Time Machine Trip to January 1881

 

Kaukauna Times - January 1881

By Lyle Hansen

January 7, 1881

Apache Chief Victoria  

Major J.J.L. Mahn, of the Indian Department, has arrived at St. Louis from the Colorado River Agency. He says there is no doubt of the death of Victoria an Apache Chief. Major Mahn saw the famous warrior's wife at San Carlos and she was in mourning, and had cut off her hair, a sure sign that her husband is dead.

The notorious gang of outlaws composed of about twenty-one men, who under the leadership of “Billy the Kid,” have for the past six months overrun eastern New Mexico, murdering, and committing other deeds of outlawry, was broken up on Christmas morning by the killing of two, and the capturing of four others, including the leaders.

          

              Chief Gall                                Chief Crow

January 14, 1881

The Sioux Chief Gall and Crow along with 300 braves are in route for Fort Buford as prisoners under escort of a detachment of the seventh cavalry. Sitting Bull is in tight quarters fifty miles from Camp Popular Agency, with 150 warriors. He will surrender to or be captured by Major Ilgen in a short time.

January 21, 1881

The sound of the ax, hammer and saw can always be heard in Kaukauna that is during the daytime. New buildings are springing up as if by magic and a person who has not visited the village during the past three months would scarcely recognize the place.

January 28, 1881

Menasha Press - Kaukauna has a water famine but plenty of saloons. That is so; but, we haven't any horse thieves, gamblers and other Menasha favorites lying around loose. Saying the very least of Kaukauna is a moral town.

A wealthy New York brewer named David Jones, who was buried on the 20^th, left eleven million dollars to his brothers and sisters.