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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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150 Years Ago: From the Aug. 31, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Clocks and all kinds of Sewing Machines cleaned and repaired at L. E. Moody’s, Cor. 2d and Lewis Sts., Shakopee.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 29, 1901 Scott County Argus

The Union school opens next Tuesday, Sept. 3, with the following corps of teachers: Prof. E. H. EIIsworth, superintendent and principal; Miss Mary Lennox, Minneapolis, first assistant; Miss Nettie M. Gibson, Chaska, second assistant, Miss Marguerite F. Madden, Mankato, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Jennie Flaherty, Shakopee, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Ida D. Busse, Shakopee, second and third grades; Miss Isabel McGrade, Shakopee, first and second grades.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 30, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

The fire department was given a long run Saturday morning, when an alarm was sent in by phone from Heller’s brewery. Sparks from a locomotive had set fire to a stubble field, and threatened for a time several stacks of grain; but a force of men with wet grain sacks had the fire under control before the apparatus was on the ground. A couple of acres of stubble were burned bare.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 2, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Shakopee Printing Co. Installs New Paper Folder

In keeping with its policy of progress and in order to better facilitate the handling and mailing of the large number of copies of the Argus-Tribune prepared and sent out regularly each week, The Shakopee Printing Co. has just installed one of the latest models of newspaper folders of the Omaha type of manufacture…

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 30, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Production Starts Here On Infant Feeding Device

After nearly a year of obstacles and hurdles, production got under way Monday night on the Teeth‑R‑Spoon, invented and developed by Norman C. Eue of Shakopee.

The unique spoon, made of white, delicately textured rubber, is designed to encourage teething children to take nourishment despite sore gums…

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 30, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Radde’s Market Robbed Of $300 Cash Thursday

Thieves entered the Radde Meat Market and Grocery Store in Shakopee last Thursday evening, and made off with approximately $300 in cash. The break-in was accomplished between the hours of 6:15 and 9:00 P.M. Entry was gained by breaking a window in the slaughter house at the rear of the building…

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 1, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

Valleyfair plans million dollar expansion

Developers of Valleyfair Entertainment Center in Shakopee today announced plans for a one million dollar expansion program for Its 1977 operating season.

David C. Sherman, president of Valley Park Inc., the Minnesota corporation developing the themed amusement center, said the expansion calls for the addition of rides, additional shows and more entertainment throughout the park.

He said plans have not yet been completely formulated but, in addition to rides and shows, continued emphasis will be placed on even more extensive landscaping, flower sections and “old time” turn-of-the-century theming aspects which have been so well received by guests in the first season…

25 Years Ago: From the Aug. 30, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

County chooses architect for jail

Following presentations by Wold Architects & Engineers and DLR Group, the Scott County Board voted 4 to 1, with Commissioner Dallas Bohnsack of New Prague dissenting, to accept the unanimous recommendation of a four person subcommittee of the Jail-Study Committee to retain the services of DLR Group to develop a complete space plan and design for a new county jail…

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

Geyermann’s old store has had a long journey as to time, but it has traveled over four hundred feet. The removal commenced a week ago Monday, and it has been under way ever since, until yesterday it reached its destination on Lot 8 in Block 24.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 8, 1901 Scott County Argus

The Hinds house east of the Presbyterian church and occupied by Mr. E. Paige is being painted. Stans & Gentgen are doing the work.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 9, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

The sidewalk crossings on the Omaha tracks east of Lewis street have been neatly planked, the four inch timbers used bringing the walk up flush with the rails. The improvement is very noticeable, and it is to be hoped that the good work will be continued until all the crossings on both the Omaha and Milwaukee lines shall be equally as presentable.

100 Years Ago: From the Aug. 12, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Shakopee Ave. Recommended for Route of New Road

The joint committee representing the Commercial club and city council viewed the proposed routes of the Shakopee-Spring Lake road at the point where this road enters Shakopee last Friday.

After completing the survey the committee decided to recommend to the county board at its next meeting, that the road be routed on Shakopee avenue to Holmes street, making a wide turn on the McGrade estate onto Shakopee avenue. This route will also require the construction of a wide turn at the L. H. Henrionette corner entering Holmes street.

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 9, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

N. D. Man Buys Pontiac Agency From Miklethun

Will C. Robbins, formerly of Bismarck, N. D., this week purchased the Pontiac automobile agency in Shakopee.

The agency, which has been operated by L. M. Miklethun for the last three years, will be carried on at the same location at 221 E. First St. Robbins said he will handle refrigerators, radios and television sets and farm machinery…

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 9, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Working ‘Round The Clock To Supply Bread

If Shakopee residents aren’t getting bread during the current Twin City bakery strike, it is certainly not the fault of the Elmer Dahl family, operators of the Valley Bakery.

