1893: Shakopee Courier

May 4, 1893

Schroeder’s brick yard is under water, only the upper portion of the main buildings to be seen.

About three-fourths of the seeding has been done by this time (May 4th) in the prairie stretches around Shakopee, but in the timber the work has been very backward owing to the great rains and unusual snows.

Quite an attraction was presented on the main streets on Tuesday afternoon by the hauling by a steam engine of a thresher, clover huller and straw stacker from the How company warehouse. The machines were from Gaar, Scott & Co.

The river has been higher the past week than for some years before. The meadows opposite are way under water, only the narrow road along the river bank east being seen, with the road to the trestle work out of sight for several weeks, boats being used in carrying the mail. It is now one vast lake from the town to the hills opposite.

1893: Scott County Argus

May 4, 1893

Michael Annen proposes to launch into the merchant tailoring business in this city. He will probably locate for the present in the rooms over H. P. Marx’s jewelry store.

Mr. H. Tupper was in town a few days during the past week visiting with his son, Master Fred. Mr. Tupper has decided to locate here, and will erect a comfortable dwelling at some point on the hill south of town.

There is some talk of organizing a mandolin and guitar club in the town. Such a club could be readily worked out of the supply of available timber, and the organization would surely afford much entertainment to both players and “playees.” Let the rumor become a fact.

Mrs. Peter Stiern has moved into the building recently vacated by Marvin Wright.

Koeper’s wagon shop has this week turned out an extra strong wagon to be used in hauling for the mill company. The tires are of the sensible width for farm wagons, three inches. Kopp & Kopp are doing the iron work.

It is understood that contacts have been let for the erection of an elegant and commodious business block at the corner of Lewis and Second streets which will prove quite an addition to the business interests of the city.

The work of replanking the draw-bridge is completed. The old planks were not relaid upon the new ones on the draw, as it was feared that the several tons of extra weight might strain it. There has been much discussion as to the advisability of doubling the planks at all, many contending that the moisture would collect and remain in the crevices between the planks, thus rapidly rotting the new ones. This is the case in laying a sidewalk which rests on the ground; but on the bridge the air has access to the planks from all sides and will, no doubt, keep them perfectly dry. The council will thus have saved the city some two or three years’ wear of expensive planking.

May 11, 1893

Michael Annen has located his tailor shop over H.P. Marx’s jewelry store. He commenced work last Tuesday.

On Monday a new dressmaking shop will be opened on Holmes st. two doors north of the post-office.

The east bound Milwaukee last Friday morning tossed up and off the track at a point near the Methodist church a cow belonging to Henry Teich. A leg was broken in the shuffle and the cow was afterward killed.

John P. Ring, the new night watchman, has moved his family into C. E. Busse’s tenement on First street.

The Occidental Hotel is this week making a decided improvement in its appearance by the building of a veranda in the place of the old porch which has graced its front so long. The roof will be surrounded by a railing and used as a balcony.

The street committee of the common council has rightly decided that a pretty general repairing of old sidewalks and the building of some new ones this year are demanded by the best interest of the town. They are not yet ready to report, but it is understood that sidewalks are to be built on both sides of the street leading to St. Mark’s church, and also on one side of Sommerville to the Methodist church. There are, too, some half dozen condemned walks that will be rebuilt.

May 18, 1893

Agt. A. H. Smith has purchased the Rudolph Teich farm near the high trestle.

C. W. Newell has rented Wm. Hinds’ beautiful residence and will occupy it immediately.

Last Tuesday morning the H. & D. freight again left a box car about half way across Lewis street. Cortin, the conductor, has been warned many times and has shown no inclination to obey the ordinance. So officer Rose was on hand when the train returned in the evening, and Corton was invited to come before Justice Wilson. He came, and was called upon to balance the scales of justice with a few extra silver dollars. The authorities have rightly decided that it is about time this nuisance was abated.

G. S. Lander has about completed the arrangement of the interior of his hardware store, and the result of his labors is a very attractive place of business.

Jacob Bierlein is occupying rooms in the Conter house.

The Shakopee Mill Co. are having a tin roof put on the mill, E. J. Gellenbeck having the job.

Report comes this morning that the residence of Mr. Joseph Linhoff four miles west of Shakopee was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire is not stated, but it was discovered at about two o’clock in the morning and was then so far under way that the family barely escaped with their lives. Everything else was destroyed; also the barn and four horses. It is learned from B. A. Kohler’s insurance agency that Mr. Linhoff’s house and contents were insured for $1000, but this covers only a small part of the loss.

May 25, 1893

It is reported that Dr. D. N. Cassily V. S., has located in the city.

The residence of John McMullen is becoming quite fin de siecle under the paint brushes of Paul & Heroux. Terra cotta is the color and the result will be an even more attractive dwelling than before.

P. J. Foley left last night for Chicago, where he will engage in work in the drug business. J. G. Kiesel is again at his accustomed post.

Travel to the high trestle has resumed. The turnpike is in excellent condition considering the fact that it has been inundated for over a month. The beneficial results of the receding of the water were evidenced during the past few days, when our streets were filled with teams that had brought into town a goodly number of erstwhile Robinson Crusoes, all here to trade.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

May 3, 1918

W. C. Mellor returned to his duties at the Central Cafe on Thursday, after a week’s absence in Rochester.

R. L. Brown moved his family here from Minneapolis this week. They are comfortably domiciled in the Mergens house on Second street.

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Barberry Bushes Eradicated

Mr. Alfred Grant, Government expert, was in the city last Friday in the interest of the Barberry Rust campaign.

Mr. Grant spoke to the high school students at nine o’clock, later interviewed the county agent, Agricultural instructor, Superintendent of schools and some of our prominent businessmen.

Mr. Grant is working on the campaign to eradicate the common barberry bush, which spreads the disease called, Black Stem Rust to wheat. This disease caused a loss to Minnesota farmers of thirty million bushels of wheat in 1916…

May 10, 1918

V. C. Stein, who has been installing the heating plant at St. Mark’s church, has opened a plumbing shop in the Reis building and intends to take up his residence in Shakopee. He will bring his family from Minneapolis in the near future.

Mr. and Mrs. George Jones moved into the Reis house on Fifth St, the fore part of the week. Mr. Jones is the agricultural instructor in the high school.

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Oltmann are occupying the lower rooms in the Spindler house, on Fourth St.

T. E. Harris arrived here from Hallock on Monday morning and has taken charge of the electric light plant. Mr. Harris has been elected superintendent, which position he held several years ago. His family is expected here in a short time to remain.

May 17, 1918

Posters are out announcing a pavilion dance to be given by the Scott County Agricultural Association, Friday evening, May 24. Tickets $1.00, ladies, unescorted, 25 cents.

An automobile accident occured near the Naenicke home, west of here, early last Monday morning, when a Ford coupe, with six occupants turned turtle. The party were from the cities and four suffered bruises about the head and body. The machine was a complete wreck.

May 31, 1918

School Consolidation Up to Voters. State Supt. C. G. Schulz was down from St. Paul last Thursday to confer with County Supt. T. J. Nickolay and the school officers of district Nos. 1, 3, and 41 with regard to the proposed consolidation of the three districts. Only a few of the officers were present at the conference, which took place at the high school but the preliminary steps were taken in the matter, and as soon as possible the proposal will be submitted to the voters. County Engineer Donald Childs is now drawing a plat of the proposed new district, and a table of valuations is also being drawn up, and these will be presented to the State superintendent, and when they have been approved and the county superintendent notified, then the call will be issued for the election…

Dr. Buck Now Examiner. Dr. F. H. Buck has been appointed to the local draft board as chief medical examiner, the position formerly held by Dr. P. M. Fischer, whose resignation was announced last week. Dr. Buck’s successor on the advisory board has not yet been announced.

Gets Bullet Intended for Sparrow. Tuesday evening, while standing on the Minnesota river bridge, Peter Cassellius, clerk for Flaherty & Lies department store, was wounded in the right leg by a bullet fired from a 22 calibre rifle. For a moment Peter believed that the Kaiser’s men had sneaked up on him, but the mystery was soon cleared up when Earl Hatton, 14-year-old boy, showed himself. He had been shooting sparrows, and a bullet from his rifle had hit the bridge and glanced, hitting Cassellius and causing a painful flesh wound. As soon as he realized what had happened he went to Dr. Reiter’s office and had his wound dressed, after which he went home. He will be laid up for several days, perhaps longer…

A real estate man is in town boosting the latest war industry—cranberry farming. Raise cranberries and give the Kaiser a bellyache.

1918: Scott County Argus

May 3, 1918

A chimney fire which smoldered for hours in the James McKown residence finally caught in the wall and started a blaze in the attic about nine o’clock Wednesday evening. Fortunately it was seen by a passerby before gaining much headway and after an hour’s work by the department the fire was extinguished without great damage resulting. While working about the chemical engine Ed Thiede had the index finger of his left hand cut to the bone, necessitating several stitches to close the wound.

FOR SALE—Good corner lot on southeast corner of Lewis and Second streets. Fine location for garage. Inquire Otto Spielmann, Shakopee.

FOR SALE—House and five lots in good location; or two lots will be sold separately. Mrs. John Spielmann.

May 10, 1918

Two Men Crushed Under Falling Wall. A bad accident occurred at Shane Bros. & Wilson mill Monday in which Anthony Baseman and Michael Brum were seriously injured. A crew of men were at work installing a new track scale when a wall supporting the scale gave way without warning and the two men were caught in the falling debris…

School Exhibit. On next Friday afternoon, May 11th, at two o’clock, the public is cordially invited to view an industrial exhibit at the high school, including domestic science and art handiwork and manual training products. The exhibit will contain much of interest to parents of the high school and grade pupils as well as to others and it is hoped that as many as can will come and look over the work. Everyone is welcome.

E. W. Haack, who has been employed at P. J. Huth’s barber shop, left Sunday for St. Paul to remain.

John Smith purchased of Otto Fehlandt three lots south of the Smith residence property for $375.

Mrs. John Gentgen and children departed Monday to join Mr. Gentgen in Rochester, their new home.

The city council has purchased 500 feet of new 2-inch hose for the fire department and the old hose will be used for sprinkling the streets in the business district.

A spark from a bonfire started a blaze on the roof of Peter Lebens’ residence Friday evening. The department was called out but their services were not needed as the fire was put out before they reached the house.

The remains of Mrs. Josephine Seaman, an Indian woman, were brought here Friday from Hastings for interment in Valley cemetery. Deceased died Wednesday of lobar pneumonia. Mrs. Seaman was a relative of Chas. Weldon of this city.

May 17, 1918

A force of men and teams are at work hauling materials for the construction of the bridges on the trestle road before the actual road work is begun. The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible.

E. M. Phillips of St. Paul, state high school inspector, was in town Tuesday and expressed himself as being well pleased with the conduct and condition of our high school.

Frank Huber has sold 260 acres of the former Wm. Ryan farm to Joseph N. Geis of Louisville. Mr. Geis is putting up a new house, barn and silo and will move onto the farm as soon as they are completed.

Mrs. August Gelhaye has opened the pavilion at Riverside park for the summer and serves light refreshments every Sunday. The park has been mowed and raked and presents a fine appearance and is already attracting automobile parties as a picturesque picnicking spot.

May 24, 1918

Misses Gertrude Scherkenbach and Matilda Ring left last evening for Washington, D. C., to accept positions with the government in stenographic and clerical work.

Supt. T. E. Harris has rented the late W. F. Duffy residence in east Shakopee and Mrs. Harris and children will arrive this week from Minneapolis to make their home here.

R. C. Byrde has rented the rooms in the J. A. Dean residence recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hurr and will bring his family here in the near future from Colorado.

Mill Will Buy Wheat. To accommodate farmers who were unable to get in their wheat by May 15, Shane Bros. & Wilson have been advised by the Food Administration to accept wheat at the elevator at any time. This is operative until further notice by the mill company.

Dry Talk Tonight. Tonight at Dawson’s opera house Dr. George W. Young of Kentucky will speak on War-Time Prohibition under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League. His subject will be “The Issue of the Age.” All are invited to be present. Admission free.

May 31, 1918

Mr. and Mrs. John Abeln are the happy parents of triplets, two girls and a boy, who arrived at their home Tuesday, May 28th. The babies weigh five pounds each and are doing fine.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

May 6, 1943

Donor Quota Is Exceeded Here

Unquestionable proof of the patriotism of the men and women of the Shakopee and Prior Lake areas is the disclosure that many more than the necessary quota offered their blood to the Red Cross here last weekend.

A mobile blood gathering unit, set up in a building at the State Reformatory and staffed by a highly efficient group of technicians, began the job at nine o’clock Saturday morning and concluded at four p.m.

More than 100 pints of blood was taken, Mrs. W. A. Pomije, local Red Cross Blood Donor committee chairman, said Monday, and she expressed her gratitude for the splendid cooperation received in the community. The blood is to be used for transfusions on the world’s battlefields, and those who gave may well take satisfaction in the thought their blood may save the life of a fighting man…

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Local High School Team Wins Baseball Conference

Going through the season undefeated the Shakopee high school baseball team hung up its final victory Tuesday afternoon, defeating Chaska 15 to 3, to emerge as champions of the Valley conference…

As conference champions the Shakopee team will meet the champs of the Lake conference, not yet determined, to decide who will claim the laurels of the district title…

May 13, 1943

Test Blackout Well Executed. Much more successful than in the larger cities of the state, the semi-surprise half-hour black out in Shakopee, Friday night was executed with a minimum of confusion, Paul Ries, chief air-raid warden disclosed…

Electric Co-op. Buys Two Rural Lines Near Shakopee for $12,000. On a bid of $12,000 the Minnesota Valley Electric Co-operative, with offices at Jordan, purchased the two rural electric lines operated by C. J. Conroy east and north of Shakopee. The sale was consummated at Chaska, Saturday…

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Fifty Years In Medical Field

It was back in 1893 that he graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He was then a young man 30 years old. Today still hail and hearty, Dr. H. W. Reiter still continues the active practice of his profession in Shakopee.

For 50 years he has been a doctor and Tuesday night he, with eight others in the state, will be honored by becoming members of the Minnesota State Medical association’s “Fifty Club”. The ceremonies and dinner are to be held in the Minikahda club, Minneapolis…

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Emergency Farm Workers Mobilize

Every business man, retired farmer, town boy and girl is asked to join the “Crops Corps” now being mobilized in Scott county, Ernest Wermerskirchen, county farm help committee chairman, announced this week

Starting Friday, the mobilization will get under way throughout the county, the chairman said. The program is being actively supported by businessman in every community where recruitment centers have been established to handle the registration…

Farmers are asked to contact their local placement center when in need of help because the man in charge will know just who will be available on the day the farmer needs help. Business men will be asked to go out only when requested through the local placement center and farmers will pay the emergency workers for the services rendered…

May 20, 1943

Philip Hill, Shakopee, Local Slogan Winner. Philip Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hill, of this city, with his slogan: “Half the Road Your Driving Code,” gets the award offered by the Argus-Tribune, in the contest for the best wartime Traffic Safety slogan. This is a statewide contest instituted by the Minnesota Editorial association, who offers to school students as first prize a $25 War Bond, second prize, $10 in War Stamps, and third prize, $5 in War Stamps. As stated above Philip gets the award of $5 in War Stamps offered by the paper…

A Meeting of Interest to the Boys and Girls of This Community. The Victory Garden club of Shakopee has called a meeting of the boys and girls members of the club, as well as all local 4-H club members, and all boys and girls who may wish to join, to be at the Shakopee high school tomorrow evening—Friday, May 21, at 8:15 p.m. This meeting is listed as one of considerable importance to the boys and girls of this community. All present members, both boys and girls, and those who want to join up with them are cordially invited. You will be the guests of the Victory Garden Committee of Shakopee. Chief topics of discussion will be “Food Production and Food Conservation.”…

Mrs. Harold Pink and Miss Ruth Dellwo, have accepted positions with the Western Union Telegraph Co. and left Monday for Minneapolis where they will be employed in the office of the company.

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40 Japanese Youths To Be Schooled at NYA Project Here

The first group of a contingent of 40 American-born Japanese boys from the Gila River War Relocation project in a western state, will arrive at the Shakopee NYA center this afternoon, it was learned.

Other groups will arrive Friday and Saturday and more later until the quota of 40 has been reached NYA authorities said. Ranging in age from 18 to 24 years, the new enrollees will be taught the various trades offered at the Shakopee NYA center to fit them into the war effort.

If the experiment works successfully it was said, more Japanese will be brought here from the relocation centers.

May 27, 1943

Red Cross Knitting To Be Resumed Here. Yarn has been received here for Red Cross knitting, which will be resumed in the near future. The knitting rooms in the City hall will be open for distribution of yarn, on Wednesday, June 2, and Monday, June 7. All workers are asked to call for yarn on those days…

Victory Gardens Well Under Way. This community has a Victory Garden club of almost a hundred members, boys and girls who have signed up to plant and cultivate gardens and thus make their contribution to the war efforts on the home front. A meeting of the members was held at the school auditorium last Friday evening. Enthusiasm in the undertaking ran high and the attendance and interest shown by so many young gardeners augurs well for its success…

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Carelessness in Garbage Disposal Spreads Disease

Urging the adoptions of measures aimed at the eradication of rats and other disease-spreading vermin, the State Board of Health has issued bulletins to all municipalities and health officers of the state, it was learned this week.

In conformity with the communication Shakopee health officials this week publicly notify all residents of Shakopee to “clean up their own back yards” and to refrain from the dumping of refuse within the corporate limits of the city. The official notice is published in the Argus-Tribune today.

There have been numerous complaints of rats in a section of the city in the vicinity of a dumping ground. The source of the trouble has been traced to the table refuse deposited above ground. Garbage and other table waste, authorities say should be buried, burned or disposed of in some manner that will not attract vermin and thus encourage the spread of disease.

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Heads Committee for Post War Jobs

William Ries of the Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc., has been appointed Shakopee community chairman of the Committee for Economic Development. The announcement was made today by Edw. B. Cosgrove, chairman of District 3 of the CED, which includes all of Southern Minnesota.

As community chairman for Shakopee, Mr. Ries will carry on the local investigations and field work of the committee, and turn in to the committee’s field development division local information on prospects for employment in the postwar planning group, but is keyed to the one objective of promoting jobs in private industry…

1968: Shakopee Valley News

May 2, 1968

Long-time bump removal project, finally achieved at the insistence of city officials, was under way this week at the railroad crossing at Second and Lewis. The Milwaukee Road section crew was at work improving the crossing with the area blocked off for a few days, an improvement that will be welcome by all motorists using this thoroughfare. The improving include the removing old ties and replacing them with new ones and raising the rails as well, as leveling to achieve the bump elimination.

Levee Drive project has another sign of achieving eventual reality this past week as a storm sewer installation was being made at the corner of East First and North Lewis to accommodate the necessary drainage for this new thoroughfare to be constructed along the Minnesota River from Spencer to Scott Street. The project was authorized by city officials, along with the off-street parking program, with this over-all improvement project now taking shape as leveled. Work is also under way on the route of the Levee Drive in the north area behind the firms in the first block south of Holmes on West First.

Added touch was given the Shakopee City Building on East First Tuesday of his week, when the original fire bell that formerly was in the tower of the former city hall and fire barn at the northeast corner of Second and Lewis, was decoratively placed for posterity at the front of the city offices. The bell, cast in bronze, was sandblasted at Rahr Malting to get a “revived look” and then took a scheduled “ride” on a fork-lift truck from Rock Springs Bottling Co. of Shakopee. This new attractive decorative and unique focal point at the Shakopee City building also bears the names of officials of these earlier times cast in relief on the side of the bell. They are George E. Strait, mayor; David L. Howe, president of the council; Julius Coller, city recorder, and Jacob S. Kursmann, chief of the fire department…

Good food at reasonable prices! Your Favorite Beverage on Tap…Short Orders, Delicious Hamburgers, Steaks, Chicken, Ribs and Orders to Go. Vic’s Place…

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Award Bids On Swimming Pool, Completion Date August 28

Bids for the Municipal Swimming pool, an estimated $193,571 project, were awarded by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at an adjourned meeting held Tuesday evening of this week, April 30, in the City Building Council Chambers.

Announced was that the facility, to be located directly south of the Sweeney Elementary School on Tenth Avenue and fronting on Adams Street, would now have a completion date of August 28.

Recreation Director George Muenchow this week stated that prospects for using the pool for swimming this summer were now not to be considered, but the facility would provide another neighborhood ice skating rink this coming winter…

May 9, 1968

Under the bridge digging at the Holmes Street bridge in Shakopee, now under way, is evidence that the proposed Levee Drive along the bluff, adjacent to the Minnesota River, to extend from Spencer to Scott Street, will soon be a reality. It is also conclusive proof to skeptics who have previously pronounced that there is not just enough width or “head-room” under the Holmes Bridge for such a thoroughfare installation. The Common Council of the City of Shakopee authorized this improvement as a part of the planned off-street parking program in the central business district, which is also now showing several signs of progress and becoming soon a reality.

Firing of furnace at Midland Glass Co. in Valley Industrial Park, just off Highway 101 and east of Shakopee, marked the relighting of the rebuilt furnace after a lengthy shut-down, it having gone out of production in the fall of 1967, as well as putting the Shakopee plant’s furnace production and employment back to having prospects of full capacity. The lighting ceremony was held last Thursday afternoon, May 2, with it to take 10 days for the furnace, “Mannerva”, to heat up…

Wins Cycle Trophy. Terry Stern of Shakopee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Stern, 706 South Spencer won the motorcycle scramble race Consolation trophy at Waverly last Sunday, May 5, competing with 23 others entered in his class. Races were sponsored by Competition Cycles.

May 16, 1968

Counties Act On Bloomington Ferry Bridge. The proposed bridge, to span the Minnesota River at the Bloomington Ferry location on Scott County Road 25, just north of the Stage Coach, a joint Hennepin and Scott County project, was given impetus this week, as both Hennepin County and Scott County took action by resolutions to seek that the Metropolitan Council further consider and comment on this project…

Milwaukee Road, City Officials To Meet on Track Relocation May 23. That officials of the Milwaukee railroad are now interested in the proposal of relocating the tracks on Second Avenue in Shakopee and have requested a meeting with city officials, was revealed at the regular meeting of the Common Council held Tuesday night of this week in the City Hall Council Chambers on East First…

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Pool Excavation Now Underway

The Shakopee Municipal Swimming Pool project was underway this week as excavation began at the location directly south of the Sweeney Elementary School on Tenth Avenue and fronting on Adams Street.

Recreation Director George Muenchow previously stated that prospects for using the pool for swimming this summer were now not to be considered, but the facility would provide another neighborhood ice skating rink this coming winter.

Completion date is now set for August 28.

May 23, 1968

Getting “spruced up” is the City of Shakopee water tower on Tenth Avenue adjacent to the Shakopee Senior High School. This water reservoir tower will be also in blue, matching that of the more recently erected reservoir, adjacent to St. Mark’s Cemetery and just to the rear of Sweeney Elementary School on Tenth Avenue.

Damage was in evidence to the Eagle Creek Village Hall sign on Sunday of this week, May 19. The sign, on the Village Hall grounds, was defaced by several bullet holes and has evidently been used for target practice by vandals, according to reports.

Joins Local Firm. Malkerson 3 announced the addition of Dick Jonckowski to their sales staff. Jonckowski, who is known as “Mr. Muskie” because of his past year’s association with the Minnesota Muskies Basketball Team as a member of their public relations department, joined the Malkerson three company on May 8…

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Shakopee Churches Co-operate To Bring Project Friendship To Hosts’ Homes In This Area

Five Shakopee Churches have united in a ecumenical effort to encourage all area residents to co-operate in Project Friendship – the Minnesota Vacation Visitors program.

At a meeting held Tuesday of last week, May 14, in the Rectory of St. Mark’s Catholic Church, representatives of Christ Lutheran, First Presbyterian, St. John’s Lutheran, St. Mark’s Catholic and St. Mary’s Catholic agreed to make an all-out effort to boost Project Friendship, a program whereby children, hemmed in by poverty and lack of opportunity, may share in a vacation away from their immediate environment…

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Rahr Malting Joins Nation-Wide Effort In All-Out Litter Prevention Program

Rahr Malting Co. of Shakopee is now participating in an all-out effort with active promotion in a litter prevention program.

The project is sponsored on a nation-wide basis to enlist the special support of all members of the brewing industry, their suppliers and distributors…

May 30, 1968

Suggest Action On City Charter As ‘Public Utilities Gap’ Solution. Amending the present charter of the City of Shakopee to give it home-rule status was the proposal made at the special meeting of the Common Council held last Thursday evening, May 23, as a possible means of effecting a more solid base for an understanding between the Common Council and the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission…

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Favorable Outlook Seen on City RR Track Relocation

Favorable outlook on the possible relocation of the Milwaukee railroad tracks within the city of Shakopee was in evidence at the special meeting of the Common Council last Thursday evening, May 23 with a delegation of five from the Milwaukee Road present to indicate agreement and an interest in carrying out the improvement program…

Now proposed is the Milwaukee tracks, the diagonal cut-off from Fuller Street to a point 750 feet east of County Road 17 (Spring Lake Road) would be removed, with the Milwaukee to tie into the Chicago and Northwestern tracks at a point near Legion Street behind the American Legion clubrooms. This in effect is a relocation of the Milwaukee mainline track. A common rail with the Chicago and Northwestern would then be used between the two railroads from Legion to Fuller Street on Second Avenue…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

May 6, 1993

Prison expansion tied to growth in inmate population

The dramatic increase in the number of females committing felony offenses and drug-related crimes will have in direct impact on the Shakopee community when work on an $11 million addition the Minnesota Correctional Facility for Women begins this month.

The expansion will not only mean the addition of 45 living units, a 10-bed mental health unit and a 28,000-square-foot industry building, but an increase in the number of people who work at the prison by 50 to a total of 158…

The prison expansion, which is scheduled to be completed by mid-summer 1994, is a necessary response to growing crime among women, according to state corrections officers.

When the current prison opened in 1986 — replacing an antiquated and overcrowded facility in Shakopee built in 1920 — only 47 women were incarcerated. Today there are 151. Due to increases in the inmate population, a minimum-security unit for women was opened in Moose Lake. About 55 inmates are housed in Moose Lake, which is a coed prison. The prison expansion will allow state Department of Corrections authorities to bring the women to the Shakopee prison, which will be the only facility for females in the state…

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Lions Club funds learning-skills program

Students at Central Elementary are learning about more than just math, reading and social studies.

They’re also being instructed about their self-esteem and self-development through “Skills for Growing,” a program sponsored by the Shakopee Lions Club.

This is the first school year of the program, which is being taught by Sally Juba, Carolyn Kinney, Christina Espie, Sharon Boyden and Melanie Altonen, who each teach a section of first through fifth grade respectively.

Now the Lions Club want to expand the program so it can be offered to all first- through fifth-grade classes at Central. And eventually they’d like to offer the program to all elementary schools in Shakopee…

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City completes purchase of property

The city of Shakopee has completed the purchase of the former Pelham Hotel property, which it plans to convert into a parking lot.

