Kaukauna Times - October 1910
by Lyle Hansen
October 7, 1910
Los Angeles, Calif.—Early Saturday an explosion that shook the
city for many blocks and which caused the death of fifteen to twenty persons,
completely destroyed the Times Publishing building at First and Broadway, in
which is published the Los Angeles Morning Times.
Over
one hundred lots in Kaukauna will go up for sale tomorrow to settle the Michael
Hunt estate. The lots are located in the Klein Addition on the south side and
in the Central Addition on the north side.
The lots are to be sold at 60 to 70% of assessed valuation. They may be purchased for $5.00 down and
$1.00 to $2.00 weekly without interest.
The
senior class of Kaukauna High School met Monday evening and organized by the
election of the following officers:
President: Veron Rounseville - Vice Pres: Laila Spurr - Sec. Tres:
Dan Hennessy
October
14, 1910
A party of hunters from
Cudahy came up here and succeeded in bagging about a dozen rabbits and two
partridges. They had heard previous to starting how two Kaukauna hunters—Peter Lorenzen and Frank Kops
performed the wondrous feat of shooting 72 rabbits in two days but it was not
explained to them that it was twenty miles from here in the woods back of
Shiocton.
What
is looked upon as one of the most remarkable feats in aerial navigation was
accomplished by Walter B. Brookins, in a Wright biplane. He successfully flew
from Chicago to Springfield Illinois, and doing so, broke all cross country
aero mantic records. The distance of 186 miles was accomplished in 5 hours and
49 minutes with a speed of 37.2 miles per hour. He won the $10,000 prize
offered by the Chicago Newspaper.
It
was little less than a miracle that Ray Servaes was not killed, when while
riding a bicycle he collided with the Wertheimer automobile on Lawe Street. He
was projected through the wind glass onto the auto seat. He had avoided a team
of horses and cut in front of the auto. He sustained cuts to his face and
hands.
October
21, 1910
Mr. Hugo Weifenbach, secretary of the
Kaukauna Saving & Loan association, has been elected president of the state
association.
Ray Olin, restaurateur
at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Lawe Street, has just installed a fine
new soda fountain with beveled plate glass mirror back, counter with iceless
refrigerator. The fountain and syrup cans are in the counter where the drinks
are dispensed. Much of the outfit is in Tennessee marble and the fountain is of
Mexican onyx, nickel plated trimmings.
The mayor and the
common council met in an adjourned session Tuesday evening to take up the
question of purchasing what is known as Klein's park in the Third ward for a
public park. Petitions were received signed by upwards of one hundred taxpayers
and citizens expressing their sentiment in reference to the project, about 85
percent of the names attached voting "yes" and the balance
"no," the principal opposition coming from the First and Second wards.
A
breakdown at the plant of the Kaukauna Electric and Power Company last Saturday
resulted in the city being left in darkness Saturday and Sunday. The five cent
Theatre suffered quite a loss of business.
Julius
J. Martens has been appointed postmaster at South Kaukauna to succeed C. E.
Raught, who filed his resignation on October 1st.
October
28, 1910
A Little Chute mail pouch
which was thrown from the north bound evening passenger train last Friday fell
under the wheels of the train and was literally ground to pieces. Portions of
letters, postal cards and newspapers were scattered along the track for several
hundred feet.
A
young gentleman from the south side of Kaukauna after having paid his addresses
to a young lady for some time popped the question. The young lady replied in a
frightened manner, “You scare me sir.”
The gentleman did not wish to frighten her again and remained silent for
some time when she exclaimed. “Scare me again.”
Threshing crews are busy
at this time of the year.
Eimmerman home on the
corner of Doty Street.
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