Time Machine Trip to November 1935

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen 

November 1, 1935

Clifford, three-year old son a Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rolf, west 2nd St., was instantly killed about 3:00 Wednesday afternoon when he was hit by an automobile.  The driver of the car stated she did not see the little boy in the road as she was making the turn on West 3rd St. The boy's mother thought he was in the front yard playing.

November 5, 1935

 

Jumpsuits were selected for the girls’ classes. The suits are made of blue canvas in one piece a narrow belt around the waist with the V-neck students at the high school junior high will be wearing the same kinds of suits. Each student pay for her own suit.

 

Dear Mr. Wynn:

I met a young chap from Atlantic City. He told me that in his home there is something that runs all over the floor in his basement, yet it hasn’t any legs, what could it be?

 Answer: water.

 

Earl Verbeten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herald Verbeten of Wrightstown, is confined to St. Vincent hospital, Green Bay with a broken leg he sustained when he was hit by an automobile driven by his father. Young Verbeten was riding his bicycle down the bridge returning home from delivering newspapers. His father was returning from work and did not see him due to the fog.

 

Elden Abraham was fined $1.00 and cost in Justice Schwin’s court Saturday for having jumped in arterial year.

 

Dear Mr. Wynn:

This morning, I tried to see how long I could stand on my head. After three minutes I had to give up because the blood rushed to my head. When I stand on my feet how is it that the blood doesn't rush there?

Answer: Your feet are not empty.

 

November 8, 1935

James Lang, Kaukauna, was named to the alumni board at St. Norbert’s college. Lang is in the 1935 graduating class from St. Norbert’s.

 

November 12, 1935

Elmer Asholzer, age 16, Appleton, was instantly killed at 9:00 Saturday morning when a 12-gauge shotgun he was carrying discharged accidentally as he was crawling under a fence in the town of St. Lawrence. The deceased was accompanied on the hunting trip with two other Appleton men.

 

November 15, 1935

Phil Zwick, Kaukauna, the Wisconsin featherweight now in England, has been matched to fight Joe Connolly, the Scotch lightweight champion, in the latter part of November. Phil has won fourteen of his last 16 fights in Australia and England.

 

As part of the Andrew Carnegie Centennial celebration on November 25th the Carnegie corporation of New York has presented to the Public Library a reproduction of the portrait of Andrew Carnegie framed for permanent display. This portrait has been placed over the fireplace in the Public Library.

 

Navigation on the Fox River between Green Bay and Kaukauna will be concluded for the season this week according to a report from Ben G. Prough, manager of the Fox River navigation company in the city.

 

Chief R. H. McCarthy, Kaukauna chief of police, was the first Kaukauna citizen to receive his 1936 auto license plates which he attached to his car a short time ago. Mr. McCarthy's license number is 1875, the year of his birth.

 

November 19, 1935

Holy Cross 1935 football champs. Front row are John Kramer, Cliff Haen, Carl Giordana, Jim Verhagen and Ben Dercks. Middle row, Sparky Romenesko, Joe McGowen, Ves Huss, Tom McCarty, Phelan Femal and Jack Roberts. In the third row are George Steffens, Bud Wieseler, Jack Flanagan, John Rieth, Doug Buchberger, Frank Giordana and Ted Hermus.

 

The Holy Cross grade school 11 football team won the championship and every style this past season. They rolled over 8 different schools during the season, amassing a total of 29 touchdowns and 255 points while holding the opposition to 19 points.

 

Students and teachers at the high school will decide what piece of equipment will be purchased for the gymnasium with the $100 liberty bond left to them by the class in the old high school. The trust that the money is to be used for some piece of equipment when the school has an adequate gymnasium.

 

Richard Cavil, age 22 years, of Kimberly, was killed when a gun carried by his companion accidentally discharged while he was crawling through a fence near Waupaca on a hunting trip Sunday. No inquest will be held.

