Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1911

November 3, 1911
With a crash that made Engineer William Hood think the building was falling on him, one of the main drive pulleys at the Kaukauna Gas, Light, Heat, and Power Company's plant burst Friday night and flew in all directions. One piece went through the ceiling, while another struck close to Engineer Hood. The break was caused by a flaw in the casting.

Frank Ravens was injured by a runaway team he was driving up Wisconsin Avenue. Both horses were injured when the rig broke apart during the incident. Frank suffered a broken shoulder and was operated on at St. Elizabeth’s hospital. One of the horses had a badly cut rear right hoof the other suffered bruises. This is the third time this team has been involved in runaways.  


Louis Chevrolet, of Detroit, is currently producing an automobile that carries his name. The Chevrolet is expected to compete with the Ford Model - T which is also produced in Detroit, Michigan.

November 10, 1911
James Conway narrowly escaped losing his life Saturday when he was struck by one of the cars of the Green Bay Traction line which threw him twelve or fifteen feet. He landed on his right shoulder and hip. Mr. Conway was going home just as the car, which he did not hear, approached Desnoyer St. crossing without blowing their whistle. Conway is badly bruised and shaken up because of the accident.


Football is getting into disrepute with high schools of the state judging the number which have decided to abolish the game. Wausau being most recent school to vote on disbanding the team following the lead of Sheboygan and Marshfield owing to the number of injuries.

November 17, 1911

Undertaker C. J. Jansky has just purchased a Flanders-20 1912 model automobile, the local agency for which has been placed with Gus W. Ristau. Mr. Jansky has his car arranged so that the five passenger tonneau may be removed and a box, substituted for delivery purposes, large enough to receive a casket and his funeral apparatus. This gives him a double use of the car, business as well as pleasure.

Record high and low temperatures were set in many cities across the country on 11/11/11.  Springfield Missouri recorded 80 degrees at noon and 40 degrees at 7 pm.  Oklahoma City experienced a change from 83 degrees at noon to 17 degrees in the evening all in the same day. 

November 24, 1911
Neenah has an epidemic of typhoid fever. The spread of the disease is attributed to hard October rains which carried much surface into the wells.

Col. William E. Cody, “Buffalo Bill” retired from public life last Wednesday night at Richmond, Va. His show was packed off to winter quarters and his Indians will return to their teepees. “Buffalo Bill” intends to spend his remaining years in Wyoming’s Big Horn. He retires at the age of sixty-five after spending the past twenty-six years as a showman. Col. Cody became known as one of the most picturesque figures of the American frontier life. 

Friday, November 25, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1956

November 2, 1956
There were about 50 KHS seniors, juniors and sophomores on hand Monday as head basketball coach Fred Barribeau and his assistant Harold Kobin issued the 1st call for players for the 1956-57 Kaukauna cage team. Two of the 1955-56 season’s letter winners, Jack Coenen and Karl Frank are expected back for the team. Three others who were pictured with the varsity team in last year's annual include Dave Mayer, Bob DeBruin and Cal Walsh may be back this season.

The first meeting of the new board of directors of the Fox Valley golf course Monday evening and Gary Van Abel was elected president, Bernard Bongers of Little Chute was named vice president and Victor Haen was re-elected Sec. Treasurer.  

November 7, 1956
485-pound hunk of bruin was the trophy brought back late Sunday evening from a Canadian hunting expedition by Barney Hietpas. The huge black bear was hung on display near the intersection of Taylor and Gertrude Street's through the hour on Monday. Hietpas reported that he and Clem Romenesko had planned on trying to bag a moose. “When we came to a clearing and waited this big black fellow came out of the woods and stood about 40 yards away looking over the scene. I fired at him and dropped him with one shot in the neck.” Hietpas said.


Kaukauna's freshman football team this year annexed its fifth Fox Valley freshman league football championship since the loop was organized in the fall of 1946. The first four championships came as a result of undefeated seasons, all this year the ghost yearlings suffered one setback still emerged victorious.


Outagamie County came very close to a Republican clean sweep in Tuesday's election. President Eisenhower and vice Pres. Richard Nixon, carried all but the Town of Kaukauna, where the voters showed a 4-vote preference for Stevenson and Kefauver.



