Time Machine Trip to June 1906

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

 

June 1, 1906

Joe Hoffman of the north side has a hen that lays eggs with three yolks-triplets, as it were. He also has a brood of twelve chickens hatched from eleven eggs. Now if someone will only produce a rooster that lays, Kaukauna chickens will have the world beat.

 

The Kaukauna Public Library was systematically broken into through windows over a weekend. The thief ransacked locked desks and cupboards, causing $25 in total damages and stolen fine money, with only $8.00 taken in cash.

 

Despite a stormy night, Kaukauna successfully observed Memorial Day with grave decorations by the G.A.R. Paul H. Beaulieu Post and Woman's Relief Corps, followed by a popular soldiers' dinner and an opera house program. Local businesses and train lines closed down for the day.

 

Harold, the 3-year-old son of Conductor J. P. Powers, narrowly escaped being trampled when his new velocipede went out of control on a sidewalk, throwing him directly between the feet of E. C. Griswold’s horse. Miraculously, the horse stood completely still until the child was rescued.

 

June 8, 1906

Again, the Kaukauna High School sends forth to the world evidence of its good work in the form of a class of graduates. The class which this year bears testimony to the efficiency of our local educational institution is sixteen in number — seven young ladies and nine young men into the world's broad field of labor.

 

ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC COURSE.

FANNIE KNOLL      RALPH HARTLEY

WALTER GRAY      F. ITZLYL SOLAR

MARK WEBSTER HAYES

GERMAN COURSE.

ROSE M. GILLEN      MARY KELSO

MARGARET M. HAIGHT.

MODERN CLASSICAL COURSE

HAROLD FORD TANNER      RAYMOND J. DONAHUE.

HIRAM LOUIS KREBS       LEO CURTIN

OSCAR T. THOMPSON       E. CECELIA LINDSTROM

ANNA B. CORCORAN        MAY FAY ROOT

 

 

An older man who frequently appears in local justice courts swore out an assault warrant against his sister-in-law, who counter-sued him for abusive language. Both parties ultimately failed to show up for trial after agreeing to drop the charges and split the legal costs.

 

W. S. Mulford, a highly prosperous and prominent clothing merchant in Kaukauna for 18 years, surprised the community by putting his stock, business block, and home up for sale. He is moving to Peoria, Illinois, to take an interest in a larger manufacturing and retail clothing establishment.

 

Landlord H. C. Wishart officially changed the name of the Brothers Hotel to the "La Salle," honoring the 17th-century French explorer. The building has been completely redecorated with new paint, carpets, furniture, and updated kitchen equipment.

 

June 15, 1906

Wenzel Kabat was found guilty of having killed Michael McCarty, destroying the body by fire. The jury returned a verdict of guilty murder in the first degree at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, after being out exactly one hour and thirty-two minutes. A motion for a new trial was entered, and an adjournment was taken until Saturday, when the prisoner is expected to be sentenced.

 

A calf on the interurban track between Kaukauna and Wrightstown caused a great deal of amusement for the passengers on board. When the car overtook the animal, the motorman got off and put it off the track so the car could continue. Before progressing more than a block, however, the calf again took to the track and again the car was stopped. This ceremony was performed at least five times in a distance of two miles, delaying car about twenty-five minutes.

 

Grand View Hotel landlord George Mulholland and Conductor Peterson enjoyed a highly successful fishing outing on the north branch of the Oconto River. They brought back a string of over 200 brook trout for hotel guests, despite being nearly eaten alive by mosquitoes.

 

June 22, 1906

The Menasha baseball team came down for a rematch game loaded to the brim with confidence and hope and brought with them upwards of three or four hundred people determined to make Kaukauna look stale. The Kaukauna’s gave the pail factory lads a severe thumping, 6-0.

 

June 29, 1906

 

Kaukauna is fast becoming a city of cement walks. Nothing speaks so well for a city as good streets and sidewalks, and in this respect, Kaukauna is not surpassed by many cities of its size in the state.

