Kaukauna
Times
By Lyle Hansen
April 5,
1895
Mayor H. B. Tanner
Tuesday was an ideal
Election Day and evidently Republican weather from the results. The polls
opened at 6 o'clock in the morning and from the very start the voters began to
deposit their ballots and then hustle out all their friends, determined that
none should escape. And few did, as there were over 1,250 votes cast, the
largest ever polled here. Crowds lined the streets all day, arguing politics,
but there was no disturbance, as the firewater that usually excites could not
be obtained, all saloons being closed on Mayor Tanner’s order. Democrats were
again snowed under, and Tanner wins again as Mayor of Kaukauna.
April 12,
1895
The bridge over the
tail race in the rear of the Kaukauna Paper Company’s mill gave way last
Wednesday, while a load of pulp was being hauled across it, and the team,
wagon, and all precipitated into the race. Although the water was about six
feet deep, the horses escaped, they being able to hold their heads above water
until the harness was cut. No great damage was the result.
The news of a shocking
tragedy last Monday comes from Seymour. The 19-year-old son of Jos. Meyer was helping
finish up at Windel’s saw-mill. By accident he slipped and fell on the whirling
circular saw. The teeth struck him right on the nose and in a second had eaten
their way into the skull tearing out the eyes. He was drawn away in a minute
but the brains were scattered from the gaping wound. He was fatally hurt though
he lived for a short time.
Pittsburg,
Pa., April 9
– Oil took another spurt today and at noon the price had jumped to $1.40 a
barrel. There is a possibility that the price may rise as high as $1.50 in the
future.
April 19,
1895
Marshal Kuehn requests The Times to
notify merchants and others that unless they stop throwing paper in the
thoroughfares, some one will have to suffer arrest. Paper on the streets not
only looks bad, but scares horses that may result in injury to someone and a
consequent suit against the city. As there is an ordinance prohibiting it, Jule
says the law must be enforced.
The case of Miss Delia
O’Conner vs. the City of Kaukauna for $3000 damages for injuries received from
d defective sidewalk has been settled by the city this week, out of court by
the payment of $640.
“Coffin screws” is a
new but exceedingly appropriate name for cigarettes.
A new bridge tender’s
house has been erected at the end of the Lawe street draw.
The odor of burning
rubbish is abroad in the land.
April 26,
1895
Counterfeit 1-cent
pieces are in circulation in the east. Now we are getting interested and
propose to protect ourselves against swindlers. Heretofore we have been
exempted from danger. Pennies will not be taken on subscription at this office
at this time.
The modest and early
harbinger of spring, the May flowers, abounds in the woods about the city and
swarms of children search for them in the leaf strewn thickets.
John Theiss,
70-year-old resident of the south side, was run over by the cars in the
Northwestern switchyards Thursday afternoon. Theiss was not employed in the
yard, being there gathering up pieces of wood and coal at the time of the
accident.
A telephone has been
placed in THE TIMES office this week and anyone having business with us can
ring us up.
The organization of the
Kaukauna Baseball Club for the ‘95 season occurred at the Grand View hotel
Tuesday evening. Julius Martins was chosen manager and Geo. Kromer, Jr., as
captain. The work of enclosing the park below the Badger mill has been commenced
and the boys are getting themselves in trim by active practice. It will not be
long before some of the neighboring clubs will be leaving their scalps dangling
at the belt of the new Kaukauna team.
Diphtheria still
lingers around Kaukauna showing itself occasionally. Two children in the family
of Peter Assauer of the south side are now ill with the disease.
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