 

A Neenah man pled guilty of drunken driving when he was arraigned in municipal court before judge Thomas H. Ryan Saturday morning. He was fined $50.00 in cost with an alternative of 90 days in the county detention camp. He was arrested by Kaukauna police when the car he was driving, and a Thilmany Pulp and Paper company truck collided in front of the municipal building here Friday afternoon.

 

November 22, 1935

Paul Mary and Robert Landreman were driving to the Military Junction school Friday morning where the former is employed. An accident occurred due to a blowout of the rear tire. The vehicle overturned and righted itself again Miss Landreman received injuries to the head and a cracked rib Robert Landreman sustained cuts and bruises.

 

November 26, 1935

 

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Niesen, West Wisconsin avenue, will celebrate

 the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage Thursday, November 28.

The Green Bay Packers have advanced another step nearer to the Western division title of the National Professional Football League at Pittsburgh’s, P., Sunday when they hammered Pittsburgh Pirates for a 34 to 14 victory before 12,902 paid admissions. The Packers are now one full game ahead of the other three teams.

 

November 29, 1935

 

While digging an additional test pit for the proposed route with the Kaukauna sewer line to be laid, laborers discovered bones and skeletons of six Indians. The last pit is being dug near the Indian mound between the 4th and 5th locks when the discovery of the skeletons with bracelets, earrings, beads and a tomahawk. One of the bracelets was stamped with the name Montreal. The earrings consist of small wire for attachments and round beads and a silver stone. The beads found were green, blue and white glass the six skeletons were on earthed in a space 6 feet square.

McCarty crossing situated on Highway 41 north of Kaukauna, which is one of the most dangerous strips in the state, is soon to be eliminated by a highway improvement. The intersection has been the site of the long list of accidents.

Time Machine Trip to November 1925

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

November 5, 1925

The new and strictly modern office building under construction on E. Wisconsin Avenue will be occupied by Drs. Flanagan and Bolinske will be ready for occupancy this winter.

Do your shopping in town and when you do you pay a debt here. Your money stays here in town, and you add improvement to the city’s life blood, and you help yourself.

Joseph Lehrer, Jr., has filed suit for damages to an automobile when his machine crashed into the Lawe street bridge gates early Sunday morning. The bridge began to open without a warning sound. The gate struck the auto, and he swerved hitting the rail to avoid going over the opening.

 

Patrons of The Times are warned to beware of any person collecting money on subscriptions to this paper. 

 

A farmer living on Rose Hill Road reported that he was robbed by two men as he was walking home Monday night. He said the men were in a car with a woman and pulled a revolver on him. The parties were taken into custody and denied the charge. The farmer admitted he made up the story to cover that he had been drunk and spent all his money.

Young Wife – You don’t like a thing I cook so I’m going home to mother.

Hubby – That’s a great idea, dear and if you don’t mind, I’ll go with you.

November 12, 1925

As the result of the arrest of four Kaukauna girls who were recently sentenced to the Wisconsin Industrial School for Women, several persons of this city have been taken into custody and more are being sought by the Kaukauna police, all charge with contributing to the delinquency of the girls committed.

 

Cheer for Kaukauna High. We have ended the most successful football season. We defeated our most worthy rival, Appleton and were defeated once this season by Green Bay 

November 19, 1925

A call led Chief McCarty and Officer McFadden a few miles north of the city where an auto was said to have struck a wagon belonging to Makosky. No one could be found at the scene, so the officers rushed back to town and found a machine with a battered front. The two occupants Kirscher and Wolf were about to “set-to” and were taken in tow to face a charge of disorderly conduct.

A married man in New York City sent for the cops to stop his wife from smoking. How foolish of him what did he think the fire department was for?

 

Donald McDonald, 38, of Oshkosh, a cook on the Fox River tug, George G. Ryan, lost his life in the cold waters of the navigation canal in Kaukauna when he fell overboard Wednesday evening between the third and fourth locks. No one saw what happened and it is thought he lost his footing and fell overboard.

