Shakopee Snapshots

150 Years Ago: From the Feb. 24, 1876 Shakopee Argus

The Twenty-second of February—Washington’s Birthday—was quietly observed in Shakopee. The schools were closed, but business was not suspended.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 21, 1901 Scott County Argus

M. J. Mangan, Belle Plaine, gave an exhibition of a new kind of arc light last evening. Two lights were placed in P. J. Schwartz’s store, and another was suspended on wires midway between the Argus block corner and Flaherty & Lies’ store. The last one illuminated First street in either direction for more than four blocks, and attracted people from all parts of the town.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 22, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

The interior of E. W. Fitch’s barber shop has been much improved in appearance by the application of a glossy coat of hard oil upon all the furniture. Wilcox & Oster did the work.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 26, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Bids Called For

Highway Commissioner Babcock on last Tuesday called for bids for grading the 7.3 miles of No. 5 from Shakopee to Rowland and the construction of three 25-foot bridges, at an estimated cost of $150,000. The 7 miles from Rowland to Minneapolis was contracted for last fall and a part of this, section of the road has already been graded. It is expected that this entire piece of road will have been completed this summer to connect with the new bridge at Shakopee which will also be started this summer. The 12 miles of paving between Shakopee and Jordan will be begun as soon as conditions in the spring will permit, the contract already having been let. The balance of the road between Shakopee and Minneapolis will be paved next year.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 25, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

New Creamery May Be Started in Shakopee

Clifford Fowlds, who recently disposed of his interest in the Redman Ice Cream Co., is contemplating the starting of a new creamery in the west room of the Schroeder building on First street. These quarters are now occupied by the Moccasin Soap Co.

Mr. Fowlds informed this office that just as soon as the soap company finds other quarters for its stock and equipment, he anticipates securing the building for the operation of a new creamery…

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 22, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Shakopee To Black Out In March 1 Civil Defense Test

The first black-out in the city of Shakopee since World War II will be held next Thursday night at 9 o’clock.

In line with national and state defense measures that have rapidly been taking shape in recent weeks, Shakopee officials will find out through the mock alert just how well local residents can cooperate in an emergency situation.

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 22, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

County To Get X-Ray Program

Chest x-rays for all Scott county people school age and over, are on the Minnesota Department of Health schedule for the coming summer, according to word received by Mrs. Sarah Johansson, county nurse.

The health department’s huge x-ray truck will roll into this county July 9 and remain until August 24, Mrs. Johansson said…

50 Years Ago: From the Feb. 25, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Task force recommends closing correctional institution here

A report submitted to the Minnesota legislature from the Minnesota Task Force on Correctional Institutions has concluded: “The Minnesota Correctional Institution at Shakopee should be closed and the residents transferred to the Metropolitan Training Center at Lino Lakes.”

The report was submitted to the Legislature last week. Copies have not yet been made available to the public…

25 Years Ago: From the Feb. 22, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Commissioners give OK to Murphy’s plan

Avoiding the role as a potential deal-breaker in the proposed takeover of Murphy’s Landing by Hennepin Parks, the Scott County Board gave its blessing to the concept last week. The board’s action effectively leaves only the formal approvals of Hennepin Parks, Murphy’s Landing and the city of Shakopee as the hurdles left to clear. All three groups have endorsed the idea.

County commissioners endorsed the agreement between Hennepin Parks and the Minnesota Valley Restoration Project, the parent organization of Murphy’s Landing, with minimal discussion. Along with it, the county will continue its annual contribution to Murphy’s Landing, currently $130,000…

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150 Years Ago: From the Feb. 17, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Miller’s safety platforms and patent couples are soon to be attached to the passenger coaches on the St. Paul & Sioux City railroad.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 14, 1901 Scott County Argus

L. A. Guilbert was down from Henderson Tuesday, and conveyed his interest in Guilbert’s restaurant and confectionery store to M. O. Davis, who has been managing the business since it was started three months ago. Mr. Guilbert was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr. Didra, also of Henderson.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 15, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Henry Kohls, of the firm of Lauer & Kohls, took his departure last Tuesday on a trip to the western coast. He will visit with the Shakopee colony at North Yakima, and spend some time looking over the country around Seattle and Tacoma. His stay will be of indefinite length, probably running well into the spring.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 19, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Senior Band Will Reorganize

