Kaukauna Times - October 1891
By Lyle Hansen
October 9, 1891
Mrs. W. Metcalf of the
north side was arrested by Marshal Kuehn yesterday for using abusive and
obscene language to a neighbor. She was fined $1 and costs by Judge Wirtz.
The Banks here have put
a large number of new ten cent pieces in circulation during the last week.
A Menasha policeman got
badly used up at the Little Chute Kermis Tuesday, losing his official star
while participating in a fight. Menasha must be a queer city to have cops who
go away from home and indulge in a free-for-all fracas of this kind. The Kermis
was conducted on a different plan this year. There were no free-for-all dance
halls.
Hortonville, Wis., Oct.
2 –
The Outagamie County fair, now being held there, is not much of an affair. The
absence of horse racing and hundreds of attractions makes the fair a little
more than a pumpkin show. This was an article taken from the Milwaukee
newspaper and would indicate that the fair in that portion of the county was
not as big a success as it might have been. Now then, why not transfer the fair
to Kaukauna, where there is every facility for providing a mammoth exhibition, the
grounds of a driving Park Association is just the place for county fair.
Luther Lindauer’s ice
gave out last week and he was compelled to get a boat load from Green Bay to
fill his contracts.
It is said that the
woods in the state of Washington the woods are now literally full of girls. About
150 young women having taken out timber claims there within the last six months.
The fight between Jimmy
Davis and Patsy Darrington came off in the city last Friday night in Kaukauna as
announced. Arrangements were made during the day to have the fight come off at
Concordia Hall, but Coppus feared that his license might be revoked and at the
11th hour locked his house and refused admittance to the crowd of about 200
that had gathered. The fight was bound to come off however and a large number
of oil barrels were lighted in the ballpark and by the flames light Davis and
Darlington faced each other, Davis was knocked down in the sixth round and
failed to respond to the call of time and a fight was awarded to Darrington. Most all who witnessed the “scrap” term it a
fake.
October 16, 1891
The secretary of the
children's home at Appleton requested all farmers will have in the past and
intend this fall to donate vegetables to the home to bring them in as it will be
impossible for them to call around this year.
The common council may test the legality of the
Kaukauna Electric Light Co.’s franchise since the company failed to furnish
light for one month. One section of the ordinance says that “should the company
at any time fail at furnish light, the franchise shall be null and void.”
The TIMES
representative rode over the new Combined Locks road, Tuesday it is now nearly
completed. This road will be a valuable inlet to Kaukauna and merchants here
will benefit, as from much trade will come from the little village of Florence
which might have gone to Appleton. A sidewalk will soon be built along the road
for the accommodation of pedestrians. Quite a village is beginning to loom up
in Florence about 30 cottages having been built there during the past
summer.
There are no fewer than
32,000,000 peasants starving in Russia. The churches in St. Petersburg have
started a subscription last to relieve the mountain of misery.
New York October 10 –
Ex-President Cleveland said in answer when an inquiry regarding the name of the
new-comer in his house. We have settled on the name and her name is Ruth.
Frank Heinz, the
switchman who had both legs crushed in the Lakeshore yards last week died from
injuries last Friday morning. The deceased was about 32 years of age and leaves
a wife and three children. The deceased had experienced a number of accidents
during his career. When in his teens he lost the sight of one eye being hooked
by a cow. Since then, he has several times been injured in the railroad yard as
evidence by the loss of several fingers.
Fish are in abundance
at Sturgeon Bay. Upwards of 50 tons are shipped from there every week. One
fisherman made a good haul one day last week, having taken 2000 pounds of trout
and 4000 pounds of herring.
The Milwaukee House on
Second Street, owned by Frank Madell, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Soon after the alarm was sounded the fire apparatus was gotten in working
order. Flames issued from all parts of the roof. The fire is supposed to have originated
from a defective flue in the kitchen and the flames were first seen in the rear
part of the building. The loss is about $2500 with $1500 insured on the
building only.
A QUEER ACCIDENT – About 1:30 a large crowd was standing around
watching the fire at the Milwaukee house when a cry for help rang out. Mrs.
Hurenbach in company with another lady had walked around the engine to see it
in operation and the whole being on the dark side was not noticed and she
stepped into the cistern. She fell into the reservoir near Mills corner from
which the engine was pumping water. The crowd soon rushed from the fire to the
reservoir and here excitement reigns supreme. After a considerable delay a
ladder was let down into the reservoir and men descended but even then, the
drowning woman could not be reached as she had floated to the furthest corner.
No one cared to risk their lives by attempting to swim in the dark cistern. A
pole was lowered to the men, and she was hooked and pulled from the cistern.
Physicians were immediately summoned and after considerable work she was
resuscitated.
OPPOSE “LITTLE GERMANYS” – Kansas City Mo., - Oct. 13 – The
Presbyterian Synod in session today passed a strong resolution concerning
Catholics and immigration. The resolution stated that they view with
apprehension and concern the facts of the Catholic Church hierarchy
establishments by instituting the nationalist and customs of the continent
Europe in this country. We insist upon the teaching of the English language in all
public schools as the language of this country and are opposed to the formation
of Little Germanys and Little Italy's and other clannish tendencies which keep
immigrants from becoming part of our population.
October 23, 1891
Larkin & Livermore
have placed a baker wagon on the road and deal out fresh bread, rolls, cake,
etc., daily at all parts of the city.
Mollie Sweeney, known
throughout the state as the notorious window-breaker has been arrested in
Ashland and she will be sent to the insane asylum.
WAS FRIGHTENED TO DEATH – The examination of the lynching of
Smith at Omaha has been postponed due to allow new affidavits to be filed,
declaring that he was frightened to death. The postmortem, it is said, disclose
the fact that Smith died of fright before he was hanged by the mob.
Enterprise, Neb., Oct. 17 – Three Cowboys rode up to the First
National Bank yesterday and while one held the horses the others with drawn
revolvers went into the building and demand that the money. The cashier
threatened with instant death if he refused at the point of revolvers handed
over $3,500 in bills.
OFF TO PRISON – The Aufrieter burglar case which has been on
in the circuit court this week closed yesterday. The taking of testimony concluded,
and the forenoon arguments were heard in the afternoon and the case went to the
jury at 3 o'clock. At 4:15 the jury returned what a verdict of guilty. The defendants
Burton and Manning sat in the courtroom with deputies on each side of them,
while the doors were guarded by others.
October 30, 1891
Frank Heines, the switchman who had both legs
crushed at the Lake Shore yards last week, died from the injuries Friday.
Chain up your gates,
nail down your boxes, house your wagons, and set out on the roof and watch your
house Saturday night, for it's Halloween, the one night of the year when young
and old relieve themselves of a year's pent up Mischievousness.
Chili has been called
upon for reparation for that attack made by Chilean sailors and police on
seamen of the United States cruiser Baltimore. Minister Egan informed the
representatives of the Junta that in the name of the United States, he demanded
reparation for the insults and injuries complained of.
Quite a number of cases
of fever are reported in the city at present. It behooves Kaukauna to hustle in
a sewage system or an epidemic will be sweeping down upon us.
Some Oneida Indians caught
a white man’s cow on the reservation recently, and killed it, and divided the
meat amongst them, claiming the right to slaughter all livestock straying onto
their lands.
Game Warden Fernandez
has rendered a decision relating to hunting deer which is of importance to
sportsmen. E.W. Bates, of Appleton, and inquired whether a dog can be used in
trailing a wounded deer and Mr. Fernandez says that no dog can be used in any
way to hunt deer.
Moses Hooper has gone
to Washington to argue a case in the United States Supreme Court. It is the
case of the Kaukauna Waterpower Company vs. the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal
company. The case involves title to the waterpower worth about $500,000.
Kaukauna police
officers are polishing up their clubs and practicing with dumbbells daily now
preparing for tramp season which is fast approaching
Ignatius Donnelly has
won his libel suit against the St. Paul Pioneer Press, but instead of $100,000
damages the amount sued for, the jury gave Ignatius one-dollar damages and five-dollars
for attorney fees. Great business this suing of newspapers.
