Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
September 3, 1925
The Secretary of State, in a statement today
warns all Wisconsin car owners who buy cars which are already registered in
Wisconsin this year to be sure to transfer the ownership as required by law. This
warning is given now to save you from trouble next year getting your plates and
certificate of title.
The railroad shops have increased the workforce
by about 25 men during the past week. Labor in Kaukauna is beginning its upward
strides. From official sources it is learned that the increased force is for
the purpose of taking care of a great deal of additional work to be done here
in the Kaukauna shops.
The Shenandoah, the giant of the air, was
totally wrecked by the high wind it encountered while flying over the state of
Ohio at about 5:00 this morning. 19 people were killed in the horrible disaster
and several more were seriously injured.
One of the most important real estate deals
which has been recorded in Kaukauna, for many a day, was commenced Saturday,
when what was known as the Kaukauna Hotel property was transferred to the first
Realty & Investment Company of Chicago.
September 10, 1925
Assemblyman James Cody appeared downtown this
morning with his left hand wrapped in bandages. The legislator had suffered a
severe laceration of two fingers bitten by an 18-pound muskellunge. While fishing
on Lake Poygan, Mr. Cody hooked the fish which offered considerable fight and
was finally hauled aboard. When he was about to take the hook from the mouth
the finned beauty the muskie bit his fingers which are now wearing the white.
The brightest bit of gayety presented to the
people of this vicinity for many a day, took place last Friday night when the
Kaukauna businessman sponsored a pavement dance on the new Draper St. pavement.
Over 2000 merrymakers attended the huge affair and danced unceasingly to the
music furnished by the Cecilian band of Kimberly. The Kaukauna Police
Department regulated traffic and the dance continued without interruption from
7:00 until the very last number was played at 11:00.
September 17, 1925
When a farmer complained that the pheasants
were eating his corn, the game warden killed two of the birds and examined
their crops. They found 200 cutworms and no corn. The farmer owes his crop to
these feathered police that keep down the bugs, insects and worms.
Appleton - Dead fish by the thousands are cluttering
the locks on the Fox River here. Thousands are dying daily from poison in the
river. The general belief is that due to shallow water and refuge from the
mills polluting the streams are causing the fish to die. A telegram to the
conservation warden Elmer S. Hall asks that the condition be investigated.
Word comes that production in the six and
four-cylinder models at Chrysler is averaging more than 800 cars a day the
greatest output ever attained by a maker of high-grade automobiles.
The “Rah Rah Girls” is the name that the senior
girls have given to their new club which was organized last Thursday. The main
purpose of the club is to arouse school spirit in the whole student body and
get a howling, cheering crowd out to all football games.
September 24, 1925
The residents of our city may soon see the
erection of a $50,000 broom factory to provide employment for blind people.
While riding a horse last Saturday evening
George Anderson was thrown and suffered a broken leg and cuts when the animal
was struck by an automobile driven by Jack Hilgenberg. The accident occurred on
Catherine Street when the horse became frightened by the automobile.
Kaukauna’s American Legion football team
claimants of the state amateur football title for the past five years, will
make its debut for the 1925 gridiron season at the local ballpark. They will
battle the Sturgeon Bay eleven in a game that promised to be a humdinger.
1925 Little Chute American Legion Football team
Front row: John Strick, Dewey Hartjes, Christ Langendyke,
Adrian Bevers, Bernard Kildonk, John Jansen and Arthur Hartjes. Back row: John
Wildenberg, Joe Dietzen, Pete Van Dinter, Carl Van Dinter, Jack Helf, John
Gerrits, Josie Lenz, Coach Phil Cornelius, Manager Al Langendyke, Ott Verstegen
and Ted Helf.
The Grim Reaper records the sad tiding of a death late Monday afternoon. Benjamin Kortenhof, 17-year-old of Darboy was killed instantly in the swiftly moving flywheel of an engine. It had been a busy day on the Kortenhof farm filling the silo then work was suspended, and the family began to head back home for the evening meal. Benjamin remained behind to remove the driving belt from the wheel when his clothing became caught in the machine.
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