May 6, 1887
A meeting of the Kaukauna Fire Department was held
last Monday. Paul Gruhl was elected chief for the year and Henry Schubert was
elected assistant chief. At this meeting the department voted to purchase uniforms
for the two companies. The department has $220 in its treasury at this time
which is a sufficient amount to purchase the required number of "Nobby"
uniforms.
The case of George W. Lawe vs. the City of Kaukauna
James Jackson, the famous State detective, resides in
Sing Sing Prison. His duties are to examine carefully the face of every convict
and to scrutinize every visitor in order to prevent any discharged convict from
seeing his pals. He never makes a mistake if when he looks a man in the eye he
will know him under any disguise. He knows about 10,000 criminals.
The Kaukauna council voted that all the proceeding be
printed in English and German languages.
May 13, 1887
Officer Conlon signifies his intention of strictly
enforcing the dog license ordinance. The $2.00 fee must be paid for each dog
within the city limits or the animal will be shot. People should not get the
idea that the city marshals carry tags in their pockets for dog owners. You
must obtain your tag from the city treasurer for $2. The marshals carry nothing
but a revolver to shoot the dog if you don’t have him properly licensed.
The Times had added to its jobbing department this
week, a new "Golding" Job Press and is now prepared to do work on short
notice and in the most artistic styles. On account of the breaking of our
"peerless" last week, we were unable to complete orders immediately, but
will now turn everything out in double time.
May 20, 1887
The water in the river is lowering rapidly. Should the
dry weather continue long the low water will trouble manufacturers this year?
Workmen constructing the power canal
In accordance with an agreement made when the C.& N.
Ry. Co. sold their property on the flats, about six months ago, Messrs. Hewitt,
Patten and Priest have this week placed a crew of men at work on the river,
near the foot of Island No. 2, who have commenced the building of a water power
canal. At this point may be seen the most magnificent rapids of any on the
river, and here also is probably the greatest fall. The capacity of the canal,
when completed, will probably be equal to any on the river, and will therefore
be able to furnish power for a large number of manufactures.
The section men on the Menominee River Road at
Florence struck for higher wages. The men were receiving $1.25 per day and they
demanded an additional 25 cents. After remaining idle three days the strikers
returned to work at their old wages.
Mayor Reuter has officially notified all saloon
keepers that their places must be closed from 9 o'clock a.m. until 12 a.m. on
Sunday. It is the intention of the mayor to enforce this rule.
A meeting was called at the public school building for
the purpose of discussing the subject of a “free high school” The meeting was
called to order by Prof. Ackerman, but it was quite evident on the start that
the majority of those in attendance had come there for the purpose of opposing
even the discussion of the subject. The actions of those who came for the
purpose of defeating a debate on education matters shows only ignorance and
narrow mind ness and cannot be allowed in a progressive city like Kaukauna.
Some of the people opposed to the free high school stated that taxes are so
high that we cannot pay for one.
May 27, 1887
The steamer “Dennison” brought a load of excursionists
to Kaukauna from Green Bay on Sunday last.
Seven years ago a woman bought forty-three acres of
land in Pasadena, Los Angeles, Cal., for $40 an acre. She has since sold off
ten acres from $1000 to $13000 each and has been offered $250,000 for the
thirty-three acres which still remain in her possession.
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