150 Years Ago: From the March 5, 1874 Shakopee Argus
We are surprised by having continued complaints made to us that certain saloon keepers sell liquor to minors and to men that get drunk. The penalty of the law is severe and some of these days some one will pay dearly for its violation. The law allows any licensed dealer to sell liquor to a man until he is made a drunkard, but he has no right to sell him any more until the drunkard becomes a temperate man again.
125 Years Ago: From the March 2, 1899 Scott County Argus
Joseph Fischer has bought out J. H. Ring’s interest in the Shakopee Stone works, and will continue the business. He is still at work manufacturing the stone in the basement of the Ring hotel, but will move to the creamery building as soon as weather permits. As a result of the winter’s work there is quite a large stock of the blocks on hand.
125 Years Ago: From the March 3, 1899 Shakopee Tribune
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Lauer are now occupying the Frank Buch cottage on First street, recently vacated by Rev. Ferguson, having moved in last Tuesday.
100 Years Ago: From the March 7, 1924 Shakopee Argus
Secretary Ries Resigns
It is with regret that the Argus this week reports the resignation of Wm. Ries as secretary of the Scott County Agricultural Society, a position he has filled for a number of years in a most efficient and satisfactory manner. Mr. Ries has given much valuable service to the society in the interest of better agriculture in this section. He is a man of splendid judgment and is possessed of all the qualifications that go to make up a methodical, conscientious and painstaking official and his place will not be easy to fill.
100 Years Ago: From the March 6, 1924 Shakopee Tribune
The party who removed the two bundles of shingles from the Ketterer property is known, and to avoid trouble will kindly return them.
75 Years Ago: From the March 3, 1949 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Pastor Moves to New Parsonage. Old Home Sold.
Rev. and Mrs. Norbert Augst and family have moved into the new Lutheran church parsonage at 714 E. First street.
The former parish residence at 731 E. Bluff has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Anton Bongart of Cologne. The Bongarts moved into their new home Saturday. Three of their children will attend high school here and the eldest daughter will remain at Cologne to graduate from the Norwood high school in June…
The modern eight-room parsonage include four bedrooms, dining room, kitchen, bath, office and basement recreation room.
75 Years Ago: From the March 3, 1949 Shakopee Valley News
City Seeks More On-Sale Permits
Council Petitions Legislature To Allow Nine Liquor Licenses
Increase of on-sale liquor licenses in Shakopee to a total of nine was asked this week by the common council of the city in a request made to the Minnesota State Legislature.
The request was made by resolution which passed unamously at a regular adjourned session of the council Saturday. Copies of the resolution, published elsewhere in this week’s issue of the Valley News, were sent to Senator Henry Wagener and Rep. Michael R. Moriarty of this district…
50 Years Ago: From the March 6, 1974 Shakopee Valley News
Board readies plan for $4.45 million school bond issue
The Shakopee school board and a citizens committee met Tuesday to discuss plans for a $4.45 million bond issue to be decided by voters April 4.
The bond election would be for a new junior high school to be located on district owned land at the south east corner of County Rd. 17 and 11th St.
Architects, Jim Rydeen and Dan Gallagher, were present at the meeting to show the preliminary plans for the proposed building and to answer questions on its design.
The proposed junior high as shown by the architects would be a split level building, 127,000 square feet, facing the south with access off of County Rd. 17…
25 Years Ago: From the March 4, 1999 Shakopee Valley News
Growth brings need for a new school, another referendum
Even as a new elementary school takes shape near St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee’s population growth and a projected surge in elementary enrollment has prompted the need for a fourth elementary school by the fall of 2001.
Shakopee School Superintendent Bob Ostlund said Monday a bond issue to fund construction of another elementary should be put to voters by next February…
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