Skagit Whatcom fairs face date clash in October
Conflict over the week of October 2 pits Whatcom County Fair against Skagit County Fair after a new Skagit board shifted dates to match Whatcom’s schedule. Burlington Journal notes Lynden and Skagit fairs clash, drawing crowds from both counties. officials plan a Lynden meeting to seek a change to avoid conflict.
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Whatcom County
Skagit County
Burlington
Skagit
Burlington Journal
Lynden
Delta and Sunshine Community News Roundup
Delta and surrounding areas saw visits and trips as residents hosted relatives and friends from Bellingham Ferndale Seattle and Lynden. Local families welcomed newborns attended graduations traveled for visits and business while the Shady Brook shingle mill planned to start operations this week.
Insurance Firm sale to Lynden Pioneer Realty Co
H. E. Stuart sells his insurance business to Lynden Pioneer Realty Co with H. J. Feenhouse as manager. Feenhouse has already assumed handling of all policies.
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H. E. Stuart
Lynden Pioneer Realty Co
H. J. Feenhouse
Feenhouse
County News Highlights Change and Plans in Whatcom County
A Sumas businessman offers a fine building site to the Chamber of Commerce for a condensery. Lynden receives 365.04 of 7206.65 from the State School fund for May. D C Siegel announces Republican bid for county sheriff. Bellingham plans Fourth of July events and converts a brewery to an apple juice plant. County commissioners push Blaine road paving with a split vote. May 31 is last day to pay the first half 1915 taxes before delinquency and penalties. Kate Canning Co Everson ships a carload of canned fruit as season nears wrap. Dust control on Everson Main Street with 700 gallons spread. another 300 planned. Deputy E R Nunamacher to become U S marshal chief deputy, vacant by J J Flanagan’s Tacoma move. A C Knowles to fill, Blaine to gain two new single rigs.
North Prairie social notes and school year end events
North Prairie residents attend visits and gatherings with Miss McGrath Miss Stauffer and many others. School closes with an all day picnic and program at the school house. Miss Esther McGrath receives life diploma at the Bellingham alumni banquet.
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Miss McGrath
Stauffer Cok
Jakes Bartelds
Glen Axling
Lottie Richbaw
Northwood
Anna Bartelds
Nany Verduin
Ruth Barnes
P. A. Clarke
Belingham
Bert Dyksterhuis
Agnes Spaan
Sip Hiemstra
Dan Vander Meer
Washington
Patron and Teachers’ Association
Conrad Axling
Amy Stauffer
Evita Brune
Dora Verduin
Jeanette van der Meer
Holywood
Brooks
Montana
Edith Froem
Esther McGrath
Norma’ Alureni
Bellingham
Rudolph Bartelds
Jessie
Grace
Freda Bruns
John Bruns
Miss Darleen Harkness Becomes Chief Telephone Operator
Mrs Colley resigns from the telephone office and will move to Bellingham. Miss Darleen Harkness succeeds Mrs Colley as chief operator.
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Fred Colley
Telephone Offce
Bellingham
Darleen Harkness
Mrs. Colley
Cultivation of Character Not the Chief Business of Mankind
The speaker argues character is a byproduct not a direct pursuit and warns against self focus. True character grows by serving mankind and God through daily duties rather than introspective cultivation.
Lynden High School awards diplomas to twenty graduates
Twenty graduates received diplomas Thursday evening in Lynden High School auditorium with remarks by Mrs. B V Mounter president of the school board and D M H Marvin the commencement speaker. May include music by Frances Knapp Mattes and Sullivan with tennis club notes.
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B. V. Mounter
Screo Board
Lynden Shool
County Farm Superintendent Praised As Sheriff Candidate
C C King county farm superintendent draws favorable notices for a possible sheriff run he will likely decline. King and wife receive 100 dollars monthly and the board of county commissioners considers raising to 125 dollars a month. The commissioners are praised for avoiding partisanship and keeping King in charge of the farm. Ferndale Record.
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C. C. King
Ferndale Revord
Mrs. Cornelius Noteboom Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Cornelius Noteboom died early this morning at her Lynden home after a short illness. She had lived in Lynden eleven years and was 69 on February 17. Survived by husband, sons Abe Gerrit and Will Noteboom, and daughters Mrs Leonard Lensen Mrs Sam Vander Meer Mrs Dan Vander Meer and Mrs P Kraft. Funeral plans pending.
