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
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