150 Years Ago: From the Aug. 17, 1876 Shakopee Argus
All are cordially invited to attend the Methodist Episcopal Ice Cream Sociable to be held on Wednesday evening next at the residence of Mrs. Kates.
125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 15, 1901 Scott County Argus
Last Tuesday street overseer Sarasen and a crew of men broke ground for the power house of the electric lighting plant which is to be installed here before winter. The building will be of red brick, 34×60 feet in size and one story high. Hameyer and Kreuser have the contract.
125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 16, 1901 Shakopee Tribune
Wednesday morning a team hitched to a load of lime which was being loaded into a car west of the depot took fright and ran away, scattering the lime and other bric-a-brac along their course. One of the horses brought up on the sidewalk on First street near C. E. Busse’s, and both were captured uninjured later. The team belonged to the Shakopee Cement Lime Mfg. company.
100 Years Ago: From the Aug. 19, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Joseph Klinkhammer last week completed the redecorating of the Gem theater which presents a handsome appearance. The work was done in Tiffany finish, a mottling of steel green, golden brown and orange lake with gold banding, and the improvement in the Gem is marked.
75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 16, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Council Adopts 3.2 Liquor Ordinance
Adoption of an ordinance affecting windows and doors in places licensed to sell liquor and 3.2 beer; discussion of a building permit involving the Rahr Malting Company and the Socony Vacuum Oil company; and consideration of installing parking meters, constituted the major business before the city council Tuesday night.
After unanimously adopting a resolution prohibiting the use of excavating machines in digging within 4 ft. of water and sewer lines in city streets, the council placed Ordinance No. 105 on its first reading.
The ordinance, amending No. 104 and supplanting another ordinance recently vetoed by Mayor Czaia, provides that all exterior windows and doors of establishments licensed to sell liquor or 3.2 beer shall afford a clear an unobstructed view of the interior, and prohibits the drawing of shades, blinds or curtains above the height of five feet above sidewalk level…
75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 16, 1951 Shakopee Valley News
Construction Of New Rahr Malt House Forges Ahead
Work is moving ahead rapidly on the new malt house being constructed just west of the present Rahr plant. The building, under construction by the McKenzie‑Hague‑Simons Co. of Minneapolis, will double the malting capacity at the local plant. It will be virtually a twin of the present plant, built in 1937, except for some modifications in the interior malting equipment. Over 100 men are on the job daily…
50 Years Ago: From the Aug. 18, 1976 Shakopee Valley News
Research center established
A new Genealogical Research Center has been established at Murphy’s Landing, a Minnesota Valley Restoration Project of 1840–1890 located in Shakopee.
The new center will issue Minnesota Pioneer Certificates to any person showing direct descent from any resident Minnesotan before the year 1889…
25 Years Ago: From the Aug. 16, 2001 Shakopee Valley News
Board seeks bids on school project
The Shakopee School Board has launched the bidding process for two key projects funded by February’s $18.1 million school bond referendum.
Board members on Monday directed staff and representatives from the district’s architectural firm to prepare bid documents for structural work on the Central Family Center and the installation of fiber optic cable that will form the backbone of the schools’ computer network…
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