November 16, 1956
Orv Tracy, fired a 273 singleton and a 583 series, Monday in the south side businessmen's bowling league at the Verbeten’s alleys.

Jack Coenen, regular starting fullback for the Kaukauna Galloping Ghost football team in 1956 and Les Schultz, regular tackle during the past season, were honored Wednesday at a meeting of the mid-Eastern conference coaches where they were named to the all-conference starting team.

The Kaukauna Post 3319 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be embarking tonight on a community service project in the form of the Friday night dance, which will be set up to provide supervised entertainment for the teenagers and youth of the community. A five-piece orchestra has been obtained to provide dance music and refreshments will be available to all persons attending the event.

Packer fans of Kaukauna will get their last opportunity to see their favorite team in action in the familiar surroundings of Green Bay’s City Stadium Sunday afternoon as they play host to the San Francisco 49ers. According to present work schedules, the Packers will kiss the Stadium goodbye in this, the last home game of the 1956 season. By the time they are ready to renew play in the National Football League in 1957, the new Packer Stadium will be a reality. 

Packers still lead NFL and 3 departments - Billy Howton, of the Green Bay Packers, is still the league's leading pass receiver with 805 yards on 32 receptions for 9 touchdowns. Howton also has an excellent chance to break his touchdown record 1952 of 13 touchdown passes. Bobby Dillon has forged ahead of the rest of the league in interceptions with 6 for 210 yard returned. Dick Deschaine has moved from 3rd to 1st place among the punters with a 44.4 average.

November 20, 1956


John Mau shot in the leg while hunting near Poysippi - the 1st casualty of the 1956 hunting season was John Mau, Klein Street, who was shot about 6 inches above his right knee approximately 15 minutes after season started as he was walking along a road. After being hit Mau called for help of the person who fired the shot apparently did not hear his call. Fortunately, a man from Milwaukee came along the road a short time after the accident and took Mau to the office of the Fremont physician where he was treated. 

November 22, 1956
Dick Boyd, a member of the senior class, has been named the new Uthrotar, according to superintendent T. H. Boebel. Boyd has membership in the student Council, the national honor society, athletic Council and the Quill and Scroll. Outside the school that has long been interested in science. Some of his projects have been entered in the conference for young scientist held annually at Lawrence college.  He hopes to enter the University of Wisconsin next fall.

Sergeant Oscar Jahns, a member of the Kaukauna police department since May of 1932, last week submitted his resignation. Jahns, who has lost an eye in 1952, gave that disability as his reason for resigning from the force.

Five Kaukauna High School students have succeeded in maintaining a straight “A” average throughout the first nine weeks’ period. They are Jean Bauer, Gladys Mollen, Janet Oettinger and Ann Teske, all seniors. And Patricia Doering sophomore.


November 28, 1956


First Lt. Gene F. Schiedermayer of Kaukauna, a jet pilot of the Strategic Air Command’s 12th Wing flew to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska to take part in SAC’s first fighter competition. Lt. Schiedermayer flies the F-84F Thunderstreak out of Bergstrom AFB, Texas.







November 30, 1956

The home of the Saving & Loan office from July 17, 1935 and shared with a jewelry store. We took over entire building in 1945. 


The present building was moved into on Memorial Day 1953. 



Tomorrow will mark the open house of the newly rebuilt and remodeled Kaukauna Savings and Loan Association at 109 West Second Street. Every part of the building has been improved, both inside and out; and the facility now offers the best in modern business furnishings. The open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


1956 Plymouth Fury





The beaming face of Santa Claus was among the decorations recently put up in Kaukauna for the start of the Christmas season.


Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1901

November 1, 1901
Fred Louin, of the town of Freedom, and Edward Schultz of Appleton, were delayed about 2 hours on the Kaukauna road, while driving from this city to Freedom.  A pine snake estimated at 12 feet in length, and 15 inches through was lying across a point, 7 miles from this city, and despite their efforts to scare it away the huge reptile calmly remained in the road and denied passage. One of the parties was compelled to go back to the first farm house, a distance of 3 miles, procure a rifle; but upon return the snake had gone, and they continued on their way.


