Kaukauna Times - May 1883
By Lyle Hansen
May 4, 1883
Gen. Geo. Custer
A monument which is to
be erected on the spot where the massacre of Gen. Custer and his command
occurred in 1876 is being carved out of native granite at Montello.
Straw hats are a
specialty at John Hoberg's.
A lively scene transpired
in the courtroom at Racine on the 20th. During the trial of Dr. Wm.
Mink, charged with being the father of Mary Albrecht’s child. Dr. Mink was
giving his testimony which was unfavorable to the girl, when she charges down
upon him and proceeded to give him a general overhauling, pulling his hair and
whiskers and beating him in the face. After an absence of twenty minutes the
juries returned a verdict of guilty.
May 11, 1883
Two Mackinaw fishing
boats arrived from Lake Winnebago at the first lock in this village last Saturday
morning being bound for Green Bay. As the canal below the first lock was not
yet ready for navigation, the fishermen were obliged to take their boats
"overland" as far as Wrightstown.
A Pennsylvania lady has
an egg which she claims is 106 years old. She is saving it for Oscar Wilde when
he makes his first appearance on the stage in this country.
May 18, 1883
Some unknown persons
have commenced defacing the new bridge. It is a pity that some of the wretches
who delight in destroying or injuring public property cannot be captured. One
or two examples of this kind would quiet the rest.
May 25, 1883
The Kaukauna band gave a street
serenade last Monday evening on the corner of 2nd Street and Main Ave.
The boys continue to improve in their playing and are fast becoming one of the
best bands in the state.
A species of
"side-walk boom" seems to have struck our villages. The town board
recently decided to build a new walk from the draw bridge to the N.W. depot.
The walk will be built as to do away with as much as possible the number of
"steps" which are such a nuisance in the present walk. One by one,
the streets of Kaukauna are being graveled, and soon the city will have a fine
set of graveled streets by which to travel will be much easier.
The Main street across
the island is receiving a thick coat of gravel. From the present outlook, it
will soon be in better condition than any other street in the village; Geo.
Kelso has the graveling contract and is doing first-class work. The material
comes from the tailrace of the Kelso Pulp Mill.
New sidewalks are
constantly being added and replaced in this village, doing away with the
problems involved when traveling by foot throughout Kaukauna and Ledyard. These
new walks and improvements are definitely a convenience to the citizens and are
helping this town progress.
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