Southwest News Media | 70 years ago, Scott County weather was 'beauteous, sunshiny and warm'
Christian Juni's father Benjamin Juni died at age 72 in New Ulm. The deceased was a pioneer and a defender of Fort Ridgely.
Peter Ruh's family has moved to Sleepy Eye and the Merten's family will now occupy their Jordan residence.
Miss Anna Liebbeard of St. Lawrence was wed to L.A. Taylor last Tuesday afternoon.
E.C. Gran has purchased the East Union Mill and yesterday started it in operation for feed grinding.
Undertaker Podvolecky received his graduation diploma this week in all the different branches of the science and is now qualified to attend all demands for embalming. He has had a new elegant hearse manufactured and will be fully equipped to take charge of all funerals.
C.H. Carey sold and installed the first new acetylene gas lights in Belle Plaine to M.G. Mangan for his barbershop and residence.
The new school building still is not occupied by students. Painting needs to be completed but the steam heat is installed.
Westerman's is supplying lumber and Hoffman and Von Berk are rapidly erecting M.S. Parlington's new residence.
Thomas Gilvear, foreman in the foundry, moved his family from their St. Lawrence farm house to the comfort of the former Schneiderhan residence.
The American Express office has been removed from Juergen's to the old port office in Earl Woods' confectionary store, where Expressman Heitkamp awaits the accommodations of patrons.
The editor's family had a daughter yesterday.
Morgan and Heiland have purchased an elegant omnibus to be used in their bus line.
Agricultural Implement Dealer Habbeger was very busy this past week.
Anton Waclavek, the shoemaker, this week moved his shop and shoe store to his building across the street from Herder's Shop on First Street.
The Shakopee Reformatory for women opened on Feb. 2, 1920. There have been 30 women there with 8 discharged. Three are life prisoners for killing their husbands.
The Jordan Town Team has been practicing hard and Coach Hilgers said they will meet Hopkins at Small Field on Sunday.
The High School team played Arlington at Small Field last Friday and lost 13 to 0.
The new parochial school building at St. John's Church in Union Hill was dedicated Sunday with a special mass blessing and an afternoon program. The ladies served dinner in their new dining hall.
The Epworth League is going to have a pie social and candy sale at the M.E. Church next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Breanig have moved to the Alex Krautkremer home (the former Knott residence) on Varner Street.
Foreman M.J. Theisen, in charge of work at the new public school states that they expect to have the building ready for use in all departments by the second week in November if not before then. The interior finish is something very fine.
J.J. Leonard of Jordan Sulphur Springs and Mudbaden Sanitarium purchased 36 purebred Rhode Island Red chickens for the Sulphur Springs Poultry Farm.
Several trucks of the Nolan Road grading outfit came through the Millpond Road, when one laden with coal stripped off the roadway at the millrace.
The J.H. Grams family have moved into their new handsome stucco and tile bungalow on First Street.
There is a detour on the Woodrow Wilson Way when arriving in Jordan. When going North you must travel through the quarry road. When going South you must go around Spirit Hill Way and turn back to the New Prague road via the Schuster place. The reason is the replacement of the old wooden viaduct that opens the M. & St. L. Railroad at the Helena Street crossing with a steel and concrete one. The cost is said to be close to $50,000.
Mrs. Joseph H. Smith, age 97, passed away. She was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Betchwars born in 1853 in Vienna, Austria. The family emigrated directly to Jordan in 1859 and had a farm near the town's last city limits. She is buried next to her Civil War husband in Calvary cemetery.
The Annual Commercial Club Halloween Party is Oct. 31. The street parade gathers at Col. Habegger's garage at 6:30 p.m. and proceeds to the High School auditorium for custom awards, movies and treats. At 8:30 p.m. a separate party for teenagers begins and lasts until 11:30 p.m.
The 1950 County Fair was a success with 2,020 exhibits, a new record, and a balance of $1,200 funds. The 4-H building was dedicated last night with a huge celebration.