November 26, 1925

With the World War ending seven years ago, Wisconsin veterans are discovering that the state is granting soldiers bonuses at the rate of fifty a month. This program will end without some of the veterans ever realizing that they might obtained the funds by merely asking for it. 

Father – Did you hear me when I called you this morning!

Son – Yes’ir!

Father - Then why didn’t you answer?

Son – Well, sir, I couldn’t think of a thing to say.

Time Machine Trip to November 1915

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

November 5, 1915

 

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. 2, General Poncho Villa is preparing to attack the American troops at this place. The guns began to fire in support of General Villa’s advancing forces. One American was shot by a machine gun bullet as the bullets peppered the United States custom house.

During the month of October, the electric department of the city of Kaukauna extended its services to supply 146 new electric lights in homes, stores and industries in Kaukauna and lights were added at Little Chute. “The Electric City”.

High school boys and girls will sing Christmas carols in Kaukauna, for the first time in history of the city reviving an old English custom.

November 12, 1915

 

George Kromer’s Hotel

A bad runaway occurred on the south side Tuesday morning resulting in serious injuries to two ladies who were driving home. Mrs. Joseph Heup had a broken collar bone and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank King, also had a broken collar bone. The horse became unimageable coming down the Crooks Avenue hill when the rig struck its legs from behind. The rig overturned at George Kromer’s place on Third Street. 

 

The county board of supervisors passed a resolution Wednesday offering a reward of $1,000 for the capture of Wenzel Kabat, who escaped from prison. He is the convicted murderer of Michael McCarty of Kaukauna.

The Green Bay & Mississippi Canal company had recently sold 37 acres of its land on the south side to Joseph Lehrer which adjoins his farm.

A big, gaunt wolf is roaming the fields north of Kaukauna. In the stillness of the night his weird howls bring back to the early settler’s memories of the old days. 

 

There is a new sport in Kaukauna. It is automatic baseball and is installed in the Kuehn building on Second Street. An electric motor-driven machine throws out the balls like a pitcher to the batter.

 

November 19, 1915

 

Fargo Furniture 

Burt Fargo had recently moved out of the old Fargo home next to his store on Wisconsin Avenue and is converting the old dwelling into display rooms.

 

London, England - Nov. 17., 185 persons were killed in the Lyceum theater by a bomb dropped by a Zeppelin in a raid.

November 26, 1915

 

All money contributed to the Community Christmas Tree fund will be delivered by December 15. The purpose is to provide a “Merry Christmas” for the deserving poor of Kaukauna.

William Wolf broke his shoulder while engaged at work Tuesday at the new mill of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company.

Harvey Young and Harold Brown, students of Kimberly High school in Neenah, were experimenting in chemistry class with chlorine gas, such as is being used in the war in Europe. Young shoved the bottle under the nose of Brown. Brown toppled over and was taken home. He is now under the care of a physician.

 

The Kitchilinski family, consisting of a mother and nine children were left deserted here a few months ago by her husband. The poormaster last Saturday shipped the family to Niagara, Marinette County which was their former place of abode and where they will be cared for. The scamp that deserted them should be placed before a firing squad.

Time Machine Trip to November 1905

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

November 3, 1905

 

Peter Cumpton and eight children have been living since spring in a granary 10 by 16 on the farm 3 miles north of Appleton. The youngest of the children is less than a year old, while the oldest is scarcely 12. Humane Agent Walkie’s attention has been called to the matter, and it is believed that at least four of the children will be sent to the Sparta home.

 

The Woman's Club of this city recently received a letter from Miss Julia A. Laphane of the Wisconsin Archeological Society in regard to preserving the Indian mounds known to be in existence at this point, or rather what is left of them. There were formerly on the Grignon flat, at an early day, as many as thirty well defined and good-sized Indian mounds running in size from ten to thirty feet in diameter and from four to six feet in height, most of them being nearly round in form, and a few oval shapes.

