Kaukauna Times - April 1922
By Lyle Hansen
April 6, 1922
150 men employed at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper
Co., walked out last Monday morning at 7:00 o'clock the walkout was called as a
protest, against the recent notice given to all employees of the company that
wages of Workman in any capacity whatsoever would be reduced 4 cents per hour,
this cut to take effect the first of April.
A cock fight pulled off at Little Chute in
Peter Watry’s Hall was interrupted by the State Humane Society’s officer
Clayton of Milwaukee, who was brutally assaulted by the enraged crowd which
bitterly resented his attempt to place the spectators under arrest. Mr. Clayton
was accompanied by a Methodist minister from Milwaukee. Had it not been for the
interference of a few men in the crowd both men would have been seriously
injured.
The Kaukauna common council passed the new
school bond issue but what a disappointment for the students. We had hopes that
our school would be one of the best in this region but now our hopes have been
blasted for the council voted to sever the gymnasium from the building. The bridge
and roads are in need of repairs and other dyer disasters which are sure to
come and cause large outlays of money was given as the reason for the gymnasium
to be removed from the plan.
April 13, 1922
William Van Dyke of the
Vaudette theatre states that he has purchased a new moving picture machine and
in the future continuous shows will be run. The new machine will do away with
the delays between film changing.
Two youngsters, Clarence Jacobson, and Carl Beiling,
each about 15 years of age, caught a southbound freight train about 11:00
o'clock Saturday morning and at this time have not been located. Officer
McFadden caught two other youngsters, Oliver Wheaton, and Tommy Williams, in
the act out jumping freight Saturday. They were taken to their homes with a
warning of a severe punishment if they tried it again.
The Fox River, as it stands, is higher than it
has been for some years past and Monday nights heavy rain caused a slight rise
in the river. On Sunday the water stood about 2 inches from the top of the walk
by Thilmany Paper company’s front.
April 20, 1922
A new business firm
composed of Lester J. Brenzel, William, and Louis Tennessen, has entered the
farm implement field, and has secured the old Rupert barn at the corner of
Second Street and Crooks Avenue where they will locate their offices and
warehouse.
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If you desire to listen
in on a pure unadulterated strain of cuss words, stand on the corner of Depot
and Draper Streets and hark to the free flow of words that are not found in
Websters. The rains of the last week have turned this road into a mess. Holes a
foot deep have been cut into the road by the rain and heavy traffic and only a
small portion of a Ford wheel remains insight after sinking into this abyss.
April 27, 1922
Because of high water
it has been necessary to postpone the senior class play, "Clarence."
The water has reached such a depth in the basement of the auditorium that it is
impossible to use the furnace, hence the postponement to a later date.
Renn and company have retired from the ice
business, finding that their cement block business requires all possible
attention owing to the great demand for this building material. The Busch
brothers of Kimberly and Little Chute bought the icehouse.
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