The city purchased the property from Gene Brown of Shakopee for $82,000, plus the property tax due for the remainder of the year after April 15 — approximately $2,186 — and about $2,500 of a special-assessment balance on the property.

City officials said the property, located between Lewis and Sommerville streets on Second Avenue, will yield about 40 parking spaces.

May 13, 1993

Design project for downtown OK’d. The Shakopee Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) on May 4 voted to hire Steve Cross to complete architectural vignettes for 10 blocks in the downtown area for a fee not to exceed $2,500, plus reimbursable expenses not to exceed $750…

$8 million referendum set. The Shakopee City Council on May 4 adopted a resolution calling for an $8 million bond referendum question that if approved by voters last month would fund a community center, a detached ice arena and second fire station…

Grand Opening. Come join Adventures in Video in celebration of the grand opening of our Shakopee location Friday, May 14-Sunday, May 16.

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Contract awarded for high school science lab

The Shakopee School Board Monday awarded a contract for the remodeling of the high school science lab to C.M. Construction of Lakeville, which was the low bidder at $142,332.

That amount includes wood laboratory casework, as opposed to the plastic laminated material that was offered at a lower cost…

Work is expected to be completed between mid-September and Oct. 1, in time for students to use the lab during most of the 1993-94 school year…

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Study set on ‘streetscape’ phase two

A feasibility report on the second phase of the downtown renovation project was ordered by the Shakopee City Council May 4.

The feasibility report would address costs, funding sources and proposed assessments to downtown businesses for such a project, which is included in the city’s list of capital improvement projects for a five-year period with a target date of 1994.

The second phase of the so-called “streetscape” project would include complete street reconstruction on First Avenue between Holmes and Sommerville streets.

Such improvements would coincide with work in the downtown area on the mini-bypass, which is scheduled for completion in November 1993, with final work to be done by July 1994. Staff noted last week that if the council wants to complete the second phase of the downtown renovation project in 1994, the feasibility report should be ordered as soon as possible so that public hearings can be held next fall.

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City building permits are at record pace; inspector position made full time

Indications are that 1993 will be a record year in Shakopee for building permits, and the City Council last week reacted by voting to fill a full-time building inspector position.

Staff noted that total number of building permits issued for the first quarter of 1993 is up 38 percent over the same period in 1992…

May 20, 1993

Shakopee Storm? Sting? How about Sabers? Students decide today

Shakopee Storm. Shakopee Sabers. Shakopee Sting.

Those are the alternatives Shakopee students in grades nine through 12 will be voting on today as they pick a new school mascot…

The logo receiving the most votes will be presented to the Shakopee School Board Monday at its regular meeting, and submitted for approval…

Amphitheater proposed for Canterbury

The owners of Canterbury Downs Tuesday night proposed converting the closed horse-racing track into a major amphitheater and multipurpose entertainment complex.

The proposal received generally favorable reaction from members of the Shakopee City Council following a presentation Tuesday…

Under the proposal, about 20 concerts would be booked at Canterbury from May through September. During the rest of the year, the facility would be used for events such as jazz festivals, and trade and auto shows…

May 27, 1993

SHS students choose Sabers as new logo

Question: What has sharp claws pointed teeth, and pounces?

Answer: Shakopee High School’s new logo and sports nickname.

Following a student vote May 20 and the School Board’s approval Monday, the Shakopee Indians will become the Shakopee Sabers beginning with the 1993-94 school year.

Sabers, as in “saber-toothed tiger,” was chosen by 52 percent of the students who voted last Thursday. Students in grades nine through 12 were eligible to vote. Other choices were “Storm,” which received 39 percent, or 147 votes; and “Sting,” which received 9 percent, or 32 votes…

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State bonding bill contains funds for bridge, affects Shakopee prison

A $69.5 million bonding bill approved by the Legislature and sent to Gov. Arne Carlson includes $6.9 million for what is expected to be the next-to-last phase of the new Bloomington Ferry Bridge project.

Also in the bill is $9.6 million for the first phase of converting the Moose Lake state facility into a medium-security prison housing up to 620 inmates. The total cost will be $25.8 million. The 1994 Legislature is expected to be asked to fund the rest. When renovation is complete, 55 female inmates at Moose Lake will be transferred to the women’s prison in Shakopee after a 100-bed addition to the 144-bed facility is completed in July 1994.

1893: Shakopee Courier

April 6, 1893

Miss Eva Riggs has come to Shakopee to attend school and is boarding with Mrs. Julia Lord.

Mr. and Mrs. Adams are intending to start for California in a few weeks with the intention of making their home there.

Fred Teschmer, who has been living in the Conter House, and working for Bierlein, will build a brick residence on a lot he lately purchased on the First street E. Shakopee, opposite W. A. Cole’s.

April 13, 1893

There will be a dance a week from Friday night given by the moulders. Admission fifty cents.

Mrs. Julia Lord is intending to improve the appearance of her residence by giving it a coat of paint.

The bus lines to the “St. Louis” station are still waiting for the subsiding of the sudden rise of waters whereby the road is passable only with rowboats.

April 20, 1893

D. M. Storer & Son have got moved into the Condon block on First street.

Pete Roth has started a grocery store in the room lately vacated by D. M. Storer.

April 27, 1893

Mrs. Peter Stearn moved into the house lately vacated by Marve Wright, who has moved into his mother’s house.

Mr. Lander has arrived ad moved into his lately purchased store under the opera house, where he will keep hardware. He has also bought out Weiland’s feed store.

1893: Scott County Argus

April 6, 1893

Wm. Kress is fencing two lots on east Second street near the old fair grounds.

Wm. Beggs has the contract to add three rooms to one of Henry Hinds’s small tenements on First street.

The Rev. Mr. Sherman has been appointed by the bishop to take charge of St. Peter’s parish. He will take up his duties here on next Sunday morning.

J. A. Dean sold four wheeled vehicles Monday, including a handsome $175 buggy, and took orders for two more. Besides his sales and blacksmith work he traded horses, talked politics and discussed the weather.

This week Messrs. Bierline have shipped three of the famous Nameless Brick machines and a fifteen horse power engine. The engine and one of the machines went to Jefferson Wis., another machine to Mankato, and one to Alexandria, this state.

E. J. Gellenbeck is making improvements in his hardware store, that, when completed, will add materially to its size, appearance and convenience. By removing a partition between the store and tin shop he will add the twenty-five feet of the building, which has been used as a store room, to the main room, which will make the latter eighty-five feet long. To better light the long room a skylight has been put in the back part of the roof, which, with the windows already on the west side of that part, will make it a well lighted store. The neatness of the internal appearance of the store has been greatly enhanced by throwing out the old green and red pasteboard boxes for the shelf hardware and replacing them with handsome oil finished drawers, ranging in size from more than a foot square to the little screw boxes about two inches square. There are 441 of these drawers and seventy-five more will be put in. Each drawer is provided with a white pull, and a label to show what goods are contained therein.

Frank Tesmer is digging a cellar for a brick house on First street opposite Wm. A. Cole’s.

Jos. Linhoff will commence work on his new brick residence on Lewis street in about ten days. The house will be of modern design, and of good size. The plans were drawn by Aug. F. L. Bornarth.

Wm. Beggs is preparing to make quite extensive improvements to Mr. Groshauser’s dwelling in the third ward. The old part of the house will be torn down and two or three rooms will be added to the newer part.

There are two places in particular where sidewalks are urgently needed. On the north side of Second street to the depot, and on the west side of Holmes street, from Second a block south on the way to the court house. It is a crying shame that they have not been built long before this.

April 13, 1893

A. Greenberg has moved into Mrs. Louisa Pinger’s house on Second street. Mrs. Pinger will make her home with her daughter Mrs. Keifer in Washington.

New planks are being laid on the draw-bridge this week. The old ones are torn up, the new ones laid in their place, and then the old ones relaid upon them, thus protecting the new ones for some time to come.

Patrick Condon’s wind mill succumbed to the force of the wind yesterday after withstanding all kinds of weather for twenty years. The tower was forty feet high and the wheel twelve feet in diameter. It was the first wind mill erected in that section.

Valentine Reis is having a varied experience this spring in carrying the mails to and from the trestle. Yesterday the high wind made it impossible to go by boat so he tried to make the trip by land. He and two runners got Mr. Withey to take them part way, but after swimming one creek they abandoned the rig and took to wading. Mr. Reis carried a heavy mail sack to and from the station and succeeded in getting back at about three o’clock in the afternoon in a rather disturbed state of mind and some very wet clothes.

John Gentgen has had that old landmark barber pole repainted, and it now makes a very creditable sign. Klinkhammer & Gentgen applied the pigment.

Frank Buch advertises his lumberyard in this issue. Instead of having a carload of lumber on the road he will always have several carloads in stock.

Paul & Heroux is the name of a new firm of painters in town. They are skilled workmen in painting and paper hanging, and, while their prices are moderate, they guarantee their work to give satisfaction. See their ad on this page.

April 20, 1893

Aug. Woehling has commenced work on a 12×19 brick addition to his house. He is also building a cistern of a hundred barrels capacity.

L. Christian & Co. shipped their exhibit of flour to the World’s Fair on Monday. The exhibit will consist of a sack of patent and half sack of straight flour in handsome silk sacks of different colors.

Aug. Woehling & Co. broke ground yesterday for Jos. Linhoff’s new brick residence of Lewis street. This company has the contract for the stone and brick work. The contract for the carpenter work had not been let yesterday but will be let within a few days. The house will be built of Chaska cream brick, facing on both Lewis and Fourth streets. The extreme width will be 37 ½ feet and length forty-four feet. There will be four rooms besides a square hall, bath room and pantry on the first floor, and five sleeping rooms and square hall on the second floor. The house will be of a handsome modern style of architecture; the plans for which were drawn by Aug. F. L. Bornarth.

Spier Spencer is having the old kitchen at the rear of his dwelling replaced by a new one.

Mr. G. S. Lander has arrived with his goods from Lakeville, and will soon take charge of the Feed Store business which he has purchased of Mr. Weiland.

Joseph Voelker will retire from the saloon business the first of May and, in company with John Koenig will open a meat market in Mr. Voelker’s building on Lewis street.

Peter J. Roth is filling up the shelves of his store with a choice stock of family groceries and provisions. He is putting in a good line of crockery and glass ware and with the newly painted store has everything as attractive as can be desired. The store will be open for business on Saturday morning. John Clemens will clerk for Mr. Roth and have charge of the delivering of goods and taking orders.

Ring & Hamyer have the contract to materially enlarge and improve Jacob Ries’s bottling works building. The length of the building will remain as at present but the width will be increased to thirty-nine feet and the entire building raised to two stories high. The second floor will be divided into three or four rooms and an elevator will be put in to carry cases up and down. Work will be pushed as rapidly as possible without interfering with the operating of the bottling works.

April 27, 1893

The Driving Park Ass’n. is now struggling in the meshes of a law suit brought to recover $220 rent of land on which the Park is located.

John McMullen is making twelve large galvonized iron refrigorators to be used by the Pork Packing Co. in shipping fresh meat to the Cities.

The new grocery store changes the style of the firm from Peter J. Roth Jr. to Roth Bros.; Mr. Joseph Roth taking a half interest in in the store. Peter J. Roth will continue in active charge of the business.

Mr. G. S. Lander has arrived with several car loads of goods, and he will open a hardware store in his Opera House block as soon as the room can be put in condition. He is conducting the feed store business which he purchased of Mr. Weiland.

Mr. Mat Poetz’s large barn in Marystown was destroyed by the wind storm last Thursday. The barn was worth $400, and is a complete wreck.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

April 5, 1918

Relief Corps Adopts Orphan. At a meeting of the Womens Relief corps, held Tuesday evening the ladies decided to pay for the support of a little French orphan girl. The name of the orphan has not as yet been learned but the ladies do know that she is 14 years old. Members of the corps will communicate with her, thus making it more interesting. The name of the little one adopted by Atty. and Mrs. W. N. Southworth is Marie Joubert. She was born October 29, 1916, and lives in Livet, (Sarthe) France.

The newly organized Jewel orchestra of Shakopee will furnish music for the dance, given by the Band Boys, next Friday evening.

“The Little Pal,” shown at the Gem theatre on Tuesday evening drew large crowds at the matinee and performances in the evening. The show was under the auspices of the St. Rose society and a neat sum was realized which was added to the repair fund of St. Mark’s church.

April 12, 1918

Confectionery Changes Hands. A deal was closed Tuesday of this week by which Miss Anna Stelten disposed of her confectionery, ice cream and lunch business on First street to H. E. Krebs of Rochester. Miss Stelten enjoyed a very good business and no doubt her successor will fare equally well. Mr. Krebs will bring his family to Shakopee this week. They will occupy rooms over the store.

G. J. Reiss will be here on regular Piano tuning trips April 15. Leave orders at Pelham Hotel.

April 19, 1918

City Offers Free Quarters. At the last meeting of the Shakopee city council a motion was carried which authorized the public buildings committee to offer free of charge the firemen’s room in the city hall to the Scott County Farm bureau for the use of the county agent. The committee was further authorized, in case of the offer being accepted, to make such repairs and alternations as may be necessary for the accommodation of the agent. At the farm bureau meeting held at the court house on Monday the offer of the council was gratefully accepted. The rooms will be put into proper condition immediately for the use of County Agent Geiger and his staff.

An auto filling station has been placed in front of the Kopisca garage, on Lewis street.

April 26, 1918

Mill Increases Capacity

For some weeks past a crew of carpenters under Mr. Geiser of Chaska have been busily engaged in putting up additional buildings at the Shane Bros. & Wilson mill. A new warehouse has been completely finished, and now a twenty-foot, three story addition to the present corn mill is nearing completion. The mill company also intends to enlarge the main building by an addition at the west end. Work on this is scheduled to commence immediately upon the completion of the work on the corn mill.

The company has also turned its attention to the improvement of the appearance of the mill yard, which will be systematically laid out. A considerable quantity of ornamental shrubbery and hedge plants have been ordered and will be planted as soon as the weather permits…

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Road and Bridge Contracts Let

At the adjourned meeting of the Scott county board of commissioners held at the court house last Saturday, the bids for building the road across the flat north of Shakopee were opened and contracts let. The contract for the road work was awarded to Jas. McKillipp of Faribault, the figure being $24,336. The contract for the construction of the bridge, which is to be built over that part of the flat which is normally inundated at times of high water, was awarded to W. S. Hewitt of Minneapolis, the bid being $11,923. According to the terms of the contracts the work is to be completed by Sept. 15, 1918.

When this construction work is completed the approach to Shakopee from the north will be over a smooth, wide road in agreeable contrast with the trail which has done service for a road since the early days, which with every considerable overflow has been washed out, cutting the city off from its northern communications for weeks at a time.

1918: Scott County Argus

April 5, 1918

The local Red Cross treasury was made richer by $8.50, deposited by Miss Agnes Meyer, teacher of the Jackson school, being net proceeds of an entertainment given by the said school for the benefit of the Red Cross. Owing to bad weather at the time of the entertainment the attendance was not as large as expected. The school is planning, under the leadership of Miss Meyer, to give a basket social in the near future for the benefit of the Red Cross.

The Schroeder Lime and Brick Manufacturing Co. started their lime kiln this week.

April 12, 1918

Harold Spindler, eight years old, has turned in a sweater that he knitted for the Red Cross. Harold and Thomas Dell, nine years old, are the youngest knitters for the local chapter and both are making good progress.

The Auto Lunch Parlor was sold this week by Fred Stelten to H. E. Krebs of Rochester who took possession Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Krebs and their two children will reside in the living rooms above the store.

The Ed McHugh family of Minneapolis have moved into the Frank Buch residence and Mr. McHugh is employed in the Minnesota Stove works.

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Baby Falls In Cesspool

George Hendricks, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendricks, narrowly escaped death Wednesday evening about six o’clock when he fell into a cesspool in the yard at the John O’Donnell home. The pool was covered with loose planks which the baby must have moved. He was discovered about five minutes after his disappearance and was taken out, unconscious, by Edward Leibold and Frank White.

Dr. Buck was called and worked over the boy an hour before consciousness was restored. The little fellow was apparently none the worse for the accident yesterday but it is feared that he may contract sickness as the result of his horrible experience.

April 19, 1918

A. M. Strunk has been appointed merchant representative to help carry on the work of the Food Administration in this locality.

Shane Bros. & Wilson are building a three story addition to their corn mill to meet the increasing demand. The mill is now grinding about 300 barrels a day.

George A. Dellwo’s cheese factory is now in active operation and its production will be increased as spring continues to advance. During the first two weeks’ run, Mr. Dellwo has paid 60 cents per pound for butter fat. This means that milk testing 4 per cent is worth $2.40 a hundred, and in addition, the amount of whey that the farmer gets back is estimated by the experiment station to be worth 35 cents for feeding purposes, making the total $2.75 a hundred. Farmers in the vicinity are not slow to recognize the advantage of marketing milk at the cheese factory and Mr. Dellwo’s business is growing daily.

April 26, 1918

Road Contracts Let. Last Saturday the county board of Scott county entered into contracts for the construction of the trestle road and the two bridges. The contract for the grading of the road was awarded to the lowest bidder, James McKillipp of Faribault, for $24,330.60, and the building of the two bridges to W. S. Hewitt of Minneapolis for $11,923, the work to be started on or about June 1st and completed within three months.

J. H. Moore Appointed on Local Draft Board. A change was made in the personnel of the local board of registration on Wednesday of this week. Brigadier General Rhinow from the state capital was here on that day and appointed Ex-county Auditor John H. Moore as clerk of said board to take the place of Auditor A. J. Mayer.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

April 1, 1943

Poppy Culture Now Banned in Scott County. Poppies, which have grown in Scott county for seed purposes, are now prohibited, it was explained at the weed control meeting, which was held at Jordan last Friday. The new federal act went into effect February 10, 1943. The pods and stems of this poppy plant contain morphine which may readily be extracted in a form adaptable to the gratification of drug addiction. Therefore, crops of opium poppies produced by private growers, would constitute an inforcement hazard by attracting to the locality numbers of drug addicts and peddlers, who are now experiencing great difficulty in the attempt to maintain their meager supply of contraband narcotic drugs…

Mr. and Mrs. Don Dunn and little daughter Donna Mae, left yesterday for St. Louis Park, where they have purchased a home and plan to reside in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have been residents of Shakopee for the past six years and during that time have made many friends here, who regret their departure. Mr. Dunn who, since coming here, was a member of the highway patrol, is now chief guard at the Cargill plant in Savage. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stordahl have rented the Dunn house and will take immediate possession.

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City Election Proposition Would O. K. Rural Power Line Extension

Foreseeing the urgency and value of the possible immediate or post war expansion of Shakopee’s present rural electric distribution system, the City Council last week passed a resolution calling for submission of an “authorizing” proposition to the electorate in the city election next Tuesday, official publications disclose…

According to the resolution and sample ballot published in the Argus-Tribune today, the proposition simply asks the voters if they favor placing the city council in a position to act in the interest of the city if and when the opportunity presents itself.

Although the proposition stipulates a maximum expenditure of $25,000 “for all future extensions,” of rural power lines, it does not necessarily follow, spokesmen said, that the city will spend even half that amount. The resolution and propositions are limiting in that they specifically state “all future extensions.”…

April 8, 1943

M. E. Ferguson Is New Manager, Thomas Store. Verne Wicklander who, for some time was in charge of the C. Thomas Store of this city and resigned his managerial job to take a position with the Cargill, Inc. shipbuilding plant at Savage, effective April 1, has been succeeded by Merle E. Ferguson as the store’s new manager…

Lumber Yard Here Sold. The sale of the Interior Lumber company yard here to the Gipson Lumber company, of St. Paul, was disclosed this week by J. W. Huber, for the past few years manager of the Interior yard here. Mr. Huber will continue to manage the yard for the new owner, he said.

Bowling Tournament Proceeds To Go To Red Cross War Fund. In a concerted effort to help make up the $500 shortage in the county Red Cross War Fund quota, a group of Shakopee bowlers has organized a committee to stage a county bowling tournament on the St. Paul House alleys here, April 15 and 16, it was announced this week…

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Minnesota River Hits Highest Points in Years

Out of it’s bank in many places the Minnesota river, encouraged by high-flowing creeks and tributaries, has flooded much of the lowlands that lie along its banks in the Shakopee area.

The football field in Shakopee’s new Recreation Park on the south bank of the stream, is inundated, and the flood waters have spread over a vast area of farm lands on the north and south sides above and below the city…

Flood stage ware reported reached Tuesday, on the Mississippi at Minneapolis and St. Paul, and that rise was expected to affect the Minnesota which empties into the larger stream at Mendota. “The highest in 30 years,” is the regular comment heard these days.

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Shakopee Unit Formed to Stimulate More Interest in Victory Garden

As may be noted elsewhere in this issue of the Argus-Tribune at the suggestion and urgent request of the Extension Division of the Department of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, under the auspices of the Scott County Farm Bureau, a committee was named at Jordan last Friday evening to foster the Victory Garden idea throughout Scott county this season.

To further the idea and get such a movement under way, temporary chairmen were named for the various towns in the county, as you will note form the story, cited in the foregoing paragraph. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Schumacher were named for Shakopee. Accordingly Mrs. Schumacher called a meeting which was held at the court house Monday evening, and at which a Victory Garden committee, including Mrs. R. T. Schumacher as chairman, Mrs. Donald Ries as secretary, Supt. J. A. Metcalf as the representative of the schools, Wm. F. Marschall, International Harvester Co.; Florian Dircks, city recorder; A. A. Mertz, county auditor; Mrs. H. C. Schroeder, Shakopee Victory Aide; Miss Mary Whitlock, civilian defense nutrition; R. T. Schumacher, county welfare board; Geo. Philipp, vice-president Civic and Commerce association, and W. F. Duffy, representing the press, was set up…

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County War Bond Committee Set To Open Drive To Raise $350,000 in April Campaign

Se to do its part in the national drive to raise 13 billion dollars by the sale of government war bonds, Scott county township and precinct chairmen will hold their final meetings this week, Dallas F. Capesius, county chairman, announced…

Faced with the responsibility of raising $350,000 in Scott county, the bond sales committee is confident that every resident of the county realizes that the loan of their money to the “finest investment in the world” is but a small service when compared to the suffering, sacrifices and unstinted giving of the men and women in service, in the camps and battle-fronts of the world…

April 15, 1943

Second Drive for Cast-off Hosiery. The women of Shakopee and vicinity are again asked to contribute their cast-off silk and Nylon hosiery, to the war effort, as many more pairs are needed…

Closes Business Here. Temporarily closing their ice cream and soda fountain business here, the C. J. Kohler family have moved to their farm near New Brighton. The change was made late last week. Their many friends in Shakopee regretted their leaving and sincerely hope they will soon return.

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Fire Hits Stock Barn Near Here

Believed to have been caused by the friction of binding twine in a corn shredder, fire destroyed the barn on the Ray Huber farm east of here, early last Thursday evening…

“I just can’t keep a barn on that place,” Huber said. In 1925 he built a new barn on the farm, and in 1940 it was demolished in a severe windstorm that swept that area. Another new barn was completed last year and it was that one which was hit last week…

April 22, 1943

Pin Meet Nets Red Cross $323. Exceeding the fondest hopes of the men and women who conceived the idea, the Red Cross benefit bowling tournament held on the St. Paul House alleys last Thursday and Friday evenings, was an outstanding success. The Red Cross war fund in Scott county was enriched by $323.45 as a result of the tournament, Judge F. J. Connolly war fund chairman, disclosed…

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Air Raid Wardens To Meet at High School

In preparation for the area-wide blackout scheduled for May 7, all Shakopee air-raid wardens are to meet in the high school here at 8 p.m. May 5, Paul Ries, chief warden, announced this week.

New directives has been issued by civilian defense and military authorities, Ries said, and it is imperative that every warden be properly informed…

April 29, 1943

Telephone Company Has Unique Machine for Recording Voice

If you’d like to hear yourself as others hear you, and if you can stand knowing the truth, then you’ll want to accept the invitation of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company and step into that office  here, this week.

For the remainder of the week the company’s Mirrorphone will be available to Shakopee residents. It is nothing to fear, but simply a unique and scientific voice-recording device that records what you say and how you say it, and then plays it right back at you so that you can detect the flaws in your speech…

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New Air Raid Warning Signals To Be Employed in Statewide Blackout

Residents of the state are being advised of the revised air-raid warning signal system which will be generally used for the first time tin the statewide blackout ordered for some time between 9 and 11 p.m., May 7.

Formerly, the “alert” signal was a prolonged series of intermittent siren blasts, calling for a complete blackout; the “all clear” was a steady siren blast. The new warning method, uniform throughout the nation, employs, three siren signals sounded in sequence; and the “all clear,” indicating that all lights may be relighted and the danger of air-raid has passed, will now be given by the lighting of city street lights.

Under the new system, a pictograph of which is published in the Argus-Tribune today, the preliminary signal, indicating the approach of enemy planes and the danger of an impeding air-raid, is known as the “blue signal.” This warning is to be a steady two-minute blast of sirens. When it is sounded pedestrians may continue to their destinations, vehicles must dim their lights but may continue, transportation continues, but all houses and buildings (except war industries), must blackout immediately.

In the event of an actual air-raid, another signal known as the “red signal,” short blasts of the sirens, will be sounded. This signal demands that pedestrians immediately take cover, traffic stop and all traffic lights go out, buses and other transport vehicles must stop with lights out and all passengers take cover, houses and buildings remained blacked out and all industrial plants, including war industries, must black out.

When the raiders have left, another “blue signal” will be sounded implying that pedestrians may resume, vehicular traffic may resume with dimmed lights, buses and transportation may resume with dim lights, war industries may resume work, but all houses, buildings and civilian industries must wait for the “all clear” which will be the lighting of street lights.

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Notice!

The Fire Wardens in the City of Shakopee will make a survey of all the basements and cellars in the near future, for old paper boxes, rags, oils and paper. Have these places clean so that the Wardens can give a good report. This is an order of the State Fire Marshall.

SHAKOPEE FIRE DEPT.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

April 4, 1968

A boost to the project of the Scott County Historical Society of restoring the old grist mill in Memorial Park just off Highway 101 at the east edge of the city was in evidence as Dr. W. Adair Muralt of Shakopee, pres. elect of the Shakopee Rotary Club, presented a $200 check to Ron Weiler of Shakopee, president of the Scott County Historical Society…

Population explosion a good start on the way to a dairy herd itself, was the oddity that occurred at the farm, one mile south of Shakopee on Scott County Road No. 77 in Jackson township, operated by Gerald Weckman and Jim Realander. The “big event” was the birth of triplet Holstein calves, a first for this farm and possibly one of the few in this area, on Monday of last week, March 25. Included in the trio are two females and a male…

Grand Opening of LaTour’s new Western Shop will be tomorrow (Friday) and this Saturday, April 5 and 6, at the firm, located at the southeast corner of Holmes and First. The new shop has been added following extensive remodeling of this firm’s location, the former M. J. Berens & Sons department store. The new Western Shop features a complete line of Western apparel for both men and women, as well as children, and includes an attractive Tack shop. Free prizes are to be a feature of the two-day gala Grand Opening event, along with the serving of free coffee and doughnuts and orange drink…

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New Manager Of Sears Shakopee Mail Order

Dick Snyder of Richfield, who has been associated with Sears, Roebuck and Company for the past tix years, assumed the managership of the Shakopee Sears Mail Order Store in Shakopee, Monday of this week, April 1, company officials announced.

