Time Machine Trip to June 1908

By Lyle Hansen

June 5, 1908

The paper mill of the Wolf River Fibre and Paper Company at Shawano was totally destroyed by fire. The fire originated in the room where the blower is operated and spread with great rapidity throughout that section of the plant. The loss is estimated at $100,000. The entire fire department of Shawano and the employees of the mill turned out to fight the blaze, and when they found out that the paper mill could not be saved they devoted their energy in saving the sulphite mill and grinding mill. The sulphite mill was damaged somewhat. Eight carloads of paper valued at $12,000 were burned.

It has been said that within two or three years the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, of which John S. Van Nortwick of this city is president, will generate more power than any other company in Wisconsin, and more electrical power will be manufactured in Outagamie County than any other county in the state.

  

Nicholas Faust

The Faust Agency has changed its name to The Fox River Health and Accident Company. Nicholas Faust remains as president of the new company which he had founded. Mr. Faust was born on 1841 in Germany and came to this country at the age of six. He lived in Harrison in Calumet county moving to Kaukauna 18 years ago.  He had gone into the insurance business after returning from the Civil war over 40 years ago. 

John Regenfuss, president of the Regenfuss Brewing company was thrown from his wagon near Holy Cross church Monday and was quite painfully injured, the vehicle passing over his chest. He was laid up for several days but is able to be about again.

The TIMES is not in the ordinary matrimonial bureau business, but we have agreed for the time being to undertake the finding of a wife for a good farmer not far from here who is a widower with four children. He is 45 years of age, hale, hearty, temperate, of Catholic faith and the owner of a good-sized farm, free of debt. Would be pleased to meet any matrimonial inclined lady, about 40 years of age, who desires to find a good farm home.

June 12, 1908

The indications are that Outagamie County will have one of the largest hay crops in its history this season. As a consequence, old hay is only worth from eight to nine dollars a ton, whereas last winter it sold for eighteen.

 Confirmation Class – 1908

Quite a number of Kaukauna people attended the circus in Appleton Saturday and had the opportunity of getting separated from their money. The circus was accompanied by grafter, gamblers, short change and confidence men who did a land office business.

  

Kaukauna High School Graduates - Class of 1908

GERMAN COURSE

Paul E. Buelow

Edmond G.Haas

Claire Loyal Fell

Elsbeth W. Foerster

Rena Natalie Landgraff

Mae Eulalie Nishon

Mayme Charlotte Philipps

Lorena Estelle Brewster

Margaret Eleanor McMahon

Winfred Walter Griffith

Ben C. Heilmann

Isabel M. Durochia

ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC COURSE

Margaret C. Finnegan

MODERN CLASSICAL COURSE

Faith Ellen Smith

Linda A. Lostin

Alice M. Daily

Julia M. MacNeill

Hugo A. Ringlund 

Robert M. Strathearn

Frank M. Charlesworth

Three weeks ago, Mrs. I. F. Larson, of Beloit, went into the Northwestern railroads wash room in Janesville and left two diamond rings, valued at $250 each on the wash stand. She took the train to Chicago and did not miss the rings until several stations later. The rings were gone when the station master checked the washroom. The other night Edna W. Wheelock appeared at the station with the missing rings. Since finding the rings she had spent several days in jail on a charge of attempting to kidnap her own child from her sister-in-law to whom she gave the child a year ago.

June 19, 1908

The employees of the Ashland yards are now in a position to furnish ice to the passenger trains without having to go to the ice house for it. A large ice box has been buried in the ground adjoining the platform on the west side of the depot, where a fresh supply is kept constantly on hand. Hereafter trains can be supplied without the slightest delay.

William H. Taft was nominated on the first ballot at the Republican convention in Chicago Thursday.

June 26, 1908

Kaukauna was visited by the severest storm of the year shortly after noon Monday. It struck the city with great velocity and for a time threatened the destruction of considerable property. Buildings and trees were blown down both in the city and surrounding country and many wind mills suffered. Cupolas were torn from several buildings and signs were carried for a distance of a block. The air was filled with dust and paper and occasionally a dry goods box was seen sailing down an alley at a terrific gait. Shortly after the storm broke the rain descended in torrents. As severe as it was Kaukauna escaped with less damage than many neighboring cities.

The first triple wedding in Kaukauna in recent years took place Wednesday. The brides were the three daughters of ex-Assemblyman and Mrs. John Brill, namely, Minnie A., Amelia F. and Veronica C. Brill. The grooms were Peter H. Kauth of Appleton, Patrick E. Mullen of Antigo, and John J. Hyde of Kaukauna. The ceremony was performed at St. Mary's Church at 8 a.m. by the Rev. F. X. Steinbrecher. The couples were unattended.