunting dogs last Saturday.

J. S. Bredahl and family moved here from River Falls, Wis., last Saturday and are occupying the Ries flats on First street. Mr. Bredahl recently purchased the Thiede & Miller store and will take possession the first of June.

New city telephones installed this week are John Sames, No. 207J3; Charles Plumstead, No. 72 C; Mrs. Henry Cassellius, No. 178; George Theis Sr., No. 222.

Work of excavating for the new six room bungalows to be erected by Jos. Adams and Frank Boehmer this summer was begun yesterday. The Henry Simons Lumber Co., will furnish the lumber.

The fishing season comes on apace, and bass fishing is legal next Monday. Dan Hussman has an order for a hundred dozen young frogs for bait from parties at Excelsior, but can’t fill the bill, even with $25 in real money dangling before his eager eyes.

June 2, 1916

The high board fence which surrounded the city hall property for many years past was torn down this week. The lot will be filled up and seeded and beautified with flower beds.

The fire department was called to the home of George Kinsey on Tuesday. Sparks from the chimney ignited the roof but the fire was extinguished without the assistance of the department. Little damage was done.

June 9, 1916

Dr. Buck and family moved into their new bungalow on third street, Thursday. The house vacated by them has been rented by Rev. T. S. Thompson and family.

The John Gentgen barbershop is now occupying the corner room of the Southworth block. The rooms vacated by Gentgen are being occupied by the Jos. Stradcutter saloon.

The following creamery figures for Scott Co., we are able to publish through the courtesy of Dairy and Food Commissioner J. J. Farrell. Scott County has eight creameries that made 881,965 pounds of butter for which the patrons were paid $210,107.70.

June 16, 1916

Tomorrow will be a big day for the Milwaukee railroad employees. They will hold their annual picnic at Riverside Park, arriving here about 9 o’clock in the morning. A band will accompany the picnickers here, which will furnish music throughout the day. All are cordially invited to join in the festivities.

June 23, 1916

Wanted: —Stock for pasture. Inquire of J. C. Munsch. Shakopee Tel. 18L.

The William Thiede residence on First street is being connected with the city water and system this week.

L. E. Dawson, proprietor of the Gem theatre the past several years sold the picture show equipment to Frank Veigel of St. James, on Wednesday. Mr. Veigel will take possession July 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson will continue to reside here which is good news to their many friends.

The Milwaukee railway employee’s picnic last Saturday brought a large crowd to town, the picnickers coming on two special trains. The day was spent in various amusements, some of which needed the assistance of our local police. They returned to Minneapolis in the evening.

Farm For Rent. 280 acres. Shak. Tel. 34 Mrs. B. C. Sullivan.

Despite rain nearly 700 people saw the Birth of a Nation at the opera house yesterday, and all were delighted. Today will put the hall to a test to hold the crowds.

June 30, 1916

Scott County Fair Ass’n. Closes Important Deal. At the regular adjourned meeting of the fair association Wednesday evening the sub-committee consisting of John Thiem, A. M. Strunk and Wm. F. Duffy appointed to negotiate the purchase of fair grounds, reported that it had purchased of Wm. Ryan and obtained title to a splendid tract of ground along the river joining and immediately west of Riverside Park, consideration $500. The full committee will proceed at once to perfect plans for the construction of a large exposition hall and pavilion and stock barns…

Work of remodelling and enlarging the William Thiede residence has begun this week, Carl Gruett having the contract.

Albert Plekkenpole is building a six room addition to his farm house in Jackson, buying the lumber from the Interior Lumber Co.

A special train of fifteen coaches passed through here on the Omaha Monday, conveying the New Ulm and St. Peter contingents of the Second Regiment Minnesota National Guards to camp at Fort Snelling.

Mrs. Lizetta Dubbe last week sold the house, known as the Fahrenkamp home, to William W. Kline of Eagle Creek for $1100. Mr. and Mrs. Kline will take possession in the near future.

July 7, 1916

The Shakopee Telephone Co., has purchased a Ford truck to be used by the linemen in their work through the country.