Snyder replaces Mrs. Leona Bulkley of Prior Lake, who has retired…

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DECA Students To Take Over Store As ‘Merchants For Day’

Students active in the Distributive Education Classes at Shakopee High School will have an opportunity to test the knowledge and skills learned in classroom work this Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, as they become “Merchants for a Day”, at Case’s Skogmo Department Store in Shakopee.

The students, all juniors, will take over all departments of Case’s store, under the supervision of regular employees, in order to gain first hand sophisticated adult customer contact not available through classroom instruction or from the limited range of customers who patronize the DECA Store located at Shakopee High School…

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Stagecoach Opens For 16th year; Expansion Plans Now Under Way

The Stagecoach on Highway 101 will open for the season last Friday, March 29, with Ozzie and Marie Klavestad welcoming guests for the 16th consecutive year…

The Klavestads are hopeful that additional dining facilities and an old time saloon will be completed during the current season…

April 11, 1968

Plan Youth Hosteling Club For Shakopee. The Shakopee Recreation Board is in the process of making arrangements for the organization of a Hosteling group in Shakopee for the benefit of interested young people…

Grand Opening at the newly remodeled Maus’ Super Valu grocery store, 441 West First, opened Tuesday of this week, April 9, and will continue through Saturday, April 20. In announcing the Grand Opening dates, Dave and Ken Maus, who have operated the store since May of 1966, stated “We believe the people of Shakopee deserve the finest facilities possible, and this is what we have tried to bring them.” Making an appearance for this gala event at 6:30 p.m. on next Thursday, April 18, will be “Clancy, the Cop.”

April 18, 1968

City Swimming Pool Proceeds; Delay As Bids Over Estimate. That the Municipal Swimming pool is to become a reality yet this season, although perhaps delayed some 30 days, despite the bids received on Tuesday of last week, April 9, coming in to be in excess of $76,500 over available city funds for this project, was the heartening announcement this week…

$150,000 Improvement For Shakopee Phone Service. Western Electric Company technicians are installing additional long distance equipment and local dial switching equipment in the Shakopee telephone building, W. R. Mahady, Shakopee Northwestern Bell Telephone Company manager, announced this week…

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Forming Police Auxiliary

The Shakopee police department, in accordance with action taken by the Common Council at its regular meeting Tuesday evening of last week, is presently recruiting members for a police Auxiliary group.

This unit is being formed to aid the local department, as well as the fire department and Common Council, in a variety of police duties under both normal and emergency conditions…

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Scott Historical Society Gets $12,000 Wilkie Brothers Foundation Grant

The project of restoration of the Pond Grist mill and adjoining area in the City of Shakopee’s Memorial Park, just north of Highway 101, at the east edge of the city, was given further impetus this week when R. M. Weiler, president of the Scott County Historical Society, revealed that the society has received a check in the amount of $12,000, from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation.

President Weiler explained that his grant was offered for the following purposes:

To provide funds for the payment of services and expenses of Mrs. Margaret MacFarlane, presently a member of the Shakopee High School faculty, to co-ordinate an investigative study on the preservation of the Pond Mill site and adjoining area.

To develop a plan of action for the restoration of this site…

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Twins Baseball Clinic Tomorrow At Riverside

Minnesota Twins scouts will give boys in Shakopee and the surrounding area tips on how to play better baseball at a free baseball clinic. The clinic is scheduled for 6 p.m. tomorrow, (Friday), April 19, at Riverside Park…

Directing the clinic, open to boys ages nine to 18, will be Angelo Giuliani, a scout for the Minnesota Twins and a former major league catcher. He will be assisted by Twins scouts John Mauer and Bill Kane…

April 25, 1968

Buys Taxi Firm. The Shakopee Taxi Company was purchased by Michael Odenwald of 629 East Third, effective last Saturday, April 20, according to Odenwald. The Company was formerly owned and operated by A. J. (Joe) Crimmins, 1226 West Sixth…

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Tour Post Office

The fifth grade class of St. Mark’s Parochial School toured the Shakopee Post Office on Tuesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 18.

The children had the opportunity to see the new 1968 Hemisphere stamp, a tying machine and a canceling machine.

Accompanying the group were fifth grade teachers, Mrs. Nachbor and Mrs. Klehr and volunteer mothers, Mrs. Robert Mahoney and Mrs. Lester Menden.

1993: Shakopee Valley News

April 1, 1993

SHS’s Anderson decides it’s time to step aside. For the first time since Gerald Ford was president of the United States, Shakopee High School will be looking for a head varsity boys’ basketball coach. The position is open with the retirement of John Anderson, who announced to his team his resignation the day after the season-ending loss to Worthington in the semifinal round of the Section 2AA playoffs…

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Scouts scramble to save barn

Although they’ve been the best of neighbors for the past 28 years, Shakopee Boy Scout Troop 218 could be evicted from its clubhouse by the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) at the end of this month.

The former dairy barn — located on state property on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Adams Street — could be dismantled or burned to the ground to make way for the DOC’s $11 million expansion of the state correctional facility for women in Shakopee.

Since learning of the DOC’s decision, Boy Scout leaders and community members have tried to persuade corrections officials to allow the building to remain. Last week, Rep. Becky Kelso, DFL-Shakopee, and Sen. Terry Johnston, IR-Prior Lake, became involved in the matter…

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Regional radio plan gets cool reception from area officials

Staff from the Metropolitan Council received a cool reception at a meeting in Shakopee March 25 to discuss a controversial proposal to spend more than $100 million — some estimates go as high as $200 million — on a regional two-way radio system that would be shared by local, regional and state government agencies.

Supporters of the 800 MHz radio system say it is needed because about half the governmental units in the seven-county metropolitan area complain that their emergency radio communication systems are outdated and inadequate. Met Council staff said a task force appointed to study the problem has heard from more than 130 agencies, which say they want to resolve radio communication problems.

But apparently Scott County officials were not among them…

Local public safety officials say the current radio system has few problems. And they adamantly believe that the problems that do exist do not require a multimillion-dollar fix…

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Murphy’s wagon heading to Missouri

Murphy’s Landing Director Gerry Barker, volunteers and ponies “Duty” and “D.J.,” have been invited to participate in opening ceremonies of the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Mo. on April 3.

The group will bring with them a German farm wagon that carried homesteader families across the prairie in the 1860s…

Weighing about 1,000 pounds, the wagon usually carried a family of about six. It also held one year’s supply of food, two years’ worth of seed, salt pork, and 100 pounds of flour, cornmeal and dried beans. The wagon is 8 feet long and 39 inches wide, Barker said.

The privately-owned Pony Express Museum invited Murphy’s Landing to participate because of its involvement and expertise in 19th century America…

Dusty, D.J. and the wagon will not be required to hoof it. They will be trucked down for the ceremonies.

April 8, 1993

Bond referendum planned on arena, fire station. The Shakopee City Council Tuesday night voted to direct staff to prepare documents for a multimillion-dollar bond referendum, that if approved by voters would fund a new ice arena just south of Shakopee High School, a second fire station, three fire trucks and a $6 million community center. The referendum could go before voters as early as June…

30 years of service.The Shakopee Jaycees organization will celebrate its 30th anniversary on April 29…

April 15, 1993

Indian logo dropped on 4-2 School Board vote. On a 4-2 vote Monday, the Shakopee School Board decided to discontinue the district’s use of the word “Indians” for sports teams and have a new mascot in place for the 1993-94 school year…

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Scout barn saved

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) has worked out a plan that would allow Shakopee Boy Scout Troop 218 to continue to use the old dairy barn for a meeting place as it has for 28 years. The barn is located near the site of the state correctional facility for women, which will be expanded this year…

DOC officials said the barn needed to be removed to accommodate a sewage drainage and a run-off system for the prison’s new wing. Boy Scout supporters scrambled to find an alternative to tearing down the clubhouse. Now, design engineers have come up with a plan to build the drainage ditch on the other side of the barn, said Dennis Roske, a Scout leader, who met with prison officials Monday…

The barn is considered historic by those who have devoted years to the clubhouse. During their years at the barn, the troop has spent more than $14,000 for upkeep and maintenance with money earned through fund raisers.

The rooms and the barn’s loft are filled with natural history and Native American artifacts, as well as large collections of Boy Scout memorabilia.

News of the barn’s demise prompted much support for the Scouts, Roske said. “I must have talked to 200 people that called me and supported the troop.”

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Board given design suggestion for schools

Schematics and preliminary plans for additions and remodeling at Pearson and Sweeney elementary schools and the high school were presented to the Shakopee School Board Monday…

Kevin Sullivan of Wold & Associates, the St. Paul architectural firm chosen for the design of the projects, brought the plans before the board…

These projects are part of the $10.6 million school bond issue that was passed in February.

The additional science lab at the high school is expected to cost $160,000 and would be adjacent to the two existing labs…

Expansion and remodeling at Pearson Elementary is expected to cost $3.8 million, including 41,193 square feet in new construction with 12 additional classrooms. Expansions will also be made in the area of the media and computer centers, and art, science and physical education areas…

Expansion and remodeling at Sweeney Elementary was estimated to cost $4.345 million, but preliminary design figures indicated $4.375 million.

This is partly because Sweeney’s current design is more complex to work around, according to Sullivan. New construction would include an additional 43,250 square feet, which would include 12 new classrooms, special areas specifically for early-childhood family education and special education, and the removal of temporary classrooms.

Also presented were drawings for additions to the first floor as well as a second story, which would include the 12 new classrooms and a new gym…

April 22, 1993

Classroom ups and downs

They may have been wearing white and blue-colored outfits instead of pin-striped suit, and carrying backpacks instead of briefcases.

But just like their Wall Street counterparts, the students in Colleen Goldman’s classroom Friday at SACS (Shakopee Area Catholic Schools) Middle School were eagerly scanning the stock market reports in the business section of the Star Tribune.

Nine teams of students at the school are playing the Minnesota Stock Market Game, a teaching tool that helps students understand the country’s economic system while using their math, social studies and reading skills, Norwest Bank is sponsoring the game at SACS…

April 29, 1993

$6.85 million bond referendum proposed. Shakopee voters may be asked to approve a $6.85 million bond issue in a June 22 referendum, which would pay for a community center, detached ice arena and fire hall…

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Dancers to invade Shakopee

Tap shoes and tutus will be a routine sight in Shakopee this weekend — make that, dance routine.

Sheri’s Dance Center Statewide Competition will be held Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, with performances in the auditorium and gym of the high school and the gym at Central Elementary School…

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Board approves students’ criteria for school logo

Criteria for the selection of a new school logo were approved by the Shakopee School Board Monday.

On April 12, the board voted to change the district logo from an Indian head. School athletic teams will no longer be known as the Indians.

The high school Student Governing Board then appointed a committee, composed of seven students, to develop criteria for the new logo.

Committee members Jen Barber, Sarah Anderson and Trent Baer appeared before the board Monday to present the criteria list for choosing the new logo:

• It should not represent a person or a group of people, or a religious affiliation.
• It should not be easily converted to a disrespectful name.
• It will allow for the creation of a mascot.
• It should not be depicted as something that promotes violence.
• It should be adaptable for all activities.

The committee also indicated that the high school colors should remain red and white…

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It’s a first: SHS girls’ golf team competes

The fact that the standings indicated that Shakopee High School’s girls’ golf team finished last in Monday’s meet at Lone Pine Golf Course meant absolutely nothing to Indians coach Jim Kohout.

All Kohout cared about was the fact that his SHS girls competed. He was not concerned with the individuals’ scores, nor was he troubled that they may have areas of their respective games which need attention. Instead, Kohout was proud of his athletes simply for the way they conducted themselves in the first meet of the season. All but one of Shakopee’s players have no competitive golf experience. And even Emily Jenkins, Shakopee’s lone competing returnee from last year’s two-person team, was not used to being a part of a complete squad representing SHS…

1893: Shakopee Courier

March 2, 1893

The Presbyterians have decided to build a church this spring. It will probably be built somewhere near the old one, will be much larger, and built of brick.

Otto Derberger brought out his snow cleaner on Tuesday and made a wide swath from his stables on Sommerville street to his house on First. It is a good thing, and if the street committee had felt authorized to hire Derberger to clear away some of our principal streets it would have in our opinion been a little money well expended.

Peter Mueller and numerous family left here this morning for his new residence in Hartford, North Dakota.

Commissioner Henry Brueggemann walked in from Marystown on Tuesday morning after the big storm and it took him from 9 to 12:30 to break through the five miles. The prairie he said was all right to clear up, but the timber portion will take considerable time and labor, the snow being very deep, having drifted from 4 to 6 feet in places.

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80-Acre Farm for Sale.

50 acres under plow, 30 acres in pasture, with wood enough to supply a family for many years. Well watered, house and good barn, smokehouse, granary etc. Will sell on reasonable terms, half cash, half time to be arranged hereafter. Location in Eagle Creek 3 miles east of Shakopee, county seat. March 1, 1893.

Nathaniel Kline.

March 9, 1893

A sleigh load of young folks of Shakopee were out for a ride Tuesday night.

Huntsman and Edert are having their store kalsomined and painted. Peter Mergens is doing the work.

March 16, 1893

The Bierlein foundry is doing a good business now and the proprietors are expecting to hire more help soon.

Last Friday four chimneys burned out, the fire bell ringing only for Mr. Sullivan’s. All were extinguished without serious injury to property.

A team belonging to Mr. Connoly being left untied took a lively run down past Kohls & Berens’ corner yesterday about two o’clock and when about opposite Marx’s saloon one of the horses made straight for Mr. Marshall’s rig which was tied there and jumped right on top of the sleigh, injuring it slightly, and then breaking loose they ran as far as Flaherty’s corner where some man caught them, but not till he had been dragged several rods. Quite a crowd gathered on the streets.

We understand that Frank Buch is going to start another lumber yard here soon.

It is said on apparently good authority that a new bank will be started in Shakopee soon.

J. G. Kiesel had the pleasure of doing the walking act from lower town yesterday, his horse having run away from him.

James Clemens bought a horse of John Roehl for his proposed new dray line to be opened April 1st and will go to St. Paul probably for a dray.

J. P. Roth is thinking of buying out Pete Schwartz’s share in the store of Kohler & Schwartz for $8000. If he buys it his son Peter will clerk therein.

Messrs. D. L. How and T. M. Joy constitute the firm that has been started at the Rink, with August Lies, T. C. Smith and Henry Wood as salesmen.

C. E. Busse intends to tear down his two old buildings on First street and erect thereon a new building as soon as arrangements can be made with Pat Condon, who owns the building adjoining.

Theo. Weiland disposed of his opera house block last Friday morning to Mr. Lander of Lakeville, who intends to run a hardware store in the corner to commence on or about April 1. The consideration was $5000. Mr. Lander has been running a hardware store for some time past in Lakeville, and is somewhat known around here, being a relative of the Wampach’s. He will continue to give dances in the hall the same as Mr. Weiland did, having purchased the piano also. Mr. Weiland has not as yet decided whether he will continue in the feed business or not.

March 23, 1893

Baptiste Conter has started up his Shakopee lime kiln for the season’s work. Couldn’t wait any longer for an early spring.

Brick is being hauled for Schroeder’s yard for Mr. How, to his corner opposite city hall, but for what exact purpose he will not say just yet, but rumors are rife, as we make note of elsewhere.

C. E. Busse talks of putting up a building at the old stand, that will even up the space between Condon’s on the east and Kohls & Berens westerly. This will make a great improvement in the south side of First street.

H. P. Marx has purchased a handsome walnut wall case for his jewelry store.

Joseph Hovorka’s family have moved back into the first residence here opposite court house.

Peter Roth is to open the Gutenberg-Storer store, thus launching into the mercantile trade.

Nic Annen’s Fire.—A fire broke out about 1 p.m. yesterday in the dwelling of Nic Annen in the third ward, and notwithstanding the efforts of the firemen, destroying the same completely, although some of the furniture and household goods were saved. Supposed to have caught from an apparent defective flue near the roof. This is Chief Gellenbeck’s opinion. Insured for about $750.

March 30, 1893

The Eroux family have moved to Minneapolis.

It is rumored that Mrs. Nick Berens is to start a millinery store in Shakopee soon.

C. A. Stevens will hold his office for the present after April 1st in the Koerner building upstairs.

Henry Reis retired Friday night and left the top of the coal stove open. On waking in the morning he found himself almost overcome with gas. He managed to get to the door and open it when he fell, overcome by the gas. The doctor brought him out all right, but he still feels the effects of it.

Who thinks Shakopee is not becoming? We learn of the following buildings to be erected as soon as the spring opens: C. E. Busse, store; N. Klopp, dwelling; A. Scherkenbach, dwelling, Joseph Linhoff, dwelling; Mrs. Everling, dwelling. Jacob Ries will make his main shop at the bottling works two stories, and also put up another building alongside of the present one.

Otto Derberger is intending to build a residence this year.

Fred P. Lauer will move April 1 into the store recently vacated by Peter Mueller.

A grand flag raising is promised sometime this month, at the Union school house, particulars of which will be announced later on.

1893: Scott County Argus

March 2, 1893

D. H. Brown drove out to the Duffy school-house last week and took the photograph of pupils and school.

Lins Bros. have purchased a new four-horse power engine and a large new refrigerator, both of which will straightaway be put into place in their progressive market.

Mr. Fred P. Lauer has opened a shoe shop in C.E. Busse’s building on First street. Mr. Lauer is a good workman, as well as a steady and industrious young man, and he is deserving of patronage.

Lottie Heller, a half-witted young woman, was a victim of Monday’s blizzard. She left home during the forenoon to go to Peter Delwo’s to have a dress made. Wednesday forenoon the girl’s brother, Julius Heller, and the hired man went over near Mr. Delwo’s for a load of straw and there found the girl frozen to death. When the girl left home she said she would stay at Mr. Delwo’s a day or two for a visit, so she was not missed from home. She changed her mind and left Delwo’s for home about two o’clock Monday afternoon. She took the usual route across the fields, which were practically clear of snow, but only went about two hundred yards to the straw stack where she was found. She had dug a hole into the straw stack on the sheltered side. Her brother doesn’t believe she lost her way or became exhausted, but thinks she lost her reason as she had twice before.

Thos. Pinches has rented his farm in East Shakopee to Omer Helmuth, of Bloomington.

For Sale.—Mrs. Jane Duffy’s house in east Shakopee. Enquire of John Nachtsheim.

John Gentgen put into his shop a drying apparatus to be used after shampooing ladies’ hair. It will prove a great convenience in that line of work.

Dr. A. A. Sabin is fitting up another room in his suite in the Reis block to be used as a reception room. The one which is now used for that purpose is to contain an apparatus for treating patients by means of static electricity.

Jacob Clemens is to operate a new dray-line, beginning the first of next month. Mr. Clemens was in this line of business some years ago in this place.

March 9, 1893

Fred Pinches is at work in the Peavey elevator at present. He expects to remain in town until next August.

Thomas Pinches will sell all his stock, farm machinery, implements, tools and all household furniture at auction on Wednesday, March 22nd, at nine o’clock.

The store occupied by Huntsman & Edert is this week going through an early and acute attack of spring cleaning and in the course of a few days will shine resplendent in a new coat of paint and kalsomine laid on by the skillful hand of Peter Mergens.

A few days ago C. C. Storer initiated a traveling man into the mysteries of the store cellar by dropping him through the trap door to the hard floor below. Charlie and the salesman were in the back part of the store discussing the merits of some goods when C. C. opened the trapdoor, which was behind the knight of the road. Sir knight wasn’t aware of the groceryman’s disappearance into the lower regions, nor of the opening in the floor until he backed into it. He dropped at the foot of the stairs, and fortunately escaped without the slightest injury. He thought the initiation complete and inspiring.

No wonder it rained Wednesday. On Sunday the Courier horse was being driven around town wearing a fly-net. We use the word “driven” with great caution, for if he hadn’t been driven he wouldn’t have been going.

March 16, 1893

Mayor Weiland has disposed of his Opera House to Mr. G. L. Lander of Lakeville, formerly of Credit River. Mr. Lander proposes putting in a full line of hardware in that part of the building now occupied by the Courier. The Courier office may possibly be located in the second story of the post office building, but so far nothing definite can be stated. Rumors of other important changes in business affairs of the town are now afloat but none have up to this time assumed definite shape.

The Farmers Warehouse Co. is a new acquisition in the mercantile field of Shakopee. The firm is composed of D. L. How and T. M. Joy, of Minneapolis. The company will deal in farm machinery and farmers’ supplies in general including wagons, buggies, harness, etc. The place of business will be in the old skating rink. T. C. Smith, Aug. Lies and Henry Wood will be traveling salesmen for the company.

March 23, 1893

D. M. Storer & Son have rented the store of Patrick Condon next to John Berens & Co. and will occupy it in about two weeks. Peter J. Roth is to put a stock of groceries into the store vacated by them.

Jos. Linhoff will commence the building of his new dwelling house on the corner of Fifth and Lewis streets as soon as the excavation can be made. The new plans, drawn by Aug. Bornarth, are for a very attractive two story brick residence, such as will prove a valuable addition to the town.

That progressive organization, rapidly coming into favorable repute and known as the Shakopee Cornet Band, celebrated the First Anniversary of its birthday on last Monday evening by taking the home of Mr. Jacob Bierline by storm and, incidentally, presented to that gentleman, their energetic leader, a nickel-plated music rack and easy chair. The band now includes as members seventeen of the young men of the town and this, no doubt, accounts for their zeal and consequent rapid advancement; but much credit is due the leader, and the band boys showed that this fact was appreciated by them in this very acceptable manner.

Kopp and Kopp are returning thanks for this slippery weather. They set eighty-five shoes last Monday.

The store of Huntsman and Edert has changed through the magic of the brush, from the rather dingy cocoon of the ordinary place of business to the attractive appearance of a brand new butterfly. The result of the week’s work is certainly remarkable and well worthy of note.

Wm. Pinger has invented a new style of musical instrument on which will be played the requiem of old Winter. In front of his saloon he has deposited during the winter a quantity of corks, and these as the snow melts around them, come to the surface of the road. When a loaded sleigh passes over them they are unable to get out of the way and hence proceed to shiver the air with shrieks that may be heard for several blocks. Each cork has a pitch to suit its individual taste and when several of them are disturbed in succession an effect is produced somewhat resembling an execution of the variations of “The Mocking Bird.” It is a free open-air concert all by itself.

March 30, 1893

G. S. Lander was in town a few days this week. He will move his family to this place immediately after Easter.

Florentine Lies has moved into the Mertz house on Lewis street and Jacob Clemens will occupy the house vacated by Mr. Lins.

Peter Mergens has fitted up the store recently vacated by Peter Mueller, the rear of the building to be used as a paint shop, and the front part to be occupied by Fred P. Lauer as a shoe store.

Grand opening at Mrs. Henschel’s Monday, April 3d free dish of ice cream for every purchase of not less than 15 cents.

Michael Berens and Valentine Zoller have each a big, big cellar full of dirty, dirty water, the natural consequence of the clogged sewers. This trouble appears as regularly as do “the flowers that bloom in spring,” but there seems to be no help for it, as the alternate thawing and freezing soon chokes up the sewers and an overflow naturally forms.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

March 1, 1918

Woman’s Reformatory. Senator Coller advises us that he was informed that the plans and specifications for the main building of the Reformatory (which includes all the administrative offices) were approved Saturday by the State Board of Control, State Architect and Board of Women visitors. The building will cost approximately $100,000. Bids for the construction thereof will be received during the month of March and building operations commenced in the early spring.

Bids for the cutting down of trees along Lovers’ Lane were received by the City as follows: John Thole, $25; John Brueggemann, $47; and August Gelhaye, $50. Mr. Thole being the lowest bidder was awarded the contract and is already at work cutting down the trees, from the bridge to the end of the mile road. This is being done, preparatory to widening and raising the road above high water mark, this spring.

March 8, 1918

Fire in Southworth Building. Smoke pouring out of the basement of the N. F. Heinz saloon on Tuesday evening and the clanging of the fire bell about 10:30 brought out a large crowd who offered assistance in extinguishing a blaze which in some manner, unknown, originated in the basement of the saloon. For a time it looked as though the whole building would go but the quick work of the firemen confined the fire to the basement. The interior of the basement and the joists on the ceiling were almost totally destroyed. The building is owned by W. N. Southworth and he estimates his loss between $900 and $1,000, partially covered by insurance.

Can More Men Knit?—Nit! Seeing is believing, and tomorrow, Saturday, March 9th, at two o’clock in the afternoon, everybody is cordially invited to come down town, and see a real knitting contest which the Red Cross chapter will stage in the big show window of the Flaherty & Lies store between the hours of 2:00 and 3:30. Seated in the window will be seen our champion man knitter, Frank Miller with a record of four sweaters, one pair of wristlets, and twenty-five pairs of socks for the Red Cross, and some of the best women knitters of this city, such as Mrs. Herman Cassellius, Mrs. Rein, Mrs. Peter Schmitz, Mrs. Caroline Koenig and others, all making their needles fly in the knitting of a Red Cross stocking, from the purling to the heel and toe. Everybody else will be there to cheer on the fun, and they want you, too. There is no charge, but if you happen to have a stray dime or nickel or a quarter or a $20 gold piece, you will find a glass jar out in front, on a table with a Red Cross sign donated by Patriot Joe Klinkhammer, to drop it in for the benefit of the best of all war claims upon us and Patriot Theodore Weiland will have a flag so arranged on a swivel and attached to Champion Knitter Frank Miller’s toe that it will wave a vote of thanks as the coin drops, and the throng cheers…

Harry Broekhuizen, who has been conducting a shoe repair shop here the past three years, has sold his shop to Fred Wessel, the latter moving from the Busse building into the Beckerich building, across the street, the first of the week. His family will occupy the rooms above the shop. Mr. Broekhuizen informs us that he expects to leave for Horlan, Mont., about the middle of the month where he will manage his farm of 280 acres. Success to both parties.

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Reading Room For Shakopee

Representatives of the Home Economics and Booklovers clubs and Library association, with the able assistance of Mayor Lenertz, were fortunate the past week in securing the Reis building on First street, opposite the Heinen confectionery, for a reading and rest room. The building will be renovated and partitions will be placed, the front part of the building serving as a reading room for the general public. The room in the rear will be suitably arranged as a rest room and will be connected with the city water and sewer system and will be for accommodation of the country population, trading, mostly. The hours have not yet been decided upon.

Members of the above named organizations will be called upon to spend one day a month in charge of the rooms.

