Kaukauna Times – August 1894
By Lyle Hansen
August 3, 1894
The Village of Hilbert
was visited by a disastrous fire last Sunday night which destroyed about
one-fourth of the village, including ten homes, a blacksmith shop and the
railroad roundhouse. A fire engine and 100 men from Chilton came to the rescue
and checked the fire. The reflection of the fire in the sky was plainly visible
from here.
J. K. Tillotson, the
prime mover in the inter-urban electric railway scheme, was in Kaukauna
Tuesday, looking over the ground and arranging details as to the route of the
proposed road, also talking with city officials about the possible passage of a
franchise granting his company to build the road through here.
N. H. Brokaw was
re-elected president of the Kaukauna Building and Loan.
The welcome sound of
the railway shops whistle is again heard in the city this week and it put a
smile on the face of laboring men and merchants alike. The shops closed down at
noon on July 3, on account of the A.R.U. strike. The costs to the city amounts
to $25,000, which makes quite a hole.
An epidemic of
diphtheria has broken out in the town of Freedom near Appleton. Ten cases are
now reported, and others expected. Quarantine has been established over the
houses where cases exist.
The beautiful little
city of Phillips was visited by a forest fire last Friday which left in its
wake but a few houses. The destruction was total as far as the business
interest of the city is concerned.
John Yuenger, an old
resident of Kaukauna, was run over by the 9 o’clock north bound passenger train
last Wednesday morning about two miles north of Kaukauna. He appeared to be
going fishing as he was carrying his fishing gear.
August 10, 1894
The second life within
a week at Kaukauna was crushed out by the train cars. Sunday morning Andrew
Donnelly, who resided in this city as a paper maker by trade, was killed as he
was lying across the tracks. He was injured in a fall at the Combined Locks mill
two years ago and suffered from epileptic fits. It is presumed he fell to the
tracks during one of those attacks.
Last Friday morning
Charles Hulien, one of the popular engineers on the Ashland division bade his
wife a fond farewell and started from this city on his usual trip north little
realizing that he looked upon his friends here for the last time. At Wittenberg
he was sidetracked to allow a passenger train to pass. While waiting he went
under the engine to do some maintenance when another engine backed into his
engine causing it to roll over him.
The several hundred
Indians in northern Wisconsin are given permission to leave the reservation
every season and pick berries for the owners of the farms. All the Indians have
quit, saying the pay was too small and that they would not go back until the
pay was increased.
August 17, 1894
There were no electric
lights last Sunday night, owing to the low stage of water in the canal.
Chicago, Ill., Aug. 14 - The stampede of Pullman strike
continued today and 2000 have applied for their former positions in the works.
The men freely admit the strike is broken and their only anxiety was to secure
positions. For weeks the strikers were on the verge of starvation and with the
announcement that the company was to begin evictions for nonpayment of rent
they weakened and that they would return to work for any wages.
The baseball game last
Sunday between Kaukauna and Brillion brought back memories of the past. The
younger team from Kaukauna is following in the steps their predecessors so far
as a complete slaughter of the boys from Calumet County. The boys lighted the
Brillion pitcher’s curves like unto flies on a limburger cheese, rolling up a
score of 35 to 13.
Luther Lindauer has
purchased from the Kaukauna Waterpower Company the “V” shaped piece of
property, lying next to Crooks Avenue which has been generally known as the
south side park. He will erect a large stable on the property.
Kaukauna horses carried
off two of the four prizes at the Appleton races last week. Luther Lindauer and
Col. H.A. Frambach were the lucky owners of the horses.
August 24, 1894
Appleton Post: As the elephants in the circus parade were
passing the corner of Second Avenue and Richmond Street, the horse of a local
drayman stood shivering at the sight of them. As they passed the horse, the
huge tusker, who wore heavy harness of straps and chains, emitted a grunt and
shook himself, whereupon the horse dropped as if shot, gave a convulsive
shiver, and was dead. He was plainly scared to death.
August 31, 1894
The clang of the fire
bell and sonorous tones of the mill whistled about 12:30 last Saturday morning found
the carriage works and blacksmith shop of John Thompson and the plant of the
Sun Publishing Co. on the Island enveloped in flames. The buildings being very
dry they burned rapidly and for a time it looked as if that corner of the
island would be swept of buildings, but the fire department succeeded in saving
Peter Nettekoven saloon building.
The new smokestack at
the Kimberly plant, which has just been completed, is the tallest on the river,
being 160 feet skyward.
A couple of lady
bicyclists from out of town, wearing bloomers, passed through here Wednesday,
and were the objective points of many inquisitive glances.
Kaukauna has four newspapers,
and the Times has printed all
four this week.
Why is a newspaper like
a pretty girl? To be perfect it must be the embodiment of many types; its form
is made up; it is chased though inclined to be giddy; it enjoys a good press;
has a weakness for gossip; takes a good deal; can stand some praise and is
awfully proud of a new dress. It cannot be kept in good humor without cash. -
Ex.
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