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Looking Back
St. Ignace has been treated to a variety of weather this week, from frost to oppressive heat, but taken together, it would be hard to improve on most of the days as fair samples of a beautiful fall. A Cheboygan gentleman who happened to be at the Russell last Monday night when the Society Band was playing on the balcony of the popular hotel was so favorably impressed with the music rendered that he felt it his duty to congratulate the boys and did so in this wise: "Boys, yours is a first-class band, and each member should feel proud to belong to the organization." He also remarked that it was far in advance of the K.O.T.M. band of his city. Thanks. The management of the G.R.&I. are beautifying their grounds at Mackinaw City by taking up the old platform on the north side of the depot, and covering the space with sod. "Electric lights" is a subject that is being talked about on every street corner and in every business house in the city, and although the people cry in favor of them, it will, in all probabilities, end just where it started. It is not necessary to particularize further, however. The Peninsula Lumber Company will operate five camps in the vicinity of Newberry this winter and will employ 250 men. The examination of Moses Champine charged with setting fire to the school house in Moran township was begun last Friday and the further hearing continued until next Tuesday. Champine is in jail under $1,000 bail. 90 Years Ago The St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, September 28, 1916 An extra baggage car was required, and it was loaded to the brim, to take a consignment of Sears, Roebuck catalogues to the people residing between St. Ignace, the Soo, and Marquette. The car passed through on the morning train last Thursday. Farmers in Chippewa county are offering 35 cents an hour for potato diggers. Statistics show that only one man in every 208 grows to more than six feet in height. 50 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, September 27, 1956 James J. Brown, manager of the St. Ignace Saints baseball team, who last Sunday defeated Moran 1- 0 to win the championship of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Baseball League, announced this week that the Saints will play an exhibition game here October 14 with the Major League All-Stars. On the roster for the All-Stars are Virgil Trucks, Charlie Maxwell, Steve Gromek, Frank House and Jack Phillips of the Detroit Tigers; Jack Harshman and Sherman Lollar of the White Sox; Bob Buhl from the Milwaukee Braves; Ted Kazanski of the Philadelphia Phillies; Eddie Yost, Washington Senators; Johnny Groth, Kansas City; and Billy Hunter of the New York Yankees. It is likely that Brown will start Louie Grondin against the major leaguers. Others to appear on the Saints lineup will be Gerry Paquin, Jim and Moie Brown, Joe Davis, Ducky Smith, Frazier, Spieles, Wachter, Ferris, and Robinson. Location of the "by-pass" highway north from the Straits bridge through the residential section of west St. Ignace and plans for widening US-2 to four lanes from near the Third Ward school to past Castle Rock were explained by highway department location engineers to City of St. Ignace officials last Thursday. School enrollment in Moran township has reached a new high with 185 pupils enrolled in the Gros Cap elementary school. The school house has only four classrooms available with four teachers assigned to the school. The board of education has planned to hire an additional teacher and set up a classroom at the community hall in Brevort. 35 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, September 30, 1971 Alighting from his rail-riding tournapull in the middle of the Mackinac Bridge, James Badgero of Onaway was visibly shaken but unhurt after the vehicle, being escorted south across the bridge had the electric steering fail. The heavy tournapull went out of control and finally came to a precariously teetering stop about half-way over the rail, until it was secured back completely on the road by a crew from Bridge Authority maintenance and Lake and Howell Construction of Indian River, which owns the vehicle. City Council, at a special session Monday, September 27, discussed the possibility of a new sewage treatment plant in St. Ignace, which carries an estimated cost of $800,000. The United States Postal Service recently announced the issuing of a six-cent postal card paying tribute to America's hospitals. The Mackinac Island Lakers golf club defeated Pickford 177 to 194 Saturday, at Grand Hotel's golf course. Trinity Episcopal Church will have a year-around minister, Rev. James Wardlow, who spent the past 12 years in Sault Ste. Marie and did mission field experience in the Yukon for 12 years. 15 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, September 26, 1991 An immature eagle, almost two years old, was shot Saturday afternoon on Drummond Island and Department of Natural Resources officials are seeking information regarding the incident. St. Ignace is preparing to buy about 30 acres of narrow, winding property that angles through town and once formed a railway corridor to the waterfront. How much the city will pay for the property has not been determined. Nearly 21 years ago today, a young man stood before the St. Ignatius Loyola parish and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Diocese of Marquette. He was the first diocesan priest in 299 years from the St. Ignace parish. Today, after a career covering six assignments throughout the Upper Peninsula, the Reverend C. Michael Rhoades is back home and back at the St. Ignace church. This time, he plans to stay. EDITOR'S NOTE: The St. Ignace News is seeking original prints or reprints of old photographs depicting areas in the Eastern Upper Peninsula to be scanned into its archives and for the Looking Back column. Photographs to be loaned or donated to the Michilimackinac Historical Society can also be dropped off at The St. Ignace News. |
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