Time Machine Trip to September 1911

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

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

For today’s trip Eileen Gerrits 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.

·        Man finds bloody shoe from Menasha Train accident.  

·        Applicants needed for Kaukauna police.

·        President Taft to pass through Kaukauna in October.

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

PS: There were 6000 views of the “Time Machine” this month - Thank You.

September 1, 1911

Norbert Mollen and John Lenz, two young men whose homes are in Little Chute, were made members of the Norbertine Order of St. Joseph's Church in De Pere during a solemn high mass Monday morning. The young men were invested with the habit of the order, which is entirely white, hence the name, White Fathers, is often applied to them.

J. H. Ralph, who has been conducting a men's clothing store and haberdashery on Wisconsin Avenue, next to the post office, has disposed of the entire stock of merchandise to a new firm. Edward Zekind, who has many acquaintances here, wishes to announce that he is interested and will have active management of this new store, which will be continued, and a brand new stock has already been purchased. The name of the new store is "The Royal."

September 8, 1911

A party consisting of August Schloter, William Ollmann of Cudahy and Charles Ristau, E. Brenner, Edward and Fred Grebe and A. K. Mereness of this city were at De Pere Sunday fishing for perch of which they caught 224. They went down Saturday and established their camp, with Chas. Ristau as guide and chef and the way the crowd did justice to Mr. Ristau's cooking caused even that experienced camper to open his eyes in surprise. They did not bring back a single fish.

  

President William Taft will visit Wisconsin on his western trip the latter part of October and will include the Fox River Valley in his circle. He is expected in Green Bay on the 26^th and passing through Kaukauna later that day with a stop in Appleton. The President is expected to visit 24 states on his swing west.

    

The Last Days of Summer at the Beach

September 15, 1911

While kneeling on the floor inspecting an engine, Antone Sadlier, boilermaker foreman at the Railway Shop, had the misfortune to slip off of an inclined flagstone, throwing his body around in such a way as to partially dislocate his right knee.

Willie Moy of Appleton will open a Chinese hand laundry next to the south side post office next Monday morning. Satisfactory work guaranteed.

September 22, 1911

Near the Maloney Road crossing, contractor Robert Hackworthy picked up a shoe which was bathed in blood, one which had undoubtedly remained on the engine of the train which had been mixed in the tragic accident at Neenah early that morning, in which thirteen people had been ground to death. This was the worst railroad accident ever to have occurred in Wisconsin. A group of twenty couples were riding in a hay wagon returning from a dance, as the wagon while attempting to cross the tracks near Menasha was struck by the north bound train.  In addition to the thirteen deaths fourteen others sustained injuries. 

Applications are wanted at once for the position of policemen in the City of Kaukauna. A salary $60.00 a month is paid with position permanent. Send applications to the Kaukauna Fire and Police Commission.

September 29, 1911

Mail carriers are no longer allowed to accept subscriptions to newspapers from their delivery according to the new rules which went into effect this past July. Carriers in the past were able to add to their incomes by these deliveries

The following young people from Kaukauna are among the large enrollment this year at the new Busky Bros. Business College at Appleton: Elpha Merbach, Alice Kavanaugh, Mae Neary, Horance Clough, Mary Fischer, Stephen Klarer, Leonard Nelka and Edmund Sadlier.