Time Machine Trip to October 1911

October 6, 1911

Arthur Squires, Draper Street Kaukauna, had just returned to civilian life after 3 years in the United States army, half of which time he spent in the Philippine Islands at Camp Keithley, on the Island of Mindanao.

Wanderer for Life - A man giving his name as George Gordon was questioned by Officer McFadden this past week. The 82-year-old Gordon says he has been “tramping” most all his life. He has not known the comfort of a home for many a year and has always been on the road. He told of enlisting in the War for the Union in Chicago but one night while on guard duty he became a deserter. He has been on the move ever since for fear of being shot as a deserter.

Defeated by Mud 

Kaukauna High Schools football team was mired in mud and defeated by East Green Bay 6-0. The field was mud 6 inches deep in places which favored to East team since they had played in these conditions. Our boys were not able to make a single drop kick because the soft ground.

October 13, 1911

We notice among the patents recently issued to Wisconsin inventors that one has been granted to William Enders of Kaukauna, on a swimmer's appliance.

Trousers for Women – New York

If ever men and women are to be equal a radical change in woman’s dress must take place. The reform has already begun in a brave little stenographer in downtown New York office is the first champion of the cause. She introduced trousers and a shirtwaist a costume for her work hours. Coming to and leaving work she has a dress that she slips on.

The Lutz Bros. Ice company of Appleton is being supplied with ice from the Renn & Company ice house of Kaukauna. Eight teams have been loaded up here everyday since last week.

William Hildebrandt received the full charge of fine shot in his right leg as result of the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of one of his comrades Sunday morning. Otto Dreger was cleaning his gun at the Hildebrandt boat house just below the Thilmany plant when the accident occurred. William was transported to St. Elizabeth’s hospital where the leg was amputated above the knee on Tuesday. He died of blood poisoning on Wednesday morning.  

At the meeting of the common council on Tuesday evening, a proposition was presented by Mayor Coppes which divides the city into two park districts, the "North Park District" and the "South Park District." The reason for the division is to do away with the opposition of one side of town when a park is proposed on the other side of town. The proposition is offered by Coppes for consideration of the people before it is placed upon a vote of adoption by the aldermen.

October 20, 1911

The Nicolet School Literary and Debating Society were organized last Friday afternoon.   President, Paul Griffith; Vice President, Fay Frendendal; Secretary, Ruth Hass; Assistant Secretary, Otto Schubring; Marshall, John Krischer; Treasurer, Foster Miller.

“My father thinks I am too young to marry.”

“Yes and if you let him influence you this thing will keep until someday everybody else will think you are too old to marry.” 

Railroad Settles all Deaths

The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company has settled all death claims about the recent crossing accident at Neenah that claimed the lives of fifteen young people. The company has voluntarily paid out $28,000, which averages $2000 for each man and $1500 per woman, to the parents of those killed. The company had also paid most all the funeral costs. No blame has been attached to the railroad for the accident.

October 27, 1911

Kaukauna's oldest undertaker and furniture dealer, George W. Fargo, died quite suddenly at his home on Wisconsin Ave. Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock after an illness of a few hours.

County Sanatorium

The committee appointed at the April session of the county board of supervisors to locate a site for the proposed County Sanatorium for patients in the first stages of tuberculosis, were in town last Friday to look over the available sites. There were several sites presented and considered, but the committee seemed unanimously in favor of the James Black plot of land, and practically selected the site subject to the approval of the State Board of Control the County Board and the citizens of Kaukauna.