Time Machine Trip to November 1968

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1968

Social Security should be kept out of partisan politics if the system is to be preserved, Rep. John Byrnes said in Kaukauna Tuesday night. He serves on the committee to improve the Social security system. Proposals suggested by Democrat vice-president Humphrey that we revert the funds to the general fund to finance new benefits would lead to the destruction of Social Security.

The Kaukauna High School varsity football team named their most valuable and honorary season captains this week. The 1968 Galloping Ghosts finished the season with a 1-4-3 record for the year. Elected offensive captains for 1968 were junior Steve Dreier and senior Dave Bruehl. Defensive captains named were Don Heindl and Pat Brautigan.

November 6, 1968

The Hollandtown Golden Raiders closed their season in grand style Saturday by defeating Holy Innocence of Manitowoc 34-0. The Raiders finished the season undefeated with a 12-0 mark. 

Word from Vincent Rohlf, now residing in Ft. Lauderdale Florida, has been received announcing his retirement as President and General Manager of Badger Northland, Inc. Rohlf stated, “This concludes twenty years for the company that started with an idea and dream that created the great institution it is today.”

November 8, 1968

Postmaster Robert Grogan today issued a reminder to all mailers of the change in postal rates for the Christmas season. The holiday mailings require a 6c stamp.

Kaukauna voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday and the majority voted Democratic. Kaukauna has a total of 5175 registered voters of whom 4613 voted. Republican Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States. He and his vice president Spiro Agnew will take office in January.

Bart Starr completed 10 of 18 passes last Saturday against Chicago – one for 50 yards to Carroll Dale. Elijah Pitts added 43 yards in 10 carries. The Packers lost to Chicago 13-10.

November 13, 1968

Cadet Stanley C. Plzak, of Kaukauna, a member of the Army ROTC was honored this week at the University of Wisconsin. Cadet Plzak was awarded the title of “Distinguished Military Student” by Colonel Edwin G. Pike, professor of Military Science. Cadet Plzak graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1965 and will be commissioned as second lieutenant in the Army upon completion of the ROTC program.

November 15, 1968

Little Chute’s new post office will be dedicated Sunday. The flag – one that has once flown over the Capital at Washington – will be raised by Postmaster Norbert Kilsdonk. The new post office was built under a new program where the building is privately owned and leased to the federal government.

November 20, 1968

Marine Lance Corporal James B. Ardinger, 20, of Kaukauna is serving with the Marine Observation Squadron-Two, a unit of the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Viet Nam.

The Kaukauna-Little Chute Chorus will perform tomorrow evening at the Kaukauna Civic Auditorium. Pictured front row are Ambrose Couillard, Ken Felton, Bill Zornow, Henry Hietpas, Jake Lamers, Ken Brighum, Joe Cappaert, Bob Jansen and Dick Hermsen. Second row, Father Mike Murphy, Bob Currie, Frank Knutzen, Gordon Vandenberg, Art Lamers, John Scherer, Jack Hermsen, Reuben Ott, Shelton Niquette, Clem Vandenberg and director Keith Eifler. Back row, Ray Schmidt, Bill Van Handel, Irv Van Handel, Pat Duffy, Bob Fischer, Rich Van Handel, Don Gehring, Gene Hammen, Dodge Bruch and Harold Vandenberg. 

Michael J. Baisch is the lone Kaukaunan to report for the two years active duty in the U. S. Army for the Outagamie County draftees for November.

The drug problem that is growing in the nation as well as the state of Wisconsin had found its way into the Fox Valley area and Kaukauna, according to a recent survey.

Oshkosh High School spoiled Kaukauna’s 1968-69 debut on its home floor Friday evening as they downed the Ghosts by a final 69-50 margin. Kaukauna’s Dave LaBorde, senior forward took the game scoring honors with a total of 21 points. Leon Franzke followed with 15 points. The Ghosts shooting just 35.4 from the floor contributed to the loss.

November 26, 1968

Lines at Parcel post windows will be shorter if Christmas gifts have the proper ZIP Code in the mailing address. Postmaster Robert Grogan reminded mailers that postage for a package is determined by the ZIP Code number.

November 28, 1968

The dedication at the new Combined Locks Post Office will take place Sunday, according to James R. Schroeder, postmaster. A flag that had flown over the nation’s capital will be raised of the new building. The Kimberly high school dance band will furnish the music for the event. 

The newest members of the Thilmany Quarter Century Club.