A rambling rose with possibly two hundred blossoms graces the front yard at the Matt Huth home and many are the admirers of the pretty red blossoms.

Work was commenced this week on the new frame bungalow to be erected by J. H. Moore of Wells on his lot north of the August Scherkenbach home. John P. Kreuser has charge of the carpenter work.

R. M. Gross of Spring Valley, Wis., has arrived here to accept the position of foreman in the Tribune office, to relieve Joseph Rademacher, who has served us faithfully and well during the past four years, and now wishes to take a well-earned vacation before starting out in the fall to see America first, before settling into the harness of further steady grinding the printshops. The Tribune is fortunate in being able to fill his place with a printer of skill and manly qualifies such as Mr. Gross exhibits.

A tennis club was formed here last week with a membership of ten. The club will meet semimonthly and are already planning many delightful outings. The court is located between the Stans and Lundberg residences. The members are Misses Mary Evans, Grace Griffith, Maud Dean, Bertha Hurr, Clara Kirkeby, Messrs. Prof. Borst, D. A. Bookstaff, Harold Goodrich, Emil Darsow, and George Kleeman.

July 14, 1916

While the mass meeting at the opera house Monday night was not largely attended on account of the terrific heat, a goodly number of progressive and representative men were present, and the scheme of combining with Hennepin county in building up the dike road and remodelling the bridge was declared to be a big chance to secure a splendid improvement at a cost which is virtually a gift to us of $9000. The bridge must be repaired anyway at a cost of $4500, and the repairs we are yearly putting on the trestle road are far more than the interest on the $15000 bonds we should issue. And thus we should get rid of the loss and trouble of high water, and be paid for doing what is manifestly this city’s duty and opportunity. An election will be held in the near future on the bond issue proposed.

Found: Money, in Eureka Confectionery. Owner may have same by proving property.

What might have resulted fatally was narrowly averted here last Friday afternoon. Edwin Cooper, brother of Mrs. George Dellwo, while swimming in the Minnesota river near the bridge, got beyond his depth and in his effort to reach the shore became exhausted and sank. Upon reappearing he called for help and as the sanitarium auto was just crossing the bridge, Charles Saunders dove from the bridge and brought the man to safety. Outside of a good ducking nothing serious will result.

July 21, 1916

The John Deller residence on Second street has been connected with the city water and sewer system.

The exterior of the home of Mrs. Mathilda Vogel is being beautified by a coat of white paint.

Miss Marie Nieters won the non-skid auto truck given away at the Variety store on Monday, defeating Master Hayes by only three coupons.

The Good Luck Sale at Bookstaff’s Variety store is surely bringing him good luck, judging by the crowds who visit the store daily since the sale began.

July 28, 1916

A severe electrical storm visited this section Tuesday morning. The only mishap reported was that of Harry Marx who suffered a severe shock. Mr. Marx was standing on the back porch of the Marx home when the lightning struck the telephone wire, Mr. Marx standing near where the wire enters the house. He was knocked down, and stunned for some time, but will suffer no ill effects.

The John Bludorn family moved into the William Selbig home last Saturday and E. G. Dahl has rented the Rudolph Selbig residence.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jansen presented their daughter, Miss Isabel, with a handsome new Kimball piano.

Aug. 4, 1916

Wm. J. Theide’s home has been greatly improved and beautified with a large front porch screened in, and extending along the entire front and wing of the dwelling. The ell has been raised to two stories, and a kitchen, chamber, and bathroom added. The paint will be cream body and chocolate trimmings.

A new “Monarch” piano graces the John McMullen home a gift to Master Burtis.

Construction Work on Fair Buildings Begun. Construction work on the large exposition hall for the Scott County Agricultural Society of Shakopee is now under way. J. T. Kreuser, to whom the job was awarded, is under contract to have the buildings completed and ready to turn over to the fair association on or before Aug. 26th. The concrete work has been sub-contracted to Charles Cassellius who has his force of men on the job and is pushing his part the work as rapidly as possible. Then the work on the superstructure will be pushed to completion so as to be ready for the opening of the big Scott County Agricultural exposition and fair at Shakopee Aug. 31-Sept. 1-2.

