Time Machine Trip to October 1921

 

Kaukauna Times - October 1921

By Lyle Hansen

October 6, 1921

Ire Spice, who is employed by the Kaukauna Ground Wood Pulp Company, fell from a ladder at the mill and was severely injured. He sustained a fracture at the base of the brain besides bruises. He was operated on at St. Elizabeth's Hospital and is coming along fine.

Theodore Schmalz, age 62, was struck and killed by the north bound passenger train Monday noon.  Mr. Schmalz, who worked at the Moloch Stocker Co., left work and was on his way home for dinner. He did not see the train and stepped onto the tracks.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pagel formally opened their place of business, the Kaukauna Hotel, with a banquet in the dining room last Thursday evening.

October 13, 1921

  

Saxon

                                                             

  

Ford 

B. J. Mitchka, while driving to Appleton Thursday, struck a lumber wagon in front of the Hyland residence on Rose Hill. The force of the collision overturned Mr. Mitchka's Ford. At the same time another car, a Saxon, coming to Kaukauna, hit the top of the Ford after it had tipped over, and tearing off the top and the windshield. Mr. Mitchka escaped injury,

F. Hilgenberg has purchased a new electric roller machine for use in polishing his bowling alleys here.

October 20, 1921

John Vosters, who is employed at the Combined Locks Paper Company, while on his way to work at about 5:30, was unable to see or distinguish a passing freight train due to a heavy fog and collided with it. Mr. Vosters was only slightly hurt from the windshield cutting his hand.

The Holy Cross football team defeated the St. John’s team of Little Chute Thursday afternoon by the score of 18-0. Park school gridders swamped the Nicolet football team to the tune of 24-0.

October 27, 1921

Robbers broke into Goldin's Fair Store Thursday night and selected a pair of shoes, socks, a shirt, a pair of overalls and $10.00 from the cash register. It is thought that the same person entered the Butler Dietzler Hardware Store and the Tea Shop on 2nd street.  E. Finnegan of Green Bay was arrested in that city for the theft of a car and confessed to having robbed the Tea Shop and Butler Dietzler Hardware Store of Kaukauna.