The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-03-13
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


40 YEARS AGO
The passenger steamer Douglas be
ian making regular trips between Wy
s.n.DUDe and Detroit, 40 years ago this
week.
Quarantine was lifted on the last Of
tle WyandOtte dwellings which had
len placarded for smallpox.
The Frank Marx Residence property
al BiCbdle avenue and Pine ) rest was
ls,ld to A. l.. Gettknan, for $500.
The condition Of country roads in
the vicinity Of WyandOtte. 40 years
ago, was yividly pOr rayed by this
item in The Herald: REV. j. Il. HuS
Nd has an opinion, to put it mildly,
that the roads in the vicinity of Wy
6IrdO.te might be bettered. Last Sun
day afternoon he had an engagement
10 conduct funeral four miles out ON
tht- Eureka road just three hours
was consumed i'll making the four
mikes by team, and OH she return trip,
To add tO the comfort of the ride.
the horses balked. Mr.. Hustled reached
hOme at = O'cbOck in the evning, TOO
kIte for his service in the Congregation
ii TaberIElch'. One of the hacks en-
gagged for uhe funeral was mired -
badly that il had to bc left i'll the
road
Due to friction between himS If and
EsTnc uf the Officials. Alvin BOettner
resigned his JOSH as sup,Tiwtend, III of
the water works and electric light
plant
Lawrence Gee bought out TN dray-
inS business of Wesley Wright
The Ladies Arb, tier society elect
td thtr>c officers President, Mrs. En-
merit viIi,. lIrty1Iid,nt. Mrs. Neifert
secretary. Mrs. Kramer; treasurer.
Mrs. Mebbhtrse; outside guard. Mrs.
Dahlka; trustees. MeSdanr ; Sensle-
l<icll. NruendOrf and l'ilZ
Carl Dice sold his grocery business
~ BMdle and Eureka avenues to X.
S.tbh- of Edmond. oklahoma.
Darrell NJ. IIaight. veteran Of the
civil war, died ut the age of 63 years.
Thirty members Of ~ W. Brindle post
and r. a Buhl post, Grand Army Of
the Ia pu1plN, attended the funeral.
One hundred and fifty DetrOiterS
bought tickets for ~. Iatrick's day
banque. To be held under the auspices
of the Ancient Order of IlibcrnianS and
the ladies Auxiliary.
The annual report of City Treasurer
ELTON r. \elliS showed that the city
Of WyalnlOte spent $40 1864 during
the ysar ending Marh 4, 1902.
The national rivtT and harbOr bill
contained an appropriation of $1,000
for deepening the channel Of the De
trOit river at WyamdU, u.
25 YEARS AGO
Reinhold r. LiegInan, formerly Of
WyamdOte, WAS promoted to the rank
al sergeant in the United States mar
iIr- CORPS.
The police department. under the SUI
JH.rv iSiOn uf Public Safety Commits
sioIper f. c. Bryan. was rapidly rid
GiRg the city of it's undesirable rersor'.S
Nilie perSOiISs were taken from gamb-
ling Joints. The three prOlretOrS were
uSSeSs<d $50 each. and the patrons
lesser amounts The arreS = were made
by PatrOhmen Walters. Schwartz l-y
lax and Papke
The Holy Name society of ST Pat
rick church ,.i,1.t. Il these officers
President. Edward George; vice preSi-
diIs,. Henry G. Thomas: secretary
.iohn T VI. body treasurer. Charles J.
SChWri>S.
The Bachelors club WAS planning i
Iantiit dance. proceeds to 20 to the
john F. Eiiier Memorial hospital.
Thrown "uI IF "A christening celtsbra
ion at 800 Bldtlle avenue, south
DLslIo Bulrit-h began firing bullets
through the door IF the place. He and
two others. Sam AIarkOvich and Mike
Millrkich. were arrested for disturbing
the peace
Even 81 recently as y years ago
ehe River nDid between ROckwOOd and
MUlArup was Il natures speed trap
for automobiles. Sixty new automobiles
fresh fr,In the factories WI re stuck jill
the mud, with Il prSpeS'p of remaining
there for S,ne days The road was Ill
such. bad shape that ii was impossible
even for horses.
Village elections - years ago result
rd in the choice Of Charles l.. IL ids
IS president of ECNrSF. ana George
Amiuf ~ lfr,~>idemt\0 of Trenton.
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EVANIN tTJnNS ANNnI'NCEU