March 15, 1918

The Knitting contest at Flaherty & Lies’ store which was called off last Saturday on account of the storm has been postponed to some time after Easter.

The worst snowstorm of the winter visited this section last Saturday, the storm raging from early morn until sundown. About a foot of snow fell. The town seemed depopulated, train service was satisfied to stay indoors. Old Sol got busy with his warm rays and the large drifts are rapidly disappearing. Spring is next.

March 22, 1918

A deal was closed on Saturday whereby William Engel bought of Bert Feldmann, the house and two lots on the corner of Second and Sommerville St., better known as the Rossrucker property. Mr. Engel expects to remodel and enlarge the house at some later date.

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$20,000 to Improve St. Mark’s Church

Under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Savs, the congregation of St. Mark’s church have voted to expend the sum of $20,000 for improvements and additions to the church property.

The main undertaking is to be the erection of a winter chapel, which is to cost in the neighborhood of $15,000. But in addition to this a new heating plant is to be installed in the church immediately and other needed repairs will be made on the building as soon as possible. The contract for the heating plant has been awarded to Vincent C. Stein of Minneapolis, the figure being about $4,000. Mr. Victor Coreela, an architect of Minneapolis, was in conference with Father Savs yesterday, and it is probable that plans for the proposed winter chapel will be ready to submit to the church building committee in the near future.

March 29, 1918

Work was begun on the repairing of the Southworth building recently damaged by fire. Nic Frank of Belle Plaine has the contract.

The William Ryan farm in Eagle Creek was sold to Mrs. Josephine Huber and Frank Huber. The farm consisted of about 500 acres and sold at a good price.

Work was begun on the old Mayer house on Fourth St., this week. The building was bought by August Scherkenbach, from Ed Walsh. The building will be converted into a duplex. J. P. Kreuser has the contract for the carpenter work and Joseph Fischer will do the cement work.

E. E. Hupp, of the agricultural department of the city schools, left last night for Bozeman, Mont., to take up the organization work of the Boys’ and Girls’ clubs, which is being promoted by the government. George H. Jones of Minneapolis who arrived this morning, will be his successor at the school.

Anton Green has accepted the position as barber in Ben Mertz’s tonsorial parlors

FOR SALE:—200 bushels early and late potatoes. Chas. Koeper, two miles south of Shakopee.

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FOR SALE

In front of St. Mary’s church, one of the finest corner lots in Shakopee, 80×100 feet, with a 10-room brick house, with combination furnace (hot air and hot water), for $3,500. A lot adjoining, 50×142, for $800. If both taken by same party $4,000.

Aug. Scherkenbach

1918: Scott County Argus

March 1, 1918

Normal School Work. The Shakopee school board will be glad to hear from any one who is interested in taking work in the Normal department. This department unfortunately was discontinued last year on account of the lack of students to take up the work. If there are eight young women or men in the vicinity of Shakopee who are high school graduates or seniors in high school, and who wish to take a one year Normal course, it will be possible to start a class in September. A diploma from the Shakopee Normal department will entitle the holder to teach in the rural schools in Minnesota without taking an examination. Those interested should notify Superintendent R. W. Davies at once.

Work on Women’s Reformatory Soon. Senator Coller was advised that the plans and specifications of the main or administration building of the Women’s reformatory were approved Saturday at a conference between the state Board of Control, the state architect and the Board of Women visitors. This building will cost approximately $100,000, and the site for the same has been chosen on what is known as the “Haasken” tract. The building will face south on Sixth street. Bids have been called for and contract will be let undoubtedly during the month of March. Immediately after the letting of the contract, the city will grade Sixth street and extend the water service to the site as per agreement. According to the present plans the state will have its own sewer system from the site to the river. In addition to the main building being built this spring, the sewer will also be constructed and the Haasken tract graded and proper drive ways and walks constructed.

Adopt French Orphan. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pink of this city have adopted a French orphan, Pierre Calliet of Drux, France. Pierre is two and one-half years old, and so far as the Argus is informed, is the first French child to be adopted by any one in Scott county…

August Gelhaye was the highest bidder for the work of removing and cleaning up trees and brush from the right of way along the trestle road. His bid was for $50 and he later sold his rights to John Brueggemann who will begin work at once.

C. B. Hough has been assigned to the management of the H. Simons Lumber company’s yard at New Ulm and the family will remove there this month to reside. The appointment is a recognition of Mr. Hough’s ability as a salesman, the yard being much larger than the company’s local yard and employing three men under Mr. Hough’s supervision.

March 8, 1918

Fire in the roof of a shed on the premises of Bernhard Heller called out the department yesterday afternoon about 1:30 o’clock but the flames were put out in a few minutes. Sparks from a passing engine probably caused the blaze.

Reading and Rest Room for Shakopee. At a meeting held Tuesday evening it was practically decided to establish a reading and rest room in the Reis building, formerly occupied by the Mertz printery on First street…

March 15, 1918

City’s French Orphan. Hanging in the lobby of the First National bank where all may see it is the receipt for the money sent in the name of the city of Shakopee for the care for one year of its adopted French orphan. The little girl is Lucienne Montillet of Maringues, Puyde-Dome, France, and she was 12 years old on January 9, 1918. Any person interested in the child may write to her at that address. Shakopee claims to be the first city of the northwest to adopt a French orphan and through our example others have become interested. Mrs. J. R. Pink started the movement and collected the money and is also personally paying for the care of another orphan, Pierre Caillet, during the period of the war.

Ed Walsh has sold his residence property in this city to his father-in-law, August Scherkenbach, who will enlarge and remodel the building into a duplex for rental purposes. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh expect to move to Willow River next month where Mr. Walsh will go into sheep-raising on a 160 acre farm.

Miss Blanche Gelhaye is learning the millinery trade of Miss Emma Busse.

Today at the Auto Lunch Parlors the ladies of the Red Cross are serving pancake and coffee for the benefit of the local chapter. All materials have been donated and all proceeds go to the treasury direct. The charge is small, only 20 cents. You can stop in any time after one o’clock this afternoon and be served. Everybody welcome; everybody come.

Arson Is Charged. As the aftermath of the fire which broke out in the basement of F. Heinz’s saloon, March 5th, an investigation was made by the state fire marshal and Mr. Heinz arrested on a charge of arson. At his preliminary hearing before Judge Weiland Wednesday he waived examination and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury at the April term of court. He has given a bond of $1000 for his appearance at that time.

March 22, 1918

Books For Soldiers. On Monday next Peter Huss has volunteered to collect books throughout the city for the soldiers and sailors. If anyone having books to donate will telephone to the school office or any of the teachers, their books will be called for.

W. S. Newgard has been appointed a state food inspector, and will have headquarters at Duluth. He fills the vacancy caused by the appointment of A. D. Sibbald of Duluth as assistant commissioner. Mr. Newgard was connected with the department in another capacity but has been advanced in his latest appointment.

Frank Boehmer sold his residence on Third street to Mike Brum; consideration $2300.

Wm. Ryan sold his farm in Eagle Creek to Frank Huber and Mrs. George Huber. The former bought the west 265 acres and Mrs. Huber the remaining 235 acres. The price paid was about $60 per acre.

The work of cutting out the brush and trees on the trestle road as the preliminary of the improvements which will convert the road into a highway above the reach of high water, was finished Saturday. It is to be regretted that necessity compelled the sacrifice of the trees which bordered the road on both sides and made the trestle road one of the local beauty spots and favorite walks. After the road is completed it is to be hoped that the trees will be replanted or at least allowed to grow from seeds self-planted as they have heretofore. Strangers coming to the city have long admired the trestle road for its bordering trees: let us preserve its beauty and restore the trees after the highway shall have been completed. Further work on the road will begin as soon as the contracts are let.

March 29, 1918

R. L. Brown, who has been working in Minneapolis for several months, will return to Shakopee to resume his auto livery business during the summer and will move his family here as soon as he can find a residence.

The Flaherty & Lies delivery horse, ordinarily staid and well-behaved, indulged in a runaway up and down the block Monday morning with Peter Huth’s two little sons in the wagon. Howard Huth fell out unhurt, and excitement prevailed for a few minutes. The horse was captured on its way toward the bridge and little Robert Huth rescued, much frightened, but also fortunately unharmed.

Frank Boehmer has purchased the home of Mrs. Eva Paukner on Third street for $900 and will remodel it for a residence for himself and family.

Nick Frank of Belle Plaine is engaged in the work of repairing the W. N. Southworth block recently damaged by fire. The building will be entirely renovated and put in first-class shape.

Plans for the cement bridge to be built on the trestle roadway have been revised and the bridge as it is to be constructed will comprise eight spans of 26 feet each and 24 feet wide. The piers will be built on plies instead of on the ground as originally intended.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

March 4, 1943

Carload of Tin Salvage Shipped

A gondola full of salvaged tin cans totalling 16,500 pounds, was shipped from Shakopee late last week, it was learned. The cans are destined for delivery at a detinning plant.

The discarded food containers, all washed and flattened, were collected by Jacob Res Bottling Works in cooperation with the residents and food stores of Scott and Carver counties…

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Red Cross Workers Soliciting Funds in Shakopee This Week

From house to house and store to store in Shakopee this week, members of the Victory Aides, under the chairmanship of Mrs. H. C. Schroeder are receiving contributions to the 1943 Red Cross War Fund.

With a national quota of $125,000,000, more than double the total of the previous campaign, local workers are confident more residents will contribute and that regular contributors will, wherever possible, make their gifts larger than in the past…

March 11, 1943

Sparklers To Play in World’s Champ Basketball Tourney. One of 12 teams invited to participate in the World’s Championship Basketball tournament in Chicago, March 14 to 17, the stellar Rock Spring Sparkler quint will leave for the Windy City Saturday, it was learned Tuesday…

Shakopee Sailor Is Jap Prisoner. Officially listed as “missing in action” last May in the Manila Bay area, when Corregidor capitulated to the Jap invaders, Richard (Dick) Dennig, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dennig, of Shakopee, is now known to be a prisoner of the Japanese on the Philippine Islands…

Mrs. Elizabeth Luce of Marystown, was the lucky winner in a contest sponsored by the Red Star Yeast Co., and as a reward was presented with a $100 defense bond. The essay: “Why I Prefer Fresh Red Star Yeast,” was run in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North and South Dakota, and Mrs. Luce was second high in the contest. Leo Robeck the dealer who sold the yeast, was awarded a $25 bond.

March 18, 1943

Surgical Dressings Unit Has Splendid Record. The Scott County Surgical Dressing unit, including Shakopee, Jordan and Belle Plaine, has now completed 75,600 dressings and is expecting the next quota of 27,000-4×4 sponges in the near future…

Firemen Get Farm Call. At the height of the near-blizzard Tuesday afternoon, the Shakopee Fire department was called to the Al Theis farm, at Marystown, where a severe chimney fire threatened to burst its bounds and damage the house. Firemen worked on the chimney for nearly two hours applying chemicals and succeeded in halting the fire before any damage to the home resulted. A soft coal furnace fire fanned by a strong wind caused the difficulty, firemen said.

March 25, 1943

Going To Canada. John Fox, Leo Siebenaler, and Sylvester Scherer, of Shakopee, and Isador Tillges of New Market, leave tonight for Edmonton, Alberta, Can., where they will be employed on a government defense project. The nature of their work was not disclosed.

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Successful Drive Made in Silk Hosiery Collection. The drive for cast-off silk and Nylon hosiery, to be used for defense purposes, proved very successful. A Red Cross committee, with Mrs. Harry Berens as chairman, packed and shipped several boxes containing 145 pounds to Green Island, N. Y., Tuesday…

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Telephone Service Severely Impaired By Sleet and Wind

How severe was the recent snow, sleet and wind storm in this area? If you weren’t out in it or your property wasn’t damaged as a result of it, then a disclosure by the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company will supply some semblance of an answer to the inquiry…

According to E. G. Leibold, manager of the Shakopee exchange, 131 local subscribers were out of telephone service and 14 rural telephone lines were out of order as a result of the sleet, ice and high winds that swept this locality. Twelve linemen, working literally day and night, and hampered by snow-blocked roads and ice-clad poles, put in many hours to restore normal service.

Most serious damage to toll lines carrying the heavy load of wartime traffic, was located between Shakopee and Montgomery. In that region there were 400 breaks in “long distance” wires, and 19 broken poles, the result of sleet and high winds.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

March 7, 1968

Break-In At Shakopee High

Reported to the Shakopee police, who investigated, and at the special meeting of the Shakopee Public School District No. 720 Board of Education meeting Monday night of this week was a break-in sometime last Saturday evening, March 2, at the Shakopee Senior High School on Tenth Avenue.

Superintendent John Feda said that entry had apparently been gained through a window. Taken from the soft drink vending machine in the Teachers’ lounge, at the west end of the building, was money from the coin box that had been pried open. Evidence also indicated that the intruders had been in the girl’s lavatory…

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Important Film Next Thurs. Eve

The Loyalty committee of Shakopee Council No. 1685, Knights of Columbus has scheduled a very important film presentation at 9 p.m. next Thursday, March 14, in the Shakopee Post No. 2 American Legion clubrooms, east edge of Shakopee.

The public is urged to attend.

March 14, 1968

First Meeting For Council Of St. Mary’s. First meeting of the newly formed Parish Council of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Shakopee was held last Friday evening, March 8, and the newly organized School board of this parish was to meet last evening (Wednesday), March 13…

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New Break-Out Siren At Reformatory; Test Again 1 P.M. Friday

The short blasts of the new siren recently installed at the Minnesota Correctional Institution for Women will be the signal that a break-out had occurred at the institution, according to Miss Ruby C. Benson, superintendent.

The signal was agreed upon in tests conducted last Saturday, March 9, by Institute personnel as well as members of the Shakopee Volunteer Fire Department.

The signal will be further tested at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), March 15, at the Institution, Miss Benson said. At a luncheon held last Thursday, March 7, at the Correctional Institution, representatives of interested organizations and news media met to discuss uses of the new siren as well as to view recent remodeling accomplished at the institution…

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Will Seek Bids On City Swimming Pool

By action of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting held Tuesday evening of this week, March 12, bids are to be received on the construction of the proposed municipal swimming pool at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the Shakopee City Council chambers, at which time they are to be publicly opened.

The bids are to include costs of a sand-bottom swimming pool, approximately 224 feet by 268 feet; a filter building, approximately 18 feet by 18 feet and a bath house, approximately 30 feet by 90 feet, along with the installation of the necessary water and sewer mains to serve the new facility.

Estimated cost of the facility by engineers is approximately $150,000 for within-the-fence installations.

Proposed site for the municipal swimming pool is directly south of the Sweeney Elementary School on Tenth Avenue, with the pool facility to front on Adams Street.

It is hoped to get construction under way as soon as possible in order to have a coming season’s opening of the new facility by June.

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Television Sales And Service Shop To Open in Shakopee

The Shakopee Valley TV, a new business featuring the latest in television sales and service will open soon at 109 North Holmes (in back of the House of Hoy) in the location formerly occupied by Jean’s Dress Shop.

Owner and operator of the Shakopee Valley TV is Ellery (Red) Phillips, who has been active in the Excelsior area for the past six years servicing a large television and appliance company…

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Candy Stripers Needed. Girls, age 14 and over, interested in “Candy Striping” at St. Francis Hospital, are invited to meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesday of next week, March 20, to sign up for the program to be sponsored by the St. Francis Women’s Hospital Auxiliary…

March 21, 1968

Moving to new location. Shakopee Body Repair is moving to 221 East First Avenue. Rear of Auto Central Supply. See Willie for free estimate. Expert body and fender repairs. Glass installation. Shakopee Body Repair…

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Seeking Queen Contest Honors

Two Shakopee entrants, as representatives of the Gopher State Timing Association Rod and Custom Spectacular Queen contest, were guests on Bill Carlson’s “This Must Be The Place” show last Saturday evening, March 16.

They are Miss Donna Tieben, employed at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company office in Shakopee and Miss Peggy Costello, employed at American Finance in Shakopee…

March 28, 1968

St. Mary’s Hold Open House At New Library. St. Mary’s Parochial School, East Fifth Street, will hold Open House and a Science and Art Fair in conjunction with the opening of the new school library from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday (today), March 28, at the school.

CD Test Alert on Wednesdays. A one-minute Civil Defense Alert test for Shakopee will be held at 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month beginning next Wednesday, April 3, and running through Wednesday, October 2, according to an announcement by Shakopee Mayor Ray Siebenaler.

Dr. Pearson, Wife Return to St. Jude Through CMMB. Dr. B. F. Pearson, M. D., and Beth, his wife, of Shakopee, returned on January 31 from a month’s missionary tour at St. Jude’s Hospital on the Caribbean isle of St. Lucia…

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St. Francis Open House Set for June 30; Dedication Sept. 29

Tentative plans are being made by St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee to hold Open House in its new wing, currently under construction, on Sunday, June 30, with formal dedication by the Right Reverend Archbishop Leo Binz of St. Paul – Minneapolis, tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 29.

With the addition of the new wing, St. Francis Hospital now encompasses an entire city block. More than one million dollars have been invested in the new construction and equipment.

Included in the addition are three operating room suites and a urography suite. A 90-second developer for X-rays, part of the new operating room equipment will enable the surgeons to take X-rays with a portable unit, while surgery is taking place, and see results of the X-ray 90 seconds later.

The new wing also includes a post-anesthetic recovery room and a cardiac and intensive care suite, equipped with cardiac monitors for electro-cardiology (EKG) tracings.

A first for the Shakopee community is a 16-bed pediatric unit with private and semiprivate rooms, as well as a play area. There will be a high humidity “wet room” for bronchial patients.

A central nurses’ station will have both visual and audio supervision equipment, covering the pediatric area.

In the obstetrical department, there will be a new labor room and a dual-suite delivery room. The hospital will also have a Quiet Room for use of area Chaplains as they administer Religious duties and for visitors in need of solitude.

A pharmacy and Doctor’s lounge are also included in the new wing. Portions of the former hospital, adjoining the new wing, are being remodeled. The entire project is expected to be completed by June 23, to meet the June 30 Open House date, according to Assistant Administrator Roland Graff…

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Lightning Bolt Kills 2 Cows in Eagle Creek

Two Holstein heifers were killed by lightning and equipment in the farm home and work shop was knocked out at about 3:10 a.m. Sunday, March 17, during the rainstorm at the Roger Marschall farm in Eagle Creek township, located just off Scott County Road No. 82 and southeast of the glass factory in Valley Industrial Park in the Dean’s Lake area.

According to reports, upon investigation the Eagle Creek farmer found a ditch in the ground with the sod torn up in a “wheel-spoke pattern” in the pasture just two blocks from the farm home…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

March 4, 1993

School Indian symbol may soon be discarded. Prompted by a Minnesota State Board of Education policy discouraging the use of Native American names and mascots for sports teams, the Shakopee School Board voted unanimously Monday to review the school district’s use of an Indian head logo and the name “Indians.”…

County Board willing to listen to Co. Rd. 18 debate. Residents living adjacent to County Road 18 have convinced the Scott County Board to re-evaluate its position on plans to reconstruct the roadway to four lanes from Highway 101 to County Road 42…

High school band California-bound

On Monday, the Shakopee High School Concert Band will be leaving for a week of “fun, sun and great music making in California,” according to Andy Mast, director of bands.

The band will be participating in the Disney Magic Music Days festival held in the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, Calif., and enjoying the offerings of the Southern California area…

March 11, 1993

City stand on Co. 18 lanes doesn’t change. After another long discussion, the Shakopee City Council on March 2 stuck to its endorsement of a two-lane segment of County Road 18 between County roads 42 and 16…

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Program goal: Help the needy with home repairs

Shakopee may join 210 other American cities and towns this summer in repairing and sprucing up homes belonging to low-income, disabled and elderly residents by joining Christmas in April, a national, non-profit home repair program.

Patty Johnson, president of Christmas in April, met with city officials and community leaders Thursday at City Hall to begin planning local participation in the project…

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Council resolution honors Stans on his 85th birthday

Maurice Stans, the Shakopee native who holds posts in two presidential administrations, was the subject of a resolution adopted by the City Council last week honoring him on his 85th birthday…

The resolution, approved March 2, will be sent to Pepperdine University in Culver City Calif., where a book on Stans’ accomplishments and contributions is being put together. The book will be presented to Stans during a birthday celebration planned by the university on March 23…

March 18, 1993

Site for substation chosen. The Shakopee Public Utilities Commission (SPUC) has requested that the city of Shakopee begin condemnation proceedings on approximately two acres of land just west of County Road 17 and south of County Road 78, which the utility has chosen as a site for a $2.1 million electric substation…

Gallice is appointed Shakopee postmaster. Ritch Gallice was installed as Shakopee’s postmaster during ceremonies Feb. 26 at the post office…

March 25, 1993

Track’s parent firm reports loss for ’92. The parent corporation of Ladbroke Racing, the operator and co-owner of Canterbury Downs, announced a $7 million tax write-off for the Shakopee racetrack in 1992, according to the March 13 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine…

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County Board OKs four lanes for Co. Rd. 18 segment

By a 4-1 vote, the Scott County Board Tuesday endorsed a decision made by the previous board to reconstruct County Road 18 as a four-lane roadway the entire distance from the Shakopee Bypass/Highway 101 interchange to County Road 42.

Commissioner Ray Foslid from Shakopee cast the lone negative vote.

In addition, the board voted to direct that planning begin for the future extension of County Road 21. Although the extension, estimated to cost $10 million, is not included in the county’s current five-year capital improvement road program, the board has directed staff to pursue the project by calling for the completion of an environmental impact statement (EIS). An EIS, an extensive review of possible environmental effects of such a project, is needed because of the scope of the project and is expected to cost $250,000, according to County Highway Engineer Brad Larson…

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City approves plan for bypass stage

The Shakopee City Council on March 16 approved plans for the second stage of the Shakopee Bypass project, as well as a cooperative agreement covering the city’s cost participation in that part of the project…

The Stage II B of the project will include construction of two bridges at the county roads 17 and 83, reconstruction of the county roadways within the bypass limits, storm water construction, and construction of the city’s linear ponds along the bypass right of way.

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Rezoning approved for new hospital

Rezoning of the land where St. Francis Regional Medical Center plans to build a new hospital and medical campus was approved by the Shakopee City Council on March 16.

The council accepted a recommendation from the city Planning Commission to approve the rezoning of the hospital site, located about a half-mile south of the intersection of Vierling Drive and County Road 17, from agricultural to multi-family residential (R-4)…

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Playground equipment bids sought

The Shakopee City Council on March 16 directed that bids be solicited for new playground equipment for Memorial Park, on recommendation by the city Parks and Recreation Board…

Only two pieces of equipment remain from a 1976 Bicentennial celebration and park rededication project for which the Shakopee Rotary Club purchased 11 pieces of playground equipment. For various reasons, only two pieces remain….

1893: Shakopee Courier

Feb. 2, 1893

BRONZE TURKEYS for sale, live ones, three females, one male. Geo. Allen, 4th street, Shakopee.

Kohler & Schwartz dry goods store got afire Saturday behind the counter, but was soon put out by the clerks before it spread, luckily. No particular damage.

The piano for Weiland opera hall arrived and was put in place yesterday–and Pete Philipp whose reputation is at stake points with pride to it, while we downstairs, can prove its good tone.

A sleighing party of ladies and gents connected with the insurance society known as the Workmen, drove to Bloomington 14 miles last Saturday night, returning about midnight. It proved a night long to be remembered, as any one may fancy riding 28 miles after dark with thermometer ranging all the way from 6 to 16 below zero, with snow drifts. Dr. Smith who made two trips over the same route that “beautiful moonlight night” says it was with one exception the worst drifted time he has experienced this winter, and as we all know Dr. Smith knows, because Dr. Smith goes.

Feb. 9, 1893

Trains were behind Monday morning on account of snow drifts afar off.

A big chimney fire threatening the destruction of the ill fated Spearman residence, occurred about 9 o’clock last night; but through the efforts of O.S. Brown, Mayor Weiland and others, the fire was put out.

Feb. 16, 1893

D. H. Brown intends closing his photograph gallery here April 15th.

Mrs. Pope has got a carpet loom and hereafter people will not have to leave town to get their carpets woven.

The packing house of Shakopee has paid 9 cents for dressed hogs this week. How’s that for hog raising, as a paying industry.

Feb. 23, 1893

Two sleigh loads of school boys and girls took a sleigh ride to Jordan and back yesterday afternoon.

Miss Georgie Crist has finished a course in stenography and typewriting and has secured a desirable situation with a firm in St. Paul.

Fighting on the streets is not so popular as it used to be “away back.” One attempt at it was stopped by order of Mayor Weiland, on Monday, and the parties arrested.

The trees in the grove opposite Holmes street across the river, are so rapidly disappearing that the name of “grove” thereaway will soon be a relic of the past. Oh! “Woodman spare,” &c.

4 coopers lately came from Jordan to work in the shops here, which makes 15 working here now.

Peter Mueller the shoemaker has about closed up his business here, and will soon depart for South Dakota.

1893: Scott County Argus

Feb. 2, 1893

John Gordon is to receive from Minneapolis this week three young trotters which he will forthwith proceed to instruct in the way they should go to win the stakes.

There is some prospect of an extemporized chess club getting together to play a game by telephone with a certain Minneapolis club which has expressed a desire to play such a game. The event would prove an interesting one and should it occur there is no doubt but that our amateurs could give the city chaps quite a hard rub in the melee.

An interesting sight, and of late years a rare one, was the appearance of a yoke of well trained oxen on our streets Monday. The slow steady patient gait brought back to many minds thoughts of the toils and pleasures of the “early” days in Minnesota’s wilderness or during the grand old days down East. The ox, flail, cradle (grain), spinning wheel, and many other objects so familiar to the eye a few short years ago are now fading into the past with a rapidity that is startling to the thinking mind.

H. F. Gross is preparing to ship his wonderful seed picture of Bartholdi Statue to the World’s Fair. It is worthy of a place in Minnesota’s exhibit.

A match and postage stamp, or other scrap of paper, became ignited under Kohler & Schwartz’s grocery counter, Saturday evening, and caused the fire department to be called out. Damages four mills.

John Merten the cigar manufacturer occupying part of the Thiem building for some time past, is making a week’s visit to St. Cloud. It is rumored that when he returns he will be accompanied by a blushing bride.

Feb. 9, 1893

Mr. Peter Miller will sell out in Shakopee next Wednesday at public auction. He is going to Hartford, South Dakota, to locate.

The Star Kegel Club, or about twenty-six members of that erstwhile famous organization, bowled last Thursday evening for a prize in the shape of a gold watch. Out of a possible 300 pins Peter Plummen poked down 206 thus winning the spoils.

On Monday evening the guests of the Occidental Hotel passed unscathed through a genuine fire alarm. A man went to bed and, it seems, proceeded to woo the drowsy god of sleep by the aid of his faithful meerschaum. Soon he was securely locked in the arms of Morpheus. But not so his pipe. It became restless and began to look about for some amusement. Spying the attractive colors of a new quilt is resolved to pay it a visit. It did so, and when the man awoke shortly after he took action immediately. He rushed down stairs and out in a temperature of 20° below and half way up to Dierberger’s barn in terror and his robe de nuit, carrying the blazing quilts with him. The whole house was aroused but on discovering the cause and effect of the affair concluded that they were more scared than hurt. The principal actor in the scene was around town Tuesday inquiring into the price of bedding.

