Roosevelt Scores Big in South Dakota Primaries
Col Theodore Roosevelt won South Dakota's primary with a five to twelve thousand plurality and secures a solid delegation to the Chicago national convention. A Roosevelt bloc plan forms at Oyster Bay to organize nationwide support and contest procedures. Roosevelt may attend Chicago if conditions favor his supporters. An accompanying note offers a home remedy fly poison recipe using egg yolk and pepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
South Dakota
Chicago
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Senator Root
Hadley
Missouri
Our Partnership In Town Business In Lynden
A Lynden article argues that local prosperity relies on neighboring businesses. It notes buying at home boosts neighbors and prices, while buying away harms them. It also reports the Ritchie-Shelton lumber mill between Lynden and Bellingham will relocate due to timber scarcity, possibly ending its current site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Ritchie-Shelton Lumber
Bellingham
Make This a Day, The Time Is Now
Selected verse urges embracing the present to seize opportunity and meet the dawn with determined action. It emphasizes that yesterday is past, today demands effort, and the right moment is now for progress and deed. The speaker motivates readers to act, not wait for perfect conditions.
Western Washington Dairying Potential Highlighted
Denmark expert Benhard Boeggild says Western Washington could double Denmark’s butter exports due to better pasture, larger lands, and ready markets. The piece notes vast logged-off lands can be converted to pasture for dairy herds, with 100 acres supporting about 30 cows after quick land clearing. Milk and dairy products remain highly marketable locally.
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Benhard Boeggild
Copenhagen
Denmark
Western
Washington
Northwest
Poultry and potato culture notes from Western Washington
Timely Topics covers spring chick mortality causes and care for incubation brooding and feeding. It prescribes parent stock health, proper moisture, ventilation, and gradual temperature drops. Also includes potato tillage tips, weed control, and tools. Reports on apple scab control and notes optimistic crop forecasts for Pacific Northwest, with literacy statistics by state.
Lynden Co operative Store Holds First Annual Meeting
Lynden Co operative Store stockholders held their first annual meeting and re elected the same officers. R Axling continues as president J Meenk vice president Nels Jacobson treasurer D F Smith secretary L Michel director George H Cole remains manager. Reports praised the organization’s condition and prospects.
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Lynden Cooperative Store
Co. R. Axling
J. Meenk
Nels Jacobson
D. F. Smith
L. Michel
George H. Cole
Fly catechism warns of typhoid peril from flies
A public health catechism from Indiana and Asheville schools declares flies breed in manure and filth, contaminate bread and milk, and carry typhoid fever and other illnesses. It urges thorough cleanliness, weekly removal of manure, and screening to prevent fly visits.
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Indiana State Board of Health
School Board of
Asheville
N. C
Lynden Giants to Meet Knights of Columbus in Baseball
The Lynden Giants host the Bellingham Knights of Columbus Sunday afternoon at Hawley's park after a transfer from Bellingham. Games start at 2 o clock to allow visiting teams time to catch trains home. The Giants field new players and aim for a stronger lineup than a few weeks ago.
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Lynden Giants
Bellingham Knights of Columbus
Hawley's Park
Bellingham
Philo
Lynden
Powder Boys
Whatcom County Fire Department Holds Annual Meeting
Almost all members attend the annual meeting to confirm plans for October 4 and 8 firemen ball and county fair related events. Officers elected include Rosenzweig as president and Bauman as secretary with Pixley as Hose Co. 1 foreman and Bruns as Hook and Ladder foreman. A home talent play for department fundraising seeks participants through Lynden Department Store, Pixley, or The Tribune.
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Pixley
Whatcom County
W. K. Pixley
Walter Hemmingway
Harry Salzgaber
H. Rosenzweig
P. M. Serturier
Wm.a. Bauman
Wilder R. Jones
A Bauman
H. E. Clarke
Foreman Hose Co
Charles K. Philo
Foreman Hook and Ladder Co
George A. Bruns
Graham
Lynden Department Store
Tribune
The Rural Carrier by Walt Mason Poem
A portrait of the rural postman who endures snow and storms delivering farmers mail. He toils with bare wages, patchy roads, and a worn wagon, yet never complains as he fulfills his duty with quiet resolve.