 

The finishing touches are being put on the sister’s house of Holy Cross congregation this week. They have occupied it for some time, but the porches are not yet quite done not only lacking the paint, however.

 

The Kaukauna Girls high school basketball players have at least secured a suitable place for practice having hired Heindel’s hall where they will hold practice games three times each week. Kaukauna has the disadvantage of being almost new in the art of basketball playing but having two weeks practice is fast rounding into shape and the enthusiasm with the players entering the game will soon be able to score against perhaps older teams.

 

November 10, 1905

The most remarkable cheese season in the history of Outagamie County will close at the last of the month. The output is a record breaker and high prices ruled throughout the summer. At present cheese is selling at from 13 to 14 cents a pound, which is the highest it was ever known to be at this time of year. The prices during the season average about 5 cents higher than last year. Every factory in the county was run at full capacity notwithstanding that more butter was made than any other season.

 

Oxford, Mich. - At the meeting when the question was brought up a good deacon and said, “All those in favor of retaining brother Hageman for another year at the same salary please rise.” Not a person rose and the minister who was present felt as uncomfortable as possible and hardly wished himself anywhere but there. Then the good deacon who had put question rose up again and said, “I see that no one favors that motion so I will put it again this way “All those in favor of keeping the Reverend Hageman at an increased salary please rise, everyone got to their feet then it dawned on Reverend Hageman that he was a victim of a joke.

 

November 17, 1905

Money Saving Specials! Two Days Only 3 lbs. bologna ....25 cents

3 lbs. liver sausage ....25 cents

3 lbs.  Smoked fish ....25 cents

John Haupt & Son’s Store - On the Hill South Kaukauna.

 

November 24, 1905

 

The Southside Gun Club will hold a prize turkey shoot and venison bouillon at their grounds on Beaulieu Hill next Sunday, November 25. The one making the highest score out of a possible 25 birds will be awarded a fine turkey and the two making the next highest scores will each get a chicken. All members are requested to turn out and try to win a Thanksgiving bird. Booyah will be served at 10:00; shoot will take place at 2:30 p.m.

 

The deer hunters of Kaukauna have all returned from the northern woods and most of them brought home either one or two deer each. Fred Hoehne killed one near Leona and August Denzer who was with him shot two, they returned Sunday evening.

 

The city board of education met Tuesday evening and passed a resolution recommending that the sum pf $4,800 be placed in the annual tax levy as the amount that will be necessary to maintain the Kaukauna High School for the ensuing year.

Time Machine Trip to November 1895

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1895

The fastest time made by any railroad line in the state was made by the North-Western from Chicago to Kaukauna. The train leaving Chicago at 10:30 p.m. arrives here at 3:21 a.m., only 4 hours and 51 minutes, where formerly about 7 to 8 hours were consumed in covering that distance. The new train was put on last Sunday.

 

Miss Emma Schermitzler, 21, who has been conducting a dress-making shop on the south side died of diphtheria Wednesday night. On Saturday her two younger brothers died of the same disease at the home of their parents.

Joseph Heindel, 3 years, 9 months and 7 days died Thursday night.

 

The Kaukauna Electric Light Company has erected, at the corner of Second Street and Main Avenue, one of the Manhattan incandescent arc lights, the latest thing out for street lighting as well as interior lighting.

 

 

A story told by an old physician of times without anesthetics. None was much more touching than the following: A little girl, no more than eight years old, was injured in such a way that it was necessary to amputate one of her legs. She proved to be a wonderful strong little one and instead of binding her she was given her most cherished doll to hold. Pressing it to her arms, she submitted to the amputation without a single cry. When it was done the physician in charge seeking to brighten matters up with pleasantries said “And now my dear we will amputate your dolls leg so she will be like you.” “No, No!” she gasped between her sobs “You shall not - it would hurt her too much”

 

 

November 8, 1895

Henry Henningsen's dwelling house and saloon building at Rose Hill, just outside the city limits, occupied by H. L. Faust, was totally destroyed by fire last Saturday.

