The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-12-27

Clinton. Mich
Council sold Old city hall and fire
station at Biddlc avenue and Elm
street To Max MigdOll for $4,000.
David G. Conway. former city en-
Sineer. died ut Ann ArbOr.
Dr Napoleon T. LanglOiS. a resi-
dent IF WyandOtte for most of his
life and member of WyandOtte'S
world champion fOur-Oared crew i'll the
caIly days. died after II long illness AT
the age of II years.
Frank f. Welch. for 80 years man
ager of the Michigan Central Rail- DAD
office in WyanCFOtte died at the age
uf Nj years. He had served as mem
Der of the Board of EduCa ton.
Captain Hans lIsOlfson, retired lake
captain. taken at the advanced age
IF ~
WyandOtte's Red Gross war relief
drive resulted i'll the raising of S9.246
July
Charles :. Johnson chosen as preSi-
dent of the Board of Education.
WyandOtte held what was probably
the most successful Fourth of July
celebration i'll its history.
Local OarSmen won three out Of
four events in which they contested on
the Fourth.
Following Il long illness, Wilbert J.
Mas died ut -.
Net city budget Set at $616 1915.
Dredging and blasting of the Wyan-
dOtte channel to point below Tren-
ton completed at cost of $1,OO0,OOO.
WyandOtte crews Won three Of six
rowing events at the st. GATHERINGS
reSatta.
August
Work started on rlzing of old city
hall
John IIadiu hermit caretaker at
IIunbuS island. shot and killed II
year-OId Lloyd HARDWOOD. Hadju later
was acquitted in the circuit court on
i murdcr charge
Alien registration Stated AT post
Office
Mrs Elizabeth Ricg, wife of Or.
John t. Ricg ana a daughter uf the
late Ju~tic.- Murphy. died at II
September
Mrs. Alice Weary killed III automo-
bile accident.
Charles l.. Barno>ky. gasoline sta
tion OPERATOR. died in Monroe hos
pital
Council decides that all city EN-
plOyes must be American citizens
Wendell L. Willkie. Republican
presidential candidate, delivered AN
address ut Bishop park.
October
City Engineer +. w Liddle present
I'll strong argument against the pro
posed filling in of shoals adjacent to
Grassy. Mud and mljuda islands.
lRegistratiOn held for young men,
preparatory to years army training
WyandOtte council, Knights Of Col
unbuS. celebrates its 18th anniversary.
Michigan Alkali Company. Wyan-
dOtte's largest industrial concern, Gel
brates its golden Jubilee. The company
presented 567 hOnOred guests who had
served with the company for - years
OF longer with gold watches
Draft registration in the city tOtaled
$50.
Roosevelt presidential electors poll
I'd 1880 votes in WyandOtte, to 1891
for Willkie. The total vote in the city
was 2.4Sl, setting u new record.
The Municipal Service Commission,
for the second time in 1910. declares
u 10 per cent refund to electricity
customers
Board of Education approves bud
get calling for raising Of $371 100 in
taxes
During 1910. the city's net bonded
debt was reduced To $3O4.6lS.65.
WyandOtte and Trenton raise in ex-
cess of $26.6OO for the Detroit com
munity fund.
-Four WyandOtte young men lnduct-
I'd into military service.
Thomas McCleery. active in Wyan-
dOtte affairs for over 10 years died
at 81.
December
WyandOtte completes % years Of
telephone service.
EOta r Smith. former WyandOtte
councilman. died at Alpena.
Charles Roger. former member Oh
he Police and Fire Commission. expir
ed from a heart attack
Decision reached to open branch on
Young Mems Christian Association in
WyandOtte.
City Attorney Fred j. Gartner rem
dered an opinion that the city could
legally accept a bid of $6O!OOO for the
public library property, made by Max
Migdoll.