Superiorland Yesterdays

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Making Marquette a beautiful place to live and then keeping it that way was the goal outlined by a group of 30 city residents who met Wednesday to form a city beautification committee. Among the plans outlined by the committee were tree planting, flower planting, general clean-up and citizen awareness and education on ways to beautify the city. Elected co-chairmen of the group were Sally and Bruce Closser, 1049 Allouez Dr., who will coordinate the various committees set up to plan beautification projects.


MUNISING — Two Munising businessmen will run unopposed for two seats on the city commission in the annual municipal election here Monday. Both candidates are former members of the commission. Richard Bowerman, co-owner of the Bowerman-Hallifax Funeral Home, is a candidate for the three-year term as Munising mayor. John Gatiss Jr., owner of Gatiss Distributing Co., is a candidate to fill two years of commissioner Charlotte West’s unexpired term.

90 years ago

MARQUETTE — One difference between service in France and in the Spanish-American campaign of ’98 is that there is much more work in France than there was in Cuba, C.J. Young, of the Light Railway Engineers, writes E.C. Watson, with whom he served in Cuba.


F.L. Copper, of Chicago, arrived to succeed Mr. Waite as principal of the Normal high school.


ISHPEMING — A number of Ishpeming men had their autos out for the first time. The main highway from here to Negaunee is in as good condition for autos as are the business streets of the city and several cars have been over the road. No attempts have yet been made by local autoists to go to Marquette.