Senate Passes Township Dissolution Bill In Unanimous Vote
The Senate passed Senator Brown's township dissolution bill by unanimous vote and sent it to the House. Olympia notes an eighth-biennium budget cut totaling about 1.5 million dollars, with major reductions in state institutions and university building funds.
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Senate
Senator Brown
House
Olympia
Joint Appropriations Committee
Board of Control
School For the Deaf
Vancouver
School of the Blind
Grand Mound
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Reformatory
Chehalis
North Yakima
Scott
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bellingham Normal School
State Tax Commission
House Rules Committee
Lister
Labor
Commission
Employers, Employes
Industrial Insurance Commission
Organized Labor
Growers and Canzers Unite for Fair Berry Prices
Western Washington fruit growers and canners move toward a single selling head at a Bellingham meeting. They plan a standard pack, larger scale operations, and carload marketing with support from Puyallup and Whatcom County groups. A superintendent may oversee packing and picking to ensure quality.
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Washington
Bellingham
Lynden
Robert Heaton
D. F. Smith
Walter Elder
B. C. Crabtree
W. H. Paulhamus
Puyallup Valley Association
Paulhamus
Whatcom County Association
T. H. Smith
Puyallup
Nooksack Valley
Services Held For W H Treadway In Lynden
W H Treadway died Sunday in Bellingham at seventy nine after pneumonia following surgery. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the family home with Rev Paul Ashby officiating. Survived by his widow, brothers in California and Minnesota, and two adopted daughters Linda Farley of Minnesota and Minnie Wheeler of Lynden. Born Kingston Ontario February 10 1936, he came to Ohio as a youth, then Wisconsin before moving to Lynden seven years ago.
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W. H. Treadway
Bellingham
Paul Ashby
Treadway
California
Minnesota
Linda Farley
Minnie Wheeler
Lynden
Mr. Treadway
Kingston
Ontario
Ohio
Wisconsin
Memorial service for Frances Willard at WCTU meeting
The WCTU will hold a memorial service for Frances Willard at their meeting Thursday March 11. The LTL will meet at the school Thursday afternoon after school. B C Crabtree Grace O Neil Luther Reed and C P Nelson of Lynden were selected to serve on superior court juries this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willard
B. C. Crabtree
Grace O'Neil
Luther Reed
C. P. Nelson
Lynden
Heun couple to continue Lynden music school
Mrs. Charlotte Heun and Kenneth Heun will keep operating their Lynden music school while leasing their Everson area farm. The couple runs a studio in the Palace hotel as part of their ongoing teaching venture.
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Charlotte Heun
Kenneth Heun
Lynden School of Music
Everson
Palace Hotel
Governors Conner bill funds tideland bridges and highway fund
Retailers urged action as the governor signed the Conner bill enabling commissioners to build bridges across tidelands and appropriating 4 million dollars for the permanent highway fund. Both measures passed with the emergency clause. The senate rules committee pushed the race bill to indefinite postponement, blocking further session action. Unanimous committee decision.
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Cheney Normal
Board of Control
Eastern Hospital For
Cheney Normal School
Medical Lake
Cheney
Conner
Winston
Heinly
Wilson
House
Senate
Sharpstein
Wende
Boner
Judiciary Committee
Control Board
Oregon
Congress
Lister
French
Clarke County
Senate Memorials Committee
Washington
Portland
Public Service Commission
Tidelands
Senate Rules Committee
Plan for big stock exhibit at Whatcom County Fair
The Whatcom County Fair board voted to rebuild the stock building for the 1915 show. George Gustin won the contract and construction starts immediately. The new barn aims to be among the finest exhibit structures in the Northwest, with a revised premium list to be distributed countywide next month.
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Whatcom County
Northwest
George Gustin
Front Street Property Sells At High Price In Lynden
Real estate in Lynden sees a high priced deal as C A Breckenridge transfers fifty feet on Front Street near Fifth to Blondens Brothers for 4000 dollars. Taylor and Riddle were the agents. The Breckenridge home and Lynden Confectionery occupy the parcel, marking a rise in values over seven years. Breckenridges depart for a ten month East and California trip, first visiting Edinburg and family, then the San Francisco fair upon return.
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Lynden
C. A. Breckenridge
Front Street
Fifth
Blonden Brothers
Taylor and Riddle
Breckenridge House
Blondens
End Mes. Breckenridge
East
California
Edinburg, Sr
Mr. Breckenridge
Mrs. Breckenridge
San Francisco
Townships Elect Officers In Tuesday Elections
Voters in Lynden and Delta townships/ Delta approved road and bridge funding. Lynden turnout reached 261 with results for supervisor clerk treasurer assessor justice of the peace and constable plus two road overseer districts. Delta allocated 4500 for roads and 400 for current expenses and elected Fran Weidkemp chair and three supervisors, a clerk assessor treasurer and road overseers across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden Township
E. Zweegman
J. F. Ohlund
B. Day
A. B. Colyer
S. T. Shumway
F. P. Close
Geo. Mondell
J. M. Jones
Peter van Dyk
Delta
Fran Weidkemp
A. W. Wheeler
O. E. Wilson
John Axling
E. Nash
T. Jackman
W. E. Preston
A. E. Baldwin
Frank Pitman
School Lands Sale Set For April at County Courthouse
A parcel of school land located northeast of Lynden and southeast of Blaine valued at 30000 dollars will be offered for sale on April 6 at the county courthouse. An official sale notice appears elsewhere in this issue.
