The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-03-20
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


Five hundred people, lncluuihe
many from Detroit, attended D.,
Iatrick's day banque Ill ArDeller hdn
Al Years ago this wfek Inc celela
ton was under the auspices Ol DIV
sion No. 3, Ancient Order Oh hIpeI
mans, and the Auxiliary. lT. }. D.
mclaughlin presided as OlsuilidS ei
Theirs was singing by Mrs EDWARD a
George and William ID. Heiley' au
.hr.Sses by Rev. ID. j. McGlauShllh anu
Rev. ]. A. Hally and Charles H. MATT
the latter responding To the l"iS''
"our CITY" Miss Ida Il. lIeintzen con
tributed harp solos, Detroit HOallS'
rendered MY Irish Rose, Denis Is.
HaveS toasted the AOH., NJ. X. Bacon
.tiS.nurse1i Oh the Ladies' AuXnlarS'
quoting the poets words
A perfect woman nobly plahheu, =.
IN warm Id comfort and command.
J,SsDh (irirdin, Jr.. sang, The
old brigade" and William ID. Haley
recited Mr. Roolcy'> Trip Across Ilie
Ucean."
Mike NJ. Spear. landlord Of the Col-
uutl,ia hotel. created more than 10
,yl sensation, whell hC quietly depaT r.
al for destination unknown aIler
,cn,I,tiug the ID, troi, National bank I'D
the .xt,nt of SJUO. and leaving mum
,.rns local creditors III the lurch lot
sums VARYING from - cents 70 80.
lie also left owing William ii. Den
man for many months r,nt O1 the ITO
Tel. Gorgeous wearing dlHGrel 'lpu W.
ar u,.r<onal items filling. II was Nalu'
~ trunks were SUR, ptltlouslH Itlllo'
cd from the basement oil the h'>'tll!
Lrfnrp the landlord left "n What VIZ
given out as Il wedding Trip Oiic oI 'Il''
versatile Mikes numerous dolii7S
whil, here. WAS to throw free par
~ TN. Marx thcater. attended 10y me
,lite nf town. Several months hInI"
! ans Il, lrirture. he had printed ana us
,Jaypd in th,. hotel Office moi"
reading:
sine man to man is - unJu$t,
W.. cannot tell what man 0" trust
I've trusted many tO my sorrow
So nav today and tru>' tomorrow
Snm. of HE WNandOttt creditors
were wishing they had acted on Mike
advice.
Mon. rs later the errant Bon1act
was y en- in western COAST state pS
&, former WyandOLter. who gave III
formation la The police. SPEAR NaS
brought back to Michigan. tried Oh 'ht
link Charge ami sentenced To several
wears i'm Jackson prison pom conn
ule ing his term III jail, he Etiu 4
hrief vi>i! To WyandOtte, before llilai
IL fading from sight
- e ur,unrty on the river
hank between Elm : rect and Eureka
avenue. now Known aS Van Al>t!ht
loulcyard. organized To make Improve
Inents To the street.
Mrs. Charles SCHUYLER. with a repu-
tadiOn If proves in the gentle ar VI
angling landed siN-l'Ouhu pike li"ii'
The Detroit river.
The Cnugrega'. iOnal church members
decide d to spend 5000 liz alterations
and improvements To- the l;lDerhac'
IN ChpStnlI- street The tabernacle
WINS form rly rhe old brown AhOoI
i..nse.' famous i'll early Nyahdoll'
history.
Forty wears ago. An Old Ronhder
b.uOlnrd in his "GleInlhSS OF 'ht
Neck" in The Herald. Again mos
an imiStS who have for SeEeral S'E'
ms locked forward to Il change III uh'
STYLE of frminilh headWear LII,
would Iermit one Ia call IL MT
are doomed 10 disappointment ~
rhit,sr of fashion dcITced tha' 'ih
suring head dress shall h a Shiul"l'>>
mass os il has been for the past lev
years" Yes. that was 10 years d@"
The Sihlcy Quarry Company Wa>
about 20 erect large brick store II
Siblry. Thu. building is still there ou'
~ moi used ~ a store.
- YEARS AGO
The Board nf Education voted Ia
re-ennlUy all of the teachers Ill th'
tAIblic schools.
City officials were trying To NM
SOME WAY for the paying of MulDerr!
q Irpjet made difficult by Il railroad
siding in the street.
While roller skating on Eureka ave
nue., eight yezr-Old Madeline MULTIPLY
was run into bg an ab~noOlie an'
killed
There was dUnin aS To whether th'
annual Chautauqua program eOuld "
carried UM ut ihe city park III ths
summer ID 1917. Plans were uhuel
way to extensively improve the PARK
by planting shrubs and trees an'
starting a grass lawn.
WyandOtte paid out only %-I.Io iol
Isppr relief during February. 1917.
The first day Of spring Marcn -
was celebrated 10y the local whlt'
wings who iyegan cleaning up the paw
I'll streets of the city.