Plans for the reorganizing of the Shakopee local band are under way, and a meeting of members of that organization will be held this evening to select a committee to go before the Commercial club at its regular meeting next Monday evening and ask for cooperation in reestablishing the baud as a permanent organization. There is every reason to believe that the support asked for will be given and that Shakopee will again have its own local band to represent it. This will in no way conflict with the development of the Boys’ band recently organized and it is probable that the city can boast of possessing two local bands, a senior and a junior organization, within a short time.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 18, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Bridge Plans Now Complete

Cong. Aug. H. Andresen Introduces Bill to Permit Construction Across River.

This office is in receipt of a letter from Congressman August H. Andresen, in which he enclosed copy of a bill which he introduced a few days ago to permit the State of Minnesota to construct a new bridge across the Minnesota river at Shakopee.

As the matter of the construction of this new bridge which is to cross the river at Holmes street in this city is uppermost in the minds of residents of this community, Tribune readers will be especially interested in the bill introduced by Congressman Andresen in the House of Representatives on February 5, 1926. The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce…

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 15, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Shakopee Joined To New Bell ‘Dial Network’

Long distance telephone service will be speeded up through raw switching apparatus that now gives Shakopee operators direct connections, through Minneapolis, to a long distance dial network that includes about a thousand cities in the United States.

E. G. Leibold, Northwestern Bell manager here, said the new method of “operator dialing” makes it possible for Shakopee operators to dial directly the numbers in distant cities that are connected to the network.

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 15, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Rahr Plant Uses Over 10 Per Cent Of State’s Malting Barley Output

Minnesota growers of the 27,700,500 bushels of barley used for malting in 1950 were paid a high premium per bushel over barley sold on the market for feeding purposes, Frank Kiewel, Little Falls, president of Minnesota Brewers Association, reported this week.

Shakopee, one of the leading malting barley producing communities in the state, likewise had a large stake in the production of malt last year.

According to records of the Rahr Malt Co. here, one out of every nine bushels of malting barley processed in the state last year went through the Shakopee plant of the Rahr Company…

50 Years Ago: From the Feb. 18, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Bicentennial wagon train will stop March 3-5

Minnesota will take part in a Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania, it was announced this week by the Shakopee Bicentennial Committee. Shakopee will be visited by a prairie schooner on March 3, 4, 5.

25 Years Ago: From the Feb. 15, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

ADC terminates 350 Shakopee jobs

ADC Telecommunications terminated 419 employees in the Twin Cities in the past two weeks, including 350 at its Shakopee plant…

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150 Years Ago: From the Feb. 10, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Having long felt the need of an efficient organization in this city for an emergency in case of fire, it is therefore proposed to hold a meeting at the City Hall on tomorrow (Friday) evening, to organize a Fire Company and adopt the requisite measure to make it a success. Let all the citizens turn out, and especially those who are willing to become members. Be on hand at 7 o’clock sharp.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 7, 1901 Scott County Argus

Hereafter the central office of the Greene & Western telephone company in this city will be open all night and all day Sundays. Heretofore the office was open but from two to four hours on that day. The local exchange now numbers sixty one phones, with new ones being added each month.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 8, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Charles Green, who has been filling the position of clerk at the Sterling hotel for the past three months in a faithful and obliging manner, returned the fore part of the week to St. Paul.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 12, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Mrs. Robert Riedel, formerly of this city, who is making her home with the Joseph Nagel family, had the great misfortune to slip and fall Tuesday, fracturing her hip. Mrs. Riedel is 88 years of age and the shock and pain are serious to one of her advanced years. Dr. Reiter is attending her.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 11, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

While chopping wood for the Boy Scouts last Tuesday afternoon, Jos. Fischer, Jr., had the misfortune to cut an artery in his left foot. Several stitches were taken to close the wound and consequently “Dode” was forced to take a vacation from his school duties at St. Mark’s.

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 8, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

‘Pete’ Peterson Buys Auto Station

The Auto Fountain, a Direct Service station at 936 E. First St., has been purchased by Duane “Pete” Peterson, it was announced this week.

