Month: September 2026

150 Years Ago: From the Sept. 28, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Miss Labree and Miss Spencer have been employed to teach the public school in District No. 2 in this city. The school will open on next Monday.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 26, 1901 Scott County Argus

Work on the power house of the electric light plant is progressing. The window frames are now being set in place. Some private residences are being wired while waiting for the poles which will be set up next week.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 27, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

E. O. Bowsher of Hastings was in town during the week looking over the field with a view to starting a bowling alley on one of the down town streets. If Mr. Bowsher concludes to locate here, he will put in a first-class alley and conduct that business exclusively.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 30, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Monroe Kopisca has re-purchased the auto livery business that he sold to Emmet Doyle in June and will in future conduct his livery from and in connection with the oil station operated by him at Fourth and Fuller streets. The former livery barn on First street will be used by A. H. Philipp & Son for storage purposes.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 27, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Post Office To Move On Monday

The Shakopee post office will be moved to new quarters next week, it was announced late Wednesday by Cormac Suel, postmaster.

The new location for the sending, receiving and dissemination of mail and packages will be at 131 Fuller street. Plans call for the post office to be open for business on Monday at that address.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 27, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Want Indian Relics

The High School Library would like to obtain Indian relics of Shakopee and vicinity.

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 29, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Use of surplus funds discussed

The Shakopee Public Utilities Commission, with a quarter million dollar surplus now that should exceed a half million in six years, should decide what to do with that surplus, the city council was told Tuesday evening…

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 27, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Kohl’s will open store in city on Oct. 5

Kohl’s department store plans to open in Shakopee on Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 a.m.

The store is located at Shakopee Valley Marketplace, on the west end of the retail development that includes Target and Office Max stores, west of Marschall Road on 17^th Avenue E…

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150 Years Ago: From the Set. 21, 1876 Shakopee Argus

D. M. Storer returned home last week from a visit to his friends in Maine. He spent one week at the “Boss Show” and failed to see all of its wonders.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 19, 1901 Scott County Argus

An effort is being made by a number of young men to organize a club and have a gymnasium in the Condon building during the winter. The organizers are meeting with good success, as they should.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 20, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Charley Sam, the laundry man, has just had a well dug at his place of business, at an expense of $85, and he wishes to announce to the public that he is now prepared to do family washing at much cheaper rates than before. Shirts, collars, cuffs, and general washing at right prices, and satisfaction guaranteed.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 23, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Harold Bigot, the ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bigot, received word Monday to come to Minneapolis and claim a lot that was given away by a Minneapolis real estate firm at the Scott county fair held at Shakopee. The lot was represented by the firm as being worth $300.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 20, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Argus-Tribune To Move To New Building Soon

Office and shop equipment of the Argus-Tribune will be moved into a new building on Holmes street late this month.

The newspaper, job printing plant and office supply store will all be moved within the space of three days. The move is so planned that no break in operations will occur in any of the three departments.

The shop in the new quarters, located on Holmes between Second and Third streets, is finished. Tile is being laid in the office and walls are being finished off this week.

The shop, to house a newspaper, Heidelberg, offset, several smaller presses and hundreds of necessary printing items, measures 30 by 60 feet. The office, where a large amount of space will be allotted to display of office supply equipment, is 20 by 29 feet.

The offices of the Argus-Tribune have been downstairs at 105 Lewis street since 1943.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 20, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Work Begins On New Socony Service Station

Work began this week on the new Socony-Vacuum super service station on First and Atwood Streets, S. M. Hennen, general contractor, announced this week.

The building will be approximately 44 feet by 28 feet, with a concrete driveway 40 feet by 135 feet. The front of the building will be of plate glass with double overhead doors. The driveway will be equipped with two islands and four gasoline pumps. A modern lubritory which will handle two automobiles at a time will be part of the main building…

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 22, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Dedication is Sunday

Dedication ceremonies for the new Municipal Services Building and an open house for the newly remodeled fire hall will be held Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

Congressman Tom Hagedorn will speak during ceremonies at the Municipal Services Building at 2 p.m…

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 20, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

City seeks another acre for buildings

In an effort to shoehorn a new police station and City Hall into a 5.4-acre parcel of land on Gorman Street, the city of Shakopee is looking into the purchase of another acre.

The City Council recently agreed to have an appraisal performed to determine the value of an additional parcel located directly behind the Tom Thumb strip mall. City Administrator Mark McNeill said the parcel is approximately one acre and is owned by Shakopee 84 Partnership. which also owns the strip mall. An informal inquiry indicates the partnership is seeking approximately $155,000 for the land, McNeill said. Councilor Clete Link, who formerly owned commercially zoned land in the area, said the $155,000 per-acre price was a “fair” one.

