Lynden News Notes Quiet War Time Updates Local Moves
Frank Worthen is stationed at Bordeaux France Henry Hoksbergen returns home Tom Verduin visits Lynden Simon Louis discharged from the army Mr and Mrs Harry McDonnell and Mrs Nellie Collins arrive from Canada Jasper Van Rossum visiting Lynden Miss Lucy Austin arrives from Yakima to visit Mrs J H Jacoby W R C to install officers and hold dinner Friday Jan 3 at G A R hall Egbert Roe returns home from army Spencer B Gross sells West Main Street residence for 1400 to Mrs Birdwell Taylor and Riddle agents Mr and Mrs Gross to depart for the East soon Miss Carolyn Stern Bernice Degginger Edith Michelson visit Mr and Mrs S H Lewis Emma Bennett leaves for Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer B. Gross
West Main Street
Birdwell
Taylor and
Riddle
Mrs. Gross
East
Allies Fed by Self Denial and Wartime Food Aid
A wartime message extols voluntary American food exports that fed Allied Europe, kept starvation at bay, and supported democracy. It notes large-scale help despite home shortages, the 1917 harvest challenge, and the moral call to continued aid after hostilities ceased. It also highlights humor from food conservation days and public resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
United States
Royal Neighbors Lodge Elects New Officers
Lyndon lodge of Royal Neighbors of America elected officers Saturday night. Oracle Lauretta Rinehart. Vice Oracle Emma White. Chancellor Agnes Tremain. Recorder Kate White. Receiver Mary Tremain. Marshal Irene Hawley. I. S. Minnie Stierlin. O. S. Minnie Ashton. Managers Martha Horton and Etta Dunker. Past Oracle Emma Frasier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Lodge of
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle
Lauretta Rinehart
Emma White
Agnes Tremain
Kate White
Mary Tremain
Irene Hawley
I. S
Minnie Stierlin
O. S
Minnie Ashton
Martha Horton
Etta Dunker
Emma Frasier
Local transactions and births in Washington Idaho area
A. H. Wampler sold eighty acres in Idaho this week through Taylor and Riddle. Will Fisher bought a new Chalmers Six from A. A. Bauman. North Washington Implement Co. distributes a calendar and book for farmers. M. H. Gerlach purchased a fifteen acre chicken farm on Guide Meridian road for 1900 dollars via Taylor and Riddle. A daughter was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Ryck Van Egdom. Dr. F. L. Wood offers glasses. Mrs. E. Saxter supplies remedies and hygienic products next to a millinery. Lynden joins Red Cross with 1000 members in Christmas week. lists of local residents joined appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Gerlach
W. Longstaff
Guide Meridian Road
Taylor and Riddle
Friends Attend Funeral for Mrs Sasse Stuurmans
Friends gathered at the Christian Reformed Church Tuesday for services honoring Mrs. Sasse Stuurmans who died Saturday at age 75 years 8 months and 19 days. The Rev. E Breen led the rites and burial followed at Monumenta Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed Church
Sasse Stuurmans
E. Breen
Rs. Stuurmans
Monumenta Cemetery
Notable Names on the Community Board Listen
The roster lists M. A. Hickey P. De Vries L. A. Jones George Knittel E. J. Kamm J. Post H. Mock as members or attendees in the latest civic gathering, indicating a diverse panel of local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hickey
P. de Vries
L. A. Jones
George Knittel
E. J. Kamm
J. Post H. Mock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynden
Frank Worthen
Bordeaux
France
Henry Hoksbergen
Tom Verduin
Simon Louis
Harry McDonnell
Nellie Collins
Canada
Jasper van Rossum
Lucy Austin
Yakima
J. H. Jacoby
G. A. R. Hall
Egbert Roe
Carolyn Stern
Bernice Degginger
Edith Michelson
Seattle
Mrs
S. H. Lewis
Emma Bennett
America
Royal Neighbors Lodge
A. H. Wampler
Idaho
Taylor and Riddle Agency
Will Fisher
Chalmers Six Auto
A. A. Bauman
North Washington Implement Company
Ryck van Egdom
F. L. Wood
Tribune
Northwest
Northwest Poultry Journal
the Tribune
RED Cross
Tie Hofman
Tenis Hofman
H. Hamstra
Lucas de Koster
Orva Jeffers
Mr. Jeffers
Mrs. Jeffers
Otto Gilmore
Hans Jensen
Hjalmar Jensen
A. de Koster
A. S. Hardenboork
M. Vander Griend
J. O. West
Eleanor Oakes
William Eskes
Paul van Dyken
H. Koert
Frank Otter
Bertha Vanden Brink
Evelyn Scrimger
Edward Kamm
Jasper Hendricks
Helen Helder
J. D. Helder
Louis A. Helder
M. J. Reddig
A. Wynstra
L. Vander Zee
R. Horlings
J. Ottens
John T. Haveman
Hencuink
L. C. Cook
A. Kuipers
Ed Berkes
Blanche Smith
A. Boslund
Frieda Boslund
William Boslund
C. H. McLeod
Joe Shoop
W. S. Baldwin
S. S. Gilmore
Opal Gilmore
Donald Craigshank
Ellen Cruikshank
G. A. Landaal
C. de Young
H. S. Steinhauer
E. G. Steinhauer
H. J. Hulburd
A. McDaniel
C. E. Pangborn
Annie Evanko
Homer Bloom
A. S. Hardenbrook
Columbia
Columbia Ranges
P. Johansen
Mr. Vender Ploeg
J. Rinehart
R. A. Tillman
George Rinehart
Columbias
THE
Lynden Department Store
Whatcom County
Pacific Coast
Barnard Leas
Munson
Fisher’s Dairy Feed
Carnation Feed
Holstein Dairy Feed Food
Fisher’s Egg
Berkshire
Lilly
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