Time Machine Trip to April 1915

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

April 2, 1915

The Farmers and Merchants Bank is now offering a $100 bond at 3 percent interest.

 

April 9, 1915

By an overwhelming majority, the people of Kaukauna, by their vote, on Tuesday last, again placed the reins of municipal management in the hands of Chas. E. Raught.  Mayor Raught defeated Jos. J. Jansen by 350 votes.

The Ashland division train left the track at Appleton. The train which left Kaukauna Tuesday morning with engineer Charles Clark, Conductor Thos. Conway and Thos. Hanson as firemen. The engine left the track at the top of the hill near the Interlake Pulp and Paper company. Clark and Hanson of Antigo were both scalded and the track tore up for 100 yards. The passengers were badly shaken up but none of them severely injured.

 

Kaukauna soldier Charles W. Chamberlain writes home from El Passo, Texas that the President’s policy of “Watchful Waiting” is being strictly followed by the 5,000 U. S. troops along the border.

April 16, 1915

New management for the city:

City Attorney-Geo. H. Kelly

City Physician—Dr. A. M. Foster

N. St. Commissioner-Theo. Schmalz

So. St. Commissioner-Jos. Kuehn

Lawe Street Bridge-Geo. Rice

Wis. Ave. Bridge-Robt. Hamilton

Poor master-H.J. Mulholland

Pound master-Fred Reichel

Sewer Commissioner-F. C. Loope

 

The Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company placed a crew of men at work Monday overhauling the electric and power equipment at the electric power station on the south side canal to get the same in running condition to be taken over by the city on the contract pending conditionally,

 

April 28, 1915

 

Manager Wm. Van Dyke of the Vaudette Theatre has just installed a fine new Power 6A moving picture machine. This enables the Vaudette to run a two-reel feature film without stopping for change of reels.

 

Shawano- Enraged because a rival suitor was shown preference by Miss Mary Dickson, Wapoose, a young Indian man, shot and instantly killed the young woman while she was buggy riding with another man. He then fired two bullets into his head and is now in a hospital hovering near death.  

 

April 30, 1915

E. G. Driessen finished putting in a new plate glass in front of his meat market on Wisconsin Avenue Saturday, which gives him a better light and adds much to the appearance of his place of business.