Time Machine Trip to June 1902

June 6, 1902

A valuable horse and colt owned by Tommy Green of the Town of Kaukauna were struck by lightning and killed during a heavy storm Sunday night.

For the past three years prizes have been offered by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brokaw to the High school pupils who should attain the highest average in scholarship, deportment and attendance. The winners of the prize in 1900 were: First, Grace Potter; second, Ben Dawson and Geo. Schwachtgen; in 1901, first, Rose Corcoran: second, Rose Phillips; this year, due to a tie for first place, the money will be equally divided between Jennie Parette and Margaret Kerr.   

June 13, 1902

Two mad dogs were discovered last Thursday in the town of Freedom and in view of the fact several children and dogs have been bitten there is grave danger of hydrophobia and the residents of the town are taking every precaution to prevent an epidemic. The dogs which have been bitten refuse to eat and are developing evidence of rabies. Many farmers in surrounding towns have killed their dogs. The schools at Freedom are almost deserted as farmers are keeping their children home for fear they will be bitten.

H. G. H. Reed, whose death was chronicled last week, the man who built the old Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railroad, now the Ashland division of the Chicago & Northwestern, together with Mr. Jos. Vilas, Sr. of Manitowoc.

The Mayors of quite a number of the cities of Wisconsin have issued proclamations forbidding the firing of dynamite or cannon crackers on the Fourth of July, as the usual list of casualties resulting therefrom is large.  

June 20, 1902

Wisconsin mosquitoes are gaining considerable notoriety since they drove out that gang of Italian railroad laborers at Marinette a few days ago. Now if the pests would only drive the dagos out of the state entirely, they might be looked upon as, being of some use on earth.

The south side merchants have made up a liberal purse and engaged the Kaukauna Band for a series of five free open-air concerts to be given on the south side business streets once a week.  The first will be rendered this evening on the corner of Main Avenue and Second street. The boys have worked hard for several years to get into shape for playing. (Corner of Main Ave. and Second street looking south) 

June 27, 1902

An old building on the shore of the canal burned yesterday. The building was the last remaining structure of the Reuter Hub & Spoke Company, which was at one time Kaukauna's leading manufacturing institution.

 A house of questionable reputation is at present running in Kaukauna which should be stopped. It is in too conspicuous a location to be tolerated by the city officials and should be ordered to remove for complaints are numerous. It is located that ladies and children who pass along one of our main thoroughfares cannot help but look upon some of the vulgarity which is attached thereto. Such moral degradation so conspicuously displayed is a disgrace and it is hoped the city officials will act at once for its removal.