Friday, May 31, 2019

Time Machine Trip to June 1909


By Lyle Hansen
June 4, 1909
At a meeting of the Kaukauna Liquor Dealers Protective Association No. 15, it was agreed by all members not to sell any intoxicating liquors to anyone who neglects his family or those dependent upon him for support. The members of the association also wish to say to all persons that if they have any member of the family who drinks to excess, if the name of such parties is sent to the secretary of the association, we will take action at once to forbid members of our association from selling to the party in question.


 Spring Bitters

W.J. Gantter is the manager of the new orchestra of six pieces which has just been organized and will be known as Gantter’s Orchestra. The orchestra is prepared to furnish music for dances, weddings and receptions.

June 11, 1909
The tallest and largest smokestack in the Fox River Valley is to be built at the Neenah Mill of the Kimberly-Clark company. Over 200,000 bricks will be used, and the stack will be 200 feet high.

Hugo Weifenbach, Otto Look, Dr. E. C. and Knight Hallock returned Tuesday morning from Shawano County where they spent several days fishing. They caught over 300 trout for their efforts.

Wright Brothers First Flight was on December 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. The powered aircraft flew for 12 seconds above the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; making them the first men to pilot a heavier-than-air machine that took off on its own power remained under control, and sustained flight.

June 18, 1909
The city has solved its dilemma in regard to the scarcity of water in a very sensible manner so that now the big reservoir and standpipe are full. The Green Bay and Mississippi Canal company kindly gave the water works commissioner’s permission to use all the water they needed from their fine artesian well at the site of the old Badger Mill. City Engineer Hyland at once laid a 1,500-foot line of hose from the well to the reservoir and soon had that big cistern running over, and he then proceeded to fill the standpipe.

June 24, 1909
At Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company’s Mill at Grand Rapids all previous records were broken last week by machine No. 1, a total of 92,460 pounds of paper being turned out in 24 hours. The machine was running at the rate of 585 feet per minute.

Michael Theisen, who recently returned to Kaukauna from the northern part of the state, has established a new bottling works on the south side and commenced this week to deliver quenchers in the line of carbonated drinks.

In order to demonstrate to the jury that he was not guilty of abusing his horses, W. J. Campbell of Superior bared his arm and allowed himself to be horse whipped in municipal court after he had declared that the bows did not hurt the horses. Dr. Howden, a veterinarian, delivered several lusty blows. The teamster did not wince, but a verdict of guilty was returned and a fine of $5.00 ordered.


Joe Matson victor in the Indiana trophy race, at the wheel of the winning car.


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