In 1880 Kaukauna had about 600 residents within the limits
of the present city. The number at present including Brills addition is 4,986.
Herman Streicht, a young man who has lived in Kaukauna for
a number of years, lost his life at Quinnesec Falls last Monday. Streicht was
at work upon a raft of logs, which upon passing over above the falls the logs
broke open and scattered in all directions. The last scene of the young man was
when he sank beneath the logs to a watery grave. At the time of this news the
body had not been recovered.
The young ladies, who rent out their voices at the “hello”
office up at Eau Claire, were startled almost into hysterics the other day when
one of the electric railway wires dropped onto a telephone line and shot its
metric currents into the switchboard at the central office. The freak of
electrical current was peculiar and burned the telephone wires into a crisp for
two blocks.
Chicago Illinois July
20 – Hereafter 1,800
German bakers in Chicago will work but 10 hours a day. Most of the
establishments have only worked their men 10 hours on every day accept Friday,
when the workday was 12 hours. Some smaller establishments have worked their
men all the away from 10 to 14 hours a day.
Slugged the Chinaman - Moy Len, one of the Chinaman from the south side
laundry, appeared before Justice Mulholland last Monday and entered a complaint
that one James Kelly had entered his wash-house and requested some work be done
immediately. Upon being told the garments could not be attended to just then
Kelly’s wrath was aroused, and he struck the celestial. A warrant was sworn out
for the arrest of Kelly on a charge of assault and battery. He was brought into
the court and fined $5 and costs. Not having the “collateral” at hand he took
30 days in the “Hotel de Conlon” at Appleton. The sore look on Moy’s turned to
a bright smile when he heard the sentence.
Another Wreck – The adage “misfortune comes not singly” seems to apply
to wrecks upon the Milwaukee, Lakeshore and Western road. Following a disastrous
wreck last Tuesday comes another on Thursday. A logging train from the north
coming into Clintonville ran into three box cars which were standing on the
track, totally demolishing them and throwing the engine and tender from the
track. The engineer and fireman barely had time to put on the air brakes and
jump from the engine before the smash came, they both escaped uninjured. The
accident was caused by a misplaced switch and loss will probably reach $1500.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 29 – George Thompson, the postmaster at Warren, has been
requested to resign by the postmaster general. It is said that Thompson had
been charging five cents for two cent stamps, telling the patrons that the high
rates on freight rendered it impossible to sell for less money.
New Electric Light
Station – Manager John Earles of
the Kaukauna Electric Light Company stated that the company has under
consideration the building of a suitable station in which to place their
dynamos. Negotiations are now being made for a site at the south end of the
government dam, where the river will be tapped to furnish motive power. The
capacity of the plant will be greatly increased, for dynamos of 500 candlepower
each being the number decided upon.
Menasha has a street named “Kaukauna” which is in
deplorable condition. We object. If our neighboring cities take the privilege
of naming a street after the “Lion of the Fox” they should place the “cognomen”
on some hustling thoroughfare not a back alley.
Engineer John Ryan, one of the injured in a disastrous
wreck at Tigerton last week arrived in this city Thursday evening and was
conveyed to his south side residents. Although Mr. Ryan's injuries are very serious,
he will recover by careful nursing.
August 8, 1890
A fire engine station will be erected on the Island. The
water in the rapids is at present so low that the suction hose of the engine
would not reach in case of a fire in that portion of the fifth ward. A large
hole will be blasted out of the rock to serve as a reservoir over which will be
erected a platform.
DRAW THE LINE ON COLOR - All the employees at the Carbon Iron Company, at
Pittsburgh, struck on the 4th, because an attempt was made to start the
department with Negroes. A strike began a month ago for $5 per ton but the firm
refused to grant the demands and the men quit work. On Monday 48 Negroes were
put to work, and all the other employees, numbering 500, came out, causing the
suspension of work in the entire mill. Threats of bodily harm were made against
the newcomers.
A Disgusting Parade - The children of the German Catholic schools of the city
of Green Bay paraded the streets Tuesday morning, headed by a band of music and
carrying flags and banners, the latter inscribed with “Down with the Bennett
Law”- “We Teach German and English too.” Many Catholics were discussed over
this affair.
James Walker, Northwestern brakeman who resides at DePere
was shot in the right knee, Monday evening by a tramp. He had ordered half a
dozen tramps from a boxcar when one opened fire on him.
George Dart, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Dart, of the South side narrowly escaped being killed by cars yesterday
morning. He was endeavoring to jump onto the caboose of a moving freight train
and missed his footing being thrown to the ground. His collar bone was broken in
two places and his head badly cut. His injuries will not prove fatal.
A Slot Telephone – The utility of the telephone is being extended by the
nickel-in-the-slot device. When a person wishes to telephone to a distance, and
calls up “central” from a pay-station, he will not be connected with the
station he wishes to reach until he has dropped the amount of change into the
slot. When the money is deposited, the fact is indicated by the operator at the
switch and a connection is made. This plan is being tried in New York and
Brooklyn.
August 15, 1890
In all probabilities this is the last time that The Times
will be issued on the north side of the river. We have concluded after careful
consideration to remove-to the opposite side of the city and have leased the
building on Second Street recently vacated by Mrs. T. H. Watkins millinery
establishment.
