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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