Time Machine Trip to March 1912

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

Well it’s time to fire up the old “Time Machine and travel back in time to March of 1912.

For today’s trip Jo Verstegen will be sitting in the front seat and operating the Time Machine.  The big wheel is spinning, the years are clicking back and in no time, we are back on East Second Street on Kaukauna’s Southside.

Charlie has left the papers for us on the chair out front of the Times office.

Charles E. Raught – Owner, Editor & Publisher

Let’s see what’s in the news this month.  

Your old newsman - Lyle Hansen

PS: I hate it when I see an old person then realize we were in high school together.

March 1, 1912

The girl's basketball team of Kaukauna High School went to De Pere to play Saturday night and were defeated by a small score—De Pere 2, Kaukauna 0. The following line up was played by Kaukauna: Janet Strathern, c; Mildred Kenney, r.f.; Lottie McCarty, l.g; Hortense Berens, r.g.; Bessie Solar, l.f.; substitute, Rosella McMorrow.

What’s your income last year?  That’s the question being asked by Thomas Flanagan, Income Tax Assessor for Outagamie and Waupaca counties. All in this city having incomes exceeding $800 will have blanks mailed to them by March 10 and must be returned by April 1. There are thirty-six questions to be answered to determine the tax to be paid.  All income must be reported including that of the wife and children under the age of 18. This is the first year the new tax law is in effect.

Fred Reichel is now ready to deliver ice and make contracts for the delivery of ice for the coming season. Rate reasonable. Phone Y167.

F.W. Findenkiller of Bannock, Minn. (Formerly of Kaukauna) has quite a reputation as a moose hunter having slain thirteen of them within the past four years. The heads make a striking ornament for a large room when mounted.  Mr. Findenkiller has sold all the heads up to the present. Two of his most recent trophies have been preserved and are mounted in Kaukauna, one at Hotel La Salle and the other at Joseph Kendrick’s place.

    

March 8, 1912

John Coppes’ term as mayor expires this spring and he will probably receive a call from the voters to accept another two years. Mayor Coppes is making no effort in his own behalf to continue in the office for he feels his service has been satisfactory and it is up to the people to seek a new man for the office. Mayor Coppes has spent much time during the past two years adjusting business matters for the city, especially in connection with the city taking over of the electric light plant.  

Theodore Roosevelt announced that he will accept the Republican nomination for the Presidency.

Joseph Lehrer, the Third street meat dealer, has thrown out his gasoline engine and installed an electric motor to drive his meat machinery, which makes a very agreeable improvement as it does away with the odor of the gasoline driven power. 

March 15, 1912

Accidents - Oscar Swanson had his nose broken while at work at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company’s new mill. The accident was the result of a fellow worker having his hammer slip from his hand.

Barney Hopfensberger was thrown out of his rig Monday forenoon against a telephone pole on Tenth Street, had his nose badly smashed and injured his leg. He was delivering meat when one of the reins broke and the horse got the advantage of him.

March 22, 1912

The immense sulphate plant of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company which has started last summer at the site purchased on the Grignon flats is now nearly completed, as all the buildings but one were placed under roof this week. There have been 150 men employed on the construction work. The first shipment of machinery for the wood room arrived here Monday.

March 29, 1912

Mrs. Johanna Maes, aged 80 years died Friday afternoon. She was born in Holland in 1832 and at the age of twenty came to America and settled in Little Chute. She came by sailing ship and the trip took 50 days. Traveling to Little Chute required taking a ship from Buffalo, New York to Green Bay then up the Fox River by a small boat to the foot of the Kokaloo rapids and then over land to their journeys end. A great forest covered the lands around here. The Menominee Indians had their hunting grounds along the Fox River and Johanna recalled that their Chief I-Yam-a-Taw lived near Little Chute. There was no road to Green Bay but with the help of the Menominee tribe and with the assistance of George W. Lawe a road was cut to Green Bay.  

A stock company composed of ten resident citizens, mostly young men, has taken over the business and stock of the Royal Clothing Store on Wisconsin Avenue.

Henry Buerth of the south side, while at work making repairs at the Kaukauna Lumber Company was struck in the chest by a piece of wood and he died as result of the injury.  He was 41 years old and leaves a wife and three children.

Mrs. H.B. Tanner and daughter Miss Blanche Tanner arrived home from the sugar plantation in Tamasopo, Mexico. The country is in such a revolutionary turmoil that all Americans have been instructed to leave. Dr. Tanner and son Kenneth are still at the plantation running the sugar mill and hope to be able to stick out the balance of the season and harvest the sugar cane. They and their crews are all heavily armed and are on constant watch for indications of trouble.

The Wisconsin board of health has issued an inspection in the schools here by Dr. Williams, a lady physician, employed under the direction of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis association.  The cost of the inspection at the schools is small compared to the gain to both the children and the community. Ninety percent of the diseases in children are contagious and the public school is the dispensary for these diseases.

There will be a home talent minstrel production staged at the Crystal theatre this weekend. The latest songs will be played by the Golden Gate quartet. Two reels of motion pictures will be in addition to the show. The entertaining will commence at 7:00 and 8:30 admission being 10 cents.