Time Machine Trip to October 1894

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

October 6, 1894

The Times force has been working day and night to meet demands on our job department, which is still crowded to its utmost capacity. Five book jobs during the past month have finally pushed us pretty hard for type and in consequence the usual make of the paper has not been attained this week. Heavy demands on advertising space also cut down our local columns some. All these shortages will be overcome, if necessary, by additions to our force or enlargement of the paper, so bear with us this time.

Hereafter when a boat is going through, ropes will be stretched across each opening before the draw is swung open. Several people have come very near losing their lives lately.

 

A three day’s Kermis will open at Martin Venable’s Hall West Hollandtown next Monday morning continuing until Wednesday evening.

The Oneida Indians have organized a fair association and will hold their first fair on their reservation October 9 to 11. Included will be horse and pony races, foot and bicycle races. A game of lacrosse will be played between the Oneidas and Menominees. Exhibits will include things grown and manufactured by the Indians. 

 

Appleton, Wis. - The greatest syndicate deal has just been concluded and unless something unforeseen occurs all the paper and pulp mills on the Fox River will pass into the hands of an English syndicate on April 1. The properties include twenty-nine paper and twenty-one pulp mills, situated at Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Kimberly, Little Chute, Combined Locks, Kaukauna and DePere along the river a distance of 20 miles. The value of these plants is $10,000,000. The daily product is about $50,000. The deal has been worked out by a Chicago firm acting as agent for an English syndicate. The syndicate will control about three-fourths of the paper manufacturing in the state.   

 

It is high time the city put up lights and provides barriers of some kind at the ends of the drawbridges to be used when they are open. Several narrow escapes from drowning have occurred in the past and only this week a man fell into the canal and a second narrowly escaped a dunking.

October 12, 1894

The Democrats have unfolded a banner across Second Street, where they located their headquarters. The Republicans will do likewise on Wisconsin Avenue.

Now bring forward that all-wise individual that laughed at THE TIMES last winter when we said the new viaduct would never be completed for $40,000. The final settlement has been made the total expense figures to about $46,000. We now expect that fellow that called us a liar to come forward like a man and apologize. 

The fair that was to have been held at the Oneida reservation this week was postponed owing to smallpox having broken out. The state board of health has ordered a quarantine of all persons.

Chicago, Ill., Oct. 9 – Chicago day, the anniversary of the great fire of 1871, was celebrated today. Bells throughout the city were rung and a parade passed through the business district. 

 

October 19, 1894

Quite a large number of cases of scarlet fever and a few of diphtheria are reported by the Board of Health. Let every precaution be taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

A woman in the southern part of the state named her twin daughters Gasoline and Kerosene and they are a pair of bright lights. The old man’s name is Petroleum. The man who marries into the family will probably strike oil and later get blown up.

 

Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 12 – A blood curling war dance by hideously painted Indians, attired in all their old-time finery, yesterday formed the feature of the last day of the Oneida Indian fair on the Oneida reservation. There were about 300 visitors at the closing events. The earlier report of a smallpox outbreak was started by some Indians who are poor and shiftless and live in the northern part of the reservation. The event was a great success and will continue over the coming years. 

October 26, 1894

All of the schools, public and parochial, are closed this week, to prevent the further spreading of diphtheria.

August Mill

Local pride which seemed to demand that Kaukauna roll up a good Republican majority, for right in the middle of the county ticket is the name of our townsman and pioneer merchant, honest old August Mill. Vote the ticket and you vote for a man who will guard most sacredly the exchequer of the county.  

Spinning Packer Ducks 

Party and Print - Little Chute

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