Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Time Machine Trip to December 1919


Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

December 4, 1919
A staunch supporter of organized labor, whose unionism is beyond reproach in discussion of the “closed and open shop” declared himself as opposed to the “closed shop’ on the ground, that if brought about, it would force all workingmen of whatever type into the union and for his part he did not care to welcome Tom, Dick and Harry into his union. We do not want a lot of undesirable members who might subvert the principles of the union.


Venison is plentiful in Little Chute this week. One party composing of fourteen men went to Conover in Vilas county and brought home fourteen deer.



The Vocational School building will be ready for classes on Dec. 15. This means that all minors in the city of Kaukauna between the ages of 14 and 27 years MUST attend some school eight hours per week. This also means day work employers must allow employees 8 hours per week for attending school.

Owing to the coal miners’ strike the government issued an order that retail dealers are to use every precaution in seeing that coal is only delivered where it is absolutely required.

December 11, 1919

The Times received a letter from one of the boys from this city who feels that he has been overlong delayed in securing his discharge from the army service. “I would appreciate it very much if you would call attention to the detention against their will of enlisted men who joined the army for the period of the war, and we can’t get out. We have been trying to get out since the end of the war but have not been successful as officers claim we are needed for hospital attending the wounded men.” 





The city teachers have taken the initial steps to form a Teachers Council. The primary purpose is to render and to secure better service to the children of the city. Vital interest in the schools on the part of the parents and school authorities, is the backbone of the movement.




That the Fox River is rapidly becoming an important avenue for trade between Green Bay and other cities in the valley is indicated in the annual report from Nick Nooyan bridge tender at Kimberly. He stated he opened his bridge 951 timed since April 7 to permit boats to pass through. This number is 431 greater than any year since he took over the job in 1913.


December 18, 1919
The 32 teachers in Kaukauna petitioned the board of education for an increase of $300 per annum in their salaries. The board agrees the teachers are underpaid but unfortunately the petition reached the board after the estimated of expenses for the year had been submitted to the city council. If the matter had been presented earlier in the year a raise of some sort would have been given.

The First National Bank of Kaukauna has provided for a quantity of fresh crisp currency direct from the U. S. Treasury to be passed out to patrons desiring new money for Christmas presents. We also have gold pieces in various denominations available.








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