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Lynden
Abe
Gerrit
Will Noteboom
Leonard Lensen
Sam Vander Meer
Dan Vander Meer
P. Kraft
Noteboom
Northwood Visit and Community Happenings Report
Mrs Hansard and Vivia OBrien visited Bellingham and Snow Island after Tuesday’s departure. Families connected to Charles Chelan traveled from Landers Canada returning Friday. A Saturday picnic drew a fair crowd and Northwood Grange hosted a dance. Local activity includes mill construction by Roo and Van Leeuwen and land clearing crews, plus visits from Attorney Bixby and Mrs Madsen to nearby towns.
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Hansard
Vivia O'Brien
Bellingham
Snow Island
Charles Chelan
Hursday
Landers
Canada
Northwood Grange
T. E. Cookman
Acme
Roo
van Leeuwen
Attorney Bixby
O. Madsen
Bayview
Wash
Legn
Lyndon
American Aid to South American Development Postwar
The speaker argues the United States should assist the southern republics after the war by expanding capital, competing with European banks, and investing in their economies. He envisions Hudson River finance leading global centers, regular American flag shipping to South America, and active engagement in trade rather than tourism. The goal is to spur growth and help these nations rise among world powers.
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Thames
Hudson
Atlantic
Pacific
South America
Lynden Notes June 2 1904 Birth and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs R Helder welcome a baby girl born Monday afternoon. F M Bloom of Northwood seeks a rural free delivery route from Lynden. Gert Velcke hosts a birthday party Thursday evening. Ben Johansen plans a new house on his ranch west of Lynden. Mrs S W Worthen ill with measles this week.
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Mrs. R. Helder
F. M. Bloom
Northwood
Lynden
Gerrit Velcke
Ben Johansen
Professor Finds New Peat Uses at UW
University of Washington professor Dr Henry Benson explains peat can boost garden fertility by improving water retention in sandy soils. He notes peat boxes in Lynden district farms yield richer soil and better crop performance. European use includes briquetting and gas production with ammonia byproducts making the process profitable. The federal Bureau of Mines supports peat as a viable fuel in compact forms.
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Henry K. Benson
Universty of
Washington
Lynden
Dr. Benson
Benson
Bureau of Mines
Everson Social Roundup Mixed Visits and Events
Everson residents hosted and visited relatives and friends in the week. Local gatherings included Needlecraft tea at the West Main Street home and a W C T U tea with an seed guessing contest. Multiple trips to Lynden Mt Vernon and Bellingham occurred for graduations dinners and visits.
Lynden Trains Reduced to One Daily Run
Lynden to receive one train a day starting Sunday June 4, with the B and N schedule showing arrivals at 10 38 a m and departures at 10 43 a m daily. Postal service will similarly be limited to one mail daily as protest grows among citizens and business people.
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Lynden
N. Railway
Memorial Service and Local Happenings in Custer
Last Sunday the Memorial service was held in the M E church with Rev A A Brittian delivering an appreciated address. Decoration Day observed at Enterprise cemetery. F S Brownell and wife visiting his brother W H Brownell and family after twenty years apart. L A S to meet at Mrs D C Haines home Thursday. Mrs Floyd Amidon visiting friends in Bellingham. Byron Brownell back from Tacoma. Mrs Done visiting at Mrs Hadfield’s. Infant Earl Mort Bice died Monday evening and laid to rest in Enterprise cemetery. The family thanks neighbors for assistance during bereavement. Claud Behme and son returned from six weeks near Portland Oregon. Mrs Jas Scott ill and unable to attend telephone office recently.
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M. E
A. A. Brittian
Pleasant Valley Orchestra
Enterprise
F. S. Brownell
W. H. Brownell
D. C. Haines
Floyd Amidon
Bellingham
Byron Brownell
Tacoma
Done
Hadfield
Little Earl Mort Bice
George Bice
Claud Behme
Portland
Oregon
Jas. Scott
Mrs Fuller and Daughter Visit In Alaska
Mrs John W Fuller and her daughter Jean from Ugeshik Alaska were guests of Mrs Fuller’s sister Mrs Paul Ashby last week Mr and Mrs Fuller sail for Nome on June 2.
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John W. Fuller
Dau
Jean
Ugeshik
Alaska
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