Explorer Ferguson Returns Disillusioned by Canadian Land Rush
W R Ferguson arrives home from Fort George country aboard Vancouver Island reporting harsh travel conditions and a bleak view of Canadian land speculation. He notes heavy timber, short seasons, and settlers deceived by claims. many families left only to regret staying. He describes crossing rivers and snow, rugged terrain, and his intent to return home soon via Prince Rupert.
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W. R. Ferguson
Fort George
Vancouver
Ie Luers
Kacha Lake
Fort Frasier
Coast Range
Bella Coola Valley
Nooksack Valley
Bella Coola River
Nooksack
Bill
Hoekenga Home From Michigan Warm Weather Recap
Rev. Hoekenga and family return to Lynden after a lengthy visit in Grand Rapids Michigan. He describes intense heat and dry conditions, notes his oldest daughter lost seven pounds and all struggled with the oppressive atmosphere. The family sought relief in parks and on a moving streetcar to circulate air. They faced poor crops back home and the vacation marked his first since arriving in Lynden, with relief at being back in Puget Sound country. Mrs Bodine visits Bodine ranch later today.
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Hoekenga
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Christian Reformed Church
Mr. Hoekenga
Grayu Rapids
Lynden
Puget Sound
Urbanite from Seattle arrives at Lynden to spark dairy egg boom
Charles Hollingsworth Urbanite, posing as a local farmer, visits the Tribune office and outlines ambitious plans for a 40 acre Lynden farm. He aims to grow cows and hens, introduce new egg and butter methods, and even pipe milk to Seattle with a shipboard test tank while criticizing rural practices and predicting a regional transformation. A stock ticker interrupts with Stone & Webster dropping seven points as he wires a sell order.
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Charles Hollingsworth
Nooksack Valley
John
Urbanite
Lynden
Boole
Mr. Urbanite
Urbanlite
Tribune
Charles Holling
Seattle
Henry Webster
Loy
Jim
Stone & Webster
Long oats grown by C A Ralston on Nooksack ranch
Oats six feet ten inches long are on display in the Tribune office window. Grown by C A Ralston near the river, the extraordinary crop is described as healthy and strong, rivaling sugar cane, and grown for Lay.
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Nooksack Valley
Tribune
C.A. Ralston
Hayes Pros add labor saving sprayer to farms
The Hayes Pros have purchased a new power whitewash sprayer claimed to work like one man yet faster, enabling quick coating of barns chicken houses and similar buildings. Arthur Swim and family arrived in Lynden to visit friends while noting Twin Falls vegetation remains green. C Noteboom and wife returned from an eleven week Iowa Minnesota trip with relatives and friends. Mrs Noteboom and friends visited. Noteboom comments on dry hot conditions in Iowa and Minnesota and expresses relief to be home.
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Hayes Pros
Arthur Swim
Uden
Dathves
Mr. Swim
Twin Falls
Mr. Aldrich
Lynden
C. Noteboom
Iowa
Minnesota
Bylsma
G. Noteboom
Kooynan
Orange City
Mr. Noteboom
Weathered Iowa and Minnesota farmers face drought and losses
Farmers across Central Iowa and Central Minnesota report no rain for weeks, poor hay and pasture, fruit losses from an April blizzard, and cattle feeding pressures. They recall regular March warmth, then costly cold, with many seeking dairy and crop recovery prospects while returning home from Lopez Island visits.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Eva
Susie Ireland
Lopez Island
Ollivers
School Grounds Move for New High School Site
At Lynden public school meeting the board was authorized to buy the Worthen property at the north end of Fifth Street for a high school site and to erect a temporary two or three grade building. The project costs about 900 dollars, with a permanent high school planned later. The district, with a 400,000 valuation, expects to fund growth without debt and reduce existing bonded indebtedness of 7,000 dollars before bonding around 20,000 dollars for the new high school. The current school building is too small, forcing a grade to be housed in rented quarters and three grades must be found space for next year.
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T Worthen
Fijith Street
Disic
Eba Mraro Nee Dey
Tribune
French
Lynden
Wilson in Lynden Senator Wilson praises state progress in Lynden
Senator John L. Wilson spoke in Lynden with Governor Mead and a local reporter observing. He defended Republican principles and Taft while urging resource development and local control, noting his long service and pioneering work. A sale of land near Wiser followed the event for $2250.
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Mead
P-1
Lynden
Blaine
Lefove
suiOu
Jos MM Frasier
Gion Uoy
John L. Wilson
Commonwealth
Wilson
Van
Frasier
Republican Party
William H. Taft
Taft
Washington
East
United States
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George
Princ Rupert
Prince Rupert
W R. Ferguson
Vancouver Island
Bella Coola
M. W
Hokenga
J. D. Bodine
Mr. Bodine
Mrs. Bodine
Cate
the Tribune
O. EB. Reed
W. H. Waples
Lynde
Oteboom
Lynden’s
Philo
Hadley
Atyerer
Fritz
Steinhauer
Taylor
Otek Chandler
Rusty Clarke
Rittenberg
C. Reed
Hemmingway
Petter
W. H. Kaufman
Tax Reform League
Timon
Northwood
Delta
Wiser Lake
Kaufman
Lynden Day
Chautauqua
Ae Lambert
Lambert
Samas
Beckes and Stuart
Wees
A. Tobiason
Henry TP. Dale
H. Vik
Wiser
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