03 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
1
Lynden's grammar and primary school shut until Monday February 14 to curb a measles outbreak. Health officer Dr. F L Wood reports rapid spread with ten homes affected and new cases daily, and isolation aims to halt the epidemic.
The Girls Literary Club held a program with debate on umbrellas versus rubbers, a Maude Adams sketch, songs, and a critic's report. The Domestic Science department serves five cent lunches daily, with menus including baked beans and salmon on toast. Lynden Township notes a primary election February 15, 1916, and Rollo Hardenbrook, 18, suffers measles and pneumonia.
Ferndale businessmen formed a 4a Commercial Club last week while Ferndale’s water system froze. The Everson Valley Home predicts the cold spell will last until the new moon on February 3. January 31, 1898, saw a temperature of 14 below zero, the county’s coldest on record. Blaine plans a cooperative creamery as local issues rise.
North Prairie notes illness and school closure due to cold weather. Local residents Misses Bartelds Bruns Stauffer Stouffer Esther McGrath Amy Stouffer attend visits. several sleighing parties and a February meeting scheduled. Edwin Benson out with mumps. Simon Stremler took eighth grade exams at Northwood.
A stark admonition urges readers to abandon despair and continue onward. The speaker, attributed to Joaquin Miller, invokes journeys from ocean to ocean toward a vast Eden, warning against stopping at despair and urging bold progress despite night and unknowns.
Lynden and Everett collide in a pivotal debate at the High School Auditorium tomorrow night. Lynden, undefeated this year, seeks to extend a four year streak with fourteen wins in eighteen debates. Every Lynden citizen should attend for a lively contest and strong team effort.
The roster of Night School attendees includes Walter McSorley Harry Beernink Dixon Beernink Peter Barendse L R Abel Earl Larson Pearl Baxter Harry Crabtree May Crabtree Grace O Neil Mrs Funk Abel Dykersais J Van Rossum Gerritt Polinder John Spaan Gerritt Zoet Henry Polinder Wm DeVries Bill Warren Leonard Koole Fred Cole Mrs Jacoby Lucy Austin Frank Bate man Everett Hawley Bert Helder Mr Schulte Mr Averill W G Sommers R G Fail J Beringer Colin Van Soest Frank Becker Richard Dreesman Herb Fritz Henry Lindhous Mr Feenhouse Rika Dreesmen.
February sixth observance by local Boy Scout troupe with Rev. Paul Ashby speaking on The Scout as Boy and Man. Choir will perform Like as a Father by Mrs. Adams with solos and chorus. Parents and friends invited to attend.
The North Prairie Good Roads Association plans a cross border campaign to build a memorial highway from Blaine to Sumas marking a Century of Peace between the U S and Canada. Leaders Conrad Axling and G Van der Griend seek signatures from Whatcom County towns and a joint petition to Congress.
Government and private studies show mortality rises in middle life and is already evident at age forty. Life insurance data align with this trend as deaths from degenerative diseases increase yearly. The author notes many notable figures peak after forty and warns of a rising death rate after forty as a serious global issue.
A historical column argues for preparedness and strong defense, noting Washington’s 1814 sacking, eight naval actions since founding, and the need for deterrence against a future equal or superior foe. It suggests treaties alone cannot secure safety without readiness.
The government of the United States and Canadian authorities agreed to jointly build and maintain a road and place tablets on the International Boundary Posts. The tablets commemorate one hundred years of peace between the two nations.
A Lynden update reports Angus Young circulating a petition to lay a sidewalk from Front Street to the depot grounds. The Seventh Day Adventists form a committee to locate a site for a new church to be erected in the spring, with D R Schuyler A H Maupin and Mrs John Bussard named. Residents discuss rail service, new arrivals from Oak Harbor, and local reaction to news of Russia and Japan at war.
Atty. Frank W. Bixby and Charles Jacobs of Seattle are in the city this week examining the premises with a view to locating a business or project on the site.
Miss Mamie Newell returns from Anacortes after visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jackson. Miss Loretta Beaver of Bellingham stays with Mrs. Mary A. Greene. Miss Alice Shields hosts Miss Leone Baker of Bellingham. Mr. and Mrs. Minor McLain of Bellingham guests. Smith McLain of Spokane visits relatives. The King family entertain their daughter Mrs. Joe Mosier of Everett. Mrs. Bearista hosts her sister Miss Tyson of Vancouver, B. C. Philip Towsley buys L. L. Tackett farm. Tackett plans to homestead in Canada next spring. A High School meeting considers starting a night school with commerce and high school branches and bookkeeping. Mrs. M. A. Greene hosts Miss Mary Dustin of Seattle for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Olson of Blaine visit relatives. dinner by Mr. and Mrs. George Steiner in honor of his birthday. Miss Day Slater of Bellingham visits home.
The Ladies Music Club changes meeting nights to the first and third Wednesdays each month. The next session is on February 16 and will feature the Lucia program that was postponed earlier.
Petrarch counsels a king to honor friendships as the true strength of realms. He cites Sallust on kindness and faithfulness, urges unity with kin, and recalls Agrippa as a model. Trust worthy friends, prove yourself first, and be slow to break bonds, even if testing loyalties.
A month of heavy snow leaves Lynden buried under deep drifts that halt stage service and disrupt trains. The B and N train from Lynden to Bellingham is delayed after a drift incident at Hampton, with an engine wreck briefly delaying aid. Mail delivery ceases at Lynden on Wednesday as streets stay blocked. Drift heights exceed six feet in town, with much higher accumulations along Fifth Street, and temperatures hover around freezing.
The region reports an unusual cold snap and heavy snow delaying mail. Wood cutting and ice cutting are active as schools close for cold weather. Residents including W D Ashton, G M Dow, E Pryor, E S Hall, Ethel Crabtree, Effie Turner, and F Steele and family are mentioned in brief local notes about visits, illness, and order of activity.
Mrs. Frank Phillips of Hamilton visits Custer. Professor Shaw to speak at I O O F Hall on Feb 15. A A Sporleder and C M Doty buy cattle and plan Montana ranch work. H C Daulton to remodel Custer Hotel. Fire at Custer Hotel causes minor damage. Miss Edna Behme hosts birthday tea. Immigration agent Sylvester slated for transfer. YMCA planning meeting postponed. Great Northern agent W S Seward recovering from flu. Commercial Club meets to discuss matters.
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