 

The plant of the Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing Company narrowly escaped destruction by fire Tuesday evening. The loss amounts to several hundred dollars with no insurance.  A barrel of tar being used to cover the roof of part of the Badger mill took fire Wednesday morning and flared to quite a blaze. The blaze was extinguished before any damage was done.

 

Hitch your horse when you come to town. Jule Kuehn gives notice that he will prosecute owners of all horses found standing untied.

 

Columbia, S.C., Oct. 30 – The constructional convention voted down the woman’s suffrage amendment by a most decisive vote of 121 to 26.

 

No matter how tired a man may imagine himself; he can always be relied on to run to a fire.

 

 

County Superintendent Ziegler annulled the certificates, on October 28, of the Catholic sisters who for several years have been teaching in the public schools at Little Chute and Freedom. The schools are not independent of the Catholic Church and desire to have a share of the state school fund.

 

A fellow named William Drinks was in Appleton court the other day charged with using abusive language. William should not let his name lead him astray so easily.

 

November 15, 1895

U.S.   District   Attorney Weigman says that a special deputy marshal has been appointed to make complaints and arrest every person who takes water hereafter from the government canal in Kaukauna. He says the arrest' will be made just as often as water is taken by waterpower users and will be continued indefinitely. As water continues to be drawn from the said canal and arrests have been made Kaukaunaites are beginning to wonder, "Where are we at?"

 

Several dancing masters have endeavored to start a class in Kaukauna this fall but as yet none have succeeded.

 

A fire at the Kaukauna Carriage Works was discovered last Saturday morning. An Alarm was sounded but the entire building was in flames before the fire department arrived. The Carriage Works has been in operation for a year and quite an extensive business was being established. The loss is about $4,000 with $2,100 insurance. 

 

Let Spain declare war against United States by all means. The football and baseball seasons are about to be over and we also need other of amusement. 

 

November 22, 1895

 

Joe Faust of Kaukauna was boring a well for the Bead- Bros., Dundas. He is down 41 feet and not much water. He found tamarack sticks and moss, just as green as it was in the woods, at quite a depth in the ground.

 

Appleton Post - Lillie Fountain, a 16-year girl of wayward character, was arrested at the Northwestern depot on Wednesday on a charge of vagrancy. The girl left home some time ago and was an inmate at the notorious Beaulieu den at Kaukauna. She came from Appleton and attempted to gain admittance to one of the resorts here but was refused on account of her age. She will be committed to the jail in the meantime.

 

November 29, 1895

A man in Ohio, who had a grudge against the postmaster in his town, drank whisky and ate onions and then asked for his mail. The postmaster refused to wait on the breathing man and he complained to the powers that be. After an investigation the inspector decided that the postmaster was justified in his stand. 

 

Several of the trains were late Tuesday owing to a blizzard south of us.

 

Supt. Zeigler of Outagamie County returned the certificates to the sister’s teaching in the schools at Freedom and Little Chute. Bishop Messmer has directed that the religious pictures be taken from the walls of the school rooms and the instruction during the school hours made to conform to the requirements of the law. 

 

A young man in Tennessee has been warned by the white caps than he must quit wearing tan shoes.

 

Miss Annie Redman claims that John Schug, of Berne, Ill., courted her for 2 ½ years, gave her many presents of value and sent numerous love letters in which he promised to make her his wife. In July his ardor cooled and in September he told her that the relationship was at an end. She has since sued him for $5000. Queer isn’t it how some love affairs turn out? 

 

The jury in the case of Joseph Promer versus the Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western railroad company, which was tried in the circuit court last week, awarded the plaintiff the full amount of damages asked $20,000. It will be remembered that Mr. Promer lost part of one leg in the switchyards here several years ago while repairing cars. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.

 

THE DROP, On the DROP KICK

  

The playing code defines the “Drop Kick” as one made by letting the ball fall and kicking it the instant it touches the ground.