Matt Sames is the latest owner of a Ford touring car, bought through the local agency this week.

The exterior of the M. A. Deutsch pharmacy is being treated to a coat of golden brown paint. “Shooty” is wielding the brush.

Aug. 11, 1916

The gentlemen members of the Shakopee Tennis club were hosts at a reception given for the lady members, at Heinen’s, on Monday evening.

Traffic on the Omaha was delayed several hours on Wednesday morning due to the smashing up of a flat car on the main track.

John Stratman’s residence is greatly improved with some spotless coats of white paint, and a new verandah.

Bert Feldmann resigned his position at the Peter Huth barber shop and is now employed in the Gentgen shop.

That Ben Gellenbeck’s efforts to make Riverside park a park in fact as well as in name is evidenced by the large crowds of tourists and townspeople that are enjoying its delights these hot days and nights. Mr. Gellenbeck has the entire park mowed, with a lawnmower, every scrap of dirt and refuse and undergrowth removed, and has provided a dressing room and springboard for bathers, a croquet set that is going all the time, a turning pole, trapeze, swing, pole vault and jumping apparatus, dumbbells, tight wire a merry-go-round for kids, and in addition there is the dancing platform, and everything in the line of refreshments and lunches at his neatly built and decorated refectory. Tables and benches are everywhere, and tourists are loud in their praises of our park as one of Nature’s choicest beautyspots. We are just learning to appreciate Riverside park.

Aug. 18, 1916

The Ed Leibold residence was sold to Leonard Bruns of Victoria last Thursday, Mr. Bruns taking possession at once. The Leibold family are at present living at the Dominick Engel home.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mingo moved into the DeMers house on Fourth street, on Tuesday.

Mesdames J. G. Newell and F. E. Brooks are taking mudbaths at Mudcura this week.

Card of Thanks. Having sold our threshing outfit to Arnold Kopp last, week we take this means of thanking our customers for their patronage the past six years and hope they will treat our successor in a like manner.—Vierling Bros.

The Wm. Thiede residence is being treated to a coat of flesh tint paint with chocolate brown trimmings.

Work on the new J. M. Spindler residence, on Shakopee avenue, was begun this week. The structure will be an eight room, two story stucco house. Mr. Spindler will also build a chicken house 20 x 120 feet.

The Gem Theatre will show the famous 5-reel phot drama entitled “Where Are My Children,” on Tuesday, August the 22nd. This picture has been running in the leading playhouses in the cities up to a few weeks ago. Don’t miss it. Children under 16 years not allowed.

Aug. 25, 1916

Drowned in River. A stranger, whose identity could not be learned, was drowned in the Minnesota river, at this point, last Sunday afternoon between twelve and one o’clock. The unfortunate man came here from St. Paul last Friday and was employed as a laborer on the William Ryan farm. It is supposed he went bathing and being unable to swim sank to his death. As soon as the news of the drowning became known the river was dragged and the body found about 5:30 o’clock. John Heller and Herman Thieben recovered the body with the aid of grappyling hooks. Nothing could be found to identify him and the remains were taken to Hirscher’s undertaking rooms, to be prepared for burial. The body was interred in Valley cemetery, Monday morning.

Am now prepared to do all kinds of light and heavy team work. Call Shakopee Telephone No. 43. George C. Erkens.

Henry Sand, the real estate man, will give away $3.00 in prizes to farmers winning prizes on wheat at the Scott County Agricultural Fair.

Sept. 1, 1916

Garage Changes Hands. Harold Brown has quit work at the Hurr garage, and joined his brother Lester in the auto livery service. The young men bought another car last week, with hopes of branching out still further in the near future. The place in the repair shop vacated by “Bud” has been filled by William Kamp, a former employee of the Minnesota Stove company, who began work Monday morning.

Joe Hontz, dealer in rags and junk. Will pay $5.00 for any kind of scrap iron and the highest prices for any kind of junk. Phone 142C.