Time Machine Trip to November 1928

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1928

If the expected 3000 votes are cast in Kaukauna on Tuesday and Al Smith received 1839 votes and Herbert Hoover receiving 1170 votes, then the straw vote taken by the Kaukauna Times will have been correct.

November 7, 1928

The Green Bay Packers, the pride of Northeastern Wisconsin, handed Tony Latone and his Pottsville Maroons a 26 to 14 walloping in one of the most thrilling frays ever played on the local gridiron.

     

With a total of 2852 votes in the election here yesterday, Kaukauna citizens made a modern balloting record. Smith carried Kaukauna, but Hoover won the national election.

Will Rogers Says - “They talk about a man not being a good citizen if he don’t vote. If everybody didn’t vote, then none of the candidates could be elected and that would be the end of politics and we could just go out and hire some good man to run the country.

November 9, 1928

The New York Yankees, crack pro grid team, will face the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay Sunday. A crowd of about 10,000 people is expected to attend the game. “Red’ Smith played with the Packers last year as guard and fullback will be on the field. Many Kaukauna fans will be cheering for him as he got his football training with the Kaukauna High School team before going to Notre Dame and then to the Packers. 

According to V. A. Hansen, manager of the Kaukauna telephone exchange, 18 new phones have been installed here the month of October. 

November 13, 1928

The Green Bay Packers tied the New York Yankees 0 to 0 Sunday. The Packers are in third place with 4 wins 2 losses and 2 ties. Frankford holds first with Providence in second. Behind the Packers are the New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Detroit, Chicago Cardinals, Pottsville, New York Yankees and Dayton.

A march starting from Wisconsin Avenue and ending with a parade up and down the football field at the Kaukauna ball park. The participants were Joseph “Doty” Bayorgeon, who bet on Al Smith for presidency, and Alfred “Bud” Wagnitz, who places his wager on Hoover. We know who lost. To pay his wager, Bayorgeon was forced to wheel Wagnitz in a wheelbarrow, Wagnitz carrying a sign, “I bet on Hoover” and Bayorgeon carrying a sign “I bet on Smith”. Bayorgeon was dressed in a bathing suit, wore hip boots, and had a straw hat perched on his head.

St. Mary’s school of De Pere, considered the best among the grade schools of that city, proved to be little opposition for the fast-going Holy Cross eleven of Kaukauna on Saturday when the team clashed on the De Pere gridiron, the locals winning 37 – 0.

November 16, 1928

Robert Grogan, who with Paul Casey divided the quarterback duties on the 1928 championship team of the Kaukauna High School was elected captain of the 1929 squad. He succeeds Marvin Miller as fullback and captain of this year’s squad. The 1928 squad won the championship of the Northeastern Wisconsin Interscholastic conference of the second consecutive year. The Kaukauna team had a 6-0 season.

Ten years ago, the world was delirious in its joy at the conclusion of the titanic blood carnival that had convulsed civilization. It is well to reflect, once again on the struggle into which the United States was drawn into the bloody taste of war. Let us recall the sacrifice made by so many of our young men. No better memorial could be rendered to their memory than active steps to prevent such an outbreak from afflicting the world in the future. 

November 20, 1928

Formation of the Kaukauna Credit association has been completed here. The organization will be incorporated as a non-profit sharing corporation and will work with merchants and professional men in the city. 

November 27, 1928

Where there’s a will there’s a way!  Two local youths made their way to Madison Saturday, hitchhiking their way to the scene of the University of Wisconsin – Minnesota football game. When they got there, they found no tickets available. But the will showed up and behold not long after the local lads were inside selling balloons at the game.

November 30, 1928

The Green Bay Packers lost the toughest kind of a game to the Frankford Yellowjackets here Thursday by the score of 2 to 0 before a crowd of 8000 fans. A pass from center which sailed over Lewellen’s head early in the first quarter gave the Yellowjackets two points via the safety route.

Time Machine Trip to November 1988

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1988

It is a dream come true for the Kaukauna girls’ volleyball team. The Ghosts are heading for state for the first time since 1985 after defeating all three of their opponents at the WIAA Class A Sectional in Neenah Saturday. Sara Biese, who had 30 spikes and 10 blocks, led the squad with 54 points. Judy Lenz added 22 spikes, 26 points and 27 assists.

