Kaukauna Times - August 1931
By Lyle Hansen
August 7, 1931
Lawe Street bridge before being razed.
Work is being rushed on the new Lawe street
bridge by workers of the Mayer & Sons Construction company. Another section
of the old bridge is razed only leaving one section left.
Working under the direction of Sheriff John
Lappen, prisoners in the Outagamie County jail started the annual cleaning and
painting of the institution.
August 11, 1931
The new gas-electric motor car on the Ashland
division railroad was placed into operation Monday, making its first run from
Kaukauna to Wausau. The car will replace three steam engines.
A report from Dundas states that Herman Kruger
and Albert Jandry were badly burned while at work on the Albert Jandry farm. An
old well had gone dry and the men were digging down to start a new flow. When
down about 18 feet a lighted match was dropped into the hole and an explosion
resulted badly burning both men.
August 14, 1931
A band of gypsies was chased from Kaukauna
Thursday by local police. They were traveling in a large automobile and then
headed to Little Chute.
August 25, 1931
A protest was registered by H. Fassbender
against his golf rival, John Scheer, which alleged that Scheer had been
practicing with moth galls giving him an undue advantage as he would not be
likely to miss the larger golf ball. Mr. Scheer charges that Mr. Fassbender has
been using the city park in front of his place of business for golf practice.
“There must be a law against this practice.” A game has been arranged between
the men and no doubt it will be a dandy.
Carl Ploetz has won the first pigeon race of
the fall. His bird covered the distance from Wisconsin Rapids to Kaukauna
first. Fourteen lofts shipped 235 birds for the first flight inaugurating the
fall season.
August 28, 1931
Opening classes for the 1931-1932 school year
of the Kaukauna high school will be held Tuesday, September 8, according to
principal Olin G. Dryer.
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