100 years ago
Oct. 10, 1918
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Jordan Sulphur Springs and Mudbaden Sanitarium Company was held Monday. The institution reports a good year and is doing nicely. Mudbaden expects to begin using its new bath building additions next Monday.
There was a meeting in Savage Monday evening to discuss the possibility of having a new vehicle bridge to span the Minnesota River and connect Scott and Hennepin counties. It is claimed the Dan Patch bridge is of little use because of the bad grade on the Hennepin County side.
Beautiful autumn, summer-like days have graced Jordan the past week.
Lawrence Adams announced that he is no longer associated with the Streitz and Adams garage.
The Jordan high school football team played Shakopee and won so conclusively as to indicate that our boys are in a class by themselves. The score was Shakopee 0, Jordan 56. Pretty good, eh?
F. W. Juergens has sold his residence on lower First Street to Math. Hennes for the consideration of $4,750.
Showers and even thunderstorms have visited this region during the week. The beauty of nature has been reveled in the autumn woods colorings. The artistry of the Fall Season is charming this year.
Otto Miller has bought the Burmeister residence near the creamery for $1,500. The quarters they vacate over the Miller Saloon will be used as offices by the Ruppert Lard Company.
Jordan is having “Dental Problems!” Now, Dr. Haven has received his call to service. We are “off again” — next!
70 years ago
Oct. 7, 1948
Juvinus Pauly writes, “Jordan succumbed to Le Center Friday afternoon in a close, hard fought football game.” The final score was Le Center 6, Jordan 0.
The Scott County Council of Churches announced that the first session of the annual School of Religion will be held in the Jordan Methodist Church beginning on Monday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. Remaining sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings through Nov. 9. There will be a course for leaders on young peoples’ work in the church and one for workers with children. Everyone in the county is welcome to attend the school.
Fishing at Jordan’s Lagoon has been great says John Ricklick. On Thursday, he caught a norther pike weighing 11 pounds and the next day another weighing seven pounds. Then he got a third pike on Monday tipping the beam at 13 pounds — it was a genuine broadback 38 inches long. On Sunday, Bud Hillstrom pulled in a 13-pound norther pike. Some fishing!
Jordan Public Schools is now offering evening training this year in typing, bookkeeping and accounting (including income tax training). Classes meet every Monday evening at 7 p.m. beginning Oct. 4.
Following routine business matters, the Jordan Commercial Club discussed at some length and finally climaxed with a motion that a five-man committee be appointed to investigate if sufficient funds can be raised locally to purchase lighting equipment to be installed at the diamond in Fairgrounds Park.
The Jordan Garden Club will meet October 13 at 8 p.m. in the high school. There has been slight frost here and there, with some flowers left to be damaged.
50 years ago
Oct. 10, 1968
- — The Hubbub — — a school page — For a change of pace the junior class and the senior independent English class will attend the October 14 show of “The Resistible Rise of Arturo VI at the Gutherie Theatre. Blackmail. murder and wholesale deceit are the topics dealt with in this zany parable by Bertolt Brecht.
Last Friday night was the annual Homecoming Dance from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Students and alumni enjoyed the music by the “Bitter Ends.” The evening was a huge success.
The Jordan Hubmen met the Le Center Wildcats for the Jordan Homecoming game on the Jordan football field last Friday evening. Within minutes of the opening whistle, Le Center made the first touchdown. An intercepted pass made the second touchdown. It was a disaster. The final score was 55 to 0.
Census taker Sharon Boeckman has recently completed the annual school census. There are 50 new additional children listed compared to last year and 71 additional families compared to a year ago. Student participation in the school lunch program has increased by about 100 students over last year.
Jack Frost was around these parts last Thursday night putting a stop to the growing season with his frosty breath and icy fingers. In fact — it froze to ice!
Thirty-five senior citizens went on a trip to Faribault and had a good time. The group toured the Woolen Mills, a Blue Cheese Factory, a mum garden and the Faribault State Schools. “Of course they also did some shopping,” Maria Thill reported.
Safe driving tests were conducted at the Jordan High School last Wednesday. Students, teachers and the police took part in the tests. Tests were conducted in a specially equipped car that tested reaction distance after the brakes were applied.
30 years ago
Oct. 6, 1988
Dr. George P. Young signed in as the new District 717 school superintendent in Jordan on Oct. 15. Dr. Young replaces John Oniskin who served as part-time superintendent in the past 15 months.
Dr. Young’s education includes a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Kansas, an M.E.D. in guidance counseling from the University of Pittsburgh and a D.E.D. in school administration from the University of Illinois.
His experience in school administration started in 1953 in California, various other states and finally Minnesota in 1970. He comes to us from Burnsville-Eagan and served in Spring Valley in 1988.
By a 5-0 vote, the Jordan city council approved a new salary schedule for itself at its Oct. 3 meeting. Councilman Ray Jabs made a motion some time ago, but it had been put on hold.
The new salary schedule will pay each councilman $40 per meeting with no limit in meetings per month and $15 per committee and commission meetings. In addition, the mayor will receive an additional $75 a month. These salary increases take effect Jan. 1, 1989.
Tom Colling, a junior at the College of St. Thomas, has been inducted into the St. Thomas chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma, D.E.S. in the National Scholastic Honor Society of College in the Catholic tradition. Colling has an accounting major with a minor in music.
The Jordan Hubmen football team celebrated their homecoming with a big 28-0 victory over the Norwood-Young America Indian team last Friday night.
10 years ago
Oct. 9, 2008
Ten of about 40 residents living along the stretch of the soon-to-be reconstructed Highway 282 objected to each paying a $5,000 proposed assessment. About 30 people showed up for an assessment hearing Monday, when the city staff proposed to collect $200,000 from residents for the multi-million dollar project, which also received staff funding. The project from the intersection of Highway 21 and 282 to the Highway 282 bridge over Sand Creek has been delayed until May, and the city wants to get cash up front for street lights and other purchases.
The council scheduled a special meeting for Monday, Oct. 13 to continue discussion about how much money residents will pay in assessments for the highway project. The project would replaced the city’s old main, dating back to 1956.
Colleen Eischen’s letter to the editor stating 70 some people attended the installation of John Breunig into the Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame, that Breunig deserved a place of honor in our local paper.
Jordan’s Chief of Police Bob Malz is lending a helping hand to his hometown Belle Plaine. Belle Plaine’s chief of police retired Tuesday afternoon after 22 years of service. Malz stepped in the same day as an interim chief.
Belle Plaine’s Administrator David Murphy said that the application submission period closed last Wednesday and the city has already received 32 applications.
The Jordan Jaguars’ basketball team finished third at the Lakeville invitation. Jordan’s season record: 19-5.
Holy Family stunned Jordan with 19 unanswered second half points, and the Hubmen lost. The final score was 40-33.
The most successful season in Jordan girls’ tennis history ended Monday night when the Jaguars lost to Le Sueur-Henderson 5-2. The loss ended Jordan’s season with a 6-9 record.