November 3, 1988

For a while on Saturday it looked as if the WIAA Class A state championship trophy would be resting at Kaukauna High School. The Ghosts defeated Shawano 16-14 in the title opening game at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and everything seemed to be going Kaukauna’s way. Then came the second game. The Ghosts cruised to a 13-0 lead behind the serving of senior Lea Geyso, a spiking of senior Sara Biese and Tracy Eiting's tips. However, when Biese rotated to the back row the Shawano offense began to roll and tallied 15 unanswered points to trim Kaukauna 15-13. Shawano captured the final game 15-3 for the crown and the Class A championship.

A man who is believed to be the first Kaukauna winner in the Wisconsin lottery received his check for $500 this week. He is John DeBruin of Wisconsin Avenue.

Everyone knew Kaukauna’s Mike James could finish in the top 10 at the state meet and he did. James tallied a time of 16.04, receiving a medal for his sixth-place finish at the WIAA Class A State Cross Country Meet in Wisconsin Rapids. His record shattered Rich Stegeman’s record of 17^th place finish in 1963.

November 8, 1988

A retirement party to honor Fire Chief Tom Roberts and Assistant Police Chief Eugene Schaefer is scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Mariner. Schaefer and Roberts will both retire form their respective departments near the end of the year.

Midtec Papers’ growth from a failing soon-to-be-closed small-town mill to an operation which Thursday dedicated its new $300 million “Advantage” paper machine happened because of its relationship with its employees.

November 10, 1988

Kaukauna voters were overwhelmingly in favor of establishing a greyhound racing track in Kaukauna following Tuesday's vote with 3701 in favor of the plan and 1279 opposed to the idea. 

Move over Rocky Bleier. I'm for a changing of the guard at the top of Xavier record books. The final game of Corey Coonen’s career for the Hawks he put together a rushing total of 176 yards against DePere Pennings October 29 somewhere in the middle of that game the Ghost native smashed Bleier’s twenty-five-year-old record of 2985 yards. Coenen now stands 76 yards ahead of the former Steeler 3061 yards. 

November 24, 1988

Lindy Kemp, who was in Kaukauna this summer for induction into Kaukauna's high school alumni Hall of Fame, received considerable press coverage at the Brookfield East high school where she has coached girls’ basketball for the past nineteen years. Since her arrival at East, Kemp has compiled a record of 259 wins and 84 losses. A 1963 graduate of Kaukauna High School, Kemp is the first female athlete inducted into the Kaukauna Hall of Fame. 

Members of the Kaukauna high school JV squad kneeling, Betsy Diedrich, Paula Zwiers and Genene Allen. In the back-row Amy Arendt, Jodi DeCoster, Sara Dercks, Coach Betty Steger, Denise DeBruin and Stacy Franzke.

Freshmen Cheerleaders earn a second-place award in Eau Clair completion. Front row Erika Hayes, Tessa Dercks, Kristie Carroll and Tammy Brantmeier; middle, Abbie Geyso, Cathy Dercks, Crissy Benson, Jenny Diedrich and Lynn Nytes. Back row Shelly Grimh, Amy Russo, Rochelle Worsche, Renee Baeten, Alissa Maki and Coach Betty Steger.

The Kaukauna Varsity Cheerleaders captured third place in the class A competition last Saturday at Eau Claire. Front row, Tracy Fink, Jill Gerrits, and Kim Kruger. Back row Dawn Hartjes, Coach Betty Steger, Kara Frank, Julie Warner, Joanne Vander Velden and Karen Arnoldussen. 

November 29, 1988

Wisconsin deer hunters registered 120,000 deer during the first weekend of the nine-day hunt, according to figures compiled by the Department of natural resources.

Pvt. Nicholas Corrente has successfully completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. He is now stationed at Fort Eustis, Virginia, specializing in helicopter repair. Corrente graduated from Kaukauna High School with the class of 1988.

Time Machine Trip to November 1955

By Lyle Hansen

November 2, 1955

Ed Jakl, fleet footed cross country runner, placed second Saturday at the state cross country meet in Hartford. Another Kaukaunan, Tom Belling, captured fifth place in the meet. Both are members of Kaukauna High School's first ever cross-country team.

Airman First Class John A. Ver Bockel is spending a five-day leave at the home of his parents. Following his leave time, he will return to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

The 1955 Junior Ghost Gridders ended their season Thursday by defeating the Little Papermakers of Kimberly 20-0 are pictured. Left to right front row are Bill Britten, Terry Sharon, Tom Schermitzler, Bill Welch, David Mau, Roy Brownell, Dick Pomeroy, and Gary Vanevenhoven. In the second row are John Schneider, Paul Martzahl, Dan Terry, Ervin Arnoldussen, Dan Lamers, Tony Van Zeeland and Gary Mach. In the third row are manager Gary Kemp, Doug Ludvigsen, Peter Nett, Tom Vander Steen, Don Promer, Paul Ozburn, Richard Bloch and Edward Vanden Heuvel. In the back row are Coach Fred Barribeau, Dennis Van Stiphout, Gene Borg, Jerome Speener and Assistant Coach Guy Krumm.

