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
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The north side public school burned.
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Ice is being cut from the river.
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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 24th 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.
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