Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
December 7, 1894
Kansas exchange - An unknown man was found dead on the
outskirts of a small town. A revolver and $100 in cash were on his person. The
coroner held an inquest and charged $75.00 to defray expenses and bury the
body. The judge fined the corpse $25.00 for carrying a concealed gun and kept
the gun. The local newspaper, which published the obituary, got nothing.
The Kings Club football
team of the north side and the N. O. W. Club of the south side will battle for
the championship of the city at the old ball grounds next Sunday afternoon.
Both teams have been practicing for the event and a good contest is promised.
Go and see the boys kick the pigskin.
Taxes for the year 1894
were levied by the common council and the per cent will make the eyes of
property owners bulge out and their pocket books shrink this year. The rate
will be about $4.62 per hundred. This rate is unavoidable. The current
administration has been very economical and the indebtedness incurred during
the preceding administration and must be met.
December 14, 1894
Another shooting affray
occurred on the south side last Saturday night at the saloon of Alex Stoeger on
Third Street. John Powers, the Hollandtown pugilist, and several associates,
were playing dice, when a dispute arose over who should pay for some drinks. An
exchange of words followed, and in the fracas Stoeger pulled a revolver for
protection and shot Powers. Powers dodged quick enough to escape probable
death, the ball striking him near the left ear, and lodged under the skin in
the back of his head. The ball was flattened out like a cent, having struck the
thick part of the skull.
Now that Kaukauna has a
couple of football teams, we expect to soon see the boys letting their hair
grow and parting it in the middle. This seems to be one of the requisites of
that sport.
Kaukauna's proposed
water works system seems to be gone again. The company which was granted the
privilege of putting in the system here has forfeited the franchise under an
agreement with the city, which provided the work must be commenced on or before
the 4th of December. What plan along this line will next be adopted
is not know yet.
A traveling man created
a panic in a Cleveland hotel by attempting to wake up an associate by yelling
fire.
December 21, 1894
Capt. D. J. Brothers's Hotel Brothers was formally opened December 20, Mayor Tanner acted as toast master. Following the banquet a ball was given at Heindel's Hall and many from Kaukauna and parts west of here attended. A special train carried the visitor’s home after the entertainment concluded in the evening. The magnificent structure presented a splendid appearance inside and out. Kaukauna finally has a first class hotel, something the town has been lacking for a long time. Capt. D. J. Brothers supplied the city with this long felt want. He launched his ship of capital upon the sea of experimental and trust for the breezes of success to waft his enterprise safely into the harbor of a money making basis. The management of the hotel will rest in the capable hands of Mr. John D. Lawe. The Hotel Brothers located on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Lawe Street, has filled Kaukauna’s need for facility of Quality.
On Thursday last, four
south side boys ranging in age from 12 to 15 years were arrested on a charge of
breaking into box cars that stood on the south side tracks and taking there
from candies, tobaccos, etc. They were arraigned before justice Mulloy and upon
pleading guilty were let off with fines, this being the first offense. It costs
one boy $10.60 the other three $15.60.
“You have a bad cold,”
Said he. “I have,” she replied huskily, I am so hoarse that if you attempted to
kiss me I couldn’t even scream.
Rice Lake, Wis., Dec. 14 – Joe White, leader of the Lac Courte
Oreilles tribe, was shot and killed yesterday while resisting arrest by deputy
game wardens. It is alleged that the Indians have been shooting game out of
season. When the group was found they resisted and Joe was shot. The Indians
are greatly wrought up over the loss of their chief and settlers in the
locality fear trouble. The deputy warden has been arrested by Sheriff Mills on
a charge of shooting Indian, Joe White.
December 28, 1894
The Catholic Church at
Little Chute had a narrow escape from destruction by fire Christmas day. The
fire originated from the furnace, and a portion of the floor and pews in the
front of the church were burned. The damage will amount to several hundred dollars.
Each class in the
Sunday school of the south side Congregational church furnished a poor family
of Kaukauna with abundance for a Christmas dinner. Each family was supplied with a turkey,
potatoes and all the other necessities. “God loveth a cheerful giver,” and the
little givers will be remembered in their acts of kindness.
The officials of
Chicago and Northwestern railroad have sent out orders from headquarters for a
general curtailment of expenses through the entire system and naturally
Kaukauna will be seriously affected. The orders require that twenty-four
employees in various departments at the shops are laid off last Friday and the
working days reduced to five a week at eight hours a day for all remaining.
Again has the Angel of
Death thrust in his shining blade and removed another child from the family
circle of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schraw. They have lost two children within a few
days to diphtheria.
After January 1, 1895,
the firm name of the Kaukauna Machine Company will be changed to the Kaukauna
Machine Works. The management remains the same.
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