Time Machine Trip to July 1935

 Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

July 2, 1935

 

The Brooklin Eagles who will appear at Kaukauna on Wednesday July 3 have been listed by many sport writers as the best colored baseball club in the game today.

 

Sylvester “Ham” Hopfensperger shot a par 35 on the Kaukauna golf course Sunday afternoon in a foursome.

 

July 5, 1935

George Vander Wettering of Hollandtown defeated 30 competitors in marksmanship and won the title “King of the schut” at the 85 annual celebration of St. Francis Schut Thursday morning.

 

While at the Legion picnic at La Follette park yesterday, Miss Monica Schmidlkofer suffered an injury to her leg from a firecracker thrown by a careless boy. When he saw what he had done he disappeared.

 

A total of 1509 swimmers used the fourth lock bathing beach during June according to lifeguard Harvey Derus.

 

July 9, 1935

  

           James W. Lang                         Clifford H. Kemp

The board of education hired two new instructors James W. Lang who will teach English and Clifford H. Kemp who will act as physical education instructor at the high school.

 

Work of tearing down the old high school auditorium was started this week. Many of the old timers are sad to see the building being razed. The building was originally constructed as a roller-skating rink in 1885. The building became the Kaukauna Opera House, and many people gathered there over the years.

 

A Virginia man was given the choice of a year in jail or a whipping for beating his three-year-old adopted daughter. He chose the jail sentence.

The Kaukauna police department escorted a carload of gypsies through the city on Saturday. 

 

Births

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Frank.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zwier.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romanesko.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lenovle.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DeBruex.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Hietpas.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vander Boogart.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dietzen.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. George Van Horft. 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Merbach. 

 

July 12, 1935

A total of 65 persons were employed on FERA projects here last week according to a report by Lyle Webster work secretary. The group was paid a total of $576.55 in wages.

 

July 16, 1935

 

The conservation department was notified that a white fawn was picked up near Grand View, Wis. The department has informed people not to pick up these animals but to allow the mother to take care of them. Most fawns die when taken due to improper feeding and over sympathetic sightseers.

Dear Mrs. Wynn: Last night my husband returned home so terribly intoxicated I had to put him to bed. This morning, he said he was at a party but only had one glass. Do you believe that? - Mrs. Aulthefun.

Answer: Certainly, I believe he only had one glass, but ask him how many times it was filled. 

 

Seymour – Frederick Blohm, 12-year-old, was killed Wednesday afternoon when driving a team of horses in a hay field he fell into the rake.

 

The Utility commission at a meeting last night purchased two six-foot-high neon signs which will be erected on the elevated water tower near the Outagamie Rural Normal School. Both signs will consist of the words “Kaukauna”.

 

July 16, 1935

Otto Doering, Sixth Street, brought in blue and black roses to the Times office Saturday morning. 

 

July 19, 1935

The most popular Kaukauna Park on the north side is that of Riverside Park, formerly known as Tourists Park, situated on the banks of the Fox River, directly across the river from LaFollette Park, probably the most widely used park in the city. Riverside Park has greatly gained in popularity since undergoing many improvements in the past two years and now ranks in popularity with many parks in the state.

 

July 26, 1935

 

Robert Montgomery, a handsome Hollywood boy and great favorite of audiences, has a double in the person of Paul Gerrits, a native of Wrightstown. Paul is the same height and the curly locks, blue eyes and the same mouth.

 

There is great confidence in the fact that there is oil in the vicinity east of Kaukauna and at present it is being drilled on the farm of Ferdinand Krueger in Forest Junction.

 

July 30, 1935

Plenty of excitement was experienced at Camp Gardner Dam last Sunday afternoon at about 5 when the two Kaukauna scouts became lost in the woods at about 5. Jimmy Nagel, 11, and Billie Velte, 8, wondered from one of the trails and became lost. A general alarm was sounded, and all the scouts and leaders began the search. The boys were then found after 2 hours.  

Time Machine Trip to July 1925

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

July 2, 1925

All over the country, thinking people, alarmed by the lowering for all standards and the increase in crime among the young are taking counsel to see what can be done to meet the situation. Characteristically enough they are turning to the schools. For many years now parents have shown a tendency to shirk their responsibility in the field of education have encouraged, where they have not obliged the schools to undertake the instructions of boys and girls in a score of subjects that in former times fathers and mothers’ thought was their duty to teach. It has been discovered that the increase in juvenile delinquency is clearly the result of the alarming lack of religious instruction.

