Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
Alma. Michigan. Friday. November 9. 1888

'SO"NV youi oiutls lOi ldA ltNtlpJo dt
the RECORD office.
John Flanagan is still quite i'll at his
! home in Grand Rapids.
Caple Il Hall display very hand
some window of steel goods.
NJ. C. Dallas is making some improve
ments on his store building OH State
street.
Parties having Republican torches
please retIrn them for the blow out
Monday evening.
j. l.. Potts, the Republican Judge of
Probate, was in town to-day and made
us "A pleasant call.
Frank and Nina Wadley, of Fenton,
spent Sunday with their father $. y.
Wadley. Returned Monday on account
of election.
Wright's Opera House Band have
made an engagement to 90 to st. Louis
Saturday night to attend the ratilica-
tion meeting.
The business houses commenced
closing at 7:30 standard time on We'd
nesday night last. This gives clerks
the evenings to themselves.
The State Board OF Health recon-
mends that the health boards of the
various cities, villages and towns in the
State take steps 10 have all unpro-
tected persons in their jurisdiction
vaccinated.
The Republicans of st. Louis are
making arrangements for grand rati-
| iication meeting OH Saturday night.
Col. A. L. Bliss will be present. 4
grand torchlight procession and fire.
works will be the program.
\ Harrison and Morton streamer il
OH the weather signal staff over W.. ;.
x SIS store and clerk Smith informs us
that it stays there as long as there is a
thread to float, he is under the War
Department but does not fear Civil
Service Reform.
The Republican ratification meeting
billed for Monday night, will be the
event of the season. 1t will consist of
torchlight procession, life size bonfire
and the finest display of fireworks
ever displayed in Gratiot county
Everybody is invited to join in the pro-
cession. Speakers from abroad are
expected and grand old blow out may
be looked for.
Election was held at the Union school
on Friday, Nov 9th. In all the rooms
except the primary there was board
Of canvassers for each department
That of the high school consisted of
Ray Turck, Eva Hudson. Belle Brown !;
| Ray persOnating the supervisor Of the
town, Eva the town clerk, and Belle
assistant. Weare not informed as to the
composition of the board in the other
| roOmsi: Whole number of votes cast,
273, of which Harrison and Morton re-
ceiving 175 . Cleveland and Thurman.
9S. The methods observed in this ex-
ercise were III imitation of the forms
of law, obtaining in our elective
| system, and designed TO familarize the
pupil with the practical working of that
system. Some attempt at ballot-box
stufling tends to verify the adage, = the
boy is father to the man.
The last rally of the campaign was
held at the rink Monday evening by the
Republicans. A large procession Of
tmch bearers was formed, which, head
ed by the Wright's Opera House Bund,
paraded the principal streets of the
village, after which they proceeded to
the rink where large and enthusiastic
crowd had collected to listen to speeches
10y +. b. Green and James l.. Clark
who were most enthusiastically re-
ceived upon their appearance upon the
platform. The meeting was called to
order by John ii. Norton who in a
short and pertinent speech presented
+. b. Green. Mr. Green in speech Of
an hour and half discussed the ques-
tions at issue between the two old
political parties in very creditable
manner, proving conclusively that he
not only has clear, intelligent, well de-
fined ideas upon the current political
questions of the day hut has also the
gift of oratory by which to express
them. He was followed by James J..
Clark in one of the best speeches de
livered i'll this town during this cam
paign.
JUBILANT REPUBLICANS.