Time Machine Trip to June 1904

 

Kaukauna Times – June 1904

By Lyle Hansen

 

June 3, 1904

John Huiting has removed his Star Bowling Alleys to Seymour. As yet, this little northern city has not been favored with the pleasures attached to a bowling alley. The Huiting block on Second Street is for rent.

 

The Senior Class of Kaukauna High School took a trolley ride on the Interurban line to Brighton Beach Wednesday evening.

 

KHS Class of 1904

English Course:

  Robert E. Hamilton

  Harry C. Hanson

  W. Blair Hartley

  Matthew J. Kirwan

  Mayme M. Moran

  Harley J. Neff

J. Edward Weston

 

Modern Classical:

Edith Irene Bidwell

Henry J. Blau

Pearl M. Ditzler

Walter G. Fischer

Oneita C. Kuder

Charles D. Towsley

 

German Course:

  Janette L Anderson

  Harold E. Cornell

  Harold L. Donohue

  Margaret E. Kerr

  Effie H. Kenney

  Jacob J. Kline

  Fred W. Klumb

  Marie B. Konrad

  Leona K. Krahn

  Roy P. Kuehn

  Harriet L. Langdon

  Margaret McMahon

  Chester A. Wolf

Columbia Park will be formally opened for the season next Sunday afternoon. This popular Kaukauna resort is in fine condition and no better place can be found. Mill’s Band will be in attendance during the afternoon.

Rev. F. X. Steinbrecher, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church Kaukauna, headed a team to review the operations at the Agua Beuna plantation of the Rio Tamasopo Sugar Co., located at Tamasopo, Mexico. Fr. Steinbrecher was selected by local bond holders to head up the inspection of the Mexican facility.  

The Esler triple wedding which took place Tuesday morning was a big event, as it is a very rare occurrence when three young people out of one family are married the same day. Miss Mary Esler and Joseph Derus; and Miss Margaret Hendricks and John Esler; and Miss Katie Esler and Otto Kilgas completed the family wedding trio. 

 

Miss Elsie Wunderlich, who has been teaching in the Kaukauna High School since her graduation from Lawrence University a few years ago.is confined to her home as the result of being poisoned by Oxford shoes. She had purchased the shoes about a week ago and had been wearing them daily. Three days ago her ankle and feet commenced to pain, and they have swollen to more than twice the normal size. 

 

June 10, 1904

The strike of the papermakers of the Fox river, which has been slowly coming to a head for several weeks, matured   between   the manufacturers and the employees, a total of ten mills in the valley, with upwards of 900 employees, being at a standstill. There is no danger of a strike in the paper mills of Kaukauna.

 

June 17, 1904

The Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company informed Mayor Raught Monday that they have decided to present the City of Kaukauna with a public library site between the south side canal and the river on the west side of the main thoroughfare.

 

June 24, 1904

Telephone subscribers would get quicker service if they would remember to call by numbers instead of name. The operators are anxious to do all they can to expedite the service, and a little thoughtfulness on the part of the public would materially assist in this.

 

The big Thilmany plant is again to be enlarged by another building extending the whole length of the mill, back towards the river on the north side of the present group of buildings.

 

Mrs. Benoit and Mrs. Schaffer of Little Chute are perhaps the oldest twins in the state, having celebrated their eightieth birthdays last Thursday. The twins came to this country from Prussia when they were but 17 with their parents and guided by Rev. Father Vandenbroek settled with his colony at Little Chute. They speak French, German, Dutch, English and Indian, all fluently.

Fully 1,000 persons, mostly children, perished in the burning of the crowed excursion steamer General Slocum in the East River at New York Wednesday morning. The steamer was carrying the Sunday school children of the St. Mary’s German Lutheran Church when caught fire and burned to the water’s edge.