Time Machine Trip to January 1911

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to January of 1911.

For today’s trip Dick Nienhaus will be sitting in the front seat operating the Time Machine.  The big wheel is spinning, the years are clicking back and in no time we are back on East Second Street on Kaukauna’s Southside.

• Klein’s Park has been purchased.  
• Tobogganing is great fun these days
• Young boy goes thru the ice

Charlie has left the papers for us on the chair out front of the Times office.

Charles E. Raught – Owner, Editor & Publisher

Let’s see what’s in the news this month.

Your old newsman - Lyle Hansen

January 6, 1911

James Brown will tear down the tenement house next to his residence on Doty Street and build a new and modern dwelling on the site. The work of tearing down the old house, once a part of the old Kaukauna House at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Desnoyer Street has been commenced.

The matter of the purchase of the parcel of land in the Third ward known as Klein’s Park was taken by the common council Tuesday evening. The land was purchased for the price of $4500.00 with the first payment being made this year out of funds on hand and the balance will be divided into eight installments of $500.00 each at a rate of 4 ½ per cent interest. 

January 13, 1911

Attention: Can you beat this? $50.00 down and $6.00 monthly buys a good forty acre farm. No taxes or interest for 3 years. G. W. Ristau Land Co.

Large quantities of saw logs are arriving daily now at the mill of the Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing company coming into the city from all directions. The snowstorm last Sunday drifted the roads so deep in the country it stopped logging for a few days.

January 20, 1911

There's lots of fun these days tobogganing on the hills towards the Grignon flats. Every night sees an enthusiastic crowd of young people intent on the thrilling and exhilarating sport.

The Kaukauna Land, Timber and supply company now have six camps in full blast logging and cutting cedar poles and fence posts. They expect to bank 6,000,000 feet of logs before the winter is closed.

January 27, 1911

Miss Blanche St. Andrews, of Kaukauna, was the partner of Governor F. J. McGovern in leading the grand march of the Charity Ball at Appleton last Friday. Naturally all eyes were concentrated on the Kaukauna young lady. She carried herself perfectly unconscious of her position and won a warm spot on that account from the hundreds who were watching her easy, graceful movements.

The Kaukauna Gas, Electric Light and Power Company received two new boilers Monday and are now engaged in setting them in the new brick boiler house recently completed, adjoining their power plant on the government canal. The two new boilers are of 200 horse-power each, measuring eighteen feet in length and 72 inches in diameter respectively, and were made by the American Boiler Works of Racine.

The dare-devil recklessness of several small boys age 12 to 15, skating on the ice Saturday came near a fatal ending in the case of young Christ Kindler. The boys were chasing across the thin ice which waved up and down as they raced over it. Kindler, the largest of the boys went through. The two boys rushed to Renn’s Ice house and procured some long pike-poles and went to his rescue.

Time Machine Trip to January 1956

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make a trip back in time.

Today my cousin David Grissman is sitting in the driver’s seat. The big wheel is spinning and the years are clicking back. In no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side.  We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on Main Avenue.

We are now in January of 1956.    

·         The year 1955 had large increase in phones.

·         Police get a new car.

·         Kaukauna was second in the nation in polio 1955

For the music lovers, the top song on the Hit Parade this month is:

          Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley

https://youtu.be/W4euyTDhFnk

Carl Hansen, the publisher, has left the newspapers for us by the front door of the Kaukauna Times. Let’s see what’s in the news this month.  There are great pictures in this month’s edition. 

Your old news man – Lyle

January 4, 1956

Kaukauna's economic life experienced several significant changes during 1955. The two biggest business transactions of the year for the purchase of the Kaukauna Machine Corporation by Giddings and Lewis of Fond du Lac and the buying of the Badger Tissue Mills by the American Linen Supply Company. The latest innovation at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company came last week with the announcement of plans to install a new paper machine which will be known as Number 12.

