Time Machine Trip to October 1922

 

Kaukauna Times – October 1922

By Lyle Hansen

 

October 5, 1922

Private William Dreger, who met his death on the 28th day of May 1918 and whose body arrived in this city Friday, was buried with military honors Sunday afternoon. The funeral which was in charge of Post 41 of the American Legion was perhaps the largest accorded any of Kaukauna's men who died while in service.

 

Jack Zwick, termed “Kaukauna’s Battling Siki” made a name for himself when he dropped Schoendorf of Milwaukee for the count in the fourth round Friday evening at Milwaukee.

October 12, 1922

Ernest Sasnowski, one of the proprietors of the Kaukauna Tire and Auto Paint Shop, is the first local dealer to handle radio sets and equipment. He is in- stalling a first-class receiver set in his shop on Lawe Street where those interested may go and have the pleasure of hearing concerts from as far away as New York. It sells for $132.00.

 

Investigations carried on by the consulting engineers of Milwaukee for the purpose of ascertaining the conditions of our three river bridges shows that the lower bridges near the Union Bag mill are in a highly dangerous condition. These bridges were erected for the travel of horse and buggies. Modern conveyances have gone well over the maximum load for which the bridges were constructed.

 

October 19, 1922

A new Buick Motor Car company for Kaukauna and vicinity has been formed by Louis Mayer of this city, Ben Heiziger and H. J. Stark of Little Chute. It is the intention of the organizers to furnish not only Buick cars but the public in general with first class up to date service. The salesroom of the new company will be in the Martin Van Roy garage building on Wisconsin Avenue at which place there will also be a service station installed.

October 11^th is a day that will not easily be forgotten by the Freshmen as it was the day that they were initiated into the Kaukauna High school. Roll call for the Frosh was held at 6:30pm. The boys of the upper classes took charge of the Freshmen boys, and the Senior girls were in charge of the Freshmen girls. The boys were taken to the basement where they went through meeting dead people and seeing a man in the electric chair. The girls were taken school attic where they were made to go through similar stunts. Later refreshments were served to the students.  

October 26, 1922

A monstrous looking drum arrived recently from Germany, consigned to the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company. It measures ten feet in diameter and will be installed on one of the "Yankee" machines in the paper mill.

Passengers on north bound train No. 153 were severely shaken up when the engine left the tracks north of the Little Chute spur Friday evening after leaving Kaukauna. The baggage car had rolled on to its side. The fireman Joe Arts was thrown through the cab window. The conductor and brakeman received cuts and the flagman had broken fingers.