Kaukauna Times, Kaukauna, WI, Jan 10, 1908
Mrs. J. A. STRATHEARN delivered an address at the installation of the officers
of the Grand Army post at Appleton Friday night.
Edward SCHURER of Theinsville, who spent New Years with his old friend, Albert
MANTEL, returned Wednesday after a week's sojourn.
Peter VanROY of Appleton and Paul ANDERSON of LaClede, Idaho, were in the city
Tuesday to call on friends and look over the city.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. STRATHEARN were at Appleton Friday evening to attend the
open installation of the George D. EGGLESTON Post of G.A.R.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan CROWE are at Milwaukee for several weeks looking after their
grand children while their daughter, Mrs. THOMSEN is east on a visit.
Mrs. J. H. CHAMBERLAIN returned Saturday from Bessemer, Mich, where she had been
the past two weeks visiting her brother. Dr. G. L. LOOPS, and family.
Mrs. E. M. WRIGHT of Iron River, Mich., who was in the city to spend New Years
with her sister Mrs. Harriet BIDWELL, returned to her home Monday.
Edward HINNENTHAL, who was here from Springfield, Ill to spend the holidays with
his parents. The Rev. and Mrs. William HINNENTHAL, returned to his studies
Tuesday.
William CAIN of Green Bay is in the city preparing to cut ice for Peter RENN,
the iceman, and states that operations will commence as soon as the ice is of
sufficient thickness.
Miss Frances RUNTE departed Tuesday for Milwaukee to be absent two months. She
will visit her sisters, Mrs. Andrew ESLEIN and Mrs. William O'BOYLE, for a few
weeks and then attend the spring millinery openings.
INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Mrs. Richard McCARTY had her hand painfully injured in an explosion at Appleton
last night in which seven people narrowly escaped losing their lives. The
explosion was caused by Michael DEMERATH and Christian JENSEN looking with a
lighted candle for escaping gas in the basement of DEMERATH's saloon on Appleton
street opposite the Ritger hotel. The building was wrecked and adjoining
property suffered. Mrs. McCARTY was calling on friends on the second floor at
the time and was struck by a piece of broken glass. She was taken to the
hospital. The injured consists of Michael DEMERATH, Christian JENSEN, Mrs.
Richard McCARTY, Frank SANTO, Hugo HEYSE, Teressa [sic] HONAN and Clemens
NOWARAPZKY.
Miss Mary LANG of West Bend arrived Tuesday and is the guest of her brother,
Jacob LANG, for a week.
The Rev. J. E. MANNING lectures Tuesday at the Door County Sunday School
convention at Sturgeon Bay.
Joseph WEILER, an employee of the railway shops, had a deep gash cut in his head
while replacing a tire on an engine.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard SEGGELINK and daughter Ella were at Depere Sunday to attend
the funeral of Henry WEYENBERG.
Miss Rose FIRNSTAHL, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C. WENDT, for
several weeks, returned home to Colby Wednesday.
Mrs. W. C. WENDT entertained a company of ten friends at cards Tuesday evening
in honor of her sister, Miss Rose FIRNSTAHL.
Miss Edna SMITH and Miss Mary RICHARDS of Carroll college, Waukesha, spent their
holidays with Miss Adda ROBB returning Saturday.
Florian and Theodore KRAMER, who spent the holidays with their mother, Mrs. H.
KRAMER, returned to St. Norbert's college, Depere, Monday.
Superintendent John e. McLAUGHLIN of the Ashland Fibre company spent the
holidays with his father, Patrick McLAUGHLIN, returning Saturday.
J. Stilwell VILAS has completed the packing of his household goods, which
completely filled two cars, and will take his final departure Sunday evening for
his ranch at Medford, Oregon.
Robert STRATHEARN, a student of the Kaukauna High school, was seventeen years
old Monday and his classmates surprised him with a social visit at his home on
the southside that evening.
Invitations have been sent out this week for the second annual ball of the B. P.
O. Elks to be given at Heindel's hall next Friday evening. This will be one of
the social successes of the year.
Ed. RINGLUND departed Monday for Boston, Mass., after a three weeks visit with
his brother Chas. RINGLUND and sister Mrs. Chas THOR. He will leave shortly for
Stockholm, Sweden, to visit relatives.
Kaukauna Times, Kaukauna, WI, Jan. 17, 1908
Inasmuch as Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove form our
midst our esteemed citizen Joseph j McCARTY, a former mayor of the city, it is
hereby ordered that out of respect to his memory and as a last token of esteem
flags be raised at half mast over the city buildings and other business places
Monday until after the funeral, that the city officers, both elective and
appointive, including the fire department, turn out so far as possible and
attend the last sad rites, and that all municipal offices be closed until
afternoon.--C. E. RAUGHT, Mayor.
LOST VALUABLE TEAM
ASHAUER & RENN, the new ice firm, lost a valuable team Friday by drowning while
cutting ice opposite the ice house. The team was attached to a plow and was
driven by a boy named KELLER, who narrowly escaped being precipitated [sic] into
the water.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. DRIESSEN this morning, a son.
L. N. NELSON was a Chicago visitor the first of the week.
L. F. NELSON, who has been in Chicago for the past week on business connected
with the Order of Railway Telegraphers has arrived home and returned to work at
the Ashland division depot this morning.
The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the BUTLER-DIETZLER
Hardware company: President, Joseph JANSEN; vice president, Joseph DIETZLER;
secretary and treasurer, George F. BUTLER.
William KLUMB made a trip to Jackson Sunday to attend the funeral of his
brother, Oscar KLUMB, who departed this life as a result of lung trouble at the
age of 28 years. The funeral was held Monday at the Reformed church, Rev. ZENK,
pastor.
Mrs. Michael KEELAN and family desire to express their heartfelt thanks to many
friends and neighbors for the expressions of sympathy and kindly assistance
rendered during the late illness and death of their beloved husband and father.
The sympathetic acts will ever be remembered.
Kaukauna Times, Kaukauna, WI, Jan 24, 1908
Albert VOGEL who was recently injured at Grignon's crossing by being struck by
the flange of an interurban car, had his hand badly lacerated Tuesday while
adjusting a belt at the plant of the Combined Locks Paper company. He had only
been at work two hours when the accident happened.
Henceforth the roller rink will be close on Sundays. This action on the part of
Manager John LAWE was brought about by patrons themselves. One of the largest
crowds of the season was at the rink Sunday afternoon. They became hilarious and
paid no attention to the request of the manager to preserve order. As a last
resort he rang up 'Skates Off" and closed the building in the middle of the
afternoon. It also remained closed in the evening. Mr. LAWE was not in favor of
opening the rink on Sundays in the first place but yielded to the request of a
number of his patrons who claimed it was the only day they could attend. During
the remainder of the season the rink will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
Carleton BABCOCK of Everett, Wash., was in the city Thursday visiting his
relatives, Frank LOOPE and family and Mrs. J. H. CHAMBERLAIN, whom he had not
seen for twelve years. Since leaving them as a boy he enlisted at the age of 17
years, served three years in the Philippines and has since been working his way
up in the street and interurban railway business, first as a conductor, then
motorman, then foreman and now he is on his way to Allentown, Pa. to accept the
position of inspector for the Lehigh Valley and Allentown Transit line from
Allentown south fifty miles to Philadelphia. Mr. BABCOCK expects to remain east
only a few years or until he gains the experience needed to superintend a line
for which high position he is aiming. he will then return to the west which he
says if just commencing to develop in the interurban railway business.
William FREUND of Appleton, a brakeman in the employ of the North-Western
Railway company, receive injuries at Kimberly Wednesday from which he died a few
minutes after arriving at St. Elizabeth's hospital. The switching crew sent a
car in on a sidetrack. The car did not go far enough and when the engine came
back towards the car it is said that FREUND took a popular beam and held it
between the car and the engine, hoping that the car in this way would be sent
onto the sidetrack. The beam broke when the engine bumped it and FREUND was
crushed between the locomotive and the box car. He was 34 years of age.
Office Ed FOX of the Appleton police force "chaperoned" a party of about fifteen
skaters who visited Kaukauna Saturday night, where they enjoyed two or three
hours on the rink opposite the ice house. The burly policeman is an expert
skater and it is only last week that he skated from Appleton to Kaukauna.