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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
5
Lynden outlasted Blaine 22 to 21 in a hard fought game as Lynden trailed by six with six minutes left. The second team also beat Blaine 20 to 18. Lynden fans traveled to Blaine. next Friday Sumas visits and a Lynden girls clash is listed.
Mell M Nieveen died at his home near Lynden after a month long battle with tubercular meningitis. Funeral services were held at the Reformed Church on Grover Street with Rev H K Pasma officiating and burial in Monumenta cemetery. He is survived by his widow a son and two daughters along with many friends.
Miss Iva Jacobs and Miss Theodoris Benadom are ill with grippe. Henry Pyeatt and Roy Mutchler visited Bellingham. Mrs. N L Dean arrived from Oregon to spend winter with Mrs. John Tremain. Mrs. W H Elder elected acting president of W C T U at a Thursday meeting. George Waples recovering from quinsy. Mrs. Claribel Dewey and children visited Mrs. C E Pangborn's grandmother over the weekend.
Messrs Clyde Winup Arthur Urfer and Jesse Barnes enlist in the Washington Coast Artillery. George Stierlen joins the forestry service. Willis Yeager John Yeager Guy Love and Ernest Heider enter the Navy. Clayton C Cook former Lynden student now at Seattle naval training station joins radio class.
The Lynden post office reports sales exceeding $1000 in war saving certificates and stamps this month. Certificates cost $4.12 and redeem for $5 after five years with 4 percent interest. They can be cashed any time with accrued interest. individual holdings capped at $1000 due to high demand.
Mr and Mrs William Van Well and their daughter travel from Wenatchee to Seattle and then to Juneau where William Van Well accepts a new position. Mrs Van Well plans a Wenatchee visit before joining him. De Grondwet subscription rates offered by The Tribune office with lower introductory pricing.
A pastor in a colored church urges giving only one's fair share and rejects tainted money. Squire Jones notes missing chickens, sparking villagers to offer small coins while the Rev. Sam Small Smith smiles over the collection.
A brief humorous passage notes kids playing football near a vacant lot and their eligibility rule. A new candidate faces crowd questioning as a volunteer asserts age with a pants mark showing ten.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet, Bill explains liberty as freedom to Tony the hyphenated janitor who mispronounces English. Tony exits to the bank seeking a free bond, leaving the narrator and Bill to ponder the phrase.
A public sale offer appears with contact Lyndon M. Vander Griend and a phone reference 1903. The notice promises good service and lists a date 11 16 11 0 in the text.
Engraved calling cards offered at The Tribune office with plate included, price as low as 1.15 dollars.
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