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Looking Back
The St. Ignace News Saturday, April 29, 1893 The dance at Mulcrone's hall last Thursday evening was largely attended, and all reported a splendid time. Work on the damaged portion of the transfer dock is progressing rapidly, and everything will soon be in a safe condition. Lumber inspector Hentchel and Tallvman Leshman, of Cheboygan, are in the city. They will inspect and ship a cargo of lumber from the mill dock next week. Sheriff Dolan visited Brevoort township yesterday. The steamer Columbia will run between St. Ignace and Traverse City this season on the old route of the steamer Grand Rapids, making the same stops. Frank Fogelsonger, of Les Cheneaux, visited St. Ignace Tuesday. Jas. Mortrayl, of Rabbit's Back, has purchased of A.F. Stuart, a horse, and wagon - consideration $150. Between 8 and 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, yard engine No. 14, while shunting, crashed through the transfer dock, going head-first into the lake. Wm. Massey, of the Massey house, Brevoort Lake, called on us Wednesday last. He says the hotels at the lake look for a big business this season. The storm of Wednesday drove the drift ice shoreward with such force as to carry away several piles at Chambers' dock, letting a large space of the dock into the lake. It will probably cost $1,000 to make repairs. The steamer Mary will run on the Snows route this season. For the present her time card will be as follows: Leave Haine's dock daily at 7 a.m., stopping at all docks at Les Cheneaux and at Mackinac Island. Returning will leave St. Ignace at 2:30 p.m., making the same stops. 90 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, May 2, 1918 The Enterprise last summer contained an account of improvements contemplated by the Michigan State Telephone company to its system to meet the increasing demands of its upper peninsula business, making it possible to extend its long distance service to nearly every portion of the country. Among these improvements was a new cable connecting St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, and which it was intended to have in commission in the summer of 1917. The young ladies of the Ursuline academy are rehearsing a play, "The Broken Cross," an exciting story of the present war, which will be given in the academy auditorium on Friday evening, May 17. The Enterprise is pleased to note the manner in which the officers are taking hold of the affairs of the Saint Ignace Box and Float Co., the new organization which recently took over the Lawson mill property. The little mill is being operated at its full capacity every day and is giving employment to a number of men. Henry LaJoice was drowned shortly before noon Monday by falling in the bay from the cribbing of the transfer dock while attempting to rescue a hat that had blown into the water. The body was recovered about three hours after the accident by George Lasley, the diver from Mackinac Island. Michigan is dry. The saloons went out of business Tuesday night, many before that time, in order to come within the provisions of the law. There was a scarcity of beer in the town for two or three days before the end, and near beer was resorted to. It is said the old staggers are taking kindly to the new beverage and say they will be satisfied with the less intoxicating drink. The young men of our town [Hessel] gave a very pleasant dancing party Friday evening in Fenlon's hall. 50 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, May 1, 1958 Petitions for two candidates for trustees of the Board of Education of the City of St. Ignace are being circulated this week. They are for Glenn Arnold and Dean Hermann. The Cedarville Businessman's association recently held a meeting at the Clark township hall to organize their forces for the coming tourist season. The main objective of the association is to erect an information booth at the intersection of M-134 and M-129. Getting underway to a fresh start for the spring of '58, the Alvin A. Hossack Memorial committee, under the direction of Chairman J.A. Hanish, recently held a meeting at the Clark township hall to discuss progress for the lighting of the athletic field. The Mackinac Island Community hall, which was gutted by a flash fire on February 17, has been completely restored. James Francis, local contractor, and his crew, completed their work on Saturday, April 25. The job has taken a month. 35 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, May 3, 1973 Owners of about three-fourths of the front footage on S. Airport Road overwhelmingly voted thumbs down on the proposed sanitary sewer at the pubic hearing Monday night on the necessity of the project. Cedarville High School secondyear Spanish class with Gerald Root as instructor was awarded first place trophy at the Foreign Language Day sponsored by Central Michigan University. The graduating class of the Mackinac Island Public School left Friday for their annual class trip. The graduates are: Debbie Rogers, Vera Francis, Daniel Wightman, Arnie Visnaw, and Stephen Green. Mr. and Mrs. William Kreiger accompanied them to New York. 15 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, May 6, 1993 Mackinac Straits Hospital finally approved a two-year contract with Burns Clinic of Petoskey of which the hospital's new rural health clinic will operate. Rubble was all that was left of the brick building that used to stand across from the Chippewa County garage on M-129 in Pickford, as the old Pickford creamery was demolished. It has been reported the brick structure had been razed to make way for a combined gasoline station and "mini-mart." Mackinac County's first AIDs case has been recorded by the Michigan Department of Public Health. The Les Cheneaux Historical Association is busy reproducing photos of local men who served in World War II. St. Ignace Saints seniors David Brown and JoJo Visnaw and juniors Brad Ledy and Sean McLafferty sped to a mark of 45.7 seconds at the James Garner Hornet Relays in Harrison Friday, April 30. It was a record time for the high school sports complex. The previous record was 46.13, set last Tuesday in rainy weather. |
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