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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
1
Federal authorities urge Lynden residents to prepare for the 1920 census starting January 2 with census day January 1. The article explains confidentiality and the purpose of gathering population, agricultural, and economic data and lists questions for all people and specific farm inquiries.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Worthen on Saturday.
G W Robertson, Lynden, becomes authorized Ford dealer and takes over the Fordson tractor agency. One tractor is on display, with several Lynden farms already using the machine to lighten work and expand cultivable acreage amid labor shortages.
Thirty five members of the Whatcom County Guernsey Breeders Association met at the high school for the first time in two years to hear Mr. F. B. Hills assistant secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Plans for future meetings were discussed.
Lynden teachers dispersed across the Northwest for the holiday break. William Fisher visits relatives in Portland Oregon. Lois Veck returns to Boise Idaho. Call Van Syckle and Fred Rockey head to Bellingham. Bessie Gwinn stays at Garfield Nina Hanson at Ferndale Lula Wright and Anna Wright at Proctor.
Lynden town team beat the Bellingham Y M C A 36 18 on the Y floor with Jamieson and Fred Rockey leading. The Fisher squad featured Hatley Jamieson LeCocq and Meurer with substitutions noted. Jamieson will leave for Seattle December 25 to resume university work.
Parrot & Co. filed in superior court an injunction request against the state department of agriculture to stop enforcing laws that classify brand and sell eggs shipped from foreign countries. The law requires branding to show country of origin.
Mrs W M Kelly hosted Tuesday night for her son Clyde with about twenty school mates attending the celebration. Festive decorations featured small Christmas trees and holiday accents.
Miss Iva Jacobs of Bellingham spent the week end at her parents Mr and Mrs Will Jacobs home. Mr J Kneahman of Sumas spent Sunday at his sister Mrs C G Lund residence.
The Modern Health Crusade, led by Miss Elizabeth Gratz, the county Red Cross health nurse, will be introduced in Lynden schools after Christmas. The program teaches health habits through play and chores, aims to reduce preventable disease, and engages students as Crusaders progressing from page to knight in school health tournaments.
Lynden residents commit to raise 2000 dollars to back the Lynden Creamery sale to the Whatcom County Dairymen's Association and fund the installation of a utility plant. Dairymen pledged financial support at a county meeting and a large Lynden gathering outlined plans for nearly 200000 dollars in investment and regional fundraising.
The Klatawas enjoyed a Sunday evening Christmas party at the Will Meurer home with a tree, refreshments, and exchange of fancy work gifts. Attendees included Irene Krause Daisy Bailey Martha Knittle Ada Baldwin Tillie Meurer Viola Gosch Edna Bradley Lucille Alma Ecker Lida Thressa Stone and Agnes Edson Hadley.
Miss Lucille Ecker, a student from Bellingham Normal, is employed at the Telephone Office during vacation.
Tickets for the four act comedy Down East to benefit Lynden Volunteer Fire Department are on sale at Edsons Drug Store Hawleys Hall Lynden New Years Eve January 31. Cast includes Ezekiel Fletcher T R Burns Charles Desmond Ed Kamm Ralph Thorne Jonas Desmond O F Francis Deacon Perkins Will Wash White Bets Ada Baldwin Hannah Fletcher Miss Tillie Meurer and others. The Kensington Club plans a New Years party January 1 at the Knapp residence.
Barney Ten Pas sold his ten acre Lynden farm to A Besteman of Sunnyside Washington for 3300 dollars and sold stock for 1300 dollars. He left Saturday for Waupun Wisconsin to establish his new home.
Lynden High School alumni plan a Saturday evening reunion at 8 o clock in the I O O F Hall. All former students are invited to attend.
A Lynden appeal urges Christmas donations to the Washington Children's Home Society of Seattle. The message notes the society has helped nearly four thousand children find homes and stresses it accepts children of all races. Donors are asked to write checks to support needy orphans and neglected children in Washington.
Lynden High School girls beat Blaine 18 to 15 in a brisk contest marking Lynden’s sole win of the evening. The Lynden boys lost 20 to 18 while the second team fell 16 to 12, with Dunker hampered by a lame arm yet playing minutes at Blaine. Next home game is January 2 against Mount Vernon. second team seeks a game that night.
The Lynden area sold a record 250 autos and trucks in 1919, with higher end models rising in popularity. G W Robertson of Lynden Ford dealer moved 90 Ford touring cars and trucks. Lynden Motor Co led with seven Oakland and 11 Chevrolet touring cars, among others. Local agencies including Maxwell Chalmers Reo Garford Bethlehem, Buick, Murphy-Beyer, Overland, Nash and Oldsmobile mark a booming market and anticipate doubled sales in 1920.
The Sunday School of the Reformed Church on Grover Street will present a Christmas program Wednesday evening at eight. Christmas services in the Holland language will be held Thursday morning at ten o'clock.
Mrs. F L Wood entertained Kensington Club members Tuesday afternoon as Christmas decor and games filled the event. Mrs D Mulder portrayed Santa Claus and handed out gifts, with Christmas refreshments served. Seattle guest Mrs S M Michelson attended, and Mrs Charles Hoofer visited O L Dow home in Custer.
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