The year 1955 rounded out a 10-year period of telephone growth since World War II unparalleled in Kaukauna history. Approximately 3100 telephones were in service year as the year ended. That total is some 250 more than last year in comparison with 1430 telephones in service at the end of World War II. 

The Kaukauna Community Hospitals first baby of 1956, David Philip Vander Velden, whose parents reside on Buchanan St., Little Chute, checked in just two hours and 20 minutes after 1955 became history. As has been the tradition in Kaukauna the merchants of the city have banded together to give the little fellow a real welcome in the form of a variety of gifts.

Polio played a dominant part in Kaukauna's 1955 chronology, both through the introduction of the anti-polio Salk vaccine and through the polio epidemic, which swept through Kaukauna and the entire Outagamie County during the past summer.

January 6, 1956

Two Kaukauna area boys, Dave Zwick of Kaukauna and Russell Bishop of Sherwood will be in boxing competition Saturday night at a Moose Lodge sponsored amateur boxing show at the Riverside ballroom in Green Bay. Zwick will be one of four featured fighters in the heavyweight windup of the show. Zwick is a member of the Kaukauna fighting Zwick family.

January 11, 1956

One of the principal items taken into consideration in purchasing the new police car, according to police chief Harold Engerson, was to make the auto look like a police car. The contrasting black and white coloring with the black “Police” lettered on it makes it easily to identify, according to the chief. Another advantage is the red flasher which makes the car easily visible at a considerable distance and in poor visibility.

Mrs. Ed Feldman, Gertrude Street, sustained fractures of the leg and elbow in an automobile pedestrian accident Friday morning at the intersection of Draper and Gertrude Street's just in front of her home. Mrs. Feldman, who is blind, was attempting to cross the street with her guide dog, Duchess. The dog escaped injury. Earl John Seif, the driver of the car that struck Mrs. Feldman told investigators that she stepped in front of his auto and he was unable to stop quickly enough to avoid hitting her. Her condition is described as satisfactory by her physician following an operation.

Mark Nagan blasted a 269 game and a 648 series topping the members of the business bowling league at the S&B bowling alley on January 3.

January 13, 1956

After 40 years of administration to the spiritual needs of St. John's parish in Little Chute, the Rev. Msgr. John J. Sprangers has announced that he will retire as pastor of the congregation. The beloved priest, a long familiar figure in the village, celebrated his 82nd birthday on September 19, 1955.

Kaukauna can be reasonably sure of not having a polio epidemic next summer, Dr. George Behnke, city health officer said in a talk before the Kaukauna Lions Club Tuesday. “I'm not saying that there may not be a few cases,” he added “but I believe that the great part of our city's population is immune this year because of their exposure to the disease last year and because of the number of inoculations given here.” Kaukauna was the center of the second most severe polio academic last summer, only the Boston area having a greater incidence of the disease. In addition to the 43 cases (no deaths) in Kaukauna there were 18 cases and two deaths in the Kaukauna rural area.

Private Clayton Huss, son of Mr. Mrs. Peter Huss route two Kaukauna has been stationed at Inchon, Korea with the Army since November 1955. He operates a switchboard there. 

January 18, 1956

Another step toward the creation of the High Cliff area as a state forest park was taken on Thursday as Governor Walter Kohler signed a new bill authorizing the purchase of a 288-acre tract on the northeast shore of Lake Winnebago for $245,000. With the Gov.'s signature the park became a reality after close to 25 years of effort on the part of many area citizens. Chief among the promoters of the new park was Lewis F. Nelson, having been elected twice to the presidency of the organization promoting the project. Nelson, former Mayor of Kaukauna and president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and Badger Tissue Mills spearheaded the campaign for the creation of the park. 

Joseph Bayorgeon Thursday morning indicated his intention to run again for the office of Mayor as he took out nomination papers from the office of the city clerk. Earlier this week incumbent City Attorney H. F. McAndrews also took out nomination papers.

