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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
1
A legislative committee will draft bills to enact statewide tax reductions. Proposals include centralized property assessments, amended road levies, a gross earnings tax on public carriers, and repeal of several existing levies and exemptions. The plan seeks economy in state and municipal affairs and broader tax reform.
Mr and Mrs B Geleynse of Monarch Canada arrived in Lynden last week and will make their home there. They rented a house on the corner of 4th and Grover.
At the annual congregational meeting of the First Christian Reformed Church the officers chosen include Elders G Vander Griend H Kok and H W Heusinkveld. Deacons J De Boer B Oldemeyer H Bierlink and A J Otter were elected. A Thanksgiving dinner was held at the M Vander Griend home with H Otter Eugene Otter Marius Bendit Geretta De Boer Miss Lena Geleynse and Mr and Mrs Fred De Hoogh in attendance.
Final Lynden Red Cross roll shows members who paid dues. Names include Elizabeth Schuyleman Elsie Schuyleman Herman Assink Jr Rev E O Grimes Mrs E O Grimes George Boeringa A P Jongeneel Dr F L Wood Mrs F L Wood Cornelia Buizer Mrs Ruth C Staight and many others.
Lynden residents were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John Vande Wetering in Bellingham also visiting with Mr and Mrs R B Le Cocq and family Mr and Mrs Frank Le Cocq Mr and Mrs William Vande Wetering George Vande Wetering and Miss Hilda Straks in attendance
The city owns an electric thawing machine to melt ice from water pipes and offers private-home use for a small fee. Nature and Mr Bowles Electric Light Co back the device. Water Supt Harold Knapp invites calls to arrange service, claiming slick performance.
Rev A J Weeks a former Lynden resident reports from the Bwe Karen Mission Toungoo Burma on famine relief efforts among Karens. He describes village formation a forest reserve visit and plans for English Kar en addresses to accompany a famine aid appeal via Lynden banks. Households may contribute ten cents daily to help thousand families through the season.
Lynden backed the Port of Bellingham 3 to 1 with 160 yes and 50 no votes. W. E. Terrill won the port commissioner seat with 137 ballots from the second district. The Lynden school district approved an extra five mill levy, with 138 to 53 in the city precinct. William Lauckhart and Henry Shagren named school directors with 218 and 216 votes respectively.
B C De Long purchased the residence of Dr D Mulder on Front Street near 8th. Dr and Mrs Mulder plan to leave for Los Angeles where they will make their home.
The Ladies Aid of the Reformed Church on Grover Street and the Girls League of Service will hold an auction sale at the I O O F Hall on Thursday evening December 14 at 7 30. A short program will be given and coffee and doughnuts will be served free. Everyone is invited.
Gladys and Elizabeth Stuurmans hosted a Thanksgiving evening at their home with games and refreshments. Guests included the Stuurmans family, Kok, Vander Griend, De Valois, Rutgers, Stremler, Bajema, Oordt, Breen, Haesinkveldt, Kok, Brunger, De Boer, and Van Dalfsen, among others.
Ray Pixley had three fingers badly mashed by a door at the high school Tuesday morning. The nail was torn from one finger.
The Thanksgiving offering at the First Christian Reformed Church raised 617.00 dollars, a new record for the congregation.
Mr. and Mrs. Steenbergen entertained on Thanksgiving Day for Mr. and Mrs. C. Gorseman and Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rathman and Waldo, Mr. and Mrs. C. Noteboom, Abe Noteboom and their young son, and Miss Kate Den Adel.
Mrs Harry Mack will entertain the Amphyction Club at her home Friday afternoon. Members are invited to attend the small social gathering and discussion in a private setting.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Shumway of Riverside entertained Thanksgiving guests including Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Blythe and children, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thomas and daughter, Mr. S. T. Shumway of Bellingham, Mr. and Mrs. George Elder and children, and David Bisset.
Mr and Mrs C A Cummins of Maple Falls were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Oscar Olsen. Mr Cummins is superintendent of schools at Maple Falls.