 

Time Machine Trip to June 1896

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen HAHS

June 5, 1896

A fast freight on the Chicago & Northwestern broke in two Wednesday morning near Wrightstown. The front section stopped at the depot upon discovering the break and before it could again get underway the hind section came around the curve at a terrific speed and crashed into the forward section. Five cars were destroyed carrying away half the depot. No one was injured.

 

Chicago, June 3 – All the workmen employed at the Illinois Steel company here went on strike Tuesday afternoon. The troubles grew out of the employment of colored labor and demand an increase in pay for the white men at work.

 

The Times admonishes all Kaukaunaites to be on their guard against crooks, pickpockets, sneak thieves and fakers next week. On Thursday next the circus will be in town and it is certain the town will fill with strangers, so it behooves everyone to watch their wallets and put an extra bar on the door.

 

June 12, 1896

 

Herman Kiekhafer was seriously injured at the shops last Wednesday by the falling of a tackle block. He was struck in the head, cutting a large gash in his forehead.

 

At a meeting of the common council last week a curfew ordinance was introduced which prohibits children from loitering around the streets at night. It is made unlawful for any person less than fifteen years of age to be upon any street at night after 9 o’clock from March 1 to August 1 unless being accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

The game at the ballpark last Saturday afternoon between the Chicago Maroons and Kaukauna was a mighty poor exhibition of ball playing. The Maroons won by a score of 15 to 4. The locals were lazy, careless; butter fingered and did not seem to have any ginger in them at all.  Kaukauna should have won easily.

 

A Kaukauna Irishman expresses the opinion that if this bicycle craze continues to grow as it has been growing, we shall all be smothered soon, for the reason that all the air will be pumped into the tires.

 

The inter-urban franchise was passed by the Kaukauna common council last night. The whole community appeared to be in favor of the measure, and the aldermen found it out.

 

June 19, 1896

 

A new cash register is being introduced by a western firm. The purchase price is $27.21.

 

The class of ’93, Kaukauna High school, has received a medal and diploma from the World’s Columbian Commissioners, for the exhibit sent by them to the World’s fair, which consisted of a number of crude articles for the study of physics made by members of the class. The document has been framed and will be hung on the walls of the high school.

 

Bicycle factories about the country are laying off hundreds of their employees, the demand no longer meets the supply. Prices have dropped from $100 to $80 this year and next season will undoubtedly bring forth another cut.

 

John Wolf, an employee of the railroad shops, lost his month's wages-$35.00 last Wednesday while on his way to the bank.  Finder will be presented with $5.00 and many thanks from Mr. Wolf.

 

June 26, 1896

It is quite amusing to see the children start for home evening when the curfew rings. At the tap of the bell, they scatter for the streets in all directions.

 

A Texas gentleman has denominated the bicycle “a dromedary for the dudes and the nurse of a crook-necked generation. The southern probably tried one of the unruly steeds and failed to keep his mount.

 

On Sunday next Rev. John Gibson will preach his farewell sermons at the south side Congregational church. He will be leaving for Washburn where he assumes the pastorate of the Congregational church. Coming here five years ago he found but a missionary chapel with a few scattered members at Sunday services. It took a short time for his work to prove effective and the congregation commenced to increase rapidly. Soon it became evident that a larger edifice would be needed. With the help of the congregation a new church was constructed in 1894 on the south side property.

 

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Time Machine Trip to June 1886

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Kaukauna Times

By Lyke Hansen HAHS

 

June 4, 1886

Rain would be of incalculable value to farmers at the present time, and unless it falls in the near future, considerable damage will be done to the crops. This spring has been exceptionally drier than any in the past fifteen years. Many crops are beyond recovery.

 

A pretty good scheme for unloading pulp wood from a barge was instituted by the manufactories on the Meade & Edward's canal last week. The plan was to dump the wood into the river above the dam and the current would carry it directly to its destination. Several loads have been delivered this way without the loss of one stick.

 

What started as a joke nearly ended in a funeral. A group of local young men from Kaukauna were hanging out when one of them, as a prank, threw a large stone at a young man named Patrick J. Collins. The stone struck Collins square in the forehead, knocking him completely unconscious and fracturing his skull. The paper notes grimly that while the act was "done in sport," Collins' life hangs in the balance, and it serves as a warning against dangerous horseplay.

