150 Years Ago: From the April 20, 1876 Shakopee Argus
Terrible Accident.—On Monday forenoon a terrible accident occurred in our streets. A small shop on Lewis street was being moved a little back on the lot. In doing so about twenty feet in length of the wooden sidewalk was tipped up on one edge and left standing only slightly propped up. Several small children were passing along the walk, or playing about there, when the wind blew that piece of the sidewalk that was tipped up on the edge over and it fell upon a little four year old girl, daughter of our esteemed fellow citizen Mr. Jacob Ries, killing her instantly. The child was probably partly leaning over at the time of the accident, and was doubled up and almost broken in two. The sympathies of the whole community are freely and feelingly extended to the bereaved parents.
125 Years Ago: From the April 18, 1901 Scott County Argus
John Schmitz has taken Spencer Ferguson’s position in the old mill. The latter will assist his uncle in the new meat market.
125 Years Ago: From the April 19, 1901 Shakopee Tribune
Mrs. Kate Fischer is having a neat frame cottage built on her lot east of Charles Grafenstatte’s and it will add much to the improvement which has been going on apace there the past three years.
100 Years Ago: From the April 22, 1926 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Dr. D. L. Halver has purchased from W. F. Duffy a corner lot on Lewis and Eighth streets, south of Mrs. Josephine Huber’s new home.
75 Years Ago: From the April 19, 1951 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Drawings Nearly Completed For Hospital Here
Detailed plans for the new St. Francis hospital in Shakopee are nearing completion and bids on construction will be called for early in the summer.
This was the report of Dr. B. F. Pearson, who attended a meeting last week at the state department of health in St. Paul.
Dr. Pearson said architects were progressing “very satisfactorily” on plans for the new $450,000 building.
75 Years Ago: From the April 19, 1951 Shakopee Valley News
Baseball Practice Called For Sunday
With Riverside Park flooded out, baseball manager John Hovanec has called the first practice of the season for Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Site of the practice will be the field south of the corner of Lewis street and Shakopee avenue, behind the Russell Hickman residence. All candidates are invited to attend the opening session.
50 Years Ago: From the April 21, 1976 Shakopee Valley News
Consignment Shoppe is open in Shakopee
Two Shakopee housewives have turned business entrepreneurs with the opening of the Rainbow Consignment Shoppe at 123 East First Avenue in downtown Shakopee (formerly Schmitz Sewing Center).
The two business gals are Mrs. JoAnn Flynn and Mrs. JoAnn Welter.
The Rainbow Consignment Shoppe will handle hand-made crafts, new and used clothing and small miscellaneous items…
25 Years Ago: From the April 19, 2001 Shakopee Valley News
County delays project approval
Although Scott County is expected to come through with its share of financing for a road improvement project needed to help Valley Green Corporate Center make the jump from drawing board to reality, commissioners were unwilling to commit to the project last week.
The county’s portion for the proposed expansion of County Road 83 and the realignment of County Road 16 in Shakopee is expected to cost around $1.1 million. The developer of the project, Valley Green Business Park, is on the hook for just over 90 percent of the $3.65 million assessable portion of the project. The total cost of the project is $6.5 million. The city of Shakopee will also pay a small portion of the overall cost…
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