Kaukauna Times
Kaukauna Historical Society
December 2, 1915
Another new lodge has been added to the
fraternal organizations of Kaukauna; the Loyal Order of Moose having installed
a lodge in the city last Sunday at the Eagles’ hall.
Peter Gonnering an old and respectable resident
of the Town of Freedom had a narrow escape from death last week by using
gasoline by mistake. Mr. Gonnering had two cans nearly alike containing
kerosene and gasoline and, in kindling a fire, he used the gasoline to start
the blaze in the kitchen stove. An explosion took place the moment he lit the
match catching his clothing on fire, which burnt a deep place and his right
side, and also badly scorched both hands in his face.
Ford Reo
William Van Lieshout’s fine new garage on Lawe
St. has been completed, and he is now ready for business. In fact, he's been
selling cars right along. This week two carloads of Fords arrived in the city
for this agency. Saturday Mr. Van Lieshout went to Milwaukee to bring up a Reo
car. He will sell both Ford and Reo.
Mrs. Marie Hutchinson of the Rescue Home Association
of Green Bay was in the city this week on her annual visit. This association
takes temporary care of dependent and neglected children. It provides homes for
unfortunate, but worthy mothers in a time of need. Such mothers are often
unable to keep the children in their charge and prefer to place them in a good
private family.
Many cities are buying up the local waterworks
systems. At the present time 80% of the Water Works plants in Wisconsin are
owned by the municipalities. Kaukauna was among the very first cities in the
state to own its own waterworks system and is also among the first and one of few
has yet to take over their electric and power utility, both have been very
successful operations and a savings to patrons in both instances.
“Valley Inn” is the name under which Neenah’s
new $100,000 hotel building will be known in the future. At a meeting of the
board of directors last week it was unanimously decided to follow the
suggestion of mayor C. B. Clark and adopt the name.
December 9, 1915
The death rate amongst infants under one year in Wisconsin is high, far too high. More than one in every eleven born this year in Wisconsin will die before it reaches the age of 1 year. Nearly six of every 10 infant deaths from preventable diseases under one year due to the diseases of digestive track. Many babies are improperly fed and die.
At the Hilgenberg Lanes Monday night Henry Minkibige
ran up the highest score ever made in Kaukauna. He made 289 out of a possible
300.
Objections to the Boy Scout movement on the
ground that is “militaristic” seems to be a mistake, for the simple reason that
such objections to do not appear to be based on facts. On the contrary first
aid, lifesaving, tracking, signaling, woodcraft, nature study, helpfulness,
courtesy, are useful lessons. Often you may tell a scout by his bearing in
public.
December 16, 1915
The family of eight children and their mother
who were shipped recently from Kaukauna to Niagara, Marinette County, their
former resident place, have been sent to the Sparta Children's home by the
Marinette County authorities. The eight Kitchelinsky children of Niagara, who
were committed to the children's home at Sparta by the county court yesterday, started
for Sparta today under the care of undersheriff Butts. Two older ones escaped
from the poor house by jumping through a window and delayed the departure until
today.
The Kaukauna Lumber and
Manufacturing Company have now in complete working order one of the largest
improved and best steam dry kilns in existence and then a few days ago took out
the first lot of perfectly cured oak boards and planks and are now
manufacturing them inside the finish for the two local churches. It takes 10 to
12 days to kiln dry oak stock which has been under air dried from four to six
months.
December 31, 1915
Kaukauna's Community Christmas Tree and its attendant
exercises, which were recently held here, will go on record as a grand success
and will no doubt live long in memory, especially among the young people, for
it was the first of its kind ever held here.
Gus Ristau, the hustling local agent for the
Buick auto, received machines this week for Henry Schubert, Martin Van Roy and
a farmer out of town, each of them being the new 5 passenger model G,
6-cylinder design he also took three more coming next week which have been sold
making 16 Buicks together that he has disposed of.
The case against William Wihsman, charged with
running a saloon at Little Chicago, south of Kaukauna, without a license has
been dropped and the place of business is at present closed. Wihsman took over
the Buechel place at Little Chicago corners a few weeks ago and continued to
run the saloon under Buechel’s license. D. J. Ryan, chairman of Buchanan,
learning of the transaction, swore out a warrant charging Wihsman with running
a saloon without a license, for under the law no license can be transferred. Before
the case came before the judge, Buechel removed his license and Wihsman closed
the place. Judge Spencer dismissed the action.
Kaukauna high school basketball team. Standing
Lester Kalk, Lyle Webster, Coach Fred Krueger, Juneau Hasting, Holmes Miller. Seated,
Earl Rennicke, Henry Olm, and Foster Miller.
Clintonville Tribute - Last week the Kaukauna
Times published the only paper of its kind printed in the state of Wisconsin.
It was the Christmas number published by the Raught brothers and its
distinctive features, which place it in a class by itself. It was a 20 page
paper with a colored cover, every page was printed in the Times office on paper
made in Kaukauna, by local labor and not an outside advertisement of any kind
appeared in the printed pages, every holiday advertisement being for a Kaukauna
business place, thereby employment amplifying the Times motto, “Home First, and
World Afterwards.”
Six western states, Colorado, Iowa, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Arkansas, have voted dry by legislators effective at midnight
tonight December 31. This will add six to the nineteen other states in the dry
column.
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