Time Machine trip to December 1895

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

Kaukauna Historical Society

 

December 6, 1895

 

Konrad General Merchandise Store. Kaukauna.

 

Liverymen and undertakers have been busy this week, there having been from one to three funerals most every day mostly from diphtheria.

 

·      Lydia Hinnenthal, 14 years, died of diphtheria last Tuesday.

·      The 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Zink died of diphtheria last Sunday.

·      Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hinkey of the south side died of diphtheria this week. One died on Tuesday and one on Wednesday.

·      The 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jonen died this week of diphtheria.

·      One of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Burke died Wednesday of diphtheria. 

·      Louis Bowers, 35, died at his north side home last Friday night of diphtheria.

·      Mrs. Sosnowske, aged fifty years, died at the home of her son Herman on the north side Saturday November 30 of diphtheria. 

·      Michael McLaughlin, age 23 years and 9 months of the north side died Sunday afternoon of diphtheria.

·      Gottfried Hartzheim, one of the oldest settlers of Buchanan died Tuesday morning of diphtheria. The deceased was 77 years of age. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his death.

·      Ruth, seven months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schubert, died Wednesday night.

·      David Mundinger, aged 74, died at the home of his son on the northside.

·      Ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilson of the southside died last Monday night.

 

December 13, 1895

That advertisement about a turkey dinner at the county jail seems to have been read for tramps are coming this way in armies. A bevy of ten wandering Willies were sent up from this city the other day. Who says advertising doesn't pay?

 

Little Chute - John Hammen has received a barrel of choice wine from Los Angeles, California. The barrel was 24 days on its journey. John invites all his friends to come and sample it.

Bishop Messmer of Green Bay says that dancing on the eve of Holy days has a tendency to demoralize the youth and is bringing discredit upon the church. The letter strictly forbids all Catholics from attending any dances on Saturday evening and on Sundays. We urgently warn you against a most scandalous and unchristian custom widely spread in the diocese.

 

 

 

Chilton was visited by a $23,000 fire last Tuesday night. The Western House and the large mill on the Chilton Store and Milling Company were destroyed.

 

George Lenz of the Kaukauna Electric Light Company, charged with drawing water form the canal, was bound over to the United States court at Milwaukee in bonds of $500. 

 

Ferris Neimy, an Arabian peddler of rugs, who makes his home in Appleton, has just received news that his father was among the victims taken from a burning church and he was later crucified. There are a number of Arabian families in Appleton who have relatives in Armenia where the recent horrors occurred.

  

 

December 20, 1895

What little snow there was around this section has all vanished within the past two or three days. Rained on Tuesday last.

 

New York, Dec. 16 – Samuel Gompers was elected president of the American Federation of Labor Saturday over John McBride. The socialists voted for McBride.

 

 

“Bloomers may, perhaps be worn by a certain class of women cyclists, but they will not prevail,” says Mrs. Alice Nash, a well-known wheelwoman of Minneapolis. The ideal costume is one that combines the convenience of the bloomer with the modesty of the skirt. Mrs. Nash has created the attire and several of the women of Minneapolis have adopted it for wear when riding a bicycle. 

 

 

Influential Oneida Indians are trying to induce the Department of Indian affairs to make a division of the reservation. If they are successful in this number of suits will probably be instituted, because the Indians intent to drive all the white farmers and settlers from the reservation, who as they claim, live without right on their land. Cornelius Dockstader, one of the most prominent organizers, said there are about 1800 persons living on the reservation, including all Oneidas, Stockbridge’s, Seneca’s, Canadians and squatters. Only the Oneidas have a legal right to live there, all others must leave.

 

 

Sheriff Baake came down to Kaukauna last Sunday evening and with the local police force made a raid on the “resorts” just outside the city limits. Four were captured at Mrs. Beaulieu’s place and five at Godden’s all being soiled doves. The Beaulieu outfit was arraigned before Justice Mulloy, and the Godden lay out before Justice Mitchell. “Mother Beaulieu” was bound over to court under $500 bonds and Godden and wife followed in her wake under $300 bonds. The remaining forces were taxed $19.40 a piece or 30 days in jail. This is the broom that will sweep clean.

 

Harvey Bills has just added a large winter excursion ‘bus to his splendid livery outfit. It can accommodate sleighing parties of any size and there being room for twenty persons.

 

December 27, 1895

 

George W. Lawe, 85, the venerable “Father of the City of Kaukauna”, breathed his last about 10 o'clock last Tuesday night at his home on the north side, and passed to the unknown beyond. He was born on September 10, 1810. He passed quietly and peacefully without warning or a last farewell.