Since the strike started a week ago Thursday, the Valley Bakery has been operating 23 hours out of every 24 in an effort to supply local people with bread. And they have been succeeding rather well, as evidenced by the throngs of eager buyers in the bakery during retail store hours…

50 Years Ago: From the Aug. 11, 1976 Shakopee Valley News

City administrator to begin August 30

Douglas S. Reeder, assistant city administrator for the City of Bloomington, will begin his duties as city administrator in Shakopee August 30, it was announced last week here…

25 Years Ago: From the Aug. 9, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Valleyfair ride opens after inspection

Shakopee amusement park Valleyfair shut down its Chaos ride July 30, within minutes of learning that the same ride at a Michigan amusement park crashed, injuring 31 people. But it reopened Monday, a week later, after Valleyfair and its parent company were assured there was no flaw in the design of the ride…

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150 Years Ago: From the Aug. 3, 1876 Shakopee Argus

The Argus Store is putting up an addition to its one store room, for a grocery department. Therefore in a few days the Argus Store will open with a full supply of groceries and provisions.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 1, 1901 Scott County Argus

Last Tuesday Wm. Thiede sold his stock of confectionery and toys to Mike Berens, who will take charge as soon as an invoice has been taken. Mr. Berens disposed of his goods to Mr. Thiede less than five months ago and went to Salem, Ill., to live, but since that time neither he nor his wife have been well, and therefore decided to return. Mr. Thiede was not desirous of selling out but could not resist the offer made by Mr. Berens. He will look up a location in some other town and engage in the same line of business.

125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 2, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

Last Friday work was begun by Fischer & Peterson on the new piazza which is to replace the old plank porch and steps along the entire front of the Court House. The unsightly wooden structure has been removed, and in its place will be built a piazza with brick walls, a cement floor, and a railing around the whole except at the center, or front door, where a twelve foot stairway of cement will lead up from the cement walk. The improvement will be remarkable, and of enduring shape. The brick walls are already up, and present a neat architectural appearance with paneled rectangles marked off by columns in relief, the latter being of pressed brick. The five foot deep space between the walls and the building will be filled in with dirt, and on this filling will be laid the cement floor.

100 Years Ago: From the Aug. 5, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Spring Lake Road Was Closed on Tuesday

On Tuesday of this week Contractor Weaver started work on the Marschall hill and consequently the Spring Lake road is closed for the present. This will make it necessary for any one on this side desiring to reach Prior Lake or points beyond to go by way of the Grainwood road.

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 2, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Marystown To Dedicate Park

Plans for dedicating a new ball park at Marystown, Wednesday, Aug. 15, were announced by committeemen in charge of arrangements.

The park is to be known as Adrian Field, honoring Rev. Stephen Adrian, former pastor at Marystown, who had done much to stimulate interest in recreational facilities at Marystown. Father Adrian, sponsors said, will attend the dedication…

75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 2, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Post Office To Move October 1

Location of the Shakopee Post Office will be moved to the O’Connor building on Fuller street between First and Second streets on October 1, 1951, Cormac A. Suel, Shakopee Postmaster, was notified by the Post Office Department Saturday…

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

Siren testing

Shakopee Civil Defense director James Kephart said this week that testing of the newly installed warning sirens will begin Friday of this week and continue periodically for the next two weeks…

25 Years Ago: From the Aug. 2, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Library, police station atop city building plans

The Shakopee City Council intends to place a new public library atop its construction list starting next spring with a police station to follow at about the same time.

The City Council is planning to begin construction of a library in the spring of 2002 on the current library site. The city is eyeing a vacant parcel on Gorman Street, behind Citizens State Bank, as the new home for a police station and city hall. Work on a new city hall is planned for 2006, according to City Administrator Mark McNeill…

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150 Years Ago: From the July 27, 1876 Shakopee Argus

Geyermann has removed to his old quarters on Lewis Street, where he will continue to close out his immense stock of goods at very low figures.

125 Years Ago: From the July 25, 1901 Scott County Argus

During the storm yesterday afternoon the wind broke a limb off the big tree south of E. W. Fitch’s house and hurled it on the roof with such force as to make a hole large enough for a man to get through.

125 Years Ago: From the July 26, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

The annual school meetings held last Saturday night were sparsely attended in Shakopee, as usual; but the business of the meetings was carried out in satisfactory manner to all concerned. A levy of $2800 was voted in the Union district, and in 41 the sum of $300 was levied. Nine months of school was voted in either district, and both treasurers were re-elected, Wm. Willson in the Union, and Hubert Marx in the First ward.

