The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-01-27
Wyandolle 10
Years Gone By
20 YEARS AGO


Forty years ago This week, Wyan-
dotte Was without q supply Of wafer
from the city mains lOl nearly 30
hours. due TO an excessive fall in The
river level. caused by a high westerly
wind There was a Dreak IN the main
In shallow wafer near shore, which
caused the stOppage. IN the pipe some
one found q frog, indicating ina. the
engine had been pumping marsh waver
for some aime. Arrangements. were
made for getting partial supply from
the pump at ID. Ii. Burrell Il co. mills
a couple OF blocks away. But no one
remembered the Location of q check
valve buried in the ground and IL was
necessary to dig up frozen earth for a
considerable distance before The valve
could be found. Meanwhile, citizens
with pals carried water from the riv-
or, and manufacturers using city water
In their boilers had to shut down.
Luckily, no fire broke out to add TO the
trouble.
One Of Wyandobte's pioneer citizens,
Frank BrOhl, died a. the age Of "a
years. Born In Gei many, he settled in
Wyandotte an 1855, and after learning
the bakers trade with John f.. w.
Hoersch, also a pioneer resident, he
opened bakery of his own on Eureka
avenue He was one OF The organizers
Of st. Joseph's Catholic church, in
1850. He held the offices OF trustee
and treasurer Of The organization for
many years. and was also city Urea
surer for many years He leaves num-
erous descendants, Of whom City COun-
Gilman Louis BrOhl, Sr., is one.
Thomas You'd, father of the late
John h. You'd, and grandfather of the
present John You'd, died a. the age of
so. He was shipbuilder by trade.
The Michigan Alkali club held its
annual meeting, electing these officers:
President, II. A Calf; vice president,
K j.. Ford; secretary, q. l.. Lewis;
treasurer, j. T.. Halstead; directors,
J, B. Ford, Jr., George b. Palmer and
Robert II. Ganley. The entertainment
committee provided a program which
included an Grafton by X. Il. Galley,
sleight-Of hand performance by Dan
Harkins, and a six-rOund boxing bout
between William MumfOrd and John
Clark. The clubs base ball team had
made an enviable record during the
season of 1898, winning all of its eight
games.
Stage performances were the thing
in the gay nineties A large number of
WyandOtte people stood in line for four
or five hours in Detroit, trying to Sc
cure seats for the appearance Of Mans
field.
Fowler & Hastings OF Detroit
bought out the hardware business Of
G. W. Bloodgood- q Co
A special committee Of the Common
C0uneil was holding meekines aimed at
the formulation Of neH city charles.
There seemed to have 1eeR Q great
diversity of opinion as to what changes
should be made in the Old charter.
Some wanted the Board Of Public
Works abolished, Others thought it
should be reduced to one man, renoS-
able at viii ey the mayor.
Is YEARS AGO
"A a hospital Board to look after tAe
ramodeling, equipment and operation
pital on MIN Street, the City Commist
sion named che following: Mrs. Mary
Ginael, y. u. Lffy and Miss Flla Kew
eReM for q fepr year term; Joseph
Hoerech and MrR J. g. Van Alstyne
fpE q tvO year tern
The city received Q <1,056 20 check
from the Detroit City Gas ComDahy,
being a rebate due the city from the
sale Of d, 129, 800 cubic feet Of gas
during 1913.
Resplutiops for the paving Of gAest-
nut and Poplar Streets with concrete
wsse passed BY the City Oommissaon-
:. Conmissioper Of Municipal Service
Cnarles 9apmer, Of the City &oMpais-
sion was preparing for passage Of
resolution TO have q vote on a PROPOSE
ton TO bond for $4,000 to increase the
capacity Of the city plant. The plan
&ae TO erect q freproOf addition 10 the
water and light plant at the foot or
Vine street, for boiler room, purchase
neb boilers and a new 600 or 0o0 XIV
generator.
Petitions were in circulation TO force
a referendum on a plan TO tax Wyan-
dotts liquor dealers a city tar OF $1,000
per year, in addition to the $500 coun-
~ license then in force.
Darl Ii. Keim was engaged in organ
ixirx a choral society for the city.
Ii. C. DAILY was re-engaged as Super-
iutepdent Of the WyaDdotte public
schools.
Ola j. Mason, keeper Of the Mama
10 Hxhf for q number Of ysafa. died
after so years Of government service In
that capacity.
TIA basket ball seasOn opened at
49, hail, q years ago. with games
49,. the Wyand0tfe team and the
~ Johns 7, and the Wyandocte Re
serves and Castle i've.
Dunloyes u the Hudson Motor Co
A nefroff visifed Wyand0tte and en-
ioped q muskrat supper at Carl f.