The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-08-28
WyandOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


40 YEARS Ago
At Z o'clock Monday morning, Aug
ust %, 1902, Rev. j. L. Hustled APP
peared at the corner of Superior bOul-
1vard and First street and threw Out
the first shovel full of dirt for the
excavation above which was To rise
new Congregational church. Later III
the morning, Mrs. j. II. Bishop threw
out another shovel full. This was the
only ceremony in connection with the
beginning of work. Harry StOddard
was TO act as supervising constructor,
and the interior decorating. was TO be
done by VIM. Wright K Company Of
Detroit. Ii was planned 10 have the
edifice completed by the spring OF
1903
Two hundred citizens gathered in
Marx opera house To discuss the pro
posed annexation of Ford City and
South Detroit TO WyandOtte. Some hot
speeches were made, both III OppOsl-
tiOn to and in favor Of the expansion.
Opposing were Dr. James {. Catalan.
j. :. Van Alstyne, Mark X. Bacon
William Campbell and Supervisor K.
j. Lynch. August LOeffler presided Uy-
or the gathering. and Charles A. VIII
son Of the Pennsylvania Salt Manu-
featuring Company acted as secretary.
John Wayman and Charles Schubert
were the only ones 10 favor anneXa-
ton. But resolution opposing annex
alton was defeated by vote Of 40 yes
TO 10 no.
William III. Donaldson and Mrs.
Mary Mcknight of WyandOtte and
Benjamin Donaldson of New Boston,
were nOuriShing hopes that they were
direct heirs 10 ii $:2.OOOOOO fortune III
Scotland.
While WyandOtte was discussing
whether ii would annex Ford City and
South Detroit, Ford City people, III an
enthusiastic mass meeting decided in
favor of Incorporation as village.
Spe. cheS i'll favor of the movement
were made by J. Il. Ford. Jr.. y. NJ.
SalliOtte. r. Y. Richards and others.
Mr.. Ford assured the gathering that
the Michigan Alkali Company would
furnish lights and water. \ committee
of ten was appointed to further the
incorporation.
Forty years ago, steamboat excur-
siuns continued until late in the sea-
son. The Arbeiter society was adver-
Using Il trip To st. Clair on September
IA
+. w. Potts was engaged To make
cOmulete new water assessment of the
city, III Il price of 500.
Democrats who lived within the pOr-
ton Of Wayne county attached 10 the
Second Congressional district. chose
these delegates To the nominating con
ventiOn AT Ann ArbOr: WXandOtte.
John F.. Mclnerney. VI. L. Zeller. and
DIR. James Catalan; EcOrse. Michael
Dunn, james Clark and r. T. DrOuil-
lard: Romulus. DR. r. ID. Whtacre;
Taylor. G.. T. COan; BrOwnStOwn.
William Swallow; MOnguagOn. Alfred
Bailey; Huron, Fred c. Fisher: stump
ter. Dennis O'Brien; Van Buren,.
Franklin f. Roubb; Canton, Henry F.
HOrner.
Local Union. S14, Brotherhood of
Carpenters and JOiners Of America
was planning a Labor Day celebration
in Wyandotte which was TO include ii
street parade on Biddle avenue.
Uncle Toms Cabin" was advertis-
ed to appear at Marks opera house.
with gorgeous transformation
scene painted by SOsman K lands
which represents Little Eva in the
golden realms.
25 YEARS AGO
The weekly list of WyandOtte
draftees who waived exemption and
passed the physical examination for
induction into the Army included :
William Boettner, Thomas RaSpata,
Vincent BrianOesky, Stanley kowal-
ski. Ignac POetOrOnOs. Joseph Beau
dry, John Pekala, Frank MarznOwSki
Stanley Jaskalski. j. Wesley Burden.
Edmund KOllewski, Louis Demmick,
Clair HallOck. Walenty JablOnSki,
Paul KOvatch. KOstanty Kaleski. Will
lam G.. Steffke. Stanley J. GenpSzyn-
ski, Karl DomitZ, Joseph l.. Shamber.
Marajan Wisniewski, Henry J..
Schaumberg. Walter PetrOski. Ignatz
Wisnewski, Stanley Drag, Salvatore
BadalmentO, John Kusz and Anthony
Loss From Ford City were Walter j.
Dashner. Paul Rebciski, George Bar
nOsky, Walter Gaucki. Frank kodak
oski, Steve ZarOzeske. James +. Sang
er, Alex Gerottowski and Alex Muir
awski.
Purses tOtaling $50 were offered for
horse races at Singer track Oh Labor
Day.
Two WyandOtte units Of state troops
were to be mustered in OH August 81 g.
1917.
First Lieutenant Albert Payette of
Wyandotte left from an eastern port