November 4, 1955

Airman Third Class Robert Chosa is spending a 10-day leave at his home in Kaukauna. Upon completion of his leave he will report to Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colo., where he is studying electronic weapons.

Pfc. James P. Diedrich Route 1 Kaukauna is scheduled to participate in Operation Sage Brush, the largest army-air force maneuver since World War II. He is regularly stationed in Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Three successive fumbles by New London all recovered by the Kaws lead to three of the four touchdowns for the Galloping Ghosts as they defeated the Bull-dogs 25-0 at the Electric City Bowl on Wednesday night. Bob DeBruin ran 20 yards  on the first play after the first fumble and Jack Coenen ran for the touchdown on the second play.

November 9, 1955

John Coppes, colorful Kaukauna civic figure for more than a half century, died at 2 a.m. Sunday. He was 83 years old. Coppes had been in ill health for the last three years, but the former Kaukauna mayor, elected in 1911, conducted his business as usual in his Dodge Street tavern. His last illness began about two months ago. While in office, Coppes led the city to purchase the then ailing "light company," a move that brought to Kaukauna leadership among municipally owned utilities. In his early life he was a stone and brick mason and built many buildings in the city including St. Mary's and Holy Cross churches.

Ken Roloff, Kaukauna, was one of seven seniors who made their last appearance before the Stevens Point crowd last week. The former Galloping Ghost played as quarterback for the Pointers and led them to an undefeated season the only in the state. Roloff who was an end until the past month was ranked 19^th among the nation small college passers. He averaged 34.8 yards as the team’s punter which ranks in the top 20 in the nation.

Two 18-year-old youths suffered injuries and were taken to the Kaukauna Community Hospital early Monday morning. The victims of the crash that occurred on Hillcrest are Ronald Vanevenhoven, Kaukauna, and Richard Brys of Little Chute.

November 11, 1955 

Two Kaukauna men completed their Air Force basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. 

Donald L. Fassbender    Gerald E. Smith

Little Kaukauna Ballet girls left to right, front row, Judy Wildenberg, Faith Rogers, Giovanna Russo, Susie Kiffe and Carol Schneider. In the back row, are Mary Renn, Virginia Schmidt, Mary May, Jill Kobin and Donna Wurdinger.  

An official notice of the closing of navigation on the Fox River was received this week from the U.S. Army corps of engineer’s office in Chicago. James Bambery, manager of the Fox River Navigation Company in Kaukauna reports that he will operate until November 19 at 4:00 p.m. the final deadline.

Four Kaukauna young men were included in the Outagamie County induction on November 8. They are Howard Baeten, Eugen Noonan, Gerald Nytes and Richard Busse.

Donald Weyers, Kaukauna, enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 8. He has been accepted for the guided missile school and will be stationed at White Sands, New Mexico.

Army Pvt. Gerald T. Weigman, 24, recently participated in Exercise Cordon Bleu, a NATO maneuver with U.S., French and British troops in West Germany. Pvt. Weigman is an aidman in the medical company of the 5^th Infantry. He is a 1949 graduate of Kaukauna High School.

November 16, 1955

Charles Zarter, 15, suffered minor injuries Friday morning when he struck the side of an auto driven by Elmer Johnson while riding on his bicycle. He was taken to Kaukauna Hospital, where he underwent x-rays to determine his injuries.

November 18, 1955

Richard Landreman, Kaukauna duck hunter marooned in a marsh near Green Bay in zero weather Wednesday night, resting at his home recovering from shock and exposure. When darkness fell he found himself alone in the 60 mile and hour wind. “I walked all night to stay awake,” he said. Landreman was well clothed at the time but he “was never so cold, Landreman, 45, is the father of nine children. “I burned my handkerchief and gun case but could not find anything else to burn.” Landreman was discovered by a man who lived near the point in the morning who brought him to the sheriff’s department.

The common council approved a general wage increase for all city employees. Salaried employees will receive a four per cent wage increase and hourly paid employees will receive a five cent per hour pay boost.

