Lynden Records Huge 1918 Baby Crop and Death Toll
Lynden's 1918 birth total ranks among the district's largest, adding 111 people to the population with 23 December births. Forty-seven deaths were recorded, including twelve in December and ten due to influenza. The Lynden registrar Miss Tilda Tromp lists 57 boys and 54 girls born, and a long roll of residents who died, with multiple ages listed up to 90.
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Lynden
Tilda Tromp
Stork
Theodore Weidkamp
Leslie Vail
Isaac Elenbaas
Ray van Egdom
Everett Horton
John Jensen
Russel Tillman
Ray Shumway
Henry K. Palma
Arie Zoet
Eber I. Bruns
Hugo Kortlever
Jed Parrish
Jacob T. Zylstra
Victor D. Bussard
J. B. Gale
Roy F. Palmer
Claude Vander Kooi
L. T. Gardner
Adolph Kockel
Adrian Verbrugge
Fred Rinehart
Sipke Hiemstra
Dennis Buckley
Henry Brunink
Henry Ter
Henry Meyer
Leslie Frasier
Arie Radder
Jno. Kroontje
Walter S. Albaugh
John Breen
Andrew Vander Yacht
J. C. Goenen
John W. Schuyleman
Paul M. Henderson
Melvin Johnson
Fred Cole
George N. Holdcroft
Matthew Meenk
John M. Fagen
Otto L. Oltman
Richard Zylstra
Cornelius van Dyke
Henry
Barnes Loring
Jessie Slatemaker
Clarence L. Reed
Jeremiah M. Smith
Gottlieb Rosenau
Baby Goenen
Leonard Zweegman
D. H. McKinnon
Emma Lyons
Baby Gale
Mary Quimby
Sylvia Ann Earl
Servans Verbrugge
Annie Waples
James Elder
Rosie Antone
M. D
Former Lynden man passes away in Canada hospital
Bert Kolff formerly of Lynden died after a long illness and pneumonia while a patient at a Canada hospital. The obituary notes he had been critically ill for some time and influenza complications followed. Will Gunst of Alberta was visiting his brother John Gunst of Lynden.
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Lynden
Canada Hospital
Bert Kolff
Medic- 1
Canada
Will Gunst
Alberta
Brother
John Gunst
Hens or Cows Which Pays Best Says Bode
Gerrit Bode, Lynden farmer, keeps 400 hens and 10 cows and says the hens pay more. He notes lower capital tied up, less work, and higher returns from the poultry compared with the cattle, reflecting his experience.
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Bode
Lynden
Gerrit Bode
Three Lynden Boys May Return Together From War
Carl Reid reports that three Lynden youths Carl Reid Mose Ehle and Joe El enbaas who served in the same French sectors may return home on the same Lynden bound train Reid notes their movements from Monpach toward the German border and the armistice amid trenches and cheerful Allied refugees along with a Thanksgiving meal and favorable weather in France Luxemburg and Belgium
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Carl Reid
Mose Ehle
Joe Elenbaas
France
Lynden
Reid
Monpach
Wasser-Bellige
Cunel
Breheville
Cutry
Longwy
Luxemburg
Puget Sound
Belgium
Red Cross
Moses Ehley
Coast Artillery
Roosevelt Supports Relief Effort For Western Asia Christians
Former U S president Theodore Roosevelt sent a $1000 check from the Nobel Peace Prize to the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. He praised the plight of Assyrian and Armenian Christians and urged a $30 million fundraising target for refugees across Caucasus Persia and Turkish interiors.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American Committee For Relief In the
Christ Church
Asia
Caucasus
Persia
Turkey
Western
United States
Lynden Wins Debates and Opens Season Strong
Lynden overwhelmed Meridian High School 88 to 12 in the season opener at the high school gym, with Coach Orren Frye guiding a fast, well-led squad. The Lynden girls fell 15 to 6 to Meridian, and the two teams travel to Blaine Friday. Also notes a Meridian debate loss and a Lynden soldier safely back in the U.S. after serving in Germany.
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Lynden
Meridian High School
High School
Orren Frye
Wilson
Pace
le Cocq
Rathbun
Slade
Reynolds
Anderson
Meridian
MacDonald
Minor
Blakeslee
Erickson
Blaine
Rooters
Laurel
Edward Kamm
Elmer Swenson
Oliver Ingersoll
United States
Edna McKinnon
Arthur Miller Property Sold in Edgewater Addition Trade
A. M. Van Raalte bought the Arthur Miller five acre tract in the Edgewater Addition to Lyn den near Waple's Mill. Miller moved to Bellingham. The sale was arranged by D. J. Zylstra for $1,800.
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Arthur Miller
A. M. van Raalte
Edgewater
Lynden
Waple’s Mill
Mr. Miller
Bellingham
D. J. Zylstra
Lynden Men Urged to Attend Poultry Session
Lynden men are urged to attend a Saturday night meeting at Laurel to elect officers for Whatcom County Egg and Poultry Association and nominate a director for the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association. The gathering aims to maintain Lynden’s representation on the state board, with a speaker addressing poultry topics and other items of interest to local poultrymen.
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Whatcom County Egg and Poultry Association
Washington Co-operative Egg and Poultry Association
Laurel
Lynden
Harry Beernink
Dairymen Claim Loss on Milk Price in Pacific Region
The State Dairy men's Association and Whatcom Co dairymen say milk at 8.60 per hundred yields losses and press for a 3.5 percent butterfat base price with 9.5 cents per point for higher quality. They argue current tests are misaligned and demand profit and higher production incentives without increasing condensery costs.