One hundred and ten ring horses of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show were crushed to death in a railroad wreck near Lexington, North Carolina Tuesday morning. Among the horses killed was “Old Pap,” Cody's favorite saddle horse. “Old Eagle” the star ring horse was also killed. Cody is heartbroken over the slaughter. He said that the loss is $60,000. The accident was a result of a head-on collision.






Leon F. Czolgosz, the murderer of President McKinley, paid the life penalty for his crime in the electric chair Tuesday. He was given three contacts of electricity before he was finally pronounced dead.





Shot by His Brother – Frank Garvey, the 14-year old son of William Garvey was accidently shot by his brother John while hunting Sunday afternoon. The boys were engaged cleaning their guns at the time of the accident.

Luther Lindauer sold 2000 yards of crushed stone to the Inter Urban company for a top dressing over the stone ballast. This amount will be needed from Kaukauna to Little Chute.

November 8, 1901
Did you read the other day about the man falling off his bicycle and cutting his throat so badly with his collar that he bled to death? This never would have occurred had the collar been laundered at the Hand Laundry for we leave no rough edges on our work.

The football team of the Kaukauna High school added another victory to the credit last Saturday by defeating the East Green Bay High by the score of 11 to 10. The shady work was done by the players and not the crowd as the game proceeded. It was in the second half that the team began “playing dirt” with the Kaukauna team. After an advancement on the field by Kaukauna the ball was placed on the ground by the referee for the second down when one of the Green Bay players seized the ball and ran almost the entire length of the field for a touchdown. Referee Morton ordered the ball to be brought back and given back to Kaukauna who had possession of it before it was stolen by the Green Bay team. The Green Bay team refused to play unless they were allowed the touchdown. Rather than see the game come to so sudden end the Kaukauna team captain Nelson ordered his team back on the field to continue to play.

Mail Delayed - Charles Peters, postmaster at Little Chute, was discovered to be suffering with an attack of smallpox Thursday morning, which is at present an epidemic in the village, over fifty cases having been reported up to date. A quarantine was promptly instituted at the post office, causing a long delay in mail service.  

The Wisconsin Supreme Court the reversed the ruling of the circuit court that the Kaukauna Water Power company holding that the rights of that of the Mississippi Canal company must be maintained for the use of water.  The Supreme court ruled that Kaukauna must pay the Mississippi Canal company for the use of water for power from the Fox River.   

November 15, 1901
Between 15,000 and 20,000 freight cars are needed for immediate use by the railroads center in Chicago. Not since 1886 has the freight car shortage been as great as present.

County Asylum Crops - Supt. George Downer of the county asylum has just completed harvesting his corn crop, which was the biggest ever raised. He also has about 50 tons of cabbage, the biggest portion of which he will sell.  

Old Hotel to be Reopened -  Col. H. A. Frambach, owner of the hotel building which stands at the corner of 3rd Street and Reaume Avenue, has led contracts this week for a general overhauling of the place so it can again be opened. The hotel will, when renovated and remodeled, be placed in charge of a competent person and run as an exclusive rooming house. The hotel, with additional rooms, will help provide accommodations for the many railroad boys who are constantly being turned away for lack of sufficient rooms at the Thompson club.  

November 22, 1901
The game law limits the number of deer killed by a single hunter to two, but no limitations as to the number of hunters shot has as yet been fixed.

A Handsome Front – The large glass front of the new block of the Julius J Martens company was placed in position Monday. The front is the largest in Outagamie County and is similar to stores in Milwaukee or Chicago. 

Killed in The Woods – Anton Vandeweyer, of Little Chute, received a telegram from the northern part of the state Monday morning announcing the death of his son, who was instantly killed while at work in the woods. His son had left home about a week before.  

November 29, 1901
A bank, to be called the Farmers and Traders Bank, with a capital of $25,000 is to be established in Wrightstown.


As a preventative of the many accidents which occur during the deer shooting season from some careless hunter mistaking men for deer, a correspondence suggests that no license be issued to anyone unless he wears a bright red coat and cap - with a heavy fine for hunting deer without the scarlet uniform. But the fellow who can't distinguish a man from a deer probably would think that a red deer would be worth shooting in order to preserve its skin as a mere curiosity.






