Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-16

Never have the schools of the county /,
made better progress than In the last !
few years The County Secretary has
done for the schools what the township
superintendent could never have done.
Friends of education Will do we'll Ia
watch carefully amy efforts to tear
down the good work done.
Della Doaue of st. Louis, was Ia be
married last week and everything was
ready for the ceremony. tut ON the day
IT was To occur the prospective bride
groom showed up ut tile house drunk
and Della cancelled the date right then
and tn re. The fellows excuse that he
felt SO happy that he thought he ought
10 celebrate did not mitigate TO amy eX-
tent. Detroit Journal.
Last Friday evening Good Templar
lodge was organized with the follow
ing officers: Chief Templar, jerome
Travis; Vice Templar, Miss Guide
back Secretary, Ralph Ely; Asst Sec.
Freddy Pierce: Treasurer, Allie Avery:
Finance Sec. Geo. Lane; Lodge Deputy,
Mr.. l.. \. Cole; Past Chief Templar, j.
L. Peters; Chaplain, Rev. Vickers:
Marshal, Seth Tubbs; Deputy Marshal.
Mertha Peters; Guard, May Van
Wegen; ). j. T., Blanche Cole.
A special meeting of the council was
called Monday evening To consider d
proposition from Ilamlin * Green for
the reorganization of the table factory.
y proposition in writing was submitted
To the council stating that in conSidera-
alton of TWO thousand dollars in village
bonds, TO be paid over as soon as a
warrantee deed of the premises is re.
ceived, the firm will put in operation "A
factory worth at least $4,000 which
they agree TO run with full force OF
men and they further agree TO enlarge
the plant as quickly as the business
will permit. Citizens of Alma have no
need Of an introduction to these gentle.
men. The management of their hoop
mill has shown them IN be energetic,
capable men who know how To make Il
business pay. The organization Of
this factory will in DO way conflict with
the Pail and Tub factory, mention of
which was made some little time ago.
If the money can be secured for that it
will go on.
That there is many slip, etc. is well
Illustrated in the elimination OF
what was to have been a most i'm portant
event in the life history of young
resident OF this county. Our readers will
pardon us if we fail to give names or
date, but suffice 20 say that but a snort
time ago mutual friend Of both parties
was waited upon by the gentleman who
stated his case and asked advice. He
said that but short time before he was
to have married the lady of his choice
That he had given her divers presents
and had furnished her with her we'd
ding outfit but when the all important
time arrived she absolutely aud I'm
qualifiedly refused To perform her part
OF tue contract though the minister aud
friends were waiting; thus placing him
in very awkward position. lie
wished at least to take some action
which would show that he WAS not to
blame He admitted that there was
but little chance To collect damages but
he thought perhaps he could compel the
return of the presents and clothes
When asked what their value might be
he said he thought the total value
might amount 10 $3.50. The friend
told him that in a grave case of that
kind he was not competent TO advise
and referred him To an attorney.
He Favors a Return to Old Methods
supervisor Kinney of Newark intro
duced the following gem before the
board of Supervisors last week aud we
/ particularly ask TIE attention of our
readers 10 it. The resolution WAS passed
10y strictly party vote as might have
been expected.
resolved that the office of County
4 school superintendent Is unnecessary
and burdensom to the people taking
from the tax payers of Gratiot co l2O0
Dollars y year for which the people
! Get No recompence
resolved that the officers of the town
ship bOrd of review is unnecessary and
burdensom and give the people no rec.
ompence there for be il resolved that it
is the wish of the bord of Supervisors
Now Asempled ia the Court house at
Ithaca Gratiot Co and the wish OF the
tax payers of Gratiot Co and the wish
of the tax payers of Gratiot Co at large
that those offices be Discontinued
resolved that \ Copy of these resi-
lutions be sent to the hon hugh CHS
holm Gratiot Co representative with
the request that he use all Diligents to
secure the repeal of the Law which
| Makes those offices p0sspble