Saturday, December 10, 2016

Time Machine Trip to December 1887

December 2, 1887
About 4 o'clock Sunday morning John Mueller was awakened from his slumbers by the sound of glass breaking. He immediately arose and entered his store, finding that one of the front windows had been broken by someone who endeavored to enter the store. His arrival on the scene however, put a stop to any further proceeding and the parties fled, with a couple of unmatched shoes.

Two dynamite bombs were found in St. Joseph Mo., one being found under the steps at the city hall. The chief of police has given orders to shoot any Anarchist who resists arrest. 

You cannot always tell what people mean by what they say; but when the bottom comes out of the ash can that a man is tugging up the cellar steps, it is safe to assume as a general rule that he means it.

December 9, 1887
Wisconsin Avenue is again being used as a "toboggan slide" by the boys. This is an excellent place to coast, but of course they must be careful about passing teams.

San Antonio, Tex., Well drilling an artesian well six miles from the city petroleum was struck at a depth of 300 feet. Several barrels have been drawn and indications point to a large deposit. The discovery causes excitement.

The vote in the prohibition elections at Atlanta was canvassed and it was found that the majority against prohibition was 1,128. The sale of liquor will begin at once.

 Luther Lindauer has commenced the cutting of ice from the government canal to filling his ice house for the next summer use.  (Not a Kaukauna picture)

The United States expects to have a surplus of $110,000,000 for the year ending in1887.

December 16, 1887
Larry Finn, who murdered his wife at Marquette, Mich., by pounding out her brains with an iron teakettle, has received a life sentence at hard labor.

New York – Mrs. Astor, widow of John Jacob Astor, chief heir to the Astor estate, valued at $100,000,000 died December 13. Mrs. Astor was 61 years old.

The case of the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, against the Kaukauna Water Power Company, recently was decided by the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff. The discussion will be appealed to the supreme court of the United States.


December 23, 1887

Lockport, N.Y. – The grand jury presented four indictments against women who voted at the recent state and county elections. The ladies are all earnest prohibition workers and voted the straight prohibition ticket.

Owing to the recent death of Mr. E. C. Bidwell, senior member of the firm of Bidwell & Raught, publishers of this paper, another change has been found necessary in the management of The Times.  The paper comes to you today under the firm name of C. E. Raught & Co.

In 1890 the term of 100 years during which the cities of Boston and Philadelphia have each enjoyed the income of a bequest of $5,000 made by Benjamin Franklin with the provision that the interest from the funds should be loaned out to young married mechanics. In Boston, the fund has grown to $328,000, while in Philadelphia it has reached $70,000.
 
December 30, 1887
The publication of The Daily Times was discontinued on Saturday last. We felt compelled to stop its issue for the reason that we could not give other work the attention needed. We are ready to turn out job work on short notice as in the past.

Ed. Johnson living three miles out of Cincinnati placed some dynamite to thaw in a cooking stove on the December 22. They exploded killing his 18-year-old daughter and one year old son. Johnson and his wife were seriously injured.

The mercury dropped to 16 degrees below zero last Sunday night. Every hill of the city is dotted with juvenile coasters enjoying the first sliding down hill of the season.



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