May 5,
1899
Father De Louw of
Hollandtown has just completed a job of tree planting of which he has reason to
be proud. A week ago, last Sunday he requested the men of his congregation to gather
for a bee for the purpose of planting black walnut trees around and through the
church and cemetery grounds. About 70 men were on hand Monday and before night
382 fine thrifty young black walnut trees were transplanted.
Sixteen backtenders
employed at the Combined Locks paper mill struck for higher wages Tuesday
morning. They requested that their demands be met at once. The company informed
them the pay change needed to be approved and to wait until that evening. The
workers walked off the job and new employees were hired to fill the positions.
The new water works
system was tested Tuesday afternoon. The required test pressure of 150 pounds
on the pipe line was put on and held for four hours without a break.
The
Fourth street viaduct has been condemned, and the street commissioner ordered the
road across it fenced up allowing only passage by foot. (Looking up
current Reaume Avenue from 3rd street)
May 12,
1899
The immense dryer roll
for the tissue paper machine at the Thilmany Paper mills was received during
the past week and has been nearly adjusted to its place on the machine. Mr. Thilmany's
mill has in it what at present is the world's record breaker in this piece of machinery.
The Outagamie paper
mill in Kaukauna has raised the scale of third hands from 75c to $1.00 per day.
This makes one more mill following the Combined Locks company made in response
to the strikers demanded.
May 19,
1899
The water in the Fox
River at this point is up over the guard gates of the government lock. Saturday
the bridge of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company over the tail race
on the south side was considered in danger and cars heavily loaded with coal
were run unto it to keep it from being carried off by the strong current which
is well up on the timbers.
Memorial
Day 1899
The editor of the
Appleton Post apparently knows and
admires beauty when he sees it. “A bus load of pretty school girls from
Kaukauna passed up the avenue about 2 o’clock on their way to the ball grounds.
If Kaukauna does not win, it’s not the fault of the girls who have given the
boys excellent support.”
May 26,
1899
The Brillion flouring
mills and two elevators belonging to C. W. Behnke burned Sunday. The blaze was
first discovered in the third story of the mill. The loss is $45,000.
An Appleton boy found a
five-dollar bill on the street and innocently sold it for two nickels to a man
who happened along.
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