From the Scott County Argus

Jan. 1, 1891

Maj. H. B. Strait’s white horse started from the farm, last Saturday, without a driver and took a spin down the avenue. It finally brought up in front of Jos. Voelker’s where it struck Hubert Nyssen’s delivery team. The buggy and harness were laid aside for repairs.

Quite a number of boys and girls skated up the river to Chaska last Sunday. A number of Skating parties have been down from Chaska during the past week. Those skating on the river should be very cautious for, although the ice is thick and strong enough in most places, there are innumerable air holes, and as many places where but a very thin sheet of ice covers the water of the treacherous river. So long as the warm weather continues, where the ice is perfectly safe one day it may not be the next.

Ed. Affolter is now serving as deputy postmaster, succeeding Mike Hilgers who resigned so as to go to Jordan with his parents.

Jan. 8, 1891

Head Light Oil at the Old Drug Store.

It is said that the arrest of a local physician, for violating the health laws in not reporting a case of diphtheria at Alois Selb’s, will occur tomorrow. This is serious matter and there must be no trifling.

Commissioner Bruggemann did not attend the first day’s session of the commissioners so as to remain at home and thoroughly disinfect his house and himself from any possibility of spreading diphtheria, which disinfection he carried out under the instruction of the Board of Health.

Jan. 15, 1891

Chas. Strelo is making preparations to build a 16×20 brick-veneer addition to his house on third street costing $450.00 soon as the weather will permit.

Fire warden H. F. Gross inspected the second ward cisterns Tuesday.

C. W. Newell had some linen stolen from a wash line Sunday night.

Mat Huth has sold his interest in the dray line to his brother George and is expecting to go to the Pacific northwest to locate.

Jan. 22, 1891

Geo. H. Vierling sold his cigar factory last Thursday to his brother John. George moved to Minneapolis Monday to start a hotel.

Jan. 29, 1891

A large number of young people have enjoyed the excellent skating on the river at the foot of Holmes street for the past two weeks.

Three weeks ago the Argus said a doctor was going to be arrested for violating [?] the health laws in not [?] informing the authorities of a death from diphtheria in Marystown. That doctor was C. A. Entrup and he had a trial before justice Stevens last week and it took the jury just four minutes to acquit him. The prosecution was pretty generally considered to be one of professionally jealousy. The evidence shows that Dr. Entrup not only personly informed the health officer, Jacob Thorn, and put up a notice, but took great precaution so that the disease might not spread.

The Pork packing house is now buying and selling in car lots. They shipped another carload of their product to Chicago on Monday.

Chas. Seiberlig has moved into the Koerner house in the third ward and H. H. Miller has moved into Mr. Seiberlig’s house on second street.

Feb. 5, 1891

The post office was closed on Monday from ten to three on account of the death of the Secretary of the Treasury, Wm. Windom.

H. P. Marx has sold his thoroughbred trotting stallion to a North Dakota party for $1,000. Hubert took the horse up there last week, and while there saw Del Cogswell and Geo. Jurgens, at Devils Lake, and C. J. Lord at Cando. The boys are all doing well and have implicit faith in the future prosperity of the state.

A sleigh ride party drove over from Excelsior Thursday evening and enjoyed an oyster-supper at the Occidental.

Feb. 12, 1891

F. X. Hirscher has the contract to build an altar for the catholic church at Wabasha to be thirty-two feet high.

F. X. Hirscher is having material hauled for a new furniture store and undertaking room to be 40×60 feet, two stories high. Mr. Hirscher and his sons are skilled workmen, and they have attained the highest reputation of any firm west of Chicago for church alter builders, in which line they are the largest manufacturers in the Northwest. The increased capacity of their store room will permit of carrying the largest stock of furniture in the Minnesota valley.

Feb. 19, 1891

John Bohrer has improved the looks of his saloon by a new porch.

P. J. Wampach has leased the north-east corner of J. A. Dean’s lot near the bridge on which to erect a lime house and sales room. The building will be 18×20 and will contain an air tight bin of 100 bushels capacity. The bin will contain an opening at the top to allow of the escapement or gas from the line. The object of the bin is to keep lime from slacking and preserve its quality. Besides the lime bin the building will contain an office and salesroom, and will be of great convenience to the public.

Geo. Huth has erected a new barn on his premises.

Wanted.—A competent pressman, at this office, at once.

Peter J. Wampach has returned home from Minneapolis and will operate the Wampach lime kiln during the next season. The kiln will be remodeled to permit of the burning of coal although wood will be used in part.

Feb. 26, 1891

Interest has been revived in the Spearman murder case by the capture of Joe Remington, who was suspected of murdering a grain buyer at Arthur N. D., on Feb. 11th. Remington has confessed. Remington and Will Spearman worked for some months at the same livery stable in Minneapolis, and were great chums.

Peter Daufelt has just put in a stock of Success Rawhide Halters and Hame Straps, manufactured by the Michigan Whip Co. of Hastings Michigan.

Wednesday evening, at six o’clock, a young man from Bloomington attempted to swing his team and bob sled around on a pivot when trotting up first street at a lively gait. He succeeded, and several who witnessed the overturning gathered up the distribution.

March 5, 1891

If you wish the advantage of the largest stock of goods in the county to select from call on John Berens and co.

Last Friday evening several young ladies hired a ‘bus and driver and attended the social at Robert Dean’s at Bloomington.

Mrs. J. L. Titus and Messrs. Seymour S., Harlan H. and Moses S. Titus have presented the two lots immediately east of the Presbyterian church to that church, the deeds having been returned from North Dakota.

March 12, 1891

A meeting of local sportsmen was held at Strunk & Sons’ last Monday evening to devise some means of stopping all shooting of ducks in the spring, or to have the law so amended as to allow duck shooting up to the first of May. It was decided to have a bill introduced in the Legislature allowing the shooting of aquatic fowls from the 20th of August to the first of May. It was further proposed to have the game laws so amended that one half of the fines for violations of the law, go to the party making the complaint and the other half go to the Public school fund of the county where the fine is paid.

A petition, signed by a number of farmers in Spring Lake and Eagle Creek towns has been presented to the board of County Commissioners, asking for the opening of a road to commence at Mr. How’s farm in Eagle Creek, on the Spring Lake road, and extend directly east on the section line to P. McCann’s at the foot of Prior Lake. At the meeting of the commissioners on the 23rd inst a committee will probably be appointed to investigate the matter.

March 19, 1891

The only change in Eagle Creek town officers was the election of Geo. Huber as town clerk, he succeeding his brother Frank.

Thirty teams were counted on First street at one time last Sunday afternoon. Every pleasant afternoon the town is quite enlivened by the merry sleighing parties that gather from all parts of the town and form a double line along First street; those going up taking the north side of the street and returning down the other side.

John Gentgen presided at one of H. F. Gross’ barber chairs last Saturday.

On Monday, Chas. Lauer shot a jack rabbit on Maj. Strait’s farm. It weighed twelve and a half pounds.

Mike Huss sold his house to Mrs. Mary Everling for $800.

Doctor C. H. Kohler has sold out his practice at Maple Lake to W. O. Tessier, M. D., and removed to Shakopee where he will in the future make his home and practice at his profession…Dr. Kohler has rented convenient offices over B. A. Kohler’s drug store and expects to be prepared to respond to calls the first of next week.

March 26, 1891

J. A. Dean is going to move to Mrs. Reily’s house.

The house at Barden lately owned by James Wilson burned Tuesday. One tenant had just moved out and another was intending to occupy it. It was insured for $250.

The mill shut down last Thursday evening for a day on account of the engineers all being on the sick list.

April 2, 1891

J. Eckert has broken ground for a story and a half brick house diagonally across from Herman Logenfeils. The house will be sixteen by thirty feet with an ell sixteen by twenty.

There has been an alarming amount of sickness in this neighborhood this spring. That more than the usual percentage of deaths have resulted is indicated by the fact of F. X. Hirscher alone having sold thirty-one caskets since the first of January.

Wm. Pinger expects to move his business to Patrick Condon’s building on the south side of First street the first of May.

J. Schank shipped a car load of shoulders to Chicago Tuesday. The company are receiving all the orders they can fill for their superior hams.

On Wednesday H. F. Gross celebrated his thirty-fourth anniversary at the barber trade. He became an apprentice in St. Paul in 1857 and located in Shakopee, in 1866.

The fire department had a run to Mr. Marshall’s house in the third ward Sunday afternoon at half past five on account of a chimney fire. It was a glorious pull through the mud and the firemen have great respect for the party who turned in the alarm.

April 9, 1891

A new chimney has been built on the Lutheran church.

The steamboat Henrietta is expected up the river about noon to take on a cargo of some 300 bushels of corn, five tons of flour, four tons of bran and two tons of shorts for H. R. Shiere of St. Paul. Messrs. Buchanan have been buying the corn for Mr. Shiere. The price paid for the corn was fifty eight cents, delivered on the boat.

Wm. Hammeier has improved the looks of his house by a porch on the west side.

It is probably that the near future will see the establishment of a soap factory in Shakopee on a small scale, a gentleman coming here from Milwaukee for that purpose. The gentleman has rented Mr. Geo. Park’s tenement in the first ward, and has made arrangements with the packing house to use all of the grease it can supply.

April 16, 1891

Within a few days the Court house square will be beautified by the setting out of a number of trees.

That new chimney on the Lutheran church is a model of architectural beauty. It was built of Schroeder’s pressed brick by Fred Rohls and Aug. Woehling.

The streets are being thoroughly cleaned and the town looks quite respectable.

That prospective soap manufacturer, who had the refusal of Mr. Parker’s house for three days, hasn’t put in an appearance yet, and it is probably that the soap was only a soap-bubble that soon burst.

April 23, 1891

Deputy Public examiner West examined the county treasury last Thursday and found all funds accounted for and the books accurately kept.

Paul Fisher is furnishing and setting first-class shade trees for thirty five cents each. At this price no one should be without plenty of shade.

H. Duede has moved into Mrs. Duffy’s house.

H. F. Schroeder has resumed the manufacture of bricks with a large force of men.

One way to prevent your neighbors from imposing upon you by allowing their cattle to destroy your trees and other property is to build an ungainly fence down the middle of the street to protect your property.

April 30, 1891

Last Saturday, while fishing in the river, Leo. Goehnen caught a peculiar species of lizard that was about eighteen inches long, of gray color, and having a blood-red colored growth on each side of the head.

It is becoming quite fashionable for young ladies in town to take early morning walks. The favorite hour is five o’clock.

The owners of the old soap factory are having it repaired.

August Griebentrog is building a brick addition to his house.

Wampach Bros.’ lime house near the bridge is nearly completed.

Jacob Roth has purchased Mrs. Julia Lord’s place east of the fair grounds.

Julius Kohler caught an eel in the river, Monday night, that measured thirty-two inches long.

The council has elected C. A. Rose chief of police; Mike Huss, night watchman; John Goehnen overseer of streets and James McHale city attorney. The Courier will be the city official paper as heretofore.

May 7, 1891

Peter Jasper lost a barn and some grain, last week, by fire.

Chas. Grafenstatt is building an addition to his residence, which will be occupied by his brother Arnold.

Jos. Voelker is building a kitchen addition to his dwelling, and has material on the ground for a brick addition to his saloon to be twenty-two by twenty four feet.

The Wampach Co. sent two superbly finished vehicles to Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon. The manger, Mr. John Nortner, is sending out many vehicles that are a credit to the factory and our town.

There is talk of organizing a strong base-ball club here. It is a movement in the right direction and should be successfully carried out. Shakopee used to carry of the base ball honors of the valley and should regain its lost prestige.

Reis Bros. have erected a tower for a wind mill at their livery barn and in a few days will have the wind motor at the top. A thirty barrel tank will be placed in the barn to supply the horses with water and furnish water for cleaning vehicles. Huss and Wampach are furnishing the outfit.

Two of the saloons in town will change their places of business in July and a new one will be opened. Adolph Schmitz will move into Kohls & Berens’ vacant building and the place he vacates will be occupied by Wm. Pinger, whose place, the Edert building will be rented by Math Huth.

May 14, 1891

George Demers has built an addition to his house.

Philipp’s furniture store is shaded by a new awning. Several business houses have ordered new ones.

Clifton Holden passed through Shakopee Monday evening for Stillwater to serve a life sentence for murder.

Mrs. M. D. Gaffney’s house, with its contents, was burned Sunday evening while the family were at a neighbors. Insured with Aug. F. Bornarth for $600.

A choir, consisting of fifteen voices, has been organized, and will meet at the residence of James Heth tonight for the purpose of practicing a few songs for decoration day.

Mr. Alex Holmes, who has a photograph gallery at 771 Wabash St. St. Paul, has rented the second street gallery of Mrs. John Bohrer and will be ready to make the highest grade photographs after today. Mr. Holmes is one of the few skillful photographic artists in the state, and he guarantees to execute none but superior photographs. It has been a great many years since Shakopee could boast of the presence of a photographer who could finish a picture in the highest degree of the art, and now that we are to have one here he should be well patronized and induced to remain permanently. Mr. Holmes will have all the work from here finished at his St. Paul gallery, which he will continue to conduct, though he will give his personal attention to the gallery here.

Several residents of Shakopee of an inventive turn of mind are occupying spare moments in devising a contrivance of large capacity to pull flax from the ground. The manager of the Minneapolis linen mills has offered a stimulating reward for the invention of a contrivance that will do rapid and effective work, and one that will effectually supercede the slow and laborious hand pulling, thus making it practicable for the farmer to grow large fields of flax for the fiber. G. H. Kunsman and J. C. Buchanan have each drawn plans of machines which would appear to meet all requirements. A flax pulling machine is one that modern ingenuity should invent for there is a large and constantly growing demand for it. In Europe alone there are three million acres of flax grown yearly; all of it is pulled by hand, and as it takes an experienced man three days to pull an acre, it is too slow and expensive a method to become in general use in this country.

The Shakopee Gun Club will give a shooting tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday June third and fourth which will be attended by crack marksmen from all parts of the state. The Club is making extensive preparations for the tournament which promises to be an event of much interest to sportsmen.

May 21, 1891

The mill is shut down for a week while undergoing repairs.

John Gentgen has bought out Will Cargill’s barber shop and will be ready for business in a day or two.

Alois Hirscher was in St. Paul over Sunday attending his father who had an eye removed last week. The disease in the eye seriously affected Mr. Hirscher’s health and for over a week he was quite low but is gradually regaining his strength. At first the doctors thought it might be necessary to remove both eyes but instead of that Mr. Hirscher thinks the sight of the remaining eye has been slightly improved by the removal of the other.

The County Commissioners will build a brick woodshed and barn combined.

May 28, 1891

The Occidental Hotel has a new canopy top carriage.

Four outfits of Peter Daufelt’s hand made harness and Wampach wagons were supplied to indians by the government agent, yesterday.

Dr. D. Boyer, expert optician, is at the Occidental and will remain for a few days. He comes prepared to fit all eyes with proper glasses and carries the finest Bohemian lenses. Examination of the eye free. Call and see him.

The Aigen Theatre Co. drove from Excelsior to Shakopee last Sunday, and they were somewhat amused at the information on three different signs along the road, that they were three miles from Shakopee. The first and second sign boards are half a mile apart and the third is a mile and a half from the first, yet they all claim to be three miles from Shakopee.

Messrs. Hirscher have finished two handsome confessionals for St. Mark’s church and they will be erected in that beautiful edifice tomorrow. The confessionals are made of butternut, elaborately carved, finished in hard oil and profusely decorated with gold leaf. They stand twenty three feet high and are of style to correspond with the altars.

June 4, 1891

John Edert has moved into his brick dwelling.

The council has called an election, to be held Tuesday, June 30^th, to vote on the $25,000 stove foundry bonus.

The shooting tournament of Tuesday and Wednesday was attended by only thirteen visiting marksmen owing to the rain Tuesday morning and indications of more rain yesterday. Over two thousand birds were used in the shoot.

June 11, 1891

Go to John Gentgen’s barber shop to get your hair singed and shampooed.

O. S. Brown is building a brick addition 16×17 feet, two stories high, to his third ward tenement.

The Shakopee Fire Department will hold a great celebration of the glorious Fourth of July in the grove at the North end of the bridge. Handsome posters have been printed by the Courier which announce the usual attractions including dancing all day at the park, to be followed in the evening by a public dance at Weiland Opera House.

June 18, 1891

J. A. Ring has opened a flour and feed store in the old rink building.

On Sunday afternoon one of the longest trains ever seen here, passed through town. It was over a half mile long and consisted of eighty-one flat-cars.

There will probably be a hundred yard running race between several young men in Shakopee on July fourth for the championship of the county. The hundred yards record for Shakopee is eleven and three-fifths seconds.

Theo. Weiland has purchased the output of the mill and opened a flour and feed store in the Condon block next to John Berens & Co’s. At present Mr. Weiland is taking orders at the mill.

June 25, 1891

Math Huth has moved into John Edert’s tenement on the corner.

The stove works bonus election will be held next Tuesday. The vote will be in favor of the bonus by a great majority.

The Belle Plaine ball players did not come down last Sunday as was expected. The boys here say they believe they are afraid to meet them in a return game.

Old settlers were vividly reminded of their early days in Minnesota by the terrific peals of thunder and the dazzling glare of the lightning during the heavy rain of Tuesday night. Lightning struck in three different places in town. One bolt struck the roof of H. J. Thiede’s house, passing through it by a chimney, going down the wall inside within two feet of a boy and after skipping about the rooms a little passed through a window casing to the outer air without doing any material damage. The unpleasant odor of the lightning drove the inmates from the house, so intensely disagreeable was it. Another bolt in the third ward killed a pig for Mrs. Ryan, and a third bolt struck a tree near Mr. Losacker’s.

Chas. B. Smythe’s new sailing yacht, “The Swan,” capsized on Prior Lake Tuesday afternoon after launching on the lake. The occupants, Mr. Smythe and two Clark boys and James Hull received a ducking and scare but staid by the boat, which righted when the sail was pulled down.

July 2, 1891

Shakopee now has fourteen saloons and a revenue of $7,000 from their licenses.

Miss Mabel Buchanan has succeeded Ed. Affolter as assistant in the post office.

N. A. Ferguson is talking of starting a machine shop, on a small scale, in Shakopee.

The front of Strunk and son’s drug store has been painted the color of Kasota stone. Mergens and Engleman are the artists.

Alex Holmes, the photographer, is executing some work that greatly pleases those who have seen the photographs he has taken here.

July 9, 1891

Nic Schweitzer’s house has been reshingled.

Barber John Velz has newly papered and painted his shop. Ed Haack has entered the shop as an apprentice.

Messrs. Jacob Ries and Jacob Sprink contemplate starting on a European tour next week, to be gone until the middle of September.

Mayor Weiland had new potatoes of his own growing on sale yesterday. Old potatoes have been very scarce; all the stores in town being without them most of the time for weeks, and a good many families have been obliged to do without them for several days. That this condition should exist here in a country town doesn’t speak very highly for the enterprise of our store-keepers, especially when a large wagon load of potatoes was in town a week ago and was taken to Chaska to find a market.

Some of our amateur sprinters are training to lower the local 100 yards record. Their trainers are looking for a record of ten and a half seconds.

July 16, 1891

Mat Annen is now the mail-carrier on the “Star Route,” having commenced the 1^st of July.

The Lutheran Synod, of Ohio, at their meeting in Green Bay, Wis., decided to locate the Lutheran college at Shakopee.

July 23, 1891

Prof. William’s circus exhibited in town Tuesday. It is a twenty five cent circus and worth about the admission price charged. The last feature of the show was a well trained horse.

The directors of the Union school have engaged Mr. Bowdish for principal, Miss McLeod for the intermediate department and Miss Plumstead for the primary. Geo. Demerse was hired for janitor.

July 30, 1891

Nic Wampach threshed forty two bushels of winter wheat to the acre.

F. A. Johnson, of West Union, Carver Co., sustained painful injuries, last Friday, while trying to stop his team from running away. Mr. Johnson had stopped at Dr. C. F. Cook’s on Second street and an Omaha train frightened the team. Johnson ran in front of the team to stop it; was knocked down by the wagon pole and his head struck by one of the horses, cutting a long gash in his scalp which was sewed up by Dr. Entrup.

If you want a first class, two-seated buggy, go to the Wampach Mfg. Co. and get one at your own price. They are selling out.

A contract has been entered into between Messrs. Bierline and the city, and work will be commenced on the buildings soon as a site is purchased.

Aug. 6, 1891

Otto Dierberger now occupies rooms in the Conter House.

A number of cases of measles are reported in different parts of town.

Last Friday the contract for erecting the main building of the Stove Foundry, was awarded to Frank Buch for $5,400. The building will be 114×149 with an addition 23×44. The contractors have begun laying the foundation, digging a well, etc., and are to have the work completed by the 1^st. of October.

Aug. 13, 1891

Barber H. F. Gross has touched up the posts in front of his shop with a little fresh coloring.

The Bierline foundry site has been selected, and work will begin immediately. The land was purchased of Henry Hinds, and consist of lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, of block 11, in East Shakopee, fronting on 3^rd street, in the block directly east of and adjoining the Omaha shop block.

One of the new features around town is a tricycle; Miss Jennie Cook is the owner.

The Minnesota State Fair association recently sent out about a dozen agents on bicycles to advertise the coming fair. One of them passed through here last Friday and billed the town.

Aug. 20, 1891

Mergens and Englemann are painting the interior of the Parochial school.

Dennis Flaherty’s chicken coop was robbed Monday night of all the chickens it contained—eighteen.

After being vacant for a year the Conter House is to be reopened by Mr. S. L. Winter of St. Paul. Mr. Winter is a practical hotel man and says he will conduct a first class hotel. The hotel will be opened next week.

Shakopee may have another manufactory. Three gentlemen who are interested in the enterprise which has outgrown its present quarters, were here yesterday to see what Shakopee can offer in railway facilities and building sites. The gentlemen are not bonus sharks but came here on invitation. They are men of large capital and have an established business. They were not prepared to make or consider a proposition but were much pleased with Shakopee.

Aug. 27, 1891

For Sale! My house and three lots corner 4^th and Lewis streets. C. T. Buchanan.

Thirteen Lutheran ministers, from different parts of the state, who have been attending a conference at Belle Plaine, are in Shakopee today in the interests of the proposed Lutheran college.

The authorities should put a stop to the whistling of railway locomotives in the center of town. There is no sense in engines of passenger trains giving utterance to unearthly whistles after stopping near the City Hall for the railroad crossing. If the fireman wants the brakes let off he can whisper across the cab to the engineer to let them off, for the latter is the only who uses the brakes and there is no occasion to blow the whistle.

Sept. 3, 1891

J. C. Linhoff paid Mrs. Buchanan $440.00 for lots one and two, block fifty.

Strunks have built a new stairway and walk between their drug store and the bank.

Mrs. Kate M. Petty has purchased the South half of block thirteen in East Shakopee for $350.

H. B. Cole bought some lots and in ten days disposed of them at an advance of a hundred dollars.

Mrs. Minnie S. Kinney has purchased lots one and two, block nine, East Shakopee, of R. J. Chewning. Consideration $175.

R. J. Chewning has purchased the residence known as the Huntsman place. The consideration was $1000, and it was a bargain for that sum. The property consists of three acres of land and a large two-story stone house.

Sept. 10, 1891

Dr. J. G. Newell has moved into O. S. Brown’s house on First Street, and Geo. McMullen has moved into the house he vacated.

The building of the “Minnesota Stove Works” is nearing completion. Contractor Buch says that a week from next Saturday, the nineteenth inst., it will be finished. The building is an imposing structure, well built, and a model of convenience for the purpose for which it is being erected. That the thousands of people who pass by on the two railroads may know for what the building is to be used Mr. Nye had a large sign painted bearing the words: “Minnesota Stove Works,” and placed on the north side of the building.

The Conter House has been doing a good paying business since it opened last week. Landlord S. L. Winter is a genial, accommodating gentleman, and he is well pleased with the business he is doing.

There are eight soldiers and an officer from Fort Snelling camped across the river. They are out after recruits. If there is any young man here who has lost all ambition and has a desire to wear blue clothes with brass buttons now is his grand opportunity.

For sale!—My house on First Street, next to H. J. Thiede’s blacksmith shop. Casper Hempher. For particulars enquire of A. M. Strunk.

For Rent!—The Schulte place, to any person who will purchase the two horses. D. L. How.

Sept. 17, 1891

Henry Spielmann has rebuilt that part of the walls of his barn which were made unsafe by the fire. The roof of the two parts will soon be put on.

A stranger in town the other evening remarked that Shakopee has a good many handsome young ladies. He was informed that a teachers’ institute was being held here this week.

Shakopee now has about all the manufacturing enterprises that it can accommodate until more houses are provided for workingmen. The next thing to receive the city’s attention should be a system of waterworks by tapping Riley’s Lake; efficient street sprinkling; electric lights, and a telephone system connected with St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Sept. 24, 1891

Mrs. McGrogan has sold her tenement in the third ward, now occupied by Louis Brown, to Mr. Flavell. Mr. Brown will move into the house on First street known as the “Lusk place.”

The flour mill has been sold to Christian & French and on Monday head miller C. W. Newell commenced overhauling the mill. The capacity will be increased a hundred barrels per day and it is expected to have the mill running by the first of October. Mr. C. T. Buchanan finally succumbed to the persuasive eloquence of the new proprietors and a presumably large salary, and on Tuesday took charge of the mill as manager. Our citizens will be glad that Mr. Buchanan gave up his business in Minneapolis and returned to Shakopee. It is the universal opinion here that Messrs. C. & F. could not secure a more capable, honorable and conservative manager than they will have in Mr. Buchanan, who has the implicit confidence of the entire public.

Yesterday the stove foundry received a carload of machinery and a fire-proof safe weighing 3600 pounds.

Mr. N. Grosheuser, of Eagle Creek town, has purchased the brick house in the third ward east of the Lutheran parsonage.

Oct. 1, 1891

Thos. Conroy was fined ten dollars and costs yesterday for trotting a team across the bridge.

Frank Buch is preparing to build two frame houses in the first ward on lots purchased of Mr. Kahn.

We have purchased a numbering and paging machine that will number to a hundred thousand; so those who want receipts, checks, etc. numbered can have the work done without sending out of the city for it.

Herman Schroeder has made over three million brick this season. This is considerable more than he expected to burn last winter when he was buying wood. He thought he would have some two hundred cords left over, but instead, he has run short and is in the market for forty cords more.

Oct. 8, 1891

H. H. Cassillius has moved onto the Clements farm in Eagle Creek.

Scott county Schools will receive $3.20 per scholar from the State school apportionment. It will amount to about $6,700.

Mr. Weiland has made arrangements with the mill whereby he is to handle all of the flour and feed for the city trade. Mr. Weiland will sell flour at the mill price and will deliver feed at five cents a hundred above the mill price, which is five cents per hundred less than the mill had decided to ask before arrangements had been made with Mr. Weiland. The mill will exchange with farmers as heretofore.

James Dean is building a two addition to his home.

Peter Annen and family have moved into town and occupy the tenement east of Paul Fisher’s.

There is a brisk demand in Shakopee for dry wood and if farmers would bring some in they would realize good prices.

Oct. 15, 1891

County Auditor Koerner received a box containing the general and special laws of 1891, that weighed three hundred pounds.

The mill does not retail flour and feed, preferring to leave the retail business to the merchants. Mr. Weiland sells flour and feed, and besides him flour is handled by Jas. McKown, Storer & Son and Jos. Nachtsheim.

Flaherty & Lies are building an addition to the west side of their store and adjoining the warehouse on the north. It is eighteen by thirty feet, and the north twenty feet will be connected with the main store by an archway and used for a grocery department. The other ten feet will be used to enlarge the warehouse.

Oct. 22, 1891

The Peavey elevator has been given a coat of red paint.

Nic Grosshauser has bought Otto Dierberger’s house in the third ward for $400.

There is talk of a new meat market being opened in town by a man from Chaska.

Alex Holmes has sold his interest in the photograph gallery to H. D. Brown, who will be here next Sunday prepared for work.

Landlord S. L. Winter is doing so much business that he wants the Conter House enlarged. It is probably that the hotel business in town will be largely increased during the winter and spring by new arrivals to work in the various manufactories. As no houses are to be had they will necessarily go to the hotels until houses can be built.

About a half vote was polled at the election Tuesday. … The vote on the Desk factory bonus was as follows: First ward: Yes 73, No 14; Second ward: Yes 61, No 6; Third ward: Yes 50, No 2. Total: yes 184, No 22.

Oct. 29, 1891

Postmaster Willson’s house is receiving a coat of white paint.

Messrs. Aug. Wehling, Fred Rohls and John Ring, Jr., returned from Olivia Saturday. They brought four domesticated wild geese with them.

Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds, who were residents of Shakopee early in the sixties, have returned here to live and have rented the Pond house in the third ward.

Jos. Buch is building an attractive and commodious frame residence at the corner of Apgar and Fifth streets. The house consists of main past 18x 26 feet facing east with an ell 16×18 on the south side, both two stories high, and a one story kitchen on the west 12×18 feet. At the south east corner between the main part and ell is a 10×10 tower three stories high. The front entrance is in the tower, which contains the hall and stairway.

Nov. 5, 1891

Bring your basket to the Pork House and learn our prices for fresh meat.

A car load of machinery for the Russ. Jones Desk Co. was received here the first of the week, and is being placed in the old Hame Factory which the company will purchase.

Wm. J. Kauth is contemplating the erection of a 30×60 ice house in the first block above the Pork House.

For Sale!—My house on First Street, next to H. J. Thiede’s blacksmith shop. Casper Hempher. For particulars enquire of A. M. Strunk.

Nov. 12, 1891

The Bierline foundry has commenced moulding.

Wanted: A canvasser for Crayon Portraits. Call at Brown’s Photography Gallery.

The mill shipped a car load of sacked flour to Christiana, Norway, yesterday. Previous consignments have gone to Sligo, Ireland and London, England. The flour of this mill has a world-wide reputation.

Animal instinct was well illustrated by Chas. Kopp’s spaniel returning home. The dog was advertised for in the “Argus”, and knowing that the game was up with him after that, the dog returned home of his own accord.

A new condenser is being drilled by Huss & Co. at the mill and has reached a depth of seventy five feet. They have struck two or three small streams of water but are going still further for an inexhaustible supply. The condenser uses 300 gallons of water per minute day and night, so that an abundant supply is necessary.

Ten coopers are now employed in the cooper shop.

Domestic Sewing machines—none better—are sold by John McMullen.

Nov. 19, 1891

Landlord Winter of the Conter House has moved his family up from St. Paul.

John Edert has had the bay window on the west side of his tenement removed.

The Union school is collecting specimens of native woods. One scholar Miss Louise Miller has contributed twenty specimens.

Dr. H. O. Smith successfully performed a delicate surgical operation, last week, in removing a part of the spine from a Carver county patient.

Nov. 26, 1891

Geo Huth’s dray team hauled Bierline Bros. a load of pig iron which, with the wagon, weighed 8165 pounds. The bulk was not great but the weight surprised some of the onlookers.

Herman Thole had a narrow escape from drowning Monday. He broke through the thin ice on the river when about half way across. Some passers-by, who heard his calls for help, rescued him.

The Russ. Jones Desk Co. commenced manufacturing on Monday with a force of sixteen men. Mr. Jones, the patentee of the desk and the heaviest stockholder in the company is enthusiastic over the bright prospects the company has before it for doing an extensive business and being of lasting benefit to the town.

With the large increase in the number of young men in Shakopee this winter there should be no difficulty in maintaining a first-class and safe ice skating rink. The treacherous Minnesota river is not a safe place to make a rink where children, as well as others, could enjoy the exhilarating exercise in perfect security from a probably ice-cold bath and a possible drowning. At a comparatively small expense a rink could be made that would be safe and centrally located. A good location would be on the river bottom near the mill. Probably, for a proper consideration, the Mill Company would flood a sufficient area, say 150×400 feet or 200×500 feet, to make a good rink, and by occasional floodings, after snow storms or when the ice becomes cut up, the surface could be kept perfectly smooth. If the mill could not furnish the water it could be had by damming up the spring two locks east of the mill. At an expense of a few dollars the spring could be dammed so as to raise the water several feet and then by means of a trough or pipe the water could be conducted to the site of the rink. If those who are interested in ice skating would take hold of the scheme and push it with vigor a month’s skating could be had before severely cold weather sets in. The shed on the river bank, or a part of it, could be utilized for warming rooms.

A number of Kahn & Nye’s stove works employees are boarding at the Conter House. “The boys” are all good fellows and they were not slow in having a favorable opinion formed of them by our citizens. In answer to the question as to how that was brought about the humorist of the Conter House replied: “Because they are Nye’s boys.”

Dec. 3, 1891

Frank Branchand, an employee of the desk factory had two fingers nearly severed by a circular saw on Monday.

A skating club was organized last Friday with thirty-six members. The club has established a rink on the river, three blocks above the bridge, and has made provision for maintaining good skating.

John Wampach has ordered a well drilling outfit, of the very best make, and the first of next week will be ready to execute orders. We understand he will reduce the cost of drilling twenty-five cents per foot less than has heretofore been charged.

The first cook stove made by the Minnesota Stove Co., is on exhibition at John McMullen’s hardware store. It has every appearance of being a stove that will give the best of satisfaction to the trade and the cook who uses it.

Dec. 10, 1891

Call at H. & Edert’s and see the big doll. It will be given away Christmas eve.

A number of young men have organized a club to give a series of midnight hops during the winter. The first of the series will be held tomorrow night.

It was a year ago this week that Mr. and Mrs. Spearman and their grandson were generally supposed to have been murdered. At that time a murder trial was in progress at Henderson. This year another murder trial there has just terminated. The defendant O’Neil was found guilty of murder in the first degree.

Mr. G. L. Nye has organized a magazine club of ten members. The club plan is one that will be largely beneficial to the members by affording them a large amount of current literature at a small cost. Each member will subscribe for a different magazine, and after reading it pass it on to the nearest member of the club who in turn reads it and takes it to another member. In this manner they will be kept circulating until each member has had an opertunity of reading all of the periodicals.

Dec. 17, 1891

John McMullen has sold his bountiful milk-giving patent gate opener to Fred Goodrich.

Farmers near town were ploughing on Tuesday. Not bad for the polar region in December.

A cow was stolen from the barn of Jacob Friedrich, in the first ward, Monday night. In the morning the theft was reported to the police and chief Rose followed the footprints of the cow and thief in the mud out of town; then secured a team and traced the tracks into Minneapolis where the trail was lost.

Dec. 24, 1891

Jas. McKown’s store has been re-shingled.

Joe Buch’s house is ready for the inside finish.

The mill turned out 409 barrels of flour on Tuesday. That was the first time a Shakopee mill ever made over four hundred barrels of flour in a day. The new well furnishes an abundance of water for the condenser, which uses ten thousand barrels per day, and the output of the mill is being pushed to its greatest capacity.

John Delwo is preparing to build a house on the corner south of Joe Buch’s new house. The cellar has been dug and rocks are on the ground for the foundation.

It would seem as if the boom in the first ward couldn’t wait for spring. Aug. Krieger is preparing to build a story-and-a-half house 16×24, with an ell 16×18, on the lot west of Joe Buch’s.

Dec. 31, 1891

The sleigh bells never rang more merrily than yesterday afternoon when one of our society young men came sailing around the corner of Lewis and First streets, with a lovely damsel by his side. “She” proved to be a regular damsel in all that the name implies. For further particulars inquire of the other society young man et al.

Jacob Ries, Sr. this week purchased a very fine upright piano as a present to his daughters.

The mammoth Christmas doll in Huntsman and Edert’s show window was presented to Miss Anna Reimer of this place.

Mr. E. A. Walters, recently from Minneapolis, having moved here with his family to take a position in the desk factory, is now employed in the mill.

The moulders from the stove works took a bob-sleigh ride around town, on Saturday evening, serenading among others, their employer Mr. G. L. Nye.

The pupils of the High school last Thursday afternoon presented the principal Mr. Bowdish with a very neat inkstand and gold pen as a Christmas gift.

On Tuesday afternoon Thos. Ducoe’s team attempted to run down First Street. They were stopped before any damage was done, although one horse was badly scraped.

Mr. John Reis informs us that he sold the first string of sleigh-bells on Wednesday, from a stock purchased two years ago. That sounds like a fairy tale to old Minnesota residents.

Mr. H. F. Gross is working at a “sand and seed” picture of the Bartholdi statue, in his barber shop. The work so far is neatly done and gives promise to be a good reproduction of that work of art. It requires great patience and will take some two months to complete it.

Mr. Geo. DeMers is now packing at the mill, in the place of the other packer who recently moved here from Dundas. This will create no doubt a vacancy in the janitorship of the Union School building.

Mr. Jno. G. Kiesel, who came here from Glencoe, some eighteen months ago, to take charge of the prescription department of Kohler’s Drug Store has decided to give up that position, and attend a school of chemistry known as the Augustana College at Rock Island Ill. Mr. Kiesel deserves great commendation for his strict attention to the duties of that position which he has given while here. He has, however, never been too busy to make a friend, and his departure will be sincerely regretted by all. He certainly deserves success and we predict for him a most successful career in the future.

From the Shakopee Courier

Jan. 2, 1891

The newly elected Sheriff, Peter Hilgers moved into his new quarters at the jailor’s residence, on Monday.

A fine Bedroom Set worth $25, will be given away next Saturday night, to the holder of ticket present, by the Wilson Theatre Co. at Weiland’s Opera House.

Full line of Kickapoo Remedies at Strunk & Sons.

Mufflers from 25 cents to $1.75 at Kohler & Schwartz.

To Rent.—The Brooks house next to Mr. Sprink’s place. It is a nice little place for a small family, and in good repair. Enquire of owner at the Courier office.

The newly elected Sheriff, Peter Hilgers moved into his new quarters at the jailor’s residence, on Monday.

Jan. 9, 1891

Mr. F. P. Pond’s family have lately received a pleasant letter from their old friend, formerly of this place and well known here in the early days J. Markham. He is now in his 76th year but still goes about on business trips. Lives in Ironton Missouri. He built the house Timothy Duffy lives in, in Eagle Creek, and used to live on Second street, Shakopee. His old friends here will be glad to hear of him.

Dr. J. B. Dunn the health officer, seems determined to prevent if possible the appearance of diphtheria in our midst, as will be seen by his notice elsewhere. Arrests of parties who have not complied with the law have on his complaint, been made.

Mr. Washburn lately sold a Jersey cow for one hundred and twenty five dollars.

Sewing Machine needles for all kinds of machines, only 5cts, per paper, Shakopee Cash Store.

Theodore Weiland after having served faithfully the people of Scott county for the past 11 years as sheriff, surrendered his office on Tuesday last to the new sheriff, Peter Hilgers. Mr. Weiland’s career has been an honorable one, and during his residence at Shakopee, and where he will still reside, he has made many warm friends by his usual courteous manner, and ever readiness to attend to his public duties. May his shadow never grow less.

Jan. 16, 1891

J. G. Maetzold. Having dissolved partnership with Carl Siewert, in the blacksmith and horse-shoeing business, may be found at the stand on First street, known as the Nachtsheim building, where he is prepared to do all kinds of blacksmith work. Also does first-class horse-shoeing; either home-made or factory-made shoe. Can also furnish new plow-shares, well shaped, so as to do as good work as any plow-share produced by the best factories. John G. Maetzold.

About the most contemptible specimen of mankind is the wood thief and the chicken thief, and we are sorry to say they exist to some extent in Shakopee. One of the latter was lately caught in the act by Mr. Lins and knocked flat for his punishment. It wasn’t enough.

Cowardly was the following up of Mr. and Mrs. Strait one night during the past week by two “strangers.” The Major was too quick for them however, and they eluding his grasp, ran off.

Jan. 23, 1891

Mr. Tucker was badly poisoned in his face lately by poisonous weeds which were in hay that he handled.

While deepening the engine house well at the mill, at 40 feet through limestone they struck hard rock and for three days pounded through it and dropping down struck indications of iron ore in the dirt.

Cooking School.—Mrs. Willet M. Hayes will conduct a cooking school (in a separate hall) in connection with the Farmers Institute each afternoon, where all the ladies will be very much interested in seeing Mrs. Hayes do her work and explain as she goes along, the principles of cooking, for health, economy, and system. Mrs. Hayes’ work is all free, as she is employed by the State.

Senator McHale introduced a bill authorizing the board of county commissioners of Scott county, to issue $3,000 of bonds to support the county poor. Also by Mr. McHale to have the liquor license law so amended to have a license run one year from date of issuance, instead of beginning the year as now from the second Tuesday in January.

Jan. 30, 1891

It don’t pay to go to St. Paul and Minneapolis to buy goods, as you can save expense by buying of A. Greenberg at his Lewis street store.

New Black smith Shop. I am prepared to do all kinds of Farm Machinery Repairing, at my New Shop on Lewis street near the Bridge. Special attention paid to Horse-shoeing. J. A. Dean.

Feb. 6, 1891

The street lamps of late have had the grip—and had it bad.

The Farmers Institute held here last week was well attended by the farming community, many coming from a distance. The different lecturers imparted much valuable information, and that the Institute will have good results we have no doubt. On Friday night the Mannerchor enlivened the occasion by singing some of their choice selections between the addresses. The cooking department across the street was likewise the occasion of a large attendance by our ladies generally. We would have been pleased to give a more extended notice of all said and done, but want of space prevents it.

John Haack has purchased and moved into the house formerly occupied by M. Rinke, opposite Ald. Schroeder’s.

Feb. 13, 1891

Mat. Annen will move from the Duffy house early in the spring, having purchased a residence on Second street.

Mrs. Southworth, Mrs. Pullen, Mrs. Wm. Hinds and Mrs. Wilder had a pleasant sleigh ride to Chaska and back the latter part of last week.

Feb. 20, 1891

At the regular quarterly meeting of Engine company S. F. D. the resignation of Geo. H. Vierling was accepted, and in his place Jacob Ries Jr. was elected a delegate to the annual convention which meets in Jordan in June. Also, Herman Schroeder was elected assistant foreman.

For Sale or Rent. The Northwestern hotel on Second street is temporarily closed, and is for sale or rent. Enquire of John Thiem, 1st Nat. Bank.

Feb. 27, 1891

Having been for some considerable time past pretty generous in sending the Courier without pay to some of our subscribers, they shouldn’t find fault if we put them on the retired list now – till they pay up.

The new ice house addition to the Pork house has been filling up with ice, and Mr. Schank has no fears of running short this year.

We are informed that Mr. Pope has purchased the Hanens place.

March 6, 1891

Persons having Notarial Work of any description can have it dispatched with accuracy at the Post Office building. Wm. Willson, Notary Public.

Judge Cadwell held a special term here Thursday to try the case of the Borough of Belle Plaine vs. Jane McDermott relative to the possession of Fountain Park in Belle Plaine.

George Schork was here this week shaking hands with his many friends. He is now employed by that good house, Noyes Bros. & Cutler.

Choice Oranges and Lemons at 25 cts. Per dozen. Fresh Cranberries: Apples by the barrel or small quantity. Candies of all descriptions. Roasted Coffee 6 lbs. for $1.00, at C. E. Busse.

March 13, 1891

John Scharf has been quite unfortunate of late. Last year he lost his grain by fire, and now comes the fire Friday night. John needs work, and is willing to do it, and any one needing help at almost any kind of out door work, can get in John Scharf a willing hand.

A. L. Winship one of St. Paul’s best Piano tuners will be here Friday March 13^th. Should any one have a piano or organ they desire to have tuned they can leave order with Mrs. H. B. Strait, should the tuner receive more than one order price of tuning would be less.

Presented from Peter Theis to H. F. Gross for his museum of curiosities, a petrified piece of stump, small but weighty, 115 lbs. in weight, which can be seen at Gross’ shop.

March 20, 1891

J. C. McInnerney is the owner of one of the finest Percheron horses that was ever owned in this city. He can be seen at the St. Paul House barn.

The Cash Store has just received some handsome shoulder capes for ladies. Call in and see them.

Mr. Schank is clearly of the opinion that the Minnesota river should be made navigable. He thinks a system of locks and dams would be the proper thing for that portion where rapids and low water prevent steamboating a portion of the season. From Shakopee to St. Paul however, and thence south of course through the Mississippi to the gulf, navigation is generally good. It is a matter that has been talked over early and often, and money has been appropriated in the past, but no decided improvement has been accomplished yet. It can be done, notwithstanding.

March 27, 1891

Ladies call in and see S. L. Hill’s Pattern Hats and Bonnets, they are beauties.

J. B. Conter & Co. started burning lime last Monday.

April 3, 1891

The Uncle Tom Cabin troupe on Tuesday night didn’t show up exceedingly well, and the small audience may have affected their acting. The truth is, this play is “played out” here. Give us something new.

City election next Tuesday, when a mayor, several aldermen, and two justices are to be chosen.

April 10, 1891

The Maennerchor serenaded Mr. Weiland Wednesday night for his election as mayor.

Wampach Bros., that is Peter J. Wampach and Chas T. Wampach, will in a few days begin the erection of their air tight lime house on Lewis street near the bridge. And there is no doubt that it will prove quite an acquisition to that important thoroughfare.

Seeding is in progress by our farmers, and the outlook appears favorable for an early completion of this important part of the farmer’s work.

April 17, 1891

It took 30 ballots to decide who should be City Recorder, at the council meeting Tuesday night, and Wm. Witt got it. The new council elected H. C. Koerner president and Herman Schroeder vice-president. The old council voted thanks to their retiring president, Jacob Ries, and Mr. Coller, retiring recorder, was also voted thanks. Both of the officers have long and faithfully performed their duties and in the interest of the city.

Overseer Markus is working late and early cleaning up the main streets.

A fine carriage, rattan body, satin parasol, at $4.50 at Philipps.

April 24, 1891

The little steamer Della arrived from below Tuesday to the Holmes street landing, and the big boat Henrietta came up before daybreak Thursday, making the “woods resound” with her numerous hoarse whistles and awakening the sleepy citizens of Shakopee.

For Sale or to rent for cultivation, the southeast 3 lots in block 75 near St. Mary’s church Shakopee. Enquire of Jas. Sullivan.

Emanuel Demers left here last Tuesday to take a position on the steamer “May Libbie,” which will ply the Mississippi between St. Paul, Stillwater and Hastings.

The report of the committee on the stove works, appointed at a previous meeting, was made on Monday evening at Weiland’s hall to a large number of our interested citizens. Further and final propositions on the part of Shakopee were made and the committee instructed to submit them, and it will probably be soon known whether we are to have is desirable enterprise here. If not, what next?

May 1, 1891

Belle Plaine is taking the lead in organizing a base ball club. Are we to have one this year in Shakopee?

C. W. Newell and family have moved from Mr. Hinds’ house on 3d street and C. G. Hinds will occupy it soon.

The Shakopee shooting club inaugurated their spring shooting matches on Wednesday in a heavy wind.

The City Council on Wednesday night elected C. A. Rose chief of police Mike Huss night watchman, Jno. Goenen street overseer, Peter Yost assessor, Jas. McHale city attorney, and Dr. Dunn health officer. Also Shakopee Courier for city printing.

