Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen
August 2, 1889
Marshal Jule Kuehn has had his hands full
to serve papers during the past week. The justices of the peace have been busily
engaged in making out warrants for the arrest of those dog owners who have
failed to pay a $2.00 license. Jule says he means business and everyone that
has not paid will wish within a fortnight that he had. In addition to the
regular tax they will now have to stand the costs of a suit.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 25 – Michael Rizzelo, “Red Nosed Mike” a
murder of Paymaster McClure was hanged in the jail yard here this morning. He
refused breakfast and told the sheriff that he was ready and to hurry his work
without any delay.
Tulare, Cal., - A gang of about twelve men took from the jail
here a man named Egan suspected of committing a robbery. They put a rope round
his neck and dragged him to a tree. He protested his innocence as they strung
him up. After nearly dead they let him down and again demanded a confession. Again,
he refused and was hoisted up again. When lowered the second time he begged for
mercy and was returned to the jail.
Atlanta, Ga., - Prof. L. M. Hershaw, colored, has been
deposed as principal of the leading colored school here for having used the
following language at a recent meeting. “The Southern whites don’t want us to
come into contact with the Northerners and get their ides. I wonder if they are
afraid, we’ll cut ahead of them?”
August 9, 1889
Mr. Oscar Thilmany
A report having been
circulated here Monday that Mr. Thilmany and the other parties interested in the
Fox River Valley franchise for the erection of a large sulphite fibre mill had
decided to locate in Kaukauna, and erect a 20-ton mill, furnished a topic of
conversation for businessmen. Mr. Thilmany
was contacted as to the truth of the report and said, "We have been
talking over the matter considerable of late, but we haven't chosen the site.
It will be selected, however, before many weeks."
August 16, 1889
The poor partridge'
will henceforth be a target for sportsmen. The old musket can now be shouldered,
the faithful dog unchained, a bottle of water (?) inserted in the game bag and
a day's gunning enjoyed.
It has been reported
that the Chinese riot case with the city of Kaukauna had been settled by the
payment of $250. This however does not seem to be true according to the article
that appeared in the Northwestern last Friday. Hop Chung threatens to sue the
city of Kaukauna for damages which he sustained there last spring. I have
received nothing from the city of Kaukauna. There are not only business and
personal losses there are also legal expenses in obtaining consul to come here
from Chicago. The city of Kaukauna can settle with me if it pays me enough to
cover my losses.
Sixty-eight barrels of
beer were drunk by the crowd in attendance at the turn-fest at Appleton Sunday.
Many from here drove to Appleton to witness the turn-fest. Every rig in town
was engaged.
Rag socials are the
latest in church socials. Each lady brings a ball of rags with her name written
on a piece of concealed in its center. Each gentleman buys a ball and takes the
lady whose name is in it.
“Rank and rotten” are
two slang words which should be tabooed. Drop them, boys they aren’t half as
dignified as swearing.
The Shawano train
robber returned to his former home long enough recently to secure a bride and
again departed. Strange that he cannot be captured when his every movement
seems to be making it known.
August 23, 1889
A Civil War Indian soldier
An Indian G.A.R. post
has been organized at Keshena on the Menominee Reservation. It will be known as
Joseph Lederberger Post No. 261 and is the only Indian Post in the United
States. Twenty-three members comprise the new organization.
Terrific explosions
such are what occur almost every hour now-a-days in the city. Visitors here
imagine they have struck Port au Prince and that the Hippolyte bombardment is going
on. Blasting is being done at the Kaukauna paper mill, where the tailrace is
being deepened, at the Badger mill, where the race is being widened and at the
Hamilton & Phelps quarry, where building stone is being taken out.
Good news for the
summer girl! A Cincinnati judge has just released an ice cream dealer arrested
for selling on Sunday by deciding that ice cream is “a necessity not a luxury.”
A dog fight that took
place in a store on Wisconsin Avenue last night drew a large crowd in short
order. From the yells sent forth by the curs’ people were led to believe
someone was getting killed.
August 30, 1889
A swindler has been
operating in this vicinity telling housewives that their husbands sent him to
repair their clocks. In this way, he steals the clocks.
John Sprangers, the
south side jeweler, has recently taken out a patent on a musical clock, something
of his own ingenuity and his fortune is evidently made. The contrivance is a
very simple one, but still quite an amusing oddity. The musical clock is
nothing more than an ordinary clock with a small music-box cylinder added to
the interior. Mr. Sprangers has already received an offer of $15,000 from a
firm in the state of Ohio, for merely the privilege of selling the new
invention in that state alone.
Parties that attended a
dance at Hollandtown last Saturday experienced pretty rough roads. One buggy
and a bus tipped over both being damaged no one was injured. There is no excuse
for the roads being in such bad condition. The town may be responsible to pay
for damages.
John Cornelius, chief of the Oneida Indian tribe and last of
the line of chiefs of that people, died at his home on the reservation Monday August
19. He was 78 years of age. For some time, the government of the tribe has been
in the hands of councilmen and sachems.
The present year will
be a memorable one to Washington Territory, soon to be admitted as a state.
Within a few weeks of each other the thriving cities of Seattle and Spokane
Falls have been burned down.
B.T. Gilmore of this
city has just platted a piece of ground about thirty acres whereon is to be
located the coming town of Kimberly about three miles east from Appleton at the
old Cedars dam says the Appleton Post. The paper making enterprise of Kimberly
& Clark Co. there will employ about a hundred and fifty hands.
There are 1711 Indians
on the Oneida reservation. According to the allotment plan adopted each head of
a family will receive ninety acres, persons over 18 years’ forty-five acres and
children twenty-five acres.
Holy Cross Church – Kaukauna