Feb. 16, 1893

J. A. Dean extracted twelve teeth with pain last Tuesday afternoon, said teeth coming from the jaws of as many horses. Gas was not administered in a single case. Mr. Dean is acquiring quite a reputation as a skillful veterinary dentist.

John Gordan has removed to Eagle Creek to take charge of the Evans stock farm.

Messrs. H. C. Newcomb and A. J. Grafenstatt have formed a partnership to deal in farm machinery of all kinds. They cordially ask an examination of their goods and prices before buying elsewhere.

The engine room of the mill has been completely renovated during the last week, and now looks as bright as a new dollar. A neat hard pine oiled floor has been laid and the walls treated to a coat of paint and whitewash, making a highly appreciated improvement in that department.

Feb. 23, 1893

The mill received a new ten-horse power Westinghouse engine yesterday which will be used in running the elevator adjoining.

John Gutenberg has added much, both in appearance and convenience, to his meat market on Holmes street, by the construction of a new and commodious refrigerator. The partition in the rear of the shop has been removed and a hard pine floor laid, and altogether his place of business shows the proper spirit of progressiveness.

Jos. Hirscher has now in process of construction a sideboard which, for beauty of design and elaborateness and skill in workmanship, could not be well excelled. It is six feet in length, stands about seven feet in height, and the whole is covered with most beautiful and unique carvings executed in the solid oak. In fact, it fully bears out the more than local reputation which that progressive firm has earned in this line of work in the past, and anyone who enjoys looking at a beautiful piece of work would be well repaid for a visit to their shop within the next few days.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

Feb. 1, 1918

NOTICE. I will saw lumber at the John Weckman place. Anyone who wishes to bring logs to be sawed, bring them soon. J. C. Weckman.

The fire department was called to Bieren home, near the Minnesota stove foundry last Friday, to extinguish a small blaze on the roof. The fire was caused by a spark from the chimney. Little damage resulted.

Owing to the Government ruling, not allowing any shows on Tuesdays, “The Dream” will be staged at the opera house on Monday evening, February 11, instead of February 12, as was first stated. The play is a three act comedy, given by the young ladies of St. Rose society and is full of laughs and merriment. Seats on sale at Strunk’s drugstore. No extra charge for reserved seats. Show begins at 8:15. You will want to be there.

The ladies of the Home Economics Club are taking instructions in “First Aid.” The meetings are held in the courthouse every Wednesday evening at eight o’clock. Dr. H. W. Reiter is the instructor.

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Repair Week

February 4 to 8 is to be Repair Week in the Manual Department of the High School. If you have a broken piece of furniture, a picture frame to be mended, knives to be sharpened, or repair work of almost any description, send it up to the High School next week.

No charges will be made for any of the work, but where glue, stain, varnish, etc., is required, there will be a charge of a few cents to cover the cost of the material used.

D. B. Tibbets
Manual Training Instructor.

Feb. 8, 1918

Man Hurt In Runaway Accident. Last Tuesday evening while George Unze, Jr. was returning home from the Shakopee stockfair, his team became unmanageable and ran away. On turning the corner near the Kohler residence, Mr. Unze was thrown and it was thought he was seriously injured. He was taken to the office of the Interior Lumber Company, where a physician was summoned. He was conscious and after a half hour regained consciousness and was able to return home. It was found he suffered severe bruises about the head and face, but nothing serious will result.

Joseph Koeper, the ever accommodating milkman, is the owner of a brand new milk wagon, painted and lettered in bright yellow.

Feb. 15, 1918

A large crowd attended the Red Cross dance here last Friday evening. The U.S. Naval band of Minneapolis furnished the music. Miss Rose Kohler held the lucky number and won the enameled range donated by the Minnesota Stove Company. The girls cleared $205 which was turned over to the Red Cross.

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Good Roads Meeting Held Here Tuesday

The early construction of the Minneapolis and Albert Lea trail was assured as the result of actions taken at the annual meeting of the Minneapolis and Albert Lea Association held at Shakopee on Tuesday.

The new trail will connect the cities of Minneapolis, Shakopee, Jordan, New Prague, Montgomery Kilkenny, Waterville, Waseca, Albert Lea and intervening towns…

In road records of the state, which must be kept under provision of the highway bill passed by the last session of the legislature, the Minneapolis-Albert Lea trail will be known as Road No. 1. The association was instrumental in bringing about enactment of this measure…

Feb. 22, 1918

Hofferman Brothers, veteran threshermen of Marystown, went to Minneapolis on Tuesday, where they purchased a new 40 inch cylinder Rumely grain separator. They expect shipment of the machine by May 15th so as to have it on hand in ample time to do their part in relieving the wheat shortage by saving every kernel possible.

1918: Scott County Argus

Feb. 1, 1918

A meeting of the executive committee of the next Liberty Loan was held at the city hall Monday to plan an organization of the next loan. Twelve committeemen were present.

As the result of taking a tablespoonful of salt petre in mistake for medicine Thursday of last week, Ray Potter has been seriously sick during the week at University hospital. Tuesday it was feared he might not recover and his parents, who were visiting at Bisbee, N. D., were sent for and arrived yesterday. Ray’s condition took a change for the better yesterday and at this writing, there is every hope that he is now on the road to recovery.

Feb. 8, 1918

Marystown Creamery. The Marystown Co-operative Creamery Company was organized last week and will begin buying cream March first. The creamery opens auspiciously and will handle a milk route supplied by 600 cows. E. C. Russell has been elected butter maker and manager…

George Dellwo Takes Over the Creamery. George A. Dellwo has taken over the local creamery and is engaged at present in buying and shipping cream alone, paying $2.40 a hundred for milk. As soon as he can get the factory in shape Mr. Dellwo will begin early in the spring to manufacture cheese and butter. Mr. Dellwo made a success of the creamery during the time he conducted the business previously and enjoys the confidence of his former patrons who will be glad to know that he has taken over the creamery permanently and they will be afforded a market close at hand for their products.

George Unze’s team indulged in a runaway Tuesday evening, throwing Mr. Unze out and bruising him considerably. Fortunately his injuries were not serious and he was able to drive to his home southwest of town later.

An item that was omitted last week because of lack of space concerned the re-organization of the Cadet band under the able leadership of J. H. Stans. The band starts practice with more than twenty members and others will be welcomed. Any one wishing to join may do so by presenting himself at the practice room in the city hall Monday or Thursday evenings. The Cadet band has always comprised good musicians and it is to be hoped that the organization will be bigger and better than ever.

Feb. 15, 1918

Heatless Mondays Past. John Thiem, chairman of the county fuel administration, received word yesterday from the federal fuel administrator that the heatless Monday order has been abrogated in Minnesota, and local business places will be open as usual next Monday.

Shakopee Entertains M1A Road Boosters. The largest and most enthusiastic good roads meeting ever held in Shakopee was staged here on Tuesday. More than one hundred representative business men including farmers, lawyers, editors, doctors, bankers and highway engineers from the metropolis of Minnesota to the Iowa line were in attendance at the meeting in the interest of the Minneapolis-Albert Lea trail. There were also present the county boards of the counties of Hennepin, Scott, LeSueur, Waseca and Freeborn, each one of which pledged its hearty support and co-operation to the end that this trail shall be made one of the leading highways in southern Minnesota. The plan of making this road from Minneapolis to Albert Lea, where it will meet the Wilson highway and incidentally resulting in the permanent construction of a highwater road over and across the low lands of the Minnesota river at this point, was evolved in the mind of Jos. J. Moriarty…

Feb. 22, 1918

About thirty-five relatives and friends surprised Emil Spielmann at his home Saturday evening, the event being a farewell before his departure tomorrow for Camp Dodge. Cards and music passed the evening pleasantly and supper was served at midnight. Among the guests were Frank Gelhaye, Albert Kirkeby, Matt Kreuser and Harry Walsh, all of whom are leaving also for Camp Dodge. Out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Anton Herrgott of Plentywood, Mont., Mrs. Anton Klein of Saskatchewan, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schneider, Mrs. Henry Schneider and sons Harry and Roman of Marystown, and Henry Hergott of Eagle Creek. The boys’ many friends wish them all good luck and safe return.

The period for muzzling dogs has expired and the animals are not now required to wear their muzzles any longer.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Feb. 4, 1943

Troop Listing All Scouts Now Serving in Military Forces. Justly proud of its former members now doing valiant service in the nation’s armed forces, the Shakopee Boy Scout troop is endeavoring to compile a complete and accurate list of all former scouts now in the military…

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School Children To Get Movie Tickets for Needed Metals

Cooperating in a nationwide drive to collect discarded copper, brass and bronze, pupils of Shakopee’s three schools are now engaged in a search for these metals so vital to the nation’s war effort.

Under a program designed and sponsored by the motion picture industry the scrap metal is to be collected in community theatres where specified quantities of the metals will serve as “cash” to purchase an admission to the movie.

In Shakopee, the drive is being conducted in cooperation with the Shakopee theatre, where a special motion picture, “Cadets on Parade,” is to be shown on the afternoon of February 11.

To qualify for a ticket to the picture, a pupil must present a pound of the metals wanted, it was said.

Feb. 11, 1943

Shakopee Optometrist Heads State Association. Dr. H. B. Kollofski, Shakopee optometrist, was elected president of the Minnesota State Optometric association at the annual meeting in the Curtis hotel, Minneapolis, Monday. Dr. Kollofski also maintains offices in St. Paul…

Free Movie Today for Pupils Collecting Scrap. This afternoon Shakopee school pupils who have been successful in their efforts to collect scrap copper, brass and bronze, for the nation’s war industries, will be guests at a movie, “Cadets on Parade,” at the Shakopee theatre…

Dr. C. T. Nickolay Closes His Office for Duration. Dr. C. T. Nickolay has closed his dental office for the duration of the war. He took his departure last Saturday. Commissioned as a second lieutenant, he left for Baltimore, Md., where he has entered for service in the U. S. Marine Hospital. The best wishes of his friends went with him.

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Model Plane Exhibit City’s Best Display of Wood Handicraft

One of the finest exhibits of wood handicraft ever assembled in Shakopee is the array of model airplanes on display in the Burshek hardware store this week.

The miniature craft, produced by Shakopee grads and high school pupils under the guidance and instruction of W. H. Sanford, industrial arts teacher in the public school, are perfect reproductions of military planes. The tools were chiefly jackknives, sandpaper and steel wool.

Among the more than 80 models are replicas of axis, as well as allied planes. They cover the entire scope of air combat and vividly depict nearly all types from the small one-motored ship to the monstrous four-motored flying fortress.

After a few days of exhibition here the entire collection of planes is to be shipped to an aviation training center for use in the training of Uncle Sam’s airmen.

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Cast-off Silk Hosiery To Be Collected Here

An opportunity will be given to the ladies of Shakopee and vicinity to donate their cast-off silk hose to the war effort.

Receptacles will be placed in the different stores, where anyone may deposit their hosiery.

When the required amount has been reached they will be sent to the Defense Supplies corporation, Green Island, N. Y., to be utilized in making parachutes.

Ladies are therefore asked to kindly bring their hosiery to be used for this purpose.

Feb. 18, 1943

Places in National Contest. From St. Louis, Mo., this week came the announcement that Shirley Kelly, Shakopee, was a third place winner in a national essay contest sponsored by The Queen’s Work a magazine published by a Catholic Sodality. Miss Kelly’s essay was entitled “Reason For Bragging.” She is a graduate of St. Mary’s parochial school here.

Shakopee To Have Important Meat Demonstration Wednesday, Feb. 24. Of timely importance to every housewife in this community will be the meat demonstration to be conducted in Shakopee next Wednesday afternoon, February 24, starting at 1:30 o’clock. The demonstration will be held in the court room at the court house…

Feb. 25, 1943

Farewell Party Given for N.Y.A. Supervisor. A farewell party for Mr. S. O’Loughlin, of Minneapolis, general superintendent of the N.Y.A. camp, was given Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Laddusaw, by the office personnel, instructors and their wives. Mr. O’Loughlin will leave Feb. 26 for Fort Snelling to be inducted into army service…

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Pupils Raise 1155 Pounds of Scrap Bronze, Brass and Copper. A total of1155 pounds of scrap brass, bronze and copper was collected by the pupils of Shakopee’s three schools in the recent scrap drive, it was announced this week…

Each pupil was assigned a quota of one pound to qualify for admission to a free movie shown at the Shakopee theatre last Friday afternoon. The local scrap drive was part of a nationwide project by the motion picture industry.

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Called To Service As Navy Nurse. Miss Ruth Huber, R. N., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Huber, of Shakopee, will leave March 9 to report for duty in the Navy Nurse Corps at Norman, Okla. She is to begin active duty immediately in the Naval hospital at Norman…

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Women to Help Shoppers With Point Rationing

To aid in the understanding and application of the point system of food rationing to be inaugurated in food markets March 1, the Scott county Nutrition-Victory Aide committee has arranged to have two women in each grocery store from 2 to 5 p.m. each day of the week of March 1, it was announced this week.

The aides, it was pointed out, will be in the stores to assist shoppers who may need help in the use of the point system. Shoppers, committee members said, are urged to feel free to ask the aides for advice.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

Feb. 1, 1968

3 Held After Fluorescent Light Theft. Three men are charged with burglary, including a 20-year-old Shakopee resident, and are now out on $500 bail following the investigation of a theft of $540 worth of fluorescent light fixtures at the former Ford Garage building, 338 East First…

Elsie Stemmer and Ronald Klehr, both of Shakopee and employees of the Shakopee Red Owl store, in Shakopee Shops Shopping center on east First, have been selected Miss Courtesy and Mr. Courtesy by their fellow employees…

Work is underway on East First, just to the rear of the Clark Service station and to the east of Ray’s Kwik Shop, 409 East First, on the Riverview Office and Apartment building, being erected by Building Contractor John Ostertag of Rosemount for Ron, Inc., whose members are Contractor Ostertag, Attorney Don Nold of New Prague, and Elmer Rechtzigel, 938 South Lewis, Shakopee, State Farm Insurance agent. The structure, with off-street parking both at the front and rear, is to accommodate six office units on the ground floor and four one-bedroom apartments on the second floor. A basement will also be included. The new office building is to be faced off with attractive brick, and is to be carpeted throughout and include air-conditioning. Rechtzigel plans to move his State Farm Insurance office from 938 South Lewis to this new location on East First.

Feb. 8, 1968

K. Of C. Valentine Party Speaker Feb. 13. Columnist and feature writer for the Minneapolis Star, Jim Klobuchar, will be featured speaker at the Annual Valentine party for the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce on next Tuesday, February 13, to begin at 8 p.m. at the Riviera Club in Chanhassen…

Miss Isla Hottinger To Play Clarinet on KTCA-TV Tonight. Miss Isla A. Hottinger, daughter of Shakopee Municipal Judge Isla Lindmeyer, will appear with the St. Thomas College Woodwind Quartet on the KTCA-TV Educational Television College Hour Thursday (tonight), February 8, at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 2…

Feb. 15, 1968

On Good Neighbor Show Saturday. Joe Theis, president of the Shakopee Jaycees and recent winner of the Jaycees’ Annual Distinguished Service award, will be featured as the “Good Neighbor” on the Dick Chapman Good Morning Neighbor Show on WCCO Radio at 7:55 a.m. this Saturday, February 17…

VFW Auxiliary Presents American Flag To City In Observance Of Lincoln’s Birthday Monday. In observance of Lincoln’s Birthday on Monday of this week, February 12, the Auxiliary to Shakopee Post No. 4046, Veterans of Foreign Wars, presented an American Flag to Ray Siebenaler, the Mayor of Shakopee…

Council Requested To Consider Project Of New Library For City. Proposal of consideration of a new library facility for the City of Shakopee was presented by Mayor Ray Siebenaler at the regular meeting of the Common Council held Tuesday evening of this week, February 13…

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Shakopee Firm Break-In Nets $70

The Shakopee Police Department was summoned at 9:30 a.m. on Monday of this week, February 12, to the Jug Liquor Store, 901 East First, where a robbery had taken place sometime during the previous night with $70 in cash reported missing.

Owner Bruce Santelman of 706 ½ Holmes discovered the break-in during which $70 in cash was taken from the till…

Feb. 22, 1968

New Remodeling. Now undergoing remodeling is the front and side entrance, off Holmes Street, to the LaTour Shoe Store on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Holmes in Shakopee, the former M. J. Berens & Sons department store.

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Cadet Tom Huber On TV Tonight With Channing

There’ll be a “hot time in home towns” all over the country on Monsanto Night this evening (Thursday), February 29, when “Carol Channing and 101 Men” airs over ABC-TV (9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST).

For that night, the favorite blonde doll will have as her guests the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale, whose members come from almost every state in the union. Included is Thomas P. Huber, 845 Holmes Street, Shakopee, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Huber…

Feb. 29, 1968

Shakopee Church To Host World Day Of Prayer Service Tomorrow. The 82nd annual observance of World Day of Prayer for Scott county will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), March 1, at the First Presbyterian Church in Shakopee, the host Church…

Jaycees To Conduct Area Attitude Survey. The Shakopee Jaycees are undertaking a sizeable task of determining the feeling of area residents about various activities in the community through the Attitude Survey to be distributes to 600 residents beginning next Thursday, March 7…

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SHS Junior Veteran On BCT Stage

Jeff Spielman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Spielman, 511 East Eighth, Shakopee, is a veteran as a cast member of Bloomington Civic Theatre productions at the age of 16. He is a junior at Shakopee Public High School.

Spielman is to be performing in his fifth Bloomington Civic Theatre show when the curtain opens on “Anything Goes” tomorrow (Friday) evening, March 1, at the Annex Theater, 10025 Penn Avenue South, in Bloomington. The production is to continue on March 2 and on March 8 and 9 and March 15 and 16…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

Feb. 4, 1993

New commissioners vote to re-examine Co. Rd. 18 plans. According to the wishes of three new commissioners, the Scott County Board Tuesday decided to renew discussion on a proposal to reconstruct County Road 18 from County Road 42 to the Highway 101/Shakopee Bypass interchange…

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School bond issue approved

The information got out and people responded to the need — that’s how School Superintendent Bob Ostlund and School Board Chair Janet Wendt explained the overwhelming support for the Shakopee School District’s $10.59 million bond issue, approved in a referendum Tuesday by a vote of 1,314 to 330…

The school district asked voters for permission to issue bonds to pay for expansions at Pearson and Sweeney elementary schools, which will about double in capacity to accommodate enrollments of 750 students at each building. Additions and remodeling at Pearson account for $3.8 million of the bond issue, and at Sweeney, $4.345 million.

Other components include land acquisition and development for future expansion at the high school and the revamping of outdoor athletic facilities at the school, which are expected to cost $1.534 million, and an additional science lab, costing $160,000, at the high school. Land acquisition would include 32 acres adjacent to the 21 acres at the present site.

Other elements of the bond issue include technology improvements throughout the district, at a cost of $795,000, and accessibility improvements for the physically handicapped, at a cost of $150,000…

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Shakopee congregation soon to have new church to call home

Tom Reiner, pastor of Cross of Peace Lutheran Church, says members of its congregation look upon themselves as “agents of change” because God has changed them and called them into service for their community.

That change can be taken literally as well as figuratively, in the form of a new church building,

The congregation at Cross of Peace which belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), first met on Feb. 10, 1991 in the auditorium of Shakopee High School, where worship services have been held since.

Now the congregation is making plans for its own building, and is set to break ground this spring on a 7.2-acre site on the southeast side of town. The building will be completed sometime in late fall or winter…

Feb. 11, 1993

New City Hall was open for business Monday

The Shakopee City Council on Feb. 2 conducted its last meeting at the City Hall it has occupied for 32 years.

On Saturday, workers moved city offices from the building at 129 First Ave. E. to the former Marquette Bank building, about a block away at 129 Holmes St. S., which became the new city government home on Monday at 8 a.m…

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Bridge funds in Carlson budget

Gov. Arne Carlson’s budget recommendation for 1994-95 included full funding for completion of the Bloomington Ferry Bridge project.

Carlson outlined his $16 billion budget recommendation Jan. 26, and included was about $20.3 million for the state’s matching share to finance construction of the new bridge. The state will be required to finance that portion of the bridge costs in order to receive federal funds for the project…

Feb. 18, 1993

Fund-raising campaign for St. Francis begins. The 1993 St. Francis Regional Medical Center Corporate and Community Giving Campaign is being held during the month of February. Chairs for this year’s campaign are Jim McNearney from the St. Francis Board of Directors and Dan Workman, foundation chair…

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GM’s departure only solid news about Canterbury this week

Despite a spate of rumors claiming that negotiations are being held for the sale of Canterbury Downs, Ladbroke Racing Corp., co-owner of the Shakopee racetrack, declined comment this week.

The only concrete news was the announcement that Canterbury General Manager Terry McWilliams and his employer had parted company. “It was a mutual decision,” said Rick Reichow, Ladbroke’s chief financial officer. “Terry wanted to get on with his life and his career in the business.”…

Feb. 25, 1993

HealthSpan named partner for hospital. St. Francis Regional Medical Center’s parent corporation announced Tuesday that it will pursue a partnership with HealthSpan, Minnesota’s largest health-care corporation, in the ownership and operation of the Shakopee hospital…

Racing commission to explore revocation of Ladbroke license. The Minnesota Racing Commission on Feb. 17 unanimously voted to study whether it can revoke the Class A racing license held by Ladbroke Racing Corp. and its partners, Herb Tyner and Bernard Hartman…

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Agreement reached on Stans museum

Shakopee native Maurice Stans and Scott County have agreed in principle to a proposal in which he would build a $1 million structure that would house a museum containing memorabilia and artifacts from his life and provide a home for the county historical society with a full-time director…

The Stans Foundation will build the museum on a piece of property between Second and Third avenues on Fuller Street in Shakopee…

The Stans Foundation has agreed to build the facility and provide a $200,000 annuity, the interest from which would go toward operating expenses each year. It will also provide 50 percent of the pre-opening operating expenses.

In exchange, Scott County will provide the facility with operating money by creating a tax levy of not less than $30,000 and not more than $70,000 a year. The board believes the average levy may amount to $50,000 a year, which county officials said amounts to $1 annually for each county resident.

The levy revenue, yearly interest from the annuity, and revenue from the museum’s gift shop and admissions fee is expected to cover the estimated $70,000 yearly operating costs, including the salary of a full-time director, county officials said.

The Scott County Historical Society will control the facility and its operations, with a board of directors that will include five members from the historical society, a county representative and a member of the Stans family…

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Juba’s to expand, become County Market

Juba’s Super Valu store in Shakopee will be converted to a County Market grocery store and expand by 15,000 square feet.

Owner Dick Juba said the conversion will not affect store management nor his employees, and that additional workers will be hired…

The conversion will allow the store to feature wider aisles, additional services, more competitive prices and a greater selection of merchandise, said Juba…

The store, located next to Shakopee Town Square mall, will continue to operate as Juba’s Super Valu until the new store’s grand opening this summer. The expansion will be in the mall in the space formerly occupied by Dueber’s department store, which closed some time ago…

The store will feature wide aisles, said Juba, and he vowed not to sacrifice that amenity for more shelf space.

Juba said his goal is to make discount grocery shopping available so local residents can avoid driving 15 or 20 miles for competitive prices at the huge stores in Burnsville…

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Council favors two lanes on segment of County Road 18

The Shakopee City Council last week directed staff to tell Scott County that it favors keeping County Road 18 two lanes between County Road 16 and County Road 42.

On Feb. 16, the council, on a 4-1 vote, also asked that the county improve traffic safety conditions on the road by installing turning and passing lanes…

1893: Shakopee Courier

Jan. 5, 1893

Hubert Marx had his dog poisoned Tuesday evening.

Jacob Bierlein got the point of his fore finger cut off while working in the foundry on Tuesday.

The bank has received 50 Columbian coins, World’s Fair souvenirs. The price is $1. If you want one call early.

Our streets were well filled with teams yesterday. Plenty of wood coming in on, and will as long as sleighing lasts.

There came very near being a bad accident at the residence of T. C. Smith Tuesday evening. The family were all out except Mrs. Moore, who is not very well, when the oil heater began to show signs of exploding. Mrs. Moore could do nothing with it so called in C. W. Newell who picked up the stove and threw it out doors. After the affair was over the room was completely filled with soot and smoke. For safety and comfort give us the old wood heater every time.

Jan. 12, 1893

There is to be a broom making establishment on First street west of Holmes by young Mr. Grommesch, who has been to Faribault schools a number of years.

H. F. Gross having finished his fine art picture of sand and seed representing the accident to Herman Knauff that happened in St. Paul Feb. 29, 1884, thinks of taking it to Silberman’s picture store corner Wabasha and Third Sts. St. Paul to be exhibited.

Many loads of brick from Alderman Schroeder’s yard have been transported to Marystown on sleighs for a school house to be built there.

Jan. 19, 1893

The usual morning services at the M. E. church will not be held during the cold weather or until further notice. Evening service at the usual hour 7:30.

J. G. Bass took the prize for the best comb honey exhibited at the meeting of the State Horticultural Society held in Minneapolis last week. Mr. Bass always did raise fine honey.

The finest lot of SEWING MACHINES ever shown in the city. American and Royal. Call and see them and you will buy no other. For sale at my house opposite Methodist church Shakopee, by J. McInnerney.

Jan. 26, 1893

Mayor Weiland has purchased from P. V. Philipp a handsome Concert Grand Piano, which will greatly add to his already well furnished opera house.

James Heth riding around town last Saturday in Andrew Kopp’s sleigh surprised the people who hardly expected to see Jim out in winter weather. But he has to be handled carefully and well wrapped up. He can’t “go it alone” as much as he used to.

1893: Scott County Argus

Jan. 5, 1893

Jas. Depew has resigned his position as foreman of the mounting department of the Stove Works.

Farm for sale. My farm of seventy acres east of town known as the Mrs. Haas farm. Thomas Pinches.

John McMullen has purchased the north part of the lot adjoining Wilder’s lumber yard on the west side and next spring he will erect a warehouse thereon.

Mr. J. G. Kiesel has returned to Shakopee to take charge of the B. A. Kohler’s drug store while Mr. Kohler takes a long need rest from business cares. Mr. Kohler contemplates a trip through the south-west in the near future. Geo. Kiesel has gone to Spring Valley to take charge of his brother’s store there.

Jan. 12, 1893

One of R. J. Chewning’s well bred colts died last week.

John Gentgen has re-papered and painted his newly enlarged barber shop.

Dressed hogs ONLY $8.00 per hundred! Has McKinley levied a tariff on pork to cause the great American hog to act thusly?

For Rent—A 150 acre farm three miles from town. For terms, apply to Aug. F. L. Bornarth. Office in Condon Block.