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Lynden
Blaine
Whatcom County
Attorney General's Office
State Tax Commission
Firemen Wash Front Street After Tuesday Evening Cleanup
As an aid to the street cleaning department, firemen washed down Front Street Tuesday evening, helping clear dirt and debris and assist in municipal sanitation efforts.
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Front Street
Thompson Family Heads West for Seattle and Wenatchee
Mr and Mrs S A Thompson and their son Howard left Thursday morning. Mr Thompson and Howard will stay in Seattle while Mrs Thompson joins her daughter in Wenatchee.
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Mrs
S. A. Thompson
Howard
Mr. Thompson
Son
Seattle
Mrs. Thompson
Wenatchee
Final Debate Decides Season Title at Laurel
The last debate of the season will be held with Laurel Friday at Laurel Lynden remains undefeated and the championship hinges on the result of the contest.
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Laurel
Lynden
Hope of Civilization Speech at Labor Convention
Governor Glynn of New York calls for universal labor effort to safeguard civilization during Europe’s war and unite all American classes to meet the era’s emergency and responsibility. He emphasizes workers’ role in production, peace, and progress amid global conflict.
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America
Europe
Glynn
New York
Miller Shingle Mill Opens at Acme As County News Local
Acme welcomes the Miller Shingle Mill opening while Lynden hopes for direct telegraph service via Postal Telegraph Co with a new Seattle to Bellingham main line and Sumas connection. Sumas suffers three fires last Tuesday as local officials review tax exemptions and school districts plan consolidation and March education meetings led by Miss Dela Keeler.
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Lynden
Postal Telegraph Company
Seattle
Bellingham
Sumas
Dela Keeler
Blaine
Ferndale
Laurel
Nooksack
South Fork
G. W. Nash
State Normal School
Marthe Sherwood
State Department of Education
J. Werner Hoppe
Cheney
Morning Sky Poem Reference by Ambrose Philips
Poem excerpt describing dawn's light and sky with imagery of purple rays and dew. Mentions the ark on wing striving to soar and sing and a nightingale singing under moon and stars. Reflects the lyric style of Ambrose Philips with nature motifs.
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Anon
Ambrose Philips
War and the Woman by Alice Crowell Hoffman
A wartime poem laments the toll of war on families and civilians. It contrasts battlefield heroism with the sorrow of mothers and sisters and pleads for relief and peace amid the suffering caused by conflict.
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God of Nations
Alice Crowell Hoffman
Move Considered on New City Hall Plan
Lynden council to discuss selling Front Street property to fund a new city hall. Proposal aims to relocate offices jail fire department and library to a new building on an alternate street or a remaining corner plot. Fifth Street paving return and Methodist Church paving vote may influence the project.
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Front Street
Lynden
Funeral services for Mrs. E. P. Shoemaker held at Lynden Methodist Church
Mrs. E. P. Shoemaker known as Ellen M. Eddy was born March 26 1842 in St. Joseph Michigan. She married B P Shoemaker July 20 1862 and died February 23 after a long life. She resided in Skagit County and Lynden Washington since 1890 and was active in Eastern Star and the W R C. The service featured Rev. Paul Ashby and a choir with organist Mrs. H H Jamieson. Pallbearers from the Masonic lodge included L Engle M A Hickey George W Palmer D W Bender C M Riddle and C B Bay.
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Masonic Lodge
L. Engle
M. A. Hickey
George W. Palmer
D. W. Bender
C. M. Riddle
C. B. Bay
Paul Ashby
L. C. Wright
Miss Trump
Ed Edson
Frank Knapp
H. H. Jamieson
Ellen M. Eddy
St. Joseph
Mich
B. P. Shoemaker
Michigan
Mary Ellen Jackman
Lynden
Ben Shoemaker
Oakland
Ore
Clarence
Shoemaker
Washington
Skagit County
Eastern Star
High School Notes Freshmen Plan March 26 Party
The freshman class chose March 26 for their annual party for juniors and formed committees to handle duties, while sophomores set March 12 for their seniors party after meetings on Friday and Monday. J C Herbsman spoke to the high school and grades seven and eight on Knowledge, Emma Boslund joined the sophomores, and Roland Goddfrey moved with his parents near Bellingham to attend school. friends say they will miss his good natured gags.
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J. C. Herbsman
University of Washington
Emma Boslund
Seattle
Roland Goddfrey
Bellingham
Roland
Marriage License Issued in Bellingham
A marriage license was issued in Bellingham on Thursday to Olaf Kyrstad and Gagnhild Rasmussen both of Lynden.
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Bellingham
Olaf Kyrstad
Gagnhild Rasmussen
Lynden
Improvement of the Meridian Guide Road Near Laurel
A permanent concrete payment project from Bellingham to Laurel is nearly assured as a majority of property owners along the road agree to cover half the cost. The group presented a petition to county commissioners last week. John C. Anderson directs the Laurel to ONeil road graveling and improvements and also oversees the cemetery road welcome work to Lynden.
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Bellingham
Laurel
O'Neil Road
John C. Anderson
Anderson
Cemetery Road
Lynden
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Brewers’ Association
George D. Conger
Anti-Saloon League
Tax Commission
McArdle
Celilo
Columbia
Front ST
County News
Acme
Evergreen
Alder Grove
North Star
East Mountain View
West Mountain View
Red Cross
Mrs. Shoemaker
E. P. Shoemaker
Methodist Church
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