Time Machine Trip to September 1910

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1910

September 2, 1910

City Marshal Dick Conlon calls the attention of all boys to the fact that there is a strict law forbidding the use of slingshots and air-guns within the city limits for any purpose whatever.  Not even can sparrows be killed in this manner, much less robins or blackbirds as is this practice. From now on the law will be strictly enforced and boys caught committing such offense will be severely dealt with as provided by law.

September 9, 1910

John L. Jacqui, of Appleton, one of the largest wholesale cheese merchants in Wisconsin, has arranged for the construction of a 4,000 pound American cheese, the largest ever built in the world. The cheese will be built for exhibition at the National Dairy Show in Chicago, October 20 and 29.

 

Chief of Police Conlon was thrown from a buggy at the corner of Lawe Street and Wisconsin Avenue Tuesday afternoon and narrowly escaped serious injury. Chief Conlon had gotten into a buggy with Emil Neumann. As the team reached the corner the interurban car suddenly rounded the corner, frightening the horses which started down the street. Both men jumping from the buggy.

 

September 16, 1910

Thirty years ago, this week the Kaukauna Times first made its bow to the residents of Kaukauna and vicinity. The following year Charles E. Raught the current Editor and Publisher began working at the Times as an office boy. In 1880 there were but 400 residents in Kaukauna. The south side of the river was but forest and farm land. The forest between Kaukauna and Combined Locks was a forest full of all types of game. Deer, bear, rabbit, fox, squirrels, partridge and woodcock were in abundances. It was a hunters dream. Then to, there comes a pang of sorrow as we stop for a moment to think of the old familiar faces, faces that now live in memory having passed from whence no traveler returns Kaukauna has grown every day and it is here to continue to grow and make its people prosper. Thanks to the businessmen and workers who made it happen.

 

Notwithstanding the unusual prevalence of forest fires in Wisconsin during the summer, Game Warden Rickeman reports an abundance of game in the northern portions of the state.

 

Another severe electrical storm swept this part of the state. A fine willow tree standing on the bank of the government canal just below Lawe Street Bridge was struck and nearly destroyed. About one-half of the trees was torn away and thrown over the embankment into the river where it was swept away. The tree stands almost in the water and when the electric fluid passed in the canal it killed perch and crabs, leaving them lying on the stones at its roots, thrown up out of the water.

September 23, 1910

The north and south side businessmen met upon the diamond as agreed upon last Saturday afternoon and despite the storm of the morning and the consequent muddy condition of the grounds waged a merry war for several hours. It is rumored that the north side contingent came off victorious but the authenticity of the report cannot be verified as the score was taken by a Southside and he has since disappeared—likewise the diagram sheet and blue prints which revealed the strategic points of the contest.

September 30, 1910

A certain Kaukauna young man was visiting in a neighboring city not long ago and seeing some nice postal cards, he bought one he thought was a bird carrying a basket of flowers which he sent to his best girl. The next time he called she set the dog on him. It has leaked out that the picture was one of a stork with a baby in a blanket.

The big game will be played on Saturday the 18^th, when the north side businessmen take on the south side businessmen in their annual show down. The game will begin at noon but people will be heading to the ball park early in the day with their lunch baskets so as to secure good vantage seats from which to witness the event. The committee has made all preparation necessary. A band of Red Cross nurses and an ambulance wagon, for the fight will be a bitter one. Regenfuss watering wagon has been assigned a place near third base for any player who should reach the third pillow and needs a rest. It has been whispered that the north side contingent has several ringers under cover who will be sprung at the last minute.

 

Edison's   latest contrivance—moving pictures in which the figures talk—is not yet perfected but has been brought to a stage of development in which he is willing to submit results to the public.

 

One of the most shocking deaths by accident took place here at the Lindauer Pulp Mill on Thursday afternoon. Frank Paulich, age 18 years was instantly killed by being crushed between the cogs of a wheel. Exactly how it happened that the wheel should have been started up when it was being worked on is not known at this time.