Musical.—There will be a Musical given by the ladies of St. Peter’s Parish, assisted by Miss Hammon of Minneapolis and the gentlemen quartet of Chaska, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Strait, Tuesday evening, May 5th at 7:30. A cordial invitation extended to all.

May 8, 1891

Adolph Schmitz is going to remove his saloon across the street next to Kohls & Berens’ corner.

Chas. Bromann sold the blacksmith shop property occupied by Koeper & Maetzold, to Antoine Koeper for $600.

The village of Prior Lake was incorporated Tuesday, when they had their election for the purpose. This comprises the platted townsite of Prior Lake and Simpkin’s, Lyon’s and Corrigan’s additions. The election for village officers will be held in the course of two or three weeks.

May 15, 1891

Adolph Schmitz moved his family into the Northwestern hotel Monday.

O. S. Brown will improve his first st. property by adding thereto in several respects.

Messrs. Wampach Bros. have got their lime house at the foot of Lewis street bout ready for business.

Reis Bros. have completed a wind mill pump for their livery barn where they can wash buggies in short order. A good scheme.

For Rent.—Four good dwelling rooms on First street; good barn on premises. Inquire of Wm. Heidenreich.

A warm maple sugar social will be given by the ladies of St. Peter’s Parish at the Guild room, Tuesday evening, May 19^th. Come early and enjoy the donkey while the sugar is being prepared. Music after refreshments. Secretary.

Fire.—The home and contents of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Gaffney in Eagle Creek burned down on Sunday night about 10:30 o’clock, while the folks were temporarily absent, everything being lost. Partially insured. This is a hard blow for them, and we are sorry to hear of it.

May 22, 1891

Wampach Bros. lime bin on Lewis street has been open now over two weeks and doing a good business ever since.

A couple of Frenchmen with bagpipes and a monkey, amused the little folks here on Monday—and “not a few” larger ones also.

Race Matinee.—On Saturday afternoon of May 30, a trotting matinee will occur on the race track after decoration services are over. Full particulars in our next.

Notice.—Persons wishing to build within the city limits should first obtain a building permit from the city council.

May 29, 1891

Lins Bros’ team created a little excitement last Saturday afternoon by dashing up First street at a two-minute gait, running to the depot and then down Second and Sommerville towards the mill where they were stopped. The wagon was slightly damaged.

The special meeting of the fire department held last Friday afternoon was largely attended and all were in favor of getting up a celebration for July 4^th. A committee of nine was therefore appointed with power to make all necessary arrangements for music, picnic grounds, etc. Now let all our citizens heartily co-operate with them, and Shakopee will again have a Fourth of July celebration worthy of the day, as our firemen never do things by halves.

The postoffice, Velz barber shop, Gutenberg’s meat market, Heidenreich’s saloon, Frank’s tailor shop, and The Crystal saloon have all been adorned the present week with new canvass awnings.

June 5, 1891

E. J. Hamilton complains about the ravages of the cut worms in his garden.

A gun club shoot, sweepstakes and match between Shakopee and members of other clubs has been going on for two days over the river.

June 12, 1891

Jas. McHale’s house is being repainted.

Dr. Hewitt secretary of the state board of health, notifies Dr. Dunn, health officer here, that Measles must hereafter be quarantined, the same as other contagious diseases.

If you want your buggies washed in short order go to Reis Bros’ livery. They have a windmill pump erected for this purpose and can wash your buggy, wagon, or cart tout de suite.

Paul Fischer’s cow was killed last Friday on the H. & D. road, and buried by the section men near the Methodist church, which act, Dr. Dunn, as health officer, getting onto, caused to be removed forthwith to a more retired spot.

June 19, 1891

Dr. Entrup is building a substantial brick stable and barn on his premises fronting on Atwood street.

The Stove Works will not only be of great pecuniary benefit to Shakopee, but will bring the name of our beautiful city prominently before the manufacturing interest of the country. And this is why our people are so “decidedly interested.”

On Wednesday next June 24th, St. John’s day, the St. John’s society of Shakopee will celebrate their 25th anniversary. The only charter members who belong to this society now are Peter Yost, F. X. Hirscher and John Reis, but the society numbers one hundred and twenty. The celebration will consist of a public dinner at Weiland’s hall, church services and other festivities. Societies and delegates are coming from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hastings, Jordan, Chaska, Belle Plaine, New Prague, Waconia and Cologne, in all about 300 visitors. These are all benevolent societies of a like character and purpose. It will be a gala day for them.

June 26, 1891

Lightning struck the house of Mr. H. Thiede last Tuesday night, no harm done however.

Next Tuesday is election day, all day, according to the Australian system. There should be a full vote.

July 3, 1891

Mrs. E. H. Pence has taken rooms in Mrs. Titus’ house.

Mr. Peugilly has had quite a good crop of strawberries on his well kept farm this year and will also have a good many raspberries. Anyone buying of him will always get good berries and also good measure.

The Fourth of July, tomorrow, will be celebrated in Shakopee in a manner fully equal to any previous occasion. After the morning parade people should not fail to repair early to the picnic grounds where the reading and speaking will occur, and which promises to be of a most interesting character, Mr. Koerner being the reader and Mr. Coller the orator. The amusements during the day that will follow will be various as stated in the posters, including dancing in the grove. In the evening a grand display of fireworks on court house hill, to wind up with the ball at Weiland’s Hall.

The Old Drug Store, Occidental and Marx’s saloon are receiving a new coat of paint this week.

July 10, 1891

The stove works firm are expected here soon to arrange matters for the location of the shops.

Mr. Peter Philipp has added to the appearance of his residence by building a porch to the front of it.

Dressmaking desired by Mrs. H. E. Smith, 2d door west of Nieter’s hotel on Second street. Also first-class Domestic Bread made and sold.

July 17, 1891

Chas. Manaige has moved to Mrs. Lord’s house east of the old fair grounds.

O. S. Brown sold two lots on the south hill to St. Paul parties who will build residences thereon in August.

The school of educated dogs, donkeys, goats and monkeys at the circus next Tuesday, is a feature that will amuse all attending.

Dr. Newell will move into O. S. Brown’s house on First street, as soon as the extensive alterations, additions and repairs are completed.

July 24, 1891

Major Strait presented us with some sample ears of fresh sweet corn picked the 17^th, which is the first of the season as far as we have heard.

Shakopee races.—There will be a Race Matinee on Saturday (tomorrow) afternoon at the Driving Park at 2 o’clock. A stallion race, 2 entries; a gentlemen’s driving race, 7 entries; Free for all, 3 entries, and a Special Race between Mollie Morton (Washburn’s) and Golden Girl (Doc. Evans). Admission 10 cents. Prizes given to winners.

Dr. Dunn’s Office. Dr. J. B. Dunn having rented the room over Reis’ harness shop will have the same appropriately fitted up for his business, and opened soon. The doctor intends to put in one of the best equipped offices in the valley.

Now We Have It. The council on Monday night, by the talismanic vote of 8 to 1, decided to enter into a contract with Messrs. Kahn and Nye, who arrived here Saturday, and the same having been duly executed, work will immediately begin on the erection of substantial fire-proof buildings, two of which are to be 42×112, one 21×42, and one 105×112; as the company wish to commence making stoves this coming fall, as early as possible. The plant will be located west of the Union depot…

July 31, 1891

We are glad to notice the covering of the stones on the street to the depot opposite the U. S. Hotel.

Mr. C. B. Smythe has purchased an Acme safety steam engine for his fast sailing yacht, which he and “Old Jim” will go to St. Louis in this fall.

The Bierline Brothers will come here. They have decided to locate in Shakopee, and we trust what is Chaska’s loss will be our gain. The Valley Herald treats the matter fairly towards the Messrs. Bierline, when it says in its issue of last week: “We understand that the Bierline Foundry and Brick Supply works are contemplating moving to Shakopee, having been offered a bonus of $5,000 by that city. We greatly deplore this step on the part of the Messrs. Bierline, but do not blame them in the least, if our citizens do not intend to help them rebuild. We are informed they would prefer to remain here, providing our citizens would rebuild their shop. It seems that Chaska has lost all her former energy and progressive spirit, and will rue the day she allowed the shop to remove elsewhere.”

Aug. 7, 1891

A Lady’s Saddle for sale cheap. Inquire at this office.

Drayman George Huth has purchased the single truck and horse from the Shakopee Mill company and is now working three trucks.

Peter Ploumer wounded and captured a turkey buzzard, in the woods south of town, last Sunday. It is to be seen at Nachtsheim’s bakery and is attracting considerable attention on account of its rarity in this section.

Aug. 14, 1891

Mr. Pinches is going to open the Elevator on the 17^th, and will receive all kinds of grain.

If Minneapolis and St. Paul are made one why wouldn’t Twin City be a good name for it, or Minnea Paulis is a good one.

M. Schreiner, John Wacek, and J. H. Stepan, representing the New Prague shooting club, were here Saturday and took part in the general shooting with the Shakopee club. A match took place with the Minnetonka club, the Shakopee club being victorious.

A serious accident happened to Paul Fischer’s boy, Nicholas, aged about six years, by being run over by the local freight on Tuesday, while hanging on to the side of the passing cars, whereby he lost his right foot, amputation being made by Drs. Dunn and Smith.

Weiland Opera House is being thoroughly repaired, the roof, windows, ceiling and stage, stage etc. Messrs. Kunsman will paper and paint it throughout, so that it will be new again. A large lamp will be placed at the Holmes street entrance. Mr. Weiland has had this necessary improvement in contemplation for some time, and fixed upon the present time for its accomplishment.

H. J. Peck lost a cow this week of milk fever.

The Boom is on! We learn that a sale has just been made of some lots on First street near the Lutheran church, at quite an advance on old prices. The lots belonged to R. J. Chewning.

Aug. 21, 1891

William Heidenreich and son received lately from Adolph and Charley, some Montana buffalo, deer and badger skins, a huge pair of elk antlers, and a great variety of specimen ores containing gold, silver, copper, zinc lead, iron, etc., which will compare well in point of interest and study with any collection we have seen at most of our state exhibits.

For Sale. 80 acres 3 ½ miles out of Shakopee east, at a bargain. All under cultivation and is good farm land. Good house and well on the premises. L. M. Gaffney.

That house of O. H. Brown’s on First Street, which has been fitting up anew, with ample additions, is already handsome to look at, and when quite finished ready for Dr. Newell to move into, will be one of the finest.

After disposing of his two lots in East Shakopee mentioned last week, to Mrs. Kinsey, Mr. Chewning purchased the two lots opposite Mr. McMullen’s. Residences are to be built on both places. J. C. Linhoff has also purchased the two lots near Storer’s place.

Work progresses lively at the stove works plant, and at Bierline’s which latter is located on 3d street in East Shakopee near the old shops. Before winter sets in, both of these establishments expect to be in full working operation.

Fatal Fire.—Peter Mueller’s little girl, one year and nine months old, on Friday last ran out to a fire her three year-old brother had built out doors, and sat down in it, receiving fatal burns causing death on Sunday.

Aug. 27, 1891

Mr. Bierlein has moved into the octagon house on Second street.

Members of the Cole family have purchased five lots on Fourth street opposite the Bierlein foundry.

Jos. Linhoff is beginning to build on his lots next to Mr. Storer’s—those he purchased lately from C. T. Buchanan.

Mr. Nye has rented the house next to the residence of C. G. Hinds and it is being repaired for him. He is expected here this week with his family.

A. Baldwin sold two lots this week to Joe Simard. The lots are situated near Mr. Baldwin’s place on Third street. There seems to be no mistake about this sale.

The repairs on Weiland’s Opera House are completed and it presents a handsome appearance, the result of fresh paint and decorated paper. It is new again, and with the improved lights, will be appreciated by all patrons. Kunsman Bros. did it well.

Sept. 3, 1891

The biggest conundrum that has confronted Shakopee for years is the flour mill.

Mr. Lins bought a lot last week on Second street joining Mr. Spier Spencer’s place, from Mr. Hinds.

Mr. Greenberg has lately been painting up his store inside, and what with good light to show goods, and an accumulating and agreeable proprietor, his Lewis street store should continue to command a large share of the trade in his line.

Sept. 10, 1891

S. L. Hill has lately had her rooms nicely papered and painted. The Kunsman Bros. did it.

Will Duffy has been engaged to teach the Eagle Creek school No. 3 at the corners near his father’s residence. Good for Will.

Postmaster Willson informs us that he expects to have a signal service in operation here soon, that the weather flags are daily expected.

John McMullen is a sole agent here for Fay’s Improved Manilla Roofing, a prepared paper that admits of no leakage, rust or that is easy to take fire. In fact, it is said to be absolutely fire proof. It comes in rolls and with each roll is a pot of roofing paint and other material wherewith, and it is doing away with shingles to a great extent. The Bierline foundry of this city have adopted it for their roof which will give the same an even and neat appearance.

The first day’s attendance at the Union school was about 95.

The “Shakopee enterprise” is a neat looking journal issued by H. H. Strunk & Son’s.

The Argus editor is building a new carriage shed, probably on the strength of the “Boom”.

Fire.—About 4 p.m. last Thursday the public barn attached to Henry Spielman’s hotel on 2d street caught fire in the south end and soon burned the west half down, although the firemen were early on hand, leaving the solid walls of the east division standing, and which John Kreiser and Otto Uschmann are re roofing, covering the same with Fay’s water and fire proof manilla roofing. About two tons of hay were destroyed, but no horses. Insured for $200, entailing an actual loss of about $500. The new barn will be of stone and brick with square front.

Sept. 17, 1891

The Bierline shops and the stove works are both nearing completion, and already present a business-like appearance.

Good News.—There is a very good prospect of the Roller Desk company being established here. To-night, a mass meeting will be held at Weiland opera house, to consider their proposition. There is also a good prospect of the mill matters being adjusted, so that the Shakopee Flouring Mill will soon be running.

Dr. Newell has got his dental parlors fixed up and arranged in a handsome manner.

Sept. 24, 1891

Rooms to rent in East Shakopee. For Particulars inquire at the residence of Mrs. Jane Titus.

The Desk Co.—The public meeting held last Thursday night, having unanimously endorsed the proposition of the Rusk Jones Co. to come here with their plant, and having a derided vote of 100 per centum, asked the city council to call an election to vote thereon, and which has since been done as per notice elsewhere published, we will no doubt soon have this flourishing enterprise here, in what has been known as the “Hames Folly” building.

Oct. 1, 1891

C. W. Newell has rented the house that Mr. Chewning just vacated.

S. L. Hill has received a fine lot of Fall and Winter millinery, which she would like to have the ladies come in and see.

C. T. Buchanan will remain in Shakopee, and take charge of the mill, with most of his old force back, which will doubtless be good news to the farmers who have so long dealt with him in years past, and know better than anyone else his fair dealings with them.

Mr. Chewning is moving into his newly purchased home this week.

The Minnesota Stove Company have received 7 carloads of patterns with 7 carloads more in transit. Also 12,000 feet of gas pipe for heating apparatus arriving.

Oct. 8, 1891

Mr. Plumstead’s brother Ransom whom he had not seen for twenty years, visited him a couple of days this week.

Mr. De Pue, foreman of the mounting room of the stove works, has rented the Parker house.

A family has lately moved into the Pettijohn house. About all the vacant houses are taken up and what will the new comers do?

Capt. Sencerbox will soon begin building a house on his farm. He has a fine place and a new house will be quite an improvement.

The Shakopee Pork House is prepared for business, and will pay the highest possible prices for hogs.

The Shakopee mill opened for regular business on Monday. Bring in your wheat and get going prices.

Oct. 15, 1891

For Rent. My 10 room brick house in East Shakopee in good repair. Enquire at Courier office. Anna Koerner.

Special match race between Red Rose and Sorrell Prince, both horses from Minneapolis, next Saturday.

Oct. 22, 1891

The side-track at the stove works is completed and the first freight came in over it Monday.

Mr. Christian of the Shakopee milling firm gave orders to enlarge the capacity of the mill so as to make a daily output of 400 barrels. This means employment for some 12 additional men.

Just received a carload of select winter apples. Also sweet potatoes, cranberries and grapes, by C. E. Busse.

Oct. 29, 1891

The scarcity of wood in the Shakopee market leads us to believe it can be sold to advantage if brought in.

John McMullen has got a nice lot of new wood and coal stoves on for the cold weather. He has some as handsome coal stoves as we ever saw.

E. J. Gellenbeck’s hardware store is chuck full of new goods, comprising fancy stoves, a great variety—besides other articles pertaining to the business.

Nov. 5, 1891

James Reynolds intends to build a residence in the spring on his lot on the corner of Seventh and Holmes streets which he has owned for the last twenty-five years.

Rhetorical exercises at the Union school—the entire school—tomorrow Friday from 2:30 to 3:30.

Nov. 12, 1891

The Roller Desk company are getting in their machinery and will soon be at work making the best roller desk to be found is the market. Mr. Jones is hard at work pushing things for the business to commence.

The Minnesota Stove company are fast getting ready to make their first heat. Their engines arrived Sunday, also 2,000 ft. of gaspipe for steam heating, and 15 employees are already at work, which number will soon be increased.

Mr. Hinds of the Argus building is getting ready to issue his Illustrated Shakopee, and some of the first sheets have been run off.

Dr. Entrup lately purchased 75 artificial human eyes, a fine collection which can be seen in the show cases of either drug store.

Nov. 19, 1891

The apple crop in Shakopee this fall has been a large one, several car loads having arrived, and sold quickly at $3 per bushel.

Mr. Flaherty has been having his store enlarged and also is making other improvements, which adds much to the looks and comfort of his store.

To Rent. The brick house in good repairs; north of Mrs. Selcer’s belonging to Miss Annie Koerner, for particulars enquire at Courier office.

Nov. 26, 1891

All kinds of meats at John Gutenberg’s cheap for cash.

When men come from way beyond Carver to buy fresh pork at the Shakopee pork factory, it simply shows that they are wise.

The Packing House is a bonanza for the city of Shakopee and surrounding country.

One of the Thole boys broke thro- while skating on the river. Look a little out, boys?

Dec. 3, 1891

J. S. Kunsman has been papering and repairing B. A. Kohler’s residence the past week.

The office of the Russ. Jones desk company has been established at the Courier corner under Weiland opera house.

Miss Maggie Ley has accepted a position in the Minnesota Stove Co.’s office as stenographer and bookkeeper. Good enough.

With the Stove Works in operation, the Bierline Works in operation, and the Roller Desk factory in operation, who can reasonably say that Shakopee is not on the road to prosperous advancement.

Dec. 10, 1891

Tuesday was St. Mary’s day with elaborate services at St. Mark’s.

James Dean has had an addition built to his house on the old homestead.

Mr. Bowdish keeps the most orderly school that has been kept in the high school department for a number of years.

Send your friends a Souvenir Spoon of the City of Shakopee, in sterling silver only. H. P. Marx.

At the roller desk works a drying kiln has been found necessary to have built, and for a few days the regular work has to a certain extent been suspended for this purpose, for dry lumber must be used. In a short time a sample desk will be placed on exhibition at the Russ. Jones office window corner First and Holmes.

Dec. 17, 1891

Christmas trees of all kinds and toy candies to decorate same at Mike Berens’.

Dec. 24, 1891

Solid gold 14K pens from 75c. up at H. P. Marx’s.

To Rent.—The brick house in good repair, north of Mrs. Selcer’s, belonging to Miss Anna Koerner. For particulars enquire at Courier office.

More light is needed these dark nights. The street lamps should be lit an hour or two earlier than they have been of late, whereby residents in the further portions of town would not have to plunge into mud puddles wire fences and ditches, in trying to navigate. Later: We see that our diligent watchman has noticed this, and since the nights referred to, has illumined the lamps ere the veil of inky night spreadeth herself.

Miss Kathleen Pullen while at school, painted a very fine picture of her brother and presented it to her parents for Christmas. The work is certainly well done, and we understand Miss Pullen has done some other admirable works of art.

Dec. 31, 1891

Wm. Duffy has been having a very successful school term in Eagle Creek, just as we predicted.

The Post asks the president of the Industrial Union to try and do something towards electro-lighting this city. That’s what we tried to do Mr. Mueller last spring, when as a committee of one we went to St. Paul for that purpose, but the Union has never been ready since to receive the report.

Miss Rosa Markus who is teaching in Dist. 5, near George Huber’s where she boards and reports having a very pleasant home there, had a novel entertainment for the pupils of her school—she has 21 scholars—before closing for Christmas. After an interesting program, Santa Claus entered the room and distributed his gifts to teacher, pupils and visitors. They had a grand time, and we guess that Miss Rosa is entitled to a good deal of the credit in getting up the happy occasion, for it’s just like her to be doing something that would be pleasing to her scholars.

We learn that a writ of attachment has been obtained on the desk company property for services rendered, owing to trouble arising in regard to funds—the place being closed.

From the Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 4, 1990

Don Mertz and Bill Wermerskirchen of Bill’s Toggery in Shakopee couldn’t make it to New York City, so regrets were sent to the New York Times and Liz Claiborne Inc., sponsors of the 1989 Excellence in Advertising awards contest for Father’s Day/Mother’s Day advertisements. Two of Bill’s Toggery ads were among nine national winners, and store representatives were invited to join those of other winners, including Bloomingdales, New York; Marshall Field & Co., Chicago; and Macy’s, New York, for a luncheon in Manhattan. Since somebody had to mind the store, Mertz and Wermerskirchen declined the offer. Instead, they were treated to breakfast by the Shakopee Valley News, which published the ads, at Happy Chef Restaurant. Bob Suel, an advertising representative for the paper, presented Wemerskirchen with an aluminized replica of the ads.

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Inmate work program in second year

Super Valu Stores Inc. has completed its second year of a telemarketing program utilizing inmates at the state correctional facility for women in Shakopee, and company officials say they are pleased with the results.

Super Valu’s marketing research department established the telemarketing center at the Shakopee prison in December 1987 with 10 calling stations. Between 10 and 15 inmates are employed, making survey calls within the trading area of Super Valu grocery stores…

Jan. 11, 1990

Junior high principal Cole to retire after 34 years

John “Jack” Cole, principal of Shakopee Junior High School, will retire June 30 after nearly 34 years in the district.

Cole’s resignation was announced at the Shakopee School Board meeting Monday night, and accepted “with regret” by board members. He has served as Shakopee’s only junior high school principal, filling the role since July 1964 when the position was created.

“It is with a great deal of mixed feelings that I tell you that Jack Cole has tendered his resignation as junior high school principal,” said Ron Ward, the district’s director of administrative affairs. “Jack has been an exemplary leader for this district for many years.”

Cole came to the district in June 1956 as a music teacher. Eight years later, he was named junior high school principal. Among his varied duties over the years, Cole has helped his staff through a remodeling of what is now the Central Elementary School building, overseen four years of split shifts at the high school, and seen the development of a staff that started with eight teachers and grew to its current 44. He also played an important role in the construction of the present junior high school, serving as superintendent/clerk of construction.

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Building permit OK’d for FMG

The Shakopee City Council on Jan. 2 authorized the issuance of a building permit prior to the final platting of property for a large manufacturer planning to build a plant and offices in the city.

The council authorized the permit prior to the normal completion of the platting process for FMG Tsumaura, on certain conditions. FMG, which makes home fragrance products, hair-care products and additives, plans to build a $7 million, 295,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and offices on 30 acres at Canterbury Business Park to consolidate its operations, which are now spread among several buildings mainly in the Chaska area. It would employ around 350 workers when it opens later this year…

Jan. 18, 1990

Spring cleanup in January – Monday’s record 43-degree temperature enticed Shakopee’s Emil Halden, who will be 89 next month, to wash his car outside. So he pulled out his garden hose, bucket and sponge and set to work. Why didn’t he go to the car wash? Because he can do a better job by hand, he said, adding with a laugh, “And I’m a cheapskate.”

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Musicians chosen for honor bands

Three members of the Shakopee High School band have been chosen to perform with honor bands at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, and the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Chosen for the Meistersinger Honor Band at Wartburg College were alto saxophonist Debra Bode, trumpeter Steve Dahl, and clarinetist Mark Muenzhuber. The honor band will perform Jan. 20-21.

Jan. 25, 1990

Lights OK’d for Tahpah

The Shakopee City Council on Jan. 16 approved agreements with local civic organizations, which will install lights at ballfields at Tahpah Park.

The Shakopee Jaycees, Rotary and Softball Association have worked with Shakopee Community Recreation (SCR) to raise funds to put additional lights at park fields at no direct cost to the city. However, the city in the past has obtained bids for such projects and takes care of administration contract work for the organizations. The city also has made the payments for the projects after receiving funding from the organizations.

On Jan. 2, the council tabled action on the agreement until it received information on schedules of games at the park after a neighbor complained that lights and noise were bothersome late at night.

SCR Director George Muenchow told the council last week that all games are scheduled so they will end at 10 p.m. or before. However, occasionally games will be completed later when they go into extra innings, he said.

The Jaycees has proposed to install lights on the new football field at the park. The Rotary and Softball Association plan to install lights on two softball fields initially, and others as funds become available. Football field lights will cost around $25,000 and lights at two softball fields will cost around $50,000.

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Microfilm printer/reader donated to library by Lions

No longer do you have to pour over old, brittle newspapers if you want to research your family history or find out what happened in Scott County 100 years ago. Now you can look up newspapers dating back to the 1850s on a microfilm printer/reader recently donated to the Scott County library system by the Shakopee Lions club.

The $3,700 donated by the Lions for the microfilm printer/reader was in memory of Anna Mae Walsh, longtime Shakopee librarian who died recently. Walsh had worked during her lifetime to obtain the microfilm reader/printer, and her friend Gert Roepke was able to fulfill this dream after Walsh’s death with the help of the Lions Club, according to Janet Williams, director of Scot County libraries…

Feb. 1, 1990

Keep on truckin’?

A semi-trailer truck, loaded with asphalt shingles from CertainTeed in Shakopee, took a trip without its driver Tuesday. Tim Wagner, Brandon, Minn., parked it next to Hardees and reported it stolen about 10 minutes later. The truck was found near the river, where it stopped after an apparent brake failure. Wrecking crews spent nearly six hours removing the truck, which had struck at least two trees. Damage was estimated at more than $55,000.

Feb. 8, 1990

Ervin Deering of Shakopee has been named president of the board of directors of the Memorial Blood Center of Minneapolis.

Deering succeeds Dr. John W. Jones, a resident of Edina and staff member of Abbott-Northwestern Hospital. Deering will lead the activities of the board as the center enters its 42nd year of blood banking service to area hospitals.

Deering has served the Memorial Blood Center as a volunteer for more than eight years.

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Schools face $700,000 aid loss due to error

Without legislative help, the Shakopee School District will lose an estimated $700,000 in state aids for the 1991 school year due to adjustments in tax-base calculations to correct a county auditor’s error. And although the loss of state aid wouldn’t make a difference in district coffers, it would mean less money in taxpayers’ pockets…

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Report: 30 Scott County bridges among those in state in need of repair

A quarter of Minnesota’s bridges, including 30 in Scott County, are considered deficient and another 2,000 will reach that condition in this decade, according to a study release last Thursday by a Washington-based highway research group.

The study reported that 4,899 Minnesota bridges are deficient and another 2,000 will be in that category in the 1990s, according to The Road Information Program (TRIP)…

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SACS finishes in first place

The Shakopee Area Catholic Schools (SACS) girls basketball team beat Savage 46-22 Feb. 1 to finish its season with a 12-2 record and in first place in the Catholic River Valley League.

Nichole Spandl led SACS in scoring against Savage with 16 points.

SACS will start post-season play Feb. 10-11 at Young America and Feb. 14-18 in Chaska.

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Fire Calls

Jan. 30: False alarm, 5:35 p.m., 1100 Block of Minnesota Street. Smoke was seen coming from a house under construction, but it was determined to be a sand pile being heated. Fire units were canceled before arriving at the scene.

Feb. 15, 1990

City acts to acquire railroad depot

The Shakopee City Council last week adopted a resolution that authorizes the city to acquire the railroad depot near downtown to allow for the construction of Second Avenue between Atwood and Scott streets.

To acquire the property, the city is employing eminent domain, a legal procedure that allows government bodies to take private property for public use, with the property owner usually being compensated.

The city has proposed construction of two one-way roadways, one on each side of the railroad tracks, for the one-block section of Second Avenue. An engineering feasibility report indicated that the vacant depot would need to be relocated to complete the project.

The city for several months has attempted to buy the depot from its owners, two railroad companies, but has been unsuccessful.

In September, the City Council authorized commencement of eminent domain proceedings.

The city hopes that the building can be sold to a private party when it is moved.

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Police officer has dare for local students: Stay away from drug abuse

Shakopee police officer Brian “Barney” Clark dares students to stay off drugs.

Clark may be best-known in the community as Officer Friendly the police officer who talks about safety with area school children. However, Clark has gone from talking about such things as safe bicycling to teaching students about the danger of drug abuse. And he’s doing it by daring them to make good decisions…

Feb. 22, 1990

Pink honored

Tracy Pink of Shakopee was one of the 32 outstanding high school athletes for the week Feb. 8 on WCCO Radio’s “Prep Parade” program.

Pink, a sophomore, played goalie for the Indians hockey team this season.

Athletes are selected by WCCO Radio and the Prep Parade Advisory Board, made up of sportswriters and broadcasters from across the state.

March 1, 1990

Prow re-elected association president

Betti Lu Prow, owner of Betti Lu’s women’s clothing store in Shakopee, was re-elected to a second one-year term as president of Midwest Specialty Stores.

Midwest Specialty is a 25-year-old association of 34 women’s clothing stores in the upper Midwest.

Prow has been a Midwest member for 19 years, tops in the association.

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Youth building panel retained by council

The committee appointed by the City Council to operate the Community Youth Building was given new life last week, despite some sentiment to disband it after months of problems.

The City Council directed staff to send a letter to the committee spelling out the city’s expectations regarding building maintenance. The committee has five members who represent local scouting groups, the primary users of the building…

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Area residents can be part of Olympic torch run (or walk)

The Olympic torch will be carried through 105 Minnesota communities beginning in June to herald the 1990 U.S. Olympic festival, which will be held in the Twin Cities area July 6-15. Shakopee-area residents will have their chance to participate July 1 as the torch is carried from Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and Chaska through Shakopee and into Prior Lake.

March 8, 1990

Student-leave program to be tested

A pilot program at the high school will allow seniors to leave school grounds by signing out of one study hall per day.

The Shakopee School Board gave its approval Monday night to the pilot program, which will be introduced at the high school spring trimester. It will allow students with at least 43 credits to leave the school during one study hall per day, a total of 49 minutes…

March 15, 1990

Hockey merger gains approval

The Shakopee/Prior Lake (SPL) Hockey Association announced that the hockey merger between the two communities could continue into its second year for the 1990-91 season.

The decision was approved through an opinion poll by the SPL Hockey Association. Of the 225 members that received an opinion sheet, 129 voted to keep the program while 17 voted against it…

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City lends $25,000 to groups for field lights

The Shakopee City Council on March 6 agreed to lend local service organizations up to $20,000 to install lights at ball fields in Tahpah Park.

The groups agreed to pay back the city within three years, and the city will not charge interest on the loan.

The Shakopee Jaycees, Rotary and Softball Association are working with Shakopee Community Recreation in an effort to install lights on several fields at the park at no expense to the city…

March 22, 1990

Sale of Canterbury Downs to Michigan investors is official

Canterbury Downs was officially sold last Thursday, brightening prospects that the Shakopee track will open as scheduled April 27.

Herbert Tyner and Bernie Hartman, who own a racetrack near Detroit, purchased Canterbury’s stock from Brooks Fields Jr., Brooks Hauser, Scottland Inc. and Santa Anita Realty Corp. The Michigan investors also purchased Santa Anita’s management contract.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed, but the price was reportedly less than $4 million.

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Sweeney’s first Student Council

Sweeney Elementary School in Shakopee recently inaugurated its first Student Council. Students from each grade were chosen by teachers to serve on the Student Council this year. However, in subsequent years, school elections will be used to determine council members.

March 29, 1990

Firm owner is certified pet adviser

Purina Mills Inc., St. Louis, has announced that Bill Stemmer of Stemmer Farm & Garden Supply, 134 Scott St., successfully completed a course in dog and cat nutrition to become a Purina certified pet adviser.

The pet-food company said Stemmer is qualified to provide consumers with information on dog and cat nutritional needs.

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‘Birdie’ marks director debut of Merry Mears

Girls dressed in poodle skirts will take over Shakopee Senior High this weekend when “Bye, Bye Birdie” is staged for three performances.

The musical comedy, written by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, includes 28 cast members, an orchestra, and a stage and set crew that have been preparing for the production since the second week of January.

Breaking a 20-year tradition, the play will be under the direction of Merry Mears, a Shakopee native and prodigy of Carl Olson…

April 5, 1990

Fire won’t delay season

An early morning fire last Thursday that destroyed the scoring tower and damaged bleachers in the center seating section will not delay the April 22 opener at Raceway Park, according to track owner John Ostdiek….

Ostdiek said temporary bleachers will be in place by Friday in the damaged section, and that he is also replacing bleachers not damaged. After the racing season is completed, those bleachers will be used in the southern seating area, and better quality seating, perhaps chairs, will be added to the center section. Ostdiek said that that section may be a reserved seating area, with higher ticket prices.

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Pizza maker wins 500 pounds of cheese

Shakopee’s Pizza ‘n’ Pasta won’t have to buy mozzarella cheese for a week or so.

The Shakopee restaurant was one of three in the state to win 500 pounds of the cheese in a contest sponsored by the American Dairy Association (ADA) of Minnesota. The winners were selected in a drawing involving about 120 entries. Only certified users of real cheese were eligible, according to the state ADA.

Dan Pecha, who operates the Shakopee restaurant, said pizza sales make up between 70 and 80 percent of his business, which he owns with his parents. The family owns a total of seven franchise restaurants, which Pecha said use about 4,000 pounds of mozzarella cheese each week. The 500 pounds of cheese represents about a week’s worth at the Shakopee restaurant, he said.

April 12, 1990

Shakopee showcased Monday

It’s that time of year again when local organizations are on display at the Shakopee Showcase.

The Showcase will take place Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Canterbury Downs. The event will feature more than 80 booths displaying the community’s many non-profit organizations, service groups and governmental agencies. Local children and adults will provide continuous entertainment and participants will have the opportunity to meet with members of local organizations and learn about the services they provide.

“This will be our second year at Canterbury,” said George Muenchow, director of Shakopee Community Recreation, which organizes the event. “At the high school where it’s been held for many years, we simply ran out of space. It became an unpleasant experience for people because of the overcrowdedness.”

At Canterbury Downs, however, people will have the opportunity to browse leisurely among the booths, which are spread throughout the building to give people room to move, said Muenchow.

One of the improvements this year, Muenchow said, is the expanded food booths. People attending the Showcase will be tempted with the smell of pizza, popcorn, hot dogs, coffee, hamburgers, corn dogs, french fries, and more. Showcase organizers are hoping the tempting smells pay off – proceeds from the food stands go to the Shakopee Dollars for Scholars program, which provides post-high school scholarships for Shakopee students…

April 19, 1990

St. Mark’s plans $1 million project to meet space needs

The corner near St. Mark’s Church in Shakopee will take on a new appearance this year as the congregation builds a parish center to house church offices and meeting rooms.

The project will cost the 5,000-member parish nearly $1 million, according to the Rev. Robert Hazel, and will meet a number of the church’s needs. Right now, he said, the church offices are crammed into a small room in the rectory, and there is virtually no meeting space for church groups. Unlike many of Shakopee’s churches, St. Mark’s has no basement, leaving parishioners with few places to meet. The new parish center, which will be connected to both the existing church and school through tunnels and walkways, will provide the much-needed space, said Hazel…

A committee of parishioners looking at space needs considered using a wing of the school. The group also thought about using the vacant brick building just down the hill from the church. However, neither option proved feasible…

The $980,000 needed to demolish the brick building and construct the parish center will come largely from parishioners, said Hazel, through pledges or participation in fund raisers. The church hopes to begin construction this fall, Hazel said.

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Education endowment fund planned here

A group of local residents has formed the Shakopee Educational Endowment Foundation to assist the Shakopee School District in maintaining, improving and further enriching the quality of education it now provides, in an effort to counteract the effects of decreasing state and federal funding.

The foundation board, which includes Jan Adams, Pat Adams, Melanie Kahleck, Phil Kanning, Mary Keen and Gloria Vierling, is planning a fund-raising campaign later this month. The board hopes to make the drive an annual event. All money collected will be placed in an endowment fund. When interest and funds begin to accumulate, the foundation will accept grant requests from teachers of the Shakopee school system, and will award grant money throughout the school year. Only the interest on the funds will be paid out, board members said, thus allowing an ever-increasing fund as the years pass.

The foundation will encourage creative use of the money by teachers, and hopes to fund such things as microscopes, grand pianos, computers and seminars. It is the intention of the foundation to work closely with the School Board to provide opportunity and enrichment for the children of Shakopee, according to board members.

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Shakopee firefighters have been busy in the past several days battling grass fires, including one near a gravel pit south of 10th Avenue and west of Naumkeag Street on Friday morning.

April 26, 1990

Comp plan offers look into future

About 35 people attended a public hearing conducted by the Shakopee Planning Commission last Thursday on a proposed comprehensive plan for the city.

Planning Commission Chairperson Melanie Kahleck said that although the public hearing testimony would only be taken last week, the commission will continue to seek written comments and suggestions, which she strongly urged. She said that the city is under no timetable for completing the plan.

A task force appointed by the City Council has met over the past 18 months to develop the plan, which will serve as a development guide for the city for at least 10 years.

After a formal presentation of plan highlights by Bill Weber, of the Minneapolis consulting firm BRW Inc., several audience members spoke.

Weber said that the city in many ways is like a business, in competition with nearby communities for jobs, housing and business development.

He called this a “critical time in the history of modern Shakopee,” as suburbia moves southward from Minneapolis and St. Paul.

“It’s Shakopee’s turn to accept a wave of residential growth” as Eagan and Eden Prairie have before it, said Weber.

Unlike the Metropolitan Council, which has projected only moderate growth for the city over the next two decades, Weber foresees a population of 20,000 by the year 2010, from its current 12,000. With that, there will be 150 new households in the city, he predicted.

Comprehensive plans are developed by cities to provide a framework for development, covering such things as housing, transportation, and industrial and commercial development. With it, the city is able to foresee what Shakopee will look like in coming years. It also provides a glimpse of some decisions that will have to be made.

For example, a major cost for the city in the 1990s will be the extension of city sewer lines south of the future Shakopee Bypass, said Weber.

And the bypass itself will play an important part in the city’s developments. For example, Marschall Road will become a major retail corridor near its connection to the bypass, according to the plan.

The report also suggests that a city hall be built near the downtown, where it would serve as a “civic center” for the community, said Weber. (A city task force is now studying possible sites for a recommendation to the city council.)

Audience members offered a wide range of comments and suggestions. There was concern that County Road 18 not be made into a major highway connection to County Road 42. A group of senior citizens asked that more housing and services be made available for the elderly. Some talked about the need for biking and hiking trails. And former Planning Commission chairman John Schmidt offered a lengthy presentation outlining his concerns, ranging from providing enough acreage for retail growth to the design of parking areas at school athletic fields.

May 3, 1990

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They’re coming through!

Law enforcement officials “stormed” a building at the old women’s prison Monday as they participated in a special “entry team” training session. Minneapolis FBI agents provided training for 33 local law enforcement officials who will form six-member “entry teams” that may be used in drug raids and situations when “no-knock” search warrants are issued. Special training is necessary, said Shakopee Police Chief Tom Steininger, to protect the lives of both citizens and police. Training participants practiced high risk entries at a vacated home near 11th Avenue and Apgar, and the slower and more methodical building searches at the old prison.

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Measles case confirmed; booster shots recommended

A measles case involving a Shakopee High School senior student was confirmed Wednesday morning, and officials from the Minnesota Department of Health have suggested that all students at the high school receive a measles booster shot.

High school Principal James Murphy said Wednesday that high school students, as well as ninth-graders who participate in activities at the high school, on Friday will receive parental permission slips for a booster inoculation.

Inoculations would be given next week at the school. Shots likely would be free or provided for a nominal fee, with the vaccine supplied by the state Department of Health.

Murphy said it is also recommended by health authorities that teachers born after 1957 be inoculated.

Maggie Arko, a school nurse, recommended that all parents closely observe their children for signs of measles. Children will develop a rash that begins on the face, and later spreads to other portions of the body. Children may appear to have a cold, with a fever and red eyes.

If measles is suspected, parents should seek immediate medical attention, and if the disease is confirmed, report it to the child’s school, said Arko.

May 10, 1990

Coller’s city career ending after 51 years

Shakopee City Attorney Julius Coller II fully supports the City Council’s decision on May 1 to advertise to hire a full-time, “in-house” attorney.

And if anyone should know the city attorney business, it’s Coller; at the end of the month, he will have held that position in Shakopee for 51 years, one month.

But with the move, Coller, who turns 81 this month, announced a move of his own.

“When you hire a full-time attorney, you’ll have my resignation,” Coller told the council. “In the meantime, the city will have to put up with me. You’d better hurry,” he laughed.

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Tsumura breaks ground for $20 million Shakopee facility

Colorful Japanese flags symbolizing the return of spring, the season of newness, greeted guests to the groundbreaking for Tsumura International Inc.’s new FMG division facility in Shakopee last week.

The elaborate ceremony, which included corporate officials from Japan, and state and local officials as well as several Twin Cities media representatives, was held May 2 at 1000 Valley Park Drive…

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Council approves park, recreation department

The establishment of a park and recreation department and an advisory board was approved by the Shakopee City Council last week, and will be in place at the end of the year when the Shakopee School District’s formal association with community recreation ends…

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Jeanna Meyer is first female president of local Jaycees

The Shakopee Jaycees inaugurated its first female president during an awards banquet on April 28.

Jeanna Meyer took the post of president. Other officers are Terry Joes, Joe Siedow, Ed Vierling, Jodi Meredith, Jack McGovern, and Linda Fleischer…

May 17, 1990

Restaurants ready food for Taste of the Valley

Eleven of Shakopee restaurants will prepare their finest dishes for residents to sample at the annual Taste of the Valley May 18 at the Shakopee Junior High School.

Tickets are $5 and will be sold in advance only. They are available from Tom Thumb, The Treat Factory, Riviera Tan and River Valley Sports Center. There are two seating times available, the first from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the second from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Riverside Community Church and the Shakopee Assembly of God Church. Proceeds of Taste of the Valley will benefit the Scott County Food Shelf.

Entertainment will be provided by a Dixieland band.

Restaurants participating in Taste of the Valley include Domino’s Pizza, Hardee’s, Happy Chef, Lions Tap, Perkins, Pizza ‘n’ Pasta, Something Italian, SuperAmerica, The Treat Factory and the Tom Thumb Double T Deli.

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Highway corridors is meeting topic

A study of options on traffic corridors leading south from the proposed Bloomington Ferry Bridge and the Shakopee Bypass will be presented to the Scott County Board next Tuesday.

The study was conducted by Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch Inc. of Plymouth, the county’s design consultants for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge project.

Residents living along Scott County Road 18 have protested the county’s plan to upgrade County Road 18 into a four-land urban roadway to handle the large volumes of traffic heading south off the bridge and bypass. The residents have suggested that the County Board consider routing southerly traffic on other highways, such as Highway 13 or County Road 83.

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High school band to sponsor music festival Saturday

The Shakopee High School Band will sponsor and staff the Minneapolis Music Festival, conducted in conjunction with the Creative Arts Workshop Showcase and Valleyfair, at the Shakopee Junior High School on May 19.

High school band members will serve as group ambassadors and equipment movers during the festival, which will feature schools from Iowa, Wisconsin and South Dakota, as well as Minnesota. Participating ensembles will perform for three adjudicators in the morning and will spend the rest of the day at Valleyfair. The judges will provide written and taped critiques as well as a clinic session for each group…

May 24, 1990

Police officers become cowpunchers

Shakopee police officers became cowpunchers Tuesday when a small herd of cows found their way to a residence on Third Avenue.

Larrie Garlock, who lives on the 600 block of Third Avenue, looked out his window at 5:48 a.m. and spotted a small herd of cattle on his front yard – 15 to be exact. At least one early-morning walker also reported seeing the cows.

The cows were herded into the nearby parking lot of St. Francis Regional Medical Center, “in the old-fashioned, cowpunching, western tradition,” said Shakopee Police Chief Thomas Steininger. The animals were loaded onto a truck by animal warden Bob McAlister and returned to their pasture on Highway 169, across the highway from the site of the former Gopher State Truck Stop.

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Anderson voted Region 2AA coach of the year by peers

Shakopee High School boys basketball coach John Anderson has been named Coach of the Year in Region 2AA.

Anderson, who also won the honor in 1985-86, guided the Indians to a 15-7 record last season. In what was to be a rebuilding year, the Indians finished third in the Missota Conference and advanced to the region semifinals.

Anderson said he was somewhat surprised by the award, which is voted by the 13 region coaches.

“You would expect a team that usually wins the region for their coach to win,” said Anderson, referring to Chaska Hawks coach Denny Welter.

But the fact that the Indians led the Missota for much of the season with just one returning letterman gave Anderson the nod. “I suppose that had something to do with it,” said Anderson.

Anderson will receive his award at a state coaches’ clinic in the fall.

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Cty. Rd. 21 extension proposed

It is said that a strong will can move mountains and it appears that the strong will of residents who live along County Road 18 in Shakopee and Prior Lake have succeeded in moving an entire highway.

They apparently were successful in keeping future volumes of traffic from a new Bloomington Ferry Bridge off their rural roadway.

After a presentation of a study of possible traffic corridors heading south from the proposed Shakopee Bypass, Bloomington Ferry Bridge and Highway 101 interchange, the Scott County Board Tuesday decided to pursue a new northeasterly connection to County Road 21 as the major roadway to handle southbound traffic from the interchange…

May 31, 1990

Tina Serafin awarded scholarship for skiing

Shakopee’s Tina Serafin was awarded the John C. Hinz Memorial Scholarship April 29.

Serafin is the first girl to receive the award and, at 10 years old, the youngest. Skiing on the USSA team from Buck Hill, Serafin has placed in the top three in every race this year. Her events include the downhill, slalom and giant slalom. She is ranked second in the slalom and giant slalom in the region, which includes Minnesota, the Dakotas and part of Wisconsin.

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SHS commencement to be held outside on June 8

Rain clouds are, for the most part, a welcome sight this spring, but they won’t be on June 8 as Shakopee High School conducts graduation ceremonies outside.

This will be the first time in several years that the school will hold commencement exercises outdoors. Students in the graduation class approached Principal James Murphy with the request, and after making a few inquiries, Murphy decided it was possible…

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Youths learn about hunting, fishing

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

The seminar included topics such as fishing equipment, bait, hunting ethics and dog training. Discussions were led by members of the Scott County 4-H Club, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Scott Carlson, and other volunteers from the Shakopee area. According to event organizers, the seminar was conducted to encourage youth to become interested in outdoor activities and learn more about their specific areas of interest.

