Kaukauna Times - July 1890
July 4, 1890
Rev. Father Helms,
pastor of St. Mary's Church of the South Side, left for the east last Monday,
where he will enjoy a much-needed vacation during the months of July and
August. Previous to his departure he was waited upon by a committee consisting
of a half-dozen of his most prominent parishioners, who presented him with a
purse of $100 and best wishes from a congregation who greatly appreciated his
undying devotion and labor towards building up of the church.
Washington June 30 – The Senate has
passed a bill which is of interest to the people of Wisconsin provides that
compulsory education of Indian children. Industrial boarding schools are to be
established on every Indian reservation where there are more than 500 Indians.
July 11, 1890
Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Tanner - Wedding Day 7/9/90
Two new schools with be
built in the city. Both of the schools are expected to cost about $20,000 each,
and while the location of the school to be built on the south side will be
erected near the present public school building, the school location on the north
side hasn't yet been decided upon, although Lawe's park is considered to be the
most desirable site.
John Rutter, of the
South side, a brakeman on the Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western road was run over
in the yard at Manitowoc last Thursday morning about 10 o'clock and killed
instantly. He was engaged in switching at the time and step between the cars to
pull a coupling pin when he slipped and fell the wheels passing over his body
cutting in two.
July 18, 1890
A fine span of heavy
bay horses were purchased by the city for the fire engine last Saturday. The
team was bought of Hammel & Co. of Appleton for $425. Their combined weight
is 2,850 pounds.
Lawe’s park has been
chosen as the place most desired for the new schoolhouse about to be erected
and was purchased for this purpose last Monday evening; consideration $4,500.
The property consists of ten large lots. Mr. Lawe sold at a very reasonable
figure, and the residents of the north side should be more than pleased with
the site thus secured.
July 25, 1890
John Warpoose, the
Oneida Indian, tried in Oshkosh for criminal assault, was found guilty by the
jury and sentenced to be hung on the Keshena reservation. The laws of Wisconsin
do not provide for hanging of criminals, but the deed was committed on the
reservation, which is under United States jurisdiction, the aforesaid sentence
was pronounced. An effort will be made; however, to have the President commuted
the sentence to a term of 30 years’ imprisonment.
A telegram from
Landers, Wyoming says: Two boys 16 and 17 years old, who for some time having
been working three mining claims. On Saturday last struck ore which assess on
$23,000 to $40,000 per ton in gold. This is the richest discovery ever made in
the territory and minors has started for the new fields by hundreds.
The Bennett law requiring
all children to attend school will be giving a trial at Ashland. It was learned
from the census that there are 150 people in one ward that cannot read or write,
and scores of children who never attended any school owing entirely to the neglect
of the parents.
Washington D.C., July 22 - Albert Hawkins, colored White House
coachman, has been dismissed from his position by Pres. Harrison. Albert has
driven presidents for 22 years. He was appointed to the position of executive
coachmen by General Grant at the beginning of his first term. For some reason
Mrs. Harrison took a dislike to Hawkins and has come out that everything
possible had been done to make the faithful old coachman resign. It is said
that Mrs. Harrison prefers a white coachman.
A Little Girl - 1890
The extensive
improvements promised at Kaukauna by the Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western
Railroad Company for several months’ past are now well under headway. Several
new buildings are going up. Coal sheds with a storage capacity of 4600 tons of
coal are under construction. Company also has plans to build large storage
buildings and a new depot.
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