Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-30

town Wednesday.
Pollasky & Co, shipped car load of
wool and hides last Wednesday.
Miss Lou Fisher, of Fenton, is the
guest of her sister Mrs. L. G.. Carry.
Mrs. Frank Archard, of East Saginaw
is the guest of Mrs. Henry Vermulen.
For Heavy Wool faced collars and
the Success Sweat pads call at Gill
mans.
A large crowd of st. Louis young
people attended the organ recital last
Saturday night.
Mrs. Leon ard Of Oakland county is
spending few days with her nephew
F. A. Leonard.
NJ. b. Faughner left Thursday for
New York TO purchase his machinery
for the new Flax mill.
Tell HoXie that he having voted for
Tuttle as per agreement Walter can
have the school at Elm Hall.
Geo. Burt, clerk at the Wright
House, was called to West Bay City
Wednesday, to the sick bed of a
brother.
Mrs. Gustlve May, who has been
visiting the family of j. r. Sartor of
late returned to Berlin, Ont. Wednes-
day night.
Tinker & Lancashire are furnishing
the front for Gen. Church's brick block
and the front counters, and shelving
for DR.. Demay's block, both at Itcaca.
VIII Howe one of Alma's young men
left Thursday night for Abrams, Wis
consin. He expects to follow teaching
III that country. VIII is well educat-
ed young man and is deserving of sue
cess.
Henry Vermulen for some time with
w. l.. Hough Il Co., has resigned his
position with this firm. Henry is a
first. class grocery man, and above all
ONE of the best stock keeper in his
line of business, his many friends re-
gret his leaving town, if this is his pur-
pose, his place will be filled by J. W.
Nesbitt.
J. NJ. Montigel & Co. shipped a
Schwartz road cart, to Kentucky, last
Monday. The popularity of this justly
celebr&c1 cart is increasing. it has al
ready attained the first place among
the many road carts before the public,
there are some points OF excellence in
this cart, not equalled by those of any
other make.
Last Saturday, Frank Tubbs went
out. about four miles, in the country.
to bring in fat steer which proved to
be very difficult ole 10 get along lcjtt,
but after long, and hard struggle, in
which Frank became nearly exhausted,
he succeeded in getting his victim near
the slaughter house where the steer
made so decided stand, that Frank in
his worn out condition, could get him
no further, he therefore tied him there
and came to town to report his progress
after resting awhile he returned to find
his steer to dead to kill. Frank again
came in to report the sad news of the
premature death, of his rival, in the
great tuggng match, in which, he had
been so recently engaged which he did
in very flowing style, his lachrymal
glands doing their Office work, in very
copiOus manner. After awhile Frank
experienced that sense of relief, that
always follows such violent outbursts,
of grief, and having procured man,
and team, to assist him, in removing
the defunct bovine, he proceeded to
remove the rope from the object of his
great sorrow. and tumbled the rigid re
mains on the stoneboat, when to his
great surprise the steer--jumped up
and ran away.
Upon Tuesday the 2S,h day of Aug
ust the farce of electing a secretary OF
school examiners for Gratiot county
was carried out on the plan agreed
according TO common report, without
any regard to the expressed wish, of q
| large number OF representative men
who feeling a deep interest in the well
fare of the schools of the county petit
oned for the election of a man of large
experience in school work. one who
presented testimonials of the most EN-
inent men, entirely familiar with hi:
work as an educator, which settled al
once the question of Lila ability and fit
ness for the position, but having en-.
tered upon the mutual game ''you tickle
me, and | tickle you" this pleasant
pastime was adhered to, to the end with
out any regard for the expressed wish o
a large number of petitioners as agalns
a few names hastily gathered on th'
day the vote was taken. 1t is but jus
tice to Judge Potts to say that he haC
due regard for the expressed wish of
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