Local News and Socials from Lynden and Nearby
A. E. Baldwin and family visited W. F. Randall in Lynden on Sunday. G. W. Worthen was a Lynden visitor on Monday. A. G. Freden and family went to Bellingham Monday. R. Brand spent Tuesday in Bellingham. Busy Bee Sewing Society met with Mrs. E. L. Lash on Tuesday. J. Axling and KP A Axling visited Lynden Saturday. E. L. Lash and son Fred did business in Bellingham last week. F. Van Aalsberg visited Ferndale last week. The Sewing Society holds a holiday sale at Delta Church Friday evening December 11 starting seven thirty. luncheon with hot coffee, sandwiches, and cake follows. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Worthen
Lynden
A. G. Freden
Bellingham
Busy Bee Sewing Society
E. L. Lash
J. Axling
KP. A. Axling
Delta Church
Rotten Row Community Notes From Northwood Area
Locals on Rotten Row visit families and attend events. Whipples host visitors, Bell ingham trip noted, and a Dec 19 basket social at Northwood Schoolhouse invites all. Residents like Brown Morris Heathers and Nutter appear in daily rounds amid seasonal weather shifts.
Community Notes From Custer And Nearby
Sunday visits at Eclipse Mill and Bay City homes. Volney Rogers returns to work for Mark Stone after a summer in Canadian woods. M E Ladies Aid to hold a sale and dinner at I O O F Hall in Custer on December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Rogers
Canadian Woods
Mark Stone
M. E. Ladies Aid
I. O. O. F. Hall
Custer
Wheat and agricultural prices from Willamette Valley markets
The list shows Wheat prices for Club red Russian bluestem Valley at 89c 87c 95c 91c. Barley feed and rolled at 26.50 27.50 28.59. Oats No 1 white 31 gray 30. Timothy hay Willamette Valley fancy 15 ordinary 12 East ern Oregon mixed 16. Fancy 17.50 alfalfa 12 clever 12. Butter Extra 38 36 37c fancy 33 34c choice 30c store 18 20c. Hops 1908 choice prime 7 7 3 4c. Wool Valley 14 15c Wastern Oregon 8 11 6c shrinkage. Mohair Choice 18 19c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay—Timothy
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Grain and feed prices and dairy butter quotes list
Prices shown for grains hay and feed including Wheat Bluestem 96 c per bushel oats 30 34 per unit Barley 26 Hay prices from Eastern Washington 16 per ton Puget Sound 10 11 per ton Wheat hay 12 per ton alfalfa 9 50 10 per ton Butter Washington creamery 25 c per lb ranch 21 23 c per lb Easys Selected local 45 48 c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
Gas Can Explosion Kills Prospector in Needles
William Gray, a California prospector, died after a gasoline can exploded while he attempted to drink from it. A cigarette he smoked ignited the fumes, enveloping him in flames after hours of severe burns in Needles, San Bernardino County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
William Gray
Needles
Gray
Surprise party at Nolan home attracts twenty guests
A surprise party was given at a Nolan home on Saturday evening with about twenty people present. A courier delivering turkeys to Bellingham misread his delivery bag and found carrots instead in a gunny sack. Will Dorr is building his barn this week and the oyster supper is planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan
Bellingham
Will Dorr
Community Notes Show Local Visits and Holiday Preparations
Riverside residents share visits with friends in Bellingham and Blankenforths and welcome guests from North Dakota. Neighbors plan Merry Xmas help at Markhart home while Storrey recovers from a fall. A birthday surprise honors P Brooks, and a Royal Hooligan Club gathering ends with supper and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. B. Markharrt
Neil
Lyle
Helen
Bellingham
The Cork-Leg Seller Advantage in Artificial Limbs
A New York Sun reader quotes a cork leg wearer who argues manufacturers who wear artificial limbs have a business edge. He says customers favor builders who understand fit from experience and that ads claiming limbs are made by wearers carry strong credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Card Tricks Amuse Guests At Tea Event
Mrs Stryver recalls a pleasant tea at Mrs Hunters where Count Tedout performed card tricks that entertained for an hour. Mr Stryver jokes the tricks already mystified them for months at the club, but they are now immune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Stryver
Reception by Tabacalera and English Club Dinners Mark Weekend
The Tabacalera Company hosted a reception for sailors and friends numbering several thousand in the Philippines. The English Club held a private dinner for Rear-Admiral Sperry Emory Wainwright and Schroeder along with 60 officers, with President Alexander Stephen as a key guest. A political hopeful was approached by a district delegation requesting an after dinner speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabacalera Company
Spanish Tobacco Corporation
Philippines
English Club
Sperry
Emory, Wainwright
Schroeder
Alexander Stephen
Ers
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Northwestern National Bank
Tockholders
Bellingham Wash
South Bellingham Wash
The
Northwestern State Bank
L J. Adair
X. Larrabee
C. K. McMillin
Olaf Adness
B. T. Drake
Delta and
Sunny Side
A. E. Baldwin
W. F. Randall
Mrs. R. Brand
E. L. Lash and
Fred
F. van Aalsberg
Ferndale
Rotten Row
J. W. Whipple
Northwood
L. E. Whipple
William Brigham
van Buren
M. J. Morris
Clorus Deem
Flossie Bird
Louise Whipple
Mr. Kater Heathers
Mr. Wiede
Alex
Clow
Grange
Mr. Dobbs
Manning Nutter
C. A. Brown
Asam
Mr. Asam
Homer Heathers
E. C. Corliss
Eclipse Mill
del Gorder
Fred Reeves
Bay City
Mrs. Floyd Amedon
F. A. Rogers
J. B. Nace
Jim
Albert Bergsuist
Chas. Milsap
Tom Nace
R. Helder
le Claire’s
Fair Store
Seattle
W. H. Mock & Sons
Ome
Cliff Bex
Whatcom County
Northwest
Maple Rock
Elk Street
Wash
Wiser
Riverside
Mr. Fullner
Mattie
Gem City
Mrs. Krouse
Blankenforth’s
Raymond Bruland
W. A. Reid’s
Mr. Russel Davis
George Knittle
Fom
Burg Reid
Larson Livery
Mrs. Meurer
Mrs. Theel
Ray Shumway
Meurer
Louise Meurer
Tillie
Emma Meurer
Davis
Paul Fullner
Nebraska
P. Brooks
Myrtle
Lola Davis
Greenwood
Royal Hooligan
Louise
Tillie Meurer
Erz & Beckes
Tae
First National Bank
Bellingham, Wash
Nick Dufner
Lynden, WA
Hincton
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