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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
The article explains that Blaine closes voter registration on August 20 until after the September primaries, while Sumas closes on August 1 until after the primaries on September 8. It notes general law requires twenty days before elections but lacks primary rules, and urges voters to register before August 20 to be eligible for the November general election.
Grange states it endorses no candidates for public office and will not do so. It seeks to learn candidates positions but leaves voter choice to individuals. The organization does not nominate officials but uses elimination to select them, stressing freedom from bias on social moral religious or political issues. Be ss ie Cline, state chaplain and county press agent, notes distribution of the Lynden Tribune.
N V Sheffer old time Lynden resident arrives in Ferndale with donkey and cart to greet Ezra Meeker. He recalls 1854 Fourth of July eruption near Mt. Baker that kept him from public speaking. Ferndale crowd praises his visit while local notes mention Taft line and a Law and Order League meeting next week Hawley Hall.
Last week Delta and Sunny Side Mrs Oldemeyer camped at Birch Bay. A P Axlund received a threshing engine and wind stacker. Balwin family called at Goodrich home in Glendale Sunday. Lash traveled to Bellingham. Worthen family camping at Birch Bay this week. Axiing bought a new binder. Hollanders from this area went to Birch Bay Tuesday. Mrs Stone and children camping at Birch Bay this week. Helgath did business in Lynden Saturday.
Miss Mary Hepburn, supervisor at Seattle Deaconess Training School, will lecture next Monday evening at the Methodist church. An accompanying column notes C. M. Adams running for county engineer, a current deputy and former county engineer, urging voters to consider him.
D W Bender resigns as city clerk to take a post as bookkeeper for Roe and Van Leeuwen Lumber Co. Registration books will be kept open by W I Baker at Baker and Taylor's real estate office.
A ca teacher’s papers hold a child’s essay praising deer hunting. The piece describes deer as cowlike wild animals with large horns, notes deer habitats in timbered states, and explains hunting laws and risks, including mistaken identity and injuries to hunters.
The Nooksack people held a large MWA picnic in Lynden with about 2000 attendees. The program ran smoothly with every event successful and Win. Goodwin winning the wrestling match.
Coverage includes Custer lost to an opponent eight to one in a Sunday baseball game, plus social and community notes. Reports list residents visiting Bellingham Seattle Vancouver Birch Bay and Ferndale, with church and club activities, picnics, and gatherings at the Methodist Parsonage. Also notes on a book sale and a local tender for hauling bolts to Lynden mill.
Short classified notice offers a job inquiry for a female with a small child at A Grammers. Also advertises ten percent off fruit jars for thirty days at Everett Cash Grocery and notes de Witt & Gale agency for Pacific Steam Laundry. Laundry pickup leaves Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Bellingham.
Timetable Nos. 1 and 2 run daily between Bellingham and Sumas with No. 1 operating Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday east of Sumas and No. 2 on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. They connect at Sumas with CPLR. Excursions every Sunday. Single round trip fare between all points on Saturday and Sunday. No. 1 connects at Hampton with No. 3 for Lynden.
The notice lists McKay Stage Line departures from Lynden at 7:00 a m by auto and horse stages, with a 1 30 p m stop, then from Bellingham at 9:30 a m and 1 30 p m with a 4 30 p m final time.
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