June 7, 1990

Burkhart named state’s knight of the year

Jim Burkhart of Shakopee was selected Minnesota Knight of the Year by the Minnesota Knights of Columbus at an annual convention recently in Mankato.

Burkhart, a five-year member of the James F. Campbell Knights of Columbus Council No. 1685 in Shakopee, was selected for the award by the 48,000-member statewide organization. Each year, a state winner is singled out for his work in the organization, his community and church…

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Painting the town

Members of the Shakopee Rotary Club took paintbrushes in hand May 5 to give the high school concession stand, grandstand and a garage a fresh coat of paint. Jim Cook, president of the Rotary Club, took the high spots, while Pete Sames did the rest.

June 14, 1990

High school to have deans next year

Concern about the increasing number of students considered to be at risk of failing their classes or dropping out of school will result in the start of the use of deans at Shakopee High School next fall.

Under the system, every high school student will be assigned to one of three deans who will be available to help students plan class schedules and post-secondary options, and provide counseling. They will also work to reinforce students’ responsibility for their choices and the consequences of their choices. The dean system will be a more formalized program than the guidance counselors now in use, according to Principal James Murphy…

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Camp Courage Wagon Train to visit Shakopee on Wednesday

The Camp Courage Wagon Train will visit Shakopee next Wednesday.

The wagon train is stopping at area communities as part of a fundraising effort for Camp Courage.

It is expected to arrive at Murphy’s Landing at 10:45 a.m., and stay for about two hours. It will then travel down Fourth Avenue to Marschall Road, then turn onto 10th Avenue until reaching Shakopee Town Square before it heads to Chaska.

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The final out

For the first time over a quarter century, there won’t be a Schleper at Shakopee High School when school opens next fall.

Joe Schleper, the high school’s athletic director for the past 24 years, and daughter Jennifer, the youngest of eight children, both graduated last Friday night – Jennifer from high school and Joe into retirement – ending the long line of Schlepers in the halls of the high school…

June 21, 1990

Woman has raccoons stacked in her stack

Bernice Miller of 836 Sommerville St. said when she first heard noises in her chimney over seven weeks ago, she decided to just pretend she didn’t hear them.

When the noises became louder and more regular, she decided it must be birds.

But when they turned into nearly constant thumps and bumps, she decided she had to check it out.

Toward dusk one evening, standing down the street from her house, she saw her problem, or at least part of her problem. There at the top of her chimney stack was an adult raccoon, quietly awaiting darkness so she could go out and forage food.

But the rest of her problem remained, for the raccoon is a mother with a nest of young raccoons apparently housed in Miller’s chimney.

“They must be getting awfully big in there,” commented Miller, who said she tries to picture the raccoons all stacked up inside as they grow larger.

She said she really didn’t mind being a host to raccoons, as long as they stayed in the chimney. She doesn’t plan to start a fire under them or anything like that, but she’s beginning to think it’s time they come out of their nest. And she is getting a bit nervous that somehow they might come down instead of up, even though her damper is apparently closed.

“I’m getting real nervous about going down into the basement. I keep thinking they might show up down there,” said Miller.

She called animal control officials, “but not one is going to want to go down and get them,” she said. She was told that, typically, the young raccoons will crawl out on their own at about six weeks of age.

Miller is hoping that is true, but as the days go by, she’s beginning to wonder about it.

“They (the raccoons) are definitely at the wrestling stage. They’re getting louder all of the time,” she said.

She’s hoping for some peace and quiet soon. When it arrives, she figures she’ll have to get her chimney cleaned, and she definitely plans to put a screen around the top of the stack to keep any more critters from crawling into it.

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Workers began removing buildings at the site of the former state prison for women in Shakopee last week. The buildings have been heavily vandalized, and authorities were concerned about youths playing near them. Funds for the demolition project were allocated by the state Legislature in a recent bonding bill.

June 28, 1990

Block 50 eliminated as possible city hall site

On a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Shakopee City Council eliminated Block 50 from consideration as a city hall site.

The council’s vote followed a public hearing on sites proposed by the city’s Community Development Commission and a commission committee.

The council also agreed to hold a work session at a date to be determined to consider remaining sites and other alternatives.

The council’s vote to eliminate Block 50, which is just south of the public library, followed concerns expressed by speakers at the hearing that home owners on the block have lived with uncertainty for six years, since the block was originally proposed as a city hall site. Eight homes would have to be removed under the proposal.

About 40 people attended the hearing, which was held at the Scott County Courthouse.

Most of the speakers seemed to favor a new city hall on land east of County Road 17, between Fourth Avenue and County Road 16.

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Olympic festival torch comes to city Sunday

The U.S. Olympic Festival torch will make its way into Shakopee at approximately 2:45 p.m. Sunday…

The public is invited to watch as several Shakopee residents carry the torch through the city.

The torch will have made its way through 105 Minnesota cities before stopping at the Metrodome in Minneapolis July 6 for the opening ceremonies of the U.S. Olympic Festival, which will be held in the Twin Cities area from July 6 through July 15.

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Council approves agreement on bridge, mini-bypass

The Shakopee City Council on June 19 adopted a resolution formally entering into agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation on the city’s share of the costs for the downtown mini-bypass and river bridge project.

Under the agreement, the city will contribute a total of $1.9 million for the project, which is expected to be under construction in 1992 and 1993…

July 5, 1990

County wins national award for its recycling program

The Solid Waste Recycling Program developed by Scott County will receive an award this month from the National Association of Counties (NACo), according to Allen Frechette, the county’s environmental health manager.

In 1988, Scott County developed a solid-waste recycling program in response to state mandates that was considered unique in Minnesota and perhaps the nation, according to Frechette. The program requires garbage haulers doing business within the county to be licensed and provide curbside collection of recyclables along with their regular garbage pickup. The county designates what materials haulers must collect and provides a temporary incentive called a Performance Enhancement Recycling Cost Share (PERCS), which helps offset the haulers’ costs for establishing and operating recycling programs.

The ordinance establishing this program also requires the haulers to offer volume-based fees and recycling incentives. Cities with organized collection modified existing contracts accordingly…

Scott County Commissioner Dick Mertz will travel to Florida in mid-July for the annual NACo convention and will receive the award for the county.

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Local youths qualify for state meet

On Saturday, Shakopee Community Recreation and Chaska Parks and Recreation jointly were hosts to the Minnesota recreation and Park Association’s District 4 Hershey Track and Field Meet at the Chaska High School track.

Boys and girls ages 9 through 14 from Scott, Carver, Hennepin, Wright and Anoka counties participated. The top two finishers in each event advanced to the state meet, which will be held in Pipestone on July 14.

Shakopee’s participants did very well, according to Mark McQuillan, the program supervisor for Shakopee Community Recreation. Twenty-two Shakopee youngsters qualified for the state meet…

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Construction of $9 million auto auction facility begins

Minneapolis Northstar Auto Auction broke ground Monday for a $9 million facility on the corner of Highway 101 and Valley Park Drive in Shakopee.

The firm, which has operated in Shakopee for nearly 20 years, will move from its present location, 7700 E. Highway 101, when construction is completed, scheduled for January.

The new facility will be built on 49 acres and will feature a three-sided, covered parking enclosure that can hold up to 800 cars, considered to be unique in the auction industry. There also will be a 30,000-square-foot, full-service paint and body shop, capable of reconditioning 150 cars a day…

The new Shakopee facility is part of a $100 million expansion and renovation program underway at Anglo American auction locations across the country.

July 12, 1990

Summer splashers. A summer splash party was held by the Shakopee Community Recreation Department Friday in front of the junior high school. Children got a chance to leap down a plastic water slide, as well as throw a baseball at a dunk tank target and toss buckets of water.

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Learning hunting skills. Members of the 4-H shooting sports program and the Shakopee Area Jaycees combined their efforts to conduct a kids hunting and fishing clinic this spring. Fifty-five youth eight and older attended this clinic. Topics included air rifle, black powder, hunter ethics, needs of wildlife, archery, and dog training. In addition, Keith Krasl, Scott County 4-H shooting sports leader, set up a shooting sports display and a see and touch station.

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Local endowment fund goal of group

An ongoing endowment fund, designed to enrich and support education in the Shakopee School District, is being organized by the board of trustees of the Shakopee Educational Endowment Foundation.

According to Dr. Jan Adams, the group will try to raise funds that will accumulate up to $100,000 in interest per year. That amount will then be turned over to the school district for items that cannot be met in the budget…

July 19, 1990

Joshua Williams, 8, son of Dean and Michelle Williams, won first prize, an Apple computer, in a coloring contest sponsored by Sunshine Biscuits Inc. His animal crackers artwork was one of about 500 entries, according to his mother. Joshua says he loves art and has wanted a computer since he was 5. He plans to organize his baseball card collection and play games on the computer.

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Work on final design of Ferry Bridge to begin

The Scott County Board on July 10 authorized payment to the consulting firm Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch Inc., Plymouth, to begin work on the final design of the Bloomington Ferry Bridge project.

The total design of the project will cost about $4.6 million, with $3.4 million of it coming from the federal government.

Acting County Administrator Cliff McCann told the board’s consultant payment is expected to be reimbursed by the Federal Highway Administration once the contract is finalized. He added that there is only a “minimal risk” that Scott County would not be reimbursed for the consulting work.

The payment will allow the consultant to begin work on the project immediately and keep the bridge design on the tight schedule required for federal funding.

McCann said that given the short time allowed for Scott and Hennepin counties to use the federal funds for the project, it is necessary to have as much design work completed as possible so they can act fast when the federal money does come in.

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Grand Opening. Shakopee Town Square. Saturday, July 21. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Hwy. 169 & 10th Ave., Shakopee, MN.

July 26, 1990

Cat’s mistake leads to two power outages

A cat was the cause of power outages on Saturday and Tuesday in Shakopee, according to Ray Friedges, superintendent of Shakopee Public Utilities.

The cat got into a transformer located near Rahr Malting Co., causing the power to go out around 2:05 p.m. Saturday for all of the utility’s 6,000 customers. Service was restored at 4:25 p.m.

Utility workers attempted to fix the transformer, but the repairs didn’t hold, causing the power to go out again Tuesday at noon throughout the city. Power was restored about an hour later…

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Council rejects proposed parking, turn restrictions

The latest proposal to restrict parking and left turns in the downtown area got the cold shoulder from the Shakopee City Council July 17.

The council, on a 6-0 vote, rejected a proposal by a Shakopee Chamber of Commerce subcommittee to make the temporary changes in an effort to improve the traffic flow on First Avenue.

The subcommittee proposal would prohibit parking on the north side of First Avenue from Lewis to Holmes streets to allow for a long right-turn lane for vehicles headed toward the river bridge, and prohibition of left turns onto Holmes or Lewis for vehicles traveling west on Highway 101 between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays, and on weekends during the Renaissance Festival as needed during heavy traffic periods.

Aug. 2, 1990

Berg has title role in opera

Antonia Berg, daughter of Phyllis Berg of Shakopee, will be performing the title role in Verdi’s “Aida” with New York’s Amato Opera Company in October. Antonia has also performed with the Pala Opera and the Manhattan Opera Reads Ensemble. She and her husband, Stanford Felix, live in New York City.

St. John’s coach speaks at SHS

John Gagliardi, football coach at St. John’s University in Collegeville, will be the feature speaker at a co-curricular organizational meeting in the auditorium at Shakopee High School at 7 p.m. Aug. 9.

Gagliardi has been a football coach for 46 years, with 38 of those at St. John’s University. He is the second most active winning college football coach in the United States, and is fifth on the all-time winning list of football coaches in the country.

He has led St. John’s in three national championships and numerous MIAC championships.

Mike Fricke, of the Sports Care program at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, and Dale Vaughan, school activities director, will provide information on activities and program eligibility.

The public is invited to attend the program.

Aug. 9, 1990

Leisure Ledger

Families are invited to participate in the Family Fun Night activities scheduled at the pool this Friday evening, featuring various fun games, stunts and music by the local Out of Bounds band. The last day the pool will be open this season is Sunday, Aug. 19. Featured that day is the annual Gold Fish Hunt. Participants should bring their small nets and plastic buckets as they seek the finny creatures…

Bank building chosen as new city hall site

The Shakopee City Council, on a 6-0 vote Tuesday night, decided to buy the Marquette Bank building downtown for a city hall.

Though the vote to buy the bank was unanimous, it was not the preferred site of all council members. The bank was chosen after motions for other sites were defeated. In fact, an earlier motion for the bank lost on a 3-3 vote.

Bank officials plan to construct a new facility, possibly on Marschall Road, and told the city that the current building could be available in one year.

The relative cost of the bank compared to the other site alternatives swung the vote in the building’s favor…

Aug. 16, 1990

Perpich lauds efforts of local firefighters

Gov. Rudy Perpich recently sent a letter to Shakopee Fire Chief Charlie Ries, commending his department for its efforts in controlling a fuel-oil spill in the Minnesota River near Eden Prairie on June 12…

Ries said the fire department in Savage notified Shakopee firefighters that oil was in the river. Shakopee firefighters used a boat and discovered the leak coming from the Eden Prairie side of the river, and then built a dam to halt the spread.

Aug. 23, 1990

Tractor theft. Shakopee police are investigating the theft of a $63,000 tractor from Case Power and Equipment, 6340 E. Highway 101. According to police, the tractor was reported missing Friday.

Booster group hopes local residents will be seeing red

Members of the newly-formed Shakopee Boosters organization would like to “see red” at school activities this year.

No, they don’t want to promote anger – they want to bring out school spirit and community pride.

One way they hope to do that is by selling red sweatshirts with the Shakopee Indians logo on it – and they’d like people to wear those at every school activity, and become part of a ‘red wave’ of supporters…

Pride and school spirit are two ways communication between the school and community can be improved, according to the members of the organization…

Aug. 30, 1990

Jonckowski celebrates 25th year on radio. Long-time local sports personality Dick Jonckowski will celebrate his 25th year as host of KKCM Radio’s “Coaches’ Roundtable” when his first broadcast of the 1990-91 school year airs Saturday from 8;30 a.m. – 10 a.m. This season the remote broadcast location will be Lenzen Chevrolet in Chaska…

Shooter hits all 50 sporting clays for record

Jon Kruger, the 1989 National Sporting Clays Champion, set a new record for sporting clays at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake Friday, August 10.

Kruger shot a perfect score of 50 sporting clay targets on the front part of the course.

“It was the first perfect score ever shot on sporting clays at the club in five years of operation,” said the club’s manager, Terry Correll. “The previous record set was 49 out of 50 and we had a couple scores of 48.”

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Accident was ‘a real zoo,’ says officer

An accident involving three vehicles, two trailers filled with animals, a fire, and traffic from the Renaissance resulted in a scene that Don Hamilton, an investigator with the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, called “a real zoo.”

The accident occurred Sunday at about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of highways 169 and 41 southwest of Shakopee. According to David Sutherland of the Minnesota State Patrol, a pickup truck driven by Daniel Robbins, 19, of Tracy, rear-ended a trailer loaded with hogs pulled by a picked driven by James Christian, 18, of Garvin. The collision pushed the Christian vehicle into a car driven by Jeffrey McCann of Sioux Falls, S.D., whose wife and two children were passengers. The vehicles were all southbound on Highway 169, with McCann and Christian stopped at the signal light.

When the Robbins pickup struck the Christian trailer, it apparently pushed the hitch of the trailer off the truck and punctured the gas tank, which resulted in a fire, according to Shakopee Fire Chief Charlie Ries, whose department was called to the scene.

Before emergency vehicles arrived, however, passerbys helped get the people and animals away from the fire and accident scene…

Ries said the animals, which were corralled on the grass near the intersection by passerbys, didn’t appear to be hurt. They did get a free shower from the fire department to cool them down from the 90-degree heat. They were later taken to a nearby farm on 133rd St. until arrangements could be made to haul them home…

Sept. 6, 1990

R & R Marine was nation’s top dealer in Crestliner boats over year period

R & R Marine, located two miles south of Shakopee off of Highway 169, was the largest Crestliner boat dealer in the U.S. between July 1989 and June this year.

It was also only the second dealer to record over $1 million in sales in Crestliner history, which dates back to the 1940s…

Sept. 13, 1990

Teddy bears fixed at St. Francis. St. Francis Regional Medical Center will again sponsor its “Teddy Bear Clinic” Saturday, Sept. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon, allowing children to become familiar with the emergency medical system, as well as have their favorite doll or teddy bear bandaged…

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Board seeks moratorium on development near high school

The Shakopee School Board Monday voted to request that the City Council consider a moratorium on land development south of the high school near Vierling Drive while long-range plans are made regarding building needs of the school.

As proposed, the moratorium would put a freeze on development of approximately 60 acres for up to 18 months, with the possibility of a one-year extension, according to Bob Loonan, a co-chairman of the Athletic Complex Steering Committee, which is interested in including an athletic complex as part of any school expansion.

Members of that committee, as well as the School Board, are hoping the moratorium would buy the school district, and city, time for development of long-range plans…

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College courses held at SHS

College courses will be held at Shakopee High School this fall.

Minneapolis Community College will offer General Psychology on Monday evenings, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; and Human Relations in Business on Wednesday evenings, 6:30 to 9 p.m. These classes will begin Sept. 17 and 19, respectively. Human Relations in Business is part of the 14-credit Management Certificate program offered by Minneapolis Community College…

Mankato State University will offer Social Deviance on Monday evenings, Sept. 24 through Dec. 3, from 6 to 10 p.m.; and Women’s Cycles of Aging on Wednesday evenings, Sept. 26 through Dec. 5, from 6 to 10 p.m.…

Sept. 20, 1990

Shop project a state fair winner. Martiqua Post, an eighth-grader at Shakopee Junior High, won a blue ribbon at the state fair for her “teardrop box,” a wooden object she made in Roger Koskela’s shop class. Post gave the box to her mother, who uses it to hold jewelry.

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Study: Road improvements will spur job, population growth

Traffic congestion and limited accessibility have stunted job and population growth in Shakopee during the last decade compared to neighboring cities. But three highway projects planned in the area will reverse that trend in the 1990s, including the addition of between 2,200 and 5,000 new jobs, according to a report issued by Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED).

Those jobs would be in addition to the 2,000 new jobs predicted for the decade by the Metropolitan Council, which did not consider the highway improvement effect, and added to the city’s existing total of 8,000, would give Shakopee up to 15,000 jobs, according to the study…

Using projection data from various studies, the city’s population is predicted to grow to 13,900 by the year 2000, at an annual growth rate of 1.1 percent. However, it was based on projections that the city’s population could reach 12,500 this year. Preliminary Census Bureau figures set Shakopee’s population this year at 11,721.

Despite the projections for population and general economic growth, the study does not predict significant retail growth, suggesting that large shopping centers and retail trade centers will continue to be concentrated in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and Burnsville.

A major highway project planned calls for the Bloomington Ferry Bridge to be replaced and County Road 18 upgraded to an arterial linking Interstate Highway 494 in Bloomington with Highway 101 in Shakopee. The other projects planned include the nine-mile Shakopee Bypass, which would be south of the downtown, and the downtown “mini-bypass” and Highway 169 river bridge replacement, which are expected to alleviate congestion downtown, particularly the number of trucks making their way to and from grain terminals along the banks of the Minnesota River…

Sept. 27, 1990

Hall of Famer. Shakopee’s Joe Schleper was inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday at a banquet attended by 600 people at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn. All nine of Schleper’s children were present for the ceremonies. A former baseball player and longtime coach of the Shakopee town team, Schleper is activities director at Shakopee High School.

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Racing Commission approves televised racing at Canterbury

At its meeting on Sept. 19, the Minnesota Racing Commission approved a request by Canterbury Downs for televised racing from Oct. 10 through April 19.

Races from Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields will be simulcast to Canterbury Downs with common wagering on these races with bettors at the host track. Also approved was the simulcasting at Canterbury on Oct. 27 of the Breeders’ Cup from Belmont Park – seven races with the highest total purses in American history…

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Owners to relinquish either Raceway or Elko auto tracks

Local auto racetrack owners John and Mary Ostdiek announced Monday that they will relinquish one of their two tracks next season.

Citing personal reasons, the Ostdieks, who own Elko Speedway and Shakopee’s Raceway Park, said they will keep only one of the tracks next season. The other one would be sold, leased, or turned into industrial, residential or retail development property…

Oct. 4, 1990

After 60 years of competing, insurance firms have merged

After 60 years of friendly competition, two of Shakopee’s oldest insurance agencies merged on Monday.

The Mertz-Horeish Agency, established in 1922, will become part of the Capesius Agency, which has existed since 1930.

Mertz-Horeish was owned by R.E. “Dick” Mertz and managed by Betty Dols, who decided on the merger due to their pending retirement from the insurance business and their desire to ensure that their policyholders will continue to experience professional service, according to Lee Hennen, who along with Sue Sichmeller owns and manages the Capesius Agency…

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Cross-county teams to take first hike for football team

It’s a good thing the Shakopee High School football team isn’t playing International Falls Friday in its homecoming game.

As part of the homecoming festivities, the Shakopee boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams will run relay Friday to carry the game football from St. Louis Park – home of Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School, the football team’s opponent that night – to Shakopee.

Coordinating the event is Scott County Sheriff Bill Nevin, who helped map the safest route for the runners and contacted various police departments for cooperation in escorting the runners.

“We’ve received outstanding support and cooperation,” said girls’ cross-country coach Bob Britz. “We’d like to make this an annual thing.”

Britz estimated the journey to be about 30 miles, noting it takes about 40 minutes by the more conventional school bus.

Captains of the cross-country teams will present the game ball to the football team captains prior to the 7:30 p.m. game.

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98-year-old Marystown school torn down to make room for parish center

The “walls came tumbling down” last week when the Marystown school was demolished to make room for a new parish center for St. Mary’s of the Purification Catholic Church.

The school, built in 1892 and remodeled in 1936, held many memories for the hundreds of students who sat in its classrooms. The school was closed in 1970, but the building was used until last month for parish functions, such as funeral lunches, Sunday school, and some religious education classes.

The parish has already begun construction of a new facility, which will cost an estimated $600,000. As is usual for the small, close-knit parish, much of the work will be donated by parishioners who have skills in the various building trades. The project contractor is Floyd “Hecker” Haeg, with several of the subcontractors also being members of the church.

The new facility will include two levels and will be able to hold up to 900 people. The upstairs will feature a large hall. A large meeting room with classrooms are planned for the downstairs. The complex will be connected to the church for easy access between the two facilities in all seasons.

Parishioners have been planning for a new facility for several years. The 98-year-old school was in need of repairs and was no longer able to accommodate the needs of the parish…

Oct. 11, 1990

Shakopee Quilt Club has show Oct. 18-20

The Shakopee Quilt Club will have its second annual quilt show Oct. 18-20 at Marquette Bank, 129 S. Holmes St. About 50 wall quilts have been entered in the competition, according to Mary Ann Hron, of Mary Ann’s Quilt Shop. Those quilts will be displayed in the lower level of the bank, with $1 admission charge.

Some quilts may be viewed free of charge in the lobby of the bank. Other quilts can be seen in area stores. Hron notes that two of the quilts combine a school-community theme – one features Chief Shakopee, while another emphasizes school spirit…

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State to provide full bypass funding

Gov. Rudy Perpich gave credit to a local transportation lobbying group and area officials for Saturday’s announcement in Shakopee that the long-awaited Shakopee Bypass will receive full funding to be completed as planned.

“If it wasn’t for the commitment of the community, the Department of Transportation and the perseverance of the Scott County Transportation Coalition, this day would not have arrived,” Perpich said.

“The coalition in particular applied the principle of the squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

The formal announcement and ceremonial groundbreaking at the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce building sealed plans for a project that sat on the drawing board for more than 25 years…

The project is expected to be completed in November 1994.

The bypass will cost $31 million to complete. The DOT will pay $30 million while the city of Shakopee will contribute $1 million.

The nine-mile bypass will connect with Highway 169 in Jackson Township in the west, travel south of downtown and residential Shakopee and connect with Highway 101 on the east side of County Road 89…

Oct. 18, 1990

10% budget cuts may be imposed by County Board

After a lengthy discussion, the Scott County Board Tuesday proposed 1991 budget cuts for a number of departments to make up for a $90,000 deficit.

The proposed cuts will require departments not meeting their budget guidelines to trim 10 percent from their budgets. In most cases the proposed cuts will result in staff or service reductions.

Oct. 25, 1990

Shakopee’s ‘Mr. Recreation’ to step aside at year’s end

He’s been referred to as a “Mr. Recreation of Shakopee” by co-workers and other friends. And he’s also known as true gentleman both on and off the playing field.

But George Muenchow, 62, more modestly calls himself a “practicing Christian” who has used that perspective, and dedication to service, to build the Shakopee Community Recreation program.

After 33 years, Muenchow has decided to step down. His retirement will be effective Dec. 31.

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Road may be built around depot

The Shakopee City Council last week directed the city’s engineering staff to prepare a report on the feasibility of extending Second Avenue from Atwood to Scott streets around the railroad depot, whose location has long been a hindrance to project plans.

An earlier feasibility report indicated that in order to construct Second Avenue from Atwood to Scott streets on the north side of existing railroad tracks, the depot should be removed. If the building were to remain, it would sit between railroad tracks and a city street, making it less than desirable from a development standpoint. The depot is owned by two railroad companies, and is no longer used except for storage.

The city considered purchasing the depot, with the hope of moving and selling it. It also considered condemning the property for code violations, which would force the owners to make repairs or have it moved, or the city would tear it down. However, the building and property was appraised at $84,000, which made council members have second thoughts about buying it. And the city building inspector reported that there were not sufficient code violations to condemn the property.

The council did initiate eminent domain proceedings, in which the city could take the property for the purpose of constructing a public road, with the property owner being compensated at a fair price.

But again, the cost of the property was considered too high by council members. If the building were to remain, city Public Works Director David Hutton said the city would have two options:

* Eliminate a node at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and Atwood Street to correct a traffic problem…

* Construct Second Avenue around the depot building to the north…

Council members canceled the condemnation order, which was to have been part of a public hearing on Nov. 7, and directed staff to complete a feasibility report on constructing the street around the depot.

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Board seeks grant to expand successful teacher program

The potential for the creation of more partnerships between parents, students and teachers in the Shakopee School District became more of a possibility following action by the School Board Monday.

On a unanimous vote, the board agreed to apply for a state grant that would allow for expansion of the district’s Career Teacher Program. The request for $27,000 will allow the district to add 15 career teachers – part of the newly-named “Care Force” – to the two already in the program, according to Joy Robbins, the district’s educational services coordinator.

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Parent/student switch day set

Shakopee High School will invite the community to join in celebrating American Education Week, which is a national event that takes place Nov. 12-16. This year the high school has planned two activities.

On Monday, Nov. 12, community members will teach classes. The staff assembled a list of community members who might be interested, and these people have been invited…

Wednesday, Nov. 14, will be a day when parents can experience high school from the perspective of a student. Parent/Guardian-Student switch day will be a day on which either the parent/guardian or the student must attend. Students must sign up in advance. All attendance rules will apply. The teachers have been asked to teach a regular lesson, but not give any tests.

Nov. 1, 1990

Church anniversary celebrated

St. Mary’s Church in Shakopee celebrated its 125th anniversary with a marathon of events Oct. 12-14. Friday’s Fun Night featured a live band, “Out of Bounds,” now known as “Smoke Screen,” and the “Rock Solid” disc jockeys. Saturday’s program was luncheon of 125 years of favorite recipes and fashions. Murphy’s Landing and Valleyfair contributed items for the fashion show.

Archbishop Roach presided over the anniversary Mass. Father Capoun’s band played at the dinner/dance. Sunday’s activities included old-fashioned games of gold fishing, frog jumping, turtle racing, hot air balloons, and bubblegum blowing. The variety show included performances from First Avenue Dance Studio, Shari’s Dance Center, and Valleyfair artists…

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New program plugs ‘cracks’ for students

Students in Shakopee High School who have problems fulfilling graduation requirements are not falling by the wayside or slipping through the cracks.

Instead, they are taking part in a new program, GRAD, or Growth by Responsible Academic Development. The name of the program describes what its goal is – helping students graduate.

Ron Dreier, coordinator of the GRAD program, describes it as an umbrella of an alternative school, which serves to assist students who may have difficulties with standard curriculum requirements…

GRAD does not remove the students totally from the mainstream environment, but it takes them out for two classes that help them deal with their standard course work…

Nov. 8, 1990

Band students learn about music careers. Dr. Barry Kopetz, assistant director of bands and a composer from the University of Minnesota, was the guest speaker for the Shakopee High School band on Nov. 1. Kopetz spoke to the band about various careers in music, his composing career and participation in music after high school. He also took student questions…

Nov. 15, 1990

Program boon to downtown buildings

Several storefronts in downtown Shakopee are looking a little brighter through the assistance of the city’s Downtown Rehabilitation Grant Program…

The grant program was created by the city of Shakopee and the Shakopee Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) “to encourage property owners to improve their building facades in an attempt to make the downtown area more attractive,” explained Barry Stock, assistant city administrator.

The HRA set aside $50,000 to match private or merchant financing at a ratio of 25 percent grant money to the property owner’s 75 percent commitment, with grant amounts ranging from $500 to $25,000.

Expenses eligible for funding include construction materials, labor costs, architect or engineer fees, building permit fees, and sign costs…

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Heavy training

Does might make right? Rick Allex thinks so.

Allex is the Shakopee High School football and track coach. No, he doesn’t advocate muscle over mental power. But to ensure his athletes are in the best physical condition, Allex advises them to use the new weight room facilities in the high school.

The spacious weight room, which was built last year thanks to the donations of various local organizations, is open to all Shakopee students. And it’s gotten a lot of use, according to Allex…

Nov. 22, 1990

Effort begins to reduce area drunk-driver incidents

A group of Shakopee establishments that serve alcohol have joined with the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce and Police Department to sponsor a program with hopes of reducing the number of drunk-driving incidents in the area now through New Year’s Day.

Participating bars will provide free soft drinks to “designated drivers” who agree not to consume alcoholic beverages for an evening and to provide transportation to other members of their group who are drinking…

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No Lie: Band plans gig for song’s anniversary

When Jim Donna sat down at the piano one day to write “Liar, Liar,” he had no idea it would be the song that would sell over 2 million records for the Castaways, the Minneapolis band for which he played keyboards.

Twenty-five years later, the song that he says “was just one of those things” will be celebrated by the Castaways with a party and dance on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Dan Patch American Legion ballroom in Savage. The event starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 each, or $4 for those who come before showtime…

Nov. 29, 1990

75% of gambling funds must be spent locally. The Shakopee City Council adopted an ordinance Nov. 20 that will require organizations that participate in charitable gambling to spend at least 75 percent of the revenue available from gambling within the city’s trade area. The council had previously considered requiring that 90 percent of the funds be spent locally, but lowered the amount after some organizations reported that because they must send funds to national organizations, or causes, it would be difficult or impossible…

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Cordes all-state football/academic award recipient

Shakopee’s Jason Cordes has received the Minnesota Academic All-State Football Class “A” Award.

The awards are presented to high school students who are top athletes and students. Cordes is ranked first in his senior class with a grade-point-average of 3.959. He is the president of the Student Governing Board and has been a member of the National Honor Society the past two years. He received the Sharp Award the past two years for being a top classroom performer in English, science and Spanish.

A two-year starter at quarterback in football, he was an all-conference member in his junior and senior years. He was captain of the team this year.

Cordes was also an all-conference basketball team member, and was team captain as a junior. He was also named to the all-conference team in baseball as a junior.

Dec. 6, 1990

Dirks expanding

The owners of Dirks Furniture have begun expanding their store at 1038 E. First Ave. in Shakopee. The expansion will give the store twice the showroom space, to 3,500 square feet.

The expansion will allow the store to add more styles to the showroom floor, said Peter Dirks. The store also expects to carry more leather and catalog items that people have asked to see, he added.

The expansion is also being undertaken to promote co-owner Allen Dirks’ newest business pursuit – selling custom cedar homes…

Dirks’ current building was once a marine sales store. Next year the Dirks plan to remodel the entire building in the Lindal cedar style. “We decided to stay at our present location, rather than move because the main drag is ideal for our customers,” Peter Dirks said.

Dec. 13, 1990

City Council approves land sale

The Shakopee City Council approved the sale of a parcel of land near Routson Motors at a special meeting Tuesday morning.

The land was sold for $18,000 to Dan and Teri Routson, owners of the dealership. Although the city owned the land, which is adjacent to the business, the former dealership at the location, Malkerson Motors, had used it as a display lot. The city had long negotiated with Malkerson over the price of the land, which is about 80 feet by 142. The Routsons purchased the dealership earlier this year.

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School district gets $27,000 grant for outreach program

A $27,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education has been awarded to the Shakopee School District’s Career Teacher program, “Networking for Change.”

The $27,000 grant will enable Shakopee to hire 15 additional career teachers, as well as continue financial support for current instructors Sue Pratt and Audrey Breuning.

Dec. 20, 1990

Shakopee dance students’ routines qualify them for national competition

Students of Shari’s Dance Center competed in the Symposium Dance Competition at the Thunderbird Hotel on Sunday, Dec. 9. They competed against students from around the state. Routines that took a first or second place are eligible to compete in the nationals held in Rochester the first week of August.

All of Shari’s students took a first or second place, qualifying them for the nationals…

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Student wins part of wall

Chad Rasmussen, a student of German at Shakopee High School, won a piece of the Berlin Wall by taking part in a quiz on German history. On Oct. 3, West and East Germany became one united Germany. The German students at the high school celebrated the event by completing the history test. All of the students’ quizzes were sent to the Goethe House in New York to be checked and entered into a contest. The students had a chance to win a free trip to Berlin or a piece of the Berlin Wall.

Out of over 100,000 students taking part in this contest, Rasmussen was one of 1,000 to win a piece of the Berlin Wall. He recently received the item along with an official certificate showing where it was taken from.

Dec. 27, 1990

District band director leads music session

Barbara Lauer, director of elementary bands for the Shakopee school District, served as a guest clinician and conductor for the 1990 New Music Reading Session. The event was hosted by Schmitt Music and was held at Normandale Community College on Saturday Oct. 27.

Lauer conducted the Normandale College Concert Band in readings of recently published elementary band music. As clinician, she also helped choose which selections were to be played. The New Music Reading Session is annually sponsored by Schmitt Music as a tool for band instructors in the five-state area. Lauer was the only elementary band clinician. Other clinic areas were junior high band, jazz band, and high school band…

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Moratorium on development near school approved

The Shakopee City Council on Dec. 18 placed a one-year development moratorium on 150 acres of land south of the senior high school to allow the school district and community groups time to determine land needs for possible school expansion and the addition of an athletic complex.

City officials will also work with state and Scott County officials to determine land needs in that area for roadways and a storm-water drainage system in relation to the future Shakopee Bypass…

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City honors Muenchow in resolution

George Muenchow was commended for his 33 years with the Shakopee Community Recreation department during a City Council meeting Dec. 18.

A resolution of appreciation notes that the department, under Muenchow’s leadership, “blossomed into nine community parks, a modern-equipped swimming pool, miles of public trails, five public school buildings and a vigorous modern comprehensive recreation program…

From the Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 7, 1965

Representing 50 years of service to the Shakopee Volunteer fire department are two members, Christie Rein, 968 Scott, and Assistant Chief Clarence Schmitt, 925 South Fuller, both retiring, and to be honored at an event Saturday evening, January 16, at the Shakopee fire station with a dinner at 7:30 p.m.

Other honored guests will be Mayor Ray Siebenaler and other retired members of the Shakopee fire department.

Rein, associated with Rein Trucking in Shakopee, joined the fire department in March of 1938 and served as the department’s secretary for 15 years. He was also a former member of the Common Council of Shakopee and served as the department’s secretary for 15 years. He was also a former member of the Common Council of Shakopee and served as its president.

Assistant Chief Schmitt, who works at the Twin City Ford Motor Co. assembly plant on Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul, joined the department in August of 1940 and has been assistant chief for the past four years. He also has served as fire warden for the City’s second ward.

Both joined the department when the compliment had 20 volunteers, and it has now grown to 30 members. They pointed out the blazes at Page & Hill plant, the Riviera club, Happ dance hall and the most recent Valley Warehouse blaze in May 22, 1962, as among the most outstanding fires during their Shakopee firemen careers.

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Shakopee Brownie Troop No. 314, under the leadership of Mrs. Frank Badden and Mrs. John Stern. Troop No. 305, under the leadership of Mrs. Richard Schmitz and Mrs. Duane Buttshaw, and Troop No. 301, under the leadership of Mrs. David Frolland and Mrs. Ervin Deering, assisted by Mrs. Richard Nead, enjoyed an afternoon skating party at Huber Park last Saturday, January 2.

Ideal weather contributed to the festivities. After skating, the girls and their leaders gathered at First United Presbyterian church, where they were served refreshments.

Jan. 14, 1965

Special Election On Consolidation Of School District January 26 – Special election to vote on consolidating Rural Independent School District No. 722 with Shakopee Independent School District No. 720, as proposed by a plat approved by the State Commissioner of Education, has been set for Tuesday, January 26, in the Eagle Creek Town hall, with balloting from 3 to 9 p.m.

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Parishioners of St. Mary’s invite their friends and fellow Shakopee residents to their centennial dinner to be this Monday evening, January 18, in the new parish hall.

The parish hall is in the newly completed addition to St. Mary’s school to be dedicated at this event. Due to the Confirmation services, to being at 8 p.m., the dinner is necessarily being served at an early hour at 5:30 p.m.

Providing the dinner will be a Minneapolis catering concern. Admission is one dollar and a half. It is expected that tickets will have to be obtained by tomorrow, January 15. They are available at Bill’s Toggery, Eastman Rexall Drug or Christensen’s grocery.

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New Shakopee Businessman

Now under new management is the Phillips “66” station in Shakopee on East First across from the Shakopee Shops Shopping center, formerly owned by Lawrence Gelhaye, who began operations at the location when the new station opened for business last May.

New owner and manager is Merv Erickson, who was previously in the service station business at Farmington. The Ericksons and their three children, Jim, age 17; Linda, age 12; and Connie, age 10, after school is out this spring, plan to purchase a home and take permanent residence in Shakopee.

Erickson announced any idea or suggestion to improve the service at the station would be most welcome and appreciated.

Jan. 21, 1965

Handcuffs, 250 Year Old, Add Touch to Robert Vierling’s Weapons Display

One of the first things to catch the eye of the visitors to the Robert Vierling residence in Shakopee, is a pair of early American handcuffs, more than 250 years old.

The handcuffs, surrounded by an array of weapons, add a humorous touch to the outstanding display of firing pieces that have taken Mr. Vierling over 30 years to acquire…

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Presbyterians Plan New Church

Architect plans for a new edifice for the First United Presbyterian church of Shakopee were accepted at a meeting held Monday evening of this week with no definite date set for the letting.

The new church building, with an architect’s estimate of between $150,000 to $180,000 is to be located on the previously purchased site at Shakopee Avenue and Scott County Road No. 17.

The Shakopee Presbyterian church congregation now numbers 300 and plans for the new building have been given consideration for several months. Charles Wheelock is chairman of the building committee. Rev. Calvin H. Willemssen is pastor.

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Panel Discussion To Be P.T.A. Feature Monday

The January meeting of the Shakopee Public School Parent Teachers’ association will be held at 8 p.m. next Monday, January 25, in the high school lunchroom.

This meeting will feature a panel discussion on the topic, “What the School, Home, And Community Should Give The Child.”

Members of the panel will include Wallace Bishop, Shakopee Public high school counselor, representing the school; Scott County Probate Judge F. J. Connolly, representing the probation department; Dwight Dixon, Scott County Welfare director, representing the Welfare department; the Rev. Calvin Willemssen, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church of Shakopee, representing the church’s role in the community, and David Luis, Shakopee high school senior, representing the students.

Jan. 28, 1965

Civic Leaders to ‘Slug It Out’ In Broomball ‘Bash’

Shakopee governmental officials will battle it out with civic leaders in a Broomball contest at the Huber Park Hockey Rink this Sunday afternoon, January 31. Game time is 2 p.m.

Co-captains for the Government team will be Anthony “Bud” Berens, president of the Shakopee Common Council, and Alvin Unze, chairman of the Shakopee Recreation Board.

Worthy opponents from the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce will be led by Chamber President Earl Lull and Executive Secretary Dr. W. A. Muralt, who will also function as co-captains.

Each of these men hereby send out the call to members of their respective bodies to get in touch with them this week and begin preparation for this “big battle.”…

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Sweetheart Dance To Be February 20

The annual Sweetheart Dance, sponsored traditionally by the Junior class of Shakopee Public high school for all students will be held on Saturday, February 20, from 8 to 11:30 p.m. at the high school.

The committee in charge announced this week that tickets are to be on sale Wednesday, February 10, at the high school, admission being 75 cents stag and one dollar per couple.

The dance, one of the school’s highlight social events of the year along with the traditional Homecoming dance, will feature music by the well-known “Torqueys”.

Feb. 4, 1965

Will Play Tonight on Channel 2 TV

Miss Isla Hottinger, daughter of Attorney Isla Lindmeyer and member of the 1963 graduating class of Shakopee Public high school and now attending St. Catherine’s college, St. Paul, is to appear on KTCA-TV, channel 2, the University of Minnesota station, at 8:30 o’clock tonight (Thursday), February 4.

Miss Hottinger, a clarinetist, will be playing with brass ensemble from St. Thomas college. She also appeared previously on a television program last week as a instrumental soloist.

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Name Committees, Make Plans For Pow Wow Days

A committee has been named, and activity has been initiated to, in formulating plans for the 1965 Pow Wow Days, to be held this year on August 13, 14 and 15.

Members serving on the 1965 Pow Wow Days committee are Dick Hullander, chairman; Norm Erickson, assistant chairman; George Muenchow, parade chairman; Jim Stillman, rodeo chairman; Dr. W. Adair Muralt, button chairman; Jerry Kotsmith, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. M. C. Happe, retail; Ray Foslid, of KSMM radio and James Jankiewicz of The Shakopee Valley News, publicity; and the Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees in charge of the Junior Commodore and Queen contest and the Kiddie parade….

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Members of the Booklovers club held their January meeting at the New St. Paul House in Shakopee, where Mrs. Grace Sweeney was hostess at a luncheon. Mrs. William Runge presented the lesson on “The Speeches And Quotations Of Sir Winston Churchill.” At the next meeting, to be held next Thursday, February 11, Mrs. Julius Dysterheft will present the lesson on “A Character Study of Shakespeare’s Women.” The Booklovers club is studying Shakespeare this year. Hostess at the February meeting will be Mrs. Kermit Lindmeyer.

Feb. 11, 1965

Rahr Malting Buys Property Adjacent to Present Plant

Rahr Malting Co. has announced the acquisition of properties formerly owned by The Shakopee Foundry and Watkins Lumber Company.

The land lies west of Pierce Street and north of Third Street, south and adjacent to the Rahr plant. It is served by the Milwaukee Road and the Chicago & Northwestern Railway.

Although Rahr has announced no immediate plans for the use of this property, the company has expanded its buildings in the event of possible future needs.

Since first building in Shakopee during 1936, Rahr has made additions to its plant from time to time. The company disposed of its Manitowoc malting facilities in 1962 and moved its general offices to Minneapolis at that time.

Rahr has interests in other enterprises for which this property might also be suited.

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To Build Professional Center on East First

Plans for a professional center to be constructed this year were revealed Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the Common council.

Link Bros., contractor, were present to present a request for a commercial building construction permit for lots six, seven and eight, block 26, East First Avenue. This is the area in the three lots to the west of the Presbyterian church on the south side of First.

The structure is to be erected by Valley Properties, Inc. and will be U-shaped, 175 by 180 feet and of colonial style. Planned are facilities and offices suitable for physicians, lawyers and dentists.

Permit for the construction was granted by the council.

Feb. 18, 1965

Shakopee Man To Talk At St. Mark’s

George Spandl of Shakopee will show slides and give a commentary on his engineering work in India at the regular monthly meeting of the St. Mark’s Men’s club to be at 8 p.m. next Monday, February 22, in St. Mark’s hall.

All men of the parish are invited. The program is to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 25, 1965

Western Electric Company technicians are installing additional electronic dial equipment in the Shakopee telephone building, W. A. Boyd, Northwestern Bell Telephone Company manager reports.

Total cost of the project, designed to provide improved long distance service for Shakopee and surrounding area residents, is more than $600,000.

Boyd said a 20-man crew started work December 14 and plans to finish by next June. Western Electric, the manufacturer and supply unit of the Bell System, designs, manufactures, and installs dial equipment for associated Bell System companies such as Northwestern Bell.

The new dial equipment will be installed in the recently completed 32 by 87 foot addition built on the north side of the present Shakopee telephone building.

Boyd said when the new automatic dial equipment is in and working, Shakopee will become a long distance center for approximately 25 communities.

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Nine Charged After Shakopee Police Raid

To appear in Shakopee Municipal court before Judge Isla Lindmeyer are nine persons charged following an after hours raid at Vic’s Place on West First by Shakopee patrolmen at 1:30 a.m. last Friday, February 19. All are now released on bail.

Taking the nine into custody were Shakopee Patrolmen Richard Kaley and John DuBois.

Seven were charged with consuming non-intoxicating malt liquor after hours, one of which is a minor.

The owner is charged with displaying non-intoxicating malt liquor after hours.

An employee is charged with selling and serving non-intoxicating malt liquor to a minor.

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Abandoned Auto Conference

City council members, City planners, as well as members of the Planning commission, police department and other interested citizens and officials of Shakopee, are invited to attend the first Midwest Auto Salvage conference to be held in Minneapolis today (Thursday), March 25.

Purpose of the conference is to assemble the information available from all of the above named industries dealing with the problem of abandoned automobiles and unsightly storage, evaluate the data received, and make recommendations.

March 4, 1965

T. Boom’s Sporting Tip Gets Him $50

Todd Boom, Shakopee high school sophomore and son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Boom of Shakopee, who clerks at Burshek’s Hardware after school, made a “sporting tip” pay off $50 for him.

Todd sent the suggestion to “Sports Afield” national magazine and was mailed the $50 check. The tip—how to keep your soap out of the sand and dry while on a camping trip—put the bar of soap in a nylon stocking and hang it from a tree!

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Boy Scout Paper Drive This Saturday

This Saturday, March 6, is the date of the Boy Scout paper drive this month.

As spring approaches, the boys are thinking of the camping season. There will be several weekend camping trips in addition to the two week trip to Many Point Scout camp. Income from the sale of paper helps make these camping experiences possible, those in charge pointed out.

Contributors are asked to please have their papers and magazines tied into bundles and placed at the curb by 9 a.m. this Saturday, March 6.

March 11, 1965

Twins Hurlers To Open ‘Dugout’ March 22

Two Minnesota Twins baseball pitchers, are the new owners of a restaurant in Shakopee.

Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual have purchased Don’s Cafe on First Avenue, for many years known as Gelhaye’s restaurant, Brown of Suburban Realty & Insurance, who handled the transaction, announced this week.

Brown purchased the building and had leased it to the two Twin players.