 

June 11, 1886.

Col. Frambach now holds the reins over the finest driving and best matched team in the county; Col. Frambach recently acquired Prince, a chestnut gelding, from Appleton, which he will mate with his brown gelding Ned. The pair will make one of the finest teams in the state.

The first official reception under the new regime was held at the White House on the 15^th. A brilliant gathering assembled to do honor President Grover Cleveland and his wife. 

 

June 18, 1886

 

The Evelyn passed through here about twelve o'clock last Sunday with an excursion party from Neenah to DePere. The boat was well loaded. Quite a number from this city took advantage of the low rates and made the trip.

 

In a classic 1886 neighborhood disruption, a cow belonging to local resident Henry Nooyen broke loose and decided to explore South Kaukauna. The cow ran rampant through the streets, tearing through private gardens and knocking down fences. A small crowd of citizens spent a significant portion of their afternoon chasing the animal down, providing quite a bit of free entertainment for neighbors watching from their porches before it was finally cornered.

 

A horse hitched to a delivery wagon took flight near the corner of Crooks Avenue and Second Street and bolted at full speed. The runaway horse dashed wildly through the business district, dragging the heavy wagon behind it. Spectators scrambled for safety as it narrowly missed several pedestrians and other carriages before the wagon finally collided with a hitching post, bringing the chaotic chase to a sudden, splintering halt.

 

June 25, 1886

On Wednesday morning the first load of stone for the new Methodist Church was placed in the ground by Geo. F. Kelso.  The preliminaries have been arranged, and the work will be pushed with vigor until the new house of worship is ready for occupancy.

 

Chas. Newman, the proud proprietor of the popular "O.K." Barber Shop, officially moved his business into a new, much larger room on Second Street. To celebrate the grand opening and accommodate his growing clientele, Newman installed a luxury feature for the era: a brand-new, first-class pool table in the back room for patrons to use while waiting their turn for a shave or a haircut.

 

Chicago is not yet a comfortable place for pedestrians. A copper bomb operated by clock work was found recently by the police under the sidewalk. A hole beneath a sidewalk seems to be a favorite place for the concealment of bombs. Most people in Chicago are beginning to take to the middle of the street.

The police of Boston were notified that an old woman named Kitty Murphy was dying of starvation.  A police wagon was sent and found her covered with filth and clothed in rags tied together with twine. She was taken to the stationhouse where she said she had not eaten in three days and begged for food. She was given some food and when she was searched, it was discovered she had $500 fastened to the inside of her rags. 

 

Now here is a nut for the workingmen to crack. Recent estimates indicate that the income of preachers is about $600 a year, and a lawyers is $650, while even newspaper men only make about $700. Many workingmen receive wages ranging from $12 to $20 a week and they are not expected to support half as much style as the preachers, the editors or the lawyers.

Time Machine Trip to May 1976

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

May 4, 1976

STANDING ON THE PORCH of the Grignon home, members of the committee working on the Bicentennial mass survey the grounds where the mass will be celebrated on May 23, 2:00 p.m. Committee members shown are (from left), Sister Rosaire, Mary Landreman, Cal DeBruin, Dr. William Keller, David Hartjes, Les Lindemuth and Neil Biersteker. (Times Photo)

 

A minor industrial mishap occurred at the Thilmany upper mill when a cover blew off a wax processing tank. Two workers, Jerome Diederich and Kimberly James McCabe, suffered second-degree burns from the hot wax spill and were treated by the Kaukauna Fire Department Ambulance before being admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital.

 

The state-level decision on the future of the Highway 55 corridor through Kaukauna and Little Chute has shifted back to the Outagamie County Highway Committee. While state officials urge a designated corridor to secure right-of-way options for a future four-lane freeway, local representatives from Kaukauna and Buchanan argue against displacing residents for a project that may not materialize for decades.

