Time Machine Trip to September 1890

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1890

September 5, 1890

Mr. G. Baruch, the new south side grocer will run an oyster depot in this city commencing September 1st he will receive oysters daily, Large quantities for parties, balls or suppers can be secured of him on short notice and at prices as low as the lowest. In case a quantity of oysters are ordered for a supper and only part are used he allows the return of the balance.

 

President Harrison on Monday, commuted the sentence of John Waupoose, convicted in Wisconsin of criminal outrage, to imprisonment at hard labor. The president recognized the fact that the death penalty for crime has been abolished in Wisconsin and that while United States statues prescribes death by hanging as a penalty for the crime of which Waupoose was convicted, though it hardly be just to have such a sentence carried out within the limits of the state of Wisconsin.

 

Mayor Elmore, of Green Bay has always been a Democrat but cannot swallow the Bennett Law pill as prepared by that party and has entered the Republicans ranks. “I met with Peck in Milwaukee right after he was elected Mayor and told him he ought to be ashamed of himself to be elected on such a platform. He half admitted that he was but said, “We politicians have to do such things.”

(The Bennett Law, introduced by the Democrats, required the use of English to teach subjects in all schools.) 

 

The courts have decided that boys under the age of law can be employed in printing offices, on the grounds that they are constantly being educated as well as earning wages.

 

The dust that was blown about the streets in heavy clouds last Monday was certainly not over and why do we not provide for a sprinkler? You merchants are the ones we are speaking to. Why do damage to your stocks of goods from dust during the month equals 10 times over cost to maintain a sprinkling cart.

 

The Oshkosh liquor is beginning to show itself on some of the young man of the Sawdust city. A party of young fellows a few evenings ago was scared out of their wits by a couple of white cows, which were mistaken for ghost.

 

The three-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. David Karen was run over on 2^nd St., Thursday afternoon the little fellow was severely injured but will recover.

 

September 12, 1890

A rotary snowplow, the first of the kind ever purchased for use in this part of the state can be seen at the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western shops in this city.

 

In the game of baseball Friday afternoon between the Green Bay gladiators and the Kaukauna Giants at the DePere fair for a purse of $150, the Kaukauna club won by a score of 2-1.

 

Indian Agent Leahy states that the government has decided to pay the long-disputed claims of the Chippewa Indians, the sum of $90,000, which will amount to $10 per head.

 

September 19, 1890

Black eyes, skinned noses and cracked lips, were numerous about town last Monday, the day before had been a day of many free-for-all fights.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Kaukauna Electric Light Company was held last Monday at Milwaukee. Elected President was Dr. W.H. Earles with Vice Pres. Dr. Junge and one director Dr H. B. Tanner.

 

According to the census reports, Kaukauna is the 31^st city in the state in point of population.

 

John D. Lawe arrived in the city Tuesday night and will assume the management of the Island Opera House.

 

The new dance called the “McGinty” which had been so popular with young people all over the country will hereafter be termed the “bon ton.”

 

The roof of the Thilmany Paper Mill is being decorated with large white letters which displayed to the public the name of the plant.

 

The German Catholic anti-Bennett law committee has issued a circular to all the Catholic priest of the state urging them to interfere directly in favor of the Democratic ticket and of candidates that will vote for the unconditional repeal of the Bennett law.

 

September 26, 1890

Several short and shrill toots of a locomotive whistle, the hurried “unloading" of engineers, firemen and brakemen and two Mongol engines Nos. 31 and 51 respectively crashed together in a collision two miles north of this city about 1:45 o'clock this afternoon, piling wreckage several feet in the air and strewing the track for a distance of five hundred feet with broken timbers, rods, and various sections of railway cars and engines.

Mr. John Hoberg has offered the use of a 22 x 50-foot building on Second Street, free of charge for six months for the high school. The board should consider the matter carefully.

 The Badger Paper Mill South Kaukauna  

(Current location of the Kaukauna Utility on Dodge Street)