Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-11
HOME AND VICINITY.

Governor Luce has appointed Geo. ID.
Reeves, of st. Louis, Circuit Court Com
missioner tor Gratiot, vice Crandell,
removed from the state.
The Republican State Centeral Com
mittee has issued "A call for the State
convention TO nominate candidate for
Justice Of the supreme court in place
of Thomas r.. Sherwood, and two Re
gents of the University in place of
Austin Blair and 9. 5. Draper, and to
assemble at Detroit on Thursday, the
2lst day of February. at II o'clock
noon. Gratot county will be entitled to
Il delegates in the convention The
convention being called at the above
named date, delegates will be ready in
the city in time to attend the banquet
of the Michigan Club on the 22d.
Marcus Pollasky, of Chicago, formerly
of Alma, is at the Bancroft Mr.. Pol
lasky, in connection with Lieu. Coy.
Macdonald, Mr.. Royce and other Up
per Peninsula men, proposes incorpora-
ting new company to construct a
railroad from Minneapolis and st.
! Paul TO Escanaba. The new road will
be known rs the Escanaba, Twin City
4 Western Railroad, and will be an OPP
| position line to the Minneapolis, Sault
Ste Marie 81 Atlantic Railroad 1t will
be $50 miles long Saginaw Courier
Married at the residence of Frank
Caswell in this village. on the 26th of
December 1855, 10y Rev. f. \. Van De
Walker. James r. Smith, of Orange.
and Miss Rosa \. Kimmcl. of Portland
The wedding WAS somewhat private
1uly the nearest relatives of the con
ractiug parties and few intimate
friends were present. The presents
were many, being both useful and orr-
mental. \ liberal supply of wedding
cake and cigars accompanied the above
notice for which the Observer force
returns thanks and wish the worthy
oung couple nothing bat happiness and
prosperity ia thei married life Mir
md Mrs. smith will occupy tie Burke
arm u His township. soon. Mr.
smiths father having purchased the
.jace some time ago.-Portland o.
rrer.
The Cir tiot Hrad sUs; ~ petit
zion is u circulation in this county. ana
Sc understand that the movement is 10
be extended much beyond the limits OF
Gratiot-askiug the legislature to Re
peal Act No 266 Of the session laws Of
| 1857: the law as now in operation that
created the Office of Secretary Of the
Board of School Examiners. The petit
TONERS say that the effect of the law is
to burden the taxpayers. without a
compromising benefit to the school sys-
tenn. But there is no suggestion as to
what should be enacted to take the
place of the present law; and this makes
it look to an outsider as though the
matter had been caught up on the SPUR
of the moment, without that consider
alton that the Importance of the subject
demands. The argument that some
certain secretary draws 81 200 salary.
on a salary of any other amount, and
spends tWo-thirds of bis time at other
business is not conclusive against the
system, though for all we know it may
hit some specifoe cases.
The following we clipped from the
Mt Pleasant Dmocrt, which we think
is worthy of publication:
Remember the poor! These chilly
days must be succeeded by the bitter
col I of winter, which enters ,nbidden
the home Of poverty and the abode of
want There are children whose lives
are almost wholly cheerless, whose
homes lack even the commonest com
forts of life. Fortunately there are but
few OF these i'm this vicinity. But still
we always have some with us. We
may not ask whose fault it is that these
little ones suffer. it is not for rs 20
refuse charity because those whose
conditions render them its objects have
become SO through the mworthiness of
those of kin. II is our part TO act the
good Samaritan without pausing TO in
quire how the wounded man came to
fall among rogues. If YOU know Of any
needy poor let il he known and render
thcm all the aid in Your power. Re
member you may meet with adverse
circumstances semc day and may need
/ the aid of charity"