November 22, 1955

Three Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts gridders were chosen for berths on the Mid-Eastern “dream team” including Ray Vils, Jack Coenen and Vic Haen. Of the trio Vils was the only one to make the first team at defensive end slot.

By Mrs. Ed Wolf - The little fellow, with one lone nickel tightly clenched in his fist, approached the children’s booth at the church bazaar. He eyed a coved article and extended the nickel in payment. The woman told him he would need another nickel as the item was 10c. “But I ain’t got a nudder nickel”? The woman then told him the item he wanted was mismarked and cost only one nickel.

Army Pvt. Ronald J. Reichel, Kaukauna, took part in a demonstration of maneuverability and fire power recently held in Germany by the 2d Armored Division.

November 24, 1955

Three Kaukauna High School earned straight A’s for the first nIne weeks of the school year, according to Principal Julian Bichler. They are Janet Oettinger and Ann Teske, juniors. and Sally Hertz freshman.

November 30, 1955

Douglas Pickens, Oviatt St. Kaukauna, enlisted for four years in the army and is currently stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Businessmen and Industrialists from Kaukauna visited the

elementary schools in Kaukauna.

 

 St. Mary’s fifth grade

Park School

Nicolet School

Trinity Lutheran School

1955 Ford Thunderbird

Time Machine Trip to November 1918

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1918

Good War News – Today’s dispatches announce that Turkey agrees to Allies’ terms and signs armistice and is therefore out of the war.

Sugar allotment will be increased to three pounds per month. Heretofore the government allowance was only two pounds per person per month.

We had not imagined that the village of Little Chute required the services of a town marshal until John E. Verstegen dropped in on The Times in the course of his campaign this week, wearing a marshal’s badge. Mr. Verstegen explained that his duties largely consisted in keeping undesirable citizens out of Little Chute.

William Struck, head of the carpenters’ union of Appleton and member of the Labor Board of this district was indicted by the federal grand jury for violations of the espionage law. Struck is reported to have uttered remarks of strong pro-German while in an Appleton saloon. His connection with the union is said to be severed.

James Brown of this city was reported as having been severely wounded in action August 31 in France and later reported as leaving the hospital and is now reported among the missing in action.

November 8, 1918

The Farmers and Merchants Bank of this city is now in position to defy any bank robber. The new system is known as the Cannon Ball Burglary which was installed last week. The gong is located 12 feet high on the wall outside of the bank building and is encased in a steel jacket which is bullet proof. The heart of the system is in the inside of the vault. Any attempt made to drill through the door will sound the alarm.

The term “doughboy” as a nickname for the American infantryman is a very old one, dating back to the Mexican war of 1846. When the American invaders entered what was then Mexican territory the soldiers found brick houses built from mud bricks that the Mexicans called adobes. The homes were vacated so the Calvary men moved into them. The infantry men in jest referred to them as the dobies. Later called the doughboys.

Mrs. Martha Van Den Broek of this city has received word from Washington to the effect that her son, Private John Van Den Broek was reported as slightly wounded in action and that he was in a hospital. About the same time a letter was received from John stating that he had been injured in the leg and he had been taken to a hospital.

November 15, 1918

It has been reported by a telegram from Washington of the death of Arthur Koenig of this city. Arthur was a private in Company G and a member of the Rainbow division throughout the war in France. He has passed unharmed through many dangers and his death so near the war’s close is doubly sad.

Kaukauna wakened at an early hour last Monday, 2 a.m., to be precise when word was received that the Germans had accepted the Allies term and signed the armistice which ended the great war. Bells rang, whistles blew, and the streets were filled with marching bands of people who were determined that everyone in the city should know that peace was at hand. Schools were closed, and the children formed a striking part of the parade on this never-to-be forgotten day. 

The Jacob Coppes family of Little Chute are rejoicing over the arrival of a letter from their son Charles, who according to official information was killed in action July 19. The letter was written from a base hospital on October 7. In it he stated that he was wounded and would soon be able to leave the hospital. It was his second hospital experience having been injured in an earlier battle. His parents had received his death certificate and a part of his insurance which they are only too pleased to return to the government.

 A former Little Chute young man, Martin Jansen, has been awarded the Distinguished Service War Cross for extraordinary heroism shown in action in France, September 12, 1918. As Sergeant of Company A 355^th U.S. Infantry. The award states: Coming up to the rear of two platoons of a battalion of the first line, Sgt. Jansen noticed they were held up by machine-gun fire on the front and flank and appeared to be without a leader. He fearlessly exposed himself to enemy fire as he ran from one end of the line to the other urging the men forward until both the platoons moved across a gully out of danger from the machineguns. His bravery prevented the interruption of the entire advance of the first line.