January 20, 1956

 

There was a fine turn out of spectators at the annual Ice Carnival sponsored by the city recreation department Sunday afternoon, according to director Robert Vanevenhoven.  Due to a lack of entries five of the scheduled 13 events had to be canceled. Winner of the girls was Nannette Brenzel and the runner up where Janet Ball and Mary Schuh. In the 100-yard dash for boys and girls from 8 to 10 years of age the girl winners in order were Janet Reuter, Shirley Schuman, and Mary Sue Nimmer, while the boys were Dan Biese, Jim Rademacher and Bob Dix.  

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January 25, 1956

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Vanderloop route 3, Kaukauna, have been appointed to serve as co-editors of the Kaukauna High School Alumni News this year. The Vanderloops are 1945 graduates of Kaukauna High School.

To the editor: On Friday January 6, Mrs. Ed Feldman was struck down in a most unfortunate accident. Mrs. Feldman, though blind, felt that it was safe to cross the street as her leader dog accepted the responsibility of taking her across. A leader dog checks traffic and obeys the command “Forward” only when it is safe to cross the street. Mrs. Feldman reluctantly permitted her dog “Duchess” to be returned to the school at Rochester.   

January 27, 1956

Kaukauna’s globe-trotting member of the boxing profession, Phil Zwick, is still making sports headlines wherever he goes. In a column in the Vallejo, Cal. Newspaper, where he lives, he recalled his fight in 1941 for the featherweight championship bout in Milwaukee. “He told me he beat Petey Scalzo in the match but the referee interfered throughout the match even helping Scalzo to his feet in the 25^th round.”  At the end of the bout he started to raise my hand but then raised Scalzo’s hand.” “Chairs began flying into the ring and it took six cops to get the ref out of the ring.”   

Time Machine Trip to January 1901

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to January of 1901

For today’s trip Dan Van Dyn Hoven will be sitting in the front seat operating the Time Machine.  The big wheel is spinning, the years are clicking back and in no time we are back on East Second Street on Kaukauna’s Southside.

·         The telephone company completes stringing wires.  

·         Ice is being cut from the Combined Locks pond

·         The Kaukauna Library will move.

Charles Raught 

 Owner and Editor Kaukauna Times
 

Charlie has left the papers on the chair out front of the Times building. Let’s see what’s in the news this month.

Your old newsman – Lyle Hansen 

January 4, 1901

The home of the sisters of St. Mary's School at Appleton was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The sisters were not in at the time of the blaze and the structure was a total loss.

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Mill of this city, which enjoys the reputation of being the largest producers of specialties in the manufacturing world, are still out to increase their products. Mr. Thilmany informed a TIMES reporter of his intention in the near future of adding the special machinery necessary to make waxed papers. He will be able, with it, to wax heavy and light stock and will produce fancy specialties. The machine he has ordered took first premium at the last Paris Exposition and is of German manufacture.

The Fox River telephone company completed the stringing of toll line wires to Little Chute before January 1 and thus clinched their franchise in Kaukauna. Within a short time; Appleton, Little Chute and Kaukauna will have connections with all the toll lines of the Little Wolf system.

When we see boys on the streets and in public places they often wonder if they know that business men are watching them. In every bank, store office there will soon be a place for some boy to fill. When they select one of these boys they will not select him for his ability to talk “sassy,” using slang, smoke cigarettes or tap a beer keg. When boys apply for one of these places and are refused, they will not tell him the reason why they do not want him. Boys cannot afford to adopt the habits and conversation of the loafers and rowdies if they ever want to be called to responsible positions.

January 11, 1901

For Sale, one hundred and two acres of land within two miles of the City of Kaukauna. Good timber thereon. Price $2,000, reasonable terms. For particulars, inquire at Office of Mulholland & Connors.

Nineteen children and two nurses were burned to death in a fire which swept through Rochester orphanage asylum New York, Tuesday morning. There were 100 children and 30 nurses asleep in the building when the fire started. When the firemen who responded to this general alarm arrived, the inmates were jumping from the windows and the attendance for throwing infants out regardless of where they might fall. The largest number of dead children ranged from age 1 to 4 years.