Thanksgiving guests included r and Mrs B Hayes Mr Veleke and their young daughter Mr and Mrs Pyeatt and daughter Dorothy invited by Mr and Mrs G neers on Thursday.
Cecil Jamieson returned to Lynden on Sunday after resigning from the army where he held the rank of lieutenant.
The W W C T U will meet with Mrs. Clarence Hitchcock on Thursday December 14 at an unspecified location. The notice provides a brief meeting detail with a focus on the attendee.
Ben Cok returned to Ohio after visiting at the Meeboer home this week.
Fred Stremler left Tuesday to visit relatives and friends in Michigan and Iowa.
The Royal Neighbors plan a bazaar at the G A R Hall on the evening of December 15. Proceeds are expected for their charitable funds and community projects.
A son was born Saturday to Carlton H. Brown and his wife at their home. The couple welcomed the child into the family with the new arrival noted in the local birth notice.
John Nuttall died Sunday at his daughter’s home near Ten Mile south of Lynden. Under Frank E. Knapp’s direction his body was shipped to Sumner for burial beside his wife. Born February 5, 1839 in England.
Lynden berry growers must not gift Black Currant plants as state quarantine covers gifts and sales. Inspectors Hess and Weiss announce destruction of all Lynden Black Currant bushes due to White Pine Blister Rust. Applicants for inspection to Hess in Bellingham before Dec 15, then to Weiss in Everett. many bushes already destroyed.
L. G. McLellan suffered a severe accident Friday at the United Lumber Company mill, losing the thumb of his right hand and injuring three fingers badly.
King County authorities warned last week against cock fights and ordered the men out of the county. They head toward Whatcom County near the Canadian line to continue the fights north of Lynden. The County Humane Society pledges arrests and prosecutions if any fights occur.
Mr and Mrs Egbert Kok have moved into a five room bungalow in Delta. The home is described as thoroughly modern and well appointed.
Miss Mildred Waples Bradford Knapp and Douglas Slade, students at the University, came home to spend Thanksgiving vacation with family and friends.
Evening service at the M E Church moves to 7 30 P M this Sunday from 8 P M. The change affects regular worship and attendance is advised to note the new start time.
Mrs. Jack Houston of Portland Oregon is a guest at the Cc L Craighead residence. Houston is identified as a daughter of Mrs. Craighead.
The Everson Lodge will host the Lynden Reburial Lodge as guests on Friday evening in a local fraternal gathering.
The Anti Tuberculosis League Christmas seal sale began in Lynden with seals distributed by Mrs. E Edson and Mrs. F L Wood. School children will distribute the seals district wide and City Drug Store sells them. The drive supports local and county TB work and helped cut deaths by half. Buy seals by the hundred.
The Second Christian Reform ed Church held its annual congregational meeting Thursday and elected Elders J Lubbers Rev A J Brink George Rammerman Deacons H Elenbaas John Knoll Matt Meenk.
The Lynden Lumber Company buys the Harry Mack property corner lot at 3rd and West Main. It is excavating a basement in preparation to move the Elzie Tremain house to the site.
The regular worshipers of the Baptist Church and all others are specially invited to the services Sunday evening when Rev Congdon of the Sumas Federated Church will preach. Rev Charles Baker will preach at Sumas Sunday.
Bajema and Roos have purchased the Piercey Harness Shop and will operate it with their shoe repair business. Mr Piercey will continue the auto top repair business, installing specialized equipment for auto top and curtain repairs and turning out work not improved on in larger cities.
D. S. Dole assistant secretary and treasurer of the Washington Co-Operative Egg and Poultry Association spent Wednesday in Lynden auditing the books of the Lynden branch. He audited records and verified accounts as part of routine oversight.
Mrs Janie Palmer and Mrs Mary Palmer to entertain the P N G Club at the W W Palmer home on Grover Street Friday afternoon December 15.
