Time Machine Trip to November 1893

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1893

By Lyle Hansen

November 3, 1893

The city treasury is empty and a little more so. Only $1,279.88 is on hand November 1^st and bills amounting to $2,020.45 allowed Tuesday. “Busted By Gosh.”

 

The dangers of the deer season seem to be on the side of the hunter. Set guns and the hunters who shoot at everything they discover on the move, make the deer country a place to avoid by those who prefer to live.

An interesting will contest will come up for argument in Oshkosh on November 22. Dr. J. M. Brown has protested the will of his father Isaac Brown, who had recently died. By the will Mrs. Brown, who was the third wife of the deceased and is only 24 years of age, while her departed spouse was over 70, was given the major portion of the estate, valued at $30,000. She had also been given a homestead worth $30,000. Dr. Brown alleges undue inference on the part of Mrs. Brown and claims the will produced in court is not his father’s.

 

A man who recently came down from Ironwood tells that he saw bills posted about that town calling for one thousand men at Ishpeming. Ishpeming is not looking for more men due to having many unemployed at that location. This is just a scheme to get rid of the unemployed at Ironwood.  

 

 The inside woodwork at the new pulp plant at Little Chute is practically finished and the setting of machines will soon be commenced.

 

  An Omaha preacher had told his parishioners how to vote. Pretty soon some of them will be telling people how to pray.

 

John Johnson, Little Chute, was thrown from his wagon and badly injured. His leg was broken, and his face was severely cut.

 

World’s Fair Summary – The total admissions to the World’s Fair in Chicago have been 21,458,910. The gate receipts will approximate $10,500,000 and concession receipts $4,000,000. 

November 10, 1893

The board of sewerage commissioners has presented their final report, recommending the adoption of the sewers as completed, and the same is now in the hands of the sewer committee. They also recommend the levying of taxes on both sides for sewer purposes.

 

John Murphy, claiming to hail from Pittsburg, was arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct Wednesday. He pled guilty before Squire Mulloy, Kaukauna, and was fined $1 and costs. He had enough change left to again fill up which he proceeded to do and was again lodged in the cooler. He had to be jailed for five days the second time.

 

Fayetteville, Tenn., Nov. 4 – Early this morning on the farm of Jack Daniels, near Lynchburg, Ned Waggoner, his son Will and daughter May and son-in-law Motlow, were found hanging on one tree. All the parties are colored and the only cause at present assigned for their fate is that they were supposed to have been implicated in the numerous barn burnings which have taken place recently. The lynching was done by a mob of 200 men.  

 

The fire protection of Kaukauna is so poor that insurance companies are gravely considering their risk here. The fire of Monday night resulted in the canceling of considerable insurance on “shaky” risks the next day.

 

 Since the putting in of the sewer on Kaukauna Street all the water has leaked out of the reservoir at the corner of that street and Wisconsin Avenue. The fire engine pumped in water to fill the reservoir, but it leaked out as fast as it was put in and as a consequence that end of town is without any water supply in case of fire. 

 

November 17, 1893

The Ute Indians believe that one God, or Great Spirit, rules all the Indians and that He desires his children to be mighty hunters and brave warriors. In the future his soul goes to the Happy Hunting Grounds, of high mountains, large forests, and rivers of clear water. The Ute Indians do not fear death, and none are cowards.

 

 A new electric light has been placed in the center of the river bridge.

 

The Kaukauna creamery has been closed for the winter season, owing to scarcity of milk.

 

 Dr. F. J. Wilkes’s annual report of the work he has done for the Humane Society shows a total of 1.334 cases attending to, 374 under the heading of cruelty to persons and 960 cruelties to animals.

 

An enterprising man recently discovered that electricity from an ordinary battery when applied to a person with a “jag” will speedily sober him. It would be a good idea for saloon keepers in Wisconsin to put batteries in their saloons.

 

Oscar Thilmany carried off first prize at the Appleton skat tourney last Friday.  

  

 

 The new iron bridge at Little Chute is being laid this week.

 

After thirty years of separation Hiram Jefferson and his son Thomas are reunited in Janesville. The father became separated from his family just after the capture of Fort Donaldson, he was a slave on a plantation near the fort.

 

November 24, 1893

The storm of Tuesday was welcomed by residents living on the outskirts of the city. A fire had started in the Zink woods on the south side Monday and owing to the dry conditions of everything crept up close to the city limits toward evening, causing a little alarm among property owners around Tenth Street. It became necessary for a party to go out and check the onward march of the flames, a watch being kept on duty all night.

 

Chicago Ill., Nov. 16 – Three men are under arrest for complicity in the recent fire of the Chicago City Railroad’s car barns. About $180,000 worth of property was destroyed including 400 horses that were burned.  

 

The boys have been enjoying skating on the ponds during the last week. Don’t venture too far boys and compel The Times to chronicle a drowning accident.  

  

Chas. Specht’s hack is being laid up for repairs this week. His team which was tied in front of the opera house last Sunday became frightened by the hook and ladder truck that was harried by to a fire and ran away, turning the vehicle over on its side and badly demolishing it. 

 

The river was covered with ice clear across yesterday morning. 

