The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-01-03
Wydndotte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

lOr0tlOn an0 elected Inc Following OH
GERS: President, William Gartner; vice
president, NJ F. Brambly; seer etary,
q. II. Beadsley; assistant secretary,
A =. Van de Mark; treasurer. John p.
COwing; general manager, August
LOeffler. The company was organized
to manufacture and sell artificial gas
Three generations Of the Van Al
styne family held reunion at the
Willamma hotel. Those present were
John s. Van AIstyne. Sr.. president Of
the Wyandot1e Savings bank and Wy
andOtte's first mayor. Mr.. and Mrs.
X B. BurIen and children, H. v. and
Alice, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Van Al
styne, Jr., and son, John 5. III, Of
Detroit, Fred f. Van Alstyne. cashier
Of the WyandOtte Savings bank and
wife.
Eighty seven couples attended a
Goth century ball given by T. B. Ward
lodge Of Oddfelbows on New Years
eve, 40 years ago this week. John Hills
was the oldest OddfellOw present. AL
bert King, the last past grand, and
John G. Lddle. Jr, the noble grand
at the time Postmaster Fred s. John
son introduced the hOnOred gnektA-
Thieves stole a mail pouch contain
ing among other things a $4,000
..ha h. nj N wv
andOtte. The check and other contents
Of the bag-there was no cash--were
dOund at EcOrse.
John f. Clark, well known ship
builder, was taken by death.
The Poor Commission expended a
total Of $267 63 for relief during the
hast three month Of 1900
Steps were being taken for the alb
SOIptiOn uf the New State Telephone
Company by the Michigan Telephone
COMPANY (ndw the Michigan Bell
Phone rates were: Business places,
81 per year; residence phones. $l2
per year.
Three Wyandotte prisoners were ex
tended executive clemency by Cover
nor Rngree.
During 1900 there were 81 deaths in
WyandOtte.
Locally, 1907 was Utshered in 40
" ais ago with the ringing Of church
bells. firing Of guns and blowing of
WHISTLES 4 watch night meeting at
Methodist church and there were mid
night masses Ut both st. Patrick and
81. Joseph churches
The Michigan Alkali club was get
ting ready To start its annual pool
tournament f. L. Ford and Joseph j.
IIoersch were To act as referees.
Agitation was rife to divide EcOrSe
township The effort failed.
25 YEARS AGO
There were practically no indigent
people in Wyandotte - years ago. A
total of only $3.50 was spent for
relief during the two closing months
If 1915
poultry show was in full blast at
Arbeiter hall. s4onsOn ell by the Wyan-
dOtte Poultry and Pet stock ASsocia
ton
The Church Quarry Company and
the Church Brick Company sold their
business and property at Sibley 10
Walter f. aIaasse Of Detroit.
During 1917, there We're 354 births
and 1875 deaths i'll the city Of Wyan-
tUtte.
John DoEnskj one Of the first Pol
ish settlers in Wyandotte, died at the
age Of % years.
The Ladies' Aid society OF Trinity
Lutheran church elected these officers
President, Mrs f. &. Bauer; vice pres
ident Ms. w. Kuehn: secretary. Mrs
Fred, Moline: treasurer. Mrs Bertha
Karth.
A Arthur Caille. part owner OF the
Marx and Majestic thezlters. died sud
denly ut his home in Detroit.
What was formerly WyandOtbes
odd brVw0 school house" narrowly
escaped obstruction by fire. The build
ing, owned by Fred Harrington had
been removed TO Third street, Ford
village. and turned into tenement
house.
WyandOtte WoOdmen of the World
elected these officers: Council cDm-
mander, q. T. Welkenbach; advisor
lieutenant. Edward AffhOlter; banker.
Peter Wiener: clerk. W. III. Skeman;
escort. H. NJ Anspach: Waterman.
William Showalter; secretary, Henry
Welkenbach: managers, William Beat
tie. William Solo. owen Vroman;