The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-18
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO
A newly organized Wyandotte high
school foot ball team played its first
game On November l., 1898, losing to
Detroit high school reserves, IL To 3.
Members of the WyandOfte team were
Smith, Mcknight, MilSpaugh, Schuf-
fert, Lawrence. Berndt, Loeffler, Pin
son. Clark, Coan and Matthews.
Captain j. 3. Ford, founder Of the
Michigan Alkali Company, celebrated
his S7th birthday anniversary at Ford
City, Pa, where beautiful monument
had been erected in honor Of the in
dustrialist several years before.
Mr.. and Mrs. .. T. BrintOn, early
residents of Wyandotte celebrated
their oath wedding anniversary.
The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacture
ing Company had surveyors at work
on their property south VI the then
Wyandotte city limits.
A pet dog overturned lamp in the
home of Louis MontfUrd, III Orchard
and Sixth streets, and the dwelling
VAS burned 10 the ground.
One hundred and eighty couples at
tended the 9th annU-! bali of the Ar
better society. &
The Bachelors club elected these Of
fi-ers: Treasurer, William Gilbert |;
secretary I. c. Hendricks; trustees,
William Gilbert, Carl +. Schroeder,
Il. G. Hendricks, George Milspaugh,
Louis BenUir.
The Mems Auxiliary of the First
Congregational church organized a lee
ture course, with the following speak
cTs: j. II. Bishop, Rev. II. =. DeForest,
William T. Gage, ID. Z. Delamatar,
J. s. Van Alstyne and A. w. Dasef.
25 YEARS AGO
Arrangements were completed for
the removal Of the Fremont (Ohlo)
s.Ove works TO WyandOtte. The com
pany was granted exemption from city
taxes for five years, free water for the
same period, and electricity for power
ut fate rate Of Il. cents per kilo-
wat
Sixty down river Democrats tender
ed CONGRESSMAN Samuel w. Beakes
homecoming reception at Ann ArDor'
Mayor Charles III. Mari, John Z. cana
Ian and +. " Burke Of River Rouge
stood in the receiving line at the re-
ception. The local representation mace
the trip through the courtesy OF MI
Catalan. Included in the delegation
were these mep, all prominent IN, wy
andOtte Democratic affairs a quarter
century ago: Mayor MARI, City CLERK
John l.. sullivan, City Commissioner
Charles Gartner, City Commissioner
III 8. Amiot, City Assessor Theodore
MegYes. John c. Catalan, James =.
Catalan. w. Leo Catalan, John i. NC
Inerney, owen WiDn, John Wayman,
Justice Henry D. MalOch, Edward a.
George. William Armstrong, John L.
Melody. Gilbert Girardin, Lawrence
Gee, Eugene Armstrong, Joseph y.
Hoersch. Joseph Michalak, Henry kaul,
James Il. Melody, Fred Saenger, john
Mccain. Louis Michalak, Dr. Z. vi.
MegxeS, EuWdIu haePCA' -
riel. and Gustave A Baumler.
The high school foot ball team and
the WyandoLte Indians were 20 play
q game Oh Thanksgiving day.
Talking and singing pictures were
TO be shown for the first time in wy
andotte at the Marx theater.
The rooms in the rear Of the First
BAPTIST church were converted INTO
reading rooms, open to the pubic
three days week.
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The winter tax rate for 1874 was
S1o66 per $1,000 of assessed valuation
THE fair sex had tough time get
ting a drink in a>saloon, . years ago.
Three women were driven out OF 2
thirst parlor on Orchard street and
ordered 10 leave town. A fourth wo-
man was fined So and ordered TO
leave.
James McCann, civil war veteran.
died at the age Of a.
Louis Albrich and Leo BarnOsky had
q narrow escape from drowning, when
a launch i'm which they were returning
from a fishing trip was swamped On
the fats at Mama Judy Light.