 

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Time Machine Trip to November 1883

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1883

By Lyle Hansen 

November 2, 1883

Last week, Blackwell Bros. sold two more of their fine lots, in this village, the consideration being $240 each. The "boom" in Kaukauna seems to continue.

November 9, 1883

A company of bold hunters took a trip to Freedom one day last week in search of deer.  The result last week coincided with last year’s, no game.

November 16, 1883

Papers were issued on Monday for the arrest of a schoolteacher in the town of Buchanan. The teacher was charged with cruelly beating a child in his class. The child has been in very dangerous health since that time.

David Moses, the husband of the bowery fat bride of one month who died in Baltimore ten days ago has sold her body to Dr. Alexander Hill. The Dr. agreed to pay him $100, and Moses snapped at the offer. The Dr. wants the body for dissection and for the skeleton which he plans to place in his office. 

Madison, Wis. – Ten minutes before 2 o’clock on the afternoon of the 8^th the great iron pillars supporting the roof of the second story of the balcony of the south wing of the capitol fell with a terrible crash. Amid the successive crashes the wild cries of the imprisoned and crushed workmen sent a thrill of horror throughout the capital. About forty masons, plasterers, laborers, and carpenters were at work upon the wing. The local hook and ladder company rendered efficient assistance. 

November 23, 1883

At six o'clock a.m. on Friday last, the yard engine of the Lake Shore Road collided with the freight train from the north and did much damage. The north bound passenger train was delayed five hours because of the wreck.

Lexington, Ky. – A colored woman and her child were found dead in bed on the morning of the 14^th. It is supposed that they died from a lack of food. 

John Roberts, of Neenah, has made arrangements to plant several million carp in Lake Winnebago next season. The flesh of the carp is highly esteemed as food, but it is not a very valuable fish to the angler, because it does not bite freely.

 

November 30, 1883

That girl, who decks herself in the latest things and goes out and parades in the street, while her mother does the washing, isn't worth wasting much time on.

 

Two ladies were looking over the newspaper. “Oh my, how funny,” “Why here’s an advertisement that says, “No reasonable offer refused.” “What’s so odd about that?” “Nothing, nothing,” she replied, trying not to blush, “Only those are exactly my sentiments.”

Lynchburg, Va. – Two young farm boys, Spooler and Newcome ages 10 and 14 were sitting in the stable yard talking. Newcome was chewing tobacco and Spooler remarked that he looked as if he enjoyed chewing. Newcome remarked that he always hated borrowing and had made it the rule of his life that he would shoot the first man that ever asked him for a chew of tobacco. Spooler then asked him for a chew. Newcome reached into his pocket and drew a small pistol and shot him. Spooler died within an hour. Since the shooting the young murder has been overwhelmed with grief and said he is it in a fit of passion.

Time Machine Trip to October 1973

 

Kaukauna Times - October 197

By Lyle Hansen

October 3, 1973

Mayor LaPlante congratulates Leroy Fieck prior to beginning his run.

Mighty Leroy has “struck out”. Leroy Fieck of Kaukauna had planned to walk around Lake Winnebago this weekend but had to give up when he came up with a leg cramp after covering 26 miles of the 88.6-mile trip.  “I plan to try it again in the future,” he said. 

October 5, 1973

The Summer activity program of St. Mary’s Cub Pack 27 has earned a “National Summertime Pack Award.” Pictured with the award are John Eppinger, Ron De Leeuw, Tom, and Russel De Leeuw.

 

Numerous complaints have been received by the Kaukauna Health Department of the presence of rats in areas of the city. Residents are reminded that garbage cans need to be covered and not put out before the day of pickup.

 

October 10, 1973

Vicki Biese, a Quinney School 7th grader, was notified during the summer that an article she had submitted would be published in the KIDS magazine. The article which explained how to make tissue paper flowers appeared in the June vacation issue. Vicki received $6 plus three issues of the magazine for her contribution.

 

October 12, 1973

By sweeping a three-game series with Appleton East and one of three from the Neenah Rockets, the Kaukauna Ghosts net squad completed their 1973 season with an excellent mark of 21-3 and in doing so picked up their 4th consecutive conference championship.

A warning has been issued that a salesman has been reported in Kaukauna attempting to sell watches that have false brand name labels. The salesman says the watches are worth about 10 times higher than their actual value.

October 17, 1973

Robert Vander Bloemen has reason to be proud of his chinchilla rabbit. It won the grand champion trophy at the state 4-H Rabbit show.

Kaukauna’s Ken Roloff became the 9th person to be enshrined for athletic prowess at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Hall of Fame. Roloff won 8 varsity letters in football, basketball, and track. As a junior he led the conference in passed receptions and led the team in scoring. He has been the head varsity football coach at Kaukauna since 1967.

 

In just four carries, Hollandtown Raider fullback Bill Spearman scored three touchdowns and led his team in rushing as the Raiders crushed the Cedar Springs, Michigan Red Hawks 33-6 Saturday night.

October 31, 1973

Raymond Raab toasted a bun on the grill during his first day as operator of the downtown Villa Restaurant.

Miss Carol Schuh of Little Chute is a member of the university of Wisconsin Platteville marching pioneers and will perform at the Green Bay Packers-Chicago Bears game on November 4th at Green Bay.