Thomas H. Notermann has traded his meat market for a farm near Pipestone, this state and will return to his old means of livlihood next spring. Meanwhile he will continue in the meat business at the old stand.

Sept. 8, 1916

The hot summer has brought about a shortage of ice, and J. B. Heller is of the opinion just now that nobody wants to be the iceman. He has been shipping carload lots, but when the Omaha railway stopped taking shipment of perishable freight, due to the impending strike, he tore his hair in sheer desperation. This week went back to normal, and there is hope of getting thru the rest of the hot weather with comfort to the customers if not to Mr. Heller. He vows he will never again be caught short of ice if it takes all winter to put it up.

A crew of men is at work remodelling the Marx building on first street for saloon purposes.

A committee from the automobile club appeared before the council, Tuesday night, complaining of automobile speeders and muffler-fiends, who have been warned, advised, plead with, to no avail. The council will proceed to enforce the laws, and if the police cannot cope with the trouble, the auto club will.

The city has at last purchased some neat iron standards for traffic regulation with black and white signs “keep to the right,” “park here,” “stop and go,” and they were in place during the fair. The barrel which has been an eyesore at Bridge square for a year past, with its wonderful direction “turn to the right,” has been moved down to First and Sommerville, and, painted in black and yellow, now sends the tourists trying to follow the Yellow Trail into the millyard instead of off into the country. One driver of a big Packard the other day came backing up hill rather indignant at the city fathers for misleading him, but felt better when convinced that it is not the fault of the community at large, and will be corrected as soon as some auto is damaged or destroyed by running into such an unlighted, stoneloaded obstruction, and the city has paid for the damage.

Sept. 15, 1916

L. E. Dawson is planning to put in a new plate glass front in the lower floor of the Opera house block.

That old barrel which has served as traffic officer for a year past at Bridge square, and recently invaded our neighborhood, has disappeared, glory be. Let’s hope it may never return.

High School Notes. A girls’ basket ball team is the first sign of activity in the athletic field, and there will be two quints at practice next week, Miss Norman as trainer and Mr. Williams as coach. Nothing like it for boosting the true-blue school spirit.

The Leander Schaefer family of St. Peter have taken up their residence in the Mergens house on Second street.

For Sale: The F. H. Heinen property, south of Dist. 41 school.

At a meeting of the Scott County Fair association on Monday evening it was decided to celebrate the occasion of the completion of the new pavilion by having a grand opening Friday evening, October 6th. A committee consisting of J. A. Ring, William Ries and W. F. Duffy were appointed by the chairman to make arrangements.

Sept. 22, 1916

John Stephany sold his dray line to William Nieters, on Wednesday, the latter taking possession at once.

The Shakopee Mandolin orchestra will go to Chaska, tonight, to furnish music for a private dancing party given at the opera house by Messrs. and Mms. Hicks and Fenton, of the Minnesota Sugar company colony there.

For Sale—My home and all property in Shakopee. Two houses in excellent repair. Will be sold all together or separately. Time and terms to suit the buyer. Apply to Mrs. H. J. Peck at the home or S. B. Ferguson.

For Sale at a snap. Barn 11×14, with upper floor. Make good garage. H. A. Marx, Phone 269.

Sept. 29, 1916

Little Big Benefactor. At last outside capital has come to Shakopee’s rescue in the matter of modern houses for sale or rent. Contractor Walsh has received a contract from Mr. Little of Minneapolis for cement foundations for six new houses to be erected on the hillside south of the Minnesota Stove foundry this fall; and we learn that the present order for six modern homes is but the beginning of a building program of extensive proportions. To those who are interested in Shakopee’s growth and progress, this is joyful news, altho it may not so well suit a few landlords, owners of decrepit old buildings now renting for big money because of necessity for some place to live better than a snowbank. Even so, it is likely that all the homes will be occupied, whether modern or ramshackle, for the old town wants to grow and will just as fast as houses are provided to be occupied.

The Carl Olson family moved to Minneapolis this week and the house vacated by them will be occupied by the Jacob Braun family.

