150 Years Ago: From the Aug. 26, 1875 Shakopee Argus
One bushel of wheat will now buy more goods at the “Argus” Store than ever before could be bought for two bushels. Sell your wheat for cash and take your cash to the Cash store and get anything you want at cash prices.
125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 23, 1900 Scott County Argus
The pyrotechnical exhibition on the river on Wednesday evening, the second day of the fair, is bound to be the greatest thing of its kind ever attempted outside the larger cities. Two representatives from a fireworks concern have been here the past two days, and the association telephones us this noon that it has completed arrangements with them by which they are to take charge of the spectacle and make it as imposing as can be done with brilliant fireworks, bombs, boats, a fort on the park side of the river, and all the effects that can be woven out of a model spot for such a spectacular production. It is bound to be the greatest feature of the fair.
125 Years Ago: From the Aug. 24, 1900 Shakopee Tribune
Kohls & Berens are having a neat new front put in the room adjoining their store on the east. Messrs. Niedenfuhr and Schneider are doing the work.
100 Years Ago: From the Aug. 28, 1925 Shakopee Argus
Foundations for a newly constructed sixroom frame bungalow that Lawrence Anderson will build on his First street property are complete, and carpenters are busy wrecking his home, the former Wm. Markus residence, for lumber to be used in the bungalow. The old house will be removed entirely and the modern home supplant it. James O’Keefe of Prior Lake has the contract and the work will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.
100 Years Ago: From the Aug. 27, 1925 Shakopee Tribune
No. 5 to Turn on Holmes St.
Permanent Designation Places Bridge Across River at Holmes Street.
Mayor E. K. Ries, Jos. J. Moriarty and H. C. Schroeder made a final trip to the offices of the highway department in St. Paul last Monday and met with Highway Commissioner C. M. Babcock at 3:00 p. m. The highway commissioner was scheduled to determine the permanent route of Highway No. 5 through Shakopee on that day and he stated to this committee that he was so impressed with the determined and united expressions of the people of Shakopee in favoring the routing of No. 5 to cross the river at Holmes street and with the efforts displayed by this committee, that he would decide at that time to designate the permanent location of No. 5 east on First street to Holmes street and across the river at Holmes street…
75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 24, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Dinette Open
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marchand announced this week the opening of their new and modern meal service, the Dinette, on East First street here. An advertisement in the Argus-Tribune discloses that the Dinette specializes in short orders.
75 Years Ago: From the Aug. 24, 1950 Shakopee Valley News
Hospital Staff Organized Here
Physicians and surgeons of this area organized a staff for St. Francis hospital at a meeting held at the hospital Friday evening.
In addition, the doctors went on record as “heartily endorsing” the campaign to build a new 50 bed hospital in Shakopee to serve the entire area.
The hospital staff will work as a unit with the hospital to be open to all qualified physicians of this area. Communities represented at the meeting were Chaska, Jordan, Belle Plaine and Shakopee…
50 Years Ago: From the Aug. 27, 1975 Shakopee Valley News
Firefighters seek retirement increase
Harold “Butch” Ring, and members of the Shakopee Volunteer Fire Department met with the Shakopee city council during an informational meeting Monday evening.
The meeting was called to discuss a possible increase in retirement benefits for firemen; specifically, for the present $300 per year of service to $500 per year of service…
25 Years Ago: From the Aug. 24, 2000 Shakopee Valley News
Long-range plan for annexation offered by mayor
A proposal by Shakopee Mayor Jon Brekke would annex all of Jackson and Louisville townships to the city several years from now.
Brekke presented the conceptual plan to the Shakopee City Council last week. He pitched the proposal to the Louisville Town Board at its August monthly meeting and reported that the members seemed interested in further consideration of the plan…
The mayor’s proposal is based on setting a date 15 or 20 years down the road, starting with Jackson Township and then including Louisville five years later. By 2015 and 2020, respectively, any part of the townships that had not already been annexed would be brought into the city…
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