Kaukauna Times –
October 1903
By Lyle Hansen
October 2, 1903
The first football game
of the season was played at the home grounds on Saturday afternoon, between
Kaukauna High and St. Norbert's college team of De Pere. In spite of the fact
that the ground was soft, and the entire game was run off in pouring rain, there
were many good plays made and Kaukauna won the game.
Rev. Franz Aigner and
wife took their departure Tuesday for their new home in Cleveland, Ohio, where
he assumes the pastorate of the German Reformed church. Mr. Aigner leaves the
church with which he was associated for the past fourteen years.
This past May a
17-year-old white girl was found living with the Osage Indians. She was taken
by them when she was a child many years ago. The girl was rescued through the
efforts of attorney Horace Speed and two deputy marshals.
October 9, 1903
St. Francis church, the
imposing Hollandtown edifice which was erected at a total cost of upwards of
$32,000 and which has been entirely paid for by that congregation within a few
years, was consecrated with imposing ceremonies last Sunday by Bishop Messmer
and Mgr. Fox.
A franchise granting
the Knox Construction company the use of certain streets on which to enter the
city with Interurban line, between here and Green Bay, was passed by a majority
vote.
An unusual event occurred
at the New York state prison in Dannemora, N.Y. For the murder of their uncle
three brothers were executed. Willis Van Wormer was the first to be taken to
his doom. The current passed through his body at 11:35. His brother Frederick
lay lifeless six- and one-half minutes later and Hurton was dead just five
minutes thereafter.
Miss Hattie Landon of
this city, and her girlfriend, while driving on College Avenue at Appleton
Saturday became involved in a serious collision. Their carriage was wrecked and
both ladies were thrown to the ground. The horse became frightened by the
approach of an electric car.
October 16, 1903
Arthur Hilgenberg, 15,
received a serious gunshot wound in his foot through the carelessness of John
Wheaton. The boys were in the street near Mich. Hahner's, where young
Hilgenberg was reading a newspaper, and the Wheaton boy approached with a rifle
which he was loading as he walked along, with the muzzle pointed downwards
towards Hilgenberg, when it was accidentally discharged, the 22-long caliber
entering the foot between his 2 small toes, and striking the sole of the foot
on a slant was deflected into the instep about the center of the foot.
October 23, 1903
The old Grignon
homestead of Green Bay, occupied by David Grignon and family was destroyed by
fire last Thursday. That building was the first one of the oldest, if not
actually the oldest building in old Green Bay, and contained many antiques in
the way of furniture, books, etc., which had come down from the Grignon and
Lawe families. Many of these valuables which can never be replaced were
destroyed.
October 30, 1903
Eleven horses and four
mules were suffocated in a fire which broke out in the barns of the Appleton
Brewery and Malting Company.
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