November 22, 1918

Charles J. Faust and John Corcoran narrowly escaped serious injury when the automobile they were in overturned on the crooked hilly road near Combined Locks. The machine slid into a telephone post throwing both the gentlemen out.  

George Egan, the first Kaukauna boy to arrive home as a wounded soldier reached the city last week. He was wounded in the battle of Chateau Thierry and bears the scars of the conflict. He was stuck in the mouth by a piece of a shell that went through breaking his upper and lower jaw then passed through the left side of his head and neck. The piece then entered his shoulder and embedded itself in his lung.

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper company of this city has made arrangements whereby a trained nurse will be a regular employee of the company and in constant readiness in case of accident to render first aid. Miss Jemima Bell of this city, a trained nurse of wide experience has been tendered the position which she has excepted.

Bernard Hurst, a hero of the great battle of Chateau Thierry and who was wounded in that engagement, is expected to arrive home today. This is another Kaukauna’s noble heroes who lived to tell the wonderful story of how Wisconsin troops fought like veritable demons and how they covered themselves with glory.

November 29, 1918

Quite a number of people caught the Spanish Influenza last week by attending a public dance. They found themselves very weak and in bed recovering according to the doctors’ orders.

Miss Ella McCarty, Linotype operator at The Times office was seriously ill this week with the Spanish Influenza but is slowly regaining her health. Her place on the machine has been taken by Miss Ella Conlon who was unable this week to act as a reporter. The shortage of news is therefore to be blamed on the influenza epidemic.

Time Machine Trip to November 1908

By Lyle Hansen

November 6, 1908

William Howard Taft of Ohio has been elected president of the United States and James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York, vice president. William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska went down in the third defeat of his life's ambition to occupy the White House, and thus closes one of the most remarkable political campaigns in the history of the republic.

Local hunters reported that there are more rabbits and squirrels this year than there had been in the past several years. It is possible that the game may have been driven here by the forest fires in the Northern part of the state.

Combined Locks Paper Company was compelled to shut down its pulp mill due to the low water in the river.

Rev. Zechiel, the gum-shoe sleuth of the anti-Saloon League, swooped down on the Kaukauna saloon-keepers Tuesday night when they least expected. No one paid particular attention to him as he wandered around the crowds and dropped a coin here and there in slots in order to secure evidence. Wednesday morning, he swore out warrants against the five local saloonists. The violators will be required to appear in Appleton Thursday morning.

The Kaukauna High School football team was defeated badly by the Oshkosh team 48 to 0 Saturday.

November 13, 1908

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company are engaged in rebuilding three of their beater engines by the addition of new beater cylinders which are  constructed on entirely new principle. The principal improvement sought by the company in introducing this new beater roll is that it will make a more uniform grade of paper.

Orders have been issued by the North Western Railway company lengthening the work hours of men from 8 to 10 hours per day. A number of small stations where closed some time ago when the eight-hour law for telegraphers became effective the stations will now be reopened.

             Sundance Kid                                     Butch Cassidy

Western bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of soldiers on November 2.

“It is impossible for some people to keep their mouths shut, for if they were to do so the tops of their heads would undoubtedly blow off.”

November 20, 1908

Owing to the burning out of the arc machine at the plant of the Kaukauna Electric Light Company, the city had been in darkness for a week past. A new machine was received and placed in position Thursday and the lighting of the streets resumed that night.

Typhoid fever is prevalent at Neopit, the new town on the Menominee reservation. Many are sick with the disease and several have died. The town has no facilities for caring for the sick. Physicians are puzzled as to the cause of the disease as the water supply was found free from germs.

The Kaukauna High School girls’ basketball team has commenced practice in the attic of the school building which has been fitted up for their benefit.  A schedule is being arranged with the schools of neighboring cities.

November 27, 1908

The incorporation of the village of Kimberly has been delayed by the town of Buchanan opposing the matter on the grounds that the proposed territory is much more than is needed for village purposes. It is proposed to incorporate 578 acres in the village extending south to the railroad track and east to the Little Chute pulp mill.

Dr. H.B. Tanner and his wife departed for Mexico where they will spend the winter on the sugar plantation. Dr. Tanner goes now for the startup of the grinding season for the new mill.

Jacob Rupert’s bowling alleys were open for the season Thanksgiving Day. They have been newly fitted up and will be open seven days a week.