The new firm is to be known as Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascaul’s Dugout. Managing the new restaurant will be Doug Vierling of Shakopee, formerly associated with the New St. Paul House.

The cafe is now closed for extensive remodeling and it is to re-open on Monday March 22. Hours are yet to be determined for the new business.

The Twin’s hurlers said that they contemplate personal appearances of Minnesota Twins’ players along with those in other major leagues.

Kaat is associated with Shakopee radio station, KSMM, as sports director.

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Resigns Shakopee School Board To Make Rural Representation Possible

Accepted Monday night by the Shakopee Public school board of education, district No. 720, effective April 1, was the resignation of board member and treasurer, Robert Jasper, whose action makes possible the board appointing a new member to represent the former Rural Independent School District No. 722.

The Shakopee School District and Rural District consolidation became effective yesterday, March 10.

Shakopee Board Chairman Vern Lang commended Jasper on his unselfish action to make possible the fulfilling of a commitment of the Shakopee board that the rural area would be given representation and consolidation could be effected “smoothly.”…

March 18, 1965

Eighty Shakopee youngsters were present to hear a talk on law enforcement by Acting Police Chief Kenneth Hanel of Shakopee at the first session of the Mrs. Jay-Cee sponsored Baby Sitting Clinic held Tuesday of last week, March 9, at the Shakopee Public school lunch room.

Meeting Sunday on New Church

The fifth in a series of meetings will be held this Sunday evening, March 21, by families interested in organizing a Missouri Synod Lutheran church in Shakopee.

The meeting will be at 8 p.m. at the First National Bank of Shakopee Community room. All area people interested in this mission endeavor are cordially invited.

The first formal worship services will be held on Sunday morning, April 4 at 9:30 o’clock at the same location. Rev. Otto Kohn, former pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Chaska, will serve as interim pastor for this group until a permanent pastor is called.

March 25, 1965

New 76-Bed Nursing Home To Open on May 1

Announcement was made this week that the new $400,000 76-bed nursing home, nearly completed at the west edge of Shakopee, is to have an opening date of Saturday, May 1.

The facility, erected by National Funds, Inc., a Minneapolis investment corporation, has been purchased and is to be operated by Friendship Home, Inc. of Jamestown, North Dakota. This new owner announces the new structure, definitely, an outstanding asset to the community, will be known as Shakopee Friendship Manor Nursing Home…

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Prospect of Riverside Park Flood Prompts Moving Of Diamond Talk

Consideration of the possible flooding of the ball park at Riverside park at the Common Council meeting Tuesday night led to discussion on the possible moving of the ball park.

City Engineer Don Eichers reported that climatologists report the flood stage this spring is expected to exceed the high water mark of April 1952 of 716.20 and that the ball field is presently diked for a stage of 710.25 which was the high water mark in April 1962.

Alderman Anthony Berens pointed out that if the flood waters go over the highway it is almost impossible to dike the ball field properly.

Alderman Edward Garlock countered, “It’s time to take the light standards up to the seven and one-half acres we have on the hill, referring to the recently acquired Shakopee Reformatory For Women farm land.

James Stillman, who was present at the meeting suggested consideration of the acquiring of Vierling property adjacent to the new high school site and tennis courts on Tenth avenue. He also announced that the state Babe Ruth baseball tourney was slated for Shakopee for the last week in July and first of August, adding that the West End diamond would be suitable if Riverside is flooded out.

Aldermen then suggested that the Utilities commission be told to hold up on any work on the light standards at Riverside park. Following the formal meeting, further discussion was held on the possibility of the ball park move.

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Prospect of State Facility In Shakopee, Rep. Morlock Reports

Prospect of land currently owned by the State of Minnesota as property for the Shakopee Reformatory For Women being used as the site of a future proposed state institution was announced this week by Scott County Representative Henry Morlock of Jordan, in a radio broadcast over the Shakopee radio station.

Morlock announced that a bill had been introduced in the state legislature to authorize the state department of corrections purchase of a site for a proposed facility for delinquent girls and mentally retarded. He added that he had proposed an amendment that only presently state-owned property be considered and that will be included in the legislature. Morlock explained that three other potential sites were available in addition to the state land in Shakopee.

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Rec Marble Tourney on April 3

The 1965 Shakopee Marble tourney sponsored by the Shakopee Recreation association will be held Saturday morning, April 3, at 10 a.m. in the Shakopee high school lunchroom.

April 1, 1965

Don’t be… used car… “April Fooled!” … or fooled any other month… You’ll never lose your shirt, or anything, else, when you buy a value-rated used car! You will be tickled with the good honest deal … never fooled at Shakopee Ford. 338 E. First.

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Research Project of Scott Probation Dept.

A research project, initiated by the Scott-Carver county probation department, has been accepted by the State Department of Corrections division of research. The state agency will assist in the compilation of data through use of IBM computer cards.

Scott-Carver Probation Officer Richard T. Mulcrone explained this week that the research project was initiated in order to determine the effect of probation in regard to how aware the individuals become of their own personal problems that led to their delinquency and how much is learned about one’s self during the probation period…

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Gymnastics at P.T.A.

The Shakopee P.T.A. held their regular monthly meeting Monday, March 22, at the school auditorium where they viewed a gymnastic demonstration, presented by the school’s physical education department.

Mrs. Frank Bawden talked on the growth pattern and physical development of the child from first grade through high school. The gymnastic demonstration included exercises, drills, tumbling and square dancing, and was presented by grades seven through ten. Student narrators were Barbara Bawden and Robert Wacke.

Miss Gretta Johnson and Dale Montgomery, physical education instructors at Shakopee Public high school, were in charge.

April 8, 1965

Says Surgery Saturday Proves Medical First

Herman Abeln of Shakopee reports this week that medical history has been made.

He explained that in 1964, his sister, Miss Helen Abeln, also of Shakopee, had three pins placed in her hip in 1964 when she experienced an infection.

Last Saturday, April 3, Miss Abeln underwent surgery at St. Francis hospital with one of these pins, discovered to be missing from her hip, removed from the wall of the stomach.

The patient, who is in Room 107 at St. Francis, is making good recovery and expects to be confined for two to three weeks.

Abeln in discussing what he considers to be a medical first, said, “you can say that the St. Francis is one of the best hospitals in the Northwest.”

Full scale precautions from flood damage were being made this week at the Millpond club, east edge of Shakopee, under the supervision of F. J. “Pat” O’Connor, who has had for the past week some 15 men on the job and at the first of this week work was on a round the clock basis.

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St. John’s Lutheran Moves Into Third Phase With Educational Unit Approved

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Shakopee with a membership meeting of more than 1,000, has moved into the third phase of its Christian campus, the building of the educational unit.

This building is not a day school as are most parochial schools, but rather a place where the youth, the teen-agers, the couples, the elderly and the entire family can gather to learn by activity and study, the committee chairman explained.

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Public School Faculty Wins Volleyball Meet

The Shakopee Public School faculty, which recently emerged as champions in local Men’s basketball play, continued their winning ways by copping the Recreation Board Men’s Volleyball tournament held in the Shakopee Public high school gym.

In the championship game, results could have gone either way with runnerup, Norm’s Barber Shop, having taken the first game of the two out of three series, but the Faculty team stormed back taking the second and third games, to emerge as champions

April 15, 1965

Huber Park Boy Scout Cabin Swamped; Now Seeking Assist From Community

Leaders of Shakopee Boy Scout Troop No. 218 evacuated the Boy Scout cabin last Thursday, just barely in advance of the rising flood waters in Huber park. Now with the flood height reaching even above the early predictions, Shakopee Scouts are faced with the possibility of needing new facilities with some equipment….

Last Sunday morning revealed that the cabin roof was lifting off the sidewall at the front edge. This was caused by the river current and the swirl of flood water around the back edge of the building as it turned the structure off its foundation.

Due to extremely high river level resulting in this unexpected damage to the building, it is expected the cost of repair will make the building unusable in the future. There is also the possibility that as flood water recedes, causing a suction, that the cabin could be pulled apart….

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Unleashed Minnesota Exceeds 1952 Record By 5.6 Feet

At the Shakopee Holmes Street Bridge the rampaging Minnesota River reached the highest level in recorded history yesterday morning as waters of the flood-swollen stream inundated hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the valley, resulting in millions of dollars in damage and forced scores of families in other communities and rural areas to flee from their homes.

Hardest hit of all the valley communities was the neighboring City of Chaska where it was reported that more than one-third of the city including part of the business district was under water as the inundation moved in over the weekend to as far as five blocks north from the river…

With the National Guardsmen ordered in by Governor Karl Rolvaag the first of the week, volunteer workers continued efforts to protect the city’s year-old sewage plant and brand new Carver County courthouse. It is estimated that about one thousand residents were evacuated.

Gauge reading at the Holmes street bridge in Shakopee yesterday showed that the river held steady for a 24-hour period of 721.86 feet above mean sea level. With flood stage considered at 710.06, this gave the river a total rise over flood stage of 11.80 feet, 5.66 feet more than the record 716.20 level on April 16, 1952…

April 22, 1965

Waters Now Receding With Cleanup Under Way, Highway Detours Lifted

The Minnesota River this week was making strong evidence of receding and getting back to normal conditions as inspections of flood damage and the job of cleaning up was well under way.

River gauge readings at the Holmes street bridge by Harold Ballinger showed that by last Thursday morning the receding was under way but, of course, by no means the pace of the rapid rise to a record level of 5.6 feet above the former record of April 16, 1952 for a crest of 11.80 above flood stage…

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Resigns Following 40 Years’ Teaching

Mrs. Grace Sweeney, Shakopee Public high school teacher and former principal, will retire at the end of the current school year, after a teaching career that has a span of more than 40 years.

April 29, 1965

Harrowing Flood Waters Experience As Boat Sinks

Phillip Pond, RR 1, Shakopee, who resides on County Road 83 and farms the river bottom land to the east and north of the Highway 101 intersection, had a harrowing experience last Friday evening after clinging to a tree after his wooden row boat sank while he was inspecting his farm land.

Rescue was effected by Scott County Sheriff’s deputies Cy Maxa and Richard Goodspeed who were alerted about 8:30 p.m. They were assisted by Shakopee Policeman John DuBois who was not on duty at the time but joined in the rescue.

Pond had left his home about 5:45 p.m. and was inspecting the farm land in his wooden row boat. The boat sank after it was punctured by a submerged object, with Pond clinging to a nearby tree to stay above the swirling flood waters.

His wife, concerned when he did not return, went to the area to investigate. He saw the lights of her car and called for help. The Scott County Sheriff’s office was alerted and effected the rescue.

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100 Attend Mother-Daughter Event Honoring Gold Star Mothers

Approximately 100 were in attendance at the annual Mother-Daughter banquet sponsored by the Shakopee American Legion Auxiliary last Saturday, April 24, in the American Legion clubrooms.

Gold Star Mothers were honored at this event. They were presented with gifts by auxiliary members.

The program included a welcome extended to daughters by Mrs. Tom Adcox, and to mothers by Miss Christine Adcox.

Both last year’s Girl Stater, Linda Dellwo, and the present Girl Stater, Betty Van Eps, were present. They spoke on what being a Girl Stater had meant to them.

Jeffrey Spielman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Spielman, performed two dance routines. Judy Effertz gave a reading. Six girls from St. Mary’s fourth grade sang.

May 6, 1965

Miniature Golf Course To Open

Opening this weekend will be a new sports enterprise in Shakopee, the Jayway Miniature Golf Course, located at 523 West First Avenue, across from Shakopee Lumber.

The lay-out, known as the Lomma Deluxe 18-hole miniature course, has been installed and will be operated by Jasper Brothers, Inc. of Shakopee. The new course owners invite all in the community to visit the new course and join in the sports fun experience.

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Home Ec Style Show, Shakopee High Highlight, To Be Next Thursday

The Junior and Senior Home Economics department of the Shakopee Public school are now preparing a Spring Style show to be presented next Thursday, May 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Eighth, ninth, eleventh and twelfth grade home economics students will participate.

Featured will be sportswear, dresses and suits and coats made by the girls in the clothing construction classes. Miss Sandra McNellis is the instructor of senior high home economics and Mrs. Jane Rockwell, junior high.

The public is invited to attend and there will be no admission fee. Refreshments will be served. A music group, under the direction of Mrs. Gladys Gustafson of the high school faculty, will sing…

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Paper Drive Saturday

The Altar Boys of St. Mary’s church will conduct a paper drive this Saturday, May 8.

Donors are requested to place their boxes and bundles at the curb to indicate a pickup is desired.

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No-Hitter for Wermerskirchen

Indian hurler, Senior Greg Wermerskirchen, pitched a no-hitter at the West Fourth Street diamond last Thursday, April 26, when University High’s nine invaded to be handed a 8 to 0 rout in a Minnesota Valley conference contest.

Wermerskirchen, a right-hander, struck out nine and walked one…

May 13, 1965

News Award For Foslid of KSMM

Ray Foslid, news director of Shakopee Radio Station KSMM, was presented an award for outstanding coverage for United Press International on the floods this spring.

Foslid received the award at the United Press International Spring meeting held last Saturday at Metropolitan Stadium club, at which Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, was guest speaker. The 40 broadcast newsmen watched the Minnesota Twins down the Chicago White Sox, 4 to 1, in the afternoon.

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Rips Up Lawn After Across Town Police Chase

Two juveniles, age 15 and 16, from Shakopee, following theft of an auto from a Shakopee firm’s car lot and another, age 17, following a 60 mile per hour chase through the residential district of Shakopee, were turned over to juvenile authorities after apprehension by Shakopee Police.

Picked up following a stop sign violation at 10:50 p.m. in Chaska were the 15 and 16-year-olds who had taken a 1965 Chevrolet from Malkerson’s on East First at 10 p.m. Friday, April 30. They were held for auto theft.

Apprehended after the chase at 1:13 p.m. Saturday, May 1, was the 17-year-old who had taken his father’s car without permission and ended up crashing into a stop sign after missing the nearby corner and ripping up the lawn of the residence of John Starr, 706 East Seventh…

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Registration 180 At Kindergarten Roundup

Registration for 180 children entering kindergarten this fall was held last Saturday, May 8, at the Shakopee Public School.

The Shakopee Public School Parent Teachers’ association has sponsored these health roundups for many years.

This year, due to the addition this fall, of kindergarten to the curriculum, two roundups were necessary this spring, one for five-year-olds.

Mrs. Frank Bawden, co-chairman of the Roundup, reports that thanks to the co-operation and help of Virgil Mears, principal of the elementary school, and Mrs. K. Lindmeyer, Scott County health nurse, 180 children were registered and 158 physical examinations given at the Kindergarten Roundup held last Saturday…

May 20, 1965

Grand Opening Will Be Next Tuesday

Grand opening of the new Twins A & W Drive-In will be held at the location of the new firm on Highway 101 (East First) in Shakopee next Tuesday, May 25, with owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Santelman inviting all in the community to participate in this gala event.

The Santelmans will also be introducing their twins, Mark and Mary, as well as offering special treat on Grand Opening along with free balloons for the children.

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Rahr Malting Co. Expansion Told

Rahr Malting Co. this week announced expansion activity to include the firm’s present property that included the former Shakopee Foundry. The announcement states:

“Recently Rahr Malting Co. announced the purchase of land adjoining its property and lying along the railroad tracks directly south of its plant. This purchase included the old Shakopee Foundry. These buildings are now being cleared of Foundry machinery and equipment. Most of the Foundry buildings will be razed, but the west end will be converted to warehouse space which will also be suitable for light industrial use. As previously announced the land is being held for possible future plant expansion or other business purposes.

“Some weeks ago the Company dismantled one of its storage warehouses. At a new location Shakopee General Construction, Inc. is now building a shop addition, which will replace the dismantled warehouse.

“A new kiln will be constructed in the space available between the two malthouses fronting on Highway 169. This building will be erected by McKenzie-Hauge-Gilles Co. who built the original Shakopee plant and all additions. It will incorporate new features and advancements made in modern malthouse kiln design to improve plant efficiency and operational flexibility. Completion is scheduled within ten months of starting date.

“The company is also making certain in-plant changes for disposition of its cooling and processing waters. Under study by the legislature now is the problem of sewage disposal in the Twin Cities, suburbs, and surrounding area. Important decisions to be made are the classification of the Minnesota River and setting standards for it. When these new regulations are issued, needed guidelines will be available, and the Company can then proceed further with that project.

“The Rahr Malting Co. first broke ground in Shakopee almost 30 years ago. Through periodic improvements and additions it has demonstrated its faith in the Shakopee community, and by this new program, its faith in Shakopee’s future.”

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Create $100,000 Higher Education Loan Fund For Students Of Shakopee

A unique arrangement executed this week by a former Shakopee resident, with the First National Bank to provide $100,000 of funds for loans to finance education beyond the high school for students of the Shakopee community.

The person whose funds and guarantees made this possible is Maurice H. Stans, a graduate in Shakopee high school’s class of 1925. Through The Stans Foundation, he has made a deposit of $20,000 with the Bank to guarantee the repayment of loans made by the bank to deserving graduates in need of funds to continue their education. The bank in turn has agreed to make $100,000 of loans against this guarantee…

May 27, 1965

SHS Valedictorian Gets Readers Digest Award

Robert Dixon, valedictorian of the graduating class at Shakopee Public high school, has been given the Annual Award of the Reader’s Digest association for students, who by their successful school work give promise of attaining leadership in the community, it was announced this week by Principal Rudolph G. Maurine.

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Sunday Feature On Photographer Lebens

A pictorial feature on Shakopee photographer, LeRoy Lebens, is to appear in the Minneapolis Tribune’s Picture Sunday magazine, this Sunday, May 30.

The feature, headed “Brides Look Lovelier Outdoors,” includes photos of brides that Lebens has taken in front of a waterfall, mill pond and at Memorial Park, east edge of Shakopee. One of the brides pictured is Mrs. Jim Wells of Cologne.

L. L. Cavanaugh, public service director of The Tribune, in making the announcement this week said that the Sunday magazine is especially edited and designed for Upper Midwest readers and appears each week with The Minneapolis Tribune.

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BPW Club Makes Plans For Bike Registration

Plans for the registration to be conducted in conjunction with the youth of Shakopee making application for bicycle licenses were finalized at a meeting of the Progress Valley Business and Professional Women’s club held Wednesday of last week, May 19, in the Community Room of the First National Bank of Shakopee.

The program of licensing bicycles is in accordance with a recently passed ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee which resulted from a suggestion made to Mayor Ray Siebenaler by this organization that bicycle safety be furthered through licensing by the city…

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Seek Participants In Pow-Wow Parade

Shakopee business firms last week received letters from Claud Kolb, chairman of the finance committee of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce Pow-Wow Days parade committee, inviting the underwriting of units for the annual Pow-Wow Days parade.

June 3, 1965

Lions Sponsor Cruise For Parks

Area residents are invited to take a boat cruise on the Tonka Belle Saturday, July 10. The boat will leave from Excelsior Amusement Park at 8:30 p.m. and return at midnight. The excursion is sponsored by the Shakopee Lions Club.

Admission for the evening’s entertainment, which includes music and refreshments, is $10 per couple. Tickets may be purchased from ticket chairman, Gene Brown, or from any Lions Club member.

Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase playground equipment for the Shakopee parks.

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Plan To Dedicate

A resolution, dedicating the city park at Tenth Avenue and Fuller Street as “Maurice H. Stans” park, will be presented the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting next Tuesday, June 8, in the council chambers of the city building.

Stans, an alumnus of Shakopee Public high school class of 1925, recently made possible through the Stans Foundation funds through the First National Bank of Shakopee for loans to finance education beyond the high school for students of the Shakopee community…

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New Minn. Valley Gas Divisional Office To Be At 2nd and Lewis

Construction will be underway soon for the Minnesota Valley Natural Gas Company’s new Divisional office at Shakopee, to be located at the southeast corner of Second and Lewis.

Link Brothers Construction company of Shakopee, will be the general contractor of the new building, which will be over-all a 7,500 square-foot structure…

The building itself will include a merchandise display room, home service, auditorium and kitchen and office facilities for Divisional personnel.

Personnel will include the Divisional vice president, the Divisional superintendent, credit manager, home service advisor and service personnel. The company, along with the new construction, plans also to increase its complement of personnel to better serve the area.

In addition to the office facilities, there will be attached storage area at the rear of the new building…

June 10, 1965

Name City Park To Honor Native, Maurice H. Stans

The Shakopee City park at Tenth Avenue and Fuller Street, adjacent to the site of the new high school, was officially named Maurice H. Stans Park by resolution of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday night of this week.

The resolution, passed unanimously, also provides that a suitable plaque and tablet be located on the grounds memorializing the Shakopee native who recently made possible through the Stans Foundation, $100,000 in funds through the First National Bank of Shakopee for loans to finance education beyond high school for students of the Shakopee community.

The resolution in part stated that the dedication was to honor one of the nation’s outstanding men in finance and government whose birth place and hometown in Shakopee and a man who has taken an interest in the youth of this community.

Stans, who is president of Glore Forgan, Wm. R. Staats & Co., Inc. well known investment bankers, has held other top executive positions in the banking and investment field, was Director of the Bureau of the Budget, under President Eisenhower, and served as Deputy Postmaster General…

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Youth Baseball Begins This Week

 

Approximately 400 boys have registered in the Recreation Board Boys’ Baseball program including the Tee, Pee Wee, Midget, and Babe Ruth Baseball leagues, Recreation Director George Muenchow announced this week.

The Tee league, a program for seven and eight year olds, began at the Marystown Road Fields last evening, and is to continue every Monday and Wednesday evening during the next 10 weeks.

The Pee Wee leaguers, a program for nine and ten year olds, meets at the same time and location.

The Midget leaguers, boys ages 11 and 12, had their first session also at the Marystown Road fields Tuesday of this week, and they will meet every Thursday beginning next week.

The new home of Shakopee Ford is nearing completion, and should be ready for occupancy by July 1.

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Located at the east edge of Shakopee, the new facilities of Shakopee Ford will offer new and used car showrooms, complete with mechanical and body work.

Grand Opening is scheduled for early fall of this year.

June 17, 1965

Riverside Park Diamond In Shape

Riverside park diamond was in shape for the Shakopee Cubs-St. Benedict Dakota-Rice-Scott league baseball contest last evening (Wednesday), June 16, thanks to the program of emergency park cleanup conducted through a federal government aid program.

Supervised by Don Aschenbrener of the high school faculty, 12 Shakopee youths, interviewed and screened by the State Employment Service of Hopkins, are now carrying out the sprucing up after flood damage in Shakopee parks. The boys are working 40 hours a week for a period of 60 days on the project.

Monday of this week, the crew was at work at Riverside park preparing the diamond for Shakopee’s baseball activity. They are able to complete work in Huber, Memorial, Marystown Road and Water Tower parks, under this activity in conjunction with President Johnson’s Anti-Poverty program.

The Hopkins office reported that some 40 boys between the ages of 16 and 21 were interviewed for the program with 12 selected for the Shakopee project.

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Plan Renting Temporary Classrooms To Facilitate Dec. 1 School Move

Problems confronting the Shakopee District No. 720 board of education resulting from the expected move on December 1 to the new high school, now under construction, and necessary temporary arrangements from the beginning of the 1965-66 term until this moving date, were given consideration at the board’s regular meeting held Monday night of this week in the high school library.

Superintendent John Feda reported that negotiations are being conducted with St. Mark’s and St. Mary’s parochial schools to rent eight or nine classrooms to be used temporarily during the interim from the opening of the school year to the scheduled moving date of December 1.

He explained that the school due to enrollment and limited facilities is now operating on a split-shift. This, along with the addition of kindergarten classes, a first and second grade class and a special education class, prompts the need for renting classroom facilities temporarily.

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Floral Firm Will Open On June 24

Opening date of the Shakopee Floral Co. at the former Shakopee Meats location on South Lewis Street will be on Thursday, June 24, Jere Hansen and Carl Jacobsen, co-owners announced this week.

Redecorating is now underway, and the public is invited to come in and browse among the display of artificial flowers presently on display. Both cut flowers and artificial flowers will be offered when the firm opens. Date of the grand opening is set for Thursday, July 8…

June 24, 1965

Shakopee Pow-Wow Days To Feature Rodeo

With the banner going up at First and Holmes this week proclaiming the annual Shakopee Pow-Wow Days and announcing the big parade and rodeo, an RCA sanctioned event, that will attract top competitors, facts concerning the outstanding rodeo organization are presented.

Scene of the activity will be the area in Huber park that was made possible for the first time for Pow-Wow Days last year through outstanding co-operation of Shakopee organizations and citizens. The first event for the Shakopee Pow-Wow Days last year received widespread acclaim…

This Saturday ‘Big’ Day In Shakopee With Welcome For ‘Neighbors’

This Saturday, June 26, is a “big” day for Shakopee.

The event is Shakopee Chamber of Commerce’s “Hi Neighbor” Day, a special occasion when all in Shakopee area are invited to join in with neighbors to not only take advantage of the many unprecedented bargains being offered by the Shakopee merchants, but also to take this opportunity of winning Twins baseball tickets along with valuable gift certificates.

July 1, 1965

Grand Openings Next Thursday

Two new Shakopee firms will stage Grand Openings on next Thursday, July 8. Both have been open for business prior to the observances.

Offering special invitation to area residents to visit their new firms on this date are the Shakopee Floral Co. at the former Shakopee Meats location on South Lewis, and the Dugout Cafe on East First, owned and operated by Twins’ pitchers, Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual, formerly known as Don’s Cafe, prior to this, Gelhaye’s Cafe…

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Bloomington Bridge Now Open

Reported as open for traffic this week is the bridge on County Road No. 25, known as the Bloomington bridge, just north of the Stage Coach off Highway 101.

Closed since flood damage in April, work is yet underway on the shoulders with motorists warned to use caution…

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In New Location. Burdette Stief, president, announced this week, that the Shakopee Ford is to be located in the firm’s new facility and location at 1400 East First, one block east of the A & W Drive-in. The move from the former location at Spencer and First was expected to be completed yesterday. Construction continues at the new location to complete the expanded sales and service departments in addition to spacious offices and showroom. A grand opening is planned for the near future.

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90 Youthful Diamond Aspirants At Clinic

With good weather, Riverside park last Friday, June 25, was the scene of the Dick Siebert baseball clinic held in conjunction with the Shakopee Recreation Summer program that attracted some 90 youthful diamond aspirants.

Sixty youths in the nine through 12 years of age group were on hand from 9 a.m. to noon to gain the fine points of the sport. In the afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. the boys, 12 and over, reported some 30 strong.

Prior to coming to Shakopee, the clinic was held by Dick Siebert, University of Minnesota baseball coach, assisted by Pete Kramer, St. Paul Johnson high school baseball coach and Tom Warner, athletic director at St. Paul Cretin high, at Watertown on Wednesday of last week and Waconia the following day.

Recreation Director George Muenchow of Shakopee, termed it as one of the most successful of the Recreation association sponsored events.

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Gun Club Asks Permit In Eagle Creek Twp.

A hearing will be held at 8 p.m. next Thursday, July 6, at the Eagle Creek Township hall on the application of the Minnesota Valley Gun Club, Inc., for special use permit to operate a trap and skeet club in the east half of section three and west half of section 2 and the northwest quarter of section 11 in Eagle Creek township.

The group seeks the permit on a 25-year basis.

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53 Per Cent of ’65 SHS Class Planning Further Education

Thirty-eight per cent of the 1965 graduating class of Shakopee Public high school plans to attend college or universities and 15 per cent of this year’s class have indicated they will enroll in trade and vocational schools, according to a report by High school Counselor Wallace Bishop.

This report was presented to the District No. 720 board of education members at its meeting held Monday evening, June 14…

July 8, 1965

Big Local Catch! In the creek behind the NYA camp on Highway 101 just east of Shakopee favorite spot for local anglers, Roman Pumper, 826 South Market, landed an eight and three-quarter pound Northern while fishing last Thursday afternoon, using a minnow. When checking at press time yesterday to verify this “fish story,” report was Pumper was out trying his fishing luck again!

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‘Buying Festival’ Sunday

Earl and Fern Lull, operators of the Red Owl Store in Shakopee, have been invited to Minneapolis to do his Christmas shopping early. Next Sunday, July 11, Red Owl stores, Inc., will hold a “Fall Buying Festival” for Red Owl agency store operators in Minnesota, South Dakota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin.

At the buying festival, new non-food and specialty food items will be shown. Merchandise to be previewed will include mostly holiday items, according to Kingsley Johnson, southern division manager of Red Owl wholesale operations. The “Fall Buying Festival”—a new innovation for the grocery chain—will be held in the auditorium of Red Owl’s office facilities in suburban Hopkins.

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Stagecoach Opera House Opens

“The Streets of New York,” stirring melodrama, opened the fourth season at the Stagecoach Opera House, just east of Shakopee on Highway 101. It thrilled and delighted hundreds of thousands of playgoers since it was written by Dion Boucicault in 1857…

The performance schedule continues the same as last year; Wednesday through Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. with additional performances at 10:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday matinee.

Admission to Saturday performances is $2.50. Tickets for evening performances Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are $2.00. Tickets for Sunday afternoon performances are $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children.

Tickets are available at the Downtown Ticket office; Dayton’s, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Southdale; Field-Schlick, downtown St. Paul and Highland. Telephone TAylor 5-4225 for ticket information.

July 15, 1965

Taking a “second blow” was the baseball diamond at Riverside park which had just been “restored” after the record April flood.

High winds ripped down the fence along the north side of the outfield as sections fell like strewn playing cards.

An “editorial blast” was also in evidence as the press box came crashing down and came to a splintered end behind the stands.

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3 Bands To Play At Concert Tuesday

Director John Cole announced this week the program for the Community Band Concert in conjunction with Shakopee Summer Recreation program, to be presented from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. next Tuesday, July 20, in Holmes park. Concerts are held each Tuesday evening.

The concert next Tuesday evening will feature two selections by the Beginners’ band; four by the Junior band and six by the Community band…

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Now ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ At City’s Dump

Practice of borrowing a neighbor’s permit for use of the Shakopee City dump hit a snag as aldermen took action Tuesday night to put the operation on a paying basis.

Approved was a motion that a pay dump be established with the rate to be 25 cents per car and 50 cents per truck for residents and one dollar per load for non-residents.

Also approved unanimously was Resolution No. 67 which rescinded the former rates set on May 9, 1961 based on permits.

Caretaker of the dump will collect the fees and be furnished with a list of those holding permits. To honor existing permits until they expire, those with residential permits are to get three free loads and those with non-resident permits will get 11 free loads.

Hours were set from 2 to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

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To Meet Monday

The Shakopee Mrs. JayCees will meet at 6 p.m. next Monday, July 19, at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Hennen.

Mrs. Norm Erickson will serve as hostess.

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Shakopee To Host Babe Ruth State Tournament. Shakopee will be host to the Babe Ruth baseball state tourney to be staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 and August 1, at Riverside park, James Stillman, chairman, announced this week…

July 22, 1965

East Enders Will Play In Babe Ruth State Tourney

Contest to determine the Shakopee Babe Ruth State tourney entrant was held Tuesday night at Riverside park with the East Enders, with 11 hits, winning over the Merchants, 10 to 2.

The East Enders will play in the State tourney to be staged Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 and August 1, at Riverside park in Shakopee. The Merchants will now enter District competition to seek a State tourney berth.

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‘Handshake Season’ For Shakopee Youth

Filing for playground municipal offices will close tomorrow (Friday), July 23, at the three neighborhood parks, according to Shakopee Recreation Director George Muenchow.

The general election is to be held Friday, July 30. At this time, participants will vote on a mayor-at-large and an alderman from each of the three parks.

Anyone may file for candidates for any of the offices, but the one candidate for mayor from each park will be determined in a Primary election to be held tomorrow (Friday), July 23.

In the primary, voting will be held at all three parks, and candidates for mayor may campaign at each of the three parks. As aldermen are to be elected by their own park only, they will confine their campaigning to their own park.

The mock election is a special feature of the Shakopee Summer Recreation program.

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Pow-Wow Buttons Now On Sale

Pow-Wow Days buttons are now on sale at all Shakopee business places for one dollar, according to button sales chairmen Jim Rademacher and Don Mahowald.

Purchase of a button entitles the buyer to a chance on a free color television set to be given away Sunday evening, August 15, at Riverside park. The television is currently on display in the lobby of the First National Bank of Shakopee.

The button also entitles the purchaser to free admission to the fireworks program at Riverside park on Sunday, August 15, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

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Photographers From Shakopee Get Awards

Two Shakopee photographers won top honors at the Minnesota Professional Photographers Association convention held at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, last week, July 11 through 13.

LeRoy Lebens was a Sweepstake Award winner with six portraits studies which accrued a total of 173 points. Lebens was presented with the trophy that goes with the Sweepstake award at the annual banquet and awards presentation…

James Cox, associated with Loggers’ Photography, was awarded three ribbons for his winning photographs…

July 29, 1965

Shakopee Float Again Winner! For the seventh consecutive year, the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce float was named a winner in the Minneapolis Aquatennial competition. The float received the vice-commodore’s award in the Torchlight parade held Wednesday, July 21. Dr. W. Adair Muralt was in charge of constructing the float…

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Old Shakopee Firm To Get Face Lifting

Burshek’s hardware on East First in Shakopee, will in the near future start on an extensive remodeling program.

Main expansion plans include an addition of approximately 2,100 square feet to be added to the present structure. The new addition will adjoin the present building to the rear, to double the floor space.

Feature of the new addition is a show window in the back of the building. All new fixtures will be added to the new section.

Present fixtures are to be rearranged to provide wide aisles for the convenience of the patrons. Also planned is the expansion of selection of merchandise as new departments will be included.

“Our remodeling program will enable us to keep pace with healthy growth that Shakopee is enjoying. By doing this we will be able to carry an even larger line of hardware goods and be of better service to our community,” said Ed and Betty Hopps, owners of Burshek’s.

Ed Hopps became associated with Burshek’s Hardware Corporation in 1959. On June 1, 1962 Ed and Betty purchased the entire stock in the corporation. They have operated the firm under ownership since that time.

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Police To Issue Bicycle License

The Shakopee Police department will issue licenses for bicycles today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), July 29 and 30.

Boys and girls are requested to report to the Police station on the second floor of the Shakopee City building. License fee is one dollar.

Following information will be needed to complete the necessary application for a license: frame number; type of frame (boy’s or girl’s); size of wheels (20-24-26 or 28-inch); type of brake (hand or coaster); fenders (front or rear or both); color (red, white, blue, black or green), and trim (white or any other color).

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Announce Indefinite Closing of Raceway Park East Of Shakopee. Announcement is made this week of the indefinite closing of Raceway Park, located on Highway 101 between Shakopee and Savage, which has served as the site of popular sports attractions for nearly the past decade…

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Shakopee Mobil Has New Owner

Announcement was made this week in the change of ownership of the Mobil service station on West First Street.

Effective Monday of this week the firm, formerly Huss Mobil Service became Vince’s Mobil, with Vince Walter, originally from Chaska and now residing with his parents, the Florentine Walters of Shakopee, as the new owner.

Former owner, Harold Huss, is now associated with Mertz-Horeish, Inc. of Shakopee…

Aug. 5, 1965

Plan Pow-Wow Button Canvass

Shakopee Jaycees will conduct a house to house canvass beginning next Thursday evening, August 15, for the purpose of selling Pow Wow Days buttons to Shakopee residents.

Friday evening, August 6, the Jaycees will sell Pow Wow buttons in the downtown business district. Anyone wishing to purchase a button who has not been personally contacted may send $1 to Box 203, Shakopee, and they will receive a button by return mail.

Buttons are still on sale at all Shakopee business places, according to chairmen Jim Ramaker and Ron Mahowald. Purchase of a button entitles the buyer to a chance on an RCA color television set to be given away Sunday evening, August 15, at Riverside Park.

The button also entitles the purchaser to free admission to the fireworks program at Riverside Park Sunday, August 15, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Sale of Pow Wow Days buttons is sponsored by the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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Trade Magazine Features Photos of Shakopee Hardware

Shakopee Hardware in Shakopee Shops Shopping center on East First was featured in an article appearing in the June 24 issue of “Hardware Age,” the hardware dealers’ magazine, regarding the merchandising and display of housewares.

In conjunction with the article, three photos depicting the open and airy look of displays and the effective use of pegboard panels, all taken at the Shakopee firm, were published in this issue of the trade magazine.

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Foslid, Boyd Buy Interest in KSMM, Zellmer Resigns

KSMM Vice-President and General Manager, Robert Zellmer, announced this week that he has resigned as general manager of Shakopee radio station KSMM, effective August 1.

Zellmer also announced the sale of his interest in the station to Ray Foslid and Mike Boyd of the KSMM staff.

In making the announcement, Zellmer revealed that Ray Foslid has been named by the board of directors to the post of general manager, effective August 1. He further stated that no other personnel changes are anticipated and also that the station’s programming policy will continue basically along the same lines as in the past with emphasis on local and area news, special events and good music.

In concluding his announcement, Zellmer did not reveal specific future plans, except to say that he will enter business in western Minnesota, pending final arrangements now in progress.

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First Kindergarten Begins September 7

The first nine-month kindergarten classes at Shakopee Public school are to begin on Tuesday, September 7, Elementary Principal Virgil S. Mears announced this week…

It should be pointed out that those children who are to attend the Public school will be required to have kindergarten prior to the first grade entrance, Principal Mears further pointed out, providing they have resided in Shakopee School District No. 720 the previous school term.

Instructors at St. Mark’s and St. Mary’s parochial schools strongly recommend the kindergarten advantage for their first grade prospects, he added…

Again, it is strongly urged that all eligible youngsters have the advantage of kindergarten, Principal Mears emphasized. Those undecided about sending children and would like information as to kindergarten advantages, are urged to contact the Public school, St. Mark’s or St. Mary’s school for information, he added.

Aug. 12, 1965

Given Recognition For Professional Achievement

Mrs. John (Gertrude) Roepke, secretary at the Shakopee public high school since 1941, is among the educational secretaries in the nation this year who have qualified for a Professional Standards certificate, issued by the national Association of Educational Secretaries. Only 34 such certificates have been awarded in Minnesota.

Mrs. Roepke was presented her certificate at the association’s annual convention banquet held in Whitewater, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 24…

The Professional Standards Program recognizes the experience, education, and professional activity of office personnel in education.

Achievement in the program indicates an interest in continuing education and personal achievement to the association’s four-fold concept of service, information, fellowship and recognition…

During the week-long convention in Whitewater, Mrs. Roepke took courses in Data Processing for Schools, English Usage for Secretaries, Psychology and Mental Health in Daily Life, and Everyday Legal Problems…

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KSTP Newscaster Will Join Event

Making an appearance in the Shakopee Pow-Wow Days parade this Saturday, August 14, and also at the first performance Saturday evening of the RCA rodeo will be KSTP newscaster John MacDougall.

MacDougall who will visit and talk with Pow-Wow Day participants, is a native of Minneapolis but has had 13 years of experience in New York as a successful free-lancer doing live and filmed commercials for major companies. This top-rated newsman has daily newscasts on Minneapolis Channel KSTP-TV.

Aug. 19, 1965

Last day of summer kindergarten at the Shakopee Public school last Friday was observed with treats for the pupils.

Despite the heat, Mrs. Virgil Mears took her class outside to enjoy a picnic atmosphere.

One hundred and fifty children were enrolled in Summer kindergarten this year, the final year that this program will be conducted, now that the Shakopee Public school will have regular kindergarten classes during the school year, beginning next month.

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Richard Nixon Featured Speaker At Stans Public Testimonial

A community recognition dinner for Maurice H. Stans, former Shakopee resident who served as Director of the Bureau of the Budget, under President Eisenhower, is scheduled for Thursday, September 16.

The event, which is sponsored by the Shakopee Education Association and the Shakopee Federation of Teachers, will begin at 7 p.m. in the Shakopee high school.

Richard Nixon, former vice-president of the United States, will be the main speaker.

Razing of the former Shakopee Foundry was underway on Wednesday of last week to accommodate expansion plans of the adjacent Rahr Malting Co.

Rahr recently announced the purchase of land adjoining its property and lying along the railroad tracks directly south of the plant.

Foundry machinery was cleared from the buildings with most of them to be razed.

The west end is to be converted to warehouse space which will also be suitable for light industrial use. The land is being held for possible future plant expansion or other business interests.

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Grand Opening To Be August 23-28

Vincent Welter, now operating the Mobil service station formerly Huss Mobil Service on West First, announced this week that he will stage a grand opening beginning next Monday, August 23, and continuing through Saturday, August 28.

The event will feature specials as outlined in the firm’s advertisement in this issue, along with free treats for the kiddies.

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Prize Photos Now Exhibited At Bank

Six prize-winning photographs by Shakopee Photographer LeRoy Lebens are currently on display in the First National Bank of Shakopee.

Lebens’ six portraits won the Sweepstake Award at the Minnesota Professional Photographers’ Association held at the Leamington Hotel, Minneapolis, July 11 through 13.

The portraits include three outdoor bridal photographs in color, two studies of the St. Paul House sextet, one in color and one in black and white, and a character study of a harmonica player.

Aug. 26, 1965

To Negotiate Job Cleaning Contract For Post Office

A new job cleaner contract will be negotiated at the Shakopee post office effective Saturday, September 11.

Persons interested should contact Postmaster Cormac Suel prior to September 1.

The job cleaning contract requires about 5 ½ hours of work, six days per week. No set price, on an annual basis, is established, but a minimum of $1.25 per hour, based upon a 32 hour week, must be paid. The cleaning work must be accomplished during the hours that the post office is open.

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Shakopee Hosts Foreign Visitors

Shakopee was host to two distinguished visitors from overseas Thursday of last week.

Judge J. B. Marcus-Jones of Sierra Leone, in the United States to study courtroom procedures and attend the World Peace Through Law conference, and Mrs. Elaine Middleton, assistant head of the Social Development Department in British Honduras, were the visitors.

Sept. 2, 1965

Now Reigns As TV Show Queen

Miss Mary Jo Philipp of Shakopee was selected as Queen of the Late Don Dahl show on WCCO-TV last Saturday night, August 28.

She received an attractive trophy and will be appearing on the Late Don Dahl show every Saturday night until her reign is over…

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George, the bald eagle, long a favorite of patrons at the Stagecoach Restaurant on Highway 101 five miles east of Shakopee, has been taken to the Como Park zoo.

The eagle was brought to Mrs. Osborne Klavestad at the Stagecoach after someone had apparently mistaken him for a chicken halk and shot him. Mrs. Klavestad set his broken leg and wing and nursed him back to health. He has been at the Stagecoach for the past seven years.

George weighs 20 pounds and has a wing span of seven feet. Because he is a national bird, George is government property, and Mrs. Klavestad thinks perhaps this is the reason why he was taken to the zoo.

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Indians Again Go To State!

The Shakopee Indians, champions of the Region 6B tourney after gaining a 4 to 3 win over Lonsdale, Dakota-Rice-Scott champions, at Riverside park Monday evening, will enter the State tourney for the third year in a row.

The Indians’ opponent will be Pipestone with the state tournament scheduled at St. Cloud. Shakopee is to play the sudden death contest in the opening round of the state tourney this Sunday, September 5. The Indians’ game is the second set for this Sunday and will likely begin around 3 or 3:30 p.m.

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Can Now Win Viking Season Tickets—Give School Assist

Thanks to the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce the physical education department of Shakopee Public high school has prospects of getting new movie equipment for putting Indians’ games on film and to be used in team evaluation.

This was announced this week by the committee of the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce heading the project that offers the opportunity of winning two Minnesota Vikings season tickets, an $80 value. This opportunity is offered at 50 cents each or three for one dollar.

Jaycees sanctioned the project at its August 19 membership meeting and members are now active in the hopes of raising some $470 needed for the movie equipment…

Sept. 9, 1965

Buys Angus Bull. Wes Borchardt of rural Shakopee, recently purchased an Aberdeen-Angus bull from Wallace Le Febvre of Princeton, Minnesota.

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Special Election next Tuesday On Changes In City’s Charter

Voters in Shakopee will go to the polls next Tuesday, September 14, to vote on the proposition of sanctioning changes in the Charter for the City of Shakopee…

Unchanged for the past 95 years, the City Charter proposals, in effect, incorporate present proven City policies regarding these objectives. In addition, there are included four proposals that will effect definite changes in the operation of the City of Shakopee. They include:

Five aldermen instead of nine with salaries of the mayor and aldermen to be increased. (The five aldermen are to be elected at large, replacing the former three aldermen each from the three wards.)

Eliminated will be expensive City special elections on sales of property, on vacating streets, and on the filling of vacancies in elective offices.

Farm properties of 10 acres or more are to be taxed at one-half of the city’s mill rate, in an effort to encourage orderly annexation.

For the first time in the history of Shakopee, the Home Rule privilege of voter referendum is to be extended…

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Rahr Announces Plans For Storage Elevator

Rahr Malting Co. announced this week, plans to build an additional malt storage elevator at its Shakopee plant.

The new structure will be erected west of the existing malt elevator and head house completed some years ago…

The company is currently building a new kiln announced earlier this year. Both facilities are scheduled for mid-winter completion.

Rahr has also completed razing most of the Shakopee Foundry on property acquired last year lying south of its present plant.

Two newer units at the west end of the foundry property were preserved. They are being renovated and made suitable for warehouse and light industrial use.

The property is understood to be held in reserve for possible future needs of the malting company or other enterprises in which the firm is interested.

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Tar Tank Burns At Second & Holmes

Shakopee firemen were called out about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday of this week to the Minnesota Valley Gas Company showrooms at Second and Holmes when a tank of tar being used in roofing repair caught fire.

No major damage resulted. A roofing workman was singed and received a minor burn. Shakopee firemen, with quick response, soon had the blaze under control.

As the dense black smoke spiraled skyward, it first appeared to be a serious mishap. Only slight damage, however, resulted to the north wall of the building with tar splashed on the concrete, and to the tar tank from the intense heat.

Sept. 16, 1965

Jaycee Attractions On Gridiron Friday

Added attraction at the Shakopee High School Indians-St. Anthony gridiron contest tomorrow evening (Friday), September 17, will be the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce special booth in front of the grandstand near home plate in Riverside park, along with a presentation to be made by the new Miss Shakopee, Loaune Hickman, at half-time.

The Jaycees will be offering the opportunity of winning two season tickets to the Minnesota Vikings football games right up to half-time. A limited number are also being offered by Jaycee members today and tomorrow…

Also included in this half-time highlight will be the Shakopee Junior Chamber of Commerce presenting a check to Art Hoen, Shakopee High athletic director, and Superintendent John J. Feda, to be used for the purchase of movie equipment, the project that prompted this Jaycee activity…

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$190,000 Plant Locating At West Edge Of Shakopee

To join Shakopee’s business community is the $190,000 firm, American Rubberizing Company, moving to a site, diagonally across from the Friendship Manor Nursing Home and across the railroad tracks from Rahr Malting, at the west edge of the city.

