Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen KAHS
April 6, 1906
Asa Rice, the Town of
Kaukauna pioneer settled since 1854, has made up his mind to retire from hard
labor after 52 years of farming just outside of this city. Asa Rice, Michael
Hunt and A.C. Black composed that famous trio of pioneer voters composing the
first Republican Party in Kaukauna, and they were in such a small minority that
it was almost as good as declaring for an open knockdown fight as to own that
they were "black republicans." They would instantly be insulted, and
Asa Rice carries to this day a crippled hand he got smashing the nasal organ of
one of the opposite parties.
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Being unopposed in the
recent election, C. E. Raught has been named to the position of mayor in
this city. Raught is not new to the job, as he has been in the mayor's chair
before.
Alex Heinz, who is
employed at the Combined Locks paper mill, narrowly escaped death last Monday
by eating raw ham. The ham was purchased at Little Chute and for his own lunch
Mr. Heinz ate a sandwich out of the thin slice. About 4:00 in the afternoon he
was taken ill and started for home which he reached with some difficulty.
Tuesday Mrs. Heinz used some of the ham and soup and an hour later three of the
children, Frank, Henry and John. ages 10, 8, and five years respectively for
taking ill.
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Manufacturers of
talking machines are elaborating their enterprises to an extent never dreamed
of before. It would not take long before an entire opera cast will be heard on
one of these machines.
April 13, 1906
The Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen has secured a mammoth canvas to cover the floor of the opera
house for their ninth annual May Ball. The canvas comes from Chicago and will
be large enough to cover the entire hall, thus furnishing a splendid dancing surface.
The family of L. Van Skyhawk
of Menominee has been the victim of remarkable series of misfortunes. In a few
months nine out of his thirteen children have died, and another son is now
suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. The last death in the family
occurred last week when Arthur L Skyhawk passed away after a year intensive
suffering from cancer.
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Three tramps applied
for lodging at the police station last night. They walked here from Hortonville
and claimed they were on their way to Green Bay, where they expected to find
work. Having no supper last night, Marshall Richard Cullen brought them down a
bountiful breakfast this morning. Which included a choice cut of beef. The
breakfast was tempting but the tramps, hungry and fragile, turned it down and informed
the officer it was Good Friday and that it was their intention to observe the
day.
The Mill and Nugent
orchestra will play every night next week except Saturday. Monday evening at
Kaukauna, Tuesday evening at Stockbridge, Wednesday evening at Appleton,
Thursday evening at Darboy and Friday evening at the Kaukauna Junior Prom.
April 20, 1906
The annual reports of
the city clerk and city treasurer have been released. Just look and get a good
idea of what it costs to operate a city the size of Kaukauna. The money handled
last year amounted to $107,797.67. The total tax roll, however, was only $51,383.57.
The destruction of the
city of San Francisco California. will be recorded in history as one of the
most terrible disasters in modern times period, the beautiful Golden Gate City,
which but a few days ago was a pride of the western coast, is today a mass of
ruins, destroyed by an earthquake and fire. Thousands of buildings including
mammoth skyscrapers toppled over and crumbled into heaps of wreckage. The
wreckage in various parts of the city immediately caught fire and progress of
the flames could not be checked.
The city was all worked
up Monday morning by the mysterious tracks of a barefooted man plainly showing
all the way across the Lawe street bridge in the white frost which covers the
planks going toward the north side. Reports from various points showed that he
had nearly all over town in his pilgrimage. Mr. Hurkman from the south side took
pains to telephone Superintendent Downer of the Outagamie County Insane Asylum to
find out if any of their patients were missing but he was told that all had
reported present that morning.
The decapitated body of
Charles DeKich was found on the railroad tracks near his home at Combined Locks
Monday evening by Daniel Ryan, chairman and Town for a Buchanan. Mr. Ryan came
upon the body shortly after freight passed that arrived in Kaukauna at 7:00 PM.
DeKoch was an employee of the Kimberly mill but was not working that day he was
killed. The deceased is about 40 years of age and is survived by her widow and
eight children, the oldest of whom is 12 years. The body was removed to the
undertaking establishment in Little Chute. Mr. DeKoch was left in destitute
circumstances and talked of committing suicide Tuesday morning by jumping into
a well but was prevented by Daniel J Ryan.
April 27, 1906
Kaukauna Station Agent
C. W. Scott has received instructions to the effect that all goods consigned to
the victims of the San Francisco calamity will be shipped free of charge if
addressed to any of the relief societies.
Kaukauna mayor issues orders. The Police Department is instructed to see that saloons are closed during certain hours. Regulations on musical instruments and slot machines are regulated to be taken effect on the 1st of May.
Come dear, take your
medicine.
“Is it too late for
school?”
Yes, dear.
“Well, I guess I’m well
enough to get up then.”
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