Time Machine Trip to May 1924

 

Kaukauna Times – May 1924

By Lyle Hansen

May 8, 1924

Olin G. Dryer was elected principal of the high school at, a salary of $2,300. Mr. Dryer is the chemistry teacher in the high school.

 

The members of the junior class of the high school entertained the faculty and senior class at a banquet Wednesday at the high school. The members of the senior class are Dorothy Mirion, Clara Pennings, Lucina Hartjes, Anna Van Dyke, Harriet Van Den Berg, Julia Van Der Velden, Williard Van Handel, Isadore Mirion, Louis Ver Hagen and Adolph Couchaine.

 

May 15, 1924

Last Sunday three young men took advantage of the high state of water in the Fox River and attempted to shoot the rapids in a canoe below the dam. The trio made it as far as the high school before they waded ashore. The trio, Herbert Homan, Alfred Ristau and Warren Brenzel, vowed they will make another daring flight down the river next Sunday.

Three skeletons of slaves, found in Fort Green Park, Brooklyn, were almost buried with the honors of “Unknown soldiers of the American Revolution,” After the skeletons were found it was discovered that an iron ring had bound the wrist of each skeleton.

 

May 22, 1924

No, there is no truth in the report that Mulford's flag was flying Monday in celebration of Ves Berens capture of a finny monster at Lake Poygan the day before. The flag was hung simply to display the new style of flagpole which the American Legion wants all merchants to adopt.

The school board decided at its meeting Monday night not to employ in the future any married women as teachers in the public school and that any teachers who enters the matrimonial state during her term shall automatically terminate her connection with the scholastic force.

 

P. T. Thompson, 62, an employe of the Combined Locks Paper Company, drowned in the Fox river Tuesday night. While the boatman was getting his oars to row Thompson across the river, he fell off the dock and was drowned before help could be given him.

 

William Schultz, aged 52, who recently moved from Forest Junction living on second street, was found in the waterpower canal about 4:30 last Friday morning. It is unknown how he happened to fall into the river.  

 

May 29, 1924

Last Friday morning the tug, Jane, was towing Barge No. 1 when the forge accidentally struck the right gate of the fifth lock. The tug, George D. Ryan, was in the lock with Barge No. 5 when the gate was forced open. The resulting damage to the forge and the lock will be several thousand dollars and navigation will be suspended for at least two weeks.