Time Machine Trip to October 1887

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to October of 1887.

For today’s trip Carol Van Boxtel 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 Wisconsin Avenue on Kaukauna’s Northside.

 

·        The “Kermis” is being held at Little Chute. 

·        The Union Pulp Company has been losing wood to thieves.

·        The Street railway between Appleton and Appleton Junction is completed.

 

Charles Raught, Times owner, has left the newspapers on the chair out front.

  

Your old newsman - Lyle 

 October 7, 1887

The "Kermis" is being held at Little Chute this week. Last night a free-for-all fight occurred at the depot here among people coming from Little Chute. A number of black eyes and sore heads is the result of the "day's fun."

A posse from Texas, hunting horse thieves in the Chickasaw Nation, attacked a party of men who were sleeping by a camp fire. Believing these men to be the thieves, the posse began firing mortally wounding them. They proved to be peaceful immigrants.

Louis Altendorf continues to improve Eden Park and will make the already attractive place doubly so next season. No expense is being spared to make the park all that can be desired as a summer resort.

October 14, 1887

The street railway between Appleton and Appleton Junction was completed Thursday. The electric current worked satisfactorily and cars will run every thirty minutes.

An exchange says that Chilton was totally evacuated yesterday, the entire population having gone down to Milwaukee to see President Cleveland.

Tucson Ariz., - A grand jury has discovered that cattle thieves have been stealing cattle from the Indians on the San Carlos Reservation. Several very prominent citizens are implicated. The white men who stole the cattle changed the brands into their own. It is thought much of the Indian troubles are due to this cattle stealing.

Crow Agency, M.T. – The followers of the young malcontent chief now number between 150 to 200 and are increasing every day.  A report which is causing much excitement are that war-dancing and medicine-making is to the effect and that five bands of Piegans are on a retaliatory expedition against the Crows. 2000 Indians will receive their rations to-day and there may be trouble.

October 21, 1887

The Union Pulp Company has been losing considerable wood of late, light fingered parties living on the Island being the transgressors. There is yet quite a large amount of this wood which still remains at the mill, and if Mr. Lightfingers don't hustle himself the Union Company is likely to sell it for fuel, and then he will be obliged to buy his wood like other people.

George Wolford of Georgetown Ill., who had shamefully abused his wife, was taken out by a party of neighbors tied to a tree and given a thorough whipping. He was then turned over to authorities and jailed for wife-beating.

A strict law against carrying deadly weapons was passed by the Texas legislature last winter is said to materially help the stage robber. He still carries his six-shooter but the passengers do not.

October 28, 1887

John Holberg purchased from H. H. Willess the vacant lot on Second Street next to Crowe's block, and will commence immediately the erection of a 25x70 two story brick store building. In conversation with Mr. Holberg, the comparison between the valuation of property in our city five years ago and at the present day was being discussed. John informed us that at the same lot sold for $290 back then that he purchased yesterday for $910; still some people seem to think there is no "life" in Kaukauna. 

It Pays to Kill Robbers. E.J. Smith the express messenger, who recently killed two train robbers at El Paso, has been paid $5000 as a reward for his act.