Nickolas Braun is rebuilding his house, west of the Nickolay home, which was recently destroyed by fire. The house will be a one-story structure.

Will Engel, assisted by the proprietor, L. E. Dawson, is remodeling the front of the lower floor of the Opera house block. The new improvement will include a plate glass front with inclined doorway, tile inlaid. The wood work will be copper covered and when completed will add much to the appearance of the block.

What Comes to Shakopee. The best wheat market in the city’s history is creating quite a stir of late, for the Shakopee market is now ten cents a bushel higher than at any surrounding market, such as Jordan and Prior Lake. The mill has always paid two cents over the market, but this week has paid not less than seven and up to ten cents above the market, and will continue to do so for some time to come. Market your wheat in Shakopee now, if you can use that extra money.

Oct. 6, 1916

Mike Deville is driving a new Briscoe car bought through the Hilgers agency at Jordan.

Miss Gertrude Hirscher is the new clerk at the Stelten confectionery commencing work on Sunday.

Carl Hartmann has discontinued his studies at St. Thomas college and enrolled as a student in the High School, on Wednesday.

The Theodore Veiht family has moved into their new home on First street. The Veiht farm has been rented by John Paukner.

The Marx building on First street which is undergoing improvements, when completed, will be occupied by the Ted Stelten confectionery.

R. M. Plumb, the Milwaukee station agent bought the Henry Sand house, vacated by A. E. Gerde and moved into same last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerde will spend the winter in Minneapolis.

Oct. 13, 1916

The Jos. Weiland family moved here from Belle Plaine on Monday and have taken up their residence in the Holman house on Second street.

High School Notes. Andrew Kopp has been appointed truant officer, but is not very busy thus far on account of the general interest in schoolwork on all sides. It does seem odd, anyway, that it ever would require the strong arm of the law to get anybody to accept a free education in this day and age. Let us keep Solomon and the Owl, wise old birds as our guiding stars.

Orders taken for crocheting, and all kinds of fancy work. Place your Xmas orders now. Tel. 209.

The dedication of the fine new pavillion of Scott County Agricultural Society held last Friday evening was a grand success in every respect. The park was filled with auto loads of visitors from near and far who came to enjoy dancing to the music of Hagies orchestra of Jordan. Refreshments were served at the Ben Gellenbeck stand. All who attended the affair report a most enjoyable time.

Honey–Guaranteed strictly pure. Come or extracted. At John Sames. Phone 207J3.

A deal was closed last week by which George J. Hauer became the owner of the Shakopee Creamery property. The price paid was $6000. George A. Dellwo, the former owner, has not as yet decided on the future and will for the present make this city his home.

C. Jos. Strunk handed out cigars along with his usual smiles last Tuesday, that date being the fortieth anniversary of his marriage. The worthy couple had planned to invite the populace to the opera house to dance a few foxtrots and one steps to the music of the mandolin club, but were obliged to forego the pleasure owing to the serious sickness of Mrs. Strunk’s mother, Mrs. Gellenbeck, now in her ninety third year. Needless to say, Mr. Strunk dances quite as ardently now as he did in his courtship days.

Oct. 20, 1916

False Alarm. Tuesday morning before the birds awoke a breakfast bugler and a bankbusting burglar got all mixed up in the minds of many citizens rousing with difficulty from slumber. Clang, clang, clang, clang, rang out the silence of the dawn, just like that. It sounded for all the world like the bank burglar alarm that rang out a few years ago when real yeggmen tried to tap our First National, telephones began to ring, lights flashed up, and war was on the wing. But both banks were intact, neither one now has the electric alarm system owing to the installing of burglar proof safes, and some other cause had to be searched out. Well, sir, it was the cook of the camp cars containing a crew of track-layers down at the elevator on the Omaha railway, banging away on a big triangle to get the men out for breakfast! When will we get used to the arts of peace, anyway?

John Theis has added an addition to his home by building a new kitchen on the north side.

Miss Elsie Spindler commenced work on Monday, as stenographer for the Hamm Brewing Co., taking the place of Miss Adelaide Niedenfuehr, who has resigned.

