Property owners seek hard surfacing on Blaine-Sumas road
Citizens along the Blaine Lynden and Lynden Sumas routes circulate petitions to pave the Blaine Sumas highway under a new Donahue road law. The law lets property owners bond for twenty years, with counties and townships sharing costs and a cap of four mills per county yearly.
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Donahue
Blaineden-Sumas
Indale
D County
Blaine-Lynden
Lynden-Sumas
Alough
Evangelist Series Set for Lynden Churches
An evangelist series begins Sunday March 25 in Lynden under joint M E and Baptist direction. Dr Burton A Hall of Tucson Arizona will lead union services with Prof Pyrl Otto Gates of Pomona California as soloist and chorister. Services at the Methodist Church will continue indefinitely.
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Lynden
M. E
Baptist
Burton A. Hall
Tucson
Arizona
Hall
Pyrl Otto Gates
Pomona
Cal
Professor Gates
Methodist Church
Washington legislature ends with mixed record
Olympia reports the 15th Washington legislature closes with an average performance and notable laws. A heated debate over a $4,000 relief for Julia Olsen, widow of the murdered industrial accident chairman, ended with a senate concession after house resistance.
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Olympia
Washington
Julia Olsen
Industrial Accident Commission
Olsen
House
Senate
Morthland
Hart
Kelly
Frank Dallam
Charlies Maybury
Capitol
Legislature
Township Assessor Bill Fails to Pass in Committee
C H Hoff of Lawrence, author from this district, explains why the bill to abolish township assessors died in committee. He argues taxpayers would benefit if assessors were funded by county funds and cites unequal valuations by township assessors and proposed reforms affecting bridge and road costs.
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the Tribune
C. H. Hoff
Lawrence
Hoff
Spokane
Whatcom
Bellingham
Lynden
Sumas
Nooksack
Blaine
Ferndale
County Board of Equalization
Custer Township
Delta
Noonsack
Ten Mile
Mountain View
Township Board of Review
Mrs Shoemaker leaves for Roseburg. husband to Alaska
Mrs. Ben Shoemaker and children depart for Roseburg Oregon due to the illness of her mother. Mr. Shoemaker plans to follow soon for Alaska. Union services were held at the Baptist Church to hear Dr Geise a medical mission program.
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Ben Shoemaker
Roseburg
Ore
Methodist and Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Geise
Purma
County Agricultural Agent to Be Named for Whatcom
Whatcom County will hire a farm advisor after screening 100 applications. Professor Coglon selects three finalists. the commissioners seek a proven farmer with stock expertise and technical knowledge. Nine counties now seek agents, totaling 27 statewide.
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Whatcom County
R B. Coglon
State College
Coglon
Preliminary Work on Fishtrap Creek Bridge Begins
Stakes were driven this week for concrete piers on the new Fishtrap Creek bridge on the Lynden Belingham road. John C. Anderson leads reinforcement of the condemned old bridge and prepares the site to restore traffic this week.
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Fishtrap Creek
Lynden-Bellingham Road
John C. Anderson
Readers and Musicians Present Fine Program
The Ladies Aid of the M E Church prepares a social evening at the Jamiesons home with songs instrumental music and readings. Noted performers include Mr and Mrs Sperry from Bellingham and a company of entertainers. All are invited.
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Ladies Aid of
M. E. Church
H. H. Jamieson
Mrs. Sperry
Bellingham
Pleasant Ridge road gravelled sought by Lynden residents
S. T. Shumway circulated a petition in Lynden asking the county commissioners to gravel Pleasant Ridge road from Roeder School House to Hannegan road. The roadway connects Lynden and Everson and is badly in need of attention.
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Want Pleasant Ridge
S. T. Shumway
Lynden
Pleasant Ridge
Roeder School
Hannegan Road
Everson
Grade cows sell at high price at Wolf auction
Brisk