 

A visit by a Netherlands government consul, windmills, and the first parade of the Bicentennial season are coming as Little Chute opens its observance of the nation's 200th anniversary next week with a Tulip Festival. The festival gets underway this Sunday. Johannes Tjaardstra, consul general of The Netherlands, will be the honorary grand marshal of the village's Bicentennial parade, which begins at 12:30 p.m.

 

May 6, 1976

 

QUEEN CHER DIEDICH and King Jay Noonan will reign over the Kaukauna High School Junior Prom to be held from 8 to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 8, in the school commons. The theme of the prom is "Lost Horizons."

 

Cheerleaders for the 1976-77 season at St. Aloysius Catholic school were chosen this week by judges Janice Jaskot and Cindy Seif.

The eight girls named to the varsity squad were Jean Coenen, Lynne Doolittle, Sandy Finnegan, Karen Klarer, Mary Kay Krautkramer, Teri Marx, Jane Scherer and Lori Schumann. Supervisor for the cheerleaders is Mrs. Betty Jane Steger.

  

May 11, 1976

 

QUEEN OF THE Little Chute Bicentennial Tulip Festival, which is continuing through this week, was Miss Laurie St. Aubin, center, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger St. Aubin. Her court included Miss Laurie Van Boxtel, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Van Boxtel, and Miss Mary Kons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kons. The queen was crowned on Sunday at ceremonies at Legion Park.

 

A retiring Guy Krumm, who has seen Kaukauna's high school sports program expand from four sports and three coaches to nine boys' sports, three girls' sports and about 25 coaches, quietly terminated his post as the Kaukauna schools' athletic director last Tuesday.

 

THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD was presented to Dan Nytes of Boy Scout Troop 104, son of Gerald and Kathy Nytes, route 4, Kaukauna. The presentation was made Sunday at the 11:00 a.m. mass at St. Aloysius. Pictured above are, left to right, Father Donald Fuller, Mrs. and Mr. Nytes, Dan, and Unit Commissioner William Steffens. Dan followed in the footsteps of his father who received his Eagle Scout award 25 years ago. 

THE FIRST EAGLE SCOUT in the 22-year existence of Troop 41 of Combined Locks is Randy Sanders, son of Alvin and Ruth Sanders, 407 S. Washington St., Combined Locks. The presentation was made at a Court of Honor last Saturday at the Combined Locks Civic Center. Pictured above are, left to right, Mr. Sanders, Scoutmaster Ken Hamilton, Randy, and Mrs. Sanders.

 

May 18, 1976

 

A PAGE FROM THE PAST was turned to the present with the dedication of a plaque commemorating the life of Capt. Hendrick Aupaumut, a Stockbridge Indian who fought in the Revolution and later served as a translator and emissary and who died in Kaukauna in 1830. Looking over the new plaque were Osceola Kulow, Stockbridge, a descendant of Capt. Hendrick's wife's family, Ray Nehrlich of the city's Bicentennial Commission, and Rep. William Rogers. (Times Photos)

 

Mayor Robert LaPlante will ask that the highway 55 corridor be stricken from Kaukauna's official map, he said Friday. "I sent a letter to all--and I mean all--of the residents that live along that corridor," LaPlante said, "and not one of them are in favor of keeping it." A number of the residents along the route have protested and petitioned for action on the route, placed on the city's official map in 1969. Most argue that they must pay taxes and special assessments on land which, in some cases, cannot be developed.

AIR BORNE. After winning the 100, Kris Mueller added a second in the long jump with this 16'6½" effort. (Times Photo)

 

Joette Steger, Steve Smith, and John Femal have been named among Wisconsin's top high school mathematics students after a statewide contest. The three KHS students ranked in the top 10 per cent of all Wisconsin students who participated this year. Over 24,000 students representing 310 high schools participated in a preliminary examination on Feb. 12.

 

Plans for a second fire station for Kaukauna are being formulated, though slowly, and though nothing definite has been decided, the Fire and Police commission has a plethora of ideas. Authorized on Dec. 1 by Mayor Robert LaPlante, the commission's assignment to look into possible costs, locations and manpower came following the Common Council's decision to purchase a new 1977 Pierce fire truck.