July 9, 1925

Sergeant August Rink of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, Master Sergeant C. A. C.  reenlisted July 1st, 1925, for a period of three years. He has completed 23 years 10-month service and upon completing 6 years and two months will have completed 30 years of military service when he will be placed on retirement list with pay and allowances of a Warrant Officer.

 

The 3,000 feet of concrete roadway ending at the ballpark on Dodge Street has been completed by the McCarty Construction Company and will be opened to the public as soon as the concrete has set, probably about July 20th. Traffic is still diverted over Beaulieu Hill and across the country for about three miles, reaching the main highway near the William Rohan farm. The paving is a county job, and the contract price was about $16,000.

 

 

Matt Reynebeau drives a patriotic automobile for Reynebeau Service Station in the Little Chute 4^th of July parade.

A large crowd of people gathered in Little Chute to attend the 4^th of July celebration picnic which was held under a direction of the Jacob Coppes Post #258 of the American Legion and the Little Chute Band. The parade numbered about 65 floats of businesses in town. President Antone Jansen gave the address of welcome and presented the key to the village to the American Legion.  

July 16, 1925

 

Henry Ford, Detroit’s famous auto magnet, has cleared away all doubts to be the possibility of establishing commercial aviation on a sound basis. He demonstrated it by starting and maintaining an airline of his own operating between his Detroit headquarters and the companies’ various branches and different cities in the Midwest.

The use of private automobiles is continuing to reduce the number of passengers carried by street cars, according to the latest annual reports filed with the various traction companies.

 

July 23, 1925

On Monday the interests of the John Mc Coy estate were sold to Carl J. Hansen, formerly the owner of the Forest Republican at Crandon. The share of The Times Printing Company transferred represents a controlling majority. At a meeting of the directors Monday afternoon, Mr. Hansen was elected a director and employed as managing editor of the paper. Arthur Zeiler of Green Bay has been secured as city editor. The Times Printing Company was incorporated in December of 1917 through the efforts of the late John Mc Coy. He served the concern as manager and editor until his death in January of this year. R.C. Mc Coy, of St. Paul, his son, was secured as manager and resigned the position following the sale of interest of the Mc Coy estate.

The Standard Oil Co., New Jersey announced an 8-hour day, effective Wednesday, for its mid continental oil fields. Since the first oil fields were drilled in this country in 1859, a 12-hour day had been in effect. Drillers, who receive $1 an hour or $12.00 a day now will now make $1.25 an hour or $10 a day.

  

July 23, 1925

 

New sales record was established by the Ford Motor Company during the month just passed, when approximately 6000 more Ford cars and trucks were delivered to retail customers in the United States than during the same month a year ago.

 

The excursion rate of $4.00 round trip given by the Chicago northwestern Sunday drew about 60 Kaukauna residents to Chicago. Many took advantage of the 8-hour layover in Chicago to visit friends and relatives and then attend the ball game between Chicago and New York teams of the American League.

 

Dear Miss Flo: When a lady is dining alone, is it permissible for the waiter to remove the covers from dishes and serve her? When a lady is a permanent guest at a hotel is it permissible for her to dine without a hat?

The waiters should never remove the covers from the dishes. It is not necessary but if the lady wishes to have the waiter serve her it is quite permissible also, a lady should always wear a hat in the dining room or hotel even if she is a permanent guest there.

Louis Schmidt, Sr., of the south side was the purchaser of a new Dodge sedan. The purchase was made last Saturday from the Kaukauna Auto Co. Mr. Schmidt’s and family have left on an extended trip throughout the northern part of Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Local railroad officials are making every possible move to curb the possibility of accidents in the yards and along the tracks. They reported special efforts are being made to break the habit of children playing on the right of way. Many of these young fellows not yet in their teens have been seen in the wards of our city hospitals with badly deformed little bodies, dangling limbs, scared little faces and will remain a life mark of played on the right of way

 

July 30, 1925

Three days of camp life at High Cliff - swimming, fishing and boating - were enjoyed last week by Clarence Hishon, Bob Armstrong, Henry Haupt, Iranous Robideau and Florian Adrian.

Time Machine Trip to July 1915

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

July 2, 1915

At a meeting of the Fire and Police Commission held last Friday Albert Luckow was appointed chief of the fire department to succeed Henry Schubert who recently resigned after serving with the department for over a quarter of a century. 