100 Years Ago: From the July 29, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

George Dellwo has accepted employment with the Redman Ice Cream Co. and began work Monday. He will move his family here from Crosby where they have been living and they will occupy the Jos. Schmitz residence after August 1^st.

75 Years Ago: From the July 26, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

A-T Installs New Heidelberg Job Press

Keeping abreast of modern printing methods the Argus‑Tribune has installed what is said to be one of the most unique presses ever designed.

Known as the Original Heidelberg, the press was imported from Germany where it is manufactured in the Schnellpressenfabrik and Geislingen plants in the U.S. Occupation zone in Heidelberg…

75 Years Ago: From the July 26, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

New Mail Route Authorized Here

Extension of city mail‑delivery service to residents in a large area on the Westside was announced yesterday afternoon by Cormac A. Suel, Shakopee Postmaster.

Authorization for establishment of a mounted‑carrier route was received this week from the Post Office Department. Recommendation for the route was made by the postmaster about a month ago after a survey of the area.

The new route, which will be served from an automobile by Kenneth Eidsvold, carrier, will start at Scott and First street. The carrier will leave First street for one block, circle through the Shakopee cabin area, before again returning to the pavement.

At Third Street and T.H. 169, the route will move east over Third Street as far as the Stainless and Steel foundry corner. It will pass the foundry and Page & Hill Co. and then will include one block on Second street…

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

Tahpah Park dedication is Sunday

25 Years Ago: From the July 26, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

Breaking ground

Shakopee School Board members and district administrators broke ground at the site of the city’s fourth grade school near the Southbridge Housing Development last week. … Site work on the $12.2 million school began this month. Completion of the 98,000‑square‑foot building is expected in August 2002, prior to the start of the 2002-03 school year.

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150 Years Ago: From the July 20, 1876 Shakopee Argus

United States Hotel, Shakopee

This new hotel is located near the Depot, contains spacious rooms which are furnished in a style becoming a first-class house; first-class board at reasonable prices; good well water on the premises. A large barn has recently been completed. Farmers and travelers will be furnished with as good accommodations as can be offered by any hotel in the State. Aug. Logefeil, Proprietor.

125 Years Ago: From the July 18, 1901 Scott County Argus

A deal was consummated this week by which Herman Schroeder became the owner of E. J. Gellenbeck’s hardware store and stock. The store opened up today under the new management and will be in charge of Henry C. Schroeder.

125 Years Ago: From the July 19, 1901 Shakopee Tribune

This week Frank Buch and a crew of workingmen commenced tearing down the Strait block on First and Holmes streets, one of the old landmarks of Shakopee. The building was erected in 1857, and has weathered storms without and vicissitudes within, with a long line of tenants crossing its thresholds with the passing years, until its era of history making has been declared and over, it goes the way of all earth, just as have many of its early proprietors and occupants. The corner lot on which the building stands is a valuable one, and its purchase and a new modern structure built upon it are among the possibilities of the near future.

100 Years Ago: From the July 22, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Math Scherer’s team caused considerable excitement Saturday morning by a wild dash down Lewis street and across the bridge toward Chaska. Several automobiles gave chase and the team was stopped before any harm resulted from the runaway.

75 Years Ago: From the July 19, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

NPA Puts OK On $21,000 Service Station Job Here

Authority to build a service station at Atwood and West 1st street here has been granted to the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., the U.S. Department of Commerce announced in a bulletin released this week…

75 Years Ago: From the July 19, 1951 Shakopee Valley News

Church Coin Box Rifled Monday

Thieves rifled the coin box on a vigil light stand at St. Mark’s church sometime during the day Monday. An estimated $8.00 to $10.00 in coins were pilfered. Both the sheriff’s office and the local police department are keeping a close watch on the churches in the chance that the thieves may return.

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

Population is adjusted

Population estimates supplied by the Metropolitan Council have been revised for Shakopee, according to acting city administrator Fred Christiansen. The announcement was made Monday.

Estimated population for Shakopee, according to the Metropolitan Council, was 9666 in 1975 and 9738 for 1976. Both figures represent the population of the community as of April 1.

Shakopee’s revised population figure is 10,065, an adjustment of 327 persons. The figures will now be sent to the State Department of Revenue.

25 Years Ago: From the July 19, 2001 Shakopee Valley News

City park near O’Dowd?

It sounds appealing but it could come at a cost

Should the city of Shakopee purchase the last available large tract of lakeshore property for possible use as parkland even if it means delaying some significant park projects elsewhere in the city? That’s a question the council faces as it ponders the purchase of land on Lake O’Dowd.

Last week, the council voted unanimously in favor of an appraisal on 43.45 acres immediately south of Weinandt Acres with road access off County Road 17…

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