EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — Would be bandits at Younker’s department store in Marquette abandoned more than $200,000 in merchandise late last night when they were scared off by police. The thieves broke through the roof of the store in the Westwood Mall and smashed several jewelry display cases, police said. Before being scared off, they filled up two duffel bags with hundreds of pieces of gold and silver jewelry, according to Debbie Hatcher, Younker’s human resources manager. The thieves also tried to steal several bottles of Polo Cologne valued at $42 each. Store officials spent the morning trying to determine if anything else was missing. Despite extensive damage to the ceiling and numerous jewelry cases, the store was open for business this morning. No arrests have been made, but police are following up on several leads. No other store was burglarized, said sheriff’s Lt. Bruce Belisle.

60 years ago

ISHPEMING – Forty-six employees of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. who retired during the year will be quests at a luncheon in the Mather inn tomorrow at noon. Brief remarks will be made by Harry C. Swanson, manager of Michigan mines; T.A. Kauppila, assistant to the manager; and Lowell Holmgren, supervisor of insurance, pensions and compensation. Those to be honored are as follows: Mather Mine – William I. Pearce, Gordon J. Conradson, Aloysius G. Ruesing, Victor Johnson, Everett E. Pirkola, Francis J. Pleau, Waino S. Korpi, Leo J. Racine, Eaver H. Anttila, Angelo Zenti, John H. Nease, Leslie R. Wills, Dewey Urquhart, Fred Dobat, Otto Swanson, Arthur Olson, Oscar R. Hoaglund, and Lawrence L. Barry; Republic Mine – Victor A. Toivonen; Tilden Mine – John Rajala; Bunker Hill Mine – Thomas Nicholls, William N. Hill, John W. Kivela, Edner W. Pelto, Harold F. Leaf, Andrew Nord, Albert T. Baslo, Walfred Lehtinen, Jalmer S. Mattson, Frank O. Burkman, Mose St. Aubin, John McVannel, Nicholas Picciano, Theodore J. Lundstrom, and Edwin A. Anderson; Cliffs Shaft – Gust Hill, Leo DeCaire, Andrew E. Isaacson, Reino M. Besola, and Matt S. Kamppinen; Shipping and General Shops – Alex R. Ham, John R. Lezotte, Oliver Lindberg, and T. Leonard Lehtonen.