150 Years Ago: From the Oct. 28, 1875 Shakopee Argus
Some busy body has had printed and is circulating a bushel or two of election tickets with my name on as Sheriff. I wish to state that I am not a candidate, and that such tickets are circulated contrary to my wishes.
Nic. Schmitt.
125 Years Ago: From the Oct. 25, 1900 Scott County Argus
Last Monday morning at about ten o’clock a vigorous alarm gave the fire department some lively work before they were headed off with the intelligence that the fire was nothing more than a pile of burning rubbish in the rear of the Argus block.
125 Years Ago: From the Oct. 26, 1900 Shakopee Tribune
Miss K. Yost will remove her millinery store from the Reis block to the store in the Lander opera house recently vacated by Mrs. S. L. Hill. She expects to be installed there by the first of the month, and in the very spacious new quarters will be enabled to make a much better display of her large stock of the goods which delight the feminine heart.
100 Years Ago: From the Oct. 30, 1925 Shakopee Argus
The large porch of the Casper Lenzmeier home is being enclosed with glass, Fred Rohlfs having the work in charge.
100 Years Ago: From the Oct. 29, 1925 Shakopee Tribune
While cranking his car at his home last Wednesday evening, Frank White had the misfortune to break his arm at the wrist. It is a painful injury and will force Mr. White to take a vacation for several months.
75 Years Ago: From the Oct. 26, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Truck Fire in Schesso Garage
Schesso Brothers garage was threatened by fire late Tuesday night when a blaze broke out in a Northwestern Bell utility truck there.
The fire, discovered at 10:30 by Pat Thielen, police chief, is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the truck’s electric system. Firemen were promptly called.
The interior of the cab was gutted and the blaze was confined to the vehicle. Other cars in the building escaped damage.
75 Years Ago: From the Oct. 26, 1950 Shakopee Valley News
Owner Arrives From St. Louis To Sign New Plat Allowing Utility Contracts To Be Let
By virtue of Henry Pieper arriving in the proverbial nick of time, the newest platted addition to the City of Shakopee was approved by the city council as they accepted the plat to Doyle and Pieper’s addition at an adjourned meeting Thursday night.
The council had advertised and opened bids for new sewer and water connection in the area a week previous, but could not let the contracts until the plat was accepted.
50 Years Ago: From the Oct. 29, 1975 Shakopee Valley News
Mrs. Jaycees donate $3,000 for equipment
Mrs. Jaycees donated $3000 toward playground equipment at Tahpah Park at their regular October meeting, it has been announced.
Money for the equipment was given the Mrs. Jaycees by their Jaycee husbands for work done at the Renaissance Festival…
25 Years Ago: From the Oct. 26, 2000 Shakopee Valley News
Enrollment up 24% since ’96
1,000 more expected by 2005
Enrollment in Shakopee schools has increased 24 percent since 1996, and that trend may continue with the likelihood of an additional 1,000 students entering classrooms by 2005.
Superintendent Jon McBroom presented School Board members with an enrollment history and 10-year projections on Monday.
In the last four years, he reported, the student population has grown from 3,194 to 3,973. The 9.8-percent increase between last year and this year alone is three times the growth seen in each of the last three years.
The computer program used to generate the enrollment figures takes into account trends over the past several years, McBroom explained. He said the model has estimated that enrollment will top 4,100 next year, with the district reaching the 5,000 mark around 2005-06…
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