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Looking Back
The St. Ignace News Saturday, December 17, 1892 The time for settling up the year's account and closing the book of 1892 is near at hand. "Company D," Nineteenth infantry, has arrived at its new station Fort Brady, from Fort Mackinac, after having been stationed at the latter place for a period of over three years. The boys were heartily glad to get away "from the island." Only one company now remains at Fort Mackinac and it expects to move shortly to join the remaining three companies. "Old Fort Mackinac" will then be evacuated by "Uncle Sam" forever. - Detroit News Fred Kruger visited the "Snows" this week. Senator McMillan has presented to congress the memorial of Gen. Holabar's Union of Fort Mackinac urging that enlisted men in the United States army may be placed on the retired list after twenty-five years continuous service. J. Hoffarth left this morning for St. Ignace to take charge of Moloney's saloon at that place. - Cheboygan News. The employees of the South Shore road have been furnished with a new code of signals. Capt. Ryerse informs us that the mammoth transfer steamer, Ann Arbor No. 2, will be ready for service on the 20th. John McLane has opened another saloon at Gould City. E. LaRocque has five or six rooms to rent in his house on Truckey street, fitted up for accommodating a small family. M.C. McCann took possession of the Fountain House this week and will run it as heretofore. Many farmers are anxious to see a grist mill put up in the neighborhood of Epoufette. They say, "as soon as we see a mill going up, we will start raising grain." Raise your wheat, gentlemen, and you will soon find a miller. 90 Years Ago The St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, December 20, 1917 The "call back" system was inaugurated Monday by the operators in the local telephone exchange. The plan is this: Should you call a number which is busy at the time, the operator will call you as soon as the line is free, if you so desire. Gros Cap column - Olif Anderson crossed from St. Helene Island on the ice on Friday morning - the ice bridge having formed the night before. This was the earliest crossing made in many years. J.D. Erskine of Allenville was here during the past week looking after his lumbering interests. Moran column - Mayor Erskine of Allenville returned from a northern visit Friday evening. The depot at Allenville, however, was in total darkness. If anyone desires any information in regard to catching rabbits, communicate with Aloysious Roggenbuck, for he can land the bunnies. Mackinac Island column - The cold weather prevailing for the past week has caused the harbor to be filled with ice heavy enough to support a horse. It is unusually early. Four men crossed to Bois Blanc Monday, which never happened before at so early a date. The mail is still coming by boat, but it is a slow tedious job. 50 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, December 19, 1957 Reports of disposition of the state docks and the proposed new lighting system for State street were major issues before the St. Ignace council Monday evening. Ice fishing in Les Cheneaux Islands has started off with a large interest and the big ones are biting hard. Fishing got underway just as soon as there was enough ice (about two inches) formed in Government Bay. Arnie Hamel was one of the first to venture on that glassy-like substance and began catching that well-known yellow-bellied perch. On Sunday, December 8, three boys from Hessel felt the urge to play hockey, and much to their regret, they had the experience of pulling one out of icy water. When 27 guests and members of Hessel Home Demonstration group crossed the threshold of Emily Law's home on Monday evening for their annual Christmas party, the beauty of the holiday season more than repaid their efforts of battling a blizzard to attend. 35 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, December 21, 1972 Time marches on, and its regular passing is clearly and accurately marked on the newly repaired city clock at the Municipal Building. The St. Ignace Post Office will become part of Area Mail Processing, one of the newest innovations of the U.S. Postal Service on January 6, announced today by Postmaster John O. Boynton. U.S. Air Force Colonel Richard Eubanks has received the Legion of Merit for exceptionally outstanding service to the United States. Colonel Eubanks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Eubanks of Moran, earned the highranking decoration while serving as chief of the joint policy branch in the directorate of plans at USAF Headquarters from December 1968 through May 1972. 15 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, December 17, 1992 Louis Leveille of St. Ignace is the last of the original group hired at the Mackinac Bridge Authority when the bridge opened in 1957. He is set to retire this week. St. Ignace has been awarded a federal grant of up to $184,000 to acquire land just north of the Museum of Ojibwa Culture, one of two Mackinac County grants involving the preservation of historic sites. 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 the 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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