Mr. and Mrs. Edw. J. Huber returned from their honey moon on Monday and are now comfortably domiciled in the new Buchanan bungalow on Fourth street.

Shakopee Shoe Repair Shop. Harry Broekhuizen, Prop. Repairing Done While You Wait. Our Motto: Good Work—Reasonable Prices—Prompt Attention.

Oct. 27, 1916

Star Orchestra Makes Bow. At the opera house Friday night the new local orchestra made its initial bow to the dancing public, and success crowned its efforts to please with a library of the very latest music, played in excellent time and tone. Practice will make more perfect the ensemble playing; each is skilled in playing his chosen instrument, and rythm and snap will improve as a matter of course. The orchestra is composed of Wm Behrns, violin, Harry Behrns, cello and clarinet, Billy Hentges, cornet, Roman Gross, trombone, Isabel Thiem, piano, and Ed Mertz, trap drums. With so good a home orchestra, keeping strictly up-to-date in its music and practice, the Star will be a welcome adjunct to many social affairs, in the future.

Mr. G. J. Reiss, piano tuner will be in this city, Monday October 30th—leave orders at Pelham hotel.

The Jacob Gillen family moved in from the farm this week occupying the rooms above the tailor shop.

Oct. 6, 1916

Creamery Sold. An important business deal of the week was the sale Monday of the Shakopee creamery by George Dellwo to J. Hauer, who has been buttermaker since April. Mr. Hauer is an experienced creameryman and will continue the business with the sole aim of furnishing to his patrons the very best service and products within his power. In retiring Mr. Dellwo announces that it is not his intention to leave Shakopee but at present he has not decided in what line of work he will engage.

Big Sum for Good Roads. J. A. Ring and Mayor Moriarty spent Tuesday in St. Paul on a good roads mission. They were successful in securing, for the improvement of the Bloomington road, the $1500 that the St. Paul Association of Commerce appropriated for the Scenic Highway and later withdrew when that project failed to materialize. Both gentlemen are ardent good roads advocates and back their words with deeds that count.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmitz have moved into the former Shearer home opposite August Gelhaye’s residence.

Nicholas Braun is rebuilding his home which was burned recently, and will remodel it into a one-story bungalow.

M. A. Deutsch requests the immediate return of his vacuum cleaner by the party who borrowed it some time ago, and has forgotten to bring it back.

Theodore Stelten has rented Mrs. E. Marx’s building on First street and will move into his new location November first. The building is being entirely remodeled into an up-to-date store and when competed will be a most convenient and attractive place for the Auto Lunch Parlor.

Mack Stein came up from Minneapolis on his bicycle Saturday and visited until Sunday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John McMullen.

Oct. 13, 1916

Miss Laura Kayford, who is lecturing thruout the state on “Our Modern Girls at Home and Abroad” spoke at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening and gave a most scholarly and interesting talk. While her lecture is primarily for high school students there is much good thought in it for older persons and all who heard her speak in highest terms of address.

Chas. Cassellius and crew are putting up two houses 22×24 ft. in dimension, for the L. M. Lilly Construction Co. of Minneapolis, on the lots west of Henry Zarth’s new residence. Mr. Cassellius expects to start building two more houses in the same locality next week.

I will sell one hundred and two shares of stock of the Shakopee Telephone Co. for the highest acceptable offer received before Nov. 1, next. Wm. Hinds, 1315 Irving St., Washington, D. C.

Oct. 20, 1916

Shakopee Pig Club Holds Picnic. The faithful members of the Shakopee Pig club, who finished the projects they started last spring, went on a picnic last Wednesday afternoon. All kinds of good things to eat sizzled over the camp-fire as the boys had their evening meal in real scout fashion. We are glad to see the boys actually finish the things they start to do. Mr. Smith says, among other things, that he is going to work a real live Pig club here next year and he hopes that he club will make a record for its hoggishness.

