High water washes out part of South Fork Bridge
High water washed out two bents from the western approach to the South Fork bridge over the Nooksack near Van Zandt. It was the county’s only bridge casualty from the recent high water. A jam at the Marietta bridge falsework threatened to divert the Nooksack, while Ferndale saw falsework for the new bridge carried away.
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South Fork Bridge
Nooksack River
van Zandt
Marietta
Ferndale
Landaal and Merritt Return From Bellingham Normal
Lester Landaal and Seryl Merritt have returned from the Bellingham Normal for the Christmas holidays.
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Lester Landaal
Seryl Merritt
Bellingham
Grade School Christmas Program Delights Seventh Grade Room
Sixth and Seventh graders jointly staged a Christmas program Friday afternoon in the Seventh grade room. Highlights included a Quintet of Sixth Grade boys singing America, recitations by Karlia Rusco and Evelyn Dunker, and songs by Ardis Young Vernon Hawiey Cornelius Lindhout Dorothy Hark ness and Rita Jamieson plus Sixth Grade Girls renditions of Holy Night and We Three Kings.
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We Three Kings
Ardis Young
Vernon Hawiey
Cornelius Lindhout
Dorothy Harkness
Rita Jamieson
Evelyn Dunker
North Prairie School gifts twenty five mp for Christmas
Teachers at North Prairie School adopted wartime stamps instead of candy giving each pupil 25 mp. About forty scholars received the stamps with Miss Ellen Booman and Miss Gracia Wolfe overseeing the effort. They used three dollars remaining from the Christmas fund to cover the stamps.
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North Prairie School
The
Ellen Booman
Gracia Wolfe
High School Presents Christmas Program
High school students enjoyed a Christmas assembly featuring multiple musical numbers and readings. Performers included Enegren, Hilda Elder, Tena Vander Griend, Marie Zwev, Elsie Oldman, Jessica Deline, Henrietta Bliss, and Miss Graham.
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Enegren
Fred
Hilda Elder
Tena Vander Griend
Marie Zwev
Elsie Oldman
Dattle Plantation
Henrietta Bliss
England
Jessica Deline
Miss Graham
Northwood Social Roundup Names Holiday Travel Moments
Mr Ed Combs departed Thursday for Long Beach California to visit his two sisters he has not seen in years Mrs Mamie Hansard is staying with her daughter Mrs M H O Brien over the holidays Miss Madeline Moffat left Saturday for Stanwood to visit relatives during Christmas Irene Cookman and Claud Wood left Sunday for Seattle to spend Christmas with Mrs Chas Wood and the Misses Mary and Melissa Cookman Mr and Mrs J C Warrick and family spent Christmas with their daughter Mrs Charles A L Wood of Bellingham Miss Minnie Turner was the guest Friday and Saturday of Miss Effie Turner
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Ed Combs
Long Beach
Cal
Mamie Hansard
M. H. O’brien
Madeline Moffat
Stanwood
Irene Cookman
Claud Wood
Seattle
Chas. Wood
Mary
Melissa Cookman
J. C. Warrick
Charles A L. Wood
Bellingham
Minnie Turner
Effie Turner
POUND NOTICE FOR COW IMPOUNDMENT IN LYNDEN WASHINGTON
Notice that a black cow with a white ring on each hind leg and horns cut will be sold at public auction for cash if not redeemed. Sale set for 1 p m on January 5 1918 at the Lynden Town Pound behind the city hall Whatcom County Washington.
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Lynden
Washington
Whatcom County
Luck and superstition in a quiet aside
A brief exchange on luck versus superstition features a speaker noting some men seem luckier yet never admit it. The dialogue turns on whether luck is a personal trait or a hidden advantage.
Right There Palmist Confirms Past Baseball Umpire Link
In a puzzled cue the speaker notes that the hand signals indicate many hard battles. The Big Guy confirms the claim and reveals a past as a baseball umpire.
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Palmist
On Tour De Rhodes Remembers Supportive Landlady
In a brief tour account De Rhodes recalls meeting a kind hearted old landlady who provided support for two weeks. The exchange highlights the personal backing artists often rely on during performances.
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de Hamlet
de Rhodes
Florist and Poet Weigh Future Farm Plans
A florist asks about narcissus bulbs while a poet responds with optimism about buying a farm next summer, praising the simplicity of the plan. The exchange hints at literary charm and a lighthearted look to future agriculture.
Lynden Baptists Gift Drive for Armenian Orphans
Lynden Baptist Church held a Christmas program in which children donated gifts for starving Armenian and Syrian orphans. The collection, aimed at the Armenian fund, featured organ preludes, hymns, readings, and offerings.
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Lynden Baptist Church
Prepared for Next Flood Derrigan’s Damages Settled
Derrigan, living in a raised cottage with a cellar under a field near the Dublin road, claimed damages after a burst water main flooded the cellar and drowned his hens. After delays and help from friends, he received 10 dollars. He later boasted of spending two pounds of his settlement on ducks.
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Derrigan
Dublin
Bright child avoids switch after prolonged search
A mother finds her child too mischievous for corporal punishment. The boy is sent to the yard to cut a switch, but after about thirty minutes returns empty handed saying no switch is big enough to whip him. He suggests waiting a month or two for one to grow larger.
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Lizzard
Thoard
New stenographer Impresses Stuck Bookkeeper
A humorous Florida Times-Union excerpt shows a new stenographer entering the office and a bookkeeper who had trouble staying finally appears glued to the spot, prompting hope he will stay.
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Florida Times-Union
Learning the Game and McTavish’s Struggle
Sandy and Donald discuss McTavish's difficulty in mastering the game. The exchange, from Every body's Magazine, notes his rebegious speech and tongue-tied moments as they walk home from the links.
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McTavish
Sandy
Donald
Everybody's
Lost The Tomato Why Are You Looking 80 Wilted
A quirky item features puns about tomatoes and potatoes as a humorous note on a garden or produce themed scene. The lines personify vegetables to hint at blight or misfortune with a playful twist.
Children Give Candy Money to Starving Armenians
The Christmas program at the Methodist Church diverted the usual Sunday School candy fund to aid starving Armenians and Servians in the Far East. Rev. W. O. Benadom led scripture lessons and prayers as Rita Jamieson led songs and solos. Children performed recitations, duets, drills, dialogues, and a five-girl star drill, with several students listed by name.
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Methodist Church
Far East
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Lynden, Wash
America
Betty
Karl
Ia Rusco
North Prairie
Northwood
Lynden Baptists
Amenian Fund
Percy H. Davies
Priscilla
Philip Dorr
Lucy Detwiler
Rev. Weeks
Bethlehem
Almeda Booman
P. H. Davies
Mangels
Lynden Co-Operative Company
W. O. Benadom
Philip True
Beulah Serrurier
Lsla Willimas
Bobby Waples
Ivan Jamieson
Mertha Bostwick
Donald Cruikshank
Leslie White
Sylvana Klocke
Five Girls
Burton Lauckhart
John Boerhave
Theodoris Benadom
Elmer White
Elsie Worthen
Carroll Worthen
Arvid Benson
Peter Koert
Pullman
State College of Washington
Cecil Jamieson
Charles Kamm
Clifton Worthen
University
Viola Gosch
Bellingham Normal
Mrs. Wilder Jones and Son
W. A. Bauman
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