Saturday, November 19, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1938

November 2, 1938
The Kaukauna Merchants eked out a 9 to 7 win over the Little Chute Flying Dutchman Sunday before the largest crowd of the season at Little Chute Park. Bill Peterson playing his 1st game for the Kaws was the outstanding performer and proved to be a thorn in the side of the Chuters all afternoon. A pass from Peterson to Niesen for 12 yards netted a touchdown in the second quarter and Mathis plunged for the extra point. A punt by Peterson to Lamers of Little Chute resulted in Lamers being tackled being the goal for two points. Hammen passed to J. Bloch for a touchdown with 30 seconds to go in the game.

Robber of Gresham Bank is Captured - George Slate, the last member of the notorious Edward Bentz gang of robbers, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago. The village of Gresham, Shawano County was looted on October 3, 1934. F. B. I. Agents said Slate had confessed to robbing 15 banks and 3 post offices of more than $100,000.

Kaukauna High School remained undefeated in the Western division of the conference after handing West DePere a 14 to 6 beating here Saturday afternoon. Giordana scored the 1st touchdown on a wide sweep around his right end on the 6-yard line. Giordana also kicked for the extra point. Kaukauna then kicked off to West DePere and the ball rolled into the end zone while the entire DePere 11 stood by Danner, fullback, tore down the field to fall on the ball for another touchdown for Kaukauna.


November 4, 1938
According to the monthly report issued by the city relief director, the cost of relief for October totaled $1305.26. This compares to Septembers cost of $1548.84, a reduction of $243.58. The report reveals that hundred and 42 man and 10 women were employed in the WPA program during the month and NYA activities provided employment to 10 boys and 8 girls.
 
Over 2000 people visited the Greenwood funeral home on the occasion of the formal opening Saturday and Sunday. Because so many people were unable to visit the home during the opening, it will be open every evening this week until 10 p.m.

Alice Jepson, six-year-old of Black Creek, died Tuesday night at the Community hospital in New London. She suffered burns when her nightgown caught fire while she was trying to light a candle in a Halloween pumpkin that morning.

November 9, 1938
Playing one of its best games of the year, the Kaukauna High football team defeated Menasha 7-0 to claim the conference championship for the fifth time, before a crowd of 1,500 fans.

Kirby Spice, 16, of East Eighth street, who was accidently shot in the neck by a companion while hunting Thursday died Friday afternoon at St. Elizabeth hospital.

Brush Wolves Shot near Waupaca – Two brush wolves were brought into the county office after being tracked down and shot by Warden Wing and his son Elmer. Wolves  killing sheep is becoming a serious problem in the northern part of the county. The farmers have been running them down with their dogs.


November 16, 1938
Sixteen members of the Kaukauna high school football squad and one manager will receive letters according to an announcement released by Paul Little, coach. Those receiving letters are J. Wandell, C. Femal, K. Kobussen, R. Niesen, C. Giordana, R. Danner, J. Regenfuss, J. Velte, Steve Andrejeski, S. Powers C. Watson, L. Wolf, L. Frank, L. Rohan, W. Alger and Bob Dougherty, Lee Scherer receives a manager’s letter. Leo Wolf, center on this year’s team has been elected captain for next year.



November 18, 1938
The Kaukauna football team won its seventh undisputed championship in the past 12 seasons.

November 11, 1938
Honesty is the best policy – A local merchant believes there is such a person. During the day, he noticed a piece of paper of paper folded into a small square lying on the candy counter. Unfolding it he found a nickel wrapped inside the note. “This is to pay for the candy bar I took when I was young.”

Postmaster R. H. McCarty has received his 1939 car license plates. The number on the plates 1875, is the same he has received each year. It represents the year of his birth.

November 23, 1938
Henry Minkebige set the pace in the Major bowling league at Schell alleys Monday evening with a 630 series.

November 25, 1938
The body of Stephen J. Mangold, 40, Wilson Street, one of four deer hunters who were drowned in Turtle river flowage southwest of Mercer Monday, was recovered Friday morning, according to a telegram received here.


November 30, 1938
Phil Zwick pounded out a 10-round decision over Armando Sicilia Monday night at Green Bay Columbus club. Sicilia proved to be a tough customer and fought in a crouch most of the way. When he stood up Zwick would nail him and in the fourth Phil dropped the Italian twice. In the ninth while in close quarters Sicilia head butted Zwick and Zwick bled hard from the wound. Sicilia bled from the mouth and nose and both fighters were saturated with blood. In the tenth-round Zwick caught Sicilia with a hard right to the body which made his knees buckle. Zwick was given the referee’s decision.




Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1897

November 5, 1897
The Williams Brewery of Little Chute was totally destroyed by fire last Monday night. The institution was only about a year old, twice before it had been partially destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $1500 of which is covered by insurance.

The Thilmany Paper company are shipping this week 2,000.000 fruit wrappers to the Island of Jamaica.


Miss Lutie A. Lyttle is the first colored woman ever admitted to the bar in any court of the United States. She is 23 years old and a native of Tennessee. She attended Nashville Central College where she completed the full law course.


A fellow named Pat McDonald, of Appleton, was employed here taking out the debris at the Badger ruins, filled up on tarantula juice one-day last week and was jugged by Officer Hurtenbach. He was given sixty days on the stone pile. In the future when he visits here he will leave his “red paint’ out in the suburbs.


Oscar Thilmany, of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, has just served notice on the Green Bay and Mississippi canal company, who last week constructed a dam across his tailrace, that he should hold them responsible for damages to his property to the extent of $50,000. Several years ago, Mr. Thilmany entered into an agreement with the above company in regard to water rental and rights which were binding for 99 years. He has since been paying rent for water used as agreed upon in the agreement.


November 12, 1897
Sixteen car loads of print paper from the Combined Locks mill, passed through here in one train last Friday, en route to Japan, where a new field of trade has recently been opened for the mills of the Fox River valley.


The work of re-planking the government dam at this point was finished today. 4-inch plank closely joined together were used for the work. 

November 19, 1897
Passino & Hilfert, the enterprising druggists of the south side, have made arrangements to receive weather bulletins daily and will hereafter display the signals from the staff on the Corner Drug Store, thus informing Kaukaunaites what to look for within the next twenty-four hours.


The salaries of various County officers were set as follows, large cuts being made throughout: County Clerk to $1200; County Treas. To $1400: Dist. Atty. to $800: clerk of the court $500: superintendent of workhouse to $1800: County superintendent of schools to $800.

Winnipeg, Man., - Attorney General Cameron when asked for his opinion on the reported pronouncement by the Pope on the school question in which it was declared that the children of Catholic parents should attend none but Catholic schools. “The decision of Rome if correctly reported; it is to be regretted.”

November 26, 1897
Local paper mills have been so crowded with orders of late that they have again returned to Sunday work to keep up.

John Van der Hei is proprietor of the only bus and baggage line which makes all the trains stopping in Little Chute. His home is near the depot.




Saturday, November 12, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1960

November 4, 1960

Bert W. Fargo, Mayor of Kaukauna during the depression and a former businessman, died Thursday noon at Westtown, Pennsylvania, after an illness of about a year. He was 84.  Bert came to Kaukauna at the age of six in 1882. His father made furniture and coffins in a shop on Wisconsin Ave. He lived most of his life in Kaukauna leaving for a time traveling to Washington state then returning at the age of 39 to take over the family store and funeral parlor. During the depression Thilmany mill was struggling and was making plans on moving out of town. He made arrangement for the city to lend $50,000 to assist them with construction plans. The funds were paid back by the mill within five years. He was known for his wisdom. “Never let money dominate your professional interest in what you are doing. If you do it will show up in your work and it will not be as good as it should”. Bert would recall that he was a member of the first football team of Kaukauna High School. The team had to practice and play in secret due to football being branded as being too dangerous a sport at that time. He graduated in 1894 from Kaukauna High School.

“We’ll probably have the smallest “big school” basketball team I have ever seen this year, but I’m still not too discouraged about our game winning prospects for 1960-61,” Commented Jerry Hopfensperger after looking over his varsity candidates at practice Monday.

November 9, 1960
The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts won their first championship in the Mid-Eastern conference as they defeated the Clintonville Truckers 12-6 Saturday evening. The conference championship was the first for the Ghosts since 1950 and their 8-0-0 was the best since records were kept in 1935. 


November 11, 1960



John F. Kennedy, Junior Senator from Massachusetts was elected the 34th President of the United States. Tuesday’s election was the closest in history. An all-time record number of voters were seen going to the polls. Votes in Kaukauna went for Kennedy-Johnson 2523 and 1663 for Nixon-Lodge.