The city might set a good example to our citizens by cleaning the snow off the sidewalk at the City Hall corner.

Jan. 19, 1893

For Rent. Mrs. Jane Duffy’s house in east Shakopee. Enquire of John Nachtsheim.

J. McInnerney is agent for the American and Royal sewing machines. The Royal may be run backward or forward and will sew perfectly either way. Sixteen different styles to select from.

Messrs. V. D. Simar and O. C. Le Sueur have rented the front office over Kohler’s drug store, where they are busily engaged transcribing notes of surveys they made for the government along the northern boundary line of the state.

Jan. 26, 1893

Union School Corner. The boys of the High Room organized a chess club last Saturday, their first meeting being held on that evening at the home of our principal, where they passed a very pleasant evening. They expect to meet over the checquered field once a week hereafter.

Dr. J. B. Dunn, who for the past six months has been acting as Assistant Surgeon of Chicago Medical college, was in town Tuesday. He expects to return to Shakopee about Feb. 15th, and will go into his former office and resume his practice here.

Mayor Weiland with the usual enterprise purchased of P. V. Philipp, the well known music dealer, a handsome concert grand piano, which will be placed in his Opera House. This will give the troupes coming here a better opportunity to display their talent and will greatly add to the enjoyment of the patrons.

An examination of the combined galvanic and cautery battery, which Dr. A. A. Sabin has just put into his office, illustrates the wonderful advance made in medical science within the past few years and the extent to which electricity is used by the most advanced physicians and surgeons of the present day, in the healing of diseases and performing delicate surgical operation. This, with the companion machine, which the doctor has ordered and will soon receive, will supply to our citizens the best facilities for the treatment of diseases by electricity, to be obtained anywhere in the state, outside of the Twin Cities.

Frank Buch will start a lumber yard adjoining the H. & D. siding west of the United States hotel.

Messrs. Bierline are rejoicing at the success they are meeting with in the sale of the Nameless brick machine and brick yard supplies. They have lately received orders for six machines and supplies which amount to over $5,000.00. The orders were from Chaska, Mankato, Blakely, Shakopee, Watertown, Wis., and Jefferson, Wis. The order here was from Alderman H. F. Schroeder, who is equipping his yard to be operated by steam.

1918: Shakopee Tribune

Jan. 4, 1918

Death Results From Fall. The community was shocked beyond expression, when it was learned last Wednesday evening, that Mr. Frank Buch had passed beyond, as the result of a fall. Mr. Buch and John B. Hoffmann were engaged in cutting down trees, surrounding the County poorhouse property. They were at work on the southwest corner, near the Joseph Stockert home. Mr. Buch had scaled a 15-foot ladder and was at work, when in some manner he fell from the ladder, striking his chest and crushing his heart. No one witnessed the accident and when he was found he was unconscious and remained so until his death, six hours later, at 8:15 P.M. Mr. Hoffmann, who was working about a half block from the scene found him, and with the aid of others carried him into the Stockert home. A physician was summoned, but he was beyond help. He was moved to his home later, where he succumbed…

The Red Cross girls turned over $60 to the local Red Cross chapter, the proceeds of the dance of last Friday evening.

Arthur Dally, an employee of the Shakopee Stove company, suffered a severe fracture of the right ankle while at work, trucking stoves on the company’s platform on Wednesday morning. Dr. Buck reduced the fracture and the patient is doing nicely.

The local mill is now grinding what is known as Government Standard Flour, a good straight flour. The mill has ceased to grind all fancy patents, by order of the government.

Jan. 11, 1918

Miss Anna Gillen has accepted the position as relief operator for the Shakopee Telephone Co.

James Wise, telegraph operator at Bird Island the past several weeks, arrived here on Wednesday and now has charge of the Milwaukee station here, as night operator.

Miss Mary Engel, telephone operator for the Shakopee Telephone company for several years past, resigned her position and will leave for Parker’s Prairie about the middle of the month to assist in the Leibold hospital, with a view of taking a course in professional nursing.

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New Trestle Road At Last Assured

A committee of our citizens including Mayor Lenertz, City Attorney Southworth, Atty. J. J. Moriarty and County Surveyor Donald Childs went to Minneapolis Monday morning to be present at a meeting of the Hennepin County Commissioners and to see what could be done in regard to repairing the Trestle Road.

The committee returned on Monday evening and stated that Hennepin County had agreed to appropriate $27,000 to be added to the $11,500 appropriated by the City of Shakopee and that at last we would have a road that would be above the high water mark besides being one of the best to be seen in this neighborhood…

Jan. 18, 1918

Volkert & Jansen shipped fourteen dressed hogs to Minneapolis on Wednesday, Mr. Pauly of near Eden Prairie taking them down in his auto truck.

The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Carl Ganschow and family will regret to hear that they will leave for Des Moines, Iowa, in a couple of weeks where Rev. Ganschow will have charge of a parish. Rev. Ganschow was in charge of St. John’s Lutheran church for quite a number of years and have a host of friends here who wish them success and prosperity in their new home. Rev. Ganschow will preach his farewell sermon Sunday, January 27.

Court News. Dr. F. H. Buck, a Canadian subject, and a practicing physician here the past years, received his last papers on Tuesday which makes him a citizen of the United States. A number of his friends were present. Atty. Moriarty delivered a patriotic address, and presented the Doctor with an American flag. Atty. J. A. Coller closed the session with a few well chosen words after which congratulations were in order.

Jan. 25, 1918

Mrs. H J. Hoard and children left for New Orleans last Friday where they met Mr. Hoard and went to Robertsdale, Alabama, to spend some time at the winter home of Mr. Hoard’s parents. The Hoard family will remain in the South but just where they will locate has not been decided upon. Mr. Hoard is superintending the construction of cantonments and does not know where he will locate.

Agricultural Instructor Arrives. The Board of Education of Shakopee is gratified to know that the Agricultural department in the high school will not have to be discontinued this year because of the resignation of Mr. Smith. The second term of school opened Monday with a new instructor of Agriculture, Mr. E. E. Hupp…

Sid Dierberger has added a fine new 3-seated sleigh to his elegantly equipped livery vehicles.

Lieut. Dr. Dempsey departed for Minneapolis on Sunday morning where he has accepted the position of medical director in the Dunwoody Institute. Dr. Dempsey has been associated with Mudcura Sanitarium the past three and one half years and his going away is a matter for regret. He began his new duties on Monday morning.

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Heatless Monday

The businessmen of Shakopee complied with the Government’s order and made last Monday a heatless and workless day. The five-day period of having all factories closed came to an end on Tuesday evening and affected only the Stove companies and Bottling works, locally.

Grocery stores, meat markets confectionery stores and practically every business place, excepting those engaged in food production, were closed. Drugstores operated but only for the sale of medicines.

The closing of the business places cause some inconvenience, especially to the farmers, who were not aware of the closing notice. This order will be enforced for nine consecutive Mondays, being found necessary in this way to aid in the Fuel Saving Campaign.

1918: Scott County Argus

Jan. 4, 1918

Herbert Strunk left Friday for Cochecton, N. Y., to resume his work in sculpture after spending six months at home. Herbert was called home by the draft but has been exempted because of disability due to an operation on his side.

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Prominent Citizen Is Killed by Fall

The community was shocked Wednesday evening to learn that Frank Buch, one of our prominent citizens, had died at 8:15 o’clock as the result of a fall from a ladder that afternoon.

Mr. Buch had been superintending the cutting of trees at the county poorhouse and fell a distance of 16 feet or more, striking on his chest and crushing his heart. He was unconscious when picked up and died six hours later without reviving.

Dr. Reiter attended him and gave every possible aid but without avail…

Jan. 11, 1918

Waffle Benefit. On Thursday, January 17th, Miss Elizabeth K. Ries will have Waffle day at her home for the benefit of the Red Cross. Waffles will be served at Miss Ries’s home from 2:30 to 6 o’clock. Prices will be 15 cents for a waffle and maple syrup, two for 25 cents. Coffee, 5 cents. Everybody is invited, especially the ladies of the Red Cross classes. Miss Ries has taken this way of doing her bit for the Red Cross and all proceeds will be donated to the Shakopee chapter. Come and enjoy your waffles and help the Red Cross in so doing.

Acquaintances of Rev. Carl Ganschow and family will regret to learn that he is soon to sever his connection with St. John’s church and accept a parish in Des Moines.

Jan. 18, 1918

Shakopee To Have Co-Operative Creamery. A meeting of the farmers of Eden Prairie, Chanhassen and the territory south of Shakopee will be held at the offices of Atty. Jos. J. Moriarty tomorrow, Saturday, for the purpose of incorporating a farmers’ co-operative creamery…

While Joseph Huettle was cutting meat in Charles Hartmann’s market Monday, the knife slipped and plunged into his thigh about six inches from the knee cutting the leg to the bone and severing an artery. He is under Dr. Fischer’s care and getting along nicely though he will be unable to work for a week or more.

Woman Reformatory Plans Are Accepted. Preliminary plans for the reformatory for women at Shakopee were approved and accepted today at a conference between the state Board of Control and the Board of Woman Visitors. A fund of $100,000 for the erection of a main building will not be available until August 1, but it is proposed to award the building contract next spring…

Jan. 25, 1918

E. E. Hupp Appointed Agricultural Instructor. The Board of Education of the local school of Shakopee is gratified to know that the high school will not have to be discontinued this year because of the resignation of Mr. Smith. The second term of school opened Monday with a new instructor of Agriculture, Mr. E. E. Hupp…

The annual ice harvest began this week and the ice is of exceptionally good quality this year.

Miss Stacia Vierling has resigned as book-keeper for the Shakopee Telephone company her resignation to take effect February 1st. Miss Vierling will take an extended vacation and during her absence her duties will be looked after by Miss Theresa Schell.

Dr. F. H. Buck celebrated his entrance into citizenship of the United States by entertaining the officers of the court and all those who assisted in making him a citizen, at his home Thursday evening of last week.

William Ries’s children and their playmates are in full enjoyment of a private skating rink which Mr. Ries has made for them in the Ries yard. An embankment of cinders was built up and the yard was flooded, affording the youngsters a fine expanse of ice which is kept in good condition and furnishes excellent sport for the children of the neighborhood. The idea is one that might be used to advantage for the pleasure and benefit of their children by many of our residents who have city water in their homes and large yards at their disposal.

1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Jan. 7, 1943

Surprise Blackout May Come Any Time, Warden Chief Says. Shakopee air-raid wardens are advised this week by Paul Ries, chief warden, not to forget the possibility of a surprise blackout. “It may come anytime,” he said, “and all of us should be prepared for it.”..

Miss Mildred Beckrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Math Beckrich, has completed preliminary training in a Minneapolis radio and television institute and is now in St. Louis for an additional three-month course in electronics. She went to St. Louis, Friday night.

Jan. 14, 1943

Surprise Blackout May Come Any Time, Warden Chief Says. Shakopee air-raid wardens are advised this week by Paul Ries, chief warden, not to forget the possibility of a surprise blackout. “It may come anytime,” he said, “and all of us should be prepared for it.”…

Miss Mildred Beckrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Math Beckrich, has completed preliminary training in a Minneapolis radio and television institute and is now in St. Louis for an additional three-month course in electronics. She went to St. Louis, Friday night.

Dr. Halver Chosen State President of Veterinary Society at St. Paul. Dr. D. L. Halver of this city, at the annual meeting of the State Veterinary Medical Society in St. Paul the first of the week, was elected the organization’s president. The meeting was attended by more than 200 members from throughout the state who had come to recognize in Dr. Halver a practitioner of ability and a leader in his chosen profession. He succeeds Dr. F. W. Hansen of St. Paul. The Argus-Tribune extends hearty congratulations to Dr. Halver upon his preference. Dr. John Dick of Minneapolis was chosen first vice-president, and Dr. H. C. Kernkamp of the University Farm, was re-elected secretary-treasurer of the organization. After a two-day session, the meeting was brought to a close Tuesday afternoon…

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Changes in City Staff Follow Two Resignations

Changes in the staff of city employees are now in effect as a result of action by the City Council this week, following the resignation of the police chief and overseer of streets.

Leo Lauer, formerly nightwatchman, is now chief of police filling the vacancy created by the resignation of R. L. Brown. Howard Grosshauser was subsequently appointed nightwatchman.

The duties of the street overseer formerly discharged by William Jansen, resigned, have temporarily been combined with those of the superintendent of parks, a position held by Leonard Siebenaler. This arrangement, it was said, is to be in operation until the end of April.

Jan. 21, 1943

Henry C. Stark Purchases Holstein-Friesian Bull. Henry C. Stark of Eagle Creek, has become the owner of a purebred Holstein-Friesian bull. It is registered by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, as King Optimist Con Wayne 859691, and was purchased from the herd of the State Reformatory farm, Shakopee.

Home Nursing Classes To Be Organized Here. Under the auspices of the Scott County Red Cross unit, a home nursing course is being organized here. The first class will start Wednesday, Jan. 27 and will be conducted from two until four o’clock in the afternoon, in the Domestic Science room in Shakopee high school. Mrs. Emil Mesenbrink, local registered nurse, will be in charge…

Jan. 28, 1943

Judge Connolly Elected To Place on State Baseball Association Board. At the annual meeting of the Association of Minnesota Amateur Baseball Leagues held at the Frederic hotel in St. Paul, Jan. 21, our local citizen, Judge F. J. Connolly, was elected to membership on the board for 1943, to take the place of Harry S. Johnston of Oxboro…

J. J. Cavanaugh Named Chairman. John J. Cavanaugh, Shakopee, was named chairman of the Scott County Committee for the Celebration of the President’s Birthday, it was announced today by the state committee…

At a meeting of Westminster Fellowship, Monday evening, at the Presbyterian Manse, Mrs. H. C. Schroeder gave a very interesting book review on the “Dog-team Doctor,” Dr. Joseph Romig, Moravian missionary at Bethel, Alaska. Dr. Romig’s son, Dr. Howard Romig, is now superintendent at a large hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.

1968: Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 4, 1968

City Approves Swimming Pool, Plans 1968 Opening. Approval was given engaging the Architecture firm of Wick, Stansfield, Kagermeier Architects, Inc. of Mankato, to draw up plans and specifications for a sand-bottom, lake-type swimming pool and proper officials given authority to sign contracts at the adjourned meeting of the Common council of the City of Shakopee last Thursday evening, December 28, with aldermen assured the facility would be ready in time for the 1968 swimming season…

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Announce Malkerson Management Changes

Effective January 1, there was a change in management personnel at Malkerson Motors, 1206 East First Street, Shakopee.

Appointed new general manager is Al Fischer…

Named as new and used car sales manager was Stanley Dircks … Dircks has been in the automotive business for 12 years, and associated with Malkerson Motors for the past seven years…

Lester Malkerson of Minneapolis retains financial interest in Malkerson Motors, it was announced.

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Yule Surprises For 550 Needy Children In Area

Remembered this Christmas season were 550 area needy children in Scott County through the Scott County Welfare department’s Christmas Toy project, with the assistance of donations from individuals and organizations.

Miss Lois Weckman of the Scott Welfare department in charge of the activity pointed out that 145 families were visited, and it was considered that this season’s Christmas project was an outstanding success with the help of donations which were greatly appreciated…

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Offer Hockey Instruction

Shakopee area boys, interested in participating in the Shakopee Recreation Hockey Instruction program, are invited to be present at the Huber Park Hockey rink, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturdays.

Instructors in this program are Jerry Karkanen, “Chuck” Novakovich, Bruce Christensen and Dale Hauger.

Jan. 11, 1968

Jaycees Take Action To Urge ‘Move Ahead’ On Hwy. 169 Bridge

Following a lengthy discussion at the membership meeting held last Thursday, January 4, in the clubrooms at the KSMM Building on Lewis Street, the Shakopee Jaycees approved a Resolution urging the Minnesota Highway Department to reconsider plans for construction of the Minnesota River bridge and highway link for Highway 169 from Shakopee to Minneapolis.

The petition of the Shakopee Jaycees urges that the Minnesota Highway Department to move ahead its construction plans from the 1974-75 period to as early as 1969…

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Traffic Safety Program At Shakopee High, Possibly ‘A First’ In Nation

“90 Minutes for Safety,” a special traffic safety program for high school seniors, will be presented at 9:30 a.m. next Thursday, January 18, at Shakopee Senior High School on Tenth Avenue for seniors of Jordan, Belle Plaine, Prior Lake and Shakopee Public High Schools.

The 90 minute program is a “first” for Minnesota and possibly in the country. Although driver education has been offered to high school lower classmen for some time, this is the first attempt to provide additional instruction for the seniors…

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$40,000 Loss In Blaze Saturday At Former Simons Lumber Co.

Destroyed by first last Saturday morning, January 6, was the main frame building of the former Simons Lumber Co., at Second and Lewis, in the heart of the business district, as Shakopee firemen, assisted by volunteers from Chaska and Carver were successful in containing the blaze despite the 16 degrees below zero temperature…

The lumber yard, abandoned about a year ago, is owned by Dr. J. C. Huber, Shakopee dentist, and the building has been used by local firms for storage the past serval months. Formerly Shakopee Services, Inc., had garaged school buses there, but these had been previously moved as it was found that youths were getting in them as they were parked in the area…

Firemen reported the cause of the fire was not known.

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Approve Jackson Township Plat

Approved at the December 28 adjourned meeting of the Scott County Board of Commissioners held at the courthouse in Shakopee was a subdivision, designated as “Glen Ellyn Park” in Jackson township, which had been previously approved by the Jackson Town Board and approval being recommended by the Scott County Planning Commission.

The tract is in the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 13, Jackson township and contains 40.83 acres.

Jan. 18, 1968

Patrolman Assigned To Shakopee. Assigned to the Shakopee district is new State Highway Patrolman Carl S. Gantrils, who plans to make his home in this community…

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Official Family Changes Of Shakopee Bank Staff

F. A. Weiland President of the First National Bank of Shakopee announced this week the following title changes as a result of the Annual Stockholders’ meeting held Tuesday of last week, January 9, at the Shakopee bank:

Claude H. Kolb elected auditor and installment lending officer.

James W. Raduenz elected installment lending officer.

Gary L. Fredrickson elected operations officer…

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Downstairs of City Hall To Get ‘New Look’

That the Shakopee City Hall is to get a face lifting was the report of Alderman Charlie Rein, liaison to the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission, at the adjourned meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee held Tuesday evening of this week, January 16.

Rein reported that the Utility commissioners at its meeting Monday night of this week approved a $3,548 project of renovation for the City Hall. He added that Pat O’Connor of Shakopee had received the contract to complete the work.

Planned is the remodeling of the downstairs of the City Hall to include renovation of the counters, new wainscoting and installation of new doors at the front and rear entrances to the building.

He added that consideration was also being given to the installation of carpeting…

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Stans Foundation Gives $5000 Grant To Scott Historical Society

That the Scott County Historical Society has received a check in the amount of $5,000 from the Stans Foundation was announced this week by R. M. Weiler of Shakopee, president.

Weiler explained that this grant was offered to cover the preliminary research work for the Pond Grist Mill Area Restoration project at Memorial Park, just east of Shakopee off Highway 101, undertaken by the Society…

Jan. 25, 1968

Shakopee Chamber Opens Drive For Members; Achievements Listed. The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce is to begin a membership drive next week, Jim Stillman, chairman of the membership committee, announced this week…

Public Hearing Feb. 6 On Park Area Project. The Administrative committee of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee is conducting an open hearing, to which the public is invited, regarding how the Memorial Park area is to be developed…

New Ownership For Glass Container Plant. American Can Company has sold its glass container operation to a new privately owned company Midland Glass Co. of Cliftwood, New Jersey, including the plant located in Valley Industrial Park just off Highway 101, just east of Shakopee and two other plants one in Terre Haute, Indiana and the other in Cliftwood, New Jersey…

More than 100 industrial arts teachers were in attendance at the Minnetonka Industrial Arts Association meeting hosted by the Shakopee Industrial Arts teachers…

1993: Shakopee Valley News

Jan. 7, 1993

Canterbury Downs shut down. MINNEAPOLIS— The doors at Canterbury Downs were closed Dec. 31 after the Minnesota Racing Commission unanimously voted against continued simulcasting at the Shakopee track…

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Judge with Irish wit and charm to depart

The first month of the new year will mark the end of an era in Minnesota legal history: Effective Jan. 31, the Honorable John M. Fitzgerald, the state’s longest-sitting district court judge, is retiring…

Fitzgerald, who in January will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 for state judges, was appointed to the bench in 1963 by then-Gov. Karl Rolvaag. He has spent nearly 30 years traversing the seven-county First Judicial District.

Much of that time he has been seated in Scott and Carver counties, and he’s made a big impression on area prosecutors, defense attorneys, courthouse personnel and judicial colleagues…

Jan. 14, 1993

Transportation study of east Shakopee approved by council. A transportation study of the eastern Shakopee area was approved by the City Council Jan. 5. The council also authorized the hiring of a consultant to prepare the study at a cost not to exceed $16,500…

Historical group to be organized. An organizational meeting for the Shakopee Historical Society will be held this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Community Room of Norwest Bank, 738 E. First Ave…

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Senator wants counties to match federal Ferry Bridge funds

A state senator from Tracy introduced a bill in the Legislature last week that calls for Scott and Hennepin counties to pick up the $20.3 million portion of funding needed to match federal money for the construction of the Bloomington Ferry Bridge.

Sen. Jim Vickerman, DFL-Tracy, introduced the bill on Jan. 7 because he is opposed to the state picking up the project’s matching portion when other districts — including his — desperately needs their own road projects, he said…

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Rotary Club to donate funds for kiosk on state trail

The Shakopee Rotary Club will fund an information kiosk along the Minnesota Valley State Trail, which is expected to be completed this spring, according to Steve Rose, Minnesota Valley Trail specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources…

Rose said the cooperative project could lay the groundwork for future support for trail improvements from the Rotary Club.

The Minnesota Valley Trail is under development from Fort Snelling State Park to Le Sueur. Completion of the metro segment, which extends to Belle Plaine, is expected in 1995. The six-mile segment from Shakopee to Chaska is paved and usable for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.

Rose said the kiosk, to be located just west of the Levee Drive senior center, will feature information about the natural and human history of the valley, and thereby fit into an overall interpretive plan for the trail.

“The design might incorporate benches made using old stones from a nearby historic bridge, along with sketches, old photos and narrative,” said Rose. It will fit in nicely with the historical interpretive signage that will be placed along the trail.”…

Jan. 21, 1993

Stans museum near reality

Shakopee native Maurice Stans and Scott County are near agreement on a proposal to build a $1 million facility that would house a museum containing Stans memorabilia and provide space for the Scott County Historical Society on the corner of Second Avenue and Holmes Street in Shakopee.

Stans has offered to spend $1 million for the facility, contingent on the county agreeing to appropriate not less than $30,000 a year for operating expenses for both the museum and the historical society, said Scott County Administrator Cliff McCann…

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New-housing permits in city surged in 1992

Construction of single-family homes surged in Shakopee in 1992, and city officials believe the trend will continue as access to the area south of the Minnesota River improves with completion of local highway and bridge projects.

The city issued 151 building permits for single-family homes last year, compared to 115 in 1991. In the three years prior to 1991 permits for home starts lingered at about 100 per year…

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Casket-making firm to build plant in city

An Indiana firm that manufactures caskets plans to build a 12,000-square-foot distribution facility at the Valley Green Business Park on Citation Drive and Valley Industrial Boulevard North in Shakopee.

Aurora Casket Co., based in Aurora, Ind., will build the facility on 1.6 acres of land, and plans to occupy the building in March…

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Koniarski: All sides agree on state funding needed for Ferry Bridge

Bill Koniarski, chairman of the Scott County Transportation Coalition (SCTC), told Scott County commissioners Tuesday that the players involved in the funding of the Bloomington Ferry Bridge project are now working with the same financial figures, which he said should help the project receive the funding it needs from the state Legislature this session…

Koniarski said everyone now agrees on the final price tag for the project: $144 million…

Jan. 28, 1993

Bypass delayed for one year

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that difficulties in obtaining rights of way and a funding shortage will delay completion of the Shakopee Bypass by one year.

The nine-mile Shakopee Bypass, which will skirt urban Shakopee to the south, was expected to be open for traffic in November 1994, said Scott County Highway Engineer Brad Larson. But the DOT’s lengthy right of way acquisition process, coupled with funding shortages, will delay completion until November 1995…

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New plans for Co. 18 raise ire of neighbors

Scott County’s plans to reconstruct County Road 18 to four lanes the entire distance from the Shakopee Bypass/Highway 101 interchange to County Road 42 has upset some nearby residents, who say they have been deceived by county officials and are considering legal action.

The county originally had planned to reconstruct County Road 18 as four lanes from the bypass to County Road 16, where it would become two lanes until it meets County Road 42. It was also planned that the county may complete the road as four lanes later…

1892: Shakopee Courier

Dec. 1, 1892

Come over to Weiland’s feed store and examine the fine specimens of quartz he has got, fresh from the mines.

Miss Florence Humphrey has resigned her position in the post office, and Miss Belle Spencer has taken her place.

Hubert Marx’s barn is being rapidly reroofed and otherwise repaired after the late burning.

The young men of Shakopee organized a skating club and will fix up a good place on the river, under the management of Peter Paul. Red light means danger.

Dec. 8, 1892

H. P. Marx has got on such a fine lot of elegant Xmas gifts, that the people in this vicinity will not have to go elsewhere to get their presents. Patronize our own merchants if possible, and help build up the town, always.

Messrs Joe Strunk and H. Thiede were destined to much disappointment in having to hunt the entire day for their lost dogs, on a late rabbit chase, thus destroying their sport, to become the sport of rival rabbit hunters.

Dec. 15, 1892

Storm porches are being put up on the Union school building.

There is nothing more useful or ornamental to a home, in a Christmas gift, than a fine piece of furniture. Philipps is the place to get anything in that line.

John Merten has opened a cigar factory here and in a short time will be prepared to furnish the trade with another first-class cigar. He makes a specialty of one called the Elk. Success to him.

Dec. 22, 1892

Several fights occurred around town Saturday night and Sunday, for which arrests have been made.

In pretty much all well regulated cities and large towns, and many small ones too, skating parks are in order and are protected by the authorities for the benefit of all wishing to exercise and amuse themselves in that way. It is left for Shakopee however, for some one mean enough to try to prevent skating on the shallow and therefore safe little pond adjoining the brick yard, by persistently throwing ashes thereon, thus forcing the young folks to the more dangerous river, or else to give up skating.

Dec. 29, 1892

Messrs Chewning and Gellenbeck are having wells dug on their places.

G. L. Nye, proprietor of the stove works, hearing that the foundry men had suddenly stopped work on Saturday afternoon last, rushed from his office into the building to find the entire force very suspiciously congregated about the furnace, and approaching to enquire into this unusual occurrence, was set upon by John Squires in a neat little presentation speech on behalf of the employees, who gave him a heavy gold seal ring for his Christmas. W. V. Johnson, the popular foreman was also presented with a handsome fountain pen.

