The occasion was the celebration of the founding of Detroit. Below is the invitation I received to attend the ceremonies commemorating the landing of Cadillac.
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I recently posted the marriage license of Arthur Metty and Bertha Wickman. Now I will turn back the pages of history to 1875. Arthur was born on 14 November of that year in Kankakee, Illinois. The family was living on Washington Avenue between Court and Merchants Street. In the 1880 census the family is shown living in Bourbonnais, Illinois. By 1884, the family had removed to Lyon County Minnesota along with a number of other families from Kankakee County, Illinois. In June 1884, Arthur’s father purchased a quarter section of land in Murray Township, Murray County, Minnesota approximately one and one half miles southeast of the village of Currie, Minnesota. The local newspaper states:"He is a member of a company now operating a livestock farm near Marshall." Then on 12 November 1885 the news reports: "Mr. F. H. Mette moved his family from near Marshall to Frank Barrows farm just west of this place last week." Thus Arthur no...
Helen C. (Summers) Metty, 95, of LaVale, passed peacefully from this life Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Born Aug. 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. Summers and Margaret (Tribut) Summers. Together with her father, she was raised by cherished grandparents, James O. Summers and Mary Ellen (Noonan) Summers. Helen was predeceased by her beloved husband, Howard J. Metty; sister, Mary Jo Slaton; brother, Richard Boyden; nephew, Michael Farren; great-nephew, Joseph Stine; and companion, John Borkowski. Helen was a 1944 graduate of the Ursuline Academy and a proud World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, where she achieved the rank of Corporal and was trained as a surgical technician. While serving in the armed forces, she was awarded the American Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. After retiring from nursing services at the former Memorial Hospital with 17 years of service, Helen served as a home health aide for several years. Helen was a member of t...
Avoca Miss is Bride of Currie Man on July 7 Miss Rita O'Connell and Clair Metty married in Pretty Church Ceremony A simple but beautiful wedding was solemnized at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Avoca on Tuesday, July 7th, When Miss Rita O'Connell, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Connell, of Avoca, became the bride of Clair Metty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Metty of Currie. Promptly at nine o'clock the wedding party entered the church to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march played by Miss Mary Ellen Garrison of Slayton. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Genevieve O'Connell. The groom was attended by Emmet O'Connell, brother of the bride. The bride was attired in a white suit with a blouse of egg shell lace and wore white accessories to match. Her flowers were a corsage of pink and white roses. The bridesmaid wore a blue suit with the white accessories and a corsage of white sweet peas. Immediately after the ceremony a three cou...