Time Machine Trip to August 1912

 Kaukauna Times - August 1912

By Lyle Hansen

August 2, 1912

N. A. Foxgrover and Peter Nettekoven were at Partridge Lake Sunday and had fine luck catching sunfish and perch. Mr. Nettekoven caught a Mississippi bullhead which weighed 20 pounds.

 

With the present high stage of water as result of last week’s floods the mills are jubilant. This will save many of the mills fuel costs of $50 to $100 a day.

 

The Kaukauna Building and Loan association announced that the month of July aggregated $4,200 in loans and that money is still strong among homeowners.

The Outagamie County Training School will be located in Kaukauna, it was decided last Monday at a meeting in Appleton. 

 

August 9, 1912

M. A. Raught introduced a resolution to place a drinking bubbler on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Lawe Street on the north side and the corner of Main and Second Street on the Southside.

August 16, 1912

Mr. Thomas Rohan was badly injured Monday by an enraged bull. Mr. Rohan's faithful shepherd dog came to is rescue and caught the bull by one of his ears fighting him savagely. Mr. Rohan suffered a badly bruised head and a hip injury.

 

August 23, 1912

The government transport Fox arrived in Kaukauna with a barge in tow carrying the largest load of soft coal ever hauled upriver from Green Bay, the cargo consisting of 375 tons. Most of the load was left in the government yard.

 

August 30, 1912

A large auto driven by Frank Hoberg and a party of friends from Green Bay had a wheel ripped off between here and Kimberly Saturday night and was hauled into the garage of the Kaukauna Motor Sales Co. for repairs. Every spoke in one of the front wheels was broken to splinters. No one was injured.