By Lyle Hansen
September 7, 1894
Forest fires have been raging with greater severity than
ever this week throughout the northwestern part of Minnesota. Many small towns
and settlements have been completely wiped out and hundreds of lives are feared
lost.
The other day a man was hurrying for a train. He thought he
had forgotten his watch at home, so he checked his watch to see if he had time
to make it back home to get it.
A few business houses in Kaukauna closed last Monday, Labor
Day. Flags floated from many staffs about town but there was no celebration of
any nature.
Mayor H. B. Tanner issued a call for the citizens of
Kaukauna to contribute at once to help the people in the northern part of the
state who are suffering due to forest fires. They need clothing and food as
winter is coming and there will be great suffering.
“What do you think is the hardest thing to raise on a
farm?” - Hayseed
“The money to work it,” - truth.
September 14, 1894
United States Marshal H. E. Buckey dropped off at Kaukauna
last Saturday and arrested Cowlitz, the Island deliveryman, for furnishing
liquor to the Oneida Indians. He will be taken to Milwaukee along with a couple
of Indians for trial.
The following firemen have been appointed to membership in
the new paid department: Henry Schubert, John Geisbers, Albert Luckow, C. A.
Conlon, Aug. Petersdorf and Peter Essler.
The railroads have a regular patrolling crew that walks along the tracks after each train goes through putting out any fires that many have started.
Anyone who visited Clifton well remembers the steep roads
that lead to the top of the ledge and wondered of the dangers attributed to
driving up and down. Last week Thursday L. R. Allen, of Stockbridge, was killed
while driving down the big hill in a buggy, when the back hold strap broke
allowing the carriage to run against the horse. The horse broke into a gallop
resulting with the buggy overturning throwing Allen out and killing him
instantly.
Four boys and three girls from the Oneida reservation left this week for Hampton, Va., to take a four-year course at the government school.
The Outagamie County Fair will be held at Hortonville on
the 26, 27, and 28th of September.
Pittsburg, Pa., - Sept.
11 – Forty thousand men
who fought to save the union marched through the streets of Pittsburgh today.
The old familiar war tunes to which they and their comrades rushed to victory
or to death filled the air and echoed back from the surrounding hills. The music
made their hearts beat as in the stirring times of 30 years ago and brought
back the patriotism and courage to their furrowed faces. They carried no heavy
rifle with its glittering bayonet but aided their aging limbs that showed their
age with walking canes and there was a long line of blue that came on crutches.
On every street people waving white handkerchiefs and applauding with sweet
voices. Thus, being the parade of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 3 – The relief train that went out yesterday afternoon for
the fire victims returned this morning at the tales of those who came to aid
the horror of the night before. The dead are now known to exceed 400 of the
number of bodies that were found. Many of those returns say it is utterly
impossible to get any guess as to the total deaths nor will there are any
search parties sent out.
Helf and Brill, proprietors of the South side brewery,
recently destroyed by fire, have commenced the work of rebuilding their plant.
The brewery will be in running order in a few months.
September 21, 1894
Chief Police Kuehn
is rustling through the county this week, gunning for delegates to the
democratic court convention next Saturday that will be favorable to his
nomination as sheriff. During his furlough Marshal Earles acts in his stead,
and Peter Essler is on the night force.
The Sultan of Turkey heard of the misfortune of the people
in Wisconsin that are affected by forest fires. He has sent about $1,300 as a
contribution.
Recent rains in northern Wisconsin are welcomed and have
put out many of the fires.
September 28, 1894
Fire visited the Island Wednesday evening and completely destroyed three buildings there. The fire started in Chas. Colwitz livery barn where four horses perished but his family escaped without injury; the fire then spread to the Mundinger block on the north and the Chopin boarding house on the south. A stiff breeze blowing the fire toward the river kept the flames from doing more damage. Mayor Tanner was on hand and directed the firemen during the entire time.
The fathers and mothers who mainly spend their evenings at
home and introduce healthful amusement and instruction around the family
fireside set the best example to their children.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept.
25 – A modestly dress
gentleman wearing a dark brown overcoat over a business suit of gray took his
place at the door of the Standard Theater last night. He is Frank James, the
once noted desperado train robber and highwaymen. I have taken this job as
there is no future in being a desperado. I now have a 17-year-old son and will
continue in this profession. Asked if he would ever go on the stage he said
not. “I was offered $52,000 a year by a New York company but St. Louis will be
my home.”
On Wednesday evening last a middle-aged woman apparently died in Appleton. The body was laid out and preparations were being made for the funeral, when it was noticed she retained a good appearance. Some friends applied an application of ammonia to her nostrils and signs of life appeared. She has remained conscious ever since.
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