Frank Veigel, proprietor of the Gem theatre, spent Monday in St. Paul and while there bought an expensive new machine that is expected to make a big improvement in the moving pictures shown at the Gem. Mr. Veigel plans to use the machine at tonight’s show for its first try-out.

Oct. 27, 1916

Eagle Creek. The basket social held in Barden school last Friday evening was an enjoyable affair, and a nice sum was netted to the district. The proceeds are to go towards the expenses in the digging of a well on the school grounds. The school was tastefully decorated with Hallowe’en trophies. Mr. Rohe of Barden acted as auctioneer, and created a great deal of amusement in the raffling of the baskets. Dancing passed the evening all too soon, the Huber orchestra furnishing the music.

J. H. Doyle shipped two cars of mixed stock this year.

Frank Boehmer moved into his new home next to Mrs. N. Annen’s the first of the week and Mrs. Susan Franklin has taken the home formerly occupied by him.

Nov. 3, 1916

The Jack Cavanaugh family moved into the Miller house on First street this week.

Vaudeville at Dawsons Hall Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The John Moore family of Wells is now comfortably domiciled in their new bungalow, having moved here the past week.

The election returns from all over the state will be shown at the Gem theatre, after the first show next Tuesday evening, November 7th.

The Ted Stelten Confectionery has taken up its new quarters in the Marx building on main street, recently remodeled and modernized.

John Unze, the blacksmith, accompanied by his wife and father, George Unze, went to St. Paul on Monday where he entered St. Paul hospital. While at work in his shop about two months ago, Mr. Unze had the misfortune of having a small piece of steel lodge in his right eye which has laid him up since. An operation was performed on Tuesday by Dr. Bockman, who removed the optic. Mr. Unze is getting along as well as can be expected and will return home in a couple of days.

Nov. 10, 1916

The local Knights of Columbus and invited friends enjoyed a “smoker,” at Fraternity hall last evening.

The Star orchestra went to Marystown on Monday and furnished music for the dance given in the Breimhorst hall. A large crowd from here was in attendance.

Nov. 17, 1916

Jos. Stradcutter sold his saloon business to Fred Heinz of Henderson. Mr. Stradcutter has returned to Belle Plaine where he will be engaged in farming.

On Tuesday a deal was closed by which John H. Lenzmeier bought of his father, Casper Lenzmeier, the 80 acre farm in Jackson township. The price paid was $10,600.

Bold Burglar Abroad. Last night two strangers pulled off two jobs in Shakopee and attempted another, and have apparently made their escape. Thru the kitchen window at the G. L. Nye home they gained access, and removed the Colonel’s trousers from the bedroom to the kitchen, extracted about $16, and got away without discovery. At the P. V. Philipp residence they got in thru a kitchen window and took about $10 in change, and ransacked the whole lower floor. At the John Berens residence they removed a storm window and opened the lower sash of the kitchen window, but were no doubt frightened away by the dog barking, which aroused the family at two o’clock.

The new bungalow of Al Tiedt, in south Shakopee, is rapidly nearing completion, being erected by Mr. Tiedt himself. The new home consists of five rooms and bath. Mr. and Mrs. Tiedt expect to move the latter part of next week.

George Hauer was in Minneapolis on Wednesday attending the Buttermakers’ Convention.

Beginning December 1st hot lunches will be served at the Union school to all pupils remaining in the building during the noon intermission. The lunches will be light and will be served only during the coldest months.

Nov. 24, 1916

Bottling Works Suffers Fire Loss. Fire of unknown origin was discovered in the garage of Miss Elizabeth Ries last Monday evening about six o’clock. The fire department responded at once and worked heroically but the fire spread so rapidly that little could be done and it was found necessary to turn their attention to the surrounding residences. Besides the garage, all outbuildings including warehouses Nos. 2 and 4 were totally destroyed. The warehouses contained 99,916 bottles, 506,000 bottle wrappers, old machinery, porch screens and furniture, corrugated paper cases and other incidentals which were consumed by the flames. The fire was the worst seen here in a long time, the flames shooting several hundred feet into the air. Miss Ries was fortunate in saving her Oakland auto, the car being pulled out by the firemen. Will Ries secretary of the works, estimates the loss at over $7000, partially covered by insurance.

