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.