Harold Savings asks clerks at Farmers Mercantile to claim a leather money sack that drifted past. The bag contained sixty dollars, later confirmed as missing by Gayle Walston of the Eye Association after Savings retrieved the money before it could be spent.
On November 29 George Worn took in 17 head of cattle to pasture on his Northwood farm, an unusual record in Lynden grass history.
Rev. P. Jonker departed Thursday afternoon for Alberta, Canada, to conduct services for three weeks. He will be away from Lynden during the period.
The fire department responded to two chimney fires this week. On Sunday at the H. Oldemeyer residence and on Tuesday at the Eber Bruns home, both cases caused little damage. A third call on Wednesday morning was a false alarm.
Mrs. H Muller of Irop and Bellingham entertained at dinner Sunday for Dr and Mrs O A Sand in honor of the birthday anniversaries of Mr Muller and Mrs Sand.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Creamer and children Marvin and Nona along with Mrs Ryan were entertained Thanksgiving at the home of Mr and Mrs Clinard.
Everett Miss Esther Sather, superintendent of music in the Everett schools, spent Thanksgiving Day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Sather.
Mildred Young entertained a number of friends Saturday in honor of her birthday anniversary. The gathering featured familiar faces and cheerful celebrations marking the occasion.
Mrs R L Averill returned on Tuesday afternoon after a short visit with relatives in Bellingham.
Mrs Peter Miller underwent an operation at St Luke's Hospital in Bellingham on Wednesday November 29.
Mrs. Helen Densley and her daughter Helen Clarke visit Mrs. Ruth Staight in Baker Oregon. The Royal Neighbors plan a ten cent tea at Mrs. Angus Youngs home on Thursday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Frank Fisher announce the birth of a son on Sunday at the Frank Fisher Home.
Howard Nessen spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Lynden. The brief notice notes his holiday visit and return plans.
In Lynden the city election produced a council tie between W. K. Pixley and John P Boerhave with 124 votes each for councilman. Gerrit Van Leeuwen won the other council seat with 145 votes and George Worthen received 108. J. T. Zylstra was elected city treasurer with 159 votes to 93 for George M. Waples. The tie will be decided at the Dec 18 meeting by lot.
Jack Kauffman, in charge of a large Bible picture feature, will present twelve reels of biblical scenes at The Liberty on December 13 and 14. The celebrated show toured Lynden this week.
The M. E. Ladies Aid will hold a Christmas sale in the church parlors with aprons fancy articles home-made candies and more. A ten cent tea from 2 to 4 30 and a 25 cent supper from 5 30 to 8 are offered. All are invited.
The John Rutgers car collided with a southbound vehicle on Double Ditch Road Sunday. Both cars were damaged but no injuries were reported.
The W W Girls of the Baptist Church will present a program of pageants, tableaus and lantern hymns at the Baptist Church Friday at 8 p m. All are invited. admission is free but a collection will be taken.
Ben Bruinsma purchases Albert Roo's forty acre Glendale farm with all personal property for 7000 dollars. Roo takes Bruinsma home and three lots at 9th and Liberty in the deal. A A Bauman handled the transaction.
The Service Garage recently delivered four new Overlands including Howard Worthen touring John Lankhaar sedan George Boeringa touring and Willard Weidkamp touring Dick Rutgers now handles Overland sales.
Miss Grace Goodell a Bellingham schools teacher was a guest at the Judson home with Mrs Phoebe Judson during part of last week.
Mrs Ned Anderson and her infant are visiting in Bremerton, staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Haveman.
Mr and Mrs Sutherland and family have relocated to a new home on Liberty Street in the Boer Have area.
Lester Landaal of Seattle spent Thanksgiving with his parents here. Ernest Meenk was taken to Bellingham Sunday morning for an X ray examination.
Ralph Kirkpatrick of Seattle spent the week end with his parents Mr. and Mrs J W Kirkpatrick.
Mr and Mrs Ed Knapp have rented their farm and plan to move back to Lynden. Mrs E A Livingston and daughter Izetta returned Saturday from Seattle. Mr George Knittel is improving slowly.
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