The Jordan High School band is getting new uniforms. The coat is maroon with gray trimming on the sleeves, grey shoulder bar and citation cord. The trousers are gray with a maroon stripe down the leg. The cap is maroon with gray trimming.
Last week was Homecoming time. The parade went from the school through town to Lagoon Park with boys carrying torches lighting the way. A pep-fest was held around the bonfire. The football game was the next evening against Arlington. Joe Pekarna ran through the opposing team for two touchdowns with beautiful open field running, but Arlington won 31 to 12.
Francis Busch has improved their family home on Second Street by digging a basement for installation of a furnace.
Johnny Betchwars of Hopkins visited his grandparents, the Duefferts, last weekend.
Scott County's weather is beauteous, sunshiny and warm. Some rain fell at nights, just right. Monday saw a slight frost.
Dedication program and open house for the addition to the Jordan High School Sunday, Oct. 25 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Located on a 12-acre site on the Southwest edge of Jordan, the first half of the present high school building was completed in 1965. In 1968, voters approved to construct a $1,018 addition, to consist of 29 rooms and provide additional space for 400 students.
The general contractor was Katochvik Construction of New Prague.
Area women attend the 50th anniversary of the National Council of Catholic Women in Minneapolis last week.
The annual Sister's Shower will be held next Sunday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in St. John's Parish Hall. Everyone is cordially invited.
Seatbelts for wheelchairs are sometimes necessary, points out Richard D. Mordney, President of Theradyne Corporation in Jordan. It is securely attached to the tubing of the wheelchair with a screw and may be placed in any position to provide support where needed.
Mrs. Ken Crane, chairman of the "Little Red Stocking Appeal," urges residents of Jordan to pass the neighbor to neighbor envelopes along rapidly because campaign conclusion Oct. 24 is near at hand and many envelopes are still in circulation.
The Jordan Hubmen lost a hard fought football game to the Norwood Young America squad last Friday night on Central's home field. By a score of 18-14.
Outstanding individuals for Jordan's Hubmen were Hoffman with 62 yards rushing and Kragthorpe with 38 yards rushing. Individuals making six or more tackles on defense were Simmonds, Sunder, Hoffman, Kipp, Wormer, Klingberg, Undesser and Goss. Friday night's game will be at Montgomery.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, voters will be going to the polls to elect three city council members to serve for the next four years. The following persons have filed for the city council positions: Gil Hartmann, Ron Jabs and Barry Ullman. Upcoming issues facing Jordan are growth, getting the bad water problem solved, the realignment of county road 9, the development of Triangle Lane and new access from Hillside.
The Belle Plaine ambulance service serves the Jordan community 24 hours a day. Officially known as Belle Plaine Community Ambulance, they were established in 1975 for the health and welfare in the pre-hospital setting of the citizens of the Belle Plaine/Jordan communities and surrounding areas. From 1975 through 1990 the total runs from Jordan had been logged and showed a 248% increase from 150 runs in 1975 to 372 runs for 1990.
A new water well is in the process of being drilled, a new municipal well on city property just off Fourth Street near the skating rink, by contractor E.H. Renner and Sons out of Elk River. It is probable they will have to dig a depth of 300 to 320 ft. deep. Project expected to last two months.
A select group of America's teachers are being honored by their toughest critics, their students, in the inaugural editions of Who's Who among America's teachers. Among those listed are two from Jordan. Joan Dresow, fourth grade teacher at the Jordan Elementary School and Howard Senske at the Jordan High School who teaches science 7-8 and advanced biology.
Jordan's roller coaster season continued last Friday night as they were beaten by the Belle Plaine Tigers by a score 33-14, in Jordan. After the end of the game, Coach Trapp commented "You have to give Belle Plaine credit, they just wanted it more than we did."
Doug Krohn of Prior Lake finished 146th out of 6,000 runners at the Twin Cities Marathon held last Sunday. Krohn's time was two hours and 46 minutes, 25 seconds in the 26.2 mile run.