Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

DIR. Pringle the dentist was Grand
Rapids visitor Sunday.
w. A. COPYRIGHT of Edmore was ali
Alma visitor Monday.
Mrs s. J. Wilson of st. Johns is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. Conn.
Roy Frush, the we'll known tonsorial
artist has accepted position with Fred
Rogers of the Wright Honse shop where
he will be pleased to meet his friends
who desire to have their hair cut or
whickers removed.
A number of the cans located along
the business street by the members Of
the Civic improvement League have
been filled to OVERLOOKING for sometime
past. Arrangements should be made
BY the city authorities to have these
cans emptied at regular stated intervals
and thereby make room for additional
refuse as we'll as add to the appearance
of the treet.
| Mayor Burke of Owosso has received
( information from the state railroad
| commission that ii has served notice on
the Ann Arbor, Grand Trunk and Michi-
gan Central companies that they must
build new depot at Owosso junction.
The Michigan Central anu Grand Trunk
are also ordered to replace their depots
III that city with new buildings. The
present depots have long been condemn
ed by the local authorities as unsanitary
and a menace to the public health.
The annual open house given by the
girls of Wright all took place Saturday
evening. The lower reception rooms
were gayly decorated and the whole hall
took on al aspect of the spring holiday
spirit. The girls friends promenaded
up and down the halls and inspected the
girls rooms to their hearts content.
Refreshments were served. open house
is one of the charming events III the
social calender and this y ear it was no
less pleasurable than usual. Many of
the alumni and alumuae who had
dropped i'll town for the Olivet game
were in attendance.
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical
society will hold its thIrty.siXth annual
meeting in the Senate Chamber at
Lansing June Z and 8, 1910. The first
session, beginning at 900 Tuesday will
be taken up by musical numbers, re.
ports of various officers and several
papers by members Of the association on
subjects of historical interest to Mich.
gan people. In the eAening session the
boys industrial school will furnish the
music. James B. Angel, president
emeritus Of the University Of Michigan
will deliver tribute to the late Arthur
Hill of Saginaw. Following this ses-
sion there will be reception to Presi-
dent Angel. The meeting Wednesday
will be of much the same order. Wed
nesday night the famous poet, Will
Carleton WILL address the assembly.
Human Life for June contains the
opening chapters of Alfred Henry
Lewis great serial, 1.-The Story of
Roosevelt" Twenty years personal
acquaintance with Mr.. Roosevelt, and
with the men most intimately connected
with him in public life, has given the
author an amazing wealth of material to
draw from. "In dressing the stone,
mixing the mortar and laying the walls
of this story" he says, "there shall be
but one pursuit. The sole. lone target |
aimed at shall be truth. IT'S COM
modify as grand as scarce-the Truth"
The story of Mr.. Roosevelt's psrentage,
childhood and youth, while it may
have been told in part before, as touched |
by the magic of Mr.. Lewis pen takes |
on an interest peculiarly the writer's
own. His witty observations and
original deductions are so interviewer
with the warp and wcof of the story
that they add zest and piquancy to the