 

May 24, 1976

BOWLING WINNERS. Jan and Bob Van Rossum, Rt. 2, DePere, took home first place money and the championship trophy in the recently completed Kaukauna Athletic Club's 13th annual mixed couples bowling tournament. Making the presentation is KAC president Bruce Kobs (left). (Times Photo)

 

You haven't tasted a delicacy until you've dined on carp or sheepshead! At least that's what those who've tasted the delight of shrimp cocktail a la sheepshead say, and now the Department of Natural Resources has put together a leaflet suggesting how you can prepare some delicious, inexpensive meals using rough fish.

"Carp were brought into the United States from Europe in the 1880's because they were considered a delicacy," says Vern Hacker of the DNR. "Rough fish are not only delicious eating but they are also high in protein. In fact, a Nebraska restaurant currently buys 350,000 pounds of carp a year from Wisconsin in order to make and sell a carp sandwich."

WINNING DELIVERY. Kaukauna hurler Bryan Hacker gets ready to uncork a pitch in the First inning of play, in which he struck out the side. Hacker struck out eight, scattered five hits and came up with a clutch triple to knock in the tieing run.

 

• Daughter to: Thomas and Julia Darrow
• Daughter to: William and Barbara Schmidt
• Daughter to: Ray and Marsha Johnson
• Son to: Dennis and Linda Schmidt
• Son to: Walter and Susan Jeske

• Son to: William and Linda Bast
• Son to: Michael and Ruth Dollevoet

• Daughter to: Charles and Marilyn Sitenga
• Daughter to: Roger and Margaret Vander Heiden
• Daughter to: Robert and Donna Mischoer

• May 7 – Daughter to: LeRoy and Diane Pohlman
• May 8 – Daughter to: Steven and Christine Bastian

• Daughter to: James and Lois Jansen
• Son to: Peter and Kathleen Dorschner

• May 16 – Daughter to: David and Marlene Swanson

• Daughter to: Jeffrey and Maureen Erbrecht
• Son to: Dale and Lori Sather
• Son to: Jeffrey and Beth Lautenschlager

• Sons (Twins) to: Jeffrey and Eileen Hermus

• May 19 – Daughter to: Donald and Carol Holtz
• May 20 – Son to: James and Joan Effa
• May 23 – Son to: Dennis and Linda Kern

• Daughter to: Mark and Janice McMorrow
• Son to: Michael and Patricia Romenesko

• Daughter to: Edward and Laura Jansen

• Son to: Jeff and Anne Weiland
• May 23 – Daughter to: Richard and Wendy Wimberger

 

1ST AND 2ND PLACE TEAMS in the boys’ divisions were: front row, (2nd place team), John Zurovitch, Jon Gould, Dave Paulson and Jeff Weyenberg. Back row, (1st place team), Mike Zurovitch, Brian Sachs, Mark Vander Steen and Richard Gould.

BOYS’ SPECIAL AWARDS went to front row, from left, Dean Domnigos, high series with handicap; Kip Vander Velden - most improved bowler; and Jim Glaser - high game with handicap. Back row, Steve Joseph - high average; Jeff Gruenstern - high series; and Ron Biese - high game.

GIRLS’ 1ST AND 2ND TEAM members were, front row (2nd Place Team), Gina Hackel, Shawn Weyenberg, Lori Weyenberg and Susan Sanders. Back row, (First Place Team), Lori Tetzlaff, Connie Verhagen, Susan Sanderfoot and Mary Miller.

SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS in girls’ competition were front row, (from left), Lori Wirth - high game with handicap; Holly Helding - high series; Juli Feistel - high series with handicap. Back row, Karla Miller - high average; Diane Vandeburgt - most improved bowler; and Jenny Viaene - high game.

HONORED BY ELKS — Rose Vanevenhoven (right) won first place among Kaukauna students in the Elks Constitution Contest this year and placed among the top 15 in the state contest. Kaukauna Elks presented her with a $50 Savings Bond, while her state award was $200. Alice Thiel (left) was awarded a $25 Savings Bond for second place at KHS, while Tina Klister (center) received a gift for third place.