Local supporters of President Woodrow Wilson celebrated his re-election as president of the U. S. A. with a torch light parade, through the principal streets of the city on Monday evening. The music was furnished by the Cadet band playing patriotic airs. The states, supporting Wilson, were carried about in the form of torches headed by Bach Ring, as Uncle Sam. The states were consumed in a large bonfire at the fair grounds, after the parade. A large crowd was out to witness the celebration.

Dec. 1, 1916

Shakopee will have a tag day next Monday, December 4th. The money collected in this way will be used to assist the High School Basket Ball Association in defraying the expenses incurred during the last year. Several teams have already organized and a lively time is expected during the winter months. Tags will be only ten cents, so let every body be tagged and help along a good cause.

The Hendricks family of Prior Lake moved into the upper rooms of the Bach Ring residence last week.

The N. F. Heinz family of Henderson are occupying the rooms above the Stelten Confectionery.

The opera house block, Huth’s barbershop and Stemmer’s feed store were treated to a coat of new paint this week.

Miss Lidwin Berens commenced work in the office of Register of Deeds, R. G. Ballinger this morning transcribing the books of that office into a new set. To complete the work will cover a period of two years.

A bunch of the younger social set enjoyed a theatre party at the Gem last Sunday evening, with a chicken dinner afterward, followed by a couple of hours dancing at the Cassellius home. Those in the party were Messrs. Chas Gehl, Henry Zelgart, Joe Allen, Hubert Pass, Emil Schlefsky and Misses Anna Cassellius, Isabel Jansen, Elizabeth Sprank, Helen Drucke and Anna Radermacher.

Dec. 8, 1916

The Central offices of the Shakopee Telephone Company moved into their new quarters on Holmes street, last Saturday. The fixtures are entirely new, the switchboard containing 479 numbers besides the farmer lines. The “ring system” has been dispensed with, all telephones having “self starters,” to keep pace with the progress of the town.

Fred Stelten is taking baths at Mudcura sanitarium this week.

The Joseph Spindler family has moved into their new home on Shakopee avenue.

For Sale: The J. A. Wilder home and property adjoining. Inquire of Mrs. C. G. Bowdish.

Carol Leach, who is preparing himself to join the priesthood at St. Thomas college, spent the weekend at home.

Dec. 15, 1916

Several of our young townsmen have organized a hiking club for the winter and may be seen strolling down the roadside ‘most any evening. Last Sunday’s hike was to Excelsior, a distance of over 9 miles, and was made in 2 hours and 15 minutes. From there they boarded the street car for Minneapolis returning by train the same evening.

Many of the show windows about town have taken on a holiday aspect and invite the inspection of shoppers as they go by. Practically every store has a display, and it would be next to impossible to describe each in detail. Suffice it to say the stocks are large and complete and the assortment the best shown in Shakopee for some time.

A real estate transfer of the week was the sale of the Thos. G. Notermann house and twenty-two lots, (better known as the Riedel property) to William Greening. The price paid was $2450. Mr. Greening will take possession March 1st.

For Rent—Four nice rooms nicely located, electric lighted. Inquire of S. B. Ferguson.

Hubert Pass this week sold the Scott house and two lots in south Shakopee to Jos. Jeurissen for the sum of $1425.

It is rumored that August Gelhaye will go into the restaurant business, in the Busse block, in the near future.

John T. Kreuser has the contract for the erection of a new bottling house 30×102, which he is erecting for the Jacob Ries Bottling Works on their property north of the factory.

Dec. 22, 1916

High School Notes. The school building has been so cold the past week that we soon expect to see Eskimo suits adopted for comfort.

Jos. Lenertz presented his family with a handsome Edison Disc, bought of the local agent, M. A. Deutsch.

Dec. 29, 1916

The fire department was called to extinguish a small blaze in Jos. Spindler’s 2 story chicken house, in south Shakopee, yesterday morning. Defective electric wiring is given as the cause of the blaze.