Grange Leaders Press Statewide Grange Agenda
C B Kegley led Washington State Grange in securing Spokane for the National Grange session in November 1525. Attendees may number two to four thousand with tours to Palouse country Coeur d Alene Wenatchee and Yakima. Delegates push initiative referendum recall and other reforms for agriculture and state policy.
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C. B. Kegley
Washington State
National Grange
Spokane
National Brange
Grange
National Assembly
National Orange
Portland
Columbus
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
Palouse Country
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Wenatchee
Yakima Valley
Puyallup
Kansas
Wisconsin
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Washington
Western Washington Experiment Station
Pomona Grange Meeting Set for Ferndale July 2 3 1912
Notice from Whatcom County Pomona Grange urges broad attendance at the Ferndale session July 2 and 3. Members must bring lunches. hall arranged due to lack of subordinate Grange invitations. Chair Allon W Steers stresses participation and sharing concerns vital to Whatcom County residents.
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Whatcom County
Ferndale
Washington
Pomona
Our
Allon W. Steers
Pomona Grange
Ruling Clarifies Tax Payment After Land Contract Cancellation
The state tax commission ruled last Friday on tax duties after land contracts are cancelled for non payment. If cancellation occurs and the land is reinstated the owner must pay taxes for the cancelled years. The decision allows reinstated holders to avoid delinquent taxes if the cancellation stemmed from nonpayment by the holder or a claim by another party rather than the holder’s fault.
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Course Money Commission
Elledt
Pean
Nolder
Ferndale Chautauqua set to run June 29 to July 9
Ferndale hosts a major Chautauqua from June 29 to July 9 with music by the Symphony Concert Co and the Schubert Quartette. Prominent speakers include Governor Hay and Rabbi Koch, plus a Mount Baker stereopticon lecture. Admission is 10 cents for debates. eight-day tickets $1.00.
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Lst
Hay
I. S. Howe
Rabbi Koch
Bishop O'Kea
W. S. U'Ren
C. B. Kegley
G. D. O. Powers
Mount Baker
Berry Day Gatherings Highlight Lynden Berry Industry
A large turnout of Pacific Northwest berry growers will attend a Lynden Berrylyn meeting Saturday. Mayor Heaton will welcome visitors and urge them to enjoy Lynden and consider repeat visits. The Lynden and Nooksack valley berry crop is strong with potential to surpass the Puyallup region, supported by the Puyallup and Sumner Fruitgrowers' Association. The article notes big profits, extensive crates handled, and plans to boost cooperation, marketing, and warehouse capacity through collective action. It also highlights Chap Bayes’s Berrylyn farm experimental plantings and the Lynden Commercial Club as a driver of practical knowledge for growers.
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Pacific Northwest
Berrylyn
the Tribune
Lynden
Heaton
Nooksack Valley
Puyallup
United States
Puyallup and Sumner Fruitgrowers’ Association
Bayes
Berrylyn Farm
Lynden Commercial Club
Nels Jacobson
Toles
Why We Should Save the Birds
An article argues birds are essential to reducing agricultural insect losses. It cites hundreds of millions in yearly damages from pests and praises birds for controlling them, citing historical examples from the United States and Europe.
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Washington
Mississippi Basin
Northwest
United States
New England
New York
Nebraska
Utah
Europe
Lynden Jigs Place Near West’s Choicest Spot
In a trimmed phrase the note claims Lynden sits in one of the finest western locations and suggests the ideal of everyone excels where another falters. The compact remark frames local pride and a regional boast.
Raising Strawberries From Seed Instruction
The article explains a simple method to raise strawberries from seed. ripe berries are crushed in dry sand and sown in a shaded bed of rich soil, then transplanted when large enough. With care, plants mature by cold weather and bear fruit the next year. The process offers potential to develop valuable varieties.
Roosevelt delegates protest Washington reform fight at Republican National Convention
Washington and four state delegations face seating disputes as Roosevelt followers press a floor fight. Miles Poindexter chairs the protest, sending a letter to Victor Rosewater accusing the committee of bias and promising to seek redress at the national convention. Also notes crop conditions improving across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana with rains aiding growth. Whatcom County Old Settlers plan a Pioneer Park pavilion inspection meeting next Saturday at 2 PM in Ferndale.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Taft
National
Miles Poindexter
Victor Rosewater
National Committee
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Whatcom County Old Settlers Association
Pioneer Park
Ferndale
Screening Doors and Food to Stop Germs
Advice urges screening doors and windows of homes focusing on kitchen dining room and pantry. If screening is not possible, screen the food especially milk where germs multiply rapidly.
Gardens Encourage Students Across King County
George Severance reports on Kirkland graduation garden contest with twenty one student plots. Five prizes awarded to top gardens, three of them by girls, showing strong soil practice and careful planning. The program aims to spark interest in farm life, study of agriculture, and parental involvement.
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King County
Kirkland
New Homestead Laws Set For Presidential Signature
Congress approves the Borah Jones three year homestead bill after swift passage in both houses and Speaker Champ Clark signs. The measure shortens residence to three years with five months leave and cultivation proof, allows relaxations by the Interior Secretary, and lets entrymen choose under old or new laws. A related patenting bill may follow, offering three year patents on government irrigation projects.
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Congress
Champ Clark
W. &. Borah
Idaho
Wesley Jones
Senate
House
Secretary of the Interior
Canada
Borah
House Committee
Milwaukee expansion eyed for Lynden and Nooksack valley growth
Milwaukee Railway aims to develop Lynden by promoting settler immigration. An official party led by O E Shaner and J H Ginet Jr toured the valley, with photographer H L Toles capturing farm views. The plan includes book form regional profiles and hopes of berry shipments to eastern markets within five years.
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Lynden
O. E. Shaner
Milwaukee
Chicago
J. H. Ginet, Jr
Immigration Department
W. H. Somers
H. E. Stuart
Toles
United States
East
Middle West
Suppression of Blue Sky Land Schemes Hinted
F H Newell Reclamation Service chief calls western railroads and land officials to Chicago to discuss stopping blue sky land investments. The move aims to curb frauds blamed for driving about 100000 U S families annually to seek opportunity in Canada.
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F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Western Railroads
Chicago
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Maud Muller Parodied and California Heat Wave
A Massachusetts academy paper mocks Maud Muller with a spoof about a judge in an auto horn incident. The central valleys of California begin June with an unprecedented June heat wave peaking around Fresno at 110 degrees, signaling unusual early summer weather.
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Maud Muller
Academy
Massachusetts
Maud
California
Fresno
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Grange News
Birch Bay
Symphony Concert Co
Schubert Quartette
Mme. Yalisse
E. M. Swanson
J. B. Wilson
Nels Nelson
Guy E. Dunning
W. Lowe
M. McLean
E.hornton
C. E. Flint
Percy Hood
C. St Wooldridge
W. J. Moses
W. C. Holcomb
Keeeler
C. C. Giblin
C. B. Legoe
E. M. Smith
E. W W. Swanson
Frowers
Lynden Experimental Station
Chap Bayes
Berrylyn Fruit Farm
Children’s Home Gardens
George Severance
Puyallup, Washington
Milwaukee Road
Middle-West
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