The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-03-08
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO
At u meeting of the Common CNn-
Gil it was decided To ask for bids for
the paving Of Btblle avenue during
the year 1909 Estimates were Ia be
asked for cedar blts-k. brick and as
I'h;Ilt However. il va six years later
before Il Isation II the avenue WAS
paved with brick lhiI.ilIg tht. summer
ii 1906.
The Beard Of County Supervisors. by
vute Df IL To ~, decided that the
territory w,%t Uf the riilrSld> should
L. incorporated H. the village of Glen
wuh WyaIulOtte was opposed Ia in
CvrIurzttln LII. believing that the territory
sholLLd be ;lnncXed a. Il portion of uht.
city This was years later done how
ever K J. Lynch. SUPERVISE ThtO-
dop MeSs,t> Mayor Henry RUchri@
and Alderman T.. \. Clark fought IN
corporation IF The 'tl>tric. H. 4 vllldGr.
Investigation showed 10 hr untrue
a rN1p,rt that Wy;lnd,Itc was bonded
To th.. legal limit Th,. ciry'> total bond
Ch indebtedness was 50 .OOU. while il
could tissue, bonds if desired 10 the
:,m,Hmn If S2u2 l}.
A. W DJ>,f resigned from hi> posi-
tion with The Wyalilotte public schools
alter serving for two years a. princi
pal and niue year of superintendent.
Ferdinand FickA and daughter went
tu Germany for Il visit.
Perkins / Weldon opened Il habcr
d>hcry ShpI, ,H Fiddle aveIH.".
(,Rv Treasurer Charles j Schwci>>
collected all hut %2.WU of It tax ;>>, ~
n,Irt of $1S23O There were only -
delinquent ,,UI If a total If about 1000
taxpayers.
The h,-l vi,,r taxpayers were. putting
ul. strong opposition la the lncOrpOTi
ton of Ecdr~. ~ a village Today. ~
Years LATER. a m"lcmcm to incorporate
EcOrs,. village, ~ !! city failed 70 carry.
A. Il result. Ecor>.. i claimed To have
the largest population of any Villages
ia the United States
\ heavy snowfall ou March - 1000.
t"iluwin. ,,n,. the week before. u-:,iu
tied mp Il. ,l eat traffic.
There WI lalk of "a new Irau>prla
ton line blw,,ii Toledo and Detroit.
tu Ir. oIe-lEr;cd liy -~ulcrh,7rlcd air, "
The Herald EXPRESSED The npiuiou lTll
Tire whole project wa~ merely hot
air
Nls1m ,n.,c every dt c;idc The Herald
reprints tht,>, tk9gcr,l classics of Lake
81, Clair. 'Dc 'Ltok IN See. and The
Wreck of The Julie Plant
Here j. ''pc Look md See. from
th,. files of ~ yt nr> ago this week.
4 >kuw kun sailing down LAX ~. Clair
Shing:Il anil cord h'yod her deck load
wars
IL. win blew fir, -~h and dc win blew
free.
An Sln-d li,r way ,kIt look an See
Ont she Nj from tl.' creek of de Bear.
over dt. waters uf LAX San Claire.
DE win increase till he blow Il gale.
De Look and See" She reef her sale :
he water ju0mp rite o',.r de boat
All way tree ~ii,1k or card hood flOte {;
From gail To- huIricain blow de win,
Fuarr b,alcl of >liin=al flote behind.
De captain she can't stan dat II" more.
All de profit gUn from daI trip sure:
Ii all >hingal an dr c''rd h'Sd 20: dt
sheriff lp. >--ezt'.
An see. dat >kuw d,il uO more whl>k"N.
Ne more. bread. lin more cabin Ia cover
ia head
81 he mate She yell III tie gam.
F:tti$te >tin 10y and let go dat sail;
Haul In de peek halyard wFn hhl
lie b,Slt,
u,. pe<k haul in de- halyard gUn.
An under de Glib day ScoOt along.
key reach de river tie p<lS> de lne.
bare stopping place soon com in site;
III. captain jomp rite rOun and rouh;
p,rbk.. BaNiSte why dean You haul
down
Can't do il captain, de mate reply,
II van link Won can YOU beSS com try
TrOw in ID hank ~ quick You can.
ID. ,.lptain cry "a he forward rain:
Trw in ,I,. h;rnk. ami We MAX tin=S
snug.
BETTER do .ktI d:tn hire tug
Rut captain. d. hank amt got n"
string ml.
Never mind. tr"w her Ill. may Stop h'i
sun.
- YEARS AGO
Thomas K;ull. member Of the ode
time. dry goods firm of Raul i Cadar-
e. died after u short lllllt>S-