Time Machine Trip to September 1881

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1881

By Lyle Hansen

September 2, 1881

We are informed by Mr. H. A. Frambach the re-building of the Eagle Paper & Pulp Mills is a positive fact and on a considerable larger scale than the old mill. This will be pleasant news for Kaukauna.

 

Indians attacked the town of Eureka, New Mexico, on the 26^th killing all the citizens said to be about seventy in number. The Apache’s numbered about seventy-five and are being pursued by troops of soldiers and Indians scouts.

 

September 9, 1881

While three young men were driving on the street near the stave factory, one of them named Vanderheiden was by a jolt in the road, thrown out, breaking his elbow. Dr. Lord reset the broken member.

 

September 16, 1881

The Times has advertised for good, honest, sober, and industrious lad, stating that wages were no object if such a youth could be secured to work in his office. But yet none has been found, although there are plenty of such in town.  Now then if there is such a boy in town who is bad clear to the core, one who would just as soon put paris green in the teapot, fill his grandfather's pipe with gun powder, clip off the family's cat's tail, spit in his brother's eye, hit a deacon's stiff hat with a stone, or any other act, he can find employment at this office.

Gallows at Ft. Smith

Five murders, three (white) and two (Creek Indians) were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark., on the 9^th. The execution was private.

 

September 23, 1881

The Kaukauna Sportsmen's Club is already preparing for its annual onslaught for deer. The boys will go up on the M.L.S. & W.R.'y where game is numerous.

 

Two hundred men rode to the jail at Dardanelle Ark., on the 10^th and took two murders named Taylor and Bruce. The prisoners were dragged through the streets with ropes around their necks to a clump of trees, where they were left dangling.

 

September 30, 1881

President Arthur

Monday, the day appointed by the newly inaugurated President Arthur as a day of mourning for the late President Garfield, who died September 20 of wounds received on July 2nd. A touching exhibition of sympathy was displayed by the citizens of Kaukauna and Ledyard. As fine a procession as ever paraded in the streets in honor of the dead President Garfield.  Good estimates of the number of persons were set at eight hundred and lasting twelve minutes in passing the office of the Times. When the procession reached Park Street, the ranks were ordered drawn apart in two columns, while the speakers and marshals passed between and up to Park Street. Rev. Q. Dowd opened with prayer.

 

A train which left Texarkana, Ark., on the 23^rd was boarded by three young men.  The men drew revolvers and ordered the conductor to stop the train. They robbed two passengers of $700. Then went to the express car and ordered the safe opened and took $30,000 in currency.

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1951

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1951

By Lyle Hansen

August 1, 1951

Fast thinking on the part of James Jaeckels a part-time lifeguard saved David Pankratz, 8, from possible serious injury at the Kaukauna municipal swimming pool recently. When diving from the high board he struck his head on the side of the pool. Jaeckels plunged into the pool and pulled the boy to safety. The youth required stiches and had knocked several teeth loose.

Private David Stuiber arrived home Friday morning to spend a 13-day furlough with his parents on Whitney Street. He was stationed at Camp Gordan, Ga. 

Smooth-swinging Bob Derus set his charmed golf clubs to motion Sunday and sailed through to a well-earned 6 and 5 victory in 30 holes over Dick Quella to become the 1951 President’s Cup champion at the Fox Valley Golf Club.

August 3, 1951

Private First-Class Carl Spindler who has been stationed at the Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Ill., is spending an 8-day leave with his parents on Klein Street. He will report to Griffins Air Force Base in New York.

Corporal Donald Sheehy of Brother Street, a veteran of combat duty at the age of 20 returned to his home in Kaukauna Wednesday after a year’s service on the front lines in Korea. This is his first-time home in two years.

 

 August 10, 1951

The South Siders will be hoping to make it three in a row as they clash with their North Side rivals Tuesday morning in the Kaukauna recreational department fourth annual Junior Olympics at the library grounds. While bowing in 1948, the “rebels” retuned in 1949 and 1950 to slaughter “dem Yankees” by wide margins.

 

August 15, 1951

“Honesty is the best policy”, in the opinion of Danny Sachs, a newspaper carrier boy. The Kaukauna Times carrier was peddling his route Friday morning, when he saw a $20 bill lying in the yard near a customer’s home. He brought the bill to the home to seek the owner. When the elderly lady appeared, he showed her the money and asked if she had lost it, she said no but to check with the couple in the next apartment. That call turned out to be a happy one for the couple as they had lost the $20 that evening. They presented the boy with a reward.

August 29, 1951

Putting their trust in a 1929 model car, three Kaukauna boys set out for Chicago, Ill., Saturday with plans to attend the White Sox-New York Yankee doubleheader baseball game Sunday. The youths Tom Robert, Dick Bayorgeon and Paul Maes, arrived in Chicago after six hours of travel.

Private Gerald Nytes, who has been stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., left Friday to be sent to Japan.

August 31, 1951

Master Sergeant Jerome Nytes has been released from active duty. Sergeant Nytes, his wife and daughter arrived Monday and are residing at their home on West Seventh Street.