The Manitowoc Herald has reported the Kaukauna and Antigo council seeks to bar carnival shows by increasing the license fee to $100 per day. This is not true. Kaukauna has just barred carnivals on general principals, refusing admission at any price, having placed them in the category of things not good for the welfare of the community.

 

News special from Detroit says The Ford Motor company is making preparations to attend to the details of the distributed of a $15,000,000 bonus to be distributed among Ford owners. The company is about to write 300,000 checks for $50 each to be mailed.

 

July 9, 1915

      4^th of July float Little Chute

The Kaukauna postoffice – north side is among the offices of the country to which the postmaster gets an increase of $100 per year. Postmaster J. C. Mitchell’s salary therefore with be $1,700.00 for the year.

 

The corner stone laying of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was attended by 1,200 people. A copper box was placed under the stone with the following documents and papers; The History of the church, the "Constitution of the Church," a picture of the old church, the catechism, a hymn book, copies of the German paper and the local newspapers the Kaukauna Times and Kaukauna Sun.

Something is just now being done at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company’s plant which has never before been attempted in Kaukauna. The company is moving a large two-story cement block building 44x128 feet. 

July 16, 1915

Rt. Rev. Paul Peter Rhode, D. D.

Official information reached this city on Sunday of the Papal appointment of Rt. Rev. Paul Peter Rhode, D. D. of Chicago, to the vacancy of Green Bay to succeed his lordship, Joseph J. Fox, deceased.

July 23, 1915

 

Nugent’s Theatre tonight - - Charles Chaplin, the greatest screens comedian in a two-reel feature entitled “The Tramp.” A scream from start to finish.

John Banker, second lock tender, who pulled the little Stelzner girl from the canal last week, says this is the nineteenth person he has rescued from drowning.

The question of paving portions of Lawe Street, Main Avenue, Wisconsin Avenue, and Canal Street, has come to a sudden close as the attorney for the White Construction Company has filed an opinion wherein he cites that the whole procedure used by the city is illegal, and that the contract cannot be entered into by the White Company and the city, as it now" stands.

 

St. Mary’s church was again struck by lightning during a storm Wednesday, some damage being done to the roof and tower of the church. 

July 30, 1915

Frank Schreiner, Jr., and his wife, Kaukauna, were both appalling close to death Saturday on the SS Eastland, while docked in the Chicago River, suddenly capsized. They were just hunting for places to settle down for a day of pleasure on an excursion to Michigan City. Frank went to the top side, and his wife went below deck. They were far separated when the boat flopped over in the water. Mr. Schreiner had thoroughly searched the morgue for the body of his wife and checked all the dead women laid out on the docks and sidewalks. He had about given up when someone suggested for him to check the local hospitals. He found her there and that she had been calling for him constantly since recovering her senses. The disaster resulted in the deaths of at least 844 people. This is the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.  

 

The post office department has announced a decrease in rates on parcel post packages. Beginning in September the new rates will be five cents for the first pound and one cent for each succeeding pound. The present rate is six cents for the first pound and two cents for each additional pound.

 

Time Machine Trip to July 1905

 

Kaukauna Times

 

July 7, 1905

Professor Hicks claims a stormy July is owning to the influence of Mars. According to Professor Hicks Mars will continue to kick up all kinds of bad weather during July.  Normally this would extend from about the 12th to the 16th but under the continued influences of Mars and Mercury these normal limits will most likely be extended.

 

The new resort at Ridge Point along the Green Bay-Kaukauna interurban line was thrown open to the public last Sunday. The crowd that gathered there on the 4th of July was estimated to be 2000.

 

Kaukauna is on the verge of a building boom such as it has not experienced in years. Besides the new library building and additions and improvements to numerous dwellings, a new paper mill plant is being erected. Two new stores and a parsonage are to be erected by the members of Brokaw Memorial Church and a new residence by John Mau, the contracts of which has already been let.

 

An accident to the electric generator caused the Evelyn to be left in total darkness on Monday night. The accident happened in Appleton and not being allowed to remain there the captain continued to Kimberly for the night.

 

Kaukauna will soon be provided with another telephone exchange. It will be built by the Fox River Valley Telephone Company, which is successfully operating exchanges in nearly all the neighboring cities.

