The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-11-28

The fire department was called tc
the Presbyterian Manse last Friday
morning. Sparks from the chimney
had ignited the shingles, and quite a
hole was burned through the roof.
Leo Prater is now engaged in boost
ing the State Farmers Federation
movement which is sweeping the
state. He is in Montcalm county
this week. His family will spend
the winter in the w. A. Prater home
in the village.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Ricf
at Borgess. Hospital, Kalamazoo last
Saturday, nine and half pound
baby daughter. Mother and babe
are reported as doing nicely and
Dean is about as fine as it is poss-
ible for an individual to be and re-
main on this earthly sphere.
The True Northerner advertises
three auction sales in this issue. The
first is for c. A. Johnson, one mile
east and one and one half miles
north of Almena on Wednesday, De-
cember 3rd; the others for Otto
Danielson one mile north and one
mile east of Almena on Friday, De-
cember 5th, and for S. ]. Orten one
half mile South of Glendale on Sat-
urday, December 9Th.
Mrs. Estel Stark Brown announces
the marriage of her daughter, Lottie
Maxine to Mr.. Clyde Eugene Ban
Mister on Tuesday, November 18th.
at Houston, Texas. The bride was
for number of years a resident of
Paw Paw and vicinity, and has host
of friends here who will join in best
wishes for long and blissful we'd
ded life.
Hundreds of Michigan fruit grow
ers will attend the Annual Conven-
tion of the Michigan State Horticul-
tural society to be held in the Hotel
Statler, Detroit December 2, 3 and
4th. This will be the most import
from a growers stand
point and very strong pro-
gram has been arranged. Freight
rates and legislation concerning
shipping will be discussed by
Mr.. F. b Coombs, Secretary of the
Michigan Traffic League, and Mr.. r.
G. Phillips, Secretary of the Inter-
national Apple Shippers Association
of Rochester, New York. E. j.
Kraus of Madison, Wisconsin, former
ly with the State Experiment Station
of Oregon, will discuss the Relation
of Orchard Practices to Fruit-Bud
and "When is Prun-
ing Profitable" The Society is very
fortunate in having as its guest, Ex-
Governor Charles S. Deneen of H.,
who will discuss the subject of "Col-
lective Bargaining" Ex- Governor
Deneen represented the producers in
the recent trial Of the Chicago Milk
Producers Association and was
largely responsible for the decision
which was rendered in their favor.
Mr.. F. f.. Beatty Of Three Rivers.
t..e bes.. advert sed Authority CT
commercial strawberry growing in
the Middle West, will handle the sub
ject, "How to Make Strawberry
Growing both Pleasant and Profit
able" Mr. E. Levin, Muck Specialist
of the Soils Department, M. A c. will
tell of the possibilities of mulching
orchards with muck The subject of
spraying will be discussed at length
as we'll as Michigan's horticultural
possibilities. R. H. Petit, State En-
tomologist, has some new and inter-
esting facts regarding "Some Pests
of Prime Importance to the Producer
of Food. "The New World Urge"
by ]. Bradford Pengelly, d. d. will
interest everyone who is engaged
along both horticultural and agri-
cultural lines. Growers are urged to
be present at the business meeting to
be held Wednesday forenoon. Pro-
grams have already been mailed and
extra copies may be received by
application to the Secretary, George
M. Low, Bangor, Michigan. Michi-
gan growers are considered one of
the livest punches that can be
brought together, and the convention
promises to hum with enthusiasm
and pep. Everybody interested in
the fruit industry is urged to attend
this Convention.