The station and garage, formerly owned by James Covington, specializes in servicing and washing of cars and will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 8, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Power Use Hits New Peak Here

New records in the consumption of electrical power and energy were set in Shakopee in 1950, records of R. S. Houts, city utilities superintendent, revealed this week.

Power retailing by the City of Shakopee is big business here as evidenced by the sales record of the city. Each year, for the past several years additional homebuilding, increased commercial activity and more industrial output has been reflected in the records of the city light department.

Shakopee continued to be a “very choice customer” of the huge, sprawling Northern States Power Company by purchasing 4,200,000 Kilowatt Hours of power. For this power, the city paid the power combine the neat sum of $56,224.20, the highest single year’s purchase in the city’s history…

25 Years Ago: From the Feb. 8, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Land purchased for soccer fields

While the Shakopee City Council knew the price tag would be high, the cost of land for a proposed soccer complex was deemed worth paying last week as it approved the purchase of two parcels that once produced simple row crops.

Last week the council agreed to purchase 14.88 acres for $877,000. Located near the campus of Sun Path Elementary School south of 17th Avenue, the parcels were purchased from two owners – 10 acres from Gene Hauer and 4.88 acres from Butch Ames…

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125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 31, 1901 Scott County Argus

The south room of the first floor of the Argus block has been divided into two stores. The north room has been rented to Mrs. Gleason, who comes from St. Paul, where she has been engaged in the wholesale millinery stores for three months past, for a dressmaking and millinery establishment.

125 Years Ago: From the Feb. 1, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Frank Helmuth of Bloomington has leased the portion of the Argus block adjacent to the alley on the south, and will open a new butcher shop there about the first of April. The place is new and will be very handsomely fitted up as a salesroom, a new building at the rear, to be built, furnishing a detached place for rendering, cooking and the like. Mr. Helmuth is no stranger to the townspeople of whom he is soon to become a business associate, and he will start out with many warm friendships as a further incentive to his good business ability, all of which augurs well for his success in his new enterprise. He will remove here from Bloomington as soon as he can find a suitable dwelling house, and that he will be gladly welcomed as a citizen goes without saying.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 5, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Arthur Pass and August Krueger who have been conducting the Brunswick Music Shoppe in the John Berens block have decided to discontinue their business. Ed V. Mertz has rented their rooms and will open an insurance office this week.

100 Years Ago: From the Feb. 4, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Brother and Sister Meet with Similar Accident

Last Saturday night Fred Kopp had the misfortune of breaking his collar bone while cranking his automobile.

His sister Mrs. Ed Dressen started to substitute in his place in carrying the mail on route 4 Monday morning, at which time she broke her right arm in two places while cranking another car which she was to use on the route. Mrs. Dressen parked her car in the usual parking place north of the postoffice and made on the day’s mail and was ready to start on the route when she attempted to crank the car and met with the accident.

William Krupp is now substituting on the rural route and will continue in this capacity until Fred has recovered sufficiently so that he can again resume his duties.

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 1, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Shakopee School Picked for Student Guidance Sessions

Shakopee high school has been selected by the State Department of Education as the host school for the first of a series of 22 guidance conferences “for the purpose of considering ways and means of improving and expanding needed guidance services in all Minnesota schools.”

The initial conference is to be held here Tuesday, Feb. 6, Al N. Wurst, superintendent, announced. More than 26 seniors in the area are expected to send representatives to the sessions which are to get under way at 9 a.m…

75 Years Ago: From the Feb. 1, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Name Don Miles As Chief Deputy

Don Miles has been appointed chief deputy sheriff of Scott county and will assume his duties today, W. B. Schroeder, sheriff, announced this week…

At the same time he announced that he and Miles will be uniformed. The new uniform for the sheriff and deputies is forest green in color making them readily identified as officers at accidents and other places when engaged in police work…

50 Years Ago: From the Feb. 4, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

New junior high school open

Classes began Monday at the new Shakopee Junior High school in Shakopee.

A split-level three floor design, the building houses 600 junior high school students from Shakopee School District 720. For the past three and a half years the students attended split-shift classes at the Shakopee Senior High School.