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Johnny
Walt Mason
Fisher Flour Mills Keeps Busy Nearly All Year in Seattle
The Fisher flouring mills in Seattle began operation April 11, 1911, and have run daily except for a few repair days. The plant achieved about 98.5 percent uptime in its first year, a rare feat in the industry. The piece notes the public’s active involvement in the presidential campaign and suggests Taft cannot be nominated at Chicago.
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Fisher Flouring Mills
Seattle
United States
Fisher Flourfig Mills
Taft
Chicago
Potato Growing Bulletin from Washington State College
Horticulturist O. M. Morris offers advice on post planting care of potato fields. The bulletin emphasizes cultivation practices and proper tending to ensure healthy growth and yields.
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O. M. Morris
Washington State College
Voter Turnout and Representation in Elections
The Port Orchard Independent argues that many officials are chosen by tiny fractions of the population. It notes voting rates often under one-third, with elections decided by small majorities. The piece highlights how in unequal suffrage states one person in forty five may decide a candidate’s election.
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Port Orchard
New Farm Implement House Opens in Lynden
Ed Berkes and O J Bylsma have bought out the agricultural departments of the Farmers Mercantile Co and Lynden Department Store and will operate in the former Lynden Department Store implement room east of Lynden Pharmacy. Berkes has resided in Lynden five years prior to recently leaving the Lynden Department Store. Bylsma is a recent arrival with strong business sense. A county fruitgrowers meeting is set for Saturday June 2 at the Bayes Bros berry experimental farm near town to discuss vital matters for growers.
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United States
Washington
Oregon
Masssachusetts
Ed, Berkes
O. J. Bylsma
Farmers Mercantile Co
Lynden Department Store
Lynden Pharmacy
Berkes
Lynden
Mr. Bylsma
Berry Experimental Farm
Bayes Bros
Immigrant proposes underground electric heating for crops
A British immigrant to Canada suggests heating crops by burying electric wires about five feet apart and one foot underground. He estimates 25 miles of wire would heat 20 acres, aiming for a controlled sunlike effect comparable to a glass-house system. The plan seeks adjustable heat but risks destruction.
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Canada
Berry Grower Advice Emphasizes Moisture and Mulch
W H Paulhamus of the Puyallup Berry Growers Association urges timely cultivation after rains to conserve moisture in light and heavy soils. He recommends a one inch mulch of finely chopped soil, shallow one inch cultivation, six workers for speed, nitrate of soda at 200 pounds per acre, and protecting crowns from chicken scratching to boost July and August yields.
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W. H. Paulhamus
The
Puyallup Berry Growers’ Association
Hoeksema Rutgers Wedding At Christian Reformed Church
Gerrit Hoeksema and Johanna Rutgers marry at the Christian Reformed church with many friends present. Hoeksema, a student at the Theological College in Grand Rapids, has accepted a pastorate in Atwood Michigan and will be installed soon. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerrit Rutgers of Delta township. They plan to move to Atwood next week after the ceremony conducted by Rev P J Hoekenga.
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Gerrit Hoeksema
Johanna Henrietta Rutgers
Christian Reformed Church
Hoeksema
Theological College of the
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Atwood
Gerrit Rutgers
Delta Township
Hoquomayor Recalled After Lord Called Vision Fails
Nevada mayor Harry Ferguson of Hoquam declared he was called by the Lord to save the city from vice and wickedness. He was recalled on Monday by the people and ousted from office. There was evidently a mistake somewhere.
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Harry Ferguson
Hoquam
Newsroom Leaders Change Hands in Sumas Paper
The Sumas News announces new owners J. A. Bates Kanda and T. B. Brown two veteran newspaper men. The Tribune sends greetings and best wishes for prosperity. An aviation statistic notes one fatality per 2000 miles flown last year.
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Sumas News
Kanda
J. A. Bates
T. B. Brown
The
Tribune
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National Committee
North Pacific Coast
H. L. Blanchard
Western Washington Experiment Station
Puyallup, Wa
Vomureum
J. L. Stahl
Pacific Northwest
I. A. Huntley
Waldo G. Paine
Spokane & Inland Railway
Idaho
Co-Operative CO
Fire Department Annual
Fire Department
Rutgers
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