Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
November 2, 1894
Disagreeable weather
and extra precautions by the police, kept the bad spirits indoors Wednesday
evening “Halloween” and the night was a quiet one.
Teeth extracted free
without pain, at the North Side Dental Parlors, when plates are ordered. Plates
can be had for $10.00, and a good fit is positively guaranteed.
The north side schools
were all closed on account of several new cases of diphtheria in the
neighborhoods.
Little Chute – There were 120 teams
in the concourse that followed Peter Schaefer’s remains to the cemetery at
Little Chute last week Thursday, one of the largest ever seen in these parts.
November 9, 1894
The Kaukauna Water
Works Company has filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State,
capital $100,000. The incorporators are J. F. Moffett, J.L. Hutchins, Hampton
Corlett, Peter Reuter and P.M. Reuter.
For several weeks past
there has been a very unsavory smell emitted from the seats occupied by three
democratic aldermen at the city hall. The TIMES reporter overheard a
conversation two weeks ago that started us to investigate. The three aldermen
had attempted to extort a bribe of $2,000 from an official of the interurban in
exchange for their votes for the passage of the franchise. The deal was made in
writing and the TIMES has the copy. This paper has exposed much chicanery in
the past, but this is the richest of all.
Russia, Nov. 1 – The Czar is dead. Alexander III, the ruler
of all the Russia expired at the Castle of Livadia from an illness. All the
members of the royal family were present at his death bed. It is understood that his son Nicolas will
immediately issue a proclamation declaring himself Czar and all officials will
take an oath of allegiant as soon as possible.
St. Petersburg, Russia, Nov. 2 – The imperial heralds
in brilliant uniforms this morning announced the death of Alexander III and the
ascension to the throne of Russia of Nicholas II.
The Republicans own the
earth. The tidal wave that washed over the state Tuesday is still rolling up a
majority for the Republican ticket. The Republicans have swept before in
Wisconsin but this time it is every state where there was an election held. The
Democratic Party carried only ten counties in the state.
November 16, 1894
The case of City of
Kaukauna vs. Martin Heindel, for violation of license clause, came up for trial
before Justice Conlon. The defense asked for a jury trial, which was granted.
The jury found the defendant not guilty, as the doors of his saloon were
closed, and although the lights were burning within, no proof could be
furnished that liquor was sold after 11 o’clock.
John D. Lawe, who will
manage the new Hotel Brothers, says they expect to open about the 25th of this
month, and be prepared to serve Thanksgiving dinner.
An Oklahoma girl of 21
shot and killed a man who jumped her homestead claim. Where is the man who said
women were all born tender-hearted?
The roads have been in
terrible condition for the past two weeks due to the heavy rains.
After a careful
investigation of the newspaper reports and examination of evidence submitted to
us, we believe there are sufficient grounds to warrant that charges are
preferred against Aldermen Brost, McGahn and Eimmerman for conduct unbecoming
public officials in soliciting money for their votes in the Electric Railway
franchise.
Mayor H. B. Tanner - E.
A. Baker, City Atty.
William Brower, of this
city, purchased a suit of clothes at Foerster Bros., the south side tailor, and
although he took the suit he failed to liquidate. Statements and requests to
settle followed, until patience ceased, said Messer. Foerster garnished young
Brower’s wages. This aroused the ire of the latter and armed with a couple of
revolvers he sauntered into the tailor shop and walking up to Albert Foerster,
without warning said, "I came to settle up that bill," and pulling
out one of his guns fired. Mr. Foerster saw his movement in time to slightly
dodge and as a result the bullet passed through his necktie and lodge in the
wall.
November 23, 1894
Much complaint is being
made, against the present issue of two cent postage stamps, as being
insufficiently treated with mucilage. Many of them refuse to stick to letters.
Dr. F. J. Wilkie has
compiled his annual report for the Fox Valley Humane Society and finds that 917
cases have been attended to during 1894, of which 323 cases were cruelty to
persons and 594 cruelties to animals.
Upon calling a meeting
of the common council to order last Tuesday evening, Mayor Tanner was notified
by the City Clerk that he had received the following notice:
You are hereby notified
that I am the legally qualified alderman and that the Mayor has no authority to
suspend me from the performance of my duty as alderman. I demand that you keep
my name upon the official rolls of the city, or I will take legal action
against you.
Peter J. Brost,
Alderman third ward of the City of Kaukauna.
Mayor Tanner at once
filed a notice of the following suspension: Charges have been preferred against
alderman, Brost, McGahn and Eimmerman. They are suspended pending the action of
the common council by order of the mayor under Section 24 of the city charter.
Work on the water works
commenced Tuesday. Preparations are being made to cross the river from the
pumping station to be located on the Island, and digging has gotten underway.
The omission of the
word “no” from F. G. Passino’s advertisement last week put entirely the wrong
wording of the same. The adv. last week read, “We fear comparison” which all
patrons of that establishment know to be false.
Indian Agent T. H.
Savage is making contracts with the Indians on the Menominee reservation for
logging the coming season.
All the pulp grinders
at the mill of the Combined Locks Paper Co. are being operated. This is the
only mill on the river which can be run owing to the low water.
The city being short on
funds we at the TIMES would suggest
that the opera house be leased, wherein to hold the trials of the suspended
alderman and an admission be charged.
Appleton is getting to
be a moral town for sure. All houses of bad repute were closed, and now all
gambling rooms have been closed.
November 30, 1894
The skating rink was
opened for the season Thanksgiving afternoon and evening. Chas. McKenzie and
Jos. Lewis will manage the place of amusement this winter.
Mary Sweeney, the
window smasher, who has visited Kaukauna several times on her regular rounds,
has been sentenced to the insane asylum at Mendota.
London, Nov. 26 – A comely woman of the unfortunate class was
found dead in Kensington at midnight. Her throat was cut ear to ear and some of
the newspapers are intimating that it is another crime of the “Jack the Ripper”
order.
St. Petersburg, Nov. – This morning large crowds were assembling in
order to secure places along the route of the royal wedding procession of Czar
Nicolas II and his bride, Princess Alexandra.
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