Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-10-27
The LIME KILN CLUB.
Election for Local Oficers-Brother
Gardner Hstructs the Committee.

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Gardner Itstructs the Committee.
After Broth II Gardner instructed Sthe
Lime Kiln club in their position ON inter-
/ national QUESTIONS, on motion of Sir ISaaes
WaIpole the meeting then opened on tl
thirty third degree, and proceeded To the cleo
lion of local officers. There has been a great
deal of wire pulling during the summer
gard To these offices, and il was felt tbs -
election would prove AN exciting con.r-c. lm
Informal ballot for secretary brought out
thirteen candidates, five OF whom could
neither read nor write. When this fact came
to be whispered about, Brother Gardner arose
and said
IL want 10 say 10 you five gemlen dat dis
am not polytical 'leckshun. Ii it was you'd
be all right. A man kin leave de fool asylum
to-day an run fur alderman i'm any city in de
land to-morrer, but we do bizness on a diff
telent basis in dis club. De five OF You pur-
coed to absquatuate, or you'll har sunthn'
drap"
| formal ballot was then taken, aud Way
down Bebee was reelected by "a majority of
2S. He returned his thanks in few well Sc
lected words, in which he rmg in Nero. Plato.
the great Sahara desert and the Mormon
question. An informal ballot for treasurer
brought out twenty eight candidates, and the
feeling promised to be so high that the presi-
dent again arose and said:
my frens, doan' want TO Keep interruptin'.
de purceedin's, but | mus rcmiud yOu aein
dat dis club doan' hold its leclshuns on a DO
| lytical basis. Oars heap Of you who doan'
| know NUT to add five to seben, or 10 subtract
two from six, am dar' are some others who
couldn't get bond of $50 signed 10 save der
necks. Dai' mus he more absquatulashun.
Ills brief speech produced "A wonderful eff
feet A formal ballot brought out only
| three candidates and of those Trustee Pull
back received n majority of the votes and
was declared elected. lie expressed his thanks
in broken remarks, which were about eor,slly
divided between the glacial period and the
latest improvements in corn shelters, and sat
down amid the heartest applause. The
president then made the following appoint
ments:
| Librarian-Professor De Hoe
Janitor-W halebone IIowker.
Keeper of the sacred relics-Sir Isaac Wal
pole.
| Inner guard-Col. Cahoois
Outer guard-Deacon Smith.
Grand houncer of mruly members or inn
posters-Giveadam Jones.
Chaplain, when there is anything for ~
chaplain TO do-Iiev. Penstocl.
The following committees were also APP
pointed:
| On judciary-Lawful Davis, ASsumpsit
Smith and Subpoena Harper.
| On finance-CuTency Jones, Specie iAXlGr
and Credit Coleman.
| On foreign ailaiTS-PrOfessor Hawkins,
Col. Snafiles and Judge Burns.
On general harmony--Peaceful johnson
and Emblem Green.
| Brother Gardner said that other commit
tees of less Importance might be named later
on. Such persons as had been named |ere
| expected TO enter into committee work with
energy and enthusiasm, and seek To make
success of whatever they might he asked TO
| 10. 1t was announced that the library would
open at : and close mt 10 O'Clock through the
| fall and winter months, aud frequentcrs of
| the place were cautioned about INDUCING in
either political on religious debates in the
room. The janitor was instructed 20 secure
| the services of civil engineer 10 make "a sur
vey of the hall stove and estimate the amount
of money which would putt in safe condition
| for the winter, and the keeper of the sacred
relics was cautioned TO keep his eyes peeled
| for cheap bust of Gen. Jackson TO stand in
| the southwest corner of the main ball The
meeting then went home.-Detroit Free Press.