December 7, 1888
The water power
property known as the "Cedars" about three miles above Kaukauna has
been purchased by Kimberly & Clark Co. The property comprises the dam
itself and about seventeen acres of land on the right bank and five or six acres
on the left bank, together with about 3,400 horsepower at low water. The price
paid for this site is said to be $120,000. It is understood the firm intends to
erect a mammoth ground wood pulp and sulphate mill there the coming year, beginning
work early in spring.
The case of Charles
Kroll vs. the Kaukauna Paper Company for damages on account of injuries
received while in the employment of that company’s mill was dismissed by the
circuit this week. The injury was shown to be the result of carelessness on the
part of the plaintiff.
The Stars and Stripes were trodden underfoot at a Chicago
Anarchist meeting on the 26th by 2,000 persons uproariously cheering
an Anarchist who waved a aloft a crimson banner.
December 14, 1888
Balloon ascension under
the direction of the Novelty Air Ship Company was made on the 8th at
Coney Island in the presence of 500 people. The new air ship, which is worked
by electricity, is the invention of Peter Campbell of Brooklyn. The ship is
cigar shaped being fifty feet long and forty-two feet in diameter at the
center. A car and flying machine are suspended from the balloon by means of a
bar. The machine is filled with pure oxygen and ascended to 500 feet by J.K.
Allen, the professional aeronaut. The machine was propelled and safely landed
at Sheepshead Bay.
“It’s like rowing
yourself on land.” So says Wallace Ross about his new invention the land-rowing
tricycle. This machine is one of the most unique efforts for propelling one’s
self along the ground ever invented. It rests on three wheels, but the driver
faces forward. A pleasure rider may do up to ten miles in an hour. The exercise
one gets in using it is the same as in rowing. It benefits every muscle in the
body.
The general topic of
conversation with the city officials, business men, and the citizens of
Kaukauna at present, is the building of a new bridge across the river below the
government dam, said bridge to connect with Lawe Street on the north side and
the bridge crossing the channel on the south side.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 8 – A mad dog scare had stirred up a
large portion of Delaware County. In some places the farmers no longer venture
out of doors unless armed. Nineteen dogs were shot in one day in Garretford. At
Broomall the farmers have formed a committee and killed 150 dogs.
A Street “fiddler” in Omaha was given a $5 gold piece in mistake for a nickel by a person who listened to his music. The giver did not discover his error, but the player did, and honestly returned the money.
There will be a general
“kick” among baseball enthusiast over the decision by the league managers of
the “foul tip.” Under the new rules the catching of a foul tip will not put the
batter out.
December 21, 1888
The Kaukauna roller
rink will be open Thursday night of this week for skating, and each Thursday
and Saturday evening during the winter. No pains will be spared to make the season
an enjoyable one in every respect, a pair of skates will be given away each
night to the holder of the lucky number. Music will be by the Union Band.
Admission 15c, skates 10c.
Frank Lee, the burglar
convicted of receiving stolen goods from the residence of F. M. Charlesworth’s
residence of this city last June, was sentenced Saturday to four years in
prison.
The sheriff and coroner
of Kansas City were called about twelve miles south of the city on the 12th
to view the dead bodies of two men who were found hanging near a school-house.
The supposition is that the Anti-Horse Thief Association has been doing a
little work.
Trouble has been
brewing on the Turtle Mountain D. T. reservation for some time. There are now
several hundred half-breeds helping themselves to government rations. A company
of soldiers arrived on the 15th will assist the Agent Brenner in
driving off those not belonging there. Some trouble is anticipated.
New York Dec. 14 – The Society Medical Jurisprudence discussed
the Whitechapel murders last evening the result so far as evidenced by talk of
concluding that “Jack the Ripper” is of sound mind. The murders are planned and
imply the mental development is required on part of the murderer.
December 28, 1888
One of the most
beautiful of all the Christmas gifts we have gazed upon is to be found at the Holy
Cross church. It is the "Crib of Bethlehem" and was presented by the
ladies society to the church. It is indeed a beautiful and artistic piece oil work
and one that will not fail to attract universal attention. It is a
representation of the building in which our Savior was born, showing the
interior thereof, with the cows and horses lying upon the floor near by. The exterior
or surrounding thereto is also given, showing the overhanging cliffs, trees,
herds of sheep, shepherds, etc. The whole scene, if such we may be allowed to
call it, occupies a space about eight feet by five feet and is several feet
high. It is rather difficult to describe its beauty, and must be seen to be appreciated.
If the Anarchists wish
to put some of their dynamite to a good use, why don’t they try its effects
upon the White Caps? The country would be delighted to see a war of
extermination between these two organizations.
Tramps who insist upon
stealing rides on freight trains should not be let off with light punishment,
as they often are. A brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad lost his life in
trying to put off a tramp recently. The tramp was also killed but he knew the
risk he was taking. A brakeman works hard for his living and deserves more
protection than he gets at present.
A state inspector of
workshops and factories was in Findlay O., on the 20th making an
official investigation of the employment by the glass factories of children
under 14 years of age, who were shipped in from New York orphan asylums. He is
outspoken of is denunciation of what he characterizes as Ohio’s disgrace. He
says the shipping of children into the state by religious associations, or money-making
corporations on contracts binding them to servile labor is an evil which cannot
be too strongly condemned. The glass factories of this city have given
employment to about forty children who were shipped in from a Brooklyn asylum.
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