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Newspaper

Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1923

Page

2

A Versatile Cow For Sale In Ichita Wall Street Ad

Full blooded cow that yields milk and three tons of hay also included are a batch of chickens and several stoves located in Ichita Walls Ja Times.

Produce swindler John Diver bilked Indiana merchants

In Valparaiso and nearby towns John Diver posed as a produce buyer for three weeks, paying with bank checks that later bounced. He bought eggs, poultry, clothing, and gear, then withdrew funds and vanished, leaving merchants with unpaid paper and losses estimated around $1,500. Local sheriff said Diver has moved on.

Valparaiso Ind John Diver Diver Ege

Carload sale details from S. Goldish Co. reported

A carload shipment received last week by S. Goldish Co. was packed in 70 pound boxes and sold at 4.50 dollars per box.

S. Goldish, Co

Annual Meeting of Mississippi Valley Apple Growers Assn

The twenty fourth annual meeting at Quincy Illinois drew Illinois and Missouri orchardists. Outlook for apples showed healthy bloom with conservative yield estimates of 75 percent for Jonathans and 50 percent for other varieties. Discussed packing, storage, and the oil emulsion spray as a cost effective option. James Handly urged laws to require orchard spraying and better orchard hygiene. Officers elected: BE Walker president and John S Hickerson secretary treasurer.

James Handly Quincy Mississippi Valley Apple Growers’ Association Illinois Missouri J R. Lambert Grimes Northwest Illipois Horticultural Department Washington C. M. Felte Hannibal Walker Pearl, Ill John S. Hickerson Louisiana

Potato planting starts in Clay County Minnesota banks report

Moorhead May 25 planting has begun in Clay county home of the Early Red River Valley Ohip potato but may be limited until next week. In high ground nearly finished while lowlands along the river show little progress. A recent rain helped early gardens but slowed field work. Bank reports estimate acreage will be at least as large as last year or slightly bigger with cuts in several townships.

Moorhead Minn Clay County L.C. Follett Sabin State Bank Sabin P. A. Stennes State Bank of Georgetown Georgetown Township J Elmer E. Hanson Clay County State Bank Hitterdal First National Bank

Hotel Rooms Available in Detroit for Apple Shippers Convention

Detroit May 25 A trade notice correcting an error about hotel space for the International Apple Shippers convention August 7 to 10. Single rooms at the Statler are limited, but doubles remain. Tuller and Wolverine offer singles or doubles with early reservations advised through the Reservations Committee.

Detroit Apple Shippers Hotel Statler Tuller Statler Wolverine Hotel and Reservations Committee

North Dakota Car Shortages Prompt Railroads Repair Efforts

Fargo May 25 Attempts to prevent a repetition of car shortages that cost farmers of the Northwest hundreds of thousands of dollars over two years began this week at a conference of the Northwest Regional Advisory Board of the American Railway Association. Railroads serving the region are speeding up repairs and expect better service next fall. About 100 delegates attended the Fargo meeting the first held there to compile shipping needs into a survey. J F Reed presided, Lee Kuempel was secretary, with W P Chestnut R F Gunkelman and H F Reynolds among North Dakota officials present.

Fargo North-west Northwest Regional Advisory Board American Railway Association Northwest Minnesota Farm Bureau Lee Kuempel Minneapolis Board of Trade R. F. Gunkelman H. F. Reynolds North Dakota

North Dakota and Minnesota Beekeepers Plan Annual Meeting

North Dakota and Minnesota beekeepers join for the North Dakota Beekeepers Association annual meeting in Fargo on June 22 and 23. Dr J L Webster North Dakota Agricultural College entomologist and secretary to the association outlines the program. Francis Jager of the University of Minnesota and E R Root, noted bee man and supplier, will participate.

Fargo N. D North Dakota Minnesota North Dakota Beekeepers’ Association J. L

Winnipeg women pledge to buy British Columbia fruit

May 25 Winnipeg women’s clubs pass a resolution to buy BC fruit over United States fruit. The move follows a speaking campaign by Mrs King Brown of Vancouver who warned that returning soldiers in BC fruit farming face financial peril from US fruit in the Western Canadian market.

U. S Winnipeg British Columbia United States King Brown Vancouver

Good Set of Apples In Southern Illinois

Chicago May 25 The first early apples of the 1923 crop were received on the market this week. The consignment consisted of a branch from an apple tree in lower Illinois showing the setting was unusually heavy and fruit ranged from a pea to a marble. Local fruit interests with orchard property in central and lower Illinois were optimistic about a good crop in 1928, especially for late varieties as early stock bears less than last year.

Chicago Illinois Packerman

Heavier Winter Bee Losses Hit Manitoba Colonies

Winnipeg May 25 heavy losses in Manitoba bee colonies during wintering alarm apiarists. Government apiarist L T Floyd notes about 15 percent loss versus 5 percent in 1922 after district investigations. The shortage will be offset by importing more colonies, over 3 000 packages brought in mainly from Texas, up from 1 000 last year.

Winnipeg Manitoba L. T. Floyd Government Apiarist Texas

Mixing Burros and Bureaus in Ohio River Town

A sternwheel steamboat stops at a small Ohio River town to unload freight including two burros. The perplexed wharfman scans the manifest and freight pile, prompting a clerk to ask for confirmation. Henry admits the discrepancy, noting he is short two bureals and overy two jackasses.

Ohio Rio Henry

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C.H. Weaver & CO W. So. Water St G.M.H. Wagner & Sons Chicago, Illinois W. Lake St F. E. Baldwin & CO Potato Experts Chicago King Tut Sutin Indiana Annual Meeting OF Mississippi Valley Apple Growers Assn Tilnois Ill California Calif Care the Packer Clark St Bankers Tell Beekeepers Plan Michigan The Michigan State Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Produce Exchange Russell Street Mark P. Jacobsen CO UCU LS New Randolph St Randolph St Ilinois John Ww J.C. Mittelstac Headley Wayne & Low, Inc Water St Corn Exchange Nail Bank National Produce Bank
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