Kaukauna Times - September
September 2, 1920
The community was profoundly shocked last
Thursday evening when it became known that Sylvester Gerend, 14 years old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerend, had been drowned in the Fox River while bathing at
the head of the water power canal. In company with his young cousins Sylvester
said he would take a dip. Friday morning when the canal was drained of water
his body was discovered.
September 9, 1920
Kaukauna will have a new industrial plant as the result of action taken at a meeting of local subscribers to the Moloch Company stock, held in the Elks' Club rooms last Friday night, when the two hundred men present pledged themselves to secure the balance as yet unsubscribed of the $100,000 necessary to secure the location of the Moloch Company's proposed foundry and machine shop in this city.
At the election Tuesday August 31, at the newly
incorporated village of Combined Lock Miss Winifred Ryan cast the first vote
and she therefore has the notable distinction of being the first woman, not
only in Combined Locks but in the state and perhaps in the entire country to
exercise the right of franchise given the women of the United States by the
Eighteenth Amendment.
On Last Thursday morning just as the draw on the Lawe street bridge was closing to permit the passage of a boat on the river, an automobile overtook to force its way on the bridge with the result of one of the gates being severely damaged. The overzealous autoist, after breaking down the frail barrier turned his machine and drove rapidly away.
September 16, 1920
A party of 15 Kaukauna people drove to Seymour Sunday and inspected the Koehne gold mine. The farm on which the gold had been discovered is located 2 miles east and one mile south of Seymour. Some large nuggets have already been taken from the mine and a crew of men are working night and day sinking a shaft. The farm which compresses 560 acres is owned by Robert Koehne.
Little Chute high school open on Thursday, September 7th, with a large enrollment of freshmen students.
September 23, 1920
Little Chute vs. Green Bay Packers
The Little Chute football team has already
organized and is ready to meet any, and all comers, the team averages 150
pounds up. They have strengthened considerably and there was one thing for sure
that if teams smash up against the Little Chute lineman, they are smashing up
against a stonewall. Manager Joseph Lens is working with his local man hard and
are getting them already for the Green Bay Packers which team they will play
October 2nd at that city.
September 30, 1920
The North side boys of Holy Cross School carried home the laurels in a game of indoor baseball played between the north and the south sides Thursday evening. The score was 60–15.
Work on forty new homes being built by the Thilmany company has advanced so far that within the next month ten will be ready for occupancy. The first home completed was bought by Louis Hansen.
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