Squint Shot 102710

In the last 10 years of his life, George Ruel seemed to be a man on the move. A sprinkling of articles, which I found in the very early issues of The Fowlerville Review, shows a good example of how he moved from the village to Lansing to doing work in Canada then back in Fowlerville, where he changed storefront locations a few times: 1875~~Take your old clothes to Ruel and have them renovated.

1875~~Mr. Geo. Ruel, our popular tailor, is at present filling an engagement with McPherson of Howell but will be in the village on Saturday afternoons and Monday forenoons to attend to any jobs of cutting or repairing that may come in. Those having work that they want done should beaer this in mind.

1876~~Mr. Geo. Ruel, who for some time has been doing business in Canada, has returned to this village and will open a tailor shop in the first door south of the Reason House. We are glad to welcome Mr. Ruel back among us and bespeak for him that which he always had when in business here, a good custom.

1876~~The building occupied for some time by Messrs. Ruel, Kelso and McLeod has been vacated. Mr. Ruel will occupy a portion of the basement of the Palmerton block, while Mr. McLeod will run his boot and shoe business in connection with A. West & Co.'s establishment. As intimated elsewhere, Mr. Kelso will remove to Leroy.

1879~~Mr. Geo. Ruel, of Fowlerville, has secured the position of head cutter in the Reform School, at Lansing, at a salary of $900 a year. George is a first-class cutter and an excellent tailor -- well deserving of such a position.

1880~~Geo. Ruel has returned to town, and will open up business again soon.

1880~~Geo. Ruel seem to be doing a rushing business in the tailoring line. He has three hands employed constantly.

1880~~Geo. Ruel has removed his tailor shop to the rooms over Spencer Bros. store, where he will continue to supply the wants of the people with all the latest novelties.

1880~~Geo. Ruel has leased a portion of the building occupied by J.G. Gould's shoe shop, and has opened a tailor shop in the same.

Someday, if and/or when I come across an obituary for Mr. Ruel, I will post it.

As a postscript, in 1881, the publisher of the local newspaper wrote, Mr. F. French, late of Detroit, opened up a tailor shop on Wednesday in the room formerly occupied by Geo. Ruel. He is a gentleman of thirty years' experience in the trade and we bespeak for him a liberal patronage.