The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-10
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
20 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO
Burglars broke into the residence Of
Samuel Barclay, on lower Biddle ave
Iue, and sayagely attacked him with a
piece OF galvanized water pipe. cutting
big cash on his scalp. Unexpected
rOlsing Of the household prevented
any loot being secured.
The Detroit Tribune paid this trib-
ute 10 members of WyandOtte's Bach
tlOrs' club
Funny and free are Il bachelor
reveries;
lheerily. merrily passes his life;
Nothing knows he of cOnnubial de-
viltries,
Troublesome children or clamOrOus
wife"
Bank elections 10 years ago resulted
AZ follows:
WyandOtte Savings bank-Directors,
j. 4 Van AlStyne, +. Ii. Siblcy, George
LIeDdrie. ). ID. Miller. ). L. Miller.
e. w. Thomas, DIR. James Catalan.
Il. III. Christian; president, j. ). Van
ALstyne vice president. r Il. Sibley;
cashier, +. r. Van Alstyne.
First COmmeI cial and Savings bank
DIRECTORY y NJ SalliOtte, August
Loeffler. Frank Marx. William H. Den
MAN, III. ii. Eby. G. \. Raupp. ]. ID.
Haven. John Desmond ). T. Hendricks.
Fred w. Ginzel, w. IIowie Muir.
\ new organ WAS Installed in ST.
Patrick church. members of the choir
learning of the improvement for the
first time when they appeared for the
Sunday morning service
Work was commenced Oh three new
salt wells for the Michigan Akali
Company.
To quitt discomfort on the part of
electric light customers. who feared
the installation of meters would large
~ increase their monthly bills. the
Beard Of Works announced Il 40 per
cent discount from the established mt
ter rate.
The Herald opimed that 13-year-old
Stephen Stepaniak of GlemwOOd would
n:rke good ballast for yacht. Stephen
was shot ut by Il stranger and filled
with head" y doctor WAS fishing out
the shot
There w;iS talk of raising the city
clerks salary. from 800 To 81 900 a
year.
% YEARS AGO
The city Of WyandOtte received from
the Detroit City Gas Company a check
for $1,11S.6J. being "a five per cent re-
bate on the 22.312,9OO feet of gas sold
In WyankOtte during 1915
The new Majestic theater was 10 be
opened on January 70. 1916. with
George Wilbur as manager. Mr. Will
bur came To WyandOtte from Column
buS. Ohio
Many Wyandotte people. a quarter
century ago. were possessed of the idea
that Lake Huron waS the only salts
factory source of pure water. City
Physician r. j. LanglOis Joined those
who were in favor of the idea. This
city had 20 cases of typhoid fever in
1913, but only II in 1919. due, the doc
for said. u the u<e OF chlorine in the
water.
ME E,OrSe township board approved |
plat of the Hendrie property near
WyandOtte and the land was soon 10
be placed OH the market.
4 fire of incendiary origin. destroy
ell three boat houses at the foot Of
Walnut street.
Fred YOpS wis run into by Il hit run
driver and had both legs broken. Pa
trOLmen Papke and Walters made u
hurried trip to Trenton, but found no
trace q the driver.
The TOletlo-DetrOit Railroad Com
pany was incorporated with an auth
orized capital Of $5OO.OOO, to operate
steam railroad between Toledo and
Detroit over the tracks Of the Detroit.
Toledo X IrOntOn
Local No 2S6 Federation of Musi-
clans, elected the following officers
President, Asa Milkins: vice president.
Fred Foster; recording secretary, w.
G.. Loose; financial secretary, 5. w.
Baxter; treasurer, George BrOhl: exec
utive board, Chairman 7. 5. Rouse.
james BlOdgett, f. w. Stieler, John
DeTumble and John r George