150 Years Ago: From the Oct. 14, 1875 Shakopee Argus
Mrs. J. Ley will sell her stock of Millinery at cost for eight days only, as she intends to move away from Shakopee.
125 Years Ago: From the Oct. 11, 1900 Scott County Argus
A large new ware house is being erected upon the west side of the mill.
125 Years Ago: From the Oct. 12, 1900 Shakopee Tribune
A new plate glass front is going in the clothing and shoe department of Kohls & Berens’ store. The plate is 96×88 inches and this will allow of an entrance at once side. Bert. Schneider and Wm. Schmidt are doing the work.
100 Years Ago: From the Oct. 16, 1925 Shakopee Argus
Fred Stelten sold his pool hall Monday to Henry Green who took immediate possession and will continue to conduct it.
100 Years Ago: From the Oct. 15, 1925 Shakopee Tribune
Local Postoffice Installs 161 New Pattern Lock Boxes
During the fore part of this week, Postmaster P. J. Schwartz completed the installation of 161 late pattern combination lock boxes in the local postoffice. These new lock boxes were installed in the space formerly occupied by 160 of the old call boxes and the window used to serve the patrons of these call boxes.
The installation of these newest type of lock boxes and the other general improvements that have been made in the local postoffice during the past few months, make the postoffice in this city one of the finest in this state, excluding, of course the postoffices in the twin cities.
75 Years Ago: From the Oct. 12, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Public School List Largest in History
Delayed for several weeks because of construction difficulties Shakopee’s public school opened Monday with the largest enrollment in the school’s history. Although additional registrations were still expected in the high school and grades the total enrollment for the opening day was 534 as compared to 504 for the first day of the 1949 term…
75 Years Ago: From the Oct. 12, 1950 Shakopee Valley News
Pour Footings At Rahr Plant
Work on the large addition to the grain elevators at the Rahr Malt Co. is well underway as large crews of the McKenzie-Hague-Simmons Co., general contractors, are now on the job.
This week, work was pushed on pouring the two-foot thick concrete footings which extend under the entire structure. The elevator addition is the same width as the present grain storage facilities and will extend 100 feet eastward from the present elevator. Height of the structure will be 130 feet…
50 Years Ago: From the Oct. 15, 1975 Shakopee Valley News
Minnesota Valley Mall schedules spring opening
Watson Centers, Inc. announced this week a March, 1976 opening schedule for the Minesota Valley Mall Shopping Center.
The enclosed mall community shopping center’s exterior shell is visible from U.S. Highway 169 on the southwest edge of Shakopee.
In announcing the opening schedule, Lynn Donohue, a spokesman for the Watson firm, noted several recent developments that made a spring “76” opening possible…
Existing tenants in the center include a 20,000 square foot Juba Super Valu (three times the size of the present facility), a 19,000 square foot Pro Mart Home Improvement Center and a 12,000 square foot Dueber’s Junior Department Store.
Watson has announced the signing of an 8,000 square foot Snyders Drug store.
25 Years Ago: From the Oct. 12, 2000 Shakopee Valley News
There’s no place like home
Current site selected for two-story city library
The committee charged with finding a site for a public library in Shakopee has decided that the current site works just fine.
Last week, the City Council unanimously accepted the commission’s recommendation that a two-story library be built on the existing site, and that remaining buildings on the so-called library block be purchased as they become available for future expansion, parking and green space. The council also accepted the committee’s recommendation that a temporary site be leased for one year while the library is under construction…
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