Time Machine Trip to August 1913

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1913

By Lyle Hansen

 

August 1, 1913

The School District Census of Students.

 

Many complaints have been filed with the police department of late relative to bicycle riding on sidewalks. Notice is hereby given that any person caught or identified as being guilty of the crime will positively be arrested and fined in accordance with the city laws.

 

August 8, 1913

 

The application for a license to run a saloon on Third Street was unanimously refused by the common council Tuesday evening. It appears Kaukauna has reached its limit of saloons and no more will be added in the future, so it will be a waste of time for anyone to apply.

 

August 15, 1913

 

Another tragic death occurred last Friday at Little Rapids-this time a resident of Kaukauna. John Hoenig of Reaume Avenue died as a result of being struck by lightning while working on a dam with Fred Lindauer and William Lange also of this city. Albert Lockow of this city, who was in charge of the workers, was the first to reach them to render assistance.

A deal was closed on Wednesday whereby Gus. Ristau and Anton Mankoskey became the owners of the former Col. H. A. Frambach home at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Depot streets. They plan to refinish the home to put it in shape to rent to tenants.

 

Charles Walquist is busy on his new house which will be built on Marie Street with an east face on that thoroughfare and which is to be an innovation among the homes in Kaukauna. The walls of this new structure are to be of a different kind of masonry than has ever been used before in this area and will be composed of superior plaster with wood strips incorporated, laid into them crosswise, the mortar forming a hollow space in the center of the wall. The wood filling, which is cut of an exact measure of ten inches long, protrudes 1/2 inch on the outside face to afford a proper clinching for the stucco, which will form the outside finish of this novel structure.

 

August 22, 1913

A new law passed by the legislature will have an important effect on doing away with obstructions on roads. The law states that it is unlawful to place materials on any roadway without proper markings such as red gas lamps or lanterns after sunset in an effort to avoid accidents.

 

August 29, 1913

Ferdinand Klarer, aged 59 years, was instantly killed at the new pulp mill of the Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company, Thursday afternoon by being caught in one of the elevators and crushed between the walls. 

 

A crew of fishermen will soon start seining Lake Winnebago in an attempt to free the lake from rough species of fish such as carp and dog fish. The work will be done under the supervision of the state fish and game department in accordance with a law passed at the last sessions.