The Cheyenne Indians in Southwest Oklahoma are holding death dances. They claim to appease the wrath of the evil spirit, which they claim, has fallen upon their tribe. The wife of a prominent medicine man went blind and insane after the death of her baby girl, which was buried some three weeks ago. The afflictions were taken to mean that all the children in the tribe will die. Children are dying at a rapid pace of diphtheria and a large grave has been dug.

Cheyenne Indian Death Dance

https://youtu.be/upBsqNZYTsw

Joseph McCarthy set a large crew of men at work cutting ice just above the boom at the Combined Locks mill pond. Mr. McCarthy has taken a contract to furnish all the ice needed by the Chicago Northwestern railroad company, delivering at their ice houses in this city, Manitowoc and Clintonville. The amount of the contract is 2700 tons. 

Seventeen well-to-do farmers on the Oneida Indian reservation have been placed under arrest by the United States marshal charged with cutting timber belonging to the government at a value of $48,000. A number of the Indians were taken to Milwaukee last week and placed in a County jail by Deputy Marshal Johnson.

January 18, 1901

The death of the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Broecker, which occurred at Neenah Sunday morning has been the subject of public discussion and much ill feeling against distributors of sample articles for household use in that city. A few days ago agents of a bluing firm left the sample box of the wears on the doorway of the Broecker home and a three-year-old girl happened to find the poison sample and ate a considerable portion of it. Everything feasible was done to save the little one's life but to no avail. Other cases have been cited where children have been exposed to the danger of poisonous articles in this manner.  

An unusual double wedding occurred in Buchanan last Tuesday evening, which time Mr. and Mrs. John Simon celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary, and their son, Matthew Simon, was united in marriage to Miss Williamson. The occasion was a most enjoyable affair, a large number of guests being present.

January 25, 1901

Queen Victoria is dead. She passed away Tuesday, surrounded by her physician and members of her family. The Prince of Wales is now King of the Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India. The Queen's death places him on the throne as her legal successor. He will reign as king Edward VII. Queen Victoria had occupied the throne of England for more than 63 years. 

King Edward and Queen Alexandra

Mr. H. D. Smith of Appleton says there is no doubt that the interurban road will be extended to Kaukauna this spring, stopping at the city limits unless the council sees fit to grant a franchise to come into the city.

At a meeting of the Kaukauna public library board held this week it was decided to move the library to the new rooms in the central block February 1. 

It seems that Dr. M. J. Rodemund, a well-known physician, an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist who has frequently made Kaukauna visits, learning that a case of small pox had broken out at Appleton, called at the house where the patient was on Monday. He was determined to prove his belief that no disease is contagious. He rubbed his hands over the patient and then over his own face, arms and clothes. He then went to his home and family and later played cards at the Club in Appleton.

Time Machine Trip to January 1938

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make trip back to January 1938.

The big wheel is spinning Clyde Schepp is taking his place in the driver’s seat. The years are clicking back and in no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side.  We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on Main Street.     

• Coach Lambeau of the Green Bay Packers returns from recruiting trip.

• Highway deaths set new records.

• New Vaudette theater opens

The hit parade song of the month.

Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw

https://youtu.be/pCXVxE_YeP4

Carl Hansen, the publisher, has left the newspapers for us by the front door of the Kaukauna Times. Let’s see what’s in the news this month.

 

Your old news man – Lyle Hansen

PS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

 January 5, 1938

Two teams appeared with new suits Sunday. The Papermakers appeared with silk outfits that is pants, shirts and jackets, the color being a flashy red and white. No other team has such as swell suits in the Valley nor has any team in the league ever had the extra equipment like this one has.  The Kaukauna girls also played for the first time in my satin outfit composed of pretty yellow suits with blue trimmings and blue sweaters. The Little Chute Legion supplied its team this year with a new black and orange set of suits. 