Designed for future area growth and program sharing with the Shakopee Area Catholic Schools, the 135,000 square foot facility can handle 900 full-time students…

25 Years Ago: From the Feb. 1, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Group envisions arts center in park

The idea of transforming Huber Park into something besides an underused patch of floodplain in downtown Shakopee didn’t die with the failure of a city bond referendum two years ago. A group of business people still hopes to one day create a performing arts area that will be the centerpiece of a fully developed downtown park…

Vision Shakopee, an effort to plan the future of the city by a group of community members, wants to see a performing arts facility similar to the one the city of Eden Prairie built in Staring Lake Park in 1989 and expanded in 1992…

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150 Years Ago: From the Jan. 27, 1876 Shakopee Argus

NOTICE.—The Grammar Department of School District No. 41 can accommodate a few outside pupils. The charges are $1.00 per month, payable strictly in advance. Apply for admission to Peter Yost, Director, or to Chas. Bornarth, Clerk.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 24, 1901 Scott County Argus

Robert Iten and family will remove the latter part of this week to Arlington, where Mr. Iten expects to go into business. He will open up a “racket” store. Mr. and Mrs. Iten and family came here from LeSueur about four years ago when the Segelbaum store was established and during their residence here have made many friends who will regret their departure.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 25, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

The question of renting the second floor of the south half of the new building erected by Henry Hinds for a hall seems to have been decided in the affirmative by the three societies which are to enter into a five year lease, the Catholic Order of Foresters, the A. O. U. W., and the M. W. A. They will contract to pay $180 a year jointly, and will have the right of subletting for parties, lectures, hops and the like, by which means they hope to make up a good part of the rent. The hall will be furnished in elegant style for lodge purposes, with cloakroom, anteroom and banquet room apart from the main hall, and the furnishings will be of the best, including stations, cabinets, easy chairs and carpet strips which can be readily removed.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 29, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Siebenaler Bros began cutting ice on the river Monday and report it of good quality, about 18 inches thick.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 28, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Blue Print of New Bridge at Strunk’s Drug Store

Blue prints of the proposed new bridge across the river at Holmes street are completed and one of them has been left at Strunk’s Drug Store so that local people who wish may see it.

The bridge, as shown in the blue print, will be a massive structure. It is to be constructed of steel and concrete and will be 780 feet long with a 27 foot driveway. The blue print shows a 1.5% grade down going north across the river. It also shows that a stairway is to be constructed near the north end of the bridge leading down to the park. The bridge will be 20 feet above the mill spur track.

A 5 ½ foot pedestrian’s walk will be built on each side of the bridge.

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 25, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Vote Asked on Abolishing Local Police Commission

A petition railing for a vote on the abolition of the police commission which has been in existence here since Dec. 1, 1948, is being circulated throughout the city it was learned this week…

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 25, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

New High School Getting Attention

With the Shakopee high school addition rapidly nearing completion, the new structure is attracting wide attention in this area, Supt. Al Wurst reports. Schoolmen and school board members of neighboring communities have been visiting the school in an ever increasing stream. In the past week, visitors included the Rosemount school board and Supt. Lambert Baumgartner; Supt. Joseph Brula of Jordan; and Supt. Hubert Olson of Bloomington.

50 Years Ago: From the Jan. 28, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Plastercraft Artisan opens

Jim McCleary, Excelsior, has opened Plastercraft Artisan on East First Avenue, just two doors east of the Holmes Street intersection.

25 Years Ago: From the Jan. 25, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Delay in construction of library will save money

A shift in the schedule that pushes weather-sensitive construction work to spring 2002 means Shakopee’s public library won’t likely open until May 2003 rather than in late 2002. But the delay is expected to save the city approximately $40,000 in construction costs…

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150 Years Ago: From the Jan. 20, 1876 Shakopee Argus

The Old Settlers of Shakopee are bound to keep alive the memory of the past. Extensive preparations are being made for their second Annual Re-union and Banquet on Tuesday evening next. The business meeting, annual address and banquet will take place in the evening. The committee desire that provisions should be sent to the Hall in the forenoon, or as early in the afternoon as possible.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 17, 1901 Scott County Argus

F. B. Chapman, the photographer, whose gallery has been closed for several weeks while he was on a business trip to the East, returned last week. He was since called to the deathbed of his father at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he is at present. He will reopen his gallery here as soon as he returns.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 18, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Leo Scherkenbach has severed his connection with P. J. Schwartz’s store.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 22, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Blue Print of New Bridge Here

The blue print of the proposed new bridge across the river at Holmes street has been completed and is now at Strunk’s drug store.

