Time Maching Trip to June 1923

 

Kaukauna Times – June 1923

By Lyle Hansen

June 7, 1923

Adolph R. Mill received word from Washington last Saturday that he had been appointed postmaster of the city of Kaukauna succeeding Mr. Jacob Lang who has been acting postmaster since the consolidation of the two offices last fall.

The Kaukauna Exchange has a switchboard with positions for six operators but owing to advancing business a new board will be installed with eight positions. Telephone history began in Kaukauna in March of 1882 with twenty-eight subscribers being served. The present exchange serves 836 and 200 rural stations. 

Prof. L. G. Schussman, the retiring principal of the high school and city superintendent of school, was a proud man last week when the teachers and pupils of the Nicolet school presented him with a handsome leather brief case and a large size fountain pen.

June 14, 1923

John Coppes capped the crown and the royal coat presented to the winner of St. Francis Society's annual Schut which was held Tuesday morning, June 12.

 

Prof. L. G. Schussman’s farewell speech.

“The closing hour of the present school year has come. For the tenth time it is my pleasure to present the class of young people to receive their diplomas. Not only does this hour terminate the work of the present year, but it also severs my connection after a period of fourteen years of service as high school principal and as city superintendent of schools.”

June 21, 1923

Kaukauna now has a crushing plant of the most modern kind, Messrs. Geo. A. Kline, Albert Schermitzler and Levi Anderson, having received, and installed all the necessary machinery. The new plant is operating under the name of Geo. A. Kline Stone Company and is located on a thirty-eight and one-half-acre area along the north bank of the Fox River between Augustine Street and Plank Road.

June 28, 1923

Attempts of the Kaukauna Quarry to blast rock without doing damage almost proved disastrous late Thursday afternoon when a blast of 550 pounds of dynamite shook the city and sent a shower of stones over the island. An expert demonstrator from the Hercules Power Co. was showing the local firm how to blast without damaging property. Mr. Niesen, manager of the quarry, said all damage would be taken care of.

 

A switch engine of the Northwestern road fell through the bridge on a sidetrack at the Kimberly Clark mill at Kimberly last Thursday afternoon and into 14 feet of water. Engineer Edward Kittell, of Kaukauna, and his fireman saved themselves by jumping from the train.

Last week during the estreme heat, the upper drawbridge so expanded that traffic was held up for a few hours.The firedepartment used wated which saturated it until it was cooled enough to be in working order.