Time Machine Trip to January 1925

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

January 1, 1925

The new ice rink on the baseball field is ready for use. At this time, it is too cold for anyone to brave this cold blast.

 

Local industries are looking forward to a good year in 1925. The present order situation is highly satisfactory. The heavy stock of paper stored by the Thilmany company in order to keep running last summer has been nearly all shipped. The Moloch is doing a good business with plenty of work.

January 8, 1925

The work on Kaukauna’s $100,000.00 bridge across the Fox River is now being resumed by about 20 men after work stopped due to the cold weather.

January 15, 1925

Mrs. Henrietta Coppes saw her 100^th Christmas tree this past year. She is the oldest citizen of Kaukauna. She enjoys listening to the radio and listening to the Christmas programs. She is in the best of health, needs no glasses and moved quickly about the house. She was born in Holland and come to this country in 1868, moving to Kaukauna in 1887 to 701 Dodge Street. She says she expects to live there until she gets to be a ripe old age. “The first 100 years is always the hardest.”

Rumors have lately arisen that there are irregularities in the collection of money among the Wisconsin Indians by legal counsel in carrying the fight to regain position of eastern land illegally obtained from their ancestors. The Stockbridge and Brothertown Indians have met and voted their unanimous support toward the movement and plans are under way in Kaukauna to determine the settlement of the local Indians. 

 

January 22, 1925

The Rev. John Mc Coy, publisher of THE KAUKAUNA TIMES, and for many years pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian church in Appleton, died at 11:15 Monday night at Appleton. He had been seriously ill for more than a week.

Explosive materials left over from the war are now available for farmers throughout the country according to the county agent. The cartridges are packed in 50-pound boxes and can be used in land clearings.

 

January 29, 1925

The KHS basketball team continued its winning streak by defeating the Clintonville high team 22-21. This is the fourth consecutive win for the boys.

The Little Chute high school basketball team was defeated at Watry’s Hall Friday evening by the Hilbert team 12 – 19. A large crowd was present. 

This is not a murder. Just testing a bullet proof vest. The vest consists of layers of “Bovite” .013 of an inch thick. It will resist every type of revolver of pistol bullet, both the lead and the metal jacketed. 

Perhaps you've heard the slang expression abour an automobile wrapping or draping itself around a telephone pole. Well above you see one that actually did. It took an acetylene torch to break the affectionate embrace. The driver was hurt and arrested.