 

July 14, 1905

 

The car on the Kaukauna-Green Bay interurban line struck four cows at the Stephens landing a mile South of Wrightstown and killed three of them. The accident happened about 11:00 at night. Only three passengers were on board the car at the time.

 

Doctor J. N. Foster of Kaukauna suffered a serious and painful accident to his left knee this morning, being displaced by a kicked by his horse just as he was hitching to answer a call.

 

Among the new laws passed by recent legislation is an act prohibiting the presence of any girl under the age of seventeen attending dances in saloons or halls or in connection to, unaccompanied by her father or mother.

 

July 21, 1905

The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the Carnegie Public Library of the City of Kaukauna was accomplished Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock in the presence of the library board. The face of the stone bore the figures "1905" and in a cavity was placed a tin box containing copies of the Kaukauna Times and Sun of recent dates, together with various papers pertaining to the library. Dr. H. B. Tanner, the past president of the library board, made a short dedicatory speech for the occasion.

 

Rollie Thompson and Frank Carmichel two railroad men from Saginaw, Michigan were arrested Sunday night for going in bathing in the government canal immediately above the Lawe street bridge without being clad according to the law. Thompson paid the fine of $6.65.

 

Paul H. Beaulien Post, G. A. R., was made the recipient of a finely turned gavel made from wood once part of the old Ducharme log house in Kaukauna. The gavel is made of the red cedar porch post of that memorable old building erected in 1790. The Ducharme home was the first recorded settlement in Wisconsin.

 

John Hurst, a 14-year-old boy who lives a mile South of Kaukauna, saved freight train number #51 from being wrecked during a severe storm Tuesday night. The boy resides only a short distance from the railroad track and while the storm was at its height he heard a crunch. In making an investigation, he found a large elm tree had blown across the track. The freight train was due, and no time could be lost. Hurst ran home for a lantern and wrapped a red handkerchief around the globe returning to the tree. Just as the train appeared the engineer’s attention was attracted by the danger signal which the boy waved above his head, and he stopped the train in time to prevent an accident.

 

The Town and Village Improvement committee is making the first tour of inspection this week throughout the city, to be able to judge the condition of the premises of private residences. Prizes are to be given ranging from $5 to $1.00 for the neatest kept lawns and grounds during this summer of 1905.

 

July 21, 1905

 

Doctor H. B. Tanner will hold an open house at his drug store tomorrow in honor of the 25th anniversary of his arrival in Kaukauna. He was born in Whitewater on February 13th, 1859, but spent his boyhood days had Lafayette, IL. He graduated from Indiana Medical College at the age of 19 and was on the road the following two years. His travels about the country give him an opportunity to find a desirable location. He finally decided on Appleton, in which city he arrived in 1880. He found there were too many doctors there already and was advised to come to Kaukauna. There was a small town on the north side of the river and mostly forest on the south side of the river.

 

July 28, 1905

Joseph McCarty sold his entire ice business Saturday to John McMorrow of the south side, including his immense icehouse in the first ward and all his teams, wagons, and tools for cutting and handling ice.

 

 

Miss Jenny Lindauer was thrown from her horse Thursday but fortunately escaped injury. The accident was due to the whistle of a locomotive at which time the animal became frightened and ran. Miss Lindauer remained in the saddle for nearly a block but was then thrown from the horse.

 

When Mr. and Mrs. Anton Verkuilen of this city, formerly of Little Chute, speak of “our family” it would be found advisable for all practical person to stop and think a moment. This gentle couple had 27 children of which three are dead. But there is an explanation for all of this. Tony was first married in 1875, but his wife died in 1896 after giving birth to 15 children he then married Mrs. Thomas Van Domenelen, a widow from, Little Chute in 1899 and their combined family numbered 27 children.

 

The 1905 Kaukauna “Elites” baseball team. Seated in front are, Jim Jones, Otto Minkebige. Second row: Fred Hamilton, Joe Driessen, Joe Jansen, Frank Berens. Top row: Henry Minkebige, Vernon Murchie, Ted Elsworth, Will Eiting, Cy Driessen and Dan Powers.

Time Machine Trip to July 1895

Kaukauna Times

July 5, 1895

R. Chauncey Depew, who was asked whether he thought the horse was doomed said: “I imagine that one fine morning we will wake up with apparatus ready to take us to our offices by an automobile carriage, or, perchance through the air.