Ground was broken at the four-acre site Tuesday of this week to begin construction of the new facilities for this firm moving from the present location at 617 11th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis to further its expansion…

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Voters Tuesday Approve Charter Changes balloting 222 to 208

The proposition of sanctioning changes in the City charter of Shakopee was approved in a special election Tuesday of this week by a vote of 222 to 208, a 14 vote margin…

Unchanged for the past 95 years, the City Charter proposals, sanctioned by voters on Tuesday includes four proposals that will effect definite changes in the operation of the City of Shakopee. They include:

Five aldermen instead of nine with salaries of the mayor and aldermen to be increased. The five aldermen are to be elected at large, replacing the former three aldermen each from the three wards.

The present Charter stipulates that another special election is to be held in December to choose the five aldermen-at-large to serve until the regular City Biennial election in April of 1967. These are to take office on January 1, 1966.

At the regular Biennial election, a mayor is to be elected for a two-year term and two aldermen-at-large for two-year terms and three aldermen-at-large for four-year terms.

The present Common council is authorized to set the date for this special election which, according to the charter, must be in December in order that the new aldermen-at-large can take office in January of next year.

The city’s fiscal year, in accordance with the approved Charter changes, also is now to begin in January instead of the previous April.

Sept. 23, 1965

Matinee Sunday At Shakopee Theatre. The Shakopee Theatre announces a special matinee this Sunday, September 26, at 3:15 p.m. for the showing of the Technicolor movie, “Taffy And The Jungle Hunters,” that depicts a baby elephant, an amazing chimp and an eight-year-old boy as an incredible trio in Africa’s wonderland of thrills.

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Lockers Damaged At New School Site

Shakopee police investigated an act of destruction, resulting in delay of locker space available when the school is to be occupied along with hundreds of dollars in damage, that occurred sometime between Sunday evening and early Monday morning at the site of the new Shakopee Public high school under construction on Tenth Avenue.

The Shakopee police have in custody the six juveniles who admitted the destruction.

Reported was that the building was entered with some 520 lockers, to have been installed Tuesday of this week, tipped over and extensively damaged, some with frames twisted and others with paint extensively scratched.

The lockers were being assembled in the gymnasium of the new school and were to have then been installed in the corridor locker recesses on Tuesday…

It was determined that entrance was gained through a grating on the roof of the school building.

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To Salute Shakopee, Four Other Suburbs In TV Progress Report

Five Twin City suburbs will be “stars” of a series of television programs scheduled to premiere this month.

The Minnesota Federal Savings & Loan Association is sponsoring this series of community TV profiles to salute the suburbs in which it maintains branch offices. The non-commercial programs are being produced by WCCO-TV and will be shown on the station’s Sunday “Business & Finance” Show. Two programs are planned for this fall, and the other three are scheduled for spring…

Minnesota Federal president Frederick Bjorklund said “the growing economic and social importance of our suburban areas” was what motivated this unique community relations project.

All too often our suburbs are referred to as “commuter communities,” Bjorklund said, “or publicized mostly for their outstanding high school athletic teams. We simply want to show people that these suburban areas are dynamic communities in their own right and are making a real contribution to the economy and culture of the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area.”

Sept. 30, 1965

Red Owl Acquires Lull’s Supermarket. Red Owl Stores, Inc., announced this week its purchase of Lull’s Red Owl store in Shakopee from Earl E. Lull, owner and operator of the 8,000 square-foot super market.

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Page From Old West Recreated In Scout’s Stockade Project To Replace Flooded Cabin

Shakopee Boy Scouts are currently in the process of recreating a page from the old West. In June the Scouts obtained a lease on the State of Minnesota Reformatory farm buildings, located south of Sixth Avenue, and they are now engaged in remodeling the buildings.

The new location will be officially known as the “Boy Scout Stockade.” The buildings and adjacent area will be transformed into a frontier-type stockade fort similar to those used for Indian defense in the pioneering days of our country…

The Boy Scout Troop committee made the decision not to rebuild the former Boy Scout Cabin located in Huber park after it was severely damaged in the 1965 flood. This former Scout building was erected in 1927 by the Scout committee and fathers of the Scouts. The most recent addition was built in 1960 at which time the meeting room size was doubled…

In early May the idea was conceived to look into the possibility of securing the farm buildings on the State Reformatory farm property. By June the lease had been obtained and plans were underway for the Stockade…

To date, the construction has included removal of all downstairs dairy equipment, concrete floor, concrete stanchions, and ventilator equipment. Steel beams have been installed to support the building so that now one post can replace the 12 posts which were formerly required to support the building.

A wood floor has been put in for added warmth. The equipment room and conference rooms have been roughed in and the plumbing, heating, and wiring are now being installed…

S. M. Hennen of Shakopee is chairman of the building project. He has designed the structural features of the building as well as doing a considerable amount of the work himself. Working closely with Hennen on the project is Vernon Bjork, also of Shakopee.

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Building Commission At Reformatory $39,500 Sought For Improvements

Five major requests, totaling $39,500 were presented to the State Building Commission last Saturday, September 25, by Miss Ruby Benson, superintendent of the Shakopee State Reformatory for Women, when the commission visited the reformatory to tour facilities and study first-hand proposed remodeling projects at the reformatory and the Home for Children to be furthered by the requested funds.

A sixth long-term program request, to be considered in future appropriations, was also presented to the commission. It seeks fund for a multi-purpose building.

This additional building would provide a center in which activities could be centered and would include space for educational and vocational training, a library, chapel, visiting rooms and recreational facilities.

The five major requests, presented the commission, in priority order, are:

1. Replace the roof, approximately 7,810 square feet, on the administration building, Higbee Cottage–$8,500.
2. Paint trim on all buildings, plus storm windows and screens and necessary repairs–$7,500.
3. Install new steps and stoop leading to the entrance of Shaw Cottage, which houses the Children’s Home–$2,500.
4. Additional funds to complete the project of modernization and repair of the kitchens and bathrooms in all buildings, including the replacement of outmoded fixtures, pipes and fittings, and installation of showers for inmates where not completed–$15,000.
5. Remodel the basement of the Children’s Home to make a more adequate play area for the children. This would include elimination of the oversized garage door and provision for adequate heat in the main section of the basement, as well as tile flooring in that area and proper lighting–$6,000…

Oct. 7, 1965

Kaat Gets ‘Shakopee Summons’ For Series

A ‘Shakopee Summons’ was served on Minnesota Twins hurler, Jim Kaat, who operates the Dugout on First Street with Camilo Pascual, fellow Twins hurler, about 5 p.m. Monday as Kaat and his family arrived in town.

Dressed as an Oriole (assimilating those found in Baltimore) was Mayor Ray Siebenaler who served the ‘summons’ after Shakopee Police Chief R. G. “Pat” Thielen did his assigned duty, commandeering Kaat in his car.

Appearing before Municipal Judge Isla Lindmeyer in the courtroom at the City building, the hometown Twins player faced “fabricated offenses.”

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Car Showings At Malkerson Motors

Showing of the complete lines of 1966 Chevrolets and Pontiacs will be today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), October 7 and 8, at Malkerson Motors, Inc. on East First in Shakopee.

The event on both days will feature serving of free coffee and doughnuts along with balloons for the children. The public is invited to visit the showroom and view the array of models to be on display.

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Attends Seminar On Data Processing

A four-day seminar on “Educational Data Processing” was held in Rochester, co-sponsored by the Educational Research and Development Council of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Inc. (ERDC) and the Data Processing division of IBM Corp. and was attended by Shakopee Superintendent of Schools John Feda.

The seminar, for Twin Cities area school superintendents, was designed to increase their understanding of the applications, capabilities and implications of educational data processing. The seminar opened on last Sunday and concluded yesterday (Wednesday), October 6.

Oct. 14, 1965

Shakopee Marksman, 16, Gets Title In Fast Draw Meet

Winner of the first annual Fast Draw Championship held at the Stage Coach, on Highway 101, east of Shakopee, last Sunday, October 10, was William Zaudtke, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Zaudtke of Shakopee.

William is a junior at Shakopee Public high school and has been target shooting only two years.

Using a Colt .22 pistol, he won with a time of 45 hundredths of a second. In addition to a trophy, he was presented a translator radio and a fishing tackle box. The contest was judged on both speed and accuracy.

Added highlights of the contest were the firing of a Civil War cannon at the start of the contest and the firing of a Gatling gun at the conclusion. The State Coach Civil War club was in charge of these two events.

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Boom Brings ‘Bovine Bolting,’ Sky Herding

The peaceful tranquility of Monday evening of last week, October 4, was shattered by a loud “boom”—later determined to be a sonic boom that resulted in bovine bolting and a week-long search and roundup that enlisted the aid of the Scott County Sheriff’s office and that of an Army Air Force helicopter pilot.

The change from apparent tranquility to “outer space reverberation” was just too much for the eight beef cattle, including Black Angus and Holstein, at the Henry Stark farm in Eagle Creek township.

They bolted and began their meandering trek through neighboring cornfields. This presented the problem of the errant bovines gorging themselves on the corn and becoming those to be listed on the ailing list.

By Monday evening a trace of the confused cattle was reported, and a search was organized with seven on horseback joining the effort.

With the search yet not successful and on advice from the Scott Sheriff’s office a “rider in the sky” was called on to participate in the roundup.

He appeared on the scene in his helicopter being in the area last Saturday to participate in the Army Air Force reserves parachute jump exercise, finding a new challenge in this unexpected role of “herding from the sky.”

The sky herding efforts resulted in seven of the eight missing cattle being returned to the Stark farm. The Starks report one errant bovine is still missing.

With it apparent that the returned cattle were still “shook up” with a case of “sonic boom jitters,” they were shipped out to market last Sunday afternoon.

These sonic booms are to be heard in this area for the next three months as Strategic Air Command B-58 Hustler bombers make simulated bombing runs over the area.

The bombers are making their 1,300-mile-an-hour runs at altitudes of 35,000 feet along a 40-mile wide path running from north central North Dakota to near Nelson, Wisconsin.

The B-58 bombers, are not carrying live bombs, and according to the Air Force, should make “comparatively mild” sonic booms due to the high altitudes.

Oct. 21, 1965

The Shakopee Public school art department, instituted this school year, under the direction of Mrs. Margaret McFarlane, includes instruction in sketching, oil painting, water color, tempura, sculpture and ceramics.

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Ueland Trucking, Inc., of Shakopee has recently moved to a new location on Scott County Road 16, one quarter of a mile east of the Spring Lake road.

The 12 year old firm was formerly located at 805 East Seventh Street in Shakopee for the past eight years.

Owner Don Ueland reports that the company presently employs 10 permanent employees all local, and operates nine trucks, four of which are larger units.

Future plans for the company, Ueland added, include enlarging the present facilities as business grows.

All nine trucks are equipped with two-way radios and do local hauling of bulk material. Ueland started the business in 1952 with $300 and a borrowed truck.

The new building houses offices and a garage used in the maintenance work.

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Grand Opening event will be staged at Shakopee Ford, east edge of Shakopee on East First, this Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23, with hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The gala event marking this new dealer facility in the community, considered most modern from both the standpoint of displaying as well as servicing autos, will be highlighted with the appearance of Jim Kaat, hurler for the Minnesota Twins.

Personnel at Shakopee Ford will serve as hosts and hostess for the two-day event with free cider and doughnuts to be served. Those participating will also be given the opportunity of winning transistor radios.

Free pumpkins for Halowe’en are also being offered the kiddies.

Burdette C. Stief, owner, invites all the community to visit his facility, a definite business asset to Shakopee, during the event at which 1966 models of the complete Ford line will be on display.

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Set Special Election For Aldermen December 6

Approved unanimously by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Wednesday night of last week was Resolution No. 79 calling a special election for the City of Shakopee in accordance with the recent voter approval of proposed charter changes.

The special election is called for all wards of the City of Shakopee on Monday, December 6, at the regular polling places for the purpose of electing five aldermen at large.

In accordance with the recent voter approval of charter changes, the present nine-man council, with three aldermen representing each of the three respective wards, is now to be comprised of five aldermen to be elected at large…

Oct. 28, 1965

Burning Bush Tues. Prompts Fire Alarm

A burning bush alongside St. Mark’s Convent, 312 Atwood, prompted a fire alarm at 10:31 p.m. Tuesday of this week.

One of the sisters noticed the blaze and summoned the Shakopee Volunteer fire department which responded quickly to extinguish the burning bush. No serious damage resulted.

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No UFO Reports Here But Satellite Sighted

As yet there have been no reports that have reached us that can top that of the northern Minnesota radio newsman who claimed to see the flying saucer complete with “tripod occupants” this week in the middle of a state highway, after his car mysteriously ceased running and the car radio blacked out.

But, there is a report this week of Shakopee residents who, while driving home from Waconia, sighted a satellite.

Mrs. Harry Annen and son, Richard, 428 East Second, after spending the day with Mrs. Arlene Swiers and family started on what is normally a routine trip back to Shakopee.

While driving, they noticed a very bright star-like shining object in the sky that appeared to have some red hues. First dismissing it as another airplane, they continued to observe and curiosity won over. After stopping the car and looking more intently, they noticed what appeared to be a round circle surrounding the object, which first seemed to stand still but yet was large and glittering like a star.

Again driving along, they further observed the object and it appeared to move now and then just a little. Again the car was stopped for more observation.

Still not certain as just what was claiming their attention, when they got to Shakopee they called radio station WCCO in Minneapolis and described their experience. The newsman at the station informed them that all the while they had watched this object they were observing a satellite.

Seems the radio newsmen now have the last word on UFO’s (unidentified flying objects) and orbiting objects in space!

Nov. 4, 1965

3-Day Grand Opening Event Begins Today

Grand opening event for three days, beginning today (Thursday), November 4, and continuing Friday and Saturday, November 5 and 6, marks the completion of extensive remodeling and expansion of Burshek Hardware on East First.

Ed and Betty Hopps, owners, invite all in the community to visit and inspect the enlarged facilities. The event will feature free coffee and popcorn and a grand prize award of an electric dryer, along with an array of other free gifts…

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Seek Christmas Help At Post Office

Shakopee Postmaster Cormac Suel announced this week that special Civil Service examinations will be given for seasonal assistants to be employed during the Christmas season at the Shakopee post office…

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Monday To Mark Beginning Of New Shakopee High Sport—Wrestling

This Monday, November 8, marks the beginning of a new sport at Shakopee Public high school.

That sport is wrestling. It has been one of the fastest growing sports throughout the nation’s high schools. Last year more than 160,000 boys participated in high school wrestling programs throughout the United States. This year new high school programs, including that of our high school, will boost that figure substantially, Coach Ronald Kolb pointed out…

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Friendship Manor Considers New Wing For Required Therapy Room

Gordon S. Riffe, administrator of Shakopee Manor, and his family traveled to Jamestown, North Dakota, where Riffe met with members of the directors of the new Shakopee home in a special business session.

One matter under consideration was the extension of one wing of the present new nursing home to accommodate space for an occupational room.

Under the new government Medicare program and the new Veterans’ program, occupational therapy is a requirement. Also, a stepping up in requirements for accreditation makes it mandatory to provide certain special service, not previously required, Riffe explained…

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Mertz-Horeish Will Change Location

Mertz-Horeish, Inc., Shakopee real estate firm, 112 South Holmes, was the successful bidder for the present Minnesota Natural Gas company two-story building at 140 South Holmes, when sealed bids were opened at 9 a.m. Monday of this week at the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis.

Richard Mertz of the real estate firm stated that Mertz-Horeish, Inc. expects to occupy the quarters at 120 South Holmes around the first of the year, following necessary remodeling.

Minnesota Natural Gas Company in the specifications for bidding, state possession would be given on December 15. The gas company will move to its new facilities on Second and Lewis, now nearing completion.

Mertz also stated that prospective tenants and buyers had indicated an interest in acquiring the real estate firm’s present facilities at 112 South Holmes.

Nov. 11, 1965

New Shakopee Presbyterian Edifice Expected To Be Completed Next June

Groundbreaking for a new $153,700 edifice for the Shakopee Presbyterian church was held last Sunday at the site at the east end of Shakopee Avenue and County Highway 17, Spring Lake Road, with the new church and Christian Education unit expected to be completed in June.

H. R. Nolting, chairman of the board of trustees, announced this week that the contract has been signed with G.A. Anderson, who just completed the Shakopee St. John’s Lutheran education unit. He added that work is to begin immediately and is expected to take seven months.

Approval for the building plans was given at a congregational meeting of the church held on July 18 of this year by a vote of 49 to four.

The building project is the culmination of years of activity by the congregation, that includes 100 families with funds raised by subscription…

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Erecting Laundromat

Construction is now under way on a new Laundromat to be located adjacent to the Sears-Roebuck Catalog sales office on West First Street. The building is being erected by John L. Ries, Shakopee plumbing contractor, owner of the property.

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Winter Sports Night Monday At Shakopee

A prevue of winter sports at Shakopee Public high school has been planned for next Monday evening, November 15, at the First Annual Winter Sports night to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. There is no admission.

The event is particularly planned for parents and other interested adults. Children will be admitted only if accompanied by adults…

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City To Negotiate Property Purchases For Public Use

Approved by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday night with all aldermen present were appropriations from the city’s capital fund, one of $10,000 and another for $25,000, to be allocated for acquisition of real property for public use.

Following unanimous approval by aldermen for the allocation of these funds, motions were also unanimously approved for the city recorder to begin negotiations for specific parcels of land in the two instances with the property to be considered in future planning for off-street parking and for use by the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission.

Following approval of the $10,000 allocation, the motion was approved that the city recorder begin negotiations for lots six and seven, block four, this being the property of the Leo Ketterer estate, located just behind the City building and fronting Lewis Street.

It was pointed out that this would be a favorable site both for parking and the relocating of the utilities power plant on high ground to avoid possible flooding. It was pointed out that the high water mark in the flood this spring indicated the potential of the power house, just to the west of the Holmes Street bridge, being flooded out in the future.

Following approval of the $25,000 allocation, the motion was approved that the city recorder begin negotiations for the old flour mill property, located just to the east of the utilities power house and behind Montgomery Ward and to the northeast of the City building.

Nov. 18, 1965

At a meeting held Wednesday of last week, November 10, the Shakopee Community Theatre was disbanded, and tentatively reformed as the Minnesota Valley Playhouse.

Another organizational meeting is set for next Tuesday, November 23, at the Community room of the First National Bank of Shakopee, starting at 8 p.m. Anyone interested in Community Theatre is invited to attend.

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Open House This Sunday To Mark St. John’s Lutheran Educational Unit

A public event next Sunday, November 21, will mark the completion of the education unit of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran church of Shakopee…

The unit consists of 12 classrooms, a large youth room, a small chapel, a library-board room, a secretarial office, a nursery, a kitchenette, restrooms, several storage areas and a workshop with a walkout door for storage of outside tools…

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Gun Club To Locate South of Shakopee

More than 350 members of the Twin-City-Hopkins Gun club viewed plans for the club’s new trap and skeet lay-out, to be located near the junction of Highways 169 and 41, three miles south of Shakopee, at an annual meeting held at 6 p.m. Monday of this week at Culbertson’s Cafe in Hopkins.

The new location of the 50-acre shooting grounds will be just to the south of the Jackson Heights Trailer Court and extending to Merriam Junction to the south of Highway 41 just beyond the Highway 169 intersection. Plans are that the facility is to be developed by the end of 1966.

Plans include six modern skeet fields, 12 trap fields and a new clubhouse, called one of the finest in the country by Vern Aanenson, club president. Bill Beamish, director of the club, has been in charge of finding and negotiating for the purchase of the new site…

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Red Owl ‘Get Acquainted’ Event Now Introducing Managers; Many Prizes

A special “Get Acquainted” promotion to introduce the new managers and services of the Red Owl store in Shakopee to area residents is now being held at the store. The promotion will continue through next Wednesday, November 24.

Manager of the store is Lewis Gade, who has nearly six years of experience with the Red Owl food chain and most recently was manager of Red Owl’s Miracle Mile store in Rochester, Minnesota…

New manager of the Red Owl meat department is Darwin Cohrs. He has more than 10 years of experience with Red Owl. He and his wife and their three children have moved to Shakopee from Austin, Minnesota, where Cohrs managed the meat department in one of the Red Owl stores.

Assistant manager of the Shakopee Red Owl is no stranger to area residents. He is Ronnie Klehr, who was born and raised in Shakopee. He worked for six years at the Red Owl, when it was owned by the Earl Lulls. Klehr is married and has a four-month-old daughter.

Formerly a Red Owl agency store, the facilities were purchased recently from Mr. and Mrs. Lull, by the corporate division of Red Owl.

Since the purchase, the interior of the store has been redecorated. Price changes have been made to bring them in line with those in Twin City and suburban stores, according to Manager Gade.

All meat sold at the store will now be covered by the Red Owl meat insurance policy which guarantees absolute satisfaction as to taste, trim and tenderness of each purchase, said Cohrs.

Although the meat department in the store is primarily self-service, well-trained meat cutters will gladly prepare any customer’s request, he added…

Nov. 25, 1965

No Walls Standing After Blaze Guts New St. Paul House Sunday

Now presenting a bleak and jagged silhouette against the sky is the ruins of the New St. Paul House, Second and Fuller, well known in the area as a supper club and as Shakopee’s 111-year-old landmark, after flames swept through the structure last Sunday evening, leaving well over $325,000 in damages in its wake.

The blaze in the two-story supper club, was noticed by a passing motorist at 6:29 p.m. who reported it to John Abeln, Shakopee’s assistant fire chief, whose tavern and residence is just behind the former restaurant on Second Street.

Shakopee Fire Chief Anthony La Tour, Jr. reported some 65 to 70 firemen were at the scene, with the Shakopee volunteers aided by departments from Chaska, Jordan and Carver. He added that they were there for 16 hours, with Shakopee firemen again called back at 11 a.m. Monday for four hours and again at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday of this week for another two hours as the stubborn blaze again broke out. He stated that the cause of the blaze is yet undetermined. Officials were at the site to sift through the charred ruins to search for the cause…

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Shakopee P.T.A. To Sponsor Ice Skate Exchange Program

Shakopee Parent-Teachers Association sponsored Ice Skate Exchange, a community service project, will be held on the first two Saturdays in December, December 4 and 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Public school lunchroom…

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Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees To Delight Young Miss Again With ‘Judy’

Shakopee will again have a “youthful visitor that seeks a home” this Christmas season, as the Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees again plan to delight some young miss.

“Judy,” the Shakopee Mrs. Jaycees’ 24-inch Christmas doll, will be on display, with her complete wardrobe, at the First National Bank of Shakopee, from Monday, November 22, through Friday, December 3, and at various other stores from then until Friday, December 17, when she will find a permanent home.

The hand-sewn wardrobe is made exclusively by members of the Mrs. Jaycees. The display stand for Judy’s clothes was donated by Roger Lambrecht.

The award will be made at 8 p.m. Friday, December 17, at the bank. It is not necessary to be present to win.

Public participation is invited, with donations of 10 cents a ticket or three for 25 cents. Proceeds will be used for Mrs. Jaycees charities. Tickets are available from any Mrs. Jaycee or on request at the stores where the doll is to be displayed.

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Set Kick-Off Meeting For ‘Sports Boosters’

All Shakopee area men, interested in joining a “sports booster” organization in Shakopee, are invited to attend a kick-off meeting scheduled for Monday evening, December 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Dugout Cafe.

Organizers of this meeting are hopeful from this initial beginning enthusiastic support will be generated by the members for all Shakopee sports programs…

Dec. 2, 1965

Minnesota Gas Co. In New Quarters

The Minnesota Natural Gas Company is now located in its new divisional office in Shakopee, at the southeast corner of Second and Lewis Streets, the move being made by Monday of this week from the former location, 140 South Holmes.

Open house at the new facility is to be announced at a later date. The divisional office, erected by Link Brothers Construction company of Shakopee, is an overall 7,500 square-foot brick faced structure, housing a merchandise display room, home service auditorium and kitchen, as well as office and service facilities for divisional personnel.

Dec. 9, 1965

The Noel Christmas decoration that greets people entering Shakopee by way of the Holmes Street bridge on Highway 169, is a new attraction among the community’s Christmas decorations, set up by the Shakopee Utilities Commission, and provided by the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce.

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Christmas tree for the Shakopee community is now at First and Holmes, in the traditional location, being erected Monday of this week by the Shakopee Utilities’ crew.

Again this year the some 40-foot tree was taken from the Scherkenbach residence at Fourth and Lewis, as was last year’s tree.

Now adorning the tree is the 600 blue bulbs, provided by the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce, with the strings of lights also the handiwork of the Utilities’ crewmen.

The combination of the tree and the added “Noel” sign at the south end of the Holmes Street bridge, gives the community’s Yule decoration an added highlight this season.

Dec. 16, 1965

Holiday Hardwood Tourney Will Be First Highlight Event In New HS Gym

Highlight sports activity of the holiday season to be the initial sports activity in the new Shakopee high school gymnasium on Tenth Avenue will be a Holiday Basketball tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 28 and 29, featuring both Minnesota Valley and Missota conference teams…

Sponsored by the Shakopee high school athletic department, the holiday tourney is a revived activity for the community. Admission to the tourney sessions is 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. Tickets are available at the school or at the door.

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Tomorrow Will Be Moving Day For Shakopee Public High School

Tomorrow (Friday), December 17, is moving day for Shakopee Public high school.

This was approved by the District No. 720 board of education at its regular meeting Monday night of this week, with board members agreeing to take over the new facility on Tenth Avenue today (Thursday), December 16.

The following announcement is made this week by the office of the superintendent:

“The Shakopee Public School will dismiss grades one through 12 for the Christmas holiday at 1 p.m. Friday, December 17. There will be no afternoon session of kindergarten that day. There will be a morning session of kindergarten, however, and that group is to be dismissed at the regular time.

The early dismissal is being effected to facilitate the moving, and it is planned to enlist the aid of students in moving smaller items from the present school at Holmes and Fifth to the new high school building on Tenth Avenue to be occupied by students when they return to class following the Christmas holidays on Monday, January 3.

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Council Buys Ketterer Estate Lots Located Behind City Building

Approval of a $10,000 expenditure included in the regular monthly claims presented to the Common Council of the City of Shakopee Tuesday night of this week, indicated the city’s purchase of the Leo Ketterer estate property, located just behind the City building fronting Lewis Street.

The Common Council at its regular November meeting authorized an appropriation from the city’s capital fund and gave the city recorder authorization to negotiate for this real property for public use…

Dec. 23, 1965

Teacher Residency Clause Before Court

Scheduled for hearing before District Court Judge Robert Breunig of Hastings, in Scott County District Court at 10 a.m. yesterday (Wednesday), December 22, the advisory action of Margaret McFarlane, et al and Shakopee Federation of Teachers, Local No. 1346 vs. Independent School District No. 720 of Shakopee.

The action is brought by the teachers who are seeking a declaratory judgment on the part of the court to declare illegal a residency clause that the Shakopee District No. 720 includes in the teachers’ contract.

The clause in question, requires teachers to be residents of Shakopee, with a deadline of September 1966…

Dec. 30, 1965

Raceway Park Will Re-open In April 1966

Owner and promoter Darwin Hentz announced this week that Raceway Park would open again in 1966.

With the announcement Hentz indicated the most sweeping changes in the history of the track including one class for stock cars and a new incentive percentage payoff giving the drivers a minimum $1,000 purse against 50 per cent of the ticket gate…

Hentz also stated that his entire staff of excellent track officials would be back, and that building plans include the covering of the center section of the bleachers and to install all new modern chair seats to protect fans from sudden showers and cool winds and afford the finest in comfortable seating and also give Raceway a facility to lease for programs other than Auto Racing.

Several special events are being considered to utilize Raceway’s excellent facilities more fully…

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Yule Tree Sale Nets Scouts $754

Shakopee Boy Scout Troop No. 218 realized $574 for the troop’s treasury through the sale of more than 500 Christmas trees in this year’s successful Boy Scout Annual Christmas Tree sale.

S. M. Hennen, chairman of the event for the past nine years, stated that he, along with the Shakopee Scouts, wished to thank all volunteers who assisted with the sale of the Yule trees and greenery.

The Scouts were offering trees at their customary location at the Shakopee Shops Shopping center on East First.

From the Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Jan. 4, 1940

Shakopee Again Named Host Town for State Baseball Tournament – At the session of the Association of Minnesota Baseball Leagues held at the Frederic hotel, St. Paul, last Thursday evening, Shakopee was again named as the host city to the annual state baseball tournament, to be held about the middle of September. The naming of Shakopee last Thursday night marked the third consecutive year the tournament will have been held in Shakopee. This city won out over New Ulm which city had also bid for this annual state classic.

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Scherkenbach Hardware sold to George Burshek

With the taking of inventory, the sale of the Scherkenbach hardware store to George Burshek, former resident of Buffalo, Minn., will be completed this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Burshek are now in Shakopee preparing their newly purchased business for an opening scheduled for February 1. In the interim the store, Mr. Burshek said, will be remodelled and reconditioned and outfitted with new fixtures to take a new stock of general hardware.

George Scherkenbach, former manager of the store, is completing plans for the opening of an electrical appliance shop, details of which will be announced later, Mr. Scherkenbach said.

Jan. 11, 1940

Shakopee Scene of Radio Sketch—Writer Describes Picture Familiar to Travelers of This Area.

Although the name of the city is not mentioned, readers will not fail to recognize Shakopee as the setting in a descriptive piece recently read in a broadcast from the State college at Ames, Iowa.

The sketch, from the fluent pen of Miss Helen Theis, daughter of the late Frank, and Mrs. Daisy Theis, and the niece of Helen Theis and Mrs. Mary Lander of Shakopee, is entitled “Auf Wiedersehen”, and was written by Miss Theis as a part of her senior work in the department of English at the Iowa college…

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To Consider Staging Golden Gloves Semi-Finals in Shakopee

To consider the proposition of staging the golden glove amateur boxing elimination contest here, the Shakopee Softball league will meet in the firemen’s room of the city hall at 8 o’clock Monday night, officers announced.

The league, it was learned, “is hopeful of staging in Shakopee, this outstanding sports event which would qualify winners to the northwest finals in Minneapolis.”

Officers of the softball league are George Ring, John Lynch, Roman Kopp and Florian Dircks. These men request everyone interested in softball, all players, sponsors and fans, to attend the session.

Jan. 18, 1940

High School “Health Week” To Open At 8:30 Monday Morning

Plans for the Shakopee high school “Health Week”, under consideration for some time, have been arranged to include a program of talks by people outstanding in the medical field, combined with film to portray important aspects of health as a problem of modern education.

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Community, school authorities, band, all feel that the crying need of this year is uniforms. The band has made such progress that entering the state contest seems the inevitable thing to do. Shakopee will not want its band to be the only one present without uniforms, especially when appearance rates up to 25 per cent in the contest.

Within the next few weeks plans will materialize for everyone – the community, the student body, the band – to cooperate towards a fund for this essential improvement.

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The sophomore English classes are being urged to subscribe to the Reader’s Digest. It will be used for class work. A quote from Miss Lauer is as follows: “It is the cream of literature; so long as we’re skimming knowledge, we may as well skim the cream.”

Social Problems has subscribed to “Reader’s Digest” for the remainder of the school year. Its timely articles feature every subject taught in this class. That true statement certainly ought to be followed by all students, because it will be to their advantage.

Jan. 25, 1940

Dr. J. Coleman Huber. Dentist. 100 ½ East First Street. Office Tel.-430. Res. Tel—145.

Feb. 1, 1940

Issues Health Order

In an effort to halt an apparent epidemic of measles, Dr. B. F. Pearson, health officer, issued an order Wednesday afternoon making it mandatory for all children who have not had mumps, and whose brothers or sisters are ill with the disease, remain home from school. At least 20 cases have already been reported.

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Shakopee Boys Organize Junior Athletic Club

Boys who have been taking part in the junior basketball program got together after last Saturday morning’s games and decided to form the Junior Athletic club. The club will have a charter membership of 31 boys who are dedicating themselves to the promotion and organization of all sports.

Election of officers found John Theis voted in as president; Billy Allen as vice president; Alvin Unze as secretary, and Bob Dawson was elected treasurer.

The club will meet once a week to talk over sports and discuss what they can do to improve their own play as well as to help others better themselves.

Feb. 8, 1940

The Dallas F. Capesius Insurance Agency and the Shakopee Finance Company. General Insurance. Automobile Financing. We offer you: Complete Insurance Service at a savings! Prompt & Courteous Claim Service. A confidential auto-loan service at reasonable cost. Shakopee Theatre Bldg.—Tele. No. 2

Feb. 15, 1940

A fire alarm system, one of the finest on the market, was installed recently in the school building. The system is always in working order, for if any thing goes wrong on the circuit, a light flashes and a buzzer rings until repairs are made. Three claxons were installed at such points that the alarm can be heard any where in the building.

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Now Open…The New Marshall-Wells Store (formerly Scherkenbach’s). Featuring a complete line of Hardware, paints, electrical appliances, kitchen utensils…Grand Open March 1. Watch for Announcements. The Burshek Hardware. Shakopee, Minn. Tel. 491.

Feb. 22, 1940

Timber Wolf Seen Near City Limits

Reminding moderns of the somewhat dim past when pioneers lived in almost constant fear of vicious wild beasts that lurked in the forests and over the plains, a timber wolf is reported to have made its appearance in the southern city limits of Shakopee Monday morning.

According to Edmund Deller, St. Paul, who with his grandfather, George Fischer, saw the beast in a field south of the Fischer residence and near St. Mark’s cemetery, there was no doubt as to its identity. Deller described the animal as being larger than the average dog, and it loped in long strides very unlike the run or trot typical of dogs.

Feb. 29, 1940

Announces Grand Opening Of New Hardware Store

In a quarter-page advertisement in the Argus-Tribune today George Burshek announces the grand opening of the new Burshek Hardware, a Marshall-Wells Associate store here, for Friday and Saturday this week.

For more than a month, Mr. and Mrs. Burshek have been organizing and planning their store which is laid out in accordance with the latest methods for modern stores. New fixtures display the elaborate stock of merchandise in a manner that makes shopping easier, faster and more pleasant.

Special attractions have been planned for the “grand opening” days and the proprietors hope for an enthusiastic reception of their venture in Shakopee.

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Over 800 Fans Witness Shakopee’s First Fight Card At Auditorium

Doubtless the largest crowd of fans who ever gathered in Shakopee to witness an athletic boxing exhibition was attracted to the auditorium Tuesday evening where they saw a fine pugilistic program carried through to success. The card drew a capacity house; long before the hour for the program to begin every available seat was occupied by fans waiting for the gong to sound. Much enthusiasm was shown and many were heard to express a desire for more of such programs. As a result the sponsors will doubtless stage another program in the very near future…

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Six Calves in One Day? He Remembers 16

A recently published story about six calves being born on a farm in one day evoked no surprise or great interest to Anton Boegeman. Mr. Boegeman brought the item to the Argus-Tribune office where he related that “back in 1905 there were 16 calves born on my farm on Easter Monday. Two of my nephews were visiting me that day and every little while one would come running to me to report, “Uncle Tony, there are two new calves in the shed’; ‘Uncle Tony, there are three calves back of the straw pile’; ‘Uncle Tony, there is a new calf here another there’ … and that’s the way it was all day.”

March 7, 1940

$100 Vanished from Movie Theatre Here

A money bag said to have contained more than $100 in silver and currency, disappeared from a desk drawer in the office of the Shakopee theatre last Wednesday night.

The theft, it was learned, occurred in an interval of about 10 minutes which Francis Burns, in charge of the theatre last night, was out of the office making the rounds of the theatre preparatory to closing for the evening.

According to Burns, he had received the money from the cashier and placed it in the desk. Later he left the office to go to the basement and then up to the projection booth. When he returned to the office about 10 minutes later he discovered the money bag and its contents had disappeared.

Police were notified, but an investigation failed to reveal clues.

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With Our Scouts.

Sunday, March 3, was Ski Day. Two carloads of us piled our skis and ski poles, lunch and were off to Lookout Park, which is at the top of the Shakopee hill. The cars came back to town and there we were. The object of the day was to ski from there down the hill along the bluffs, through Moon Valley, and then home. The snow was scarce, but by taking corners, cutting around edges of fields, we made the trip. The highlights of the trip were first—a good snowball battle in a vacant house we ran across. Half of us inside and the other half outside, and did the snow fly. This ended when Milo Cermak caught one a little too hard. Whoever threw that had a good pitching arm. The next was when we got to the Moon Valley lodge. We all took a good rest and had a bottle of pop. Then the best of all came. We went to the next valley and ate. Everybody had brought a can of noodle soup along. This we emptied into one large kettle and heated until piping hot. Boy did that ever hit the spot. A twenty minute ski from there took us home.

March 14, 1940

State Asks City’s Approval of Plans for Highway No. 101.

What appears to be positive indication of State Highway 101 into Shakopee from the east will be undertaken soon, came this week when representatives of the state highway department appeared before the city council requesting passage of a resolution approving the grades and plans of the proposed highway from the east city limits to Naumkeag street.

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Heavy Snowfall in Three-day Storm

The snow storm that hit these parts Monday and that was still going strong Wednesday afternoon should be a source of satisfaction to those folks who have been wishing for their version of an “old fashioned winter.”

That with nearly two feet of snow, mountainous drifts, blockaded roads, and closed schools, there can be little lacking by way of proof that Minnesota is still Minnesota.

Aside from being truly wintry the snow is seen to be of great value to farm lands suffering from a moisture shortage; and in addition, “shovelling out” provided employment for many eager men and boys.

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Three Members of Our School Board Resign

The Argus-Tribune is informed that three members of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 1 of this city, viz., Dr. D. L. Halver, J. A. Coller II, and Dr. F. H. Buck, have resigned from that body. It is our understanding that these members contend that the board as at present constituted can no longer function and therefore they feel that no useful purpose can be served by their remaining on it.

March 21, 1940

Easter Dance at Johnny’s Bar. Shakopee, Minn., on Sat., March 23. Music by Ralph’s Troubadours. John L. Ries, Prop. No Minors Allowed!

March 28, 1940

Art Collection Now on Exhibition at State Reformatory

Through the courtesy of Clement Haupers, state supervisor Minnesota Art Project, a collection of twenty-one drawings in water color, lithograph, gouache, and wash drawings have been loaned to the State Reformatory for Women, for exhibit purposes.

All drawings are by Minnesota artists, it was learned, and subject material portrays many familiar scenes in and about the twin cities. Four paintings are by Miss Miriam Ibling who comes to the institution each Wednesday to instruct a class in art. Hidden and heretofore unrecognized talent is being found among the inmate population, authorities said.

The class has been in progress since the middle of January and already has produced drawings of considerable merit which are also being exhibited.

The public, it was announced, is invited to view the exhibit, housed in the main building at the reformatory, from today until April 1.

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Home Here Razed By Morning Fire

Four fires, one of which gutted the James Smith residence on East Fourth street, kept members of the Shakopee fire department busy late last week…

The Smith fire was discovered at about 2 a.m. Friday, when the family was awakened by the blaze and smoke which appeared to have originated in the upper portion of the story-and-a-half brick and frame structure. The cause, firemen said, had not been determined.

Practically all of the interior of the house and much of its contents was destroyed in the blaze which for a time threatened to consume the entire building. The loss, it was said, is partially covered by insurance.

April 4, 1940

Act to Preserve Faribault Springs

Believing that the construction of State Highway No. 101 according to the present plans for the project at Shakopee’s east city limits will impair and to a great extent destroy the beauty and tradition of the historic Faribault Spring, a committee representing the city’s civic organizations has taken steps to have the highway commission alter its plan.

As now scheduled for construction the highway will pass through the pond near the spring. The plans call for a 14-foot fill to be dumped in the pond over a culvert 118 feet in length. The fill, it is believed, will obliterate the beauty of the site; and it is with a view to preserving the spot as it has been for centuries that the action has been undertaken.

The civic delegation, representing the city government, the Shakopee Civic and Commerce association and the Shakopee Exchange club appeared before the board of county commissioners in session Tuesday morning requesting the adoption of a resolution requesting the highway department to alter its plans.

Concurring, the board adopted a resolution which will be presented to the highway commission in St. Paul this afternoon.

The delegation appearing before the highway commission and representing the county board and Shakopee groups is composed of Commissioner Peter Ploumen, Mayor J. J. Cavanaugh, J. A. Coller II, Harold E. Flynn and W. F. Duffy.

April 11, 1940

Shak-o-High News

Friday afternoon the seniors had a class meeting at which important business was transacted. The class colors, maroon and white and the class flower, the white rose, were chosen to match the maroon and white caps and gowns which will be worn this year for the first time.

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20 Entered In Beauty Contest

The beauty contest, sponsored by Shakopee business firms and featuring 20 young ladies of Shakopee and vicinity, is to be held at the Shakopee Theatre Friday, May 3.

At the contest, which will be judged by out-of-town judges, “Miss Shakopee” will be selected from the group of entrants. The winner is to be presented with a silver loving cup offered by the First National bank. Special prizes are to be awarded to the runnersup, sponsors said.

J. J. Harrington, St. Paul, is directing the contest. Business firms sponsoring the contest are:

R. C. Kline Grocery Co., Gamble Store Agency, Shakopee Jewelers, Pullman Cafe, Valley Bakery, Miladys Beauty Shop, Marge’s Beauty Shoppe, Shakopee Bakery, Modern Beauty Shop, Stein Plumbing and Heating, Burshek Hardware, Weber’s Corner Cafe, Rademacher Plumbing and Heating, Hennen’s Purol Service Station, Fox’s Tavern, Scherkenbach’s Electric Appliance Store, Johnson Motor Sales, St. Paul House, First National Bank, Al’s Cafe, Argus-Tribune, George Allen Garage, Savage, and Bowden Studio, St. Paul.

April 18, 1940

Chief Pontiac Says:

• Careful drivers seldom skid.
• Use caution as a practice and you won’t have to use bad weather as an excuse.
• Pedestrians should be seen and not hurt.
• You won’t live to be 80 if you try to reach it on the speedometer.
• Drive with your head—not with your horn.
• Control yourself—and you’ll control your car.
• Does your driving set a good example?
• Courtesy prevents crashes.
• Alert today—alive tomorrow.
• Stick to your safety resolutions and you won’t get stuck with an accident.
• Memorizing safety rules is not enough—you have to practice them.
• Absent-minded professors may be funny—but not absent-minded drivers.

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St. Mark’s School Entertainment Matinee Prices

St. Mark’s school entertainment matinee admission prices Sunday afternoon, will be as follows:  High school pupils—15 cents. Grade school pupils—10 cents.

April 25, 1940

Judge Senn Authorizes Sale American Range

Following a hearing in the court house in Shakopee on Saturday morning, April 20, before Judge Fred W. Senn, Judge of the Fifth judicial district of Minnesota, to whom the matter on petition to sell the plant and assets of the American Range Corp. was referred, made an order authorizing the receivers to sell said property subject, however, to the further review and confirmation of the court.

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Epidemic of Mumps Going the Rounds in Shakopee

For a number of weeks past an epidemic of mumps has been going the rounds in Shakopee, lingering here and there with little or no regard for age or personality. In some instances it has struck rather severely, causing the patient to become quite ill and miserable. Ordinarily mumps are considered a malady to which the young seem more susceptible than older folks. However, it may overtake older people, too, and it often does. One of these who failed to escape was Frank Strunk, a member of the Argus-Tribune staff. Frank was overtaken two weeks ago and has since been pretty sick. We are glad to be able to report however, that he is on the mend. His absence from his usual post in the Argus-Tribune plant has tended to handicap its operations, but we are hopeful that he may soon be back on the job again none the worse for wear.

May 2, 1940

City’s Fairest To Hold Spotlight Friday Night

Beauty and personality, plus grace and charm will occupy the spotlight when 23 of Shakopee’s “fairest” line up on the stage of the Shakopee theatre Friday night to determine who will be “Miss Shakopee” of 1940.

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Hats off to Shakopee high schools masterful musical organization. Their performance was one of the highlights of the day. And if any high school band in the state has comparable uniforms, we’ll crawl through a field of barbed wire, sprinkled with glass splinters, to see ‘em. They’re a credit to the school and the community.

New Buildings To Be Erected Here

Building of the first of the new homes scheduled for construction in Shakopee this season is now in progress, it was learned this week. Plans for others have been completed and lumber dealers and builders believe that at least ten new homes will be erected in Shakopee this year.

The residence now under construction is being built for Carl Petsch on East Fourth street. The story and a half frame structure will include six rooms a sewing room and bath. Preliminary work on the house started early last week.

Nearing completion is the 32×40 foot horse barn at the State Reformatory. The barn has been under construction for the past few weeks.

Fred Rohlfs and Sons have begun the construction of a 16×80 foot addition to the north side of the Mill Pond Trout club, east of the city. The addition will be of concrete and frame construction.

Excavation for a 23 1/2×76-foot addition to the west side of the Pullman cafe was started this week. According to Fred Rohlfs, contractor, the one-story addition is to be of brick and concrete block with a structural and plate glass front. It is to house a modern bar room and cocktail lounge. The present bar room is to be remodelled into a dining room. Other remodelling details are also included in the plans, it was learned.

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We Are Celebrating Our 1st Anniversary Monday, May 6th and Cordially Invite You and Your Friends to Celebrate This Occasion With Us. FREE BEER—9:00 to 11:00 P.M. Al’s Café. Al Waite, Prop. Shakopee, Minnesota.

May 9, 1940

City’s new Water Tank Largest Of Kind In U.S.

Fabrication of Shakopee’s new 105-ton “collar button” water tower, to be the largest of its kind in the United States, is now in progress in the Chicago plant of the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.

Having a capacity of 250,000 gallons and an overall height of 130 feet the “unconventional” structure will be located on high ground at the southern limits of the city between Holmes and Lewis streets south of the present tank…

Unique not only in design, there will not be a rivet in the entire structure. It will be an “all-welded” job…

Total cost of the construction of the new tower, removal of the present tank, installation of electrical rust protecting equipment and extension of the water mains is placed at $25,436, to which will be added an engineering fee of 6 per cent of the total cost of the work…

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The Shakopee Hospital Remodelling Completed

The Shakopee hospital, a member of the American Hospital Association, has completed the interior redecorating and remodelling of the hospital. The operating room and nursery have been enlarged, bed capacity increased and new equipment has been added, making it one of the most up-to-date institutions of its kind in the Minnesota valley.

The Shakopee hospital will be open to the public all day on Sunday, May 12, and a cordial invitation is extended to all visitors who may desire to inspect its arrangements and new equipment.

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Hunt Burglary Suspects

The Shakopee police department and the sheriff’s office are hunting for the burglars who entered the Huth confectionery here late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Entry was made through a window on the east side.

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WPA Sewing Project To Have Open House For Week of May 30

In keeping with a nationwide program under which the week of May 20 has been designated as an appropriate time to focus public attention on the scope of the professional and service division of the WPA program, Scott county’s sewing project, housed in the basement of the court house, will hold open house.

Each day during the designated week the project will be open to the inspection of the public between the hours of 9 and 12 a.m. , and 1 and 4 p.m., it was announced.

Seven women are employed in the sewing project here where any garment, including tailored suits and coats overall, unionalls and many other items of apparel are made. The clothing is distributed to the needy under the direction of the welfare office.

