The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-11-17
WydndOtte in
Years Gone BV
40 YEARS AGO

Osi H. 1879, hydnuoCtt Helu puDllC
holiday in celebration Of the seth
birthday anniversary ~ Captain John
Battice Ford, founder Of the Michigan
Akai Company. the city'S leading i'll
dusirial establishment vi today.
A 475-fOOt boat for the Carnegie
steel interests was 10 be built at the
Wyandotte shipyard
Congressman Henry e. Smith wrote
Il long letter 10 The Herald. explain
ing his views on the Improvement Of
the American (weStJ channel " the
Detroit river.
The following took part in the ami
versary celebration OF r. Il. Ward
ledge. I.O.O.F: Rev. j. Il. Hustled. T.
y. Clark, Ule Woodruff family. Henry
II. Girardin. Miss IrOna Parker, Mas
ter Harrison and Miss Maud Wood
ruff, Misses MehAhoSe and Schultzs
Miss Mile Drummond Miss Rogers,
Miss Ida TriteS
Supervisor Piopelle Of EcorSe an
nUuncetl that application would b.
made Ia incorporate New Jerusalem"
Is village.
4 white oak barn. belonging IL Mrs
Jane HeintZen and valued ut Sl-JOO
was destroyed by fire The blaze was
laid 10 trampS.
Here WAS society" item in The
Herald of November IL, 1880: A pref
~ good story is told at the expense o.
several young men who recently issued
invitations for a complimentary BAD.
When tlIe guests began 10 arrive III
the hall designated, Il dOOrtender tried
10 collect - cents from each male, but
had uphill work The people invited
claimed that il was tO be free shindig
and finally the organizers admitted
flat they didn't know what the word
complimentary meant. It's POlySyl-
liable distraction had daZZled them,
and they thought it a good word TO
use"
J. hartley Doyle. guest OF honor al
the WyandOtte Old-timerS celebration
Some months ago. had something put
over Oh him ~ years ago. 4 group Of
his Wyandotte friends gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred w. Ginzel.
OSteISibly for the purpose Of present
ing Supervisor Richard j. Lynch with
a check Mr. Doyle made the preSenta
ton speech. and was nearly taken off
his feet when Supervisor Lynch turn
ed rhe tables and gave the parcel back
to Mr. Doyle rs Il token Of regard
from the gentlemen present. The pack
age ocntained-nOt IL clock, which 1t
was done up To represent-but fine
gOldheaded cane Thdse cOntribHting
toward tile token were Messrs. GinZel,
Lynch. DIR. &. w McColl. DIR. A. e.
Dnouillard, Richard Thomas, w
Berudt and Louis Roberts.
Teachers in the public schools organ
ized literary club with the following
Officers: President, Miss Ella Keveney;
vice president. Miss Peters; secretary,
Miss Nellie b. Lacy.
The Bachelors club held dance
which was described by the reporter
as a recherche affair.
William Franklin Durfee. former
resident Of Wyandotte and connected
with Capt. +. h. Wards rolling mill
here. died in MiddletOn, y. y. Ward
had sent him to Europe To discover
the secret Of making steel by the
BeSsemer process, but lie was not very
successful Ii remained for other men,
who followed him, 10 turn ont Besse-
mer steel here successfully. No per
manent good resulted TO WyandOtte.
as the process was taken to Chicago
by the PatterS, who were succeeded by
the immense Illinois Steel Company OF
the ninetieS.
WNandotte had 1.63S children Of
school age III 1899. and the city re-
ceived 81 for each child from the state
i'll primary school money.
% YEARS AGO
A contract for furnishing electric
fixtures for the new Carnegie library
was let at price of $24S.S0.
Good old Doc" l.. Pine, who will be
remembered as the vendor Of his own
preparations for the cure of most OF
the ills to which flesh is heir, died ut
his home In Trenton.
A lot If Crosse lie residents were
np in arms over the action Of the
Board of Supervisors in setting apart
The island as township by itself. An
attorney was engaged to fight the ac-
ton in court. Meanwhile, complete
tickets were Nominated by bhe Repub-
Ihans and Citizens factions, TO be<yOt-
ed on at an election called for NOyean-
Der 23. 1914.
Mrs Frank Stieier, who had lived
in Wyandotte for over 30 years, died