The bridge will be 800 feet in length.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 21, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Plenty of Opportunity to Hear Shakopee Program

Local people and those residing within driving distance of the city of Shakopee will have ample opportunity to listen in on the Shakopee program next Saturday evening.

At this writing we have been informed by the following firms that they have arranged to receive the Shakopee program to be broadcast over WCCO next Saturday evening, between 8:15 and 9:15. All of them will be glad to have those wishing to hear the program, listen in as their guests—The Gem theater motion picture show, W. F. Davy Co., Scherkenbach Hardware and Electric Supply, Shakopee Drug Co., M. Rosen and J. W. Oldenburg.

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 18, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Opens Law Office

J. J. Moriarty, former Eighth district Judge, has opened law offices in the post office building in Chaska, it was learned. The office suite was recently completed by Florian Eder who owns the building.

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 18, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Postal Receipts At Record High

Postal receipts at the Shakopee post office for 1950 were the highest in history, Mrs. Michael L. Regan, acting postmaster, disclosed yesterday.

Receipts for the calendar year amounted to $25,403.92, a gain of $2,297.71 over the 1949 figure of $23,106.21…

50 Years Ago: From the Jan. 21, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

“Medley of problems” include courthouse telephones, carpet

A committee to study the problem of how many telephones and lines should be put into the new county courthouse was set up at yesterday’s Scott County board meeting.

The committee will include Commissioners Dennis Hron and Marvin Oldenburg and county administrator Joseph Ries.

Establishment of the committee was the result of more heated discussion arising out of a request for more telephone stations in the courthouse than was set out in contract specifications…

25 Years Ago: From the Jan. 18, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Fire hits Murphy’s Landing

Main building destroyed, but other historic structures saved

Fire destroyed the main building, including offices and six apartments, at Murphy’s Landing in Shakopee early Wednesday morning. There were no serious injuries reported and none of the site’s historic buildings were damaged. The fire was declared under control about 8:45 a.m.

Firefighters from Shakopee and eight other area departments fought the blaze. They were hampered by a lack of water on the site. The blaze also caused a traffic problem, after authorities closed County Road 101. The eastbound lanes were reopened about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday…

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150 Years Ago: From the Jan. 13, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Rev. Mr. Burt, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will address the citizens of Shakopee to-morrow (Friday evening) at the White School House, (District No. One) on the subject of Popular Education. As all are interested in this important subject, let every one that can turn out, and thus gain valuable information.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 10, 1901 Scott County Argus

This office is indebted to John P. Ring for a calendar of the Hamm Brewing company. It is perhaps one of the most beautiful and most expensive calendars that has been sent out in this state.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 11, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

A carload of 60,000 pounds of broken glass was shipped last week from the Jacob Ries Bottling work to the bottle factory of Streetur, Ill. During the year a big bin in the yard receives the broken and nicked bottles, and this is handled like coal when the time comes to ship it to the factory for re-melting.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 15, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Frank Koelzer of the Redman Ice Cream Company spent last week in Minneapolis, learning the fine points of installing an iceless cabinet at a special school which teaches the process to interested dealers. The latter were entertained Friday evening at a banquet at Hotel Nicollet and Mr. Koelzer was among the guests.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 14, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Petition for White Way Presented to Council

The committee representing the Shakopee Commercial club circulated a petition during the past week among the property owners in the district in which the proposed new White Way is to be installed.

The committee met with gratifying success as the owners of more than 70% of the property in this district have already affixed their signatures to this petition. As most of the remaining property owners are non-residents, petitions were mailed to them to be signed. The committee expects to have nearly 100% of the signatures of the property owners when the petitions are returned by the non-resident owners. The Commercial club’s committee met with the city council last Tuesday evening and presented the petition to the council. As the members of the council are very anxious to have a White Way installed it can be set down as a certainty now that Shakopee will have a new White Way within the next few months.