A baby boy, weighing 5 1/2 pounds, born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kappell, at their home on Highway 41, was hailed as Kaukauna’s first 1938 baby. 

            

           Alvin (Bing) McCormick                          Ambrose (Amy) Hammen

Alvin McCormick, W. 9th St., was one of 19 Jordan College grid players who received their J sweatshirts last week at Menominee Michigan. McCormick is a graduate of Kaukauna high school. Two Little Chute residents also received sweaters. They are Marty De Bruin and Ambrose Hammen.

The automotive licensing Bureau, Madison, said that 71,900 plates have been sold this year. That is 2000 less than last year. The Bureau warns that drivers have until February 1 to purchase new plates. A total of 715,605 plates were sold last year.

Coach Paul Little’s high school cagers flashed some of their best form of the season Thursday evening when they handed the alumni a 37 to 31 trimming before a lean holiday season crowd. Vanevenhoven and Lambie with 10 and 9 points respectively led the high school while Hatchell with nine points led the alumni. 

Fire losses from the city of Kaukauna during 1937 amounted to $57,119.76 as compared to $3694.51 for 1936 according to the annual report of Henry Esler, chief of the fire department. Esler said the 1937 loss was the largest ever recorded in the city of Kaukauna. The largest fire loss of the year occurred in March when $29,231.65 worth of damage was caused to the central block building and contents on the corner of Main Avenue and Second Street.

   
January 7, 1938

George Phillips paid a fine of $1 and costs in Justice of the Peace Abe Goldin’s Court Wednesday on a charge of disorderly conduct. 

On suggestion of Mayor L. F. Nelson, the common Council voted to have the utility commission prepare an advertisement and have it put in some trade magazines to advertise the city.

January 12, 1938

Madison - “16 years have been added to the average person's life during the last 25 years.” According to the state medical society in its first health release of the new year. “In 1911 the average person lived the age of 41 years. In 1936 the average person lived to the age of 57 years. The average male born today is expected to live 61.5 years and 64.6 years for females.   

John P. Kline was reelected Pres. of the bank of Kaukauna at the annual meeting of directors of the institution.

Kaukauna baseball fans didn't know what they were missing when they failed to see the exciting games that were furnished by the city baseball league for only this weekend there were two thrilling upsets and nearly a third one. Mellow Brewers barely won over Kaukauna Barbers in overtime. By the score of 24 to 23, while Gustmans were whipped 38 to 16 by the fast Pantry Lunchers and the Papermakers lost to Greenwoods 17 to 14. 

January 14, 1938

The end of the first half of the city's basketball league shows George Block out in front of all with 44 points followed by Dix who total 34 points, Jerry Vils and C. Koch with 33 points each.

Kaukauna high school basketball team looks forward to its first conference win of the season tonight when they meet Clintonville high school at the Kaukauna gymnasium. Both teams are in the cellar in tonight's game will be a battle to get out of the depths of the lower berth. Coach Paul E. Little will again depend on his first string five to knock off the truckers. 

George R. Greenwood was elected Pres. of the Kaukauna advancement Association at a meeting of the Board of Directors held at the Hotel Kaukauna.

A Milwaukee man has the distinction of being the first person to be arrested and fined for drunken-driving in Kaukauna and in Outagamie County for the year 1938. He was arrested by Kaukauna police Monday evening when he was driving his car in erratic manner on crooks Avenue. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Abe Goldin's court Tuesday afternoon and was fined $50 and costs, a total of $54.75.

   

Lewis F. Nelson was reelected Pres. of the farmers and merchants bank at the annual meeting of the directors held Tuesday evening at the bank.

Coach E. L. Lambeau of the Green Bay Packers has returned from his annual football scouting expedition to the Pacific coast and some important announcements about the players are expected in the immediate future. While on the Pacific coast he interviewed a number of collegian gridders about joining the 1938 Green Bay Packers squad. This will be Lambeau's 12th season as the Packers pilot and he has high hopes of bringing another gridiron championship to Green Bay. 

