Time Machine Trip to July 1921

 

Kaukauna Times - July 1921

By Lyle Hansen

July 7, 1921

Contractor Joseph McCarty of Kaukauna has been awarded two of the contracts for building sections of county highways, the Little Chicago Road, and the Kaukauna Askeaton Road.

Postmaster John Coppes has received from the War Department at Washington a list of the slackers from this district and notice that a reward of fifty dollars will be paid the officer securing the arrest of any of the “slackers” whose names are posted at the post office and delivering him to the military authorities for trial.  

 

July 14, 1921

Wednesday morning early a carload of 35 Camo Fire Girls started for their summer outing on the shores of Lake Winnebago.

 

Luther Lindauer has purchased the old livery barn from the Parton estate on the Corner of Crooks Avenue and Fourth street.

 

Kaukauna City Attorney Jos. W. LeFevre has the honor of winning the pigeon race in Green Bay. His two-year-old hen being one of 27 pigeons entered in the race was first to reach its loft in Green Bay. The pigeons were released in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas for the 600-mile trip home.

July 21, 1921

The Outagamie County Bank in Appleton was robbed at half past twelve this afternoon and the robber made his getaway in safety carrying twelve or fifteen thousand dollars of the bank's funds with him. The Appleton police force had immediately notified all the surrounding communities and asked them to be on the lookout for the bandit.

 

Arrangement are being made for a military funeral for Martin Vandenbroek who was killed in action in France July 20, 1918. His body is expected to arrive here sometime this week. Martin Vandenbroek was one of Kaukauna’s youngest soldiers being 19 years of age at the time of his death.     

 

July 28, 1921

Passers-by on Second Street were astonished Tuesday evening of last week to see our dignified city attorney inside the lobby of the south side post office frantically waving both hands and making all sorts of faces in his effort to attract attention. It appears that Mr. Lefevre was absorbed in reading a legal document and was dead to all things of an ordinary nature like locking up the post office.

 

With a good deal of satisfaction, the editor of THE TIMES announces the installation of a new model 14 linotype. This mechanical marvel is especially equipped with a complement of typefaces which enables us to serve efficiently the large number of persons who look to our publication for enlightenment and entertainment, and who patronize our job printing department. It has been our aim to present the news of the day without fear or favor, and to reflect faithfully the ideals and ambitions of our constituents; and we shall continue to devote our talents and resources to the fulfilling of this aim, and of great help to us in the carrying out of our purpose will be our new Model 14 linotype.

Welcome news has been given out by the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. Forty men have been notified that they will resume their places on Monday. The men will be receiving a 12 per cent cut in wages ordered by the U. S. Labor Board. There were 250 local men laid off this past spring.