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Dairymen of
Whatcom Co
State Dairymen’s Association
Seattle
Committee of Dairymen
J. A. Scollard
United Dairy Association
Scollard
Pacific District
United States
Blaine and area residents spend holidays visiting kin
Glenda Agee was a weekend visitor at her Blaine home. Mrs. Glen Pettit returns to Lewis County to resume school work. Mrs. Dan McLeod and daughter visited Bellingham. Genevieve Abbott stayed at home for the weekend. Ernest Palmer and son Fred visited relatives in Bremerton. Jacob Cook of Lysle visits his sister Mrs. Hersy. Beatrice Etten of Everson visits Markworth and Kitchenreuther homes and is a former Whatcom High student. The O L Sheets family joined the Dickson home for New Year dinner. The Stoddard family and Will Meyers were at the Reed home. Mr. Meyers to attend a horticulture course in Pullman. Tessie Bonnema resumes Blaine work after holidays. William Osbrink, a Whatcom High School graduate, spends the winter at home.
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Agee
Blaine
Glen Pettit
Elsie Burk
Lewis County
Jacob Cook
Lysle
Wash
Mrs. Hersey
Beatrice Etten
Everson
Markworth
Kitchenreuther
Whatcom High School
O. L. Sheets
Dickson Home
Stoddard
Will Meyers
Reed
Mr. Meyers
Pullman
Tessie Bonnema
William Osbrink
Price of milk rises ten cents on January 1
The price of milk advances ten cents on January 1 bringing the cost to 3.70 dollars. The note mentions a hundred pounds at the condenseries but the main fact is the price hike to 3.70.
Lynden Property Sold for Poultry Expansion Near Depot
H A Van Os sold eight lots near the depot to H Hamstra for 1500. Hamstra plans extensive poultry development with chicken houses on the site. D J Zylstra acted as agent on the deal.
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H. A. van Os
H. Hamstra
Mulders Travel Returns From California Winter
Dr. D Mulder and Mrs Mulder reportedly left Mrs Dug Ogle and other family members in Lynden to spend the California winter.
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Dr. D. Mulder
Riverside visitors and a car wreck near Bellingham
Mrs. Helen Densley and children from Baker Oregon visited Will Meurer with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Miller of Clear Brook. Frances Headrick of Seattle stays with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reid. John Theel Norman Crosier Ruby Parrish Vernetta Crosier were in a car wreck returning from Bellingham. Theel and Vernetta Crosier were trapped under the overturned vehicle.
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Helen Densley
Baker
Oregon
Will Meurer
Percy Miller
Clearbrook
Little Frances Headrick
Seattle
Mrs. W. A. Reid
John Theel
Norman Crosier
Ruby Parrish
Vernetta Crosier
Bellingham
Vernetia Crosier
Dr C H M'Leod Heads Armenian Campaign for Lynden
Dr C H McLeod named Lynden district chairman for the Armenian and Syrian relief drive to raise about $1,000 for Lynden's share of Whatcom County’s $10,000 goal. The campaign runs January 12 to 19 with funds aiding Turkish oppression victims and relief needs including clothing and food. Dr James L Barton of Boston leads the expedition, as Red Cross support is strained.
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C. H. McLeod
Lynden
Dr. McLeod
W. H. Waples
Whatcom County
Relief Committee of the
Near East
Armenian-Syrian Relief Committee
James L. Barton
Boston
Mass
Constantinople
Red Cross
Armenians Drive Teams Named to Raise Funds
Dr. C H McLeod announces fourteen fundraising teams for the Armenian drive in Lynden district. Each team lists captain and two members and all are to meet with Dr McLeod Friday at eight in his office to plan the campaign.
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C. H. McLeod
Lynden
Gerrit Kok
G. de Jong
Conrad Axling
D. Vander Griend
H. Otter
H. Kok
Will Jackman
H. C. Berthusen
B. A. Axlund
M. Vander Griend
Geo. Worthen
F. A. Pace
William Baldwin
D. L. Beckes
D. J. Zylstra
B. W. Loring
W. T. Fellis
George Abbott
W. E. Preston
J. E. Bruce
Jno. Swope
George Rathbone
E. R. Bostwick
Robert McLeod
Charles Johnson
Dr. McLeod
Lynden Theater Owner Expands to Marysville
Art E. Oril and family moved to Marysville last Monday and added the Marysville Theater to his chain. Lynden and Everson theaters will reopen by month end with no policy change beyond a local manager.
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Art E. Oril
Marysville
Oril
Lynden
Everson
W H Dorr Pioneer of Wiser Lake Dies at 69
Funeral services were held Tuesday for W H Dorr pioneer of Wiser Lake district who died Sunday after a brief illness He was 69 and survived by widow two daughters Mrs Winifred Kenoyer of Bellingham Mrs Jesse Griffith of Wiser Lake and three sons Wesley M of Bellingham William E of Blaine and Harold H Dorr of Bellingham Dorr came to the county in 1882 and homesteaded at Wiser Lake
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W. H. Dorr
Wiser Lake District
Mr. Dorr
Winifred Kenoyer
Bellingham
Jesse Griffith
Wiser Lake
Wesley M
William E
Blaine
Lynden
Harold H. Dorr
Lyndon man Frank Vander Griend tours Paris on furlough
In a letter received this week Frank Vander Griend of Lyndon recounts visiting Paris during a furlough. He describes the sights and experiences in the big French city while abroad on leave.
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Frank Vander Griend
Lyndon
Paris
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