The appraisal is due next month at a cost not to exceed $4,500. The city will be taking part in a condemnation hearing on the 5.4-acre property owned Century Plaza Partnership later this month. The city’s appraised value of that parcel is $460,000…

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125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 12, 1901 Scott County Argus

The Omaha railway company has sent its check for $10 to the Shakopee fire department for its services at the time of the fire near Heller’s brewery, when several stacks of grain were threatened. The fire was out of the city limits, but the department answered the call and arrived at the place shortly after the fire was got under control.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 16, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

John Nelson, the laborer who was so badly injured in July while working with a road crew across the river on Highway No. 5, is making good progress toward recovery at Shakopee hospital. Mr. Nelson, who is 64 years old, sustained sixteen fractures, and only his splendid constitution and excellent care enabled him to withstand the shock and pain of his injuries. He is now able to sit up and his progress is considered remarkable owing to the nature of his hurts and his advanced years.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 13, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Council To Plan Garage Building

A municipal garage, large enough to house all of the city’s utility, street and fire vehicles and motor equipment became a possibility Tuesday night when the city council instructed the building and city property committee to consider plans and get estimates on construction costs.

The action was taken following receipt of notice from A. J. Stang that, effective in October, the rental fee on a garage now used by the city would be valued at $75 per month. The rental is currently $60 monthly…

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 13, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Children’s Home To Open At Women’s Reformatory

Facilities at the State Women’s Reformatory will be used as a Home For Children starting September 10, Miss Clara Thune, superintendent, revealed this week.

The new state institution will have no connection with the reformatory but merely use extra available facilities. It will operate with a new staff, although Miss Thune, as reformatory superintendent will also have charge of the Children’s Home. Children at the Home will be mentally retarded girls between the ages of 4 and 12 years.

Use of Shaw cottage on the reformatory grounds for this purpose was authorized by legislative act at the 1951 session. At the same time, the legislature appropriated money for the remodeling of Shaw cottage to house the children…

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 15, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Sirens inspiring complaints

Due to numerous complaints about the new fire sirens, the Shakopee Fire Department will be utilizing these two new fire sirens as a stand-by system.

The new fire sirens will only be sounded when the fire Chief determines that not enough firemen responded to a particular fire or emergency.

This does not affect the Civil Defense system and the Civil Defense sirens will sound whenever the need arises.

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 6, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Schools to seek levy vote

Extension for class sizes, school operations

Shakopee School Board members on Monday agreed to ask local voters to approve an operating levy to help fund operation of the city’s fourth grade school, as well as maintain lower class sizes and build up the district’s general fund reserve.

Area residents will head to the polls Nov. 6 to decide whether to replace the final year of a $3.3 million excess levy with a new levy that will extend six years. The existing levy, approved by district taxpayers in 1997, is set to expire in 2003 – less than a year after the new elementary building opens. While the board has socked away a chunk of the $500,000 that will be required to run the school, additional funding is urgently needed, said Superintendent Jon MeBroom…

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150 Years Ago: From the Sept. 7, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Hugh Blane, one of the early settlers of Eagle Creek, went to Texas last Spring with Mr. Frank Beisang, of the same place, and died there lately. Mr. Beisang is also sick, and will return to his old home in Eagle Creek.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 5, 1901 Scott County Argus

The Dierberger livery furnished the carriages that conveyed the Ellingson-Tapping wedding party to the church and return and to the railway station.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 6, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Miss Katie Berens has accepted a position as teacher in the Marystown schools and took up her work there this week. The Sisters of St. Frances, who had charge of the schools last year, will not return, we understand, this year; and after the attendance grows, as it usually does with the close of the fall work on the farms, the other departments of the schools will be in charge of additional secular teachers, whose names have not yet been announced.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 9, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Peter Hauer has bought the Frank Huber residence property in East Shakopee and will move in from Eagle Creek with his family and take possession about November first. Mr. Huber’s plans are as yet not fully made. He has purchased a lot and a half of the northwest corner of Judge Weiland’s property south of the high school and expects to build but is not prepared to say whether or not it will be this fall owing to the difficulty of getting labor.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 6, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Scout Organizer Resigns Duties

Mrs. John A. Theis, who was responsible for organizing the first Girl Scout troop in Shakopee, has discontinued leadership of the local movement…

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 6, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

New Equipment At Local Telephone Office

Work was started last week on installation of a new telephone switchboard position and re‑arrangement of equipment at the Shakopee telephone office, according to E. G. Leibold, Northwestern Bell Company manager. The work will be completed and the switchboard placed in operation in October…

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 8, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Boland establishes bridge steering committee

John Boland. Metropolitan Council chairman, announced Monday that he has invited more than a dozen local officials and citizens to a September 20 meeting to organize a Minnesota River crossing steering committee.

Boland said area legislators, representatives from Scott, Hennepin and Carver Counties, Shakopee, Savage, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Prior Lake, the State Department of Transportation, and other affected jurisdictions and private interests have been asked to attend the organizational session…

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 6, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Rahr names CEO, moves offices here

Gary Lee has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Rahr Malting Co. effective Sept 1, the Minneapolis-based company announced last week.

And the 154-year-old privately owned malt company, which has been headquartered at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange for 55 years, has moved its executive offices to Shakopee, where the company’s manufacturing plant is located…

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