S&B Alleys has a new finishing machine for their alleys.

Time Machine Trip to August 1941

 

Kaukauna Times August 1941

By Lyle Hansen

August 1, 1941

Outagamie county contributed 7150 pounds of aluminum to Uncle Sam for the defense needs in the drive last week. No profit will be derived from the drive in any way. Kaukauna contributed 725 pounds toward the county drive.

 

The number of youths employed on the NYA (National Youth Association) program in Outagamie county reached a new high of 187 Thursday according to Elmer Grebe county NYA supervisor. Of the number 172 are employed in Kaukauna.

 

August 6, 1941

Charles W. Stribley, 73, a director of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company and treasurer for 32 years, died Friday noon at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Fargo Funeral Home. Mr. Stribley was one of a few remaining paper industry pioneers. He came to Kaukauna in 1897 and became associated with Oscar Thilmany.

 

It was formally announced today that the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company has concluded contracts more than $500,000 for the erection of a building to house a new paper machine. The new machine will be of Yankee type to trim 120 inches.

Mike Gerharz, Jr., John street, one of the selectees stationed at Camp Polk, La., spent an entire months’ wages recently to talk to his fiancée, Miss Ruth Streich. Mike receives $21 a month and is going to be short of money this month but he doesn’t care, because he enjoyed his visit with Miss Streich over the telephone.

 

The regular weekly meeting of the Kaukauna Rotary club will be held at Hotel Kaukauna this noon.

 

August 8, 1941

Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy has ruled in favor of R. H. McCarty, former Kaukauna chief of police in the suit against the city of Kaukauna to collect pension money which he claims as due him. McCarty served more than 24 years when he retired on May 15, 1936. In 1928 the city adopted an ordinance granting a pension to the members of the police force after 22 years of continuous service.

 

That the NYA program in Kaukauna is ever expanding came to light again this week when the Outagamie county board granted the use of five acres of land on the historical Grignon property for the construction of a $60,000 resident center to house youths who work on the program here but do not live here.

 

August 13, 1941

A crowd of approximately 400 attended the flag raising ceremony at the NYA workshop while a firing squad from post 41 American Legion fired a salute to the flag. Mayor William J. Gantter spoke saying that “it was through the efforts and hard work of the city officials that Kaukauna became the first city in the United States to open an NYA workshop.” 

 

August 22, 1941

The common council at the Tuesday evening meeting approved the purchase of a new police automobile from Gustman Chevrolet Sales for a cash outlay of $325. The car sells for $857 and $532 will be allowed for the present police car. The only other bid was from Coffey Motors for $339 with trade in. There being a $14 difference in the bids.

The cost of work and direct relief during July amounted to $2,000.74, according to the monthly report of the relief director.

 

Paul E. Little, Kaukauna High school athletic director and head football coach, announced yesterday that his 1941 gridders are to report for their equipment on Saturday afternoon Aug. 30 at the high school gymnasium. 

August 29, 1941

Patrolman Oscar Jahns of the Kaukauna police force was elected president of the Policemen’s Benevolent association of Wisconsin here last Wednesday afternoon at the American Legion hall.

 

 

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1961

 

Kaukauna Times August - 1961

By Lyle Hansen

August 3, 1961

Ernest Verstegen, Little Chute, won the President’s cup handicap tournament at the Fox Valley golf club Saturday with a net score of 63.

 

August 9, 1961

Drive-up mailboxes on either side of Main Avenue are now in use in front of the Post office.

 

August 11, 1961

Mrs. Peter Feller died at the age of 95 at her home on Wisconsin Ave. She was the widow of pioneer hardware dealer Peter Feller and lived here 79 years coming to Kaukauna in 1882, from Manitowoc by ox cart with her parents. She was 17 years old at that time. She would often recall the early days in town when she lived on fourth street the south side of the river. She would say “That was the edge of town at that time nothing but forest after that.”

 

August 16, 1961

The quick actions of off duty firemen Mark Niesen saved the life of 11-year-old Lois Fink from drowning in the Fox River Monday afternoon. When she fell into the river Mark, who was fishing with some neighbor kids, dove into the canal and pulled her to safety. 

August 23, 1961

Kaukauna Community Hospital administrator, Mrs. Bernice Elliott, recently announced the completion of four two-bed rooms and one private room, located in the new wing of the institution. The rooms will bring the total number of rooms in the hospital to 60. Completed and opened in March 1955, the first addition to the hospital was opened in March of 1957, increasing the original bed capacity of 40 to 52. Recently Mrs. Elliot announced the completion of the first department of the new wing, the pharmacy room.

August 24, 1961

Four area youths died in a three-car accident Thursday night on State 55 two miles south of Kaukauna. Gary St. Louis, 18 and Shirley Kirvan, 16 both of Sherwood would have been seniors this fall at Kaukauna High School.  James Wagner, 18 of Sherwood graduated last year from Kaukauna. Gerald Halbuch, 18 of Sherwood also died in the accident.

 

August 30, 1961

Close to 3800 young people will be preparing or returning to school in Kaukauna this week.