Kaukauna Times - June 1901
By Lyle Hansen
June 7, 1901
Mr. Frederick Schubring, 56, employed as a
Teamster for the Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing company was unloading plank
last Tuesday when one slipped from his grip and struck him in the stomach with
considerable force, causing an internal rupture from which death occurred. Mr.
Schubring leaves a widow and six grown children.
The Chicago and
Northwestern railroad company has just declared a five per cent raise in the
wages of their skilled employees and helpers’ effective the first day of June
1901. Also, hours will be changed to reflect 10 hours per day and one-half day
on Saturday.
The interurban electric
railway franchise was passed by the Common Council at its regular meeting
Tuesday evening, by a vote of 8-1, Alderman Klumb voting no and Alderman Baruth
being absent. The acceptance of the franchise and the commencement of work are
now up to the railroad company.
Graduate Guy
Nicholson’s history of the graduating class showed much originality and filled
with witty bits. “We are the largest, strongest, handsomest class ever
graduated, possibly the smartest, for have we not three more mental machines
than any class graduated in previous years? The combined age of the class is
368 years: average 18 years, four months, 3 1/5 days. The total height of the
class is 112 feet average 5'6", the total weight of the class is 2034
pounds and 11 ounces. The light weight is little Ben, who tips the scales at 88
pounds. The heaviest weight the youth from Darboy.”
CLASS OF 1901 – KAUKAUNA HIGH SCHOOL
Can you help identify the class members?
MOTTO – “HEIGHTS BEYOND”
Effie K. Rowland
Lester M. Morrill
Alzina M. Fargo
Hertha Kren Hamilton
N. G. L. Nicholson
(2) John E. Coonen
Thomas P. Grey
Effie K. Rowland
Lester M. Morrill
Alzina M. Fargo
Hertha Kren Hamilton
N. G. L. Nicholson
John E. Coonen
Thomas P. Grey
Knight F. Hallock
Luella V. Robinson
Johanna Saubert
Water C. Kalk
Blanche Lawe Tanner
Rose C. Philipps
(20) Nicholas Lummerding
Rose L. Corcoran
Laura Mill
Johanna M. Gerharz
Henry Saubert
Helen P. Manning
Benj. L. Dawson
June 14, 1901
The recent rain falls
have done much good in the rural districts, but farmers state that the water
has fallen too late to be of value in producing a good hay crop which will be
scarce again this year.
The North side businessmen have issued a
challenge to the south siders to meet in a game of baseball at the Kaukauna
ballpark Saturday afternoon and of course it goes without saying that the
challenge is accepted for the south siders will never stand for a bluff from
their neighbors. It is proposed to
charge a small admission to see the game although it would be worth as much as
any high-priced circus and the proceeds are to be donated to some good purpose.
The Brokaw prizes of $15 and $10 are awarded
annually to the two pupils of the high school having highest average in
scholarship, department, and attendance. The first prize fell to Rose Corcoran
with the total average of 97 and the second to Rose Phillips, with a total
average of 96 1/2. Out of the entire high school there were 39 who scored above
90% in scholarship.
The alumni of Kaukauna high school have issued
invitations for their second annual ball to be given at Heindel’s Hall this
Wednesday evening June 19. The Mill and Nugent orchestra will furnish music.
Tickets 75 cents.
June 21, 1901
Mr. Oscar Thilmany of
the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company has just secured one of the largest paper
contracts in the west—the contract for the paper from which the fall and winter
editions of Montgomery Ward & Company's catalogs are made. This contract
requires about 1,800,000 pounds of machine finished book paper and will cost in
the neighborhood of $80,000.
June 28, 1901
A new law regarding
hotels and boarding houses requires a rope not less than a half an inch in
diameter to be placed in every sleeping room, said rope to be long enough to
reach the ground. A fine from $25 to $100 is provided for the failure to supply
the rope. Landlords, get out your ropes.
Baraboo, Wis., June 26 - Miss
Carrie Brown, age 22, died in Caledonia Monday of heart trouble. She was
considered the fattest girl in the world, weighing 650 pounds, and was
5'7" in height.
Engineer Tom Driscoll was caught in a wreck at
Ironwood over a month ago, being badly scalded and crushed so that one leg had
to be amputated. Tom departed this life at the hospital in Ironwood Wednesday.
He was a single man, age 31 years 11 months and was well known among the
railroad men of Kaukauna.
The game of ball will go down in history as a
sporting event of 1901, the game that future generations will tell their
children about. It was a game about which a book might be written. However, that
our best efforts in this report can never do justice to the event for many
years has been strong rivalry between the businessmen of the two sides of the
roaring Fox at this point, as to which division is entitled to supremacy among
the diamond arena. Like the Greeks and Romans of ancient days who picked the
choicest of the young men and train them all their lives for the contest of
future years still have the North and South siders as years rolled by put
laurels upon the heads of the young businessman. This year 1901, Saturday, June
22, A. D., marked the conflict and since that date the flag of victory has
floated over the ramparts of the nation of the North and the South
acknowledging ignominious defeat with bowed heads and downcast mien. The battle
was terrific while it lasted and although the southsiders fought long and hard
they were finally forced to capitulate. With faces besmeared with the dust of
battle they raised the white flag and were forced to listen to the yells
emitted by the victorious host of the north limb of the Fox. A review of the
results revealed the awful score of 15 to 24.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad have put
two handsome and expensive observation cars in its service through Kaukauna.
The hottest weather of the season arrived in
this city Wednesday and Thursday. During the afternoon temperatures registered
98°.
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