A counter type ice cream freezer has been installed in Looks drug store this week, it will permit them to make ice cream right in their store. It is the only machine of this kind in Kaukauna and can make any flavored ice cream sherbets and ices.

Cities of the Fox Valley region have just about finished the job of laundering the Lake and streams before their front doors. In the 12 years since the state Board of Health and the conservation commission completed their water pollution surveys, the municipalities of this heavily populated area have spent $5 million on a system of sewage disposal plant's design to restore the purity of the valley’s waters. 

January 19, 1938

Kaukauna high school won its first mid-eastern Wisconsin conference basketball game of the season Friday evening when they defeated Clintonville 27 to 17. Bill Alger, lanky freshman center, led the Kaws in the scoring column with 10 points.

The Kaukauna Merchants Girls basketball team flashed their best form of the season here Sunday to score an 8 to 3 victory over Green Bay and their first win of the season.  Dorothy Timmers was high scorer with 4 points.

According to Clifford H. Kamp, boxing and wrestling instructor at Kaukauna high school said this year's squad is one of the best balanced team he has ever seen.

January 21, 1938

Boy Scout Troop No. 20 will conduct a court of honor Monday evening according to announcement made by Wallace Mooney, scoutmaster.

Calls made by the members of the, police Department during 1937 totaled 1034 according to the annual report of James E. McFadden chief of police.  Speeding was the chief cause of the arrests last year the report showed there being 63 persons arrested and fined on that count during the year.

More lives were sacrificed in highway accidents in 1937 that any other year in Wisconsin history. The state recorded 870 traffic fatalities in 1937, contrasting with 805 traffic deaths in 1936. Outagamie County reported 220 serious accidents with 24 fatalities.

The common Council refused to accept compromise suggestions from the officials of the Chicago Northwestern railroad company in regards to the installation of wig-wag signals at four Kaukauna crossings and went on record as calling for three wig-wag signals to be installed. Superintendent of the Lake Shore division of the railroad stated that the company had looked over the crossings involved and it came to a collusion that only one crossing might need a wig-wag signal. He said that under the law the city would have to pay part of the cost of the installation of the wig-wags which is estimated to be about $3500 each.

January 26, 1938

William Van Dyke, the manager and owner of the Vaudette, first opened a theater in Kaukauna in October 1912, and had been operating the Vaudette in the same building ever since. The construction of the new building will be the first time the Vaudette has moved locations. Hugh O'Connell, a former Kaukauna resident, will appear in many pictures in the new Vaudette Theater which opens here tomorrow.

Kaukauna's new theatre, the Vaudette, situated on East Second Street, will stage its grand opening on Thursday evening with the first show scheduled for 6:00, according to an announcement made by William Van Dyke, owner and manager. The doors of the theatre will be opened at 5:45. The name of the opening feature is "Back in Circulation."

Time Machine Trip to January 1897

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to January of 1897.

For today’s trip Cathy Biechler Bootz will be sitting in the front seat operating the Time Machine.  The big wheel is spinning, the years are clicking back and in no time we are back on East Second Street on Kaukauna’s Southside.

·         The north side public school burned.

·         Ice is being cut from the river. 

·         The worst storm in history strikes area.

Charlie has left the papers on the chair out front of the Times building. Let’s see what’s in the news this month.

Your old newsman – Lyle Hansen 

PS: My classmate, Gerald Haupt, KHS class of 1963, has passed in history. When a person from your past is gone, you lose a little of yourself. Gods speed Jerry.

January 1, 1897

The water works question is once more before the Common Council and the citizens of Kaukauna for the consideration and as a franchise will undoubtedly be granted to some company shortly.

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scholl narrowly escaped death last Thursday evening, on the way home after the Christmas Eve festivities at the north side Congregational church, a runaway horse and cutter dashed down the street and struck the little fellow, dashing into the ground and running over him. He suffered severe scalp wounds, but no bones were broken.