Ed Haack is now employed in the Central barber shop here.

1892: Scott County Argus

Dec. 1, 1892

John Feiner has moved into the house lately vacated by Geo. DeVoue.

Those of our charitable citizens, who gave help to an old man who was begging around town last week, will be glad to learn that with the aid of their contributions he was enabled to make a few needed improvements on his farm which is worth at least $6,000.

A skating club has been organized and some twenty-five dollars collected to keep the ice cleared of snow. The rink will be on the river at the foot of Holmes street and will be about 300 feet square. The gun club house has been secured and moved to the ice for a warming room. The house would be more convenient if moved to this side of the river.

Dec. 8, 1892

H. P. Marx has built a 14×20 barn on his father’s lot south of Wilder’s lumber yard.

Pond’s FEED MILL grinds all kinds of feed at the LOWEST PRICES.

Never-slips are in great demand. The first three day s of last week J. A. Dean and his three assistants put on to horses’ shoes 476 never-slip calks. As this was before the ram one can imagine the demand for never-slips since then.

The stove foundry ran short of coke last week and was obliged to shut down the three last days of the week. The foundry has been doing a rushing business this season, and notwithstanding that they had a large stock on hand at the beginning of the season they have been unable to fill late orders for heaters as fast as the trade wanted them. There are fifty-eight employes on the pay roll.

Dec. 15, 1892

Peter Roth has resigned his position as bookkeeper for the Minnesota Stove Co.

Have you seen the wedding of the dolls in Huntsman & Edert’s show window?

John Gentgen is having his barber shop enlarged so that he can put in another chair. When finished it will be one of the best equipped barber shops in the valley.

Dec. 22, 1892

F. X. Hirscher and sons placed two very handsome altars in St. Mary’s church this morning.

Reis Bros. have added to their long string of thorough-breeds, the celebrated running horse Rocket.

Dec. 29, 1892

The Bierline band assisted the choir in the musical program at the church last Sunday.

The Lutherans had a handsomely decorated Christmas tree for the enjoyment of the little ones Christmas eve.

The Shakopee Cornet Band, as the new band is called, will give a New Year dance at the Opera House on Tuesday evening January 10th, 1893.

1917: Scott County Argus

Dec. 7, 1917

Ben Hirscher, book-keeper for the Minnesota Stove Co., enlisted last week in Minneapolis and left Friday for Camp Dodge where he will do similar work at headquarters.

Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Lillie, who have been occupying the Herman Logenfeil residence on Third street, have stored their household goods and moved to Minneapolis Friday.

Dec. 14, 1917

John Gentgen and family have moved into Mrs. E. Dreschsler’s former home and F. N. Heinz has taken the place vacated by Mr. Gentgen. J. M. Johnson is occupying the H. Logenfeil home where T. N. Lillie formerly lived.

Cordwood choppers wanted. Inquire of H. C. Schroeder, Shakopee, Minn.

Dec. 21, 1917

Shakopee Boy Winner of Medal. R. B. Smith agricultural instructor of the high school, has just received a fine sterling silver medal from Mr. Erickson, state leader of the Boys’ and Girls Club work, to be given to George Hartman as a reward for his excellent results in the state Pig Growing contest. George is quite a pig raiser, having represented Scott county at the state fair the past two years, also being the champion for Scott county. It is high time other boys get into the game and show what they can do.

Automobile Owners, Attention. Scott County automobile owners are asked to donate their discarded license numbers to the Scott County Chapter of the Red Cross. If each owner of a car will leave his tags at one of the garages nearest to his place of residence, arrangements will be made by the Red Cross to collect and sell them for the benefit of the Scott County chapter…

Miss Louise Weiland is assisting her brother-in-law, L. Schaefer, in his jewelry store during the holiday rush.

Eagle Creek. The Jacob Fischer farm was sold recently, Theodore Mathews buying 160 acres in Eagle Creek and Henry Mathew 80 acres in Glendale. The price paid was $13,000.

Dec. 28, 1917

R. B. Smith Goes To Arkansas. R. B. Smith, the efficient instructor in the agricultural department of the high school, tendered his resignation Friday to take effect the last of the year. Mr. Smith has received numerous flattering offers from time to time and the latest proferred opportunities that he felt he could not reject in justice to himself. He left yesterday with Mrs. Smith for Wynne, Arkansas, where he will teach agriculture in extension work under the Smith-Hughes act. Mr. Smith has been a conscientious, earnest, painstaking instructor, untiring in his efforts to interest the boys and girls in their work, and his efforts are appreciated by all who know how greatly the high school and community has benefited by his work. It is to be regretted that he was not retained in Shakopee, but he and Mrs. Smith carry with them to their new home the goodwill of a host of friends made during their residence in this city. At the present time Mr. Smith’s successor has not been elected and there is some question as to whether or not the department of agriculture will be continued.

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Miss Leonora Linhoff Sings Before Muratore

Miss Leonora Linhoff, supervisor of music in the public schools in this city, recently had the opportunity of singing before Muratore, famous tenor of the Chicago Grand Opera company, and his wife, Lina Cavalieri who were favorably impressed with her voice and spoke very highly of her ability. Miss Linhoff has gained considerable recognition as a signer and is always enjoyed. Many have expressed the opinion of Muratore—that she has a beautiful voice.

The above complimentary notice of Miss LInhoff’s ability as a vocalist appeared in the Racine (Wis.) Journal-News of December 18th. Miss Linhoff is one of Shakopee’s most admired artists and her steady progress in her musical career is followed with deep interest by her many friends in this city who are proud of her achievements on the concert stage.

1942: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Dec. 3, 1942

Gas Rationing Effects Local Milk Deliveries

Elimination of Sunday and holiday milk deliveries is announced this week by the Oak Grove Dairy and the Shakopee Dairy, in an advertisement in the Argus-Tribune.

The curtailment of service, effective this week, the route operators said, is necessary because of the restrictions imposed by gasoline rationing…

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All-Night Parking in Business Area Banned

Just in case it becomes necessary for snow removal crews to work thru the night in Shakopee, the police department this week issued an order banning all-night parking of cars on the streets of the city’s business district.

The order, according to R. L. Brown, police chief, is effective immediately. Compliance is mandatory and will greatly assist in keeping the main thoroughfares open at all times.

Dec. 10, 1942

Shakopee Girl Is In the Army Now. The distinction of being Shakopee’s and possibly Scott county’s first WAAC, goes to Georgene Beckrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Math Beckrich of Shakopee, who was one of 25 young women sworn into military service in ceremonies at the Federal Office Building, Minneapolis, last Wednesday.

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Men, Women Physical Fitness Classes Set

Monday and Wednesday evening have been found available for the local physical fitness program, Wilfred Sanford, director, announced this week.

The classes for men will be Mondays, from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. The classes for women will be Wednesdays, from 7:30 to 9 o’clock. All classes will be held in the high school gym.

Persons over high school age are eligible and must furnish suitable equipment. Tennis shoes or the equivalent are a necessity.

How long the program lasts depends upon the public interest. Those interested are urged to bring a friend.

“Do your bit…be physically fit,” the director said.

Dec. 17, 1942

Two Hurt When Passenger Train, and Milk Truck Crash. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bigot were injured when the Oak Grove Dairy milk truck in which they were riding, and a westbound Omaha passenger train collided at the Spencer street crossing of the rail line here before noon Wednesday…

Local Surgical Dressing Units Work Long Hours

While American soldiers endure on the far-flung battle liens of a global war, home front soldiers are eagerly working long hours to turn out needed material. In the forefront of this activity are the zealous women of the Scott County Surgical Dressings units, who have turned out dressings by the thousands.

A first report submitted by officers of the Scott county units, states that 18,000 (4×4) dressings and 7,200 (4×8) dressings have been made to complete the first quota. Work on the second quota is now well underway…

Mrs. A. E. Boppel is Scott County Surgical Dressings chairman; and the local chairman is Mrs. Al Johnson.

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Area Blackout Called Success

So successful was the blackout of the seventh army region, Monday night, that officials have indicated a surprise and completely unannounced blackout might well be expected anytime.

In Shakopee, as throughout the nine-state area involved in the test, the reports of results indicated that all phases of the air-raid warning system were functioning efficiently.

Only two minor infractions were reported by Shakopee wardens and there appears to be no reason why these should recur. There was complete cooperation between defense units and the populace with resultant success…

Dec. 24, 1942

Employees of the local Telephone Company, enjoyed their annual Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Leibold Thursday evening of last week. The evening was very pleasantly spent at games and cards, followed by the exchange of gifts and a very delicious lunch.

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Jacob Ries Bottling Works., Inc. Has Attained Its 70th Anniversary

This year 1942, marks the seventieth anniversary of Jacob Ries Bottling Works., Inc., one of Shakopee’s flourishing and well-known enterprises. It was founded in the year 1872, by the late Jacob Ries. From a humble beginning down through the years to the present, by conservative management, by the production of quality goods, and by fair and honorable dealing, its business has grown and extended until today its beverages are sold and used in many of the states of the union.

Commemorating the occasion the firm has issued a neat and appropriate folder in which are illustrated several of the historical events of the nation, and views of the firms’ physical plant—then and now. The folder also carries to its many friends and patrons the greetings of the season.

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Two City Employees Resign Jobs Here, Join Cargill Crew

Two city employees, R. L. Brown, police chief, and William Jansen, overseer of streets, have resigned their posts, it was announced this week.

Jansen, who resigned December 15, had been a city employee since 1934. The day following his resignation he began his new duties at the Cargill boat works at Savage.

Chief Brown tendered his resignation this week, effective January 1. He has been the city’s chief of police for ten years. He too, has secured a position in the ship yards at Savage and begins his work there Monday.

Pending appointment of his successor Leonard Siebenaler, superintendent of parks, is carrying on Jansen’s work. Who is to assume Brown’s duties is not yet known.

Dec. 31, 1942

Essay Receives Honor Mention. Betty Ann Schmidt, 12, a seventh grade student at St. Mary’s school here, won honorable mention in a national essay contest, sponsored by the publishers of a new juvenile, “The Good Bad Boy,” written by the famed pastor-author, of Rochester, N. Y., Rev. Gerald T. Brennan. Announcement of the award was made by the publishers. Sister Mary Cornelia, seventh grade teacher at St. Mary’s school, submitted the review…

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War Bonds and Stamps Instead of Party Lunch

Displaying a true spirit of patriotism seventh and eighth grade pupils and all high school students did without lunch at their annual Christmas party and instead used the money to buy war stamps and bonds as Christmas gifts for all Shakopee high school graduates in the armed services.

School authorities said a sale of stamps and bonds during the party totalled $131.00.

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Old Bridge Has Passed From Shakopee Picture

In case you haven’t been noticing, the old span across the Minnesota river is no more. The last vertical steel pillar toppled Tuesday afternoon and the wrecking crew is now removing the turn-table mechanism on the center pier.

The steel has been cut with acetylene torches and is now on its way to the scrap heap and eventual use in armaments. All that remains are three aged stone piers, unsightly reminders of what had been.

1967: Shakopee Valley News

Dec. 7, 1967

Annexation Hearing Today

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. today (Thursday), December 7, the Municipal commission of the State of Minnesota will open the public hearing on the annexation proposal, as presented in a petition and resolution by the City of Shakopee, in the Council Chambers of the Shakopee City Hall on West First.

The hearing is open to all interested persons.

The proposed annexation, as approved by the Shakopee Common Council following a series of hearings held in the Council Chambers, includes all of Jackson, Louisville and Eagle Creek townships.

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Planning Study For Eagle Creek Township

Recommendation that a planner be engaged to make a thorough study of the Eagle Creek township community was made by the Eagle Creek Planning Commission Monday evening of this week, December 4, to the Eagle Creek Town Board.

This action came after approximately a year’s consideration of such a move and after much conferring with state and federal officials…

The study is to include such information as the future development potential, future public facilities, transportation projects, financial considerations, sanitary needs and recreational areas to name but a few. It will also provide some answers to questions, both pro and con, about what annexation to various surrounding communities would mean in terms of the above mentioned consideration.

Dec. 14, 1967

Annexation Hearing Continued, Metropolitan Council Report Asked. The Municipal Commission of the State of Minnesota hearing on the proposal of the City of Shakopee annexing all of Eagle Creek, Jackson and Louisville townships, was continued at the initial hearing at 1:30 p.m. last Thursday, December 7, until 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14, in the Council Chambers at the Shakopee City Building…

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First Rotary Club Foreign Exchange Student Choice Announced Tuesday

First Shakopee High school senior and two runners-up in the selection for participation in the Shakopee Rotary Club sponsored foreign exchange student, through the International Youth Exchange Program of Rotary, were announced at a dinner meeting Tuesday of this week, December 12, at the Shakopee House, east edge of Shakopee, at which Rotary Annes, wives of members, were honored guests, along with the parents of the students selected…

Miss Elizabeth Rockwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Rockwell, was the first Shakopee High senior to be chosen by the Shakopee Rotary Club to study abroad for a year as a high school senior in a foreign country. The selection of her particular country is yet to be made. In the program, a student from the country chosen is to attend Shakopee Senior High School…

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Consolidation School Vote Approval 67 To 3

With a vote of 67 for and three against, approved in balloting in the Marystown School lunchroom, RR 2 Shakopee on Tuesday of this week, December 12, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., was the proposed consolidation of Marystown School District No. 1875 with Shakopee Public School District No. 720…

The consolidation of the two school districts is now to be effective on July 1, 1968…

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City Plans For Redevelopment Of Memorial Park At E. Edge

Approval was given appropriating $1,500 from the city rental fund for planning the redevelopment of Memorial Park at the East edge of the city at the regular meeting of the Common Council held Tuesday night of this week, December 12, in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The city rental fund gains proceeds from rental of the buildings in the former NYA camp at the east edge of the city adjacent to Memorial Park.

It was pointed out that this redevelopment would include planning for this area as the buildings are to be removed in accordance with previous action of the Common council. Also involved is the use of bottom land in the area, the possible relocation of the facilities of the Shakopee Sportman’s club, and co-ordinating the planning with that of the Scott County Historical Society’s plans at the old Grist Mill in Memorial Park, which is now qualifying to receive a $5,000 grant from the Maurice H. Stans Foundation…

Along with this activity the present city dump at the east edge is to be discontinued effective January 1 of next year.

Mayor Ray Siebenaler pointed out that residents would be able to use the Fox & Weiler pay dump, located on the north side of the Minnesota River, just opposite the Riverside ball diamond, which maintains hours similar to those at the city dump. He pointed out that this dump would except clean land fill, excepting stumps and large tree roots…

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$55,000 In Improvements For Shakopee Phone Company Office

Northwestern Bell Telephone Company recently completed work on two service improvement projects, which cost nearly $55,000, W. R. Mahady, Shakopee, manager, announced.

The projects consisted of installing additional long distance switching equipment and associated equipment in the Shakopee telephone office and modifying long distance switchboards to make it possible to provide more efficient long distance service…

Dec. 21, 1967

Barn On Marystown Farm Lost In Blaze Early Sunday Morning. Shakopee volunteer firemen were called out at 4:28 a.m. last Sunday, December 17, to assist the Prior Lake Volunteer firemen at the blaze at the Herbert Michael farm, the former Hennes farm, RR 2 Shakopee, a mile east of Marystown on Scott County Road No. 72, in which a barn and small amount of hay and straw were lost, along with a used car, household appliances and dog kennel equipment stored in the structure…

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Superior Performance On Same Mail Route In Shakopee For 40 Years Brings Award To Pink

On the same mail route for 40 years, delivering in the downtown business section and west end of Shakopee, is the record of Edmund Pink.

And he has maintained sustained superior performance and now has a sustained Superior Performance Award plaque, a check for $250 and a lapel pin for his uniform to give evidence of this.

This award was made Wednesday of last week at the Shakopee Post Office, the first such award for a smaller post office in this immediate area, as Pink would ordinarily be eligible for a pay raise, but as he is already at the top of the salary schedule, the Sustained Superior Performance recognition was extended this letter carrier who began his route on December 1, 1927 and has had this same route for the past 40 years…

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Window Paintings Bring Yule Spirit To St. Francis Home

St. Francis Home and Hospital is brimming with Christmas Sprit this holiday season, as witnessed by the painting contest in progress all over the hospital. Employees on the hospital staff organized the idea of painting Christmas motifs on the large window of the hospital rooms, halls and lobby and the management went along by offering prizes for the most original and attractive offerings.

First prize will be a five pound box of candy, second prize will be a three pound box, and the next five honorable mention choices will each be awarded a one pound box of candy. The judging will take place around December 21…

Dec. 28, 1967

Knitting Becomes Full Time Job For Shakopee ‘Shoppe’ Owner. What is small and friendly and can knit thirty rows of 200 stitches in one minute? Why, it’s Jackie Robarge and her knitting machine, of course! Jackie has recently opened “Jackie’s Knit Shoppe at 115 West First Avenue (next to Winnie’s Dress Shop) and features knitting materials, patterns, free instruction, custom made machine-knitted articles, and also the knitting machines for “do it yourself” addicts…

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Caroling Trek For 160 Pupils Of St. Mark’s

Carolers from the middle grades of St. Mark’s School of Shakopee, 160 in all, under the direction of Sister Marion, spread Christmas Cheer on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.

On Monday, December 18, 65 fourth grade pupils caroled through the halls at the St. Francis Rest Home and Hospital in Shakopee.

Friendship Manor, east edge of Shakopee, was the destination on Tuesday, December 19, for 40 pupils of the fifth grade.

Wednesday of last week, December 20, about 55 pupils in the sixth grade, caroled through the halls at St. Francis Rest Home and Hospital.

Then this group hiked to the Children’s Home at the Shakopee Correctional Institution for Women on Sixth Avenue to present a short program of songs to the accompaniment of rhythm instruments.

They also dramatized “Up On The House Top” for the children. Individually wrapped cookies were presented to the children at the Children’s Home by pupils of the sixth grade.

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Engineers Recommend Ferry Bridge Site To Scott Co. Board

“The best interest of Scott County will be served by the construction of a new high level bridge over the Minnesota River at the Bloomington Ferry Location.”

This is the recommendation in the report by the engineering firm of Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson and Associates, Inc. of Minneapolis released this week by the Scott County Board of Commissioners, who engaged the firm to make the study of possible bridge sites.

Considered in the report was the Bloomington Ferry bridge location just to the north of the Stage Coach on Highway 101, and the Normandale Road Bridge, combination auto-rail bridge at the northwest edge of Savage…

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Jaycees Urge Council Action On Proposed Swimming Pool Tonight

Expected at a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee this evening (Thursday), December 28, is action on the report of the Swimming Pool committee, presented at a called meeting held Monday evening of last week, December 18, in the Council Chambers with aldermen and interested persons invited.

The Jaycees of Shakopee have also gone on record as supporting the report of the Swimming Pool committee and are urging that the Common Council initiate the project as soon as possible…

1992: Shakopee Valley News

Dec. 3, 1992

New name, new focus

The setting may seem traditional – desks lined up in a room ringed by stoves and ovens, microwaves and sinks – and the organization that meets here still takes part in activities such as preparing food and using homemaking skills.

But the names have changed, and so has the focus.

Shakopee High School’s former Future Homemakers of America (FHA) club is now called the Future Leaders of America (FLA), a name-change made in the 1980s.

The club meets in the personal- and family-life science department classroom, and some people may call it home economics, its former name.

What has remained the same through the years is the woman who has coordinated and helped the students lead the program.

Sandie McNellis, personal- and family-life science instructor, came to Shakopee High School 31 years ago. With her came the start of the FHA program…

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Bloomington firm moving operations to Shakopee

Nybo Manufacturing Inc. of Bloomington has announced it will move its business operations to Shakopee.

The privately owned company is a custom sheet-metal fabricator, which has been in business in Bloomington for the past 32 years, said company President Dennis Nybo.

The company is moving to 4500 Valley Industrial Blvd. – the former site of Heavy Duty Air Inc., which recently moved its operation to South Dakota…

Dec. 10, 1992

Council approves Lions Park arena feasibility study. The Shakopee City Council voted 5-0 on Dec. 1 to hire an engineering consulting firm to conduct a marketing and operational analysis of a proposed ice arena at Lions Park at a cost not to exceed $180,000. The study will be paid from the city’s contingency fund…

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Fire damages apartment in city

Fire Tuesday afternoon in Shakopee damaged an apartment and its contents but no injuries were reported.

The fire, in a local lower level apartment on the two-story Country Village Apartments, 1265 S. Marschall Road, started when a towel a man was using while cooking accidentally caught fire. The towel was thrown in a sink, but contents in a nearby open cabinet drawer caught fire. Many items inside the apartment, including appliances and furniture, were destroyed by the fire, and there was smoke and fire damage to the apartment as well, fire officials said…

Dec. 17, 1992

Historic fire. Shakopee firefighters were called to Murphy’s Landing Dec. 9 after a creosote-lined chimney caught fire in the foundry located on the site… Ironically, the foundry is located next to Murphy’s historic volunteer fire department building… The foundry sustained minor smoke damage.

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With a lot of help from friends

Saving people from burning buildings may be one of the more obvious jobs the Shakopee Fire Department has performed.

But it’s definitely not the only way firefighters have rescued people.

The department has also answered calls to pull people from water, get them out of confined spaces such as a manhole or ditch, and to contain a hazardous-material spill.

While these calls may not require the flashing lights and sirens associated with fire runs, they do bring out a red vehicle: the department’s Fire Rescue II truck.

The truck, and the equipment it contains, are valued at $75,000 and are the latest additions to the department. The vehicle has been in service since June.

According to Second Assistant Chief Terry Link, the department itself has put in $2,500, using donations from fund-raisers such as the steak fry and dance, and the remainder of the costs have been picked up by local businesses and organizations.

“We’re donating this back to the city,” said Link. “We’ve had a lot of good contributors in this area. We’re really grateful to them…”

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School district’s referendum ballot language approved

Following consideration of three sample ballots, the Shakopee School Board on Monday night approved the wording of the question it wants to appear on the school referendum ballots on Feb. 2.

The ballot question adopted by the board will read as follows: “Shall the School Board of Independent School District No. 720 (Shakopee) be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $10,590,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the renovation, remodeling, including handicapped accessibility, equipping and construction of additions to various existing school district facilities, the purchase of land, improvement of various school district sites, and the acquisition and installation of instructional equipment and improved technology systems in various district facilities?”…

Dec. 24, 1992

Live-meet agreement said near

MINNEAPOLIS—A group of local investors told the Minnesota Racing Commission Friday that it is close to an agreement with Ladbroke Racing Corp. in which it would lease Canterbury Downs to conduct a live racing meet in 1993.

Under the proposal, the Minnesota Festival of Champions would raise $500,000 to finance a live meet that would begin on Memorial Day weekend and run for 13 or 14 weeks. The group said purses for the meet would be $40,000 to $50,000 a day, double that of the 1992 season at the Shakopee track. Simulcasting programs from California, Chicago and other top U.S. tracks would continue as well…

Randy Sampson, a thoroughbred breeder and owners and one of the group’s investors, said two issues must be resolved before the racing commission meets again on Dec. 31. Ladbroke, operator and part-owner of the track, must feel comfortable with the business plan, and the groups must still negotiate on a larger percentage cut from simulcasting revenues for the horsemen.

Under the plan, Ladbroke would provide the facility for free, but will require the non-profit group to accept full responsibility for its operations and marketing. It is a two-year lease arrangement with an option to purchase the race track for $15 million. In exchange, Ladbroke will require the horsemen to gain approval for Ladbroke to conduct simulcasting during the remainder of the year after the live meet.

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School district, FMG get tax-increment funds

The city of Shakopee will make a $125,566 payment to FMG Tsumura under a tax-increment disbursement plan to aid developers.

And the Shakopee School District will receive a disbursement of $160,395 from the city of its share of tax increment revenue generated as the result of the district’s excess levy and a payment from the owners of Canterbury Downs…

Dec. 31, 1992

Abandoned property destroyed. Shakopee firefighters were called at 6:41 p.m. Sunday to the old Harold McKenna farm at 2451 McKenna Road and found the abandoned house burning. The property, which is owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community was destroyed. Arson is suspected, but Shakopee police said Tuesday that no arrests have been made. Fire departments from Prior Lake and Savage assisted Shakopee firefighters. Ironically, the Shakopee Fire Department was going to burn the property for firefighter training at a later date.

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McCann gets county administrator post

Cliff McCann, who has been acting Scott County administrator for a year, was chosen on a unanimous vote by the County Board last Thursday to become the second administrator in the county’s history.

McCann was hired after commissioners conducted oral interviews with three finalists for the positon. The county received 75 applications for the job, which is the top post in Scott County government…

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Scott County’s first female commissioner ready to jump into fray

A little history-making will take place Tuesday when three new commissioners take their seats on the Scott County Board. For the first time a woman will take the oath of office as a county commissioner.

Wilma Behm, a chiropractor from Spring Lake Township, waged an active campaign last fall to unseat Commissioner Dallas Bohnsack for the District 1 seat on the County Board…

1892: Shakopee Courier

Nov. 3, 1892

For Rent, 4 rooms. Enqiure of Mrs. Eroux.

Mr. Abel’s new barn is being rushed to completion.

Shakopee has some 8 or 10 new young voters this election.

Nov. 10, 1892

D. Brown has moved out of the rectory into the art gallery.

Election day in Shakopee was quiet. The new ballot worked rather slow, and to those who cannot read, is a pretty complete open ballot.

Nov. 17, 1892

The Minnesota Stove company fishing club give a grand dance next Wednesday night, and all should attend that dance. It will be good.

Six cords of Soft Wood wanted by G. L. Nye of Minnesota Stove company.

Nov. 24, 1892

Just received at the Cash Store some fine brick cheese only 15 cents a pound. Try it.

J. B. Conter on Thursday sold to Mrs. Riehlander the “Old man Grosskopp” farm of 160 acres for $3,200 cash.

Insured against burglars; that is what the 1st National Bank of this city has recently done to amount of $15,000, with Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York.

Fire! On Monday afternoon the nice little barn of Hubert Marx back of his residence, took fire and some of its contents destroyed, although a portion of the building was saved and left standing. How it caught is a mystery. It was first discovered by Mrs. Henry Deaken who gave the alarm, which was taken up until the cry of fire reached the city hall when the bell was rung. Not only that but Mrs. Deaken rushed into the stable and pulling her apron off, threw it over the head of the scared horse and thus got him out unharmed, but almost smothered with smoke. The family carriage being overlooked was badly scorched, especially the top. But Mrs. Deaken bravely saved the horse. The firemen as usual worked hard for the time being and so kept the flames from spreading; and are again entitled to credit for their resolute action. Anyone that makes fun of a fireman ought to be kicked. The oats were saved, but the hay wasn’t. Loss about $150, no insurance.

Jacob Ries Jr.’s new residence is almost finished and he will move into it soon.

Council bought 500 ft. 3 ply rubber hose Tuesday night at 60 cents a foot. Alderman Hilgers was the only one voting against it, because he said he wanted a better quality of hose; a hose costing 75 cents a foot.

