Kaukauna Times - January 1891
By Lyle Hansen
January 2, 1891
1891 starts in with a
drizzling rain. A large amount of
sickness is reported in the city at present. There may be some truth in the old
adage "a green Christmas makes a fat graveyard."
Manager Lawe has contracted
with the Electric Light Company to wire the opera house, and that place of amusement
will hereafter be lighted by electricity. A large lamp will be placed in the
front of the hall.
Frank Solar has had a
telephone put in this office. You can now ring him up and order your coal, wood,
or lumber with the accompaniment “Hello Hello”.
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania December 26 – A gigantic conspiracy,
the flood of the United States with counterfeit silver dollars has been on
earth. Due to the credit of officials 19 persons have already been arrested and
$1000 in suspicious coins are in the hands of the police.
Martin Vander Velden of
Little Chute was presented by his wife with twins last week, boys. Mrs. Vander
Velden gave birth to twin boys about a year ago and their children now number 13.
The new depot of the
Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western road at this point was open for business on
Monday of this week.
Word was received from
Gen. Brooke that the command of the Seventh Calvary had captured Bigfoot and
his entire band. About 150 surrendered and the Indian War in the Bad Lands is
over. The Indians would reach the Pine Ridge on Tuesday.
The words “Outagamie
Co. Tramp has been placed across the backs of the suits worn by tramps who are
sent out from the jail to crack stone now-a-days. One made his escape the other
day, previous to labeling the garments, and is a suit ahead. Hence the marking
of the clothes.
John Gibson of Neenah
sent his boy out with a pail to milk a cow 29 years ago. The boy set the pail against
the farm-yard fence and ran away. Last Christmas the boy returned home. The old
man thought the boy had died and the family is now rejoicing. Young Gibson is
now nearly 40 years old and has been around the world.
January 9, 1891
Among the soldiers who
were wounded at the battle of Wounded Knee was R. J. Nolan, a private of
Company 1, Seventh Cavalry, who enlisted in Appleton and whose parents live in that
city.
Gov. of South Dakota
has asked the Secretary of War to forward 1000 Winchester rifles and 200,000
cartridges to the points in that state where the settlers are fearful of
massacre. The request has been met with the response and the arms and ammunition
forwarded. The Indian War is becoming a serious matter.
A sleigh load of young
folks from here started to Appleton Saturday night but found the roads so badly
drifted that they were compelled to return home after passing Little Chute.
January 16, 1891
Prisoners who are
sentenced to jail at Florence are compelled to saw wood for the county, with a ball
and chain securely fastened to them.
The horrible
bloodcurdling story comes from Rhinelander it is in the effect of Herman Puntslaff
of Clintonville, a young man about 19 years of age, while at work in the woods
accidentally cut one of his feet. A companion carried him some distance, but he
bled so badly that he left him and ran to the camp for assistance. When the men
from the camp arrived, they found nothing of him but his leggings rubbers and a
few shreds of clothing. The ground was covered thick with blood and tracks of
animals believed to be wolves which have evidently devoured him.
January 23, 1891
Marshal Kuehn arrested –
a vagrant on Monday with the words "Outagamie Co. Tramps" stamped
upon his back. He was one of those who escaped from under-sheriff Miz several
weeks ago.
A child was born in
Minnesota the other day entirely covered with hair, ornamental with horns, in
forked tail and feet resembling a cross between those of a man and a dog. The
monster is endowed with unusual intelligence and is growing rapidly.
Hundreds of men and the
northern pineries are being discharged. There is not enough snow to bank logs
and work must be stopped.
For several weeks past
south side workmen have crossed to the Lake shore shops on the ice above the dam.
Last Saturday and Sunday were warm days and the ice thawed considerably. Monday
morning Jacob Mundinger and Peter Rausch attempted to cross the river as they
have been doing, when out a short distance from shore Mundinger broke through
the ice sinking to his waist in icy waters. Fortunately, he was not out far enough,
or he would have been a chronicle of drowning accident
January 30, 1891
General Mills has selected
the following named chiefs to go to Washington Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses,
American Horse. Fire Thunder and Hump-of-the-Friendlies, and Little Wound, Big
Road, He Dog, Two Strike, High Hawk and High Pipe of the hostiles. Some
surprises is expressed over the selection as it was thought Red Cloud would
certainly go.
Kaukauna can now boast
of a good opera house, well appointed and managed. This place of amusement is
centrally located, midway between North and South Kaukauna. It was originally
opened as a skating rink and was first opened to the public January first in
1885.
Robert Brill has had
telephone placed in his residents and parties desiring a hack or a bus can
leave orders thusly. Bob believes in accommodating his customers as much as
possible.
Kaukauna Paper Company
Last Saturday noon just
as people had settled back in their chairs from dinner to enjoy a few moments
rest they were suddenly brought to their feet by the clang of the fire bell.
Many donned their garments and hastened out to find the location of the flames,
while others remained at home satisfied that another false alarm had been
turned in. The fire did not take long to locate, for clouds of dark thick smoke
that rose from the Kaukauna Paper Company served as a guide in the fact that
one of Kaukauna’s largest industries was doomed was soon evident to all. The
fire Department responded instantly but before the apparatus arrived on the
scene the mill was enveloped in flames.
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