Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
HAPPENINGS


Laura Fryckholm spent Tuesday OF
this week in Saginaw.
Frank Thompson and Tom Gilbert
of Detroit spent Sunday with Fred
Lignan and family of this city.
Miss Florence Strong spent Sun
day and the first of the week with
friends in Breckenridge
The Misses Floy Eagan and Lola
Sipe spent the latter part of the week
in Owosso in the interests OF the
Union Telephone Co.
John Ludwig, a member of the
senior class in Alma High school, is
clerking in Stuckey's cash grocery
outside of school hours.
Frank Potter a student i'll Alma
college last year and now engaged in
the insurance business in Battle
Creek, was an Alma visitor Saturday
Considerable protesting is heard
on every side from the farmers and
travelling public on the condition OF
! Almas principal streets this weather.
We are inclined TO say, "How long,"
Mrs. Leon Stinchcomb returned
last week from a visit in Grand Rap
! ids and Lake Odessa, bringing her
/ little daughter Neva, who has been
spending some time with her grand
parents in Lake Odessa, with her.
All the novelties of the Halloween
season were TO be found last Tuesday
evening at the home Of Mr. Henry
and Miss Beta King. The fortune
teller was present and kept the young
folks in good spirits by predicting
their future and unfolding to them in
truthful manner the history of their
past. Games and refreshments added
to the pleasures of the evening
d. w Robinson the dry goods mer-
chant who last week returned to Al
ma after spending several days in
specting stocks of the large coat and
ready-to-wear factories OF eastern
cities hast just received a hundred or
more of the latest and most up-to-
date garments made by the large
cloak houses OF Cleveland. If you
contemplate buying a cloak or if you
fords you miss it if you do not see
Robinson's stock
Saturday, October 21st, Mrs. Mary |
J. Granger of Alma and Oscar Will
son of ST Louis were married in
Ithaca by Judge Seaver. Mrs Wilson
is a well known Alma lady and Mr. |
Wilson is employed by the Bernard |
Coal and Lumber Co. of St. Louis.
The couple will reside in Mrs. Will !
sons home, 619 w. Center street,
though Mr.. Wilson will continue his
work with the ST. Louis firm for the
present
Tuesday about noon while his wife
was outside the house Carl Scherff,
aged seventy-seven shot himself in /
the head, killing himself instantly.
The aged man had been in i'll health
for some time and dependency is
thought to be the cause of the deed
Mr. Scherff was born in Germany,
came to America when a young man.
and for a number of years has lived
on small farm just south of Alma
Mr.. Scherff leaves a widow besides
three married daughters who reside
in the west
The members of the college faculty
were the recipients of very unique
invitations adorned with witches and
black cats in water color, bearing the
signature of Mrs. James F. Mitchell
and Mrs. J. T. Ewing inviting them
to q Halloween party at the home of
Mrs. Ewing on Grant avenue On
the guests found a wierd
looking place, lighted only by Jack
olanterns, with black cats and other
gruesome sights everywhere. The
evening was spent in continual
round of jollty and time-honored
games in which Prof
Notes.-The and Miss Helen Cook sue
ceeded in obtaining the prizes. Dur
ing the evening elaborate refresh
ments, appropriate for the occasion
were served, and the faculty admit
Mesdames Mitchell and Ewing to be
deal entertainers.
The Michigan State Teachers AS
ISOLATION is holding its annual insti-
ute in Detroit today and tomorrow.
some Of the best known educators in
he country will address the Michi-
gan teachers, new and practical meth
DDS of teaching will be presented,
various subjects of interest discussed
md opportunity given the visiting
eachers to inspect the Detroit
chools. As is customary, a concert
will be given for the visitors. the
Troston Quartette with Bernice Tas-
luali, soloist, is the talent for this
performance. Among the Alma teach
RS attending the institute are: Prof.
;. e. Ellsworth, Misses Potter, Smith
Potter, Stitt, Trap, Bertha McLaren, |.
)unlc p, Brown, Farrell. Hearn. Lei 4