J. J. Cavanaugh, president of the council, has informed us that it is the council’s intentions to start the actual work of installing the White Way just as soon as weather will permit this coming spring.

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 11, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Scout Hike Set for Saturday

Members of the Shakopee Boy Scout troop have scheduled a hike in the NYA camp, east of Shakopee for Saturday afternoon. The boys are to assemble at the Scout cabin at 1:30 and return at 6 o’clock, patrol leaders said…

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 11, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Council Appoints New Assessor

Mrs. Loretta Jaspers was appointed city assessor for the 1951 year by action of the Shakopee City Council Tuesday evening. She has served in the past as assessor.

Salary will be $400 for the year. However, if the present state legislature abolishes the personal property tax on household goods, her salary will be proportionately reduced…

50 Years Ago: From the Jan. 14, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Bridge spanning Minnesota River linked with growth potential for Scott County

A meeting of the minds regarding the proposed Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge bill was attempted last week in Minneapolis.

Representatives from the Metropolitan Council, legislature, Shakopee and Scott County met with Senator Walter Mondale, author of the bill, to handle the need for a bridge in one area of the proposed wildlife refuge…

25 Years Ago: From the Jan. 11, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Co. Rd. 16 realignment plan to bring opposition

A nearly completed study on the realignment of County Road 16 and the extension of 17th Avenue is likely to show that the most northerly of the four thoroughly studied options is the most feasible. Strong opposition from affected residents is expected.

The feasibility report was expected to be completed this month. But pending comment from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Scott County, as well as a future county funding commitment, the publishing of the report will likely be pushed into February. What it will likely show is that the extension of 17th Avenue to the east of County Road 83 should line up with existing County Road 16 just east of the existing fork in that section of the county road. Residents along County Road 16 east of County Road 83 have expressed opposition to the idea because they expect it to bring heavier traffic on what they expect will ultimately be a four-lane road…

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150 Years Ago: From the Jan. 6, 1876 Shakopee Argus

The Presbyterian Sociable will be held at the residence of Mrs. M. S. Titus, on Thursday evening next, the 13th inst. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 3, 1901 Scott County Argus

The Minnesota Stove Co. has bought the entire nickle-plating outfit of the St. Paul Stove Co. and will bring it to Shakopee immediately. It is much larger than that of the company here, which has been much too small for their business.

125 Years Ago: From the Jan. 4, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Auditor Moore’s office is graced by a new writing table with polished top, three by four and a half feet in size, oak finish. Throughout it is a fine piece of cabinet work, the product of F. X. Hirscher & Sons’ factory.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 8, 1926 Shakopee Argus

Radio Program

Mayor E. K. Ries announces that arrangements have been made by her to broadcast a Shakopee program from WCCO station Saturday evening, January 23d, from 8:15 to 9:15 o’clock. The program will include Shakopee talent only and will be awaited with interest by radio enthusiasts. It will be published in full next week.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 7, 1926 Shakopee Tribune

Shakopee Now Practically Assured White Way

The working out of plans whereby Shakopee is to have a new White Way has been in progress for some time and these plans now have apparently materialized to an extent that it is safe to predict at this time that Shakopee will have a new White Way installed in its business section during 1926.

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 4, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Move to Speed up Hospital Project

In the hope of providing a new hospital even if anticipated federal aid fails to materialize or is long delayed in being allocated to the Tri-County hospital project here, the Sisters of St. Francis took steps this week to make good their promise that a new hospital will be built in Shakopee at the earliest possible date.

The sisters, who operate the present hospital, instructed their architect Hubert Sanson, Minneapolis, to complete preliminary plans and at the same time disclosed their intention to call for open competitive bids as soon as plans had been completed…

75 Years Ago: From the Jan. 4, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

New Scoop In Action

Shakopee’s newest piece of heavy street and road machinery got a good stiff workout in handling the heavy snow of last week, and all observers agreed that the new machine, pictured above, came through the test with flying colors.

The large, three wheeled vehicle is known as a “Scoopmobile” and can maneuver rapidly in a small space while handling, lifting and loading heavy loads up to two tons. At present the machine is equipped with a large snow bucket.