 The Appleton baseball team met with a defeat at the hand of our players last Sunday. Kaukauna won so easily that after the third inning our boys crossed the home plate seven times. The score was 14 to 4.

The Hutchinson has considerable trouble in making a landing Friday evening after returning with the excursion party. The current swung the boat crosswise in the canal, the wheel striking one bank and the bow into the other.

 

Nic. Van Gompel, a young boy from Little Chute, was out with two playmates on a raft in the river on Thursday afternoon at Little Chute. His hat blew into the water, and in, reaching after it he fell into the river. The little fellow’s body was found below the stone lock.

 

The water in the Fox River and Lake Winnebago is falling at a rapid rate, and navigation, which is now difficult, is in danger of being totally suspended. The water in the river has fallen one and one-half inches in five days, being that much lower yesterday than it was last Wednesday. This leaves the stage of water only an inch higher than it was on May 22.

 

The next time the present member of the police force and the ex-member, indulge in a wrestling bout, they ought to let their friends know it so that the fun can be shared by all of us. The bridge isn’t in a very good location either.

The meanest man on earth lives in up Maine. He told his wife he was going to Lake Asusangwatonsogamagogwacontongwaukaunobago for a week’s fishing and then had his friends go ask her where he had gone.

Marshals Kuehn and McCormick were out hunting for dogs Monday on which the tax had not been paid.  The third and fourth wards were gone over, and twenty-two dogs were shot, the owners refusing to pay the $2 license.     

 

July 12, 1895

Officer Kuehn placed Albert Newman in custody, Tuesday afternoon, after receiving a telegram from his sister at Minneapolis. He walked here from Minneapolis making the trip in two weeks, He is simple minded and has to be watched closely. He had lived in Kaukauna originally.  He told Officer Kuehn that if he had a pair of new shoes he could walk back again and that there was no use in his folks spending money, for his car fare.     

 

At the Fourth of July celebration at the city park last week, liquor was dealt out without the necessary city license, and in consequence four members of the fire company, who acted as cashiers at the various stands and received the money, have been arrested and will be tried for violation of the license laws of the state.

 

The taking of the census of the city of Kaukauna has been completed. The population of the city is 5473 of which 2917 live on the south side and 2556 in the north district.  

 

There is a gentleman in the city this week with twenty of Edison’s phonographs on exhibition. He is raking in a goodly number of nickels. 

 July 19, 1895

The fiery demon again played havoc with the north side property early Thursday morning, cutting a swath through the center of the block that lies between Sarah & Doty Streets. The fire originated from a lamp explosion in Frank Kloehn's residence. The fire soon spread to buildings adjoining Kloehn’s residence and within a short time a half dozen dwellings and as many barns were wrapped in flames and doomed to destruction, H. S. Tuttle's store building being among the number.

Several years ago, the residents of the north side district voted to build a new schoolhouse, and the site decided upon was what is known as Lawe’s Park. However, when the district board got around to purchasing the property, it was found difficult to secure a clear title as the particle of land was set aside as a public park. Upon learning this the city at once stepped in and took possession of the park and an order to secure the ownership thereof Mr. Peter Reuter, who had purchased the property from Mr. Lawe, in behalf of the schoolboard commenced an action against Mr. Lawe to recover the purchase price. The case has lingered in the courts for several years, the final hearing coming up last week in which a decision that Mr. G. W. Lawe had a clear title to the property and now it passes into the ownership of the school district.

The Appleton Crescent says that no less than 300 men were on the spot Tuesday morning when the 7 o’clock whistle blew, looking for work on the new street paving job. This shows what the shutting off water at the mills does in this valley. Hundreds are now out of work.

 July 26, 1895

Oscar Thilmany, proprietor of the Thilmany Paper Mills was forbidden last week by engineer Mann of Oshkosh from drawing even enough water from the government canal for use in his boilers. Mr. Thilmany telephoned the bristled-backed specimen at Oshkosh that he did not intend to blow up his mill endangering the lives of the employees, and government or no government he would continue to draw water from the river for the boilers.

 

Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michleson, died at her home on the south side, last Sunday, after a brief struggle with diphtheria, age 10 years, 6 months. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends in their sudden affliction.

Albert Vandenberg has the contract for re-shingling the St. Johns church at Little Chute. It will take about 100,000 shingles. He will receive $1 per 1000 for taking off the old shingles and putting on the new ones.