Kaukauna Times March 1891
By Lyle Hansen
March 6, 1891
The Post says that "Officer Reardon, of
Kaukauna, now engages a box car to convey the tramps to Appleton where they are
lodged in jail."
The work of rebuilding
the Kaukauna Paper Company’s plant has now commenced in earnest as most of the
debris has been cleared away and a crew of men placed at work preparing the
necessary timbers.
Kimberly property
owners are preparing a petition to present to the town board of Buchanan that
the village is provided with police regulations. This step has been thought
necessary to preserve the peace against the thugs from Appleton and Kaukauna,
who have the unpleasant habit of making Kimberly the scene of general blowouts.
March 13, 1891
A gang of 200 men were discharged
at the Colby mine in Bessemer last week. Most of the men are of a rough class, without
money, and will most likely "take to the road." Look out for an
influx of tramps for they are bound this way.
Police officers Kuehn,
Reardon, and Sadlier, have had papers served upon the Appleton Crescent,
commencing an action for libel. The Crescent published an article stating that
Kaukauna police were attracting tramps hither by furnishing them money to buy
liquor and tobacco. The action calls for $5000 damages.
About two weeks ago it
was reported in the papers that a monstrosity called devil child had been born
of Scandinavian parents at Duluth. A woman from Duluth said she had seen the
child and it was just as had been described. The infant was born with horns and
an 18-inch-long tail and clothed feet and soon after birth was hopping about.
New York - A miser is willing
to marry if he can find a woman sufficiently economical. He promised that to
any woman who will be his lawful and legal spouse he will give her lodging and board
and every third day will give her five cents for spending money.
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull
Washington DC – The secretary of interior today granted
permission to Buffalo Bill to engage 100 Indians for his Wild West show from
the Sioux reservation.
The fire department
experience considerable trouble during the fire last Saturday night having
three different sections of their hose cut. The hoses were cut by heavy
bobsleds driving over them. All parties are warned in the future not the pass over
a line of hose with a team or any kind of vehicle for an arrest will follow
immediately.
March 20, 1891
John Brill has a three-year-old
colt that tips the beam at 1,950 pounds. She is a monster and most likely will
weigh a ton before another year passes. Mr. Brill has some very fine stock on
his farm and is proud to exhibit it.
Over 8,000,000 acres of
government land heretofore monopolize by the Indians has been opened for
settlement by the legislator last Congress. The land which cost government
about $9 million will be sold to settlers at a $1.25 per acre. The cultivation
of these lands will vastly enhance the national wealth.
Henry Cooley picked up
an old coat belonging to his late father, Judge H. M. Cooley, who died a few
days ago at St. Paul. Feeling something like paper on the inside ripped open
the lining and found $9,700 securities, a $100 bill in one $500 bill. The coat
was selected as part of the burial outfit, but the undertaker found it too
small for the dead jurist and another was fortunately used.
March 27, 1891
Thus far this winter
but two sturgeons have been taken from Lake Winnebago, says a Neenah newspaper.
Previous winters, large quantities of the fish were caught, and fishermen are
unable to account for the absence.
Mr. Sullivan feels
deeply grieved over THE TIMES exposure of his manner in getting a nomination
for mayor and is endeavoring to find some means of “getting even”. We
understand that a delegation left for Appleton this morning to buy up some
paper there in which to publish their matter which consist of articles
intending to prove that THE TIMES editor is a bank robber or something of that
nature.