1892: Scott County Argus

Nov. 3, 1892

Mrs. Henschel has moved her millinery store into the Schwartz building directly opposite her former place of business.

Mrs. Thomas Notermann gave birth to a son, Sunday Oct. 30th, of extraordinary size; its weight being fifteen and a half pounds, length twenty-three inches.

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Mr. J. Schank was out through Cedar Lake three days of last week buying hogs, sheep, veal calves, chickens, etc., for the packing house. He met with good success.

Mr. Schank is entitled to much credit for establishing the first general live stock market in the country. It is a good thing for the farmers and also for Shakopee. Farmers will have a market where they can sell at the very highest cash price and in any quantity. To sell they will necessarily come to town, and our merchants will obtain more or less trade that doesn’t always come here.

Nov. 10, 1892

W. W. Brown, who has been working in the Shakopee Mill for the past three months, left Tuesday for Minneapolis, where he will work in one of the large mills.

Mr. Mat. Berens, jr. purchased an elegant upright piano last week.

Thomas O’Dowd, has returned to work in the cooper shop after an absence of nearly two years.

Ferdinand Gross has lately purchased a barbers outfit and is doing business for himself in Minneapolis.

Nov. 17, 1892

John Gutenberg was in St. Paul Monday and brought home with him some choice venison for his meat market.

J. B. Conter today sold to Peter Pink the Henry Groskopp farm of 160 acres for $3,500.

Nov. 24, 1892

Farm for sale. My farm of seventy acres east of town known as the Mrs. Haas farm. Thomas Pinches.

August Scherkenbach’s boy Will fell last Thursday while playing at school and broke his left arm about an inch above the wrist. Dr. Sabin reduced the fracture and the boy will soon be ready for another game of pullaway.

Ferdinand Gross disposed of his newly purchased barber shop in Minneapolis last week and returned to Shakopee. He has entered into partnership with his father.

1917: Scott County Argus

Nov. 2, 1917

Eagle Creek. Frank Dellwo of Shakopee has completed the garage and chicken coop on the Duffy farm.

Stove Company’s Offices to Move. The news that the office of the Minnesota Stove Company will be removed to Minneapolis within a few days has been learned with regret, as it means the departure of the entire office force for that city and the removal of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Nye to St. Paul to reside. The move is deemed necessary for the best interests of the business and has been under consideration for some time, a branch office having been conducted there for two years past under the personal supervision of C. W. Nye, secretary of the company. The new office will be established in the First National-Soo building.

Jos. Rademacher departed yesterday for Chicago where he will spend a day or two with his brother Frank and then go to Cleveland, Ohio, to work at his trade as a printer. Good luck, Joe.

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Youth Apprehended for Stealing Valuables

Clyde Stewart, a well dressed youth of nineteen years, who claims his home is in Nebraska, was arrested Saturday by Chief of Police J. B. Heller, charged with stealing a watch at the Martin Lenzmeier home, where he was given a meal.

Stewart was apprehended at the St. Paul hotel with the watch in his possession. Two suit cases belonging to him, which had been left at the depot, were found to contain a quantity of jewelry and shoes. He was arraigned in municipal court, before Judge Weiland, Monday, and held to the district court on a charge of grand larceny in the second degree, but later pled guilty and made application for sentence, which had not been imposed at this writing.

Nov. 9, 1917

Food Conservation Movement Started. St. Mary’s Catholic church and the Presbyterian church started the ball rolling in the food conservation movement locally with the distribution of food cards to their respective congregations Sunday…

Narrow Escape In Auto Accident. Jos. G. Ries had a narrow escape from death Friday morning, when his automobile was struck and demolished by the local west-bound freight on the Milwaukee road, at the crossing near the former brickyard in East Shakopee…

Barn Burned on Max Vogel Farm. Fire of unknown origin Monday afternoon destroyed the barn on the Vogel farm south of town which is occupied by Max Vogel.

Joseph Latour has purchased Mrs. H. J. Peck’s cottage south of Alois Hirscher’s residence, the consideration being $1150.

The post office building was bid in by the mortgagee, John Reagen of St. Paul, at the sheriff’s sale Saturday at the court house.

Mrs. M. Huss and son Peter visited over Sunday with Leo Huss at Camp Dodge and found the Shakopee boys now stationed there comfortably situated and enjoying the life. Leo Huss expects to return on two days’ furlough in a couple of weeks.

Nov. 16, 1917

Mrs. P. C. Schmitz is one of the most diligent knitters of the Red Cross, in three weeks having completed three mufflers, a pair of wristlets and a sweater.

Those who have yarn for several weeks and have been unable to finish knitted garments are requested to complete them speedily for shipment with the next consignment. If it is found impossible to do the work please return it unfinished and the more experienced knitters will finish the garments, as they are needed now.

Eagle Creek. While Anton Wessel’s engine and lumber sawing outfit were being piloted over the bridge near the Jasper home, the planks gave way, which necessitated the laying of a new platform. Fortunately the engineer escaped without serious injury.

Nov. 23, 1917

Shakopee Trade Rapidly Increasing. We are told that Shakopee has never enjoyed such trade as it has during the past few weeks, and every day it is increasing. The fact of the matter is, our business men have got right down to business and are selling goods cheaper than they can be bought in any town of the size in the state, and the people are fast to find it out and are coming here from adjoining counties to do their heavy trading.

The Thief Escaped. A tub of butter, one of a dozen left standing on the platform of the Omaha freight depot, was stolen Wednesday night of last week and was later recovered by Chief of Police J. B. Heller in the vicinity of the old lime-kiln in West Shakopee. About ten pounds of the butter was missing but there no clue to the thief.

Mrs. J. J. Doody sold two lots of her city property this week to John Kaup of Eagle Creek. The price paid was $500. Mr. Kaup expects to erect a building on the lots next spring and will retire from farming and move to Shakopee to reside.

Mrs. E. Dreschsler sold her residence property on Third street Tuesday to Wm. Unze, the consideration being $2600. Mrs. Dreschsler will move to St. Paul to make her home with her son Mr. H. Dreschsler.

Nov. 30, 1917

Miss Helen Huth has resigned as pianist at the Gem theatre and leaves Sunday to begin teaching in District No. 14 at Prior Lake.

W. F. Duffy has purchased of L. D. Nye his residence property located on Fourth street, and will move into the same in the very near future.

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The High School Short Course

The Winter Short Course will begin on December 10th, at the Shakopee High School.

There are a great many young men and women and, also, boys and girls, who are not now attending school in this county. As winter comes on, the work on the farm lets up a little so that many of these young people can take this opportunity to spend a few hours each day in reading and study.

This short course offers work in agriculture, sewing, cooking, manual training, English and arithmetic. These classes are especially for short course students.

A great many should try to attend this course for a few weeks. It gives an excellent opportunity to not only attend classes, but to read the many god books and magazines in the library.

Superintendent Davies or Professor Smith will gladly explain more about the course to those interested.

1942: Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Nov. 5, 1942

Wreckers Start Work on Bridge. Initial steps in the wrecking of the Lewis Street bridge over the Minnesota river here, were taken Tuesday when employees of the Trudeau Trucking company, Minneapolis, began removing the heavy wooden railings that stretch along both sides of the structure…

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Burglars Get $23,778.20 in County Raid

Loot totaling $23,778.20 in county funds, most of which was in checks, warrants and certificates of deposit, was obtained in a burglary of the Scott county treasurer’s office here early Monday.

According to Elden Rowe, chief of the State Department of Criminal Apprehension, the job was the work of professionals. Joseph T. Langlais, state public examiner, who made an audit of the treasurer’s records following discovery of the burglary, announced the following losses:

$1667—Cash;
$5450—State Warrants;
$11,000—Checks;
$1776—Food Stamps;$3885.20—Certificates of Deposit, all of which he said, is covered by insurance…

Nov. 12, 1942

To Be Physically Fit Important

Shakopee is fortunate to be included among thousands of other communities throughout the country in the nationwide physical fitness and recreation program…

W. H. Sanford, local director of Physical Fitness, is now getting the organization of the program under way. It is a big job and any voluntary aid and assistance will be appreciated. An outline of the program will appear in this paper next week. Watch for it. In the meantime, make up your mind that Y-O-U are going to be participating in some way in the program of “Doing Your Bit To Be Physically Fit!”

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Shakopee Man Sets Record for Red Cross Knitting

A challenge to nimble-fingered women, and men, too for that matter, is the record of a 77-year-old Shakopee man who has become one of Scott county’s expert knitters.

The man is Fred Spindler, who in the past 15 months, has completed for the Red Cross 42 pairs of socks, 11 pairs of mittens, three 72-inch scarfs, and five helmets.

There, ladies and gentlemen, is something to shoot at, say Red Cross officials, who released the information regarding Mr. Spindler.

Nov. 19, 1942

Shakopee To Have Test Black Out December 14. Shakopee, like hundreds of other communities in the states comprising the Seventh Army Corps Area, will experience its first black-out December 14, according to an official announcement passed on to local air raid wardens here Monday night.

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Fire Threatened Entire Kienzle-Merrick Plant

Fire of unknown origin threatened destruction of the Kienzle and Merrick plant here Saturday afternoon. According to C. D. Pruden, president and manager of the firm, it was only the prompt and efficient work of the Shakopee Fire department that saved the plant and its vast contents of tools and materials.

Workmen discovered the blaze, shooting flames fifty feet skyward, atop the plant where shavings from the adjoining Page and Hill shop, were stored for use in packing. Below the fire was a large stock of kiln dried gum wood destined for use in the construction of army beds.

Much of the lumber stock, severely damaged by water, it is believed, may be disqualified for use in the beds. Damage to the roof and storage bin, although extensive, was greatly limited by the excellent work of plant employees and fireman, Pruden said.

Nov. 26, 1942

Yule Street Trim To Be Omitted This Season

Complying with the urgent request of the War Production Board to curtail holiday street lighting and decorations, the Shakopee city council has taken the necessary action. Result—there will be no Christmas decorations in the city this season. The curtailing action is in conformity with the national war effort to conserve man power, materials and electricity, city spokesmen said.

Although the WPB has ruled out exterior street lighting it has not place a ban on store and home lumination for the holiday season, authorities said.

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County Test Blackout Due December 7th

A county-wide test blackout, in preparation for the area blackout of several states ordered by military authorities for December 14, has been scheduled for Monday, December 7, Herb Strait, chief county air raid warden announced Tuesday.

According to Strait, the county blackout is to start at exactly 10 p.m. and continue for 20 minutes, ending at 10:20. Sirens and whistles throughout the county will signal the “alert” at which time all lights are to be extinguished simultaneously. After the lapse of 20 minutes the sirens will signal the “all clear” and lights may again be turned on.

During the blackout all air raid wardens are to patrol their respective districts, checking infractions of the blackout order; civilians are to remain inside; all motor traffic, except police and fire vehicles are to “freeze” and remain motionless for the blackout period, authorities said.

All lights in residences, public buildings, churches, schools, hospitals, advertising signs, and industrial plants, with the exception of defense industries where only the yard lights will be affected, are to be extinguished during the test. Street lights will likewise be out.

From the police department comes the advice that each business house and residence must assume responsibility for protection of their property during the blackout. The officers suggest that each business man arrange to have some responsible person in charge of the place…

Doctors’ cars and ambulances may be need in emergency and the same applies to fire fighting equipment. In case of fire use the telephone; in case of accidents telephone the police or call a physician; do not telephone unless absolutely necessary and if you do, give your name, address and telephone number.

All dogs must be kept indoors or on a leash during the period of the air raid warning.

For the Shakopee community the siren signals will eminate from the city hall fire siren, the Rahr Malting company and the Shakopee NYA center. Other communities will be similarly warned by the warning equipment available in the respective localities.

1967: Shakopee Valley News

Nov. 2, 1967

Beauty Shop Offers ‘Talking Letter’ Service. Mary Louise’s Beauty Shop, First and Fuller, will sponsor “talking letters” to servicemen in Vietnam and other points overseas, according to Claude Sinnen. Use of the tape recording machine and postage will be provided free of charge by the Beauty Shop as a public service during the coming Christmas season. Tape must be furnished by the person making the “talking letter.” For further information contact Mary Louise’s Beauty Shop, 445-1426.

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City To Present ‘Challenge’ Plan To Present Area Hwy Proposals

To be challenged by the City of Shakopee is the State Highway Department engineer’s report that the westerly Highway 169 bridge location to span the Minnesota river, as compared to the city’s plan for a bridge at the east edge of the city, is most feasible on a cost basis, as well as the State Highway’s plan for accommodating Highway 101 traffic from the north which would still have to travel downtown Shakopee presenting the “nuisance” of heavy truck traffic, along with the necessary inconvenience to the Highway 101 motorist.

In addition, getting strong support from the City of Shakopee, along with Midwest Planning who completed the Comprehensive Guide Plan for the City, as well as from officials of adjacent townships and Scott county commissioners is the proposal of a by-pass route to skirt the south edge of the city that would extend from the former site of the old Murphy House to possibly Highway 41 and offer access not only to Valley Industrial Park but also to other communities of the northern section of Scott county. This appears also have the support of these affected communities in northern Scott county…

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Awards Bid On ‘67 Improvement Program To Include Levee Drive, Off-Street Parking Facilities

Awarded to Alexander Construction Co. which had the low bid of approximately $220,000 among six bidders, was the contract for the 1967 Improvement program of the City of Shakopee to include the construction of Levee Drive, off-street parking lots in the downtown central business district, as well as other segments of streets in the city and alley paving in the downtown area.

This was action taken at a meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee held last Thursday evening, October 27, on the call of the mayor.

The bid included construction of the proposed Improvement program, with the exception of the proposed parking lot at the old mill site to the rear of the Montgomery-Ward off Lewis Street and improvement of the railroad right-of-way at the former Simons Lumber yard on Second Avenue, between Holmes and Lewis.

Work is to begin immediately on the storm sewer construction along the Levee Drive, to be from Atwood to Sommerville, alongside the South bluff of the Minnesota River. Also to be completed this fall is the grading necessary for this Levee Drive construction.

Expected to be under way early this coming spring is the construction and paving of off-street parking lots in the central business district.

Sites for these off-street parking lots include:

The former Simons Lumber yard on Second Avenue between Holmes and Lewis, with the exception of the railroad right-of-way.

The area opposite Berens Super-Fair and to Scott County Lumber at Second and Fuller.

The area adjacent to the Pelham Hotel and opposite Bill’s Toggery at Second and Lewis.

The half-block at the rear of the Shakopee City Hall on East First.

The half-block behind Brambilla Motors, Inc. on west first.

The parking strips at St. Francis Hospital on Scott Street.

Also included will be the paving of alleys in the commercial district, and other street segment improvements at various locations in the City.

The council went on record last Thursday evening of including two sets of stop and go lights, one west of Holmes and the other east of Holmes at an estimated cost of $40,000…

Nov. 9, 1967

Open Auction Firm On Lewis. Rodney Hopp and Bob Vedders have announced that plans are completed for the opening of the Shakopee Discount Auction House, located at 128 Northwest, behind Montgomery-Ward.

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‘Egg On Face’ – Hospital Trick Turns To Treat

The Shakopee Police department brought in some pranksters, who were “tricking and treating,” to St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee on Halloween evening.

The pranksters had in their possession several dozen eggs, which the boys indicated they wished to “donate” decoratively to the hospital.

No doubt the former owner of the eggs would be heartened to know that they were put to good use.

Also it would possibly make the former owner not so downhearted, if it is made known that an entry was made on the books of the hospital for the value of the eggs as a donation.

Another notation in order would be “someone’s trick turned out to be hospital patients’ treat!”

Nov. 16, 1967

Co-operate To Further Old Grist Mill Project. Further impetus to the project of the Scott County Historical Society’s proposed project of restoration of the Old Grist mill in Memorial Park, east edge of Shakopee including the furnishing of the interior, to make a lasting Historical museum for the area and visiting public resulted Monday night of this week, November 13, when the Shakopee Public School District No. 720 granted a week’s leave of absence to Mrs. Margaret McFarlane, high school art teacher, in order that she complete a comprehensive plan of the authenticated restoration in order to qualify for a possible $5,000 grant from the Stans Foundation…

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Act On Marystown Consolidation

Approved by the Commissioner of Education of the State of Minnesota is a consolidation plat for the joining of Shakopee Public School District No. 720 and Marystown Common School District No. 1875.

This was announced by Superintendent John Feda at the regular November meeting of the Shakopee District No. 720 Board of Education which unanimously voted Monday evening of this week the approval of the plat as submitted…

The move for consolidation is in compliance with the recent State of Minnesota statute that provides a school district can no longer continue if it is not including grades one through 12, after a deadline date of July 1971.

The Marystown school district has an enrollment of 100 pupils, with the first and second grades considered a public school and the third through eighth grade operated as a parochial. In reality, the first and second grades are to be affected by the consolidation move, as the Marystown Church has plans for continuing a parochial school.

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Council Approves $229,600 Public Utilities Facility Project

Location and the approval of the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission entering into a $229,600 construction contract for a new facility to include offices, warehouse and a garage to be located on the Fourth Street ball diamond, Fourth and Naumkeag, was authorized by the Common Council of the City of Shakopee at its regular meeting Tuesday night of this week, November 14…

Entering into the proposed project is the proposal of aligning Scott County Road No. 17 with Naumkeag Street to eliminate the bend at this location.

At the meeting Tuesday night, City Engineer Don Eichers presented the proposal that moves the county road to the west across the Fourth Avenue baseball diamond park land with the proposed Utilities building to front on Fourth Avenue for 150 feet and for 200 feet on Scott County Road 17. It will be 120 feet to the south and parallel Fourth Avenue.

The west side of the Utilities’ structure will be 20 feet from the existing barn on the adjacent property permitting a driveway around the proposed Utilities facility…

Nov. 23, 1967

Gaylen Case new Community Credit manager. Appointment of Gaylen Case as manager of Community Credit’s Shakopee office was announced recently by C. A. Rollwagen, the firm’s President.

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School Consolidation Petition Circulated

Being circulated in the Marystown School District No. 1875 this week was a petition that seeks a special election on the proposition of the proposed consolidation with the Shakopee Public School District No. 720…

The Marystown district needs signatures of 25 per cent of the freeholders in the district on the petition to call the special election, with the date to be determined once the petition is completed.

The move for consolidation is in compliance with the recent State of Minnesota statute that provides a school district can no longer continue if it is not including grades on through 12 after a deadline date of July 1971. The Marystown school district operates the first and second grades as a public school and the third through eighth as parochial. The Marystown St. Mary Of The Purification Catholic Church plans to continue the operation of a parochial school.

Nov. 30, 1967

Yule decorations went up this week in the Shakopee downtown area and along First Street and adjacent blocks with the Shakopee Utilities crew on the job. New touches added this year to the Chamber of Commerce decorations, according to Executive Secretary Dr. W. Adair Muralt, are 18 by 30-inch plastic lines added to the former plain lamp-type pole decorations for more reflections and the post garlands are to be highlighted for the first time this Christmas season with acorn-type lights. The Shakopee Chamber of Commerce traditional Christmas party for area youth is to be on Saturday, December 16, at the Shakopee Public High School Gymnasium on Tenth Avenue, with two movie showings from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Details are to be announced in next week’s issue of The Valley News. Also again planned this season is the lighted Christmas tree at the corner of First and Holmes.

Consolidation Vote Dec. 12. Election date on approval of the consolidation plat, as approved by the State Commissioner of Education, for the proposed consolidation of the Marystown District No. 1875 with Shakopee Public School District No. 720 has been set for Tuesday, December 12. Legal notice of this election appears in this issue of The Shakopee Valley News…

Valley Industrial Park Development Plan Told. New plans for the Valley Industrial Park on Highway 101, just east of Shakopee, were presented by Jerome Bylund, general manager of the Valley Industrial Park, at the meeting of the Shakopee Rotary Club Tuesday noon of this week at the Shakopee House Theater Restaurant, east edge of Shakopee…

1992: Shakopee Valley News

Nov. 5, 1992

Federal funds for Ferry Bridge get OK by Congress. The Bloomington Ferry Bridge project received an additional boost in September when a congressional conference committee approved an amendment assuring that $9.5 million will be available for the project in the fiscal year ending in September 1993. The amendment was attached to the Department of Transportation bill approved by Congress on Sept. 28…

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Book Lovers’ Club is 90 years old and still going strong

Before there was the Shakopee Public Library, or for that matter, any other social clubs for women in the area, there was the Shakopee Book Lovers’ Club.

When the club first started 90 years ago, it was intended to provide not only a social opportunity for women, but also a chance for them to talk and share knowledge about topics of the times.

Since then, libraries have sprung up all over the area, as well as numerous clubs and organizations.

But the Shakopee Book Lovers’ Club is still in existence, still meeting twice a month from October through May and according to its members, is believed to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, non-federated clubs in existence in the nation.

At an Oct. 22 meeting, the club celebrated its 90th anniversary with a dinner and meeting in the town hall at Murphy’s Landing. Members dressed in a variety of outfits dating back to the early 1900s, including hats, shawls and gloves…

Nov. 12, 1992

Area dance students perform during half-time show. Thirty-eight students of Shari’s Dance Studio in Shakopee performed at the half-time show during the University of Minnesota Gopher’s football game Saturday, Oct. 31 against the Indiana Hoosiers at the Metrodome. Five other dance studio students from Minnesota also performed…

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School Board gets growth projections for next 10 years

The annual census and enrollment projection for the Shakopee School District indicates that enrollment is likely to grow by 28 percent over the next 10 years.

Leon McNellis, the district’s technology coordinator, presented a census and enrollment report to the School Board Monday night.

He indicated that the growth projection is based on a mathematical model which uses census and enrollment data from the past five years to help project future trends. This type of model, which is recommended by the state Department of Education, has been used by the district since the early 1970s.

Current enrollment for the district is 2,767 students, an increase of 190 from the 1991-92 school year. Biggest growth areas are in first grade, with 46 additional students; fourth grade, with 41 additional students, and Grade 11, with 33 more students.

According to projections, the district enrollment is expected to be 2,884 in 1993-94, with continual growth shown through the 2002-03 school year, when enrollment is projected to be 3,696.

“These projections are conservative,” said McNellis, noting that the effects of future road and bridge construction, such as the Shakopee Bypass, were not factored in. And, according to city officials’ estimates of building permits, there were 116 single-family and 11 twin-home permits issued from July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992…

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Church celebrates 20th anniversary

A special day of celebration was observed at Calvary United Methodist Church of Shakopee Sunday, Oct. 11. It was 20 years ago that this congregation began its Methodist ministry at 750 E. First Ave.

Thirty-seven charter members attended the first service in October 1972. With the growth of the congregation, a fellow-ship/education wing was added to the church in 1979. Continual growth has brought about the reality of a new church building to be located at East Vierling Drive in the not-so-distant future…

Nov. 19, 1992

Battle over 1993 racing at Canterbury continues

Minnesota horsemen groups and the owners of Canterbury Downs continue to battle over the future course of horse racing at the Shakopee track.

The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association (MTA) board of directors Nov. 9 voted without opposition to request that track co-owners and operator Ladbroke Racing Corp. be denied a license to simulcast horse racing from other tracks beginning Jan. 1, unless the British bookmaking firm agrees to hold a live racing meet in 1993.

However, Ladbroke contends that it cannot afford to lose another $5 million in 1993 as it did this year, and has indicated it would like to simulcast racing through 1993, and escrow funds to hold a live racing meet in 1994. Ladbroke has lost about $8.3 million at Canterbury since buying it along with two Detroit-area investors in 1990, said track General Manager Terry McWilliams at a horse player’s meeting Saturday…

Nov. 26, 1992

1993 live racing meet at track appears doubtful

Prospects for holding a live racing meet at Canterbury Downs in 1993 appear dim following a Minnesota Racing Commission meeting Nov. 18.

Ladbroke Racing Corp. officials asked commission members to approve its plan to only offer simulcast wagering in 1993. Ladbroke, the track operator and part-owner, would then escrow money for a purse fund to conduct a “high quality” live racing meet in 1994, according to Bob Decker, Ladbroke’s chief financial officer.

Under Ladbroke’s plan, a 45-day live racing meet would be held in 1994. Purses for such a meet could be as high as $85,000 a day, according to Ladbroke General Manager Terry McWilliams. Last summer purses deteriorated to $18,000 a day – an all-time low. Ladbroke said it has lost about $11 million since buying the track in 1990. Indian gaming has largely contributed to its continuing losses, according to racing industry experts.

The 1994 meet would fit into a proposed three-state racing circuit, which would include consecutive racing meets beginning in the spring at Prairie Meadows in Iowa. The summer meet would be held at Canterbury Downs, and a fall meet would be held at the Woodlands in Kansas.

Although horsemen’s groups find the Midwest racing circuit an interesting concept, they are bitterly opposed to the 1993 simulcasting-only plan, and have asked the commission to shut down the Shakopee racetrack on Jan. 1 if Ladbroke will not conduct a live race meet in 1993…

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CDC asks city to not bypass improvements in the downtown area

Next year at this time, when the new downtown bypass and Highway 169 river crossing are scheduled to be completed, the bottleneck created by motor vehicles in congested downtown Shakopee is expected to decrease dramatically.

Motorists heading south on Highway 169 will be entering Shakopee one block east of the current bridge’s location. Others will be entering the downtown vicinity from the east or west. For many, those are the locations where they will get a first-impression view of Shakopee.

That’s what worries the city’s Community Development Commission (CDC).

The rear sides of buildings in the vicinity of the old and new bridges have been the subject of many a disparaging remark over the years. And the city is among the property owners whose buildings are in question.

The city is scheduled to be in the new city hall – downtown at the former Marquette Bank building – at the first of the year, and will abandon its current structure.

The new bridge will be built one block east of the existing bridge, on Lewis Street. Also included will be a four-block bypass of the downtown, which is almost constantly choked by car and grain truck traffic.

The project is expected to both increase the traffic capacity on the bridge and reduce the traffic flow in the downtown. Vehicles will have the option of bypassing the downtown.

In March, the City Council discussed the development potential for the area north of First Avenue, specifically the block on which the current City Hall sits. The CDC was asked to prepare an analysis of the various redevelopment options for the City Hall block, and last Thursday night, made a recommendation to City Council members, who were meeting as a committee of the whole.

The CDC examined possibilities ranging from demolishing the structures on the block to doing nothing, and last week recommended that the structures be left standing for the time being. It also made several recommendations for the downtown as a whole, which we part of what was called a “pre-development plan.”

Assistant City Administrator Barry Stock, who worked with the CDC on the analysis, said the CDC concluded that it would be in the city’s best interest to focus on public improvements in the downtown area, in an effort to make it enticing to both motorists and developers.

Among the CDC’s pre-development plan recommendations:

• Work with the DOT to ensure that structures and the project area are aesthetically appealing…
• Improve the appearance of buildings facing the mini-bypass…
• Continue with the second phase of the downtown renovation project on First Avenue.
• Identify additional parking south of First Avenue.
• Make aesthetic improvements to “critical entry points” at the bypass…