A Wing Clipped – In the last issue of the Sun appeared an article
under the caption “Does Mr. Hyland own the City?” In it editor Wing censored
street commissioner Hyland for his behavior at a recent meeting of the common
Council. Mr. Wing without thoroughly understanding the matter scored Hyland
severely going so far as to call for his removal with no justifiable cause insight.
When the article appeared Mrs. Hyland became enraged with anger and resolved to
avenge the wrong by chastising the writer thereof. Saturday evening, she met
editor Wing near the river bridge and before he could take in this situation,
she rained about a dozen cutting lashes upon his limbs with a buggy whip before
he made his escape. Marshall Kuehn was at once notified and Mrs. Hyland was
placed under arrest to answer the charge of assault and battery.
Less than a year ago in Pennsylvania heavy damages were awarded
in a suit brought by a lady whose husband while intoxicated by liquor, which she
proved was sold to him by a certain saloon, was then run over by cars and
killed.
The steamship Teutonic, of the White Star line has broke all records. The vessel made the run over from Liverpool in five days, 19 hours, and five minutes, breaking the old record by 13 minutes.
The Union Cornet Band gave an open-air concert at Sheboygan
last Sunday evening, before their departure for home, they were greeted with
round after round of applause.
The Czar’s Fear of
Poison – The Czar is in such
a state of apprehension that he now only eats food which has been prepared in
the kitchen that adjoins his library. Every conceivable precaution is taken to
protect the Emperor against poison, and he has ceased to eat eggs since someone
discovered that they can be poison by the insertion of a needle.
A Novel Sight - Those who happen to be at the river bridge Tuesday night
were treated to quite a novel sight in the way of water transportation. Two of
the eight large bronze digesters for the Kimberly and Clark Company’s sulphite
fiber plant Kimberly passed through here at that time towed by the tug Agnes C.
They are immense cylindrical vessels, but the novelty attached thereto is the
fact that they floated in the water, not loaded upon a boat or scow.
August 22, 1890
The North side school board have struck an obstacle that will
retard them considerable in the work of building the proposed high school
structure on that side of the river. Shortly after it was voted to raise
$20,000 for school purposes the board purchases through a member of the
building committee appointed the peace of ground in the second ward known as
Lawe’s Park, $2000 of the $4500 asked being in hand paid to George W. Lawe to
close the deal. Upon making an examination of the records at the register of
deeds office at Appleton a few days later it was found that the lands sold was not
the property of Lawe but was recorded as public park owned by the public at
large. It seems that in October 1851 a plot was recorded which embraced a
quantity of land in which that portion of land was transferred to the town.
Peter Lucas, the Wrightstown constable, who has been in
jail awaiting trial for adultery and serving a two-month sentence for shooting
at Sam Childs, paid his fine and gave $500 bonds for his appearance. He is now
at liberty.
G. W. Fargo has moved his North Side stock of furniture into the building vacated by THE TIMES office preparatory building his new block.
The Wing – Hyland Case. – The case of H. D. Wing versus Mrs. Wm. Hyland was
called at justice Wirtz office last Friday afternoon. The large crowd that
desire to witness the proceedings resulted in adjournment and it was moved to
City Hall. Eight jurors were selected to decide whether Mrs. Hyland was guilty.
Witnesses were put on the stand and testified what their optics had gazed upon
at the time of the horsewhipping. All testimony taken, lawyer Kennedy rose in
his usual flowery and oratorical manner laid his side of the question before
the jurors dwelling principally upon matters in no way connected to with the
case. Atty. Nugent followed in brief and concise manner dwelling upon the
injury caused to Mrs. Hyland through Wing’s newspaper article. The case was
turned over to the jury who returned a verdict of guilty. A fine of $1 was
imposed upon Mrs. Hyland by the judge and the case was closed.
Overcoats and fires have been comfortable in this section
of the country during the past week. Up at Winnipeg the thermometer dropped to
thirty-three degrees below and in several places in Manitoba the freezing point
was reached.
About a week ago an infant was found on the doorstep of the
orphan’s home in Appleton and attached thereto was the name Merklin. The
parents of the child have been discovered and reside at Snell’s Station, a few
miles from Oshkosh. The reason for the abandoning their child was that it was
born a few weeks after their marriage.
The storm on Friday last week raised “Cain” at Clifton, we were informed. A camping party from Kaukauna was struck when their tents were torn to ribbons by the wind. After being obliged to spend the night amid the storm and darkness they departed for home Saturday morning, with their intended stay cut short about 10 days.
August 29, 1890
The Free State High School of this city will occupy the
south side Congregational Church until other provisions are made.
Played with Dynamite - About 5 o'clock last Friday evening Dr. Tanner was
summoned to the Island to dress the wounds that had been inflicted on several
boys by an explosion of a dynamite cartridge. During the afternoon, the five
little fellows, none of them over six years of age, found a cartridge at the
quarry on the island placed it on a stone, struck it with a small rock, and
explosion immediately followed. Fragments flew in all directions and all the
lads were injured.
A grand celebration of the Kermis will occur at Wrightstown
the last weekend in August at Ruel’s Grove near the village. A ball will be held
at Freeman's Hall Monday evening.
Chinese May Stay - At San Francisco on the 25th, United States circuit
judge Sawyer rendered a decision in the case of the ordinance requiring the
removal of Chinese from their present location in the heart of the city. Judge
Sawyer holds that the ordinance is unconstitutional as it conflicts with the
Constitution of the United States.
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