Time Machine Trip to January 1907

January 4, 1907

Maude, the pet squirrel of A.E. Parton's barber shop, was chloroformed, the animal having been sick for several weeks. Maude was owned by Dr. W. N. Nolan and had been in captivity for about 2 years. She was a favorite with patrons of the shop who frequently supplied her with delicacies. She had the run of the shop and was as tame as a kitten.

Reports have been current for several days to the effect that the Badger water power which has been idle since the destruction of the Badger Mill several years ago, is to be utilized next spring in the operation of an immense electric plant which will furnish the motive power for one of the interurban lines to enter Kaukauna. It has not been announced definitely which one will build the power house here, but it is the impression that it will be the Fond du Lac-Stockbridge-High Cliff-Kaukauna line which has already been surveyed and on which considerable preliminary work has been done.

War Department has barred white horses from the Army. Hope discrimination doesn't extend to redheaded girls.

January 11, 1907

A dozen or more young people met with an accident while coasting on Crooks avenue. On reaching Haas & Hohmann's store the young man guiding the coaster attempted to turn down Third Street instead of Second Street. The momentum was so great that the sled capsized throwing the members of the party in every direction, several of whom suffered severe bruises.

A highwayman recently held up a gasoline runabout on the outskirts of Rome. The highwayman stopped the runabout with a shot in the air. Then he ran fourth and to his surprise found only a woman in the little car. “Where, madam, is your husband?” “He’s under the seat.” She replied. “Then, I will take nothing. It’s bad enough to have a husband like that without being robbed too.”

There is considerable counterfeit money in circulation throughout the country. The counterfeits are confined largely to 1892 dollars. The suspicious money is lighter than the real item and has a good ring to it. Many people who have detected the counterfeits have lost no time in passing them on to some other person.

A few days ago a reporter of THE TIMES visited the Green Bay reformatory, Wisconsin's model home for grown up boys. Boys are well fed and cared for in every way. It is true they are required to work that this is a blessing for them. So many kinds of work are carried on there that when the boy has served his time he has an excellent trade of some kind thoroughly mastered.

The rain Monday afternoon turned into sleet and being followed by a drop in temperature everything Tuesday morning was covered with a coating of ice. The streets and sidewalks were never more slippery. The condition of the rails made it impossible for the interurban cars to run on schedule time and passenger trains are also experiencing some trouble.

The River threatened to reach high water mark on W. M. Richardson's photographic gallery Thursday afternoon. There is apparently no reason for the increase of volume.

January 18, 1907

The new Catholic congregation at Kimberly will be known as Holy Name parish, this name having been decided upon at the business meeting Sunday. During the past week, the soliciting committee secured a site for the new edifice which was donated by Kimberly & Clark company and subscriptions and cash amounting to $2,000.

The Catholic diocese of Green Bay, which includes Kaukauna within its jurisdiction has filed articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state at Madison. The incorporates include Bishop J. J. Fox, Vicar General P. J. Lachman and Rev. John Hummel.

DePere had all the indications of a frontier town Saturday. The city with its filled with Indians the majority of whom or loaded with firewater. Their squads accompanied them and with purpose in their arms paraded the streets the greater part of the day. As a result of the recent settlement with the government all had money for spending it freely, the saloons doing a land office business. 

Kansas has a man who a minister, a doctor, and undertaker and the tombstone dealer, all combined. There is a man who is ready to stand by you from start to finish.

January 25, 1907

The rain which started in here Saturday night and continued all day Sunday fell in the form of snow in the northern part of the state and being accompanied by a fierce gale tied up traffic on the Ashland division of the North-Western road as well as on all other roads. In reporting the storm to headquarters Conductor J. Carlin, one of the oldest men in the service, stated that it was the worst blizzard he had ever encountered.

The work of installing the new telephone system, which has been underway for two months, will be completed on or before the first of March. The cables are all in place and the new wires strung, so all that needs to be done is to connect and install all the new telephones. The latter will be a task of only a few days.

Population Increasing - Six children were born in Little Chute Sunday as follows: Mr. and Mrs. John Verkuilen, twin boys; Mr. and Mrs. John Weyenberg, son; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coonen, son; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mullen, son; Mr. and Mrs. C. Van Dyke, daughter.

The girls’ basketball team of Kaukauna high school played a return game at DePere Friday night, winning out by the score of 4 to 1. It is one of the fastest games of the season. Each member of the team made an excellent record, the work of Ella Dietzler and Caro Farwell deserves special mention.

Kimberly Bridge Damaged -  A section of the floating bridge across the Fox River at Kimberly was damaged by ice this week, making it necessary to close the structure. The employees of the mill are now compelled to walk to Little Chute in order to catch the interurban car.