However, for use during the summer, the machine can be used to load gravel…

50 Years Ago: From the Jan. 7, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

City receives grant

Second District Congressman Tom Hagedorn announced today that Shakopee will receive $80,000 from the Housing and Urban Development Block Grant. The money is to be earmarked for rehabilitations programs, according to the Congressman.

25 Years Ago: From the Jan. 4, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

New junior high mural reflects student diversity

It’s more than just another painting done by a bunch of kids.

A colorful new mural spreading across a wall in the cafeteria at Shakopee Junior High reflects the changing cultural landscape of the community and the school’s 900 students.

Whether they are of African, Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern, or European descent, all students and their families should feel they are among friends when they enter the building, explained school principal Jean Wyatt. The mural, with its global appeal, doubles as a giant “Welcome” sign…

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150 Years Ago: From the Dec. 30, 1875 Shakopee Argus

Dog Stolen.

A brown colored Setter dog pup (nearly grown) was stolen from the undersigned about four weeks ago. He will answer to the name of “Sport.” If promptly returned I will call it strayed. If not, I will pay a liberal reward for information that will lead to his recovery and the conviction of the thief.

J. L. MacDonald.

125 Years Ago: From the Dec. 27, 1900 Scott County Argus

Mike Berens disposed of 730 pounds of nuts during the three or four days before Christmas.

125 Years Ago: From the Dec. 28, 1900 Shakopee Tribune

H. H. Strunk & Sons, who were local agents for the atlas check scheme in vogue in eight or ten places of business during the past year, received the last consignment of books the first of the week. They report that 97 atlases were distributed, each representing $75 worth of trade.

100 Years Ago: From the Jan. 1, 1926 Shakopee Argus

The Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc., in accordance with their annual custom remembered friends and patrons with artistic holiday greetings and the neat little desk calendars that are so great a convenience to many who are accustomed to receive them.

100 Years Ago: From the Dec. 31, 1925 Shakopee Tribune

The moulders and mounters of the American Range Corporation are enjoying a week’s vacation from their work while the latter firm is taking an inventory of their stock.

75 Years Ago: From the Dec. 28, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Moving to New Home

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Weiler, son Dan and daughter Susan are moving to their new home on South Holmes street today. The home they were occupying … has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Lewis of Viola, Ill. Mr. Lewis is a traveling engineer for the Bituminous Casualty Co. of Rock Island. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have two children.

75 Years Ago: From the Dec. 28, 1950 Shakopee Valley News

Senate Restores Federal Funds For New Hospital Construction Friday

That Shakopee may still receive federal funds, in the present fiscal year, for the construction of a new $750,000 St. Francis hospital was indicated in word from Washington Saturday morning.

In a telegram to the Valley News, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota advised that the U. S. Senate, in action taken Friday, had restored federal funds for hospital construction amounting to $75,000,000. The measure is now before the House of Representatives.

50 Years Ago: From the Dec. 31, 1975 Shakopee Valley News

Metro Council approves federal wildlife refuge plan for valley

The Metropolitan Council Thursday approved a federal plan for development of a 6,500-acre National Wildlife Refuge in the Minnesota Valley.

In a related action, the Council endorsed a proposal made by Sen. Walter Mondale, DFL-Minn. to include 10,900 acres of Minnesota River flood plain in the refuge.

The proposal was presented to the Council by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It would designate four units of land between Bloomington and Louisville township in Scott County as a National Wildlife Refuge.

The Mondale proposal calls for inclusion of the flood plain between Fort Snelling and the Louisville swamp, south of Carver, in the refuge area…

25 Years Ago: From the Dec. 28, 2000 Shakopee Valley News

Shakopee buildings included in book on state ‘Vanished Places’

Shakopee has earned a place in the pages of a new book titled “Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places.”

Author Jack El-Hai has compiled photos and profiles of 89 historically significant buildings and properties around the state that are no longer standing, including two in Shakopee.

Among the array of noteworthy sites is the Reis Block, once located on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Holmes Street in the downtown commercial district, as well as the Merchants Hotel, part of a bygone era on Second Street East. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places…

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