January 8, 1897

The plans for the new north side school building have been adopted. Twenty-nine sets of plans were laid before the School Board last Saturday morning of which twenty-eight were rejected. The school will be built of Kaukauna stone.

In many parts of the Northwest the recent blizzard was the worst in years. Much stock has been destroyed; telegraph, telephone and electric light wires are down. Railroad traffic in some parts of the Northwest is at a standstill.

On the night of the 24^th of August 1893, the hardware store of Haas and Breier, on Third Street, was entered by thieves and articles valued at $48.65 were stolen. It was supposed at the time to have been the work of some members of a pretty tough gang of boys that existed on the Southside, the guilty parties could not be apprehended. Finally, in August 1896 one of the lads who entered the store, Charles Glye, confided the secret to some of his chums, who in turn spread it further until the police were aware. Young Glye named John Ward as the lad who had committed the robbery. Ward had moved to New York State but returned on a visit recently. Glye and Ward were arrested by Officer Earles and the two light fingered lads were given a hearing before Justice Mulloy Wednesday and bound over for trial under $300 bonds. 

January 15, 1897

In December of 1895, a total of 146 tramps were handled in Appleton, the majority of who insisted on going to jail and had to be accommodated. In December of 1896 though the workhouse was running only fifteen days of the month only 36 tramps were handled. Of these only 10 received work house sentences and the rest were glad of an opportunity to leave the city.

The Badger Paper Mill will soon commence the manufacture of colored flats and super-calendered book papers.

During the year of 1896 there were 1233 births, 284 deaths, and 304 marriages in Outagamie County according to the register of deeds office.

How Scientific War will be conducted fifty years hence.

The Balloon Rose Carrying way it’s frightful cargo of diseased bodies.  

January 22, 1897

A large number of young people assembled at the Island roller rink Saturday evening. Roller skating in Kaukauna is very popular.

The “Vitascope Co.” gave a novel and pleasing entertainment at the Opera house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.  The vitascope is truly one of the wonders of the age must be seen to be appreciated. The marvelous production of this electrical mechanism cannot be given ample credit by a newspaper description.

John Kraemer, of the village Freedom, farmer, was run down and killed at the Lawe Street crossing in Appleton by the South bound express. He was driving a team of colts and fearing they would turn and run if he waited for the train to pass he tried to cross the tracks ahead of it. Kraemer was 66 years old and leaves a wife two sons and a daughter.

New Orleans, January 20 - Three Negro murderers were taken from the jail last night and killed. Gus Williams, the wife murderer, was hanged to a tree within the town limits. Archie Joiner was taken out of town and hanged. John Johnson was first permitted to see Joiner hanged and was then tied to a tree and burned in front of the home of the Cotton family. Joiner and Johnson had murdered the Cotton family earlier this week.

   

January 29, 1897

A few years ago a Boston man imported some specimens of the gypsy moth, a few escaped. In the last four years Massachusetts spent $450,000 in the attempt to exterminate the pest and is estimated that will still require more than $1,500,000 to get rid of them.

Ice is fun fair rapidly since the cold snap put in an appearance. Luther Lindauer put a crew of men at work on the River above the dam harvesting his annual crop. The ice at present is about 12 inches thick, clear, clean and free from snow.

The north side public school was totally destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Fire was discovered in the roof near one of the chimneys by a passer-by and the teachers were hastily informed and an alarm sounded. The fire had not much headway at the time discovered, the students in the various rooms had ample time to make their exits to safety. Of course there was considerable excitement among the children and not but a little scrambling for the doors. Fortunately, no one was injured. All the children secured their hats and other garments on the way out. As soon as the location of the fire became known there was a grand rush of excited mothers from scores of homes, all anxious about their children for most everyone that entertain grave fears of catastrophe. The school was built in 1875 and many additions were made thereto at various times. The school board is negotiating for a number of rooms in which to complete the balance of this school term.