November 16, 1960
Robert Wurdinger, varsity fullback for the Ghost team for the past two years was elected team captain for the 1961 season, according to head coach Harry Wilson. When the titles were handed out, senior halfback Bruce Bay was named the most valuable player of the squad, also receiving the title of best backfield man who made the most tackles of 54. Bill Jirikowic was named most improved and Chuck Dorn the best lineman for the year.



November 18, 1960
Contracts in the amount of $163,252 were awarded Wednesday for the construction of the new wing at the Kaukauna Community Hospital to A. H. Nimmer Construction Company of Kaukauna.

November 22, 1960
Kaukauna police chief Harold Engerson issued his annual reminder to motorist regarding overnight parking during the winter months. From the date of the first heavy snowfall or December 1, which ever comes first, all automobiles must be kept off city streets from 1:00 to 5:00 am. No warnings will be issued by patrolmen finding autos illegally parked.

November 24, 1960
By tomorrow evening the streets of Kaukauna will have been completely decorated in their Christmas finery for the holidays and shopping season. William Ranquette, manager of the Kaukauna Utility says that city workmen are in charge of putting up the ornaments and greenery. The community Christmas tree will be put up in its traditional station on top the city garage at the bottom of the Lawe Street Bridge.

November 30, 1960
Gale force winds Monday afternoon resulted in bringing down the city Christmas tree. Four of the guy-wires broke at the same time resulting in the damage. The utility reports about 80 percent of the lights were broken so a big replacement job is in store for the crew.



1960 Plymouth Fury





Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Time Machine Trip to November 1887

November 4, 1887
Jos. Towns, age 12 years, met with a bad accident about 3 a.m. Monday morning, while helping a friend oil some cog machinery.  The wheels caught his hand and drew it to the elbow, badly crushing the arm. Dr. Tanner amputated the member a little below the elbow joint.

Otto Runte’s store windows presented a very attractive appearance nowadays now shows his goods through a plate glass which calls forth much attention from the passersby.

November 11, 1887
The water was let out of the Meade Edwards Canal yesterday and the mills stood idle for a short time. The water was let out in order to make improvements at the different mills. The boys had immense sport catching sturgeon in the canal. During the low water four of the monsters were captured, the weight of each averaging about forty pounds.

A Minneapolis woman was fined $10 for breaking her umbrella over the head of a street masher, but the public sent her over $200 to pay her fine.

Next year (1888) will be a peculiar one in this respect, that the last three numerals will be the same. This only occurs every 111 years the next being 1999.

November 18, 1887
An exchange says: Fortune knocks at every man's door, but it doesn't go hunting through beer saloons for him if he happens to be out.

Chicago, Ill., - At precisely 11:54 the afternoon of November 11 the drop fell and the four Anarchists paid the penalty for the massacre at the Haymarket on the night of May 4, 1886.  Seven policemen were killed and sixty others were injured by the bombs set by the six Anarchists. Two of the six men killed themselves in their cells while being held. 

The Times reporter was informed that a lady on the south side of town has one of the children that was left homeless by the killing of the policeman at the Haymarket riot in Chicago. 



Kaukauna Fire Department - Island Street


November 25, 1887


We are sorry to hear that Buffalo Bill is having a demoralizing effect upon the English youth, and that a number of boys, heavily armed with revolvers and knives, have been arrested as they were about to leave England to fight Indians in Boston. Is it time Buffalo Bill should come home?





Newark, N.J. – There are about 500 Anarchists in this city and police are engaged in locating them. The city has withdrawn the license to hold Sunday meetings.


Two of our largest pulp mills went up in smoke last night. Gone to ashes are the Kelso Pulp Mill and the Union Pulp Company. The fire started near a stove in the Kelso Mill and spread to the Union Pulp Company. The flames had gained such headway that in less than an hour and a half all was lost. The burning of these mills will prove very disastrous for our city, as a large number of men have been employed in different ways.


As the taxable property in Alaska is considered to be worth over $10,000,000, while the value of the mineral deposits, timber, furs and fisheries is incalculable, it is evident that the United States made a good bargain when it bought the whole territory for $7,200,000.