Hello
Fellow Time Travelers,
Well it’s time to fire up
the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to July of 1901
For today’s trip Diane Hermsen 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 Victoria flour mills burn
·
Small pox case in Little Chute
·
Groceries set new credit policy
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: If you say you are
sorry for doing wrong and then do it again, you are not truly sorry at
all.
July 5, 1901
The Victoria flour mills situated on the government
canal here was entirely destroyed by fire early this morning. Owing to the
heavy fall of rain, and accompanying peals of thunder and lightning at the
time, the alarm was not generally heard, and few responded to the call. The
fire's location being in the basement of the structure made extinguishing the
blaze impossible. Estimated cost will go as high as $20,000.
New York, July 3 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the number of deaths from heat reported
since the previous midnight was 62. At noon the temperature was 97° 1° higher
than at noon the previous day.
The War
tax repeal has gone into effect. This means the citizens of the land will have
$40 million in tax reduction. War taxes
have been charged on things such as telegrams to kegs of beer.
During
this hot weather you should bathe as often as possible and wear very light
clothing. Never mind appearances until the stress is over. Avoid excessive
excitement, and by no means get angry until the mercury falls. Don't work too
hard wait until cooler days arrive.
Paul
H. Beaulieu Post Woman’s Relief corps have decided to make their initiatory
move to secure a soldier's monument for the city of Kaukauna next week. To that
end they have secured the Milwaukee Journal Newsboys’ band a unique musical
organization who will be touring the state during July. The band has
volunteered their services free and only asks that their actual expenses be
paid.
The
heavy wind accompanying the rain, hail and electric storm Friday evening in
this city and vicinity was more destructive in the town of Kaukauna than here.
Several barns were totally destroyed.
July 12,
1901
A new
law will provide an opportunity for all boys and girls to secure higher
education. The law provides that any
resident student may enter high school and his or her tuition to be paid by the
town in which the students reside. The funds for such purposes shall be paid by
taxes. Students from outside of the city would be charged thirty dollars per
year, paid by the township where they reside.
The school question fight at Little Chute has been
settled by voting. It has been decided to build a new school house at a cost of
$3,000, and a male teacher will be hired.
The
small pox cases in the VanCamp family at Little Chute have been attracting
considerable attention this past week, especially among the state board of
health. Dr. C. D. Boyd of this city was first called to see the cases of which
there were seven in the Joseph VanCamp family. The entire family has been
properly quarantined at their home on Main Street.
The
Julius J Martens company has filed articles of incorporation with the register
of deeds in Outagamie County. The organizers are Julius J Martens, Hugo E
Martens and Joachim Martens. In addition to the present grocery, a fruit and
dry goods business will be added by the concern.
Isaac
John, an Oneida Indian, stole a cow which he might gain the “wherewithal” to
wed Julia House of the same tribe. But a Caucasian justice with no sentiment
for romance sentenced Isaac to three months in the unromantic jail.
July 19,
1901
Twenty beater hands who were out on a strike at the
Combined Locks paper mill last week concluded they did not want to stay out
when the company commenced hiring new hands, so they were all given work again,
but their wages were not raised. They were receiving $1.37 per day and struck
for a raise of a shilling, or $1.50 per day.
The
Times editor, who happens to be a resident of the business district of 3rd St.,
arises to inquire if the south side is at present providing with a living night
watch, a deaf, dumb and blind substitute or wooden automation. But if he is
really alive and on duty we object strenuously to any further pay for him.
Quite frequently of late a lot of intoxicated hoodlums, who seem to have no
respect for those who desire a little rest during the night, have been
indulging, without molestation, in ribald revelry between the hours of midnight
and 3 AM. Their boisterous songs,
cat-yawls and other means of disturbance have gone unchecked by the police. Why
is it such occurrences are happening two and three times a week without any
apparent attempt to quiet them? Is it the officer’s negligence or is it because
he's such a good fellow that his back bone is too weak to use the authority
with which he is invested?
The
TIMES newspaper congratulates its neighbor – The Sun newspaper, upon having
just passed the sixteenth milestone.
The
Kaukauna groceries new credit system goes into effect the 1st of
August. After that date no accounts will be carried over 30 days and no one
will be allowed credit at any store until they have settled all their account
at the one which they had previously traded.
We
have met the enemy and they are ours. The long looked for game between the
Kaukauna and Appleton teams was played last Sunday at Appleton, the result has
been heralded far and near with great rejoicing throughout the land. Suffice to say the Kaukaunans took their
supposed invincible neighbors into camp, skinned them alive, tacked their hides
on the fence to dry and left the bones bleaching in the sun like a lot of dead
fish on the beach. The score of 7-2 is a record that will go down in history to
tell the tale of woe that has left a cloud of gloom and despair hovering over
Appleton since Sunday.
July 26,
1901
Several horse owners of Kaukauna have adopted the new
fad and supplied their horses with straw hats. The hat is like the child's
Mother Goose straw, with sugar loaf crown and wide brim in the latter of which
are two ear holes and to the side of the brim are attached ribbons that tie
under the neck, pulling the brim down over the eyes, shading them.
Harvey
Bills is planning for extensive improvements to be made to his livery barn on
Third St.
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