A nationwide radio program, covering the professional and service division of the WPA is to be broadcast at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

May 16, 1940

Sand, Gravel Washing Plant Erected Here

An industry, which its promotors have reason to believe will develop into a sizable business, will soon get under way here. It is a sand, gravel and rock washing plant now under construction on the south bank of the Minnesota river in East Shakopee.

The plant, being erected by Contractors Kreuser and Hennen, is to be owned and operated by J. P. Wermerskirchen and Henry Haas. Sand and rock will come from the Wermerskirchen pit on Shakopee avenue. From there it will go to the plant for washing and stocking.

A massive 3-bin hopper has been erected on the river bank. Water for the washing process is to be pumped from a spring-fed creek at the plant site.

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You Can Save 10% On your Dry Cleaning and Pressing On Our Cash and Carry Basis! Shakopee Cleaners and Launderers. Phone 273.  We call for and Deliver!

May 23, 1940

Pupils Enjoy Annual Picnic at Playground

The pupils of St. Mark’s school genuinely enjoyed their annual picnic at the municipal playground Tuesday.

A program of races and contest provided a wealth of entertainment until 11:30 when the picnickers “dug” into their lunch baskets for the most important phase of the event. Following the lunching an ice cream treat was provided by the Rev. Father Savs.

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Three Panels Of Shakopee Mural In Place On School Library Wall

Three parcels of the mural for the Shakopee high school were installed during the past week. Realization outdoes anticipation; the murals are lovelier than the most hopeful had expected.

Leon Sorkin, the artist who is painting the work, supervised the placing of the canvas on the walls. A preliminary washing was first given to the plaster and then a coat of white lead was carefully laid over the plaster. Finally the painted canvases were raised into position at the top, patted into place, and then rolled out smoothly with a metal roller. The finished work will form an integral part of the wall.

The first panel, installed on the west wall depicts T. A. Holmes laying out the townsite of Shakopee. The figure of Mr. Holmes is a portrait. In the background is the Manaige home. The second panel portrays the covered wagon period; and the third, the coming of education, government and religion to Shakopee, with a final scene at the wharf where a river steamer is being unloaded.

The artist, originally assigned to the mural was Armand Arndt. After eight months of study and research Mr. Arndt designed the panels, and executed the cartoons. He was then called to South Dakota as art instructor in the public schools. Mr. Sorkin, a fellow student of Mr. Arndt, was chosen to complete the work. Mr. Larkin, especially interested in portraiture, is believed to be an excellent choice for finishing the murals since there are to be some twenty portraits of Shakopee’s historic characters in the completed work.

The east wall is yet to be painted. Since some research is to be done for these panels, it is estimated that it will be at least six months before the mural is complete and the history of Shakopee will live in glowing colors on the library walls to be conned by all those proud of the deeds that have produced a typical American community.

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Two Business Buildings Here Sold This Week

Two business buildings in Shakopee were sold in transactions completed Monday.

C. J. Kohler bought the Beckrich building occupied by A. J. Stang on First street, and Mr. Stang bought the adjoining Fred Wessel building.

Both Mr. Kohler and Mr. Stang are now considering plans for the remodelling of their new business places. The work of alteration is expected to begin in several weeks with completion tentatively set for early in July.

For the present, William Wessel, who operates a shoe repair shop in the building purchased by Stang, has no definite plans. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wessel, it was learned, have decided to remain in Shakopee.

May 30, 1940

Construction Crews At Work on Highway 101

Bridge and road construction contractors on the 5.2 miles job on the new state highway No. 101 east of Shakopee, moved on the work in the past week.

Forms for the box culverts on the project were erected and the concrete work is now well along Grading work was started by DeRuyter brothers, contractors, Monday morning. The construction crew is camped on the Ray Huber farm.

When completed the stretch will form a connecting link between Shakopee and a portion of the new highway previously constructed from Barden to Savage.

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Big Game Hunting Film To Be Shown Wednesday

Dr. Vernon Smith’s now famous big game hunting movies are to be shown in the Shakopee high school auditorium under the auspices of the Shakopee Civic and Commerce association at eight o’clock Wednesday night, May 29.

Showing ducks, geese and other favorite game in their natural state the pictures, taken in the Canadian rockies and other spots, are said to be the best of their kind ever produced.

There will be no admission charge, sponsors said, and everyone is welcome.

June 6, 1940

Flood Lighted Field In Offing

Through the combined efforts of the Shakopee Athletic Association, the local Softball association and the public school athletic organization, Shakopee is soon to be provided with a flood-lighted field in the new recreation park for softball and football activities.

Those local groups, interested in the development of a broader and more extensive program of outdoor recreation for both the young and the not-so-young folks of this community, have felt for some time the growing need of a flood-lighted field such as Shakopee will have in the very near future. With this thought in mind it was realized that that end could be attained only by enlisting the interest and cooperation of all groups of interested citizens.

Thus a more or less temporary organization was formed with A. C. Pass as president, and W. F. Duffy, as secretary-treasurer. These with other committee members, including E. J. Huber, Donald Childs, Roman Kopp, Supt. Metcalf, Harold Bigot, Frank Strunk and Francis Thompson took up the matter of financing the project. The committee started out and waiting on the various business interests and business concerns of Shakopee found them very responsive and very cooperative with the result that sufficient funds were pledged to warrant the next step which was to obtain proposals from the various companies handling lighting equipment. Proposal were duly received and opened and considered at a meeting of the several interested groups held last Monday evening.

From some half dozen bids two were accepted, that is to say, the lighting projectors were ordered from the Westinghouse Co. and the balance of the equipment from the Sterling Lighting Co. They city council has agreed to furnish the necessary labor for installation, and it is anticipated that the job will be completed on or about July 1.

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Carrying Ladder Across Highway, Struck by Auto

Fred Jaenicke, 83, was painfully injured when struck by a car while carrying a ladder across highway No. 169, at his farm south of here Tuesday morning. Mr. Jaenicke was taken to the Shakopee hospital where doctors said his injuries, cuts and bruises about the head, were not believed to be serious. His condition was reported improved Wednesday morning.

June 13, 1940

The State Reformatory had two groups of visitors the fore part of this week. On Tuesday evening, about 60 members of the Social Service club of Minneapolis, were guests at the institution and Wednesday, a group of ladies of the All-Go club of Stillwater, motored there and after enjoying a picnic lunch in the park, they were escorted through the buildings.

Miss Catherine Chambers of Owatonna, has accepted the position of chief operator at the local telephone office, to succeed Miss Lillian Johnson, who resigned. Miss Chambers entered upon her new duties June 1.

Harry C. Mertz Renamed Postmaster of Shakopee

In a telegram from Senator Henrik Shipstead, Harry C. Mertz, Shakopee postmaster, has been advised of senate confirmation of his reappointment to the position.

Mr. Mertz was appointed postmaster here in July 1936, and his administration of the office during the past term has been marked with success. The postmaster here now comes under civil service and the appointment is in the nature of a permanent tenure.

June 20, 1940

Janet Heinen Received Degree in Music Friday

Mac Phail School of Music conferred the degree, Bachelor of Music, upon Miss Janet Heinen, at graduation exercises held Friday evening at the Woman’s Club, in Minneapolis.

Miss Heinen was one of a class of thirty-two graduates to receive a degree. Her performance on the piano has long been recognized as outstanding and her achievement is the result of her constant effort.

Those present at the exercises from this city were Mrs. John Heinen, Miss Marian Heinen and Mrs. Lena Stelten.

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Knights of Columbus Elect Official Staff

New officers of the Shakopee council of Knights of Columbus elected at the society’s meeting Thursday night are J. A. Metcalf, grand knight; F. G. Thompson, deputy grand knight; George A. Jaspers, recording secretary; R. T. Schumacher, treasurer; Dr. Paul F. Nevin, chancellor; E. G. Leibold advocate; Joe B. Strunk, trustee; Christian Rein, warden; Vincent Marschall, inside guard; and Carl Vierling, outside guard.

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Eagle Creek

A party of about two hundred employees of the Burke-Lindahl Motor Co., of Minneapolis, held a picnic at the Hattenberger Springs, Sunday. With fine weather prevailing, needless to state, the picnickers enjoyed a very fine time.

June 27, 1940

N.Y.A. Camp to Boost Enrollment to 300 Soon

Proposed expansion of the National Youth Advancement project east of Shakopee is expected to increase the camp enrollment to 300 in the next few months, J. A. Whelan, superintendent, disclosed.

More new residents are said to be reporting each week. Most of the present enrollees as well as the new members are chiefly interested in the aeronautics courses offered at the camp.

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Business Change Announced

In an announcement in the Argus-Tribune today W. B. (Rip) Schroeder, announces he has taken over the cafe formerly operated by Al Waite on East First street. In the future, the place will be known as Schroeder’s Cafe. Schroeder, who was in training at Valdosta, Ga., for a pitching berth on the Knoxville baseball team, injured his arm and was forced to retire for the season. He plans to make his establishment here a “sports headquarters.” Mr. Waite will soon open his new business, a confectionery and sandwich shop, in the Shakopee theatre building.

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Shakopee Gains In Population

From Robert M. Regan of Mankato, supervisor of the census for the Second Congressional district, the Argus-Tribune has received a preliminary announcement of some census figures in which its readers may be more or less interested.

It is noted that the preliminary count gives Shakopee a population of 2,416 on April 1, 1940, as compared with 2,023 on April 1, 1930, or a gain of about 400. It is also noted that the population of our county has increased to 15,573 as compared to 14,116 April 1, 1930. It seems, however, according to the last count, that we have a lesser number of farms in Scott county on April 1, 1940, than we had on January 1, 1936, and seven more than was shown by the farm census of April 1, 1930.

The preliminary count of farms as of April 1, 1940, shows that Scott county had 1,584 farms as compared with 1,679 on January 1, 1935, and 1,577 on April 1, 1930.

Of the population gain in Scott county, according to the count, the increase of population in Shakopee is equal to about one-fourth of the entire gain in the county.

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Fire Alarm Monday Morning

The faulty operation of a kerosene stove in the basement of the J. J. Dellwo home southeast of here, resulted in a fire alarm for the Shakopee fire department, early Monday morning. The basement, it was said, became filled with smoke which escaped to other portions of the house. Principal damage was believed to have resulted from soot and smoke.

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Work on 250,000 Gallon Water Tank in Progress Here

In preparation for the erection of the city’s new 250,000 gallon water tank a construction crew is now placing the massive concrete base upon which the new tank is to stand. The base is said to be 42 feet in diameter and seven feet in thickness.

Water main extensions to the site of the new tank have been completed and actual construction of the collar button-like tank is expected to get under way in the near future.

The tank, it is reliably stated, will weigh 105 tons and will rise 130 feet above the ground. It will be located several hundred feet south of the present tank which stands near the junction of Holmes street and Shakopee avenue. The old cylindrical tank, in use for 29 years, is to be removed as soon as the new unit is placed in operation.

July 4, 1940

ATTENTION FISHERMEN. –1939 Champion outboard motor, used very little. Ideal motor for fishing. Looks and runs like new. Easy terms. Almost half price. GAMBLE STORE, Shakopee, Minn.

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Shakopee News Boy To Be Heard in Broadcast

Earl Dressen, carrier of the Minneapolis Tribune in Shakopee, was advised Monday that he had “been selected as an outstanding carrier.”

The letter which Earl received stated in part: “Next Saturday at 3:45 p.m., you are to speak over WTCN. Transportation both ways will be provided. Good luck and continued success.”

Earl is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dressen of Shakopee.

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Road Crew Uncovers Skeletons On Ray Huber Farm East Of Shakopee

As if timed to the dawn of another political campaign when family skeletons are dusted off and paraded workmen employed in excavation on the state highway construction project east of Shakopee, have unearthed an array of ancient human bones and skulls.

The discovery was made on a hillock which the state purchased for a borrow pit, on the Ray Huber farm. With the unearthing of the first skeletons scientists at the University of Minnesota were notified. A truck and field crew was sent to the site and the “remains” were removed.

According to Mr. Huber, who reported the find to the Argus-Tribune, several complete skeletons were uncovered at a depth of about 2 ½ feet. To substantiate his story of the bones Mr. Huber displayed a left thigh bone. Authorities expressed the belief the relics were skeletons of Indians, and that the site of the discovery was either a burial ground or a battle field.

The shallowness of the graves favored the theory the bodies had been hastily buried where the warriors lied fallen in battle, many years ago.

July 11, 1940

State K. C. Pin To Be Held Here in March

Shakopee is to be host to the 1941 Knights of Columbus state bowling tournament, Howard A. Huth, director of the state association, announced Tuesday, following a meeting of the officers and board in Minneapolis Monday night.

Plans are being made to enter 75 teams in the tournament which is to be played on the St. Paul House alleys March 21-22 and 23. Winona was also a bidder for the 1941 tourney. Shakopee received the unanimous vote of the eighteen directors and officers, Huth said.

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Same Kind of Merchandise Carried in Shakopee. Much of the same kind of general merchandise that Twin City merchants are now offering to the buying public can be gotten right here in Shakopee—and at prices as low as the lowest. It is quite generally conceded that our local merchants are backward about telling folks of their offerings and therefore it may be that you do not know that they are carrying the same line and quality of merchandise to be found anywhere, but it is nevertheless true, and we believe that the exercise of a little observation will be most convincing.

July 18, 1940

Patrons Express Choice. By a vote of 642 to 231 patrons of the Shakopee theatre expressed their choice of method of collecting he newly inforced defense tax. The great majority favored adoption of “Plan A”, under which there will be no increase in children’s admissions; the tax will be placed on the adult admissions only, increasing it from 25c to 30c. The new schedule became effective July 3.

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Construction Of St. Mark’s School Begun

Excavation work in preparation for the construction of the new St. Mark’s school here was begun Tuesday morning. Contracts for the construction were awarded during the past week to Edward Hirt and Son, of St. Cloud, on their bid of $46,837…

Plans provide for the construction of four classrooms, a library and sick room over the present parish hall, and the erection of a wing extending to the south from the present hall. The wing will provide for two classrooms at the same floor level as the hall floor, and two classrooms on the level with the new rooms over the hall.

Toilet rooms are included in the plans for both floors, as well as office and storage space. Six of the eight class rooms planned will be completed, the others are to be utilized as club rooms or special activities rooms, Father Savs said…

Along the south side of the new structure over the hall, a corridor will extend the full length of the building from west to east. The corridor will connect with the new wing and give access to all rooms. The wing, whose west face will be in line with the west face of the present wall, will be flush against the sidewalk. It will be 58 feet in length from north to south, and 54 feet wide from east to west…

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School Band To Play at New Park on Wednesday

Marking the formal “turning on” of the new lights at Shakopee’s new recreation park the school band will give its regular weekly concert there Wednesday night, it was announced this week.

The band, it was said, will assemble at the school and from there parade to the park where a brief ceremony will officially open the schedule of “floodlight” games. (More details on page three).

July 25, 1940

New Brick Residence To Be Built on Lewis Street

A two-story brick residence for Paul Ries is under construction on Lewis street at the corner of Seventh street. The new home is the eleventh in the city so far this year.

Plans provide for three rooms—a kitchen, dining room and living room—on the first floor; and three rooms and bath upstairs. Departing from the customary style the roof is to be flat to provide for carrying a shallow layer of water for cooling in the summer months…

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New Lights Tested at Recreation Park Here Monday Night

Kittenball enthusiasts of this area got their first “taste” of the game as played in the night when the new lighting equipment in the city’s recreation park was tried for the first time Monday night.

With the exception of a few minor adjustments that have since been made the equipment proved entirely satisfactory to the players as well as the large assembly of spectators who witnessed the night clashes.

Formal inauguration of the night game schedule was effectively staged last night with an appropriate ceremony and program. The high school band played its regular weekly concert at the park, and the kittenball fans were treated to two thrill-packed contests.

Aug. 1, 1940

More Construction Work on Shakopee-Savage Road

Additional construction work on the Shakopee-Savage state road project now in progress was indicated this week when the State Highway department called for bids on a grading job east of Savage on Trunk Highway No. 13.

The bid call specified “Grading for 1.8 miles between Savage and 1 ½ miles east, comprising 105,715 cubic yards of excavation and one concrete box culvert, 38 cubic yards of concrete.”

Bids are to be opened August 16, the bulletin disclosed. Other jobs included in the call swell the total estimated cost of the projects to $70,000.

Aug. 8, 1940

The inmates at the State Reformatory for Women, located in this city, actuated by a genuine spirit of service to their fellowmen, have, for the past month been engaged in sewing for the Red Cross, under the supervision of Miss Theresa Smith, sewing supervisor at the institution. Many layette have been completed from materials furnished by the Scott County chapter of the Red Cross. They are unable to furnish materials, and their spare time is limited, however they have given generously of their time in making these much-needed garments, which have been given to Mrs. Adolph Schroeder, head of the local Red Cross, and will be sent to refugees of the war-stricken areas. Mrs. Schroeder informs us that anyone interested in this work may apply to Mrs. Schroeder or Mrs. Donald Childs, for particulars. If a sufficient number of ladies are interested in the work, the Red Cross will organize sewing and knitting clubs and an attempt will be made to arrange for rooms to promote this project.

M. J. Berens Store Front Improved, Remodelled

Improvement of the display windows and front of the M. J. Berens & Sons store at the corner of First and Holmes streets was begun this week.

Replacing the wood frame work and base boards, colorful and bright vitrolite will surround the plate glass on the west face and north face of the corner.

The present double door is to be replaced by a modern entrance and an additional entrance is to be provided on the north side in the east half of the building.

Other remodelling plans for the interior of the store are also under consideration, it was said.

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Shakopee NYA Constructing Two Seaplane Bases

Two seaplane bases are being constructed in Shakopee by the National Youth Administration and will be delivered soon to Minnesota communities which ordered them, Chester Lund, state NYA director, announced.

One of the bases will go to Cass lake and the other to Brainerd or Gull Lake. The bases consist of an anchor-equipped float and a boom, the latter to afford surface protection from the weather and to serve as a walk to shore. The Cass lake delivery will be made this week.

The NYA will build bases for communities that need them and will supply materials. Building and installation work is done by NYA labor.

Aug. 15, 1940

Shakopee Indians Entertained at St. Paul House. In recognition of the excellent record thus far made by Manager Odenwald and his Shakopee Indians this season, they together with several members of the executive board of the local baseball association, the scorekeeper, Otto Scheller, the groundsman, Leon Siebenaler, and Argus-Tribune sports writers, were the guests of the St. Paul House and its genial proprietor, Frank Wampach, at a seven o’clock dinner Monday evening…

Walter Kopp To Pilot Texarkana

Continuing his steady and successful stride to the top of his profession, and gratifying his numerous friends here who were quick to vision his brilliant future when first he made appearance as an amateur on the local diamond, Wally Kopp, one of Shakopee’s favorite sons has been named pilot of the Texarkana Liners in the Class C East Texas League.

Kopp, a veteran catcher and captain of the champion Henderson Oilers, was the league’s best defensive maskman in 1939 when he established a .983 average. He stood sixth in hitting with a .331 mark. The previous year he batted at .334 when he managed the McAllen Palms in the Class D league. In that year he was selected as all-star catcher.

Before entering the Texas circuit Wally made a name for himself thru his performance on the Benson and Hancock clubs in the Corn Belt and Minnekota leagues.

Aug. 22, 1940

Monroe Kopisca Sets Dates for Tire Sale

Announced this week nationally by Goodyear dealers in every city and town is an unusual tire merchandising event, centering around the product of a large manufacturer, in the opinion of Monroe Kopisca, local dealer, who says that for nine days, starting August 22, Goodyear G-3 All-Weather Tread tires are being offered at new, low prices in an out-of-the-ordinary type plan.

“Wet weather,” Mr. Kopisca said, “is just ahead, you know, and slippery roads demand tires that will stop, for safety’s sake. Skids are the first cause of a majority of accidents.

“We are interested in putting good tires on cars now, when they can be seasoned well, so in cool weather they will provide up to 20 per cent more mileage than if they had been applied during the extremely hot weather.

“We are ready and willing to make inspections of anyone’s tires to be sure they are highway safe. And there is no obligation involved. America’s motoring death toll can be cut drastically by adoption of safety measures and good tire equipment is a logical place at which to start.”

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World’s Largest Water Tower Rises Here

First like a tipless cone, next like a tapering column, next like a champagne glass and then like a giant goblet Shakopee’s new 250,000-gallon water tank is now rearing its yet unfinished head against the city’s southern sky. Its blue-gray steel body now splotched with rust from exposure to frequent rains, will soon glow like lustrous silver, but not until its spherical head has been formed to complete its collar-button figure.

The 130-foot tank, weighing 1515 tons and the largest of its kind in the world, is expected to be completed early in September.

Aug. 29, 1940

NEW SHOE SHOP—Opening in Shakopee Friday, August 30. Specializing in first class workmanship, prompt service. Watch for special announcement next week. MIRACLE SHOE SHOP, Ketterer Bldg. Basement, V. A. KRONFUSS, shoemaker.

Nick Schudrop Fifty Years a Thresher. Nick Schudrop, who has lived and worked in this section of Scott county for many years, informed an Argus-Tribune reporter the other day that he has rounded out a half century as a thresher. Fifty years is quite a spell for Nick to look back to and contemplate that from year to year, during all of that time, he helped thresh out a great many bushels of grain. It would indeed be interesting to know how many thousands of bushels it would figure up to. It would be a pretty sizable pile of grain, wouldn’t it?

Scott County Booth Places High At State Fair

Scott county’s agricultural booth at the Minnesota State Fair again placed among the top-ranking displays, judges announced Monday. Mrs. Art Gelhaye, Shakopee, who last year produced the first prize-winning booth for Scott county again arranged the booth this year.

With its point total reaching 1815.1 out of a possible 2000, the Scott county set placed fourth. First place winner was St. Louis county with a total of 1,844. Carlton county placed second with 1841.5; Wright county third with 1,825; and Ramsey county fifth, with 1,808.

Thirty-one counties were entered in the competition.

Sept. 5, 1940

Vierling Bros. of Eagle Creek, to Quit Farming. The Vierling Brothers, who are among the most prosperous farmers of Eagle Creek township, this county, have rented their farms and will retire from further active farm duties. Therefore, they will hold a closing out sale in order to dispose of a lot of farm equipment which they will not longer need. They have posters out advertising the sale for next Thursday, September 12, and they have had inserted a quarter page ad on page seven, of this issue. Argus-Tribune readers who may be interested will doubtless turn to it before they lay the paper away.

Fine Work Puts Park In Shape. The Shakopee Baseball association desires to avail itself of this opportunity to here express its gratitude to those public spirited citizens whose contribution of time and labor made it possible to use the new section of the grandstand last Sunday afternoon. Had it not been for the timely assistance it would not have been ready for occupancy. As it were, the baseball management was able to seat several hundred more than would have been possible had the new section not been completed. To those generous citizens therefore, the most sincere thanks of the association is extended…

To celebrate Labor Day, the inmates at the State Reformatory for Women, enjoyed a dancing party in the auditorium of the institution Monday afternoon. Mrs. McKay, of St. Paul, furnished piano music for the dancing. A buffet supper was served at which time the engagement of Miss Ann Rissel, secretary to the superintendent, and Mr. Frank Gilman, of Lynd, Minn. was announced to the inmates. A very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon was spent.

HUNTERS NOTICE—The following lands in Eagle Creek township have been leased: the George Klehr, formerly the Henry Hergott farm; the William Realander farm; the Jacob Menden farm, rented by Henry Stans; and the Henry Stans farm.

Sept. 12, 1940

PINSETTERS WANTED.—Must be 18 or over. Apply at ST. PAUL HOUSE Alleys after 12 noon.

New Water Tank To Be Filled Monday Night. It’s going to take a man-sized drink to satisfy the “innards” of Shakopee’s new 250,000-gallon water tank when it is filled for the first time Monday night. It looks like an all-night (and then some) job for the deep well pump at the city power house. The 120-foot tower, recently completed, has been painted aluminum, but councilmen are now considering changing the color to orange.

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Newly Finished Hangar at NYA To Be Dedicated

Tomorrow evening, Friday, September 13, the newly completed airplane hangar at the NYA Camp will be dedicated with ceremonies appropriate to the occasion. The boys at the camp are proud of their hangar, and we believe justly so. It contains one plane, which the NYA boys have been working on. This will be on exhibition for those visitors who may be interested.

The boys have informed the Argus-Tribune that as a climax to the occasion a dance will be staged in the hangar. For this the services of The Showboat Entertainers have been secured, and a good time is promised all who may enjoy tripping the light fantastic. The boys have sponsored several successful dance programs previous to this one and there is no reason to believe that the one they are preparing for tomorrow evening will be other than successful. There will be no admission charge, and cordial welcome is extended to all.

Sept. 19, 1940

A group of football players of the University of Minnesota football team, witnessed the opening game played here Thursday evening between Belle Plaine and Shakopee, at the dedication of the new flood lights. They included Dick Wildung, Woodrow Evans, Gene Bierhaus and Bill Daley. The boys accompanied “Boots” Hirscher and Bud Boyle to Shakopee, to be present at the game.

Shak-O-High News. Shak-O-Hi’s walls have a fresh, new clean coat of paint. Whether they retain this present state of neatness depends entirely on the students. The first spots appear when negligent students lean against the walls or scrape the soles of their shoes along the wall. Some students take a peculiar delight in making long pencil scrawls on the wall as they go to class. Shak-O-Hi students … it is up to you to decide upon your daily environment. Will the walls remain clean?

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“That Water Tank Is Plenty High,” Painter Says.

Down from a lettering job on the ball of Shakopee’s new 250,000-gallon water tank, Ed Fonnier, Shakopee sign painter, remarked “That tank is plenty high.”

After painters had finished the aluminum coat Fonnier lettered the word SHAKOPEE on the ball. The letters, he said, are four feet, eight inches in height and combine to make a sign 28 ½-feet long.

The new tank was put into service Tuesday after an all-night pumping job. Increased pressure throughout the city’s water system resulted in minor breaks in house water pipes and one major one at the Rock Spring bottling plant where a 6-inch gate valve let go, flooding a tunnel under the street.

Cutting over from the old tank to the new was accomplished with a minimum of difficulty despite the fact the job entailed many knotty problems.

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Football Field Dedicated Here

Although defeated 7-0 in the last half minute of their opening game dedicating Shakopee’s new football field, the local high school squad measured up to the expectation of their coaches in the initial clash with Belle Plaine last Thursday night.

Nearly 1000 fans crowded the side lines and seats to witness the city’s first night football game. The thrills of a battle during which both teams went scoreless until the last seconds of play were augmented by the brilliant performance of the visiting Omaha Railway drum corps and the playing of the Shakopee high school band…

Sept. 26, 1940

Two Men Wanted—To handle local poultry and livestock protein feed routes. Farm experience desirable. Must have car. Necessary own your own home or begin paying on one soon out of earnings. This is big volume business and only reliable men of good standing need apply. For personal interview send only name and address to Box M., Argus-Tribune.

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Warren Stemmer, 19 Gets Chance at “Big Time”

Warren Stemmer, 19, Shakopee high school graduate this spring, stole the show in the Eden Prairie-Shakopee clash in first round tourney play Wednesday afternoon, when he tallied a homerun on a lusty clout over the right-field fence.

The homer climaxed a brilliant season for young Stemmer who, it is generally conceded, has the possibility of a more luminous future in “big time” ahead.

That he is a “natural” is not only the belief of Shakopee fans but his prowess in the field and at bat has attracted the attention of big league scouts who were here during the tournament when they contacted the boy.

The Minneapolis Millers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, the latter through Walter Kopp, offered contracts to Warren in the hope of securing him for their respective “farms.” Because of his absorbing love of the game it was hard for the boy to say no to the scouts, but “no” it is for the present because he is entering St. Thomas college as a freshman. He said “It seems like a dream.”

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Announce Opening of Ford Sales – Service

The opening of a Ford dealer agency and service here is announced in an advertisement in the Argus-Tribune today.

Appearing on page five the announcement discloses details of the service to be rendered by the firm which is to be known as the Shakopee Motor Sales. It will be housed in the Shakopee Motor Inn in association with H. W. Oradson.

Oct. 3, 1940

“Boots” Hirscher Sees Action on Varsity Team. Joe (Boots) Hirscher, Shakopee boy who has earned himself an end berth on the University of Minnesota football team, saw plenty of action in the Minnesota-Washington clash at Memorial stadium last Saturday afternoon…

Repair or remodel! Find out about our easy payment plan. We will gladly submit estimates to suit your needs. Henry Simons Lumber Co.

Supt. and Mrs. J. A. Metcalf and family, have moved this week from the Fred Berens house on East Fifth street, to the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Stordahl, on Fuller street.

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Shakopee Bowlers Take Top Tournament Places

Three members of the St. Paul House bowling team captured three of the top positions in four-game singles tournament matches at Platwood Saturday and Sunday.

Kenny Nelson, with a score of 879, placed first; Leo Reisberg, with 840, placed second, and Carl Hemple, with 825, placed fifth.

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Shakopee Skyline Altered By Wreckers

While most of the populace was absorbed in baseball, a wrecking crew slipped into town last Monday morning. Result—Shakopee’s skyline has been altered to the extent of one 30-year-old water tank.

Many there were who had set their hearts on seeing the big steel cylinder topple and crash its length on the ground. No one, it seems, save only the workmen, and a handful of nearby residents saw the tank go down.

It was accomplished quickly. An acetylene torch was applied near the base very much like a woodsman fells a tree. Guy cables prevented the structure from tipping to either side. When the steel plate was severed, the towering mass of steel remained poised for a moment; then, slowly at first, it tipped toward the south. A graceful, sweeping bow ending abruptly in a thundering crash, heard for blocks around, jarred the earth; like a fallen giant the tank stretched out on the ground.

Like ants on a worm workmen swarmed onto the tube and with hissing torches slashed it to smaller bits to be trucked away.

Oct. 10, 1940

Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Capesius and family took possession of their beautiful new home this week. Their new home which was recently completed is located on Seventh street. Mrs. Mary Lenzmeier moved into the house vacated by the Capesius family.

Shakopee’s State Championship Baseball Team To Be Honored. A dinner honoring the Shakopee team who won the Class A State Baseball title and then annexed the honor of representing Minnesota at the 1941 national tourney by defeating Albert Lea, Class AA champions, is being planned by the Shakopee Civic and Commerce Association for October 22, it was announced this week. A feature of the program will be the presentation of jackets to the boys.

Shak-O-High News. A press box is being erected on the football field and it is hoped to be completed before the Homecoming game. It will accommodate a loud-speaking system and one or two people. This will be a welcome addition to the already well equipped gridiron.

Oct. 17, 1940

The bonfire and pepfest went off in tongues of fiery flame Thursday night. Pleasant weather brought out a larger crowd than usual.

The bonfire was moved from the school grounds to a spot near the warming house.

Wes Dahl, master of ceremonies, did much to make the event successful. Members of the football team, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Stuhr, Miss Parnell and Miss Hurley; a few old “grads” mounted the sound truck, to voice their opinion of the whole affair, and to predict the outcome.

Virginia Eidsvold, led a goodly number of rousing cheers, and Mr. Vaatveit led the school song.

All the students joined hands for a snake dance around the fire.

Joins Airline Staff. Erwin Schroeder, son of Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Schroeder of Shakopee, has accepted a position on the engineering staff of the radio division of Transcontinental and Western Airlines, it was learned this week. Until recently, he had been on the staff of Radio State KITE of Kansas City, Mo. Still located at Kansas City, the young radio engineer spent last week testing the radio equipment of the new four-motored stratoliners, flying at an altitude of more than 30,000 feet.

Oct. 24, 1940

The inmates of the State Reformatory were treated to a movie Friday, in the auditorium of the institution. The pictures were taken by the Rev. Mr. Mecklenburg, during his travels. They were shown in Technicolor and were very interesting.

A meeting of the Band Mothers was held Monday evening in the library in the high school. Officers for the ensuing year were chosen, as follows, Mrs. Frank Dellwo, president; Mrs. E. J. Huber, vice president; Mrs. Jos. Schaefer, secretary-treasurer. Plans were discussed whereby funds could be raised for the final payment due on the new band uniforms. A committee, consisting of Mrs. E. J. Huber, chairman, Mrs. J. F. Christie, Mrs. Frank Hirscher, and Mrs. Frank Dellwo, was appointed to meet with Supt. Metcalf in order to formulate some plans to raise the funds sufficient to meet this payment.

110 Miles Per Hour on Highway Brings $100 Fine

Shakopee highway patrolmen cruising on highway 169 north of here Friday night gave chase to a big black sedan that raced by them at a terrific rate of speed.

Racing west down the long hill the patrolmen glanced at their speedometer; it was registering 100 miles per hour and still the car ahead krept away from them. Finally the patrol car’s shrieking siren came to the ears of the maniac driver and the race ended.

The two occupants of the big sedan were hailed into court in Minneapolis. The judge asked the driver how fast his car was traveling. “I don’t know, your honor, I was going so fast I couldn’t take my eyes from the road to glance at the speedometer.” Patrolmen fixed the speed at 110 miles per hour.

Following a lusty lecture the court imposed sentence–$100 fine, $5 costs, suspension of the driver’s license for one year.

Oct. 31, 1940

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Petsch have moved into their home recently completed for them on Fourth street. A number of their relatives of St. Paul and Duluth came here Saturday afternoon and invaded their new home for the purpose of a real housewarming. Mr. and Mrs. Petsch were presented with a beautiful hand-painted picture and other gifts, as a memento of the occasion.

Mrs. John Lynch, Miss Lillian Siebenaler, Miss Vivian Freese and Miss Virginia Rudell were in attendance at the convention of Hair Dressers’ held from Sunday until Wednesday of this week, at the Radisson hotel, in Minneapolis.

32 Scott County Men Held Draft Numbers Among First 1000 Drawn

Number holders in the great national lottery of October 29 prefacing the first peace time conscription in the history of the United States, bent eager ears to their radios as the drawing of capsules went on into the night.

By the following morning all of the nearly 9000 numbers had been drawn, the last was No. 2114. Because only 1819 registered in Scott county, the last number affected no one here.

The first number drawn, however, No. 158 was held by Leonard Cornelius Flynn, 29, of Elko. Flynn is said to be one of seven brothers registered for the draft. The second number too, No. 192, hit Scott county. It was held by Jerome John Busch of Jordan.

Reports Wednesday morning indicated that only those holding serial numbers drawn in the first 650 order numbers would be likely to be called in the first draft of 800,000 men, beginning with a contingent of 30,000.

Among the first 1000 numbers drawn were 32 Scott county registrants.

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Duane Arndt, right end on the Shakopee high school football team, was honored over the radio by “Stu Mann” on his sports broadcast over WDGY, Friday.

Arndt was saluted for his outstanding performance throughout the entire season. He was presented with a plaque suitable for framing as a commemoration of his outstanding play and sportsmanship.

Nov. 7, 1940

Octagon House in East Shakopee To Be Razed

The old octagon house, which for many years has stood as one of the landmarks in East Shakopee for these many years, is to be torn down to make way for a modern residence. Last week John Garvey of this city, purchased this property at the forfeiture sale conducted by the county auditor. It is Mr. Garvey’s plan to tear down the old building next spring and erect in its place a new residence.

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5-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt Strayed From His Home

Some time Tuesday, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Schmitt, of Eagle Creek, strayed away from his home. Becoming alarmed his parents instituted a search. Neighbors and Boy Scouts of Shakopee were enlisted in the search. Happily, the child was found by Ray Huber before it became dark, wandering about apparently unconcerned, in the vicinity of the Reis Brothers farm. Kenneth, none-the-less disturbed by his experience, was returned to the arms of his parents who, until he was recovered, suffered some anxious moments.

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Ralph Woolsey To Be Heard on Radio Program

Adventures in wild life photography with Ralph Woolsey, photographer, will be the theme of a radio program to be broadcast over WCCO at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, under the auspices of the State Department of Conservation, it was announced this week.

Mr. Woolsey, a Shakopee boy, has been associated with the conservation department for several months as its wild life photographer. Harold Searls, informational representative of the department, will be heard on the program with Woolsey.

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American Range Plant Is Sold

Last Saturday in the county court house, Shakopee, Judge Fred W. Senn of Waseca, sitting on the bench in Judge Moriarty’s stead, convened court in special session to hear a petition made by the receivers, praying that the offer made by Edward J. Turney, of Chicago, to purchase the American Range Corporation plant for the sum of $45,000, be heard and considered.

Following the taking of testimony in the premise and after all things had been considered, Judge Senn made an order receiving the offer, and confirming the sale contingent upon the payment of the purchase price in due course by the purchaser, and the carrying out of other details in connection with the transaction…

Nov. 14, 1940

Argus-Tribune Men Attend 2nd Annual Mechanical Meeting

Among the fifty or more operators and pressmen in attendance at the second annual mechanical conference at the Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, last Friday, were C. N. Weis, H. E. McGrade and W. F. Duffy, of the Argus-Tribune staff. Subjects discussed included machine composition, press work, stereotyping, inks and several other kindred topics. Following the conference a delightful Smorgasbord lunch was served at Freddie’s cafe.

Nov. 21, 1940

Lions Club To Be Formed Here

A proposed Lions’ club for Shakopee became a reality last Monday evening when twenty of the leading business and professional men of this community met for dinner and, following talks on Lionism presented by visiting Lions, voted to proceed with immediate organization of the new club which will be chartered by the International Association of Lions Clubs, largest association of business and professional civic service clubs in America…

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Shak-O-High News

Mock election held November 4 in the high school auditorium nearly brought down the house. Electioneering had been going on all day in the various groups and when the final vote was counted Willkie had carried the popular vote with a small majority, and the electoral vote was an overwhelming number.

Each student in the Social Problems class represented a state. Under his state banner a group of high school students and grade pupils from the four upper grades gathered. Each state delegation was chosen at random and roughly represented the electoral vote of that state. After the speeches were made each state voted as a group and the electoral vote of that state went to the Democratic or Republican column…

Many potent arguments were advanced by speakers on either side and were met with jeers or cheers from the student audience.

Nov. 28, 1940

Let Holiday Street Trim Alone, Warning

Just in case there be some thoughtless youths or adults in our midst who may have evil designs on the colored bulbs that will soon adorn the Christmas trees now being erected on the streets here, police officers have asked the Argus-Tribune to warn offenders they are in for trouble.

The city goes to considerable expense each year to give the community a typical holiday atmosphere, officers said, and helping to maintain the setting by leaving the trees and bulbs alone is asking little of those who destroy it.

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“Cy” Fischer Is Chosen King Lion

The Lions roared mightily in Shakopee last Monday evening when 75 local Lions and visitors from neighboring clubs met for dinner at the St. Paul House, and proclaimed “Cy” Fischer as King Lion to head the new service group for the balance of the year ending June 30th…

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Shakopee Awarded Dist. Golden Gloves Tourney

The Shakopee Softball Association will hold a meeting at the firemen’s room in the City hall, Tuesday evening.

All team sponsors, team managers, and players are asked to attend, as Shakopee has been awarded the district Golden Gloves Boxing tournament.

This is one of the outstanding sporting events in Minnesota. The district is composed of parts of Scott, Dakota, Carver and Hennepin counties, and more than forty amateurs are expected to enter…

Dec. 5, 1940

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mahar, who have occupied the Regan house on East Third street, moved the past week to the Sweeney apartment on Fifth and Holmes street. This apartment was vacated by Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Green, who are now occupying the Pomije house on Lewis street, from which Mr. and Mrs. Don Dunn moved into their new home on Shakopee avenue.

Buys Dray Business. In a transaction completed late last week George Ring purchased the dray and delivery business formerly operated by Frank Majerus. Mr. Ring took over the business Monday. He will handle local deliveries from the grocery stores, freight and express and dump truck hauls. Mr. Majerus is continuing his long distance transport service.

In New Location. The Gamble store, formerly located on East First street, moved this week to its new location on Lewis street in the quarters formerly occupied by the Kohler Ice Cream parlor. Kohler has moved to the building he recently purchased on First street.

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Stop Signs Erected on Route of Highway 101, Opened This Week

With the opening this week of the new highway 101 east through Shakopee from Holmes street, stop signs have been erected along First street, the course of the new route.

Motorists traveling all streets that cross First street, are advised to be on the lookout for the new signs and get the habit of observing them. The new route is expected to be heavily traveled particularly by commercial carriers en route to South St. Paul.

Dec. 12, 1940

C. J. Hartmann Marks Fiftieth Year Here in Market Business. Marking fifty years of business in Shakopee, C. J. Hartmann, in an advertisement in the Argus-Tribune today announces his market is staging a two-day anniversary sale, Friday and Saturday…

Jobless, 17 to 25, To Be Offered N.Y.A. Jobs. The Argus-Tribune has been requested to announce that unemployed men and women between the ages of 17 and 25 will be put to work immediately on national youth administration projects. This announcement was recently made by C. H. Lund, state administrator.

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Santa Claus To Be At Annual Party For Children

Again this year, as has been the tradition for years past, the Shakopee Civic and Commerce association is completing plans for the children’s Christmas party, H. E. Flynn, association president announced this week.

The party, to be staged in the Shakopee theatre, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 21.

Plans provide for a visit from Santa Claus who will distribute candy, fruit, nuts and gifts to the hundreds of children from Shakopee and surrounding territory who attend the affair.

Besides Santa’s visit there is to be a full program of movies of especial interest to the children, sponsors said, and all of it will be free.

Dec. 19, 1940

The American Legion Auxiliary held a very enjoyable Christmas party at Legion hall, Tuesday evening. Cards furnished entertainment and delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Al Tiedt received high school prize and Mrs. Esther Lonto won the door prize. There was also an exchange of Christmas gifts. At the conclusion of the evening’s entertainment, the president, Mrs. Peter Fitz, extended Christmas greetings and best wishes for the new year to the assembly. The affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.

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Gordon Gelhaye Wins New Honor

Having wound up another highly successful season in Canadian rugby, gigantic Gordon Gelhaye, middle wing (tackle to you), on the Calgary Bronks, arrived in Shakopee, the old home town, Sunday night.

Bearing his new laurels lightly and modestly the 280-pound, 6 feet, 2 inches of good natured Gordon, shyly admitted he had been chosen on Liberty Magazine’s All-Canadian mythical team. For this he received a sterling silver cigarette case of which Gordon said, “It’s a nice case.”…

Dec. 26, 1940

Unique Greeting Card Sent By Bottling Firm

“A bird’s eye view of Shakopee” in 1869, is the picture that adorns the season’s greeting card mailed to their friends this week by the Rock Spring People of Shakopee.

The unique card shows an artist’s sketch of Shakopee as it appeared “way back when”, and on the inside the original bottling works is compared in picture with the new and completely modern plant.

There too, a modern speed boat skimming the Minnesota river beneath the highway bridge is contrasted to the old lumbering stern wheelers that plied the stream in’69…

From the Scott County Argus

Jan. 1, 1915

Special New Year services will be held today at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in St. John’s German Lutheran church.

FOR SALE—240 acres—130 acres under cultivation, balance timber and pasture. All of the place, except 20 acres, is fenced. There are about 3 acres of apple, plum and cherry trees just beginning to bear. There are two springs in the place, and well at the house, cistern in the house. There is a large barn, good house and other up-to-date farm buildings on the place. This farm can be bought reasonable and with good terms. Inquire of W. F. Duffy, Shakopee.

Jan. 8, 1915

Jacob Ries Bottling Works Inc. remembered their friends and customers with dainty New Year greetings and the handy little desk calendars issued annually by them. The Argus extends thanks for one of each.

Miss Lucile Timberlake, instructor in the domestic science department of the high school, has started an evening cooking class to meet weekly on Monday. The class had its first lesson this week on cake baking. Fourteen have enrolled, including Misses Ida Scherkenbach, Paulina Philipp, Anna Huber, Martha Linhoff, Rose Ryan, Gibney, Stacia Vierling, Antonia Wessling, Theresa and Lidwin Berens, Hilda and Louise Weiland, Mesdames H. C. Schroeder and C. T. Weiland.

Jan. 15, 1915

To Dance For Charity. The leading social event of next week will be the Charity ball to be given Monday evening at Berens’ hall under the auspices of the Home Economics club. Proceeds from the ball are to be devoted to the Belgian Relief Fund and it is hoped that the public will give the affair a generous patronage for the benefit of the worthy cause. The Haering-Simon orchestra of Jordan, who are favorites with the local dancing public, have been secured for the occasion and a delightful time is in prospect for all who may attend. The ball will open with a grand march at nine o’clock and everybody is cordially invited to come and enjoy a pleasant evening and at the same time assist in a charitable purpose. The price of admission has been placed at $1.00 per couple and 25 cents for every additional lady. Go to the Charity ball and help to swell the fund for the Belgians.

While playing pull-away on the high school grounds at recess Tuesday, Howard Dellwo had the misfortune to break his right leg near the ankle. The boy was carried home and Dr. Buck reduced the fracture and placed the leg in a cast. Howard will be unable to return to school for six weeks or more.

Peter Huth improved his barber shop this week with new wall paper.

Jan. 22, 1915

Charity Ball A Success. Quite the most enjoyable dance that has been held here in a long time was the Charity ball given last Monday evening at Berens’ hall under the auspices of the Home Economics club. The ball opened with a grand march led by Mrs. E. Southworth and Dr. H. P. Fischer, about sixty couples being in line. The program of dances was varied and included all the old time numbers as well as some of the newer dances, and the music by Haering-Simon’s orchestra of Jordan was all that could be desired. A very large number of the married couples who are not ordinarily seen at dances were present at the Charity ball, and its success as a social event was far beyond expectations. While the attendance was not as large as had been hoped for, a very satisfactory sum will be left after all expenses are paid which will be forwarded by the committee in charge to the Belgian Relief Fund. The ladies of the Home Economics club are pleased with the patronage accorded the ball and are to be congratulated on the success attending the event.

The annual ice harvest began yesterday. Ice is excellent in quality and of just the right thickness for cutting.

Jan. 29, 1915

We find we have a number of Boys’ and Girls’ Overshoes that must go. ONE BIG LOT 39c. Flaherty & Lies.

Miss Lucile Timberlake and George Vierling entertained the patients at Mudcura with a musical program Thursday evening of last week.

How to Correct the Mistake. If you misdirect a letter and think of your error just after you have dropped the letter into a box, don’t waste time waiting for the postman and asking him for it to let you correct your mistake. He won’t do it; the law does not permit him. You must call at the station to which the letter is going and explain the matter to the clerk in charge. He will redirect the letter for you if you give him the correct address to writing.

Feb. 5, 1915

Jacob Ries Bottling Works began work Monday after being shut down two weeks while repairs were in progress.

Berens’ hall was crowded to capacity last Friday evening on the occasion of the seventh annual ball given under the auspices of the Luxemburger Unterstuetzung Verein. To say that the event was a success would be superfluous for the Luxemburger ball never fails to draw one of the largest crowds of the year and the dance last Friday was no exception to the rule. One hundred and seventy-four tickets were sold and the crowd was too great to make dancing really enjoyable but everybody was in good humor and jollity prevailed. Stans’ orchestra of six pieces furnished music and the majority of the dancers were still on the floor when “Home, Sweet Home” was played at three o’clock. The dance was a moneymaker and the treasury of the Luxemburgers has been increased by $100 cleared on the event.

Manager Dawson of the Gem theatre will have a full line of costumes to rent for the masquerade ball next Friday evening, Feb. 12th. If you want something nice, see the suits at the Dawson theatre.

While F. W. Hilton was in town Wednesday from Eden Prairie his horses indulged in a little run down First street bumping into John Turner’s milk wagon and throwing Mr. Turner out. A number of milk bottles were broken and a quantity of milk spilled but aside from that the damages were small and Mr. Hilton promptly offered to settle all claims.

After being shut down since December the Minnesota Stove Works reopened Thursday of last week with a full force of men.

L. T. Breimhorst of Madelia has purchased the Aanes studio and will be here February 15th instead of Mr. Bailey of Wausau, Wis., as had been announced. Mr. Aanes will depart soon thereafter for Eau Claire to locate permanently. Shakopee has been fortunate in having an excellent studio for many years past and Mr. Aanes’ decision to leave is regretted by his patrons and friends.

Feb. 12, 1915

The moulders of the Minnesota Stove Works held an informal dancing party for their families and invited friends at Fraternity hall Saturday evening. It was a most enjoyable event and the committee in charge are to be congratulated on the success attending the occasion. The Mandolin orchestra furnished music from nine until twelve o’clock when a sumptuous rabbit supper was served and a program of toasts was responded to, the entertainment closing about two o’clock.

Sparks from the motor started a fire in the engine room at the mill Monday. The fire department was called out but upon their arrival at the mill found the employees had been more than equal to the occasion and the department’s services unnecessary.

Gives Clean Bill Of Health. Dr. Burns of the State Board of Health was in Shakopee Wednesday and made a thorough inspection of the city’s schools to determine the presence of contagious disease among the pupils, if any. The Argus takes pride in announcing that not one case of a contagious or suspicious nature was discovered and our schools are pronounced absolutely free from disease. Parents need have no fear of permitting their children to attend school regularly as Dr. Burns states they may do so with perfect safety. The report speaks well for the city and the schools and every precaution will be taken in the future, as in the past, to insure the health of the pupils, as far as possible, against exposure to epidemics or dangerous contagions.

Feb. 19, 1915

Many Argus readers will recall the accident on the Milwaukee road last fall in which a young fellow slipped and fell beneath a moving freight train while attempting to catch a ride to the cities, and lost a foot as a consequence. He was found to be a steamfitter in good standing in his union and the union men of the stove foundry took charge of him and had him properly cared for and afterward, sent home. To show that he appreciated their aid, the young man returned to Shakopee the other day to personally thank his benefactors. He is wearing an artificial foot and is apparently getting along all right notwithstanding his handicap in the loss of his foot.

Chas. Selbig, who has been employed in the steel range room at the Minnesota Stove Works, was seriously injured Tuesday when a heavy piece of metal fell upon his foot, crushing the foot and ankle and breaking both bones of the leg off over the ankle. He also sustained a bad cut. The injury is very serious and the outcome is uncertain owing to the danger of bloodpoison. Dr. Fischer is attending him.

Feb. 26, 1915

Don’t miss “The Modern Dance” in the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening. There will be no admission fee for either men or women. No prizes and no supper served. Just “Modern Dancing” and good music.

Guests at Mudcura sanitarium were entertained at a delightful musicale Thursday evening of last week. Sen. Alderman of Brainerd, George Vierling and Miss Lucile Timberlake rendered a program of vocal selections and Miss Laura Coller contributed a piano solo.

The warm weather of the past few weeks is breaking up the ice in the river rapidly and unless a sudden change occurs the Minnesota will be open at an unusually early date. The water is rising steadily and the ice may go out any time.

March 5, 1915

A. L. Hurr received a carload of new Ford cars Saturday which he has on display at his store.

March 12, 1915

St. Paul House to Re-open. An important business deal of the week was the purchase Monday by Mrs. John Jones of Minneapolis of the furnishings and hotel business of the St. Paul House. J. H. Ring, who has been conducting the hotel as a rooming house exclusively, will retain the bar in connection with the hotel which will be opened for business next week under the new management. Mrs. Jones was formerly Miss Elizabeth Keschnitzki of this city and comes here to make her permanent home. She will be assisted by her parents and sister, Miss Helen, and aims to give the city a first class hotel and to revive the old time prestige of the St. Paul House as an attractive and homelike hostelry. Sewer and water will be installed as soon as possible and other improvements made. Besides accommodating regular boarders and transients, the new management will serve short orders, lunches or meals on the restaurant plan. Mr. Ring’s family have already moved into their old home on Second street and Mr. and Mrs. Keschnitzki have taken up their residence with Mrs. Jones at the hotel.

March 19, 1915

A real estate deal consummated Tuesday was the purchase of the Joseph Mayer homestead and two lots on Fifth street by Ed Walsh. Consideration $1700.

The Shakopee creamery is undergoing repairs at the present time that will increase its capacity and enable its enterprising proprietor, George Dellwo, to handle the business much more effectively than under the old system. The office has been remodeled and a 5 h. p. electric motor, a freezing tank and new machinery for the manufacture of ice cream have been installed, giving the creamery modern equipment in its mechanical department and a much improved appearance in every way.

Luce Line Proposed. Col. Earl Luce of Minneapolis was at St. Patrick, Wednesday evening, and spoke in the interests of the Luce Electric railway which proposes to run a line from Minneapolis to Shakopee thence through Lydia and St. Patrick to Albert Lea. The project is considered favorably.

March 26, 1915

FOR SALE—My auto truck and country egg route. Profitable business for right man. J. H. Kennedy, Shakopee.

School Entertainment. On Monday evening, April 12th, the children of the public school will give their second concert in Dawson’s opera house for the public. For several weeks, the music director of the school, Miss Tonette Benson, has been drilling the children, and the efficiency and expeditiousness with which the work has been carried on, augurs well for the success of the affair. Those who heard the children in their concert last fall have an idea of what profit and pleasure one gets from hearing an exhibition of public school music, and such persons will be the first ones to assure themselves of this second opportunity to hear the children again after four months more of practice. Others have heard so much and such favorable reports about the last concert that there are but few now who are not looking forward to this event with unusual interest. This unique and valuable feature of public school activity merits universal support. And if the attendance at the last concert is an index as to what we may expect this time, the hall will be well filled.

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Foundry To Open April 15th

The Argus is informed that notices have been posted by the Minnesota Stove Co. setting forth the fact that they will resume work on April 15th.

The whir and buzz of the machinery of the big plant will be welcome sound to the people of our city, and with the wheels turning round and every man at his post of duty, this thriving industry, which gives employment to the skilled and unskilled and which contributes so much to the prosperity of “Shakopee, the City of Progress,” will soon be turning out more and more of its product that is equal to any and excelled by none. May the big work go on.

April 2, 1915

The Minnesota river is on a spring rampage, way out of bounds and still rising. The trestle road is now well under water and travel on wheels in that direction is cut off owing to the danger of washouts.

Flaherty & Lies’ Easter show window is exceedingly attractive in its artistic arrangement and coloring and elicits many complimentary comments from admiring passersby. W. F. Davy, the efficient manager of the firm, is the decorator, and achieves some very handsome effects in window trimming and display of goods.

April 9, 1915

L. Christian & Co. have just completed a shipment of 550,000 lbs. of flour to The Netherlands, the excellence of Shakopee flour creating a constantly increasing demand in foreign markets as its merits become more widely known. The local mill ships to all parts of the United States and is constantly extending its territory to include more marts outside the states.

Shakopee Chapter O. E. S. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its organization April 30th with a Homecoming, dinner and entertainment at Masonic hall.

See John F. Walsh for plain and ornamental plastering, first class cement dashing and patch work. All work guaranteed. Shak. Tel. 145C.

April 16, 1915

Theo. Jaspers is having a cement floor placed in his block occupied by Harold Brown as an auto repair shop.

The sanitarium cars were able to travel over the trestle for the first time Wednesday since the river overflowed.

Water in the river is receding rapidly and all highways leading into the city are again open to travel which was cut off for more than a week.

April 23, 1915

The foundation for the handsome modern residence of P. J. Callan is being laid and work on the building will be pushed rapidly.

Farmers, report your cattle and hogs for shipment, to J. H. Doyle, manager of the Farmers’ Livestock Shipping Association at Shakopee. Tel. 102-B.

April 30, 1915

J. H. Kennedy has purchased a house and two lots from John Wampach, the property lying directly east of St. Mary’s church. The consideration was $1685 and Mr. Kennedy will begin improvements on the place at once. He will take possession next week.

Joe Klinkhammer and Dr. C. W. Daye went to Glenwood City, Wisconsin, Saturday to spend the weekend fishing. They met with very good luck and returned Monday morning with some fine specimens of the finny tribe from the total of 42 trout which they were successful in landing.

May 7, 1915

Schroeder Brick and Lime Manufacturing Co. are building a new patent brick oven with a capacity of 600,000 that will greatly increase the output of the Schroeder yards.

FOR SALE—Shakopee Coral heater, 2d size; one Bon Ami oilstove and oven. Mrs. F. W. Covnick, Phone 12.

May 14, 1915

Extensive repairs have begun on St. Mary’s Catholic church, including the enlarging of the gallery which has already been finished, redecoration of the entire interior and painting of the exterior woodwork. Schwendinger & Schuster of New Ulm have the contract for the decorating which calls for $1,039.

Jacob Schmitt is making extensive improvements on the Thos. Durose home on Second street that was lately purchased by him. All of the sheds have been torn away, the house is undergoing repairs inside and out and electric lights and water are being installed. The former grist mill on the premises is being converted into a substantial barn and the buildings will be given a fresh coat of paint. The improvements already completed have made a marked appearance of the place and the value of the property will be greatly increased when the work now under way shall have been finished.

May 21, 1915

New Location For Public Library

The public library facilities are to be greatly increased by an arrangement that has been made between the Library association and the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 1 by which the library will be transferred to a room in the high school building…

The room chosen for the library will be fitted up by the manual training class with shelves and reading tables and will be supplied with periodicals and daily papers. There is an outside entrance and the use of the room by the public will not interfere in any way with school affairs. The books will be moved at the close of the present school term…

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Carpets and Rugs Cleaned by the new process. Have your carpets and rugs cleaned by the new process. It is by far the best, most sanitary and gives general satisfaction. It restores the natural colors and disinfects without injury to the goods in the slightest degree. Work positively guaranteed. E. W. Haack – Shakopee.

May 28, 1915

Mayor Moriarty received an interesting communication last week from Kenneth Whitaker, a young man of Columbus, Ohio, who wrote to ascertain the meaning of the word “Shakopee.” Mr. Whitaker states that his mother was born in this city in 1855 and was in the Sioux outbreak when the village of Red Cloud was destroyed and during the outbreaks of 1864 and 1865. He has chosen the Indian name Shakopee for his canoe. Mayor Moriarty acknowledged the communication with a courteous reply, giving the required information, and a graceful canoe in the waters round-about the capital city of Ohio will serve to advertise our thriving City of Progress and further spread its interesting history and fame abroad.

All business places of Shakopee will close at 11:30 a.m. for the rest of the day, on Decoration Day, Monday, May 31st.

Mudcura sanitarium has added a half ton Wilcox motor truck to their farm equipment that may also be converted into an ambulance for the comfortable transportation of patients in case of necessity.

June 4, 1915

While assisting his employer, Henry Mergens, yesterday on plumbing at the St. Paul Hotel Frank Reilly was quite seriously burned about the face when a pot of hot lead exploded from the addition of cold metal.

Thos. F. Walsh has purchased of John J. O’Dowd eight acres of land joining his father’s property on the north, consideration being $125 per acre.

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Diplomas Awarded To Twenty-one

Graduation exercises of Shakopee high school began Sunday evening with the baccalaureate address at the opera house which was listened to by a large audience. Supt. Harrington addressed the class and dwelt on the necessity of efficiency as the keynote to success in the modern walks of life. The students were admonished to seek only that which is best in life and to set up and maintain a standard of high ideals leading always toward perfection. Mr. Harrington’s discourse was earnest and thoughtful and commanded the attention of his hearers.

Musical numbers by Edward Huber and the Glee club of the high school were opening and closing features of the evening.

June 11, 1915

A runaway team on Lewis street Monday struck an automobile standing near Dr. Fischer’s office, breaking the mud guard, and then crashed into a cattlerack, tearing a wheel from the latter, and creating considerable excitement before the horses were captured after a wild run. The team is said to belong to a farmer from Bush Lake whose name was not learned.

June 18, 1915

The flower bed which for years has beautified the mill yard, has been discontinued and is replaced by a large, grassy mound bearing the word “Matchless” in an arrangement of stones, advertising L. Christian & Co.’s matchless brand of flour. S. W. Pinches, who planned and cared for the flower bed, is given credit for the new idea of decoration by the mill company.

Marvin Spindler is following in his father’s footsteps as a chicken fancier and has started a poultry business of his own with the purchase of three thoroughbred fowls from Frank E. Cross of Minneapolis, who is well-known to fancy poultry raisers here. The pen comprises a cock and two hens of Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds and are handsome and valuable specimens of that breed.

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Shakopee Hospital Opened Monday

Shakopee Hospital, as Dr. P. M. Fischer has named his handsome new private hospital, was opened Monday when three operations were performed upon children for the removal of adenoids and tonsils.

Work on the hospital was begun early last September and it stands today a monument to Dr. Fischer’s enterprise and progressiveness, an ornament to the city and an institution that will fill a longfelt need in Shakopee.

By tearing away the west wing of his residence and rebuilding a large addition to his home, Dr. Fischer now not only possesses one of the handsomest residences in the city but a splendidly equipped private hospital that will greatly facilitate his professional work and an institution which his increasing practice has made a necessity in order to meet the demands made upon his time. The building contains sixteen spacious rooms exclusive of three large vestibules, a bath and operating room, all finished throughout in hardwood with birch and maple flooring. There are three wide, airy porches and a full basement of concrete with modern laundry equipment. The main hospital entrance, facing the west, opens into a vestibule that leads into the waiting room, beyond which are the doctor’s office, the library and private living rooms—all bright, pleasant rooms with large windows admitting plenty of cheerful, health-giving sunlight. Upstairs are five good-sized hospital rooms, the operating room, bath and sleeping rooms, the latter so arranged that they may easily be utilized for patients in the event of necessity. All are finished attractively in white and are thoroughly modern, the operating room being complete in every detail for surgical cases and emergency work demanding hospital equipment. Wide screened porches furnish out-of-door sleeping room if desired, and the building in every respect has the appearance of a beautiful and comfortable home where patients who dread or dislike entering a city hospital may receive every care afforded by the latter institution while enjoying the conveniences and comforts of pleasant home surroundings. The building stands in the center of a spacious lawn with handsome shade trees, shrubbery and flowers beautifying the grounds. It is lighted by electricity, heated by hot water and has city water and sewer connections. Shakopee hospital is bound to be a success and Dr. Fischer is deserving of all credit for giving to the city an institution of its kind. His standing in the community as a conscientious and successful physician and surgeon is such as to inspire the utmost confidence in his new venture, and with a modern hospital at his command he is now prepared to carry on his chosen work to the best possible advantage.

The operations performed Monday were upon children brought here from St. Bonifacius and were most successful. Dr. H. A. Dreschler, a well-known physician of St. Paul operated with Dr. Fischer.

June 25, 1915

Mr. and Mrs. John Heinen returned Monday from their wedding trip and are domiciled in the rooms over Mr. Heinen’s store. The new Mrs. Heinen, who comes here as a stranger, will be accorded a very cordial welcome to the social circles of the city.

Mrs. Albert Tiedt was hostess last Saturday afternoon at a parcel shower for Miss Agnes Stemmer whose marriage to Willis Kline will be an event of next week. The guests numbered thirty and the bride-elect received many beautiful gifts. Peonies formed the decorations and dainty refreshments were served at half after five.

The Hudson shop men, their families and friends come up by special train Saturday, arriving about 10 o’clock and picnicked at Riverside park. The picnickers were accompanied by the Hudson band and proceeded to enjoy the day according to inclination. A six inning baseball game in the morning between the married men and bachelors furnished diversion and was won by the latter by a score of 3 to 0. In the afternoon a program of athletic events was carried out and dancing on the pavilion occupied the time until supper. The visitors departed about 7:30 o’clock and before leaving their band gave a concert on Lewis street which was enjoyed by a large number of the townspeople who mingled freely among the picnickers during the day and enjoyed the occasion with them.

July 2, 1915

The Public Library, which has been located in Stelten confectionery for the past couple of years, has been moved to the northeast room on the ground floor of the Union School building, where it will be open to the public Saturday afternoons and evenings. Mrs. Duffy, president of the library board, will act as librarian until the arrival of Miss Schultz, who is taking a course in library training at the state university. The thanks of the library association are extended to Mr. Joseph Stemmer who kindly contributed his team and his own services in transferring the books and cases to their new location; and to Mr. and Mrs. Stelten, and Miss Anna, who has acted as librarian the past two years, the association and the patrons of the library are greatly indebted for innumerable courtesies and unfailing patience and attention to the many demands made upon their time. A ten volume set of the Junior Classics, Harvard edition, beautifully illustrated and bound, has been added to the library, affording excellent vacation reading for the young people.

The steamer Oronoco, the boat belonging to Drs. Mayo of Rochester, came up the river Monday with a private party of excursionists who disembarked here for an hour’s stay in our city. The boat is a large one and is very splendidly equipped. The day was ideal for an excursion up the river and the present high stage of water precluded the chance of the steamer running aground on the numerous sandbars in the Minnesota and made the trip a delightful one.

August Gelhaye’s saloon has been given a fresh coat of paint during the week by Henry Thul and Ed Mertz, greatly improving its appearance.

A picture of “The Last Supper” cast in iron at the Minnesota Stove Works for Anton Ring and embellished in colors in oil by Jos. Klinkhammer is on exhibition at M. A. Deutsch’s drug store and attracts a great deal of attention as a work of art unique in conception and execution.

T. J. H. Notermanns has let a contract to J. P. Kreuser for a new front to be placed in his meat market. Jos. Fischer has already completed the cement foundation and the carpenter work will be started at once. A new plate glass show window will replace the old one and a marked improvement will be made in the appearance of the building.

July 9, 1915

An informal meeting of some of the prominent business men of Shakopee was held in Attorney Julius A. Coller’s office Wednesday evening to discuss and consider the advisability of obtaining proposals to be submitted to the State Board of Control appertaining to a site upon which to locate the State Reformatory for women. Those present were firmly of the opinion that we have some of the finest sites for such institution to be found anywhere in the state and a location here would be most advantageous from every point of view.

Ed F. Thiede has purchased the E. J. Hamilton property, consisting of the house and one and a quarter acres of land at Faribault Springs, the consideration being $600.

July 16, 1915

Last Sunday evening, shortly after 9 o’clock when Miss Kate Kinn was returning from a neighbor’s, as she passed a woodpile near the door of her home, she was struck over the head with a piece of wood and knocked senseless. As soon as she recovered consciousness she went around the neighborhood and a search was made for her assailant but no one could be found. It is surmised that the attack was made by some stranger bent upon stealing, and whom she came upon unexpectedly and was struck down to enable the thief to escape without detection. Miss Kinn sustained a severe bruise from the blow and a bad shock but recovered quickly from the effects of her unpleasant experience.

July 23, 1915

A fishing party comprising Ed Huber, George Schneiderhan, Misses Anna Walsh and Laura Schwartz enjoyed a pleasant outing at Prior Lake Sunday and were successful in getting a nice string of fish.

Shakopee’s old-time rivals, the Jordan team, will come down next Sunday to meet the locals on the baseball diamond at Riverside Park. An interesting game is expected.

Mayor Moriarty has issued orders to the police force to arrest any youths seen jumping on and off freight trains passing thru the city and asks the citizens’ cooperation with the officers in helping to suppress the practice by reporting offenders. The latter, if caught, will be subject to a fine or imprisonment and a close watch is being kept upon the trains as the railroad company and the city officials are determined to stop the dangerous practice.

FOR SALE—A 1913, single, Pope motorcycle in good condition. T. S. Thompson.

July 30, 1915

As soon as plans are decided upon H. N. Sand will begin the construction of a pretty six room bungalow on the lot he purchased recently from Miss Sarah DeMers. Mr. Sand realizes the value of good residence property as a paying investment in this city and shows a great deal of enterprise in building modern residences to supply the demand for them.

Shakopee citizens are invited to attend a “Festival of Nations” to be held this even at Sam Ames’ new barn in Bloomington. A very fine program has been prepared and there will be many entertaining features. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome and a fine time is assured.

Aug. 6, 1915

In the interest of the Shakopee-Bloomington road M. J. Carr, one of the county commissioners of Ramsey county, offered a resolution appropriating $1000 to go toward the construction of the road. Mr. Carr stated that he was actuated solely by his loyalty to Shakopee, his old home and his sentiments and efforts are appreciated by our citizens. Sen. J. B. Ries and Col. G. L. Nye were in St. Paul Monday and were before the Ramsey county board in the interest of the project.

Theodore Stelten and his sister, Miss Anna, have purchased the Auto Lunch Parlor from B. J. Gellenbeck and took possession Monday. They will continue the restaurant and confectionery under the old name and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stelten will conduct the Eureka confectionery. Mr. Gellenbeck has no definite plans for the future and is spending a few days at the lake.

Aug. 13, 1915

More than 100 of our citizens, besides the Cadet band, were in attendance Sunday at the German Catholic Central Verein convention in St. Paul. It is estimated that between 60 and 70 were in the line of march with the band and numerous others motored down to witness the big parade incident to the day’s affairs.

The Minnesota Stove Co. will entertain their employees at a picnic in Riverside park tomorrow afternoon. The Coney Island orchestra has been engaged to furnish music for dancing and numerous other amusements will be provided for the enjoyment of the guests. The employees have the privilege of invited relatives and friends and a gala event is anticipated if the weather man does his share.

Aug. 20, 1915

During a thunder storm south of town Monday afternoon Mail Carrier Harry Cole had a startling experience when a bolt of lightning struck at close quarters to his mail cart and knocked his horse down in the shafts. The animal was uninjured and rose to his feet and continued the trip over the route apparently undisturbed by the shock. Mr. Cole said he distinctly felt the electrical charge and considers himself lucky that the bolt sought a different target than his wagon.

New Stove Factory Now Assured. The Equity Stove Company, whose articles of incorporation were published in the Argus a few weeks ago has amended its articles in so far as they refer to the corporate name of the company. In this issue the Argus publishes the amended articles which change the name “Equity” to “Shakopee” and the new company will be known as the Shakopee Stove Company. A five year lease of the Schroeder building in East Shakopee, which, we are told was originally built for foundry purposes, has been entered into and the necessary machinery to equip the same has been ordered and will be installed as soon as the building is ready for occupancy. Herman Schroeder, one of the firm of the Schroeder Brick & Lime Mfg. Co., informed the Argus that they have already begun work to put the large building in such shape and condition as to suit the convenience of the new company and that they have entered into a contract to have it ready for occupancy on or before Oct. 1st, next. In addition to the buildings now on the ground the Schroeder company will erect on the space immediately north of the present building, for the new company’s use, a large brick warehouse.

Aug. 27, 1915

Carpenters, plasterers, painters, plumbers, and lastly George DeMers, janitor, having completed and made spick and span the room partitioned off at the High School for the new library, the cases containing the library belonging to the school were placed therein last Friday. On Saturday Mrs. Duffy assisted by Misses Josephine Linhoff, Genevieve Lies, Magdalen Allen, Rose Deutsch and Lucille Schwartz, with Mr. DeMers and Mr. Borst handling the heavy cases, moved the public library books up from the ground floor and all are now neatly arranged and ready to be re-catalogued with the old school library and the new books to be purchased by the school in compliance with the new regulations governing school libraries. The new library is situated on the second floor at the head and just to the right of the east stairway, opening into the main hall on one side and on the other into the class room presided over by Miss Schultz, teacher of English and German, who will also act as librarian. It is easy and convenient of access to the public and it is hoped that not only the books but the room itself, as a reading room, may be used freely by the public and thus serve to help establish the much desired closer relations between parents and patrons and the school. Until the arrival of Miss Schultz, Mrs. Duffy will continue to keep the library open on Saturdays.

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The Bloomington Road

At a special meeting of the county board last Monday at the court house a contract was finally entered into between Scott County and Joseph Mergens of Deephaven, one of Hennepin County’s most reputable road builders, the amount of the contract being $11,400. The road is to be graded on or before Dec. 1, of this year and be graveled by June 1, 1916. Work is to be started at once.

To Mayor J. J. Moriarty the credit for the final action taken by the board which resulted in a contract being entered into for the ultimate completion of the road, is largely due. Tireless in his efforts he persevered to the end that the problem of financing the project was finally solved. The proposition was then presented to the board who passed upon it, and the consummation of a contract for the construction of the road is the grand result.

Sept. 3, 1915

Notice To Farmers. Donald Childs, Scott County’s highway engineer, has requested us to urge the farmers the importance of putting their roads in the best condition possible, under the circumstances, this week and the fore part of next by the liberal use of the road drag so that the many people who will no doubt pass through Scott county on their way to the State Fair next week may be more favorably impressed and more generally apprised of the good road spirit that prevails among our people.

A meeting of the citizens of Shakopee is called for Monday evening September 6th at eight o’clock at the City Hall to discuss matters relating to the location of the State Women’s Reformatory. The Committee.

Sept. 10, 1915

Thomas H. Notermans, proprietor of the building occupied by the postoffice, has generously had installed new fixtures, new desks, new letter and newspaper cases, everything new and of steel construction, for the benefit and convenience of both Postmaster Hirscher and the patrons of the office. The case itself is about seven feet high with a top railing that reaches to the ceiling. It is of convenient design and consists of 320 call boxes, 243 combination lock boxes and 20 double capacity combination lock boxes, a general call window, information window and a large money order, registry, parcel post and postal saving window, the whole making a very handsome and useful fixture, and with the convenient arrangement of it Shakopee has the finest little postoffice in the valley.

Farmers’ Elevator A Very Busy Place Last Week. The Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company of Shakopee was a decidedly busy place last week. Manager Miller informs us that nearly 8000 bushels of grain were taken in last week from Monday to Friday. The wheat market of Shakopee is as good as that of Minneapolis, and when this fact becomes more generally known the grain raisers for miles around will market their grain here.

Scott County Gets Sixth Place At The State Fair. A telephone report from S. O. Miller, who has charge of Scott County’s exhibit put on at the State Fair by the Scott County Agricultural Society conveyed the information that our county did not fare quite so well this year as it did last, securing sixth place in the big contest and $185 as a cash premium. It costs some money, the amount has not been ascertained yet, and a great deal of studious effort to prepare this exhibit and to H. L. Borst and S. O. Miller is due most of the credit for the splendid showing made.

Chas. Hough, local yard manager for the Simons Lumber Company has moved his family into the Simons home on Lewis street, and Spencer Ferguson and family are occupying the place they vacated on Fourth street.

Sept. 17, 1915

A number of shade trees about town are being trimmed by the skillful hand of Paul Fischer, who was prevailed upon to come up from St. Paul to do the work by some of our residents. Mr. Fischer is an expert in that line as the beautiful symmetry of the trees about his old home here being testified.

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Board of Control Visits Our City

Last Tuesday morning the Minnesota State Board of Control consisting of C. J. Swendsen, Charles E. Vasaly and R. W. Wheelock and three members of the State Board of Visitors including Mrs. Stewart of St. Cloud, Mrs. Kinney of Minneapolis and Mrs. Moore of St. Paul came to Shakopee for the purpose of looking over the various sites upon which options had previously been secured by the local committee, suitable for the location of the State Reformatory for women to which the Argus in several former issues has referred.

The first viewed was the Aug. Koeper site, then the Heller and Wampach site, the Pond site, the T. J. Condon site. By that time the dinner hour had arrived and the visitors repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Coller where a sumptuous dinner was served.

Starting out again after dinner, the party was joined by Mrs. Julius A. Coller and son Jack and A. M. Strunk and the following sites were viewed in order named: James Condon’s, Muches’, Vierling’s, Linhoff and O’Dowd’s and Rielander’s, nine sites in all among which were some of the finest to be found anywhere, and we are of the opinion that the visitors were very much impressed with them and the many advantages that Shakopee has to offer in connection with them…

Sept. 24, 1915

The W. R. C. will hold a thimble bee next Tuesday afternoon, September 28, at the home of the president, Mrs. E. Southworth. The guests will include the corps members and their invited friends.

While in the act of arresting a transient Wednesday morning for the theft of a bottle of whisky, Chief of Police John Doody was attacked with a knife by the man, who inflicted a deep gash in Mr. Doody’s side. The latter struck the fellow over the head with a club and cut his skull. He was overpowered and taken to the county jail where he is now, awaiting a hearing sometime next week. Chief Doody was quite seriously hurt and is confined to his home under the care of a physician, his wound being very painful.

Attention, Farmers. Now is the time to pick your seed corn and get it thoroughly dry before winter comes. It is the frost that kills the growing germ of our seed corn if not thoroughly dried. All corn is far enough matured now for seed corn if properly taken care of from now on. Do not leave it until you husk your corn this fall or you will have trouble with your seed corn next spring. Get one of our Corn King Seed Racks for drying seed corn. Mr. Miller will be glad to show you these racks at the Farmers’ Elevator and tell you the price. A. H. Timmermann.

Next week construction work on the Shakopee and Bloomington road will be started. Contractor Jos. Mergens will move his large equipment this week, and he expects to be all ready for action the first of the week. Mr. Mergens’ outfit consists of traction graders, wheel scrapers and about twenty teams of horses, so that when he gets his forces in operation the dirt will move lively. The concrete approach to the bridge is already completed and it is Mr. Mergens’ purpose to begin grading at the approach first so that traffic over the road may be resumed again without undue delay. The contract provides that the entire road must be graded on or before Dec. 1st next to avoid a cash forfeiture of $10 per day after that date.

Because of his proficiency in operating a foot throttle instead of the brake in driving an automobile, Joe Schaefer had an experience recently that has earned him the sobriquet “Barney Oldfield” among his friends who understand cars and their idiosyncrasies.

Oct. 1, 1915

Will the person who borrowed Val Reis’s overcoat two months ago, please return the same at once?

We are pleased to report that Chief of Police Doody is recovering nicely from the knife wound inflicted by an infuriated tramp and is able to be up and around the house but will not resume work at present. His brother Michael of St. Paul visited him Friday.

Oct. 8, 1915

The cupola has been placed on the Shakopee Stove Co.’s new building and work will commence soon.

A public meeting of the farmers was called for last Monday at Busse’s hall for the purpose of considering the proposition of buying the local creamery of Geo. A. Dellwo and then operating the same as a farmers’ co-operative creamery. J. J. Farrel, State Dairy and Food commissioner, was present and spoke in favor of such a proposition. Mr. Farrel is president of the National Dairymen’s association and stands high in the councils of the dairymen of this state. He has had a great deal of experience in the operation of creameries and has been very successful. It was quite generally agreed among those present, and many who were unable to attend the meeting, that a farmers’ co-operative creamery, well managed, and controlled by farmers who would remain loyal and steadfast to the co-operative concern, would be a good business proposition for both the farmers and the business interests of Shakopee. However, no definite action was taken in regard to the proposed project, but further and more serious consideration will be given to it and another meeting may be called at a later date.

Misses Margaret Buchanan and Rose Marx are hostesses today at the former’s home at a thimble bee in honor of Miss Elizabeth Storer, a bride-elect of the near future. A dozen friends will sew dusters and enjoy a social afternoon. Light refreshments will be served.

J. H. Moore has purchased of August Scherkenbach the lot adjoining the latter’s residence property on the north, next to C. T. Buchanan’s home. The price paid was $1000 but the lot has many improvements including a barn, well, sidewalk, water and sewer. It is Mr. Moore’s intention to build upon his property in the spring and Shakopee friends are rejoiced to learn that the Moore family will return here to make their permanent home.

Oct. 15, 1915

Geo. F. Rachel of Elysian, Minn., and Albert Rachel of Shakopee have purchased the dray line of Geo. J. Huth & Son and took over the business last Monday morning. Prompt service will be the new firm’s chief endeavor. Geo. F. Rachel is at present conducting a general merchandise business at Elysian, Minn. He informed the Argus that he expects to close out his business there and later on come to Shakopee to assume active operations with his brother Albert and perhaps put on another team next spring. The latter has moved from Fourth street to the Wm. Schultz place recently occupied by Henry Abeln.

Miss Kate Yost invites the ladies of Shakopee and vicinity to call and inspect her fine stock of new and up-to-date millinery. Tailored and pattern hats; also a full line of children’s and misses headgear in the best models.

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pond and Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Thompson spent Wednesday and yesterday at a meeting of the Presbyterian Synod in Minneapolis and also at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Pond’s father, the late Rev. S. W. Pond, was a charter member of the church. Mrs. Sherman Turner went down also as a delegate from the local society to the Women’s Synodical Missionary meeting.

Oct. 22, 1915

An important real estate deal was made Monday when J. A. Ring bought of Jos. Conter the Conter House on Second street, consideration $5000. Mr. Ring states that it is his intention to remodel the house into a first class hotel with steam heat, electric lights and water, the improvements to cost between $5,000 and $10,000. A garage will also be added. Time was when the Conter House was the leading hostelry of the city and if Mr. Ring’s present plans are carried out, Shakopee will have as comfortable and modern a hotel for its size as may be found in the Minnesota valley.

Peter Mergens and friends, Dr. N. H. Greenman of Fairmount, N. D., and W. C. Moulton of St. Paul, editor of the Northwestern Druggist, arrived Thursday of last week, the former to spend a week or more with relatives. The two latter had heard such flattering accounts of Mudcura Sanitarium and the curative effect of its baths that they were anxious to inspect the institution and accordingly availed themselves of the opportunity during a brief sojourn in the city.

Atty. J. J. Moriarty will go to St. Patrick to speak this evening at a meeting on the subject “American Citizenship.”

Leo Berens, Chas. Koeper, August Koeper, J. H. Ring, Jud Holman, and A. J. Mayer departed Wednesday on a “homeseekers excursion” to Minot to look at land in that vicinity.

O. H. Griffith this week sold his residence property to George Theis of Marystown who will move here next spring. The price paid was $2300. Mr. Griffith will build another residence for himself and continue to make Shakopee his home.

For Sale—Corn by the acre just east of the Valley Cemetery. Thos. Condon.

For Sale—8 room brick house and 2 1-2 lots, barn and 300 barrel cistern, located 1 block west of German Catholic church. Enquire of Miss Kate Kolbach, Shakopee, Minn.

Oct. 29, 1915

Miss Gertrude Hirscher, the popular clerk at the Palace confectionery, has resigned her position and will remain at home during the winter.

Chas. J. Hartmann wants your veal and poultry and will pay the highest market price for it. Before you sell see him or phone 51.

A boy’s cooking class was organized Wednesday. Miss Timberlake will teach them mostly camp cooking and an interesting time is anticipated by the boys.

We are pleased to report that J. M. Spindler is able to get down town again after a serious attack of lumbago that confined him to his home for six weeks.

Special Brick Ice Cream every Sunday at the Palace Ice Cream Parlor. Leave your orders.

Nov. 5, 1915

The biggest shipment of honey that has ever gone out of Shakopee to the writer’s knowledge was taken to Minneapolis Monday by Herman Klingelhutz of Chanhassen with his motor truck. The shipment was made by Thos. G. Notermanns and weighed a little over two tons of No. 1. honey. Mr. Notermanns’ hobby is bee-keeping and he finds keen enjoyment as well as excellent profit in his employment. Monday’s shipment contained only his best grade of honey in the comb and he still has a considerable quantity left. Mr. Notermanns is the father of our local meat market proprietor and moved here recently from Red Lake county bringing his bees with him.

When the farmer sells his grain or stock, deposits his money in this bank and pays his bills by check, he doesn’t have to pay the bill the second time. He has a record and receipt. Security State Bank of Shakopee.

Fresh walnuts at the Auto Lunch Parlor.

Miss Bertha and Joe Strunk entertained at a delightful Hallowe’en party Friday evening at their house. The spacious rooms were elaborately decorated with black cats, witches, Halloween streamers and shaded lights, and black bats and ghosts greeted the guests as they arrived. Fifty invitations had been issued and Halloween sports and games made the evening a merry one. In a “shadow” game first prizes were won by Miss Isabel Thiem and George Schneiderhan and foot prizes by Miss Laura Schwartz and George Dellwo. Partners were drawn for supper and witch caps were worn by the guests, supper being served in the dining room, which was lighted by red tapers used as table decorations, together with witches. The guests departed at one o’clock, unanimous in declaring the evening one of the merriest they had enjoyed, and voting their host and hostess most hospitable entertainers.

Nov. 12, 1915

Excavation was begun Monday for a new house to be built by O. H. Griffith on his lot adjoining Mrs. Vogel’s property on Third street. Mr. Griffith’s new home will be in bungalow style finished in stucco and 22 x 28 feet in dimension. The house is to be modern and will be ready to move into by April 1st when Mr. Griffith’s lease on his present home expires.

Through the efforts of a cousin at New Ulm Nick Kaup has received from the State Game Commission a pair of deer which he will keep as pets on his farm in Eagle Creek. The animals arrived Tuesday from New Ulm and have attracted a great deal of attention.

Theo Veiht, jr., of Merriam Park and George Annen of Minneapolis came up on their motorcycles for a home visit Sunday but were compelled to return by train because of the heavy rainfall.

Nov. 19, 1915

For Sale—Just one more fine building lot located on Pleasant Hill—sewer connections, sidewalk, apple and plum trees and all kinds of small berries on the lot. Enquire of Aug. Scherkenbach, Shakopee.

Henry Gey and Ed Dunkie, residing between Blakeley and Henderson, bought John Ries’s saloon Tuesday and it is rumored they will conduct the place.

Harry C. Mertz, who has been the efficient foreman of the Argus for the past five years, severed his relationship last Saturday to open a job office in the west portion of the Reis building. His place on the Argus force will be filled by N. M. Meyer formerly with Brown & Bigelow at St. Paul.

We are pleased to announce that J. M. Spindler will not discontinue his general merchandise store but has decided to remain in the business.

For Sale—Just one more fine building lot located on Pleasant Hill—sewer connections, sidewalk, apple and plum trees and all kinds of small berries on the lot. Enquire of Aug. Scherkenbach, Shakopee.

Nov. 26, 1915

John Niedenfuer has accepted a position as barber in Peter Huth’s shop and began work Monday.

The sewing class has started work on Christmas presents and there seems to be an air of secrecy wherever one goes.

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High School Corn Show Scores Success

The Second Annual Corn Show of the Shakopee high school was held Saturday, November 20th, at the high school building and was attended with good success.

Two hundred and six entries were made, as compared with 80 last year, the large increase being very gratifying to the instructors who have labored to make the Corn Show a leading event of the school year…

Dec. 3, 1915

George Dellwo, the enterprising young proprietor of the Shakopee Creamery, has sold his ice cream business to Matt Langenfield of the Belle Plaine creamery. The latter will probably move the manufacturing plant to Belle Plaine but will continue to supply the local trade, using the Shakopee creamery as a storage plant.

Shakopee To Have More Electric Power. While the General Electric Company has furnished Shakopee with sufficient electric power for all ordinary purposes, it has decided to increase it by bringing to us almost triple the amount of electric energy supplied now. This additional power will be transmitted from the company’s power station located at Coon Rapids, the power furnished us from the Minneapolis station remaining as before. In order to care for this new and very much improved condition the company will erect a sub-station, 16×18 feet, immediately across the bridge from Shakopee. This arrangement is admitted to be of great advantage to Shakopee not only from the fact that it gives it so much more additional electric power, but also because it gives it two distinct and separate transmission lines, so that if perchance for some unlooked-for cause one of the lines became temporarily disabled, it could call upon the other, and the city’s service would go on uninterrupted. Shakopee is grateful for this superior and substantial advantage. The city’s power rates are as low as the lowest and its commercial lighting costs but eight cents per kilowatt hour.

Phone Company Sells. Wednesday, December 1st, the Farmers & Merchants Telephone Company, which had been operating an exchange in Shakopee and several rural lines out of Shakopee since 1904, retired from business, it having sold its telephone property, its right of franchise and its good will to The Shakopee Telephone Company.

The H. C. Mertz Printing co. has opened for business in the Reis block on First street, Shakopee, Minn. All new stock and type—the very latest. Job work done neatly and with dispatch. Give us a trial. Tel. 228.

Henry Zarth has purchased lots 6 and 7 in block 44, the two northeast lots in the block in which Dist. No. 41 schoolhouse is located. The price paid was $350.

Dec. 10, 1915

Public Library Hours. Work in cataloguing the school and public library is progressing steadily. The librarian, Miss Schulz, works overtime daily in an effort to get the books into circulation as soon as possible. The fiction of the library is now ready for use, and any resident of Shakopee desiring to draw out books of this class may now do so by securing a library card, which may be had upon application to the librarian. The library is open every afternoon, except Saturday and Sunday, from 1 until 2 p.m., and from 3:30 until 5 p.m. The librarian is in her office from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., also, at which time books may be exchanged, and cards procured. The library room is on the second floor of the high school building and is reached by going up the main stairway at the rear of the building. The public is invited to make the fullest use possible of the books now at their disposal.

Theo. Stelten is making a special effort to attract the winter consumers of ice cream and has made arrangements for, as he says, the best grade of ice cream made. He will carry a special line of three layer and three flavor brick ice cream all winter. See his advertisement elsewhere in this issue.

Tuesday last Ed F. Thiede purchased of his father, H. J. Thiede, the corner lot adjoining the latter’s residence property. The price paid was $1000. It is Mr. Thiede’s intention to build a modern residence in the spring.

Notice. All parties knowing themselves indebted to me for gravel taken from my pit are requested to settle at once; especially those who have taken same without my consent. Yours, J. A. Ring.

Jud Holman has sold the Riddell farm to Thos. Notermann. Consideration $1400.

S. O. Miller of New Market, who was in town attending the annual meeting of the Scott County Agricultural society, and W. S. Newgard returned Wednesday from an extended northern Minnesota trip with the latter’s jitney. The gentlemen stoutly aver that “Moriarty’s road,” between Shakopee and the Bloomington bridge, is the best made.

Dec. 17, 1915

Christmas exercise will be held on Christmas eve at both the Presbyterian and German Lutheran churches, with trees and programs for the entertainment of children especially. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.

A series of agricultural meetings have been in progress in the rural school districts of the vicinity this week. Supt. F. B. Harrington and Profs. H. L. Borst of Shakopee high and Springer of the agricultural college conducted the sessions which were held in the Huber district, at Marystown, Eden Prairie, and will be held in Carver county this evening.

Dec. 24, 1915

Supt. George and workmen have been getting the ice skating rink in condition and unless bad weather interferes hope to have it in readiness for Christmas day.

We are now handling Lanthrop-Kemps delicious Ice Cream. It is considered the best and costs me more but I want the best because it will please you. Auto Lunch Parlor, Theo. Stelten, Prop.

Dec. 31, 1915

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brown of New York, the latter formerly Miss Mamie DeMers of this city, are spending the holidays with their children at the George DeMers home. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are on the vaudeville stage under the name of Larry Moylan & Co. and gave a clever entertainment at the Gem theatre Monday evening. For the past two and one-half years they have appeared in a card manipulating act on one of the largest circuits in the east, and are now booked for a year in the middle west. Mr. Brown is known as “The Dublin Trickster” and is ably assisted by his wife, who appears with him as an Irish colleen. The dialogue accompanying the act is given in Irish dialect and affords much genuine entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were booked to appear last week at the Princess theatre in St. Paul and the New Grand in Minneapolis, but cancelled the engagements to spend the Christmas season with their family. They expect to leave again Sunday probably for Chicago. The Christmas number of “Vaudeville,” a magazine published at Chicago and devoted to the stage and the acting profession, contains a lengthy and interesting article upon “Magic,” contributed by Mr. Brown.

Sickness is very prevalent and a large number of our townspeople are victims of the grip.

Wanted—Second cutting clover and timothy or some corn fodder. Write or phone 7-G. John Kopisca, Shakopee, Minn. Route 1.

From the Shakopee Tribune

Jan. 1, 1915

Shakopee’s municipal ice rink is in prime condition, what with glare ice every day, electric lights ablaze every night, and warming rooms for the boys and girls, with stoves kindly loaned by the Minnesota Stove company to ward off the subzero weather. It is worth a visit to see the skaters enjoying this health-giving pastime; and the sight must be a pleasing one to the city fathers who have made the rink a joyous reality.

Dr. Weimers will remove with his family to his new home at Mudcura Sanitarium in about three weeks. The new home being built for him there is now ready for the plasterers, and will be ready for occupancy by that time.

Jan. 8, 1915

Oh! Ye of the Sweet Tooth!
Whether middle aged or young,
We have Confections here,
Of which Praise is often sung.
The Variety is full-Complete;
The Quality, the best you meet—
Surroundings, Sanitary, Neat;
Confections – the kind you’ll like to eat.
The Palace
John H. Heinen, Prop.

The First National Bank of Shakopee pays 4 per cent interest on savings accounts. Deposits made on or before Jan. 11th will draw interest from Jan. 1, 1915.

Jan. 15, 1915

It is rumored that Shakopee will have a roller skating rink in the near future.

Jan. 22, 1915

Foundry Plays Opening Anthem. After nearly two months of idleness, the Minnesota Stove Works opened yesterday with a full force of men, and the sounds of activity thereabouts are like a joyous anthem of praise to the employers and employees to their families, and to the whole city as well…

When you drink Shakopee beer you are drinking the purest brew that lifelong experience backed by special study and diplomas from the best brewers’ school in America can make from pure barley, malt and hops, every drop of amber passing under the careful eye of the Nyssen’s father and son. Pure water, best-grade hops, and barley malt grown right here, cooked just so; kept in our sub-cellars just so long served fresh at first-class Shakopee bars, make a beverage worth your while to…
Call for “Shakopee”
for the home you can buy nothing less than a case of our famous Hubert Nyssen Bottled Beer.

Feb. 5, 1915

Electric Light For Farms, churches and towns. Can supply you with any size plant from 15 to 100 lights or larger. Everything is in running order when turned over to you. No special make of engine required, any one can operate them. Think what it means to have a clear white light whenever wanted for less than half the cost of city current. For information see F. I. George. Shakopee, Minn.

Feb. 12, 1915

Large loads of lumber have been hauled from the Interior Lumber Co., this week for the large new residence to be built by Peter Stang of Marystown and a barn to be built on the Joseph Jeurissen farm near Chaska.

Dr. F. H. Buck. Physician and Surgeon. Late House Surgeon, St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. Late House Physician, General Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Office over First National Bank. Telephone N.W. 38.

Ben Gellenbeck is this week, moving his confectionery and restaurant in the building adjoining his present location. The building has been remodeled and repainted and will afford Mr. Gellenbeck considerable more floor space for his ever flourishing business.

Feb. 19, 1915

If you want your porch screened at a reasonable price and satisfaction guaranteed, go to E. J. Walsh, the wagonmaker.

Miss Gibney says her room sounds like a hospital when they all get to coughing at once, as most of the pupils seem to be affected with colds.

Last Monday afternoon the normal cadets, under the instruction of Mrs. Pyne, presented a very pleasing program to a small but appreciative audience. The program consisted of songs, readings, recitations, stories and eulogies on Lincoln’s life all rendered in a very talented manner. Notable among these was the “Gettysburg Address” by Mabel Busch, “Commemoration” by Lillian Stege, recitations by Marie Zimmerman and Katherine Fischer and reading by Dorothy Schwartz and Mrs. Pyne.

Watch for the bills and Heralds of the special six reel feature at the Gem Theatre next Thursday. 10 and 20 cents.

One hundred and thirty tickets were sold for the masquerade ball, given by the Shakopee Cadet Band last Friday at Berens’ hall. Music was furnished by Stans’ Selected orchestra and a fine time was enjoyed by all. At eleven o’clock all unmasked, the judges, Joe Ring, Frank Kline, Mrs. Slater, Mr. Ed Thiede awarding prizes as follows: Best dressed lady, Miss Regina Zahler, Butterfly; best dressed gent, Ed Buck, dude; best gent character, Walter Ahlers, Dutchman; best lady character, Mrs. L. E. Dawson, nurse; most comic lady, Miss Susie Unze; best dressed group, eight ladies representing songs; best gent’s group, Messrs. Raduenz and Miller, clowns. The strains of “Home Sweet Home” were heard about 3 A. M.

Feb. 26, 1915

The manual training class has turned out many useful as well as ornamental articles. The high school class has completed a music cabinet and panel screen; the Short Course boys have finished a wagon box and the eighth grade boys have started a wagon box to be exhibited at the state fair.

The French Buffet. Aug. Gelhaye, Prop. Fine Liquors & Cigars. Shakopee and Hamm’s Beer always on draught. When in town drop in and see us.

One might almost say that glasses are a positive headache cure. An examination will tell. See the eye sight specialist Milton A Schweiker at Nachtsheim’s Jewelry store on Mon. March 1st.

The “grades” were dismissed 15 minutes earlier yesterday to attend the Indian War pictures exhibited at the Gem which were considered very educational.

March 5, 1915

The matinee at the Gem theatre and the evening performance of the Indian War pictures last Thursday drew crowded houses. The pictures showed beautiful western scenes, among them the bad lands of North Dakota and the Indian reservations in North and South Dakota. The views are historical Indian pictures, the army officers appearing in person, together with several thousand cavalrymen and Indians.

Officials May Ride Free With Rural Mail Carriers

County commissioners and road supervisors will receive free rides from the government if they so wish when they go inspecting the roads on which there is a free delivery of mail. This order was issued by the postal department the first day of the year. Heretofore mail carriers have not been permitted to carry passengers.

Many of the principal roads in Scott county are mail routes but most of the mail carriers are not equipped to carry passengers. The carriers would have to increase their capacity or the road supervisors and commissioners must ride in cramped quarters when they go over the roads together. No provision has been made to meet the expense of providing larger vehicles and if the carriers do so the expense must be met by themselves…

March 12, 1915

The first State High School Board examinations will be held according to the following schedule: Thursday, March 25. Spelling, English Grammar and American History. Friday, March 26, Arithmetic, Eighth Grade Composition, Geography. The next examination will begin Monday, May 31st. T. J. Nickolay.

High School Will Test Corn

Several inquiries have been made as to whether or not the high school was testing seed corn for farmers this spring.

By all means! Now is the time when the work should be done. The high school with the help of the pupils is able to handle several hundred ears, and by using artificial heat can get a good test in four days.

The system used is the single ear test where each ear is tested individually and discarded unless it germinates 95 or 100 per cent. This is the only method of testing which will really raise your yield.

Of course testing may easily be done and is being done at home but the high school being well prepared is doing and is willing to do testing for who find it inconvenient at home.

Let us do all we can to increase the corn yield in Scott County.

March 19, 1915

St. Patrick’s day was duly observed by the wearing of the green, a special service at St. Mark’s church in the morning, in the absence of Rev. Richard Lee of St. Mary’s, and special services in St. Mary’s church in the evening. One clever and unusual feature of the day was the window display at Flaherty & Lies’s mammoth store, where W. F. Davy again showed his skill at his former occupation as a window dresser, with a beautiful and artistic showing old dress goods, footwear, and haberdashery, in green. It was a timely and clever idea, and well worth a visit.

Jasper’s blacksmith shop has added a new Vulcan welding machine, and it will do practically anything in the line of light and heavy welding by means of a mixture of three kinds of gases, which produce a fluxing heat on any metal in about one jiffy and a half. The welder will prove a great convenience to everybody that has occasion to call upon it for repairs.

March 26, 1915

Stove Foundry Will Resume Work. Glad news for Shakopee came this week when notices were posted at the Minnesota Stove foundry that the plant would resume operations in full force on April 15th.

$15 Reward. I offer $15.00 reward for information leading the arrest of parties that took my shoe sign away from in front of my shoe store, Friday evening, March 12, 1915. Carl Exner

April 2, 1915

Supt. Harrington and Mr. Borst of the high school started out a week ago to visitrural schools in this vicinity. They took with them picture slides borrowedfrom the state university. The afternoons were given over to talks to the children especially asking the boys to compete in the annual corn growing contest. The boy who brings the best corn will be awarded a prize at the Corn Show to be held in the fall. In the evening Mr. Borst delivered lectures to the farmers on Dairy Cattle accompanied by the slides. The different schools on their route were Marystown, Eden Prairie Huber and Marschall schools of Scott county and the Kraus school in Carver county. The meetings were all well attended.

The Sanitarium is about as much inconvenienced by the high water as anybody, for there is no way for patients to get to the place from the railroads here except by boat, and some homeward bound have had to cross on the boat ferry. The bakery ships the bread over the Milwaukee to Chaska, and the other supplies have to go around that way, also. Let us hope that the water will recede in a few days, for every day we are cut off from that side of the river creates a very appreciable loss in trade and traffic.

April 9, 1915

Theodore Jasper is having the building adjoining his blacksmith shop on Industrial Row remodeled to accommodate the many automobiles brought in to be repaired by “Bud” Brown, who operates a first class garage. The floor will also be dropped level with the sidewalk and will be of cement.

The river which was at flood stage the past two weeks is falling rapidly and if a rainy period does not put in its appearance, travel on the Eden Prairie and mile road will again be resumed.

Turn your wiring orders and electrical troubles over to H. C. Steele. He will attend to them promptly, in a first class way.

April 16, 1915

At a meeting of the city council last Tuesday evening F. I. George was elected superintendent of the electric light plant. Dr. P. M. Fischer was elected health officer and John Bohls was elected night watchman.

The Royal Neighbors, auxiliary of the M. W. A., have engaged the opera house for the New Years ball, and appointed Misses Lena Wagner and Anna Kreuser and Mrs. Wm. Duede the committee on arrangements. At the meeting of the Camp next Wednesday night four new members will be initiated into the mysteries and benefits of the order.

April 23, 1915

The Minnesota Stove Co. resumed operation last week, with full force of non-union moulders.

An accident which might have proved more serious happened at the Hentz home last Tuesday afternoon. Several boys of the neighborhood were shooting with a 22 calibre rifle when a stray bullet struck Mrs. Hentz while out in her yard. The bullet passed through her right foot. Although suffering much pain, the wound is not thought to be serious. Dr. Reiter is the attending physician.

The vacant lot contest idea has caught on among the pupils, and Mr. Borst of the agricultural department, will remain in town to fister it. The boys will each secure a vacant lot and keep it in good condition until fall, either as a lawn, a flower or vegetable garden, and the best appearing lot will win a prize, and the workers will receive the profits from what they raise. Civic pride will be one of the best crops raised by such a clever and worthy scheme.

Parents! Your children spend as much if not more time, at school with their teachers than they do with you. Wouldn’t it be a good thing for you to see what they can do there, when you have an opportunity? The Costume Festival is a fine time. Let us see you all up to the school for a while Saturday evening April 24. Hours between 7:30 and 10:00.

April 30, 1915

The new garage which will be presided over by Harold Brown a graduate this year of the high school, and a machinist of considerable ability and experience, was opened for business the first of the week, with a new cement floor on the street level, and a wide entrance furnished by a triple door in the front. While the building is narrow, it is a long one, and affords garage space for quite a respectable number of cars at one time. “Bud” starts out with good prospects for success, and will win it if care and attention to business count.

Sunday evening about 7:20 o’clock a small wreck occurred on the Milwaukee three blocks west of the depot. A freight train attempting to get started, broke a pin on the engine which caused the air to set, a box car jack knifing, being the result. Work was commenced at once to clear the main track which was completed about eleven o’clock. A wrecking crew came out from Farmington early Monday morning and cleared away the debris.

Brick and Lime Kilns at Work. Thirty-five men started in last Friday on the season’s work at the Schroeder Brick and Lime Manufacturing company’s plant, and fresh lime is already on hand and many thousands of brick are on the pallets in the drying process. The first kiln of a quarter million brick will be burned in another week. All of last year’s product was sold, and Mr. Schroeder states that he could have sold many more brick had he had them on hand. The coming year will be one of the biggest in point of output in the history of the brick industry in Shakopee, all of which is good news for the City of Progress.

May 7, 1915

Through the courtesy of Superintendent T. J. Nickolay we are able to publish the result of the High School Board examinations held in thirteen localities during the month of March. Certificates received in the various subjects were, Spelling 64; English Grammar 17; American History 30; Arithmetic 34; Composition 41; Geography 4, making a total of 233 certificates.

New telephones installed the past week were Ferguson & Steele, John Bohls, Frank George, Val Reis, George DeMers, John Abel and Ed Walsh.

Wm. Engel suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last Sunday which affects one side of his face. He discovered the misfortune when he was about to engage in the weekly trap-shooting practice of the gun club and found he was unable to close his left eye. Also his jolly whistle is gone for the time being, and he is masking behind a big pair of yellow goggles. The injury is slight, it would seem at present, and his physician hopes to have him in normal trim again in a short time.

Mass Meeting Anent Fair. Monday night, pursuant to the call of President Jos. J. Moriarty, many of the business men met at the opera house to discuss ways and means of securing permanent fair grounds in which to house the Scott County fair, which has been a street fair and carnival venture for nearly twenty years past. According to the latest laws on the subject it is now required that the county fair have grounds of its own, to which an admission fee shall be charged, hence it will be necessary to have the exhibits housed on grounds like Riverside park, and the carnival features will be put on on the streets in the evening. At the meeting Monday night Mr. Moriarty was to name a committee of ten which is to report to another mass meeting to be held Monday night. If all goes well, the Scott County Agricultural fair will soon have a permanent home, and the money spent will leave something more than a pleasant memory when each fair is over.

Saw Mill on the Prairie. Last Friday and Saturday passersby along Shakopee Avenue, on the hill south of town, saw a sawmill sawing lumber out of giant logs, on the site of Joseph Spindler’s newly purchased chicken ranch just west of the Plumstead homestead. When Mr. Spindler purchased the broad acres for his new venture, there stood along the front of the property on Shakopee Avenue, nine giant cottonwood trees, planted there fully fifty years ago, and these he cut down, sawed into suitable lengths, and then engaged Tony Wessle, of the Wessle & Hesse sawmill in Jackson town, to bring his entire mill to the site and saw the logs into dimension timbers for his new buildings. The nine trees yielded nearly a thousand feet each of fine native Lumber. The Tribune man was an interested spectator of the sawing operations, and could not help but admire the clever sawyer, Anton Wessle, and his speedy work in ripping out lumber from such giant logs. The five foot saw, when not big enough to cut thru a log, did its best, and then by an eighth turn of the log it was able to cut thru the remainder and square it up without the loss of a foot of timber. There are tricks in all trades, and Tony has his all down pat. The big carrier moved back and forth swiftly, and a pull on a lever is all that was necessary to bring forth a four by four, or a two by eight, or a two by six, or a floor board, just as the need or the timber called for or allowed. Those who have lived in the timber country are no doubt used to seeing sawmills in operation; but the busy hum of one out on the prairie, heaping up sawdust and big piles of white lumber, was a novelty for the average person hereabouts.

May 14, 1915

Mathias A. Deutsch this week installed an automatic continuous carbonater in his drug store to be used in connection with the soda fountain.

Joseph Paron is having a two room addition built to his house south of town. When completed he will again occupy the house. The house south of St. Mark’s church vacated by the Paron family has been rented by Registrar R. G. Ballinger.

Leo Quong Kee, the new laundry man is now ready to do your laundry work.

Miss Beatrice Reis is the new stenographer at the stove foundry and commenced work last Wednesday.

The new six-room bungalow built by Henry Sand is about completed being in the hands of the painters at present. J. H. Shonka, night operator at the depot has rented it and will move into the same about July 1st.

May 21, 1915

John P. Kreuser is engaged with a crew of carpenters in building a new house and barn on the Anton Marschall farm south of town, which Mr. Marschall is building for the use of his son and family.

The Hudson shop picnic will be held at Riverside Park, Saturday June 19th.

John P. Kreuser is engaged with a crew of carpenters in building a new house and barn on the Anton Marschall farm south of town, which Mr. Marschall is building for the use of his son and family.

Quite a little snow fell Monday night after ten o’clock, although it melted shortly after it struck the ground. The temperature was below the freezing point and garden truck in exposed places suffered considerable damage. During the storm several telephone poles east of Shakopee were blown down, wires were crossed and telephone service was not of the best for several days.

Ford Car Gets Giddy. Monday afternoon Francis Voikert, assistant in the Notermann meat market, started out in the Notermann Ford touring car to go to the slaughter house, and proceeded out from the alley to Holmes street, and then toward First street. The steering gear seemed to be out of order, and the brakes failed to work, if they were applied, for as the car neared the M. J. Berens & Son’s store corner, the car turned sharply to the left, dug up the surface of the road burst a front tire, missed the big ornamental light post by an inch or two, ran over the sidewalk, and straddled the plate glass corner of the building with the front wheels. The force of the impact pushed in the west side of the building, smashed a $75 plate glass, and did about $4 worth of damage to the car, bending the radius rods, and the left front fender. The streets were crowded with autos and foot travelers at the time, and the remarkable gyrations of the car were observed by many people, altho, fortunately nobody was hurt, even the driver did not receive a scratch.

May 28, 1915

A handsome Wilcox truck, light grey in color, has been added to the equipment of Mudcura sanitarium, and is becoming a familiar sight on the streets.

Men and Boys WANTED. The Minnesota Stove Company.

August Delbow has accepted a job on John Heller’s ice wagon for the summer.

The Ben Mertz Clippers defeated the Mud Hens by a score of 9 to 1, last Sunday, and are out to play any 16 or 17 year old team waiting games. Next Sunday the Clippers will go to Carver to play the team of that town. Anybody wanting games write to Frank Reilly Mgr. Shakopee, Minn.

Mr. Borst, superintendent of the agricultural department of the famous Shakopee schools will remain here during the summer to assist the farming community in applying scientific methods to farming, stock raising, dairying and fruit growing. He has sold his motorcycle, and will buy a Ford with which to cover his territory, and look after the exhibits for the State and county fairs.

June 4, 1915

Two Narrow Escapes Furnish Thrills. Two of our young ladies had a narrow escape from drowning in the river near the park last Monday afternoon, when a motorboat from St. Paul caused the canoe in which they were riding with two young men from that city to upset. Luckily they were close enough to shore to be dragged to safety by the boys after some strenuous work and beyond a scare and a good ducking they came off unharmed. And again that afternoon Art Tessmer of Eden Prairie on a motorcycle came around a corner and found himself pocketed between a popcorn wagon and Charlie Berens’ big auto, and collided with the auto with such force as to demolish his motorcycle, altho he himself escaped unharmed.

The awning of the Flaherty & Lies store building caught fire Wednesday afternoon supposedly from a spark from the pipe of one of the painters now painting the building. The fire was extinguished by a pail brigade before much damage was done.

Just the right kind of Lumber for Hay Racks can be found in the well assorted stocks of Interior Lumber Company.

Louis Keschnitzki, who has been a busy cobbler here for thirty years or more, has retired from the shoemaking business, and asks us to extend his thanks to the public for past favors. He will take occasion to spend his declining years more in the out-of-doors.

The St. Paul Hotel and Bach Ring’s cafe have been supplied with city water and sewer connections, and Henry Mergens is installing baths and a steam heating system thruout this popular hostelry. The new improvements coupled with Mrs. Jones’s able management, will serve to make the St. Paul hotel a credit to Shakopee.

June 11, 1915

The first base ball game of the season will be held at Riverside Athletic Park next Sunday between Shakopee and Belle Plaine. “Shooty” will pitch for Shakopee and a good game is in sight. Everybody come and root for the home boys.

The Free Public Library has moved from Stelten’s Confectionery to the High School building today. Arrangements will be made to have the library open on stated times during the summer months to accommodate its patrons.

The annual commencement exercises of St. Mark’s school will be held at the opera house, Friday evening June 18th. General admission will be 25 cents. Full program may be found on the front page.

June 18, 1915

Real Estate man S. B. Ferguson is planning on getting a twin city home building concern to Shakopee to build a number of modern homes for individuals who desire to own their own homes, purchased on the monthly payment plan. The concern will build a home for you, on your own lot, at a cost ranging from one to four or five thousand dollars, as you may elect, and allow payments to be made monthly, all above interest being applied on the payment of the principal sum. Many parties are showing interest in this plan, and if enough can be secured in the near future to make it worth while, the company will come here and begin the work at once. Talk with Mr. Ferguson; it may result in your having a home of your own quite as easily as paying rent from month to month.

The residence of Julius A. Coller is undergoing improvements that will cost some over $3000, according to the plans of the St. Paul architects, the firm of which Peter Linhoff is a member; and the work is in personal charge of Mr. Linhoff. A conservatory and breakfast room on the south side, and a large verandah on the east, are among the improvements to be wrought, and it is safe to say that when the work is completed according to plans, the Coller home will be one of the best in the city.

The Glorious Fourth At Shakopee. Following the wishes of the businessmen of the city, the Cadet Band has made arrangements to celebrate Independence day here, rather than accept an offer to play at the Belle Plaine celebration. Monday, the 5th of July, is the date selected, the Fourth falling on a Sunday this year, and the usual program of sports and amusements will be carried out at Riverside park in the afternoon, winding up with a parade and dance in one of the halls at night. The features thus far planned include races and contests at the park early in the afternoon, a ball game on the adjoining diamond, dancing on the pavilion all day free to everybody, soft drinks and lunches, ice cream and other good things to be on sale at the park, and an automobile parade for prizes at night, followed by a grand dance. The people who always enjoy the celebration of the Glorious Fourth at Shakopee may rest assured that no effort will be spared by the band boys to make the eagle scream its most raucous scream at Shakopee this year, and there is room and there will be accommodations for all the visitors at all the events of the day. The Cadet band will have personal charge of everything, and promise that your comfort and pleasure will be uppermost in their minds at all times. Come to Shakopee to spend the Glorious Fourth.

The Shakopee Gun Club will shoot every Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon. Those wishing membership see any one of its members before next Sunday.

J. J. O’Dowd this week bought of the Interior Lumber Co. a large consignment of lumber for a new house on his farm, now occupied by the Math Mersch family. Mr. O’Dowd will also make extensive improvements on his farm adjoining O’Dowds Lake.

June 25, 1915

New Home for Library. The Public Library, which has been located at Stelten’s Confectionery for the past couple of years has been moved to the northeast room of the ground floor of the Union School building, where it will be open to the public Saturday afternoons and evenings. Mrs. Duffy, president of the library board, will act as librarian until the arrival of Miss Schultz, who is taking a course in library training at the state university. The thanks of the library association are extended to Mr. Jos. Stemmer who kindly contributed his team and his own services in transferring the books and cases to their new location and to Mr. and Mrs. Stelten and Miss Anna, who have acted as librarian the past two years. The association and the patrons of the library are greatly indebted for innumerable courtesies and unfailing patience and attention to the many demands made upon their time. A ten volume set of the Junior Classics, Harvard edition, beautifully illustrated and bound, has been added to the library, affording excellent vacation reading for the young people.

$3500, takes the Smith property on first street. This is dirt cheap, easy terms if desired. See S. B. Ferguson.

Artist Jos. Klinkhammer is putting the finishing touches to a picture at once unique and artistic, the property of Anton Ring of the Minnesota Stove Company’s pattern shop. The picture is a bas relief casting in iron of the familiar painting “The Last Supper,” and this has been painted by Mr. Klinkhammer in oil, the natural effects of light and shade from the picture in relief being heightened by clever use of umber in the colors which bring out the picture. The gowns of the Savior and the twelve apostles are in tints that resemble those used in sacred pictures by the Old Masters, and the stained glass windows and walls and mosaic floor of the room, and the far distance thru the open door and rear windows are faithfully portrayed in the colors used. The picture will be framed, and, with its brown bread, its golden cups, its embroidered white table cloth, and all the wealth of detail that can be woven into so remarkable a subject, the iron picture will be a thing of art and an heirloom that can be passed along thru centuries to come.

July 2, 1915

Joseph Fischer and helpers are this week finishing a cement block silo on the George Dean farm, south of town.

Henry Thul and his helper “Creps” Mertz are kept busy this week wielding the artist’s brush, having beautified the exterior of Henry Mergens and Hamms’ buildings on First street. Yesterday they commenced painting the exterior of the new Moriarity residence an ivory white.

While the rain was coming down in torrents last Wednesday, at about 6:40, a fire alarm was sounded and it proved there was a blaze in the mill office. Lightning struck the N. W. Telephone Co.’s wires and running along the line landed where the flames had taken their start. The fire department responded promptly and the fire which had already made good progress in spreading was quickly subdued. The damage done to the building and office material will probably exceed $500, covered by insurance.

Invitation to the Public. On Wednesday of each week, during the month of July will be special VISITORS DAY, altho visitors are welcome any working day. We are always pleased to show them thru our Plant, and we especially invite the people of Shakopee and the country folks, as well as visitors to the city, who are always welcome, so that they may become familiar with our sanitary methods of operation, and sample our Soft Drink Specialties, such as “Rock Spring” Ginger Ale, and Krabina, both of which are ideal summer drinks. We particularly recommend “Rock Spring” Ginger Ale as a truly thirst quenching beverage, palatable and invigorating, pronounced by connoisseurs as the best on the market. We want our friends at home to try out our products, inspect our plant and have therefore arranged to receive visitors at above specified time. This invitation is extended to all grown up people. Kindly call at office. Yours truly, Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc.

July 9, 1915

The city council has installed a traffic squad policeman at the corner for First and Lewis streets, in the shape of a sand-filled barrel; painted white, with four arms neatly painted on each side. “Turn to the right,” which will serve to forestall collision accidents of automobiles and other vehicles on that busy corner. This is a move in the right direction, and a step taken in time. A red light on the obstruction at night would make an acceptable improvement to the improvement, altho it is right beneath the street lights and may be safe without.

A ladies shampooing parlor with electric drier will be operated by Peter G. Huth, in connection with his tonsorial parlor. The parlor will be open to ladies every Monday, beginning July 12th and will continue throughout the year. The drier will also be used in the barber shop.

An old horse fell into the river at the high bank near the old Withey home last Saturday, and swam about for an hour trying to get out; but, despite the efforts of Roger Dell and some other boys in a boat to drive the frightened animal across the river to the sloping bank on the other side, it finally sank and was drowned. The animal was not valuable, it seems, for nobody has claimed it so far as we can learn; but the long, plucky fight the poor beast put up for its life made its drowning seem quite a tragedy.

Manager Dawson of the “Gem” theatre, is showing the best films this summer that have been presented in Shakopee, four films of the United Service, for regular diet, and special features often, in addition to “Exploits of Elaine,” a six reel show every Friday. Now he announces that he will begin the wonderful serial “A Diamond From the Sky” on Friday night, July 30th. Those who have not followed any of the serials have no right to complain that Shakopee lacks amusements. If you desire the latest thing in entertainment, try reading a serial in the Shakopee Tribune, and then see it in pictures at the Gem.

J. P. Kreuser is putting a new front in the Thos. Notermann building, south of the postoffice, this week. A large plate glass front will be put in, which will add greatly to the appearance of the building.

July 16, 1915

Ladies, try the new electric drier we use in our shampooing. Monday afternoons are reserved for you; or you can make appointment by phone. Peter Huth.

A new porch has been added to the John Kennedy residence, east of St. Mary’s church, greatly improving its appearance.

The little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nieters was quite severely burned last Saturday, by accidentally spilling a pan of hot current juice. The left arm and entire left side were fearfully burned and the little one suffers great pain. At this writing she is slowly on the mend.

July 23, 1915

S. W. Pinches has received his stock of Titan carrier pigeons and has them fluttering about his new pigeon ranch at the rear of the Markus house. He is getting into the squab business in a modest way, with the idea of advancing and enlarging the scope of his venture as he learns the business. The ranch is handsomely fitted up, with the latest in movable nests, individual perches, automatic feed and drinking devices, a neat yard for exercise, and the whole lined with metal indoors and out to protect against rats and other enemies of the pigeon. Some day he expects to count his birds by the thousands instead of by the dozen; and if he does as well in the future as he has in the short time he has been busy at the game, he will so do.

While in the act of backing up to the gasoline filling station in front of the A. L. Hurr hardware store yesterday afternoon, Miss Lydia Jaenicke at the wheel of the Jaenicke Overland accidentally ran into the station knocking it completely off its foundation. Mr. Hurr at once autoed to Minneapolis with the pump to be repaired and the station is again in running order.

Two Dodge touring cars owned by Caspar Lenzmeier and Herman Plekkenpohl, respectively, disputed the right of way on 4th street, near the M. A. Deutsch home yesterday afternoon and in the consequence one of the tires on the Lenzmeier car suffered a blow out and the fender was badly bent. The steering gear on the Plekkenpohl car was slightly damaged both parties considering themselves lucky no further damage resulted.

A small boy robbed the Tribute editor’s desk of Miss Ida Ketterer’s handbag, during a moment or two while she was back in the composing room, at about ten thirty, Wednesday morning, and we are hot on the trail of the thief. The bag was of black leather, about eight inches in diameter, round, with leather handle, and contained two purses, one lined with lavender silk like the bag, and the contents comprised a new five dollar bill, about four dollars in silver, a check for $3.00 made to the Tribune by H. A. Brown, a black card case, some crochet work and other articles, including three keys. If the property is returned by ten o’clock tomorrow morning, no further steps will be taken by us toward punishment; if not we shall feel no further pity in the matter.

Hurrah For That Bloomington Road. Ten thousand dollars, count ‘em, ($10,000.00) will be spent at once on the Bloomington Ferry-Shakopee road, to put it into find condition, graded, turnpike and graveled, all the way from the drawbridge to the gates of this city, such was the glorious outcome of the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Scott county at the Court House last Wednesday morning, after a conference with representatives of the State Highway commission, and a committee of Shakopee’s leading and patriotic citizens. All together now, Hip! hip! hurrah!!…

July 30, 1915

Silos are going up everywhere, ready to save the corn as fodder, if it fails to mature owing to the late spring and unprecedented cold of the 1915 summer.

George Heinen is billing the Scott Co. Agricultural fair in the neighboring towns this week which is to be held here September 2, 3 and 4.

Will Bailey, a 14-year-old lad, returned home last Saturday, after being out on the Minnesota river in a tiny rowboat since Wednesday. He reached a point a few miles below Savage on his trip, before he concluded that home was the best place for him.

Preparing for the County Fair. The Scott County Agricultural Fair Association is making big preparations for its 19th annual fair and carnival to be held at Shakopee on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 2-3 and 4. This year the fair and big exhibition will be held in Riverside Park, an ideal spot amid most picturesque surroundings. Besides the beautiful park grounds twenty acres additional have been leased from William Ryan. The whole will take place in the park, the shooting grounds and the ball park, plenty of room for everybody and everything from everywhere. You can’t beat it. Weekly meetings are now held and all committees are bending every effort to make the 1915 fair the biggest and best in the history of the association, running back over a period of nineteen years. The merchants, the business people, the citizens, the farmers, the dairymen and the poultry raisers are giving the association the heartiest co-operation and assistance and it is bound to be a big success. At the State Fair last year Scott County, in the contest of the grand galaxy of counties of this state, took third prize and came nearly tying for second. This year nothing less than first place will do for us, and we can get it, if everybody gets behind the movement and pushes. Altogether now!

Aug. 6, 1915

A merry-go-round landed in town, Tuesday to remain a week, and is furnishing amusement for big and little folks.

Lehnertz Buys Smith Home. The old Dr. Smith residence property has been purchased by J. J. Lehnertz, of St. James, who will remove here with his family of wife and seven children before the first of next month. Mr. Lehnertz is a son-in-law of Wm. Pinger, and a man of large means, and his removal to Shakopee will be good news to the many former friends of Mrs. Lehnertz, nee Mary Pinger, and to the business circles of the town. There is some talk that the Smith home may be moved to a new site on the hill, to be occupied by the new owners as a home, and the present downtown site would then be utilized for a large garage or some other business concern. However this is but rumor, and the property may remain as it is for years to come, lacking nothing save a suitable lawn for the large house.

Business Changes

The Auto Lunch Parlor, conducted by Ben Gellenbeck the past several years was sold to Fred Stelten on Monday. Ted and Miss Anna Stelten have taken charge and will conduct the business in the future, Mr. Stelten and wife remaining at the old stand, the Eureka Confectionery. Mr. Gellenbeck has not decided as to his future plans and is at present spending some time at Prior Lake.

On Wednesday the Schiller Bar, owned by August Lebens changed hands, Sam Kahn of Blakely being the new proprietor and taking charge at once.

Aug. 13, 1915

The employees of the Minnesota Stove Co. will hold their first annual picnic at Riverside park tomorrow.

All Barbershops, beginning August 23rd, close at 8 o’clock, excepting Saturday evenings.

The new modern six room house which Henry Sand is erecting on 4th street is rapidly taking shape. The house will be built of cement blocks the work being done by Joseph Fischer, who is finishing the basement this week. William Gruett will handle the carpenter work and expects to have the house ready for occupancy by November 1st. Mr. Sand informs us that the house has already been rented.

Aug. 20, 1915

Dr. H. P. Fischer’s family, of Mudcura Sanitarium, are enjoying a new Mitchell, 7-passenger car, which the genial doctor purchased in Minneapolis last week.

A representative of a St. Paul day and night fireworks factory was here, Tuesday, demonstrating the beauty of day fireworks to be used at the coming county fair at Shakopee, Sept. 2, 3, and 4. Several bombs were fired from the street in front of the Jacob Ries Bottling work, and small boys were busy chasing down the pretty silken trophies that floated half a mile away on tiny parachutes. It was a novel and interesting spectacle.

Attention Ladies. A bread contest will be held in the Ladies Department, at the Scott County fair this year, September 2, 3 and 4. L. Christian & Co. Inc., will give a barrel of flour for the best load of bread exhibited at the fair. Entry fees to this contest will be 10 cents. The Woman’s department will be on display in the City Hall. Anybody wishing to prepare an exhibit in the culinary department to be taken to the State Fair may call or write Miss Elizabeth Ries, Chm. Woman’s Dept., Scott Co. Agr. Ass’n.

One More Unfortunate

At 3:30 o’clock this morning as a freight train on the Omaha road pulled out of Merriam Junction for Shakopee, a hold-up artist boarded a boxcar in which two harvest hands were purloining a ride, and at the point of a gun held up one and took away $14, and then called forth the other and took from him $38. The second man attempted to knock the gun out of the robber’s hand, and was shot twice, one bullet striking the breastbone and around to the right shoulder, outside the ribs, the other entering the face at the nose and lodging near the right ear.

The robber got off the train at the gravelpit, and the two victims of the holdup got off here, where the authorities were notified and are now out with a very accurate description of the robber, with good hope of nabbing him. The injured man will recover, it is said, and he is now lodged at the poor house, while his companion will remain in hope of testifying against the felon if he can be found.

Aug. 27, 1915

Don’t miss the novel display of day fireworks and the night display of fireworks that last night of the Scott County Agricultural Society Fair at Shakopee next week Saturday. There will be a chorus of Oh’s and Ah’s from thousands of throats, for it will be well worth travelling many miles to see. The day fireworks are a novelty in this section, and if you like beautiful, new things in the way of amusement, be here at the fair. You’ll not be disappointed.

Shakopee Has Oil Depot

Oil inspector F. E. DuToit came to Shakopee, Wednesday morning to inspect the first tank-car of gasoline ever routed to this city, and before night the gas was pumped from the car into the new steel tank which has been erected inside a high-fenced enclosure west of the freight depot, and A. L. Hurr, who has embarked in the business of wholesaling and retailing gasoline and oils here, began deliveries to his own and other supply tanks about town.

The price is such that it can be retailed at 10 ½ cents a gallon, which is surely some relief from the high prices that prevailed the fore part of the season in the local field. As soon as the manufacturers can fill the order, three more tanks will be installed, carrying kerosene, and other grades of gasoline; and it is expected that local demand will call for about one tank-car each week.

Sept. 3, 1915

S. W. Pinches has received an appointment, under civil service rules, to the State Grain department, and will take up his new duties in a fortnight. “Sid’s” host of friends rejoice with him in his preferment, and are only sorry that his new field of work will cause him to make his future home in Minneapolis. For twenty years past Mr. Pinches has been at work in this city, except for one short interval, buying grain, most of the time for L. Christian & Co., and his experience will make him a valuable man for the department.

The veteran firemen of St. Paul enjoyed a day’s outing, Saturday, coming as far as Shakopee on the steamer Hiawatha.

Sept. 10, 1915

Chief of Police John J. Doody is collecting dog-tax again this year, by direction of the city authorities, and the Tribune will publish a list of the people who pay it when the job is completed. The last collection of dog-tax in town was two years ago, when some who objected to the double tax sought to make a test case for the decision of the Courts; but the matter was not presented and the extra tax “goes” still, and probably is a legitimate scheme of taxation. However, the poll tax, which had the merit of getting at least a little out of every male adult for the support of the government, was abandoned years ago; and the dog-tax may one day be regulated likewise to the things of the dim and distant past.

Misses Hattie Kuhns and Bessie Buck commenced work as apprentices in the Emma Busse millinery store.

New Citizen Arrives. J. J. Lehnertz of St. James, who has purchased the Dr. H. O. Smith residence on First street, arrived the fore part of the week, to look after the repairs and alterations of the property, and his family of wife and six children will arrive in a fortnight to occupy the handsome and commodious new home. Carpenters are at work reshingling and remodeling the entire house, city employees are engaged in connecting the residence with the sewer and watermains, while others are busy remodeling the heating system and installing the latest in plumbing and fixtures, and electric lights. New coats of paint will adorn the residence, the garage, henhouse, and other outbuildings, and the grounds will be otherwise cleared up and beautified. Mr. Lehnertz is a son-in-law of Wm. Pinger, and a man of large means, and this city has won him as a citizen because of its advantages in schools, churches, drainage, commercial prosperity, and promising future. The Tribune voices the sentiment of the community in welcoming the newcomers to Shakopee.

Sept. 17, 1915

One More Unfortunate. The girls of the Senior class this year will get a credit for music. Modern ideas of what constitutes education have left the old days of the birch rod and the three R’s way in the lurch.

M. J. Carr Feels First Frost. The base ball game between the M. J. Carr nine and the Two Bens which was scheduled to be played at St. Paul Sunday, Sept. 19th, will not be played owing to the fact that when manager Riley called up Mr. Carr to make assurance of the game, he received word that the Carrs were to play at Stillwater. Indications show that “Mr. Michael J. Carr” is inflicted with a severe case of “cold feet”. If some neighbor would be so kind as to give or loan him a pair of woolen sox he might get over his chill and probably play the return game, notwithstanding the chances of victory or defeat. Now, if Mr. Carr can stand back of his promise, he will at least make an effort to rearrange a game for a later date.

The latest Ford owners in this vicinity are Math Marschall, Charles Scherer, Henry Herrgott and Fred Berens.

Sept. 24, 1915

A stranger by the name of John Fontaine, while intoxicated was creating a disturbance at the St. Paul hotel Wednesday morning. Chief of Police John Doody was called to end the trouble and while in the act of quieting Fontaine, the latter drew a knife inflicting a gash about two and one half inches deep in Doody’s right side. In self defense Doody grabbed Fontaine’s cane and struck him on the head causing a bad scalp wound. Dr. Fischer was called and attended both. Mr. Doody was a very sick man Wednesday, suffering severe pains but at this writing is slowly recovering. Fontaine was taken in charge and locked in the county jail to await further action.

A beautiful sculpture, “Frontier Group,” is on display in the Strunk drug store, the work of Herbert Strunk, a pupil under Prof. Treible at College Point, New York. The work is perfect and is but a sample of the work this young sculptor is doing. The statue was sent from New York to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Strunk.

Oct. 1, 1915

Theodore Weiland, president of the Board of Education, addressed a meeting of the boys last Monday, and explained the law in regard to smoking by students. It is planned to make an example of any dealer who unlawfully sells, or any student who uses, the alluring weed which Sir Walter Raleigh found in America and made so fallaciously fashionable among the foolish on his return to England away back in—well, somewhere between 1620 and 1915.

The Tribune man and A. L. Hurr drove out to the Koeper dairy farm one day recently to watch the operation of a new ten-horse-power gasoline engine and a silo cutter which are being used to fill the big silo 42 feet in height and 16 feet in diameter, which will feed fifty head of stock every day for eight months in the year, if desired. 23 acres of corn will be put in this fall, and the work has progressed to a height of 20 feet at this writing, with only the usual help on the farm at work. The engine is self-regulating, has ample power, and the cutter takes stalks, leaves the ears and all, cuts them into fine bits, and carries the fodder thus prepared up a blowerpipe to the very top of the silo and sprays it evenly over the big circle below. The feeding problem has been solved at the Shakopee dairy, at a cost of one big silo, a $400 gasoline engine, and $150 cutter.

Miss Schulz has accomplished a lot of work this week classifying the public library, now located in the school building. However, the labor will make her future work as librarian easier, and the public will be able to make use of the library more intelligently than heretofore.

Oct. 8, 1915

Twelve boys have joined the class in drawing, under Francis O’Brien, for a full years course in mechanical drawing, lettering, and architecture. It is a new feature in the schoolwork, and fills a long felt want. The large cutting table in the sewing and dining room furnishes the class with plenty of elbow room.

The lecture on “Ephpheta” by Rev. Eugene Gehl, a missionary connected with St. John’s Institute for the deaf of St. Francis, Wis., at the Gem Theatre Wednesday evening, was well attended. The lecture accompanied by about one hundred slides, scenes at the institute, was very interesting and gave the public an idea of what is being done for the children of the poor. A neat sum was realized which will go toward the maintenance of St. John’s Institute.

Oct. 15, 1915

A handsome new Bradley upright piano now graces Berens hall, bought of A. Philipp this week. The instrument had its first trial at the K.C. dance Tuesday evening and gave entire satisfaction.

George Huth who has been in the draying business the past twenty years, last Saturday sold his horses, drays etc. to Albert Rachel who took possession the same day. Mr. Huth has not decided upon the future but will for the present take a well earned rest. His son Walter who has been assisting him the past several years will leave for St. Paul some time next week where he has accepted a position with the Wells Fargo Express Co.

Oct. 22, 1915

Miss Timberlake gave the Sophomore class in cooking a personally conducted tour thru the L. Christian & Co. flouring mills, Wednesday, from top to bottom, and they saw the wheat change to flour, the flour tested, sifted, packed, labeled, and on board the cars. Head Miller Monroe piloted the class thru, and the study period went by all too quickly amid the busy scenes. Schoolward bound, the bunch of nine maidens and their instructress attempted to walk by the Stelten ice cream parlors and failed. Miss Timberlake uttered the kindest words that are known to human tongue, whereupon ten dishes of creme de glace were dissipated like April snow on apple blossoms.

Get your free movie tickets at the Kline Grocery, Condon meat market and Breimhorst studio.

Mr. Halsey’s zoology class hiked out to the vicinity of the Nyssen brewery, Wednesday, to collect bugs, and so forth, the Etc. not including, however that commodity yclept eftsoons “bug-juice”.

Oct. 29, 1915

Six tombstones, for the soldiers dying the past several years arrived here last Saturday from Washington, D. C., and were placed in the cemeteries during the week. They were for James Reynolds, Fred Schmitt, John Haack, Gerhard Lenertz, Mathias Annen and George Kinghorn.

All the teachers worked last week Thursday evening until after eleven o’clock, and on Monday afternoon there was no school so that all could again take up the work of cataloging the public and school library. The job is now about half done and 1002 books have been cataloged.

A Hallowe’en dance will be given in Dawson opera house this evening with music by the Mandolin orchestra. The public is invited to attend and spend an enjoyable evening.

Nov. 5, 1915

A pretty Hallowe’en party given by Miss Antoinette Fischer at the Dr. H. P. Fischer home last Saturday night delightfully entertained a party of 22 young people, who were conveyed to and from the party in the Sanitarium and Fischer automobiles.

Mr. and Mrs. Parks of Minneapolis were in town, Wednesday, completing arrangements to open a 5-10-15 and 25cent variety store in the east half of the Condon block. The store will be open for business within a week, and will be conducted by Mrs. Parks and her brother Harry Smith. The Tribune extends the newcomers a hearty welcome to the business and social circles of Shakopee.

Nov. 12, 1915

Gopher Stoves Make Their Initial Bow

Last Sunday at the A. L. Hurr store, headquarters of the newly organized Shakopee Stove company, there were arrayed for inspection three Gopher Round Oak stoves, and a Gopher steel range, the first finished product of the new stove company located in East Shakopee. They present a very attractive appearance in design and workmanship, and the company states that it has orders for all the stoves it can manufacture during the present winter. At present the company is handicapped by late arrival of machinery, especially the cleaners and nickelling equipment and polishing apparatus; but these are reported on the way, and soon the product will be on the market generally. Without conflicting with the market for the Minnesota Stove company’s big line of Coral Stoves and Ranges, which have been manufactured at Shakopee for nearly a quarter of a century, and are marketed all over the Northwest, the new company hopes to be able to take the place of the Eastern stoves that are now sold in the field in competition with the Corals, and thus find an opening without in any way interfering with the signal success of the older and bigger foundry which has been and is today the backbone of Shakopee’s prosperity. There is room for both, and the Tribune will rejoice in the success of both.

School was dismissed at three o’clock Tuesday, so that all might attend the educational moving picture film of the Williamson Submarine expedition, at the Gem theatre. It was well worth while, and the pictures were enjoyed by large crowds both afternoon and evening.

Nov. 19, 1915

A new kitchen is being added to the Joseph Volz residence. Frank Boehmer has the contract.

Miss Helen Huth has resigned her position as pianist at the Gem theatre after furnishing excellent music the past year. Mrs. Frank Dellwo is the new player commencing Wednesday evening.

The Fred Zarth family moved from the Markus house into the Spencer house on Second street Monday. The house vacated by them has been rented by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gelhaye.

A real estate transfer of recent date was the purchase by O. H. Griffith of Lot 3 in Block 27, of Mrs. Mathilda Vogel. The price paid was $250. Mr. Griffith will erect a new modern bungalow which will be ready for occupancy early in the spring.

Nick Meyer Jr. commenced work as a foreman in the Argus printery on Monday. Harry Mertz who resigned the former position is getting the rooms last of the Heinen Confectionery into shape, preparatory to opening a job office.

Nov. 26, 1915

The thanksgiving dances given by the Minnesota and Shakopee Stove companys in Dawson and Berens halls Wednesday evening drew large crowds who enjoyed dancing until early morn. The range given away by the Shakopee Stove Co. was won by John Walsh Jr.

Work on the municipal skating rink was begun this week. The rink on the Goenen property east of the mill, is being cleared of weeds and put in shape for flooding. Improvements are also being made on the warming house. The rink will be flooded as soon as possible and Jack Frost will attend to the rest of it.

Dec. 3, 1915

Mr. H. P. Marx, the leading jeweler, who established the business in 1884 has decided to discontinue the jewelry business and offers his entire stock and fixtures for sale at the invoice price. Here is an opportunity seldom offered to step into an established good paying business. H. P. Marx.

The Minnesota Stove Co. will shut down December 15th for about fifteen days. During this period the moulding room will be enlarged sufficiently to employ seventy moulders which will mean about two hundred men in the plant. New machinery installed recently were 12 compressed air moulding machines, and a sand blast machine used for cleaning castings. The foundry is running full blast having the largest heats in the history of the plant.

That dancing school Friday night at the opera house as another big success, with 128 dancers present. The club now has a surplus of thirty dollars over and above expenses to date, and will see that better music is furnished for the dances, henceforth. No more dance lessons now till December 31st.

Dec. 10, 1915

Shakopee’s foremost business enterprise, the mammoth Flaherty & Lies department store, has another wonderful holiday display window this year, and holiday goods are charmingly and profusely exhibited in their store. Its worth a visit. Keeping Shakopee on the map is their business slogan, and this they are doing all the year ‘round, rain or shine. They richly deserve your patronage.

The Tri State telephone company who have been operating here the past eleven years sold its telephone property to the Shakopee Telephone company. The toll lines of the Tri State were connected with the Northwestern. All patrons may now have service on both lines without any further expense.

The George Rachel family moved here from Elysian Monday and are domiciled in the Peck house. Mr. Rachel recently purchased the Huth dray line.

Mrs. John Linhoff, this week sold lots 6 and 7 in Block 44 to Henry F. Zarth. The price paid was $350. It is rumored that Mr. Zarth expects to build a modern home on the site.

Dec. 17, 1915

A Christmas program will be given in School district 41 next Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.

Quick action on the part of the fire department averted what might have been a destructive fire at the Shakopee Stove company’s plant Wednesday afternoon. Fire started in the nickeling tank, which was being put in readiness for use. Outside of a broken window and a slightly burned roof no damage was done.

Dec. 24, 1915

High School Notes. The Freshmen sewing class had their Christmas celebration Wednesday. Each girl bought or made a present costing not more than ten cents. The gifts were put on the tree and each girl came out with a remembrance in the end.

For the first time in the history of the Minnesota Stove co., one of the most complete and modern factories in the country, has it been known not to take their annual lay off at this time of the year. The factory is running full time and large shipments are being made to near and distant points. However the plant will shut down Jan. 15th, for a week of inventory.

The Fewer property in east Shakopee was this week sold to W. J. Holman, for $650.

Dec. 31, 1915

A Regina music box has been put in place at H. H. Strunk’s drug store, and “a penny in the slot” will cause it to send forth in remarkably rich tones one or another of the popular airs of the day, such as “The girl I loved in sunny Tennessee,” “Happy Miners’ March,” and dozens of others at your own choosing. The old and the young seem to enjoy it, and the little folks now are plunged into a worse quandary than ever as to how to spend their pennies, whether in this or that kind of candy or condiment, or in the realms of art as exemplified in music.

The Minnesota stove company has bought the entire nickel-plating outfit of the St. Paul stove company, and will bring it to the Shakopee works, thus aggregating with the present facilities one of the best and largest nickel-plating establishments in the Northwest.