Dairymen Call Counter Boycott Over City Product Ban
Clallam County Dairymen adopt resolutions urging a state level counter boycott in retaliation for Seattle city wide bans on butter and eggs. Delegates are instructed to push the issue at the State Dairymen's Association meeting in Auburn with Whatcom County and Lynden district to be represented.
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Dairymen's Association
Auburn
Clallam County Dairymen’s Association
Clallam County
Seattle
Washington
State Dairymen’s Association
State Dairymen's Association
Whatcom County
Lynden
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Emma R. Bostwick
Emma R. Bostwick wife of E R Bostwick died recently and funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the family home. Burial followed in Lynden cemetery with Rev. Paul Ashby officiating. She was born December 2 1872 in York County Pennsylvania and left a husband seven children and several immediate relatives.
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Emma R. Bostwick
E. Rs. Bostwick
Lynden Cemetery
Paul Ashby
Bostwick
York County
G. N. Fetrow
California
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Butter yield of cow breaks coast butter fat record
In Sacramento a Holstein cow owned by J. B. Gibson Co of Williams Colusa County completed a year long test with a butter yield of 1200.99 pounds and milk 31 0342 pounds. The animal surpassed Tillie Alcarttra’s Woodland record for annual butter fat though Tillie remains the top long distance milk producer.
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Sacramento
Cal
Winnie Korndyke
William Bishop
Chimacum, Wash
Gibson
Tillie Alcartra
A. W. Morris & Sons’ Corporation
Woodland
Tillie
Gibson Cow
Glendale School Feeds Birds With Christmas Tree
Glendale pupils hold a Christmas program and place a tree in the school yard. The tree is trimmed with corn and cranberries and filled with food for birds. Students commit to keeping the tree stocked for the entire Christmas vacation.
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Glendale
Fifty Enrolled for Lyn Den's Night School
Fifty students enroll for Lyn den's night school as it opens its winter term on Wednesday. Attendance is expected to exceed prior years with courses in book keeping English for foreigners, manual training, chemistry, business English and arithmetic. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings set. this week class at 7 30. Enrollees include Harry Rinehart Ray Hawley Mose Ehle Dave Dykstra and others.
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Lynden
Harry Rinehart
Ray Hawley
Mose Ehle
Dave Dykstra
Mr. Hardenbrook
S. Starkenberg
M. Hamstra
Peter Brune
Bert Vander Grien
Packer
Gerard Helder
Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbers’ Loot Sold by Sheriff
In Lynden district the weapons from the Sedro-Woolley bank robbers killed on a bridge two years ago were sold in Bellingham by the county sheriff. J. Gudell bought the largest gun, a Colt automatic in large caliber, with bidding fierce against W. D. Wallace. The outfit yielded $32.50 for the county. other items and belts fetched additional bids.
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Sedro-Woolley
Lynden
Bellingham
J. Gudell
Sedro Wolley Bank
Stewart
Gudell
W. D. Wallace
Ulect
H. Langley
L. Lutzi
State budget to ask for 22 million for next biennium
The Washington state board of finance recommends legislative appropriations aggregating more than 22 million dollars for the coming biennium. The budget, detailing needs of offices departments and institutions, will be submitted to legislators as a basis for biennial appropriations.
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Washington State Board of Finance
Bellingham Mills Cut Huge Timber Output in 1916
Bellingham lumber and shingle mills produced one of their largest totals in 1916 despite car shortages. Output reached 256 million feet of lumber and 469 million shingles with Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills supplying 125 million feet of lumber. Whatcom Falls Mill led shingle output at 138 million. Bloedel Donovan made 135 million shingles. Whatcom Falls produced 45 million feet of lumber.
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Bellingham
Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills
Whatcom Falls Mill Company
Bloedel Donovan Company
Whatcom Falls
Frasier Man Crushed By Feed Cutter On River Farm
While oiling a feed cutter on the Frasier river bottom farm, Desire Frasier had his left hand crushed Tuesday morning. His hand was drawn into the cogs and badly washed. It was found necessary to amputate but a small part of the little finger.
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Frasier River Bottom
Desire Frasier
Firemen's Social Nets Fourty Dollars for Treasury
Auctioneer A A Bauman led a spirited basket social at Jamie son hall last night. Twenty two baskets sold with Mrs Angus Young's $4 75 prize basket a clock first. Mrs Walter Pixley second with $8.00 basket and handkerchiefs. Miss Pearl Baxter won stationery at $2 50. Ruth Bauman and Vernon Hawley named smallest couple. Prizes from Lynden Department Store Hammond Dry Goods Lynden Cooperative Co and The Efficiency Shop. Sugar coffee and ice cream donated by local grocers. A brief program and Christmas carols followed by a band upstairs.
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A. A. Bauman
Jamieson’s Hall
Department Treasury
Angus Young
Walter Pixley
Ruth Bauman
Vernon Hawley
Lynden Department Store
Hammond Dry Goods Co
Lynden Cooperative Co
Elder
Pace
Star Grocery Company
Lynden Creamery Co
Aynden Dogs Win at Bellingham Show
Lynden dogs won top prizes at a Bellingham dog show this week linked to the export industry. Dr B V Mouncer’s Irish setter Nobby’s Cleo earned a blue ribbon in its class and Ernest Jacobs’ English setter Cromwell won a blue ribbon. Collies entered by Messrs Diese ld Doty of Lynden took first and second prizes.
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Lynden
Bellingham
B. V. Mouner
Nobby
Cleo
Ernest Jaobs
Churches Plan Union Watch Night Services
The Baptist and Methodist Churches will hold union watch night services next Sunday. The program includes a preaching service at , a 9 o'clock young people's meeting, and a music and readings session from to 11. The watch night service runs from 1 to 12. The son of M M Nieveen suffers from inflammatory rheumatism.
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Baptist
Methodist
Christmas Festival Program Delights Lynden Drenched Crowd
A large audience enjoyed a Christmas program at the Christian Reformed Church featuring recitations songs and school groups from Lynden Christian and Ebenezer schools. After the program Rev Breen led closing remarks and a refreshments spread followed by recollections about Lynden district chess culture by W H Dobbs and E Edson.
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Christian Reformed Church
E. Breen
Johnny Cook
Demand for Battle Cruisers to Guard U.S. Coasts
The speaker argues for a swift, homogeneous battle cruiser fleet in both oceans to deter hostile divisions. He warns battleships alone cannot shield coasts from raids and urges building more battle cruisers without sacrificing battleships. A hostile cruiser division is described as a deadly threat.
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Jatil
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Lynden Girl Wins State Essay Contest
Two Whatcom County students Nathan Coles of Nooksack and Mabel Steffe of Lynden topped the state in an essay contest on My Trip to the State Fair. Over forty essays were submitted with a $5 prize awarded by Frank Meredith, secretary of the State Fair Association.
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Whatcom County
Nathan Coles
Nooksack
Mabel Steffe
Lynden
North Yakima
Frank Meredith
State Fair Association
Lynden's Original Editor Visits City
W H Dobbs, founder of Lynden's Pioneer Press in 1888, returned this week. Now with Automatic Electric Controller Co of Seattle, he recalled publishing during hard times including an edition printed on wallpaper that exposed conditions in state institutions and helped spur reforms.
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W. H. Dobbs
Lynden
Dobbs
Automatic Electric Controller Company
Seattle
Pioneer Press
George Erz Named for Jailer by Wallace
Will D. Wallace sheriff announces J. B. Bennett as chief deputy with A. L. Callahan and Andrew Williams as deputies. George Erz, formerly of Lynden, will become jailer replacing Bink Byland and displacing A. C. Knowles E. R. Nunamacher and L. A. Thomas.
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Will D. Wallace
J. B. Bennett
A. L. Callahan
Andrew Williams
George Erz
Lynden
A. C. Knowles
E. R. Nunamacher
L. A. Thomas
Erz
Bink Byland
Whatcom County Hunters Favor Late Open Season
Whatcom County sportsmen voted Tuesday to open upland game bird season on October 15 and close November 30, instead of the current six week span from September 15 to October 31. The meeting at the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce rooms, called by C. C. Siegel, discussed fish and game protection and planned a permanent fishermen and hunters organization.
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Whatcom County
C. I. Roth
C. C. Siegel
County Game Commission
Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
Siegel
B N Train Sets New Speed Marks Between Bellingham and Maple Falls
The Maple Falls Leader notes a B N passenger train recently covering 725 miles per hour over a five hour run from Bellingham to Maple Falls. It compares the feat to Stevenson's famed speed but jokes that there are no speed limits on this line, suggesting trains could beat the old 15 mph record if they try.
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Bellingham
Maple Falls
Stevenson
Jamiesons Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H H Jamieson celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary on Christmas Day and received the congratulations of their friends.
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H. H. Jamieson
Paved Blaine to Sumas Road Plan Gains Local Support
Haynie Grange proposes concreting the Blaine Sumas road using county funds with local owners paying half. Lynden and Sumas back the effort as state aid funds may cover the rest and federal aid could designate it an international highway. The project faces limited opposition and aims to accelerate east west mobility in Whatcom County.
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Blaine
Sumas
Haynie Grange
Blaine Journal
Blaine-Sumas
Lynden
Bellingham
Whatcom County
Ferndale Enterprise
State Highway Commission
State Aid
Ferndale
Christmas Visiting and Tragic Death in Northwood Community
Northwood residents shared holiday visits with friends and relatives in Bellingham and nearby towns. The community Christmas tree event at Grange Hall drew many, with Santa Claus distributing candy and apples. Mrs. W. H. Cotton died suddenly, leaving a husband and four children. the family burial occurred at Lakeview Cemetery with neighbors offering sympathy.
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Frank Stallard
Kingsley
Bellingham
T. E. Cookman
Earl Marr
W. H. Cotton
J. Middeke
Clear Lake
Wash
Ben Holbrook
Roo & van Leeuwen
Lakeview Cemetery
Hoff and Pinkey sue Whatcom County over land title
Herman Hoff and James Pinkey, Lawrence mill owners, sue Whatcom County for 82.10 plus interest and 40 paid for land claimed by the government. Taxes have been paid for ten years and owners believed title was clear, but recent research shows the land is government property.
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Herman Hoff
James Pinkey
Lawrence
Whatcom County
Christmas Dinner Guests at Worthen Home
Mr and Mrs C F Worthen and daughter Winona Worthen and Mr and Mrs George Gustin and family were the Christmas dinner guests at the George Worthen home.
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C. F. Worthen
Winona Worthen
George Gustin
George Worthen
Wright Family Visitors Over Christmas Week
Mr and Mrs L C Wright of Duvall are spending the Christmas week in Lyndon with Mr and Mrs P A Wright. Misses Anna and Lula Wright and Sid Wright of Sum as are also here this week.
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L. C. Wright
Duvall
Lyndon
P. A. Wright
Anna
Lula Wright
Sid Wright
Sumas
Bauman Opened With Birth Of Son This Morning
A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs William A Bauman in the local hospital. The baby joins the Bauman family as their newest member.
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William A. Bauman
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