The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-11
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


40 YEARS AGO
Much splitting Of tickets marked the
vote In WyandOtte 40 years ago this
week. The total vote was 1,O29. and
the average Republican majority was
20. Henry ROehrig, Democratic candi-
date for register of deeds, rolled I'D a
majority Of $50. E. c. Bryan for the
state Legislature polled a big vote.
Henry &. Smith, Republican candidate
FOR Congress, led the ticket with
majority Of 356. The Socialistic Labor
party cast 3 votes, the PrOhibitionists
q. and the Peoples party 4. The entire
Republican county ticket was elected.
In the country at large, William Nc
KinIey was elected president by a
large majority, and Theodore RoOse-
welt, on the way up, had 10000 major
ity for governor Of New York.
WyandOtte's portion OF primary
school money was announced to be
1895.
The minimum for a low admission
price was established when the Meth
Odist ladies gave tea and sympOs-
ium" for five cents
James Perry. old citizen who lived
on Biddle avenue near the North Line
road, died from the effects Of a stroke
of apOplexy.
Some good advice was embodied In
this typewriter communication sent
to editor Of WyandOtte Hearold:"
High School Team of 9S. Through the
efforts Of Mr.. Norm COhan the puppies
Of the WyandOtte High school have at
last awakened to the fact thatt0 keep
In standing with other schooles their
size they, must have a FOOT BALL
team as well as track teams. Mark
Smith Of Trenton is q very promising
playerandgreat things are TO be ex-
DecJed Of him in the future. While
Ehuf0rd IL he holds out the way he
has started will make a mark In the
team. Clarks half back and 'LOeflers
guard are excellent in fact the whole
team is prospecting the coaching Of
Bishop And Ford, and if the whole
team would turn out at practice as Ii
should ii would make better head way.
Mr.. Editor Please publish for the
good of the team. Very truly yours.
w. 4 j."
The Detroit & Lima Northern rail-
road, in desperate financial Straights,
was seeking To survive by instituting
drastic economies.
25 YEARS AGO
The Board of Education decided to
hold a special election on November
-, 1913, to vote on a proposition TO
bond for $500, to increase the capa-
city Of the Mckinley school by an en-
largement of the building.
Morris NJ MOrgenthau, formerly a
well known WyandOtte tailor, died OF
pneumonia at Grace hospital in De
troit
Mrs. Hetty NJ Weatherwax, who
lad lived in WyandOtte for over 30
years, died at the age of rs. She
left a daughter. Mrs. Trites, and
son, Henry Weatherwax.
Charles ID. Peck. bOarder at the
Ford CITY hOtel, O( Bludle avenue,
north, was burned to death after his
bed clothes had caught fire, supposedly
from a cigarette stub.
The WyandOtte Auto Company OPP
ened a 5Ox12O foot garage on Biddle
avenue near Eureka.
wyandotte's poor relief bill for Oc-
tober, 1913, was just $4S.
The WyandOtte Boy Scouts were
some pumpkins" % years ago. They
were invited to go TO Trenton to give
al exhibition before the local patrol,
and to visit Brighton and Howell to
assist in organizing patrols there.
Take notice. twenty-five years ago
the Wyandotte high school foot ball
squad defeated River Rouge high,
6 to o.