Time Machine Trip to November 1920

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1920

By Lyle Hansen

 

November 4, 1920

At last the boys of Kaukauna are to have some recognition by the men of the community. On Friday evening the Kaukauna Council of the Boy Scouts of America was organized at the home of Mr. W. F. Ashe. The local council is authorized by a charter granted by the National Council of the Boy Scout of America.

 

The Republican ticket, county, state and national, was victorious from Maine to California. Both the U. S. Senate and the House of Representatives as well as the White House have been placed under Republican Management.

 

Little Chute fans are said to have raised $1,800 as a wager on the Kaukauna-Little Chute football game. Unless the Chuters are looking for a sure thing they can find their bets promptly covered in Kaukauna.

 

November 9, 1920

On Monday morning Cashier Towsley, of the Bank of Kaukauna, moved his office force to their newly remodeled  quarters on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Lawe Street after months of trying to run a bank across the street in the Old Hotel La Salle.  

An important deal which may have material bearing on Kaukauna’s industrial future was reported to have been consummated where by the Kaukauna Pulp mill has become the property of the Lakeview Paper Company of Neenah which will operate the local concern with a view toward strengthening its grip on supply of pulp for its paper mill connections.

November 16, 1920

Postmaster John Coppes and  photographer Meade Richardson are arranging their earthly affairs and setting their respective houses in order, the reason therefore being their intention to invade the north woods this week for the avowed purpose of deer hunting in and around Tippler. They will of course wear scarlet coats and tin helmets and use all ordinary and some extraordinary precautions against being mistaken for deer by some excitable fool tenderfoot who shoots everything he sees in the brush.  

There are at least 700 teachers in Wisconsin not qualified to teach to the lower standards of the state according to report made by the superintendents. If each teacher teachers 15 pupils that means, there are 10,500 children in this state not having a proper education. In the past great numbers of teachers have left the profession for better pay.    

A butler resigned his job. When asked by a friend why he quit he explained, “They treated me badly. They treated me like family! The mistress called me an old fool as often as she does her husband”

Kaukauna has 252 automobiles, valued to $118,395.00 according to the annual report of the county. The total number in Outagamie County is 4,322.

 

Warrants have been issued by city attorney Lefevre charging three young men and three girls of this city with disturbances of the peace and disorderly conduct in the Y.M.C.A.  restaurant Monday evening November 15th. According to testimony the party appeared at the railroad YMCA Monday night under the influence of liquor and when the caretaker tried to induce them to leave the building she was properly answered with defiance. As a result of the disorderly conduct the police were called in and the officer was subjected to abuse and resistance.   

 

November 19, 1920

Squawk, quack, quack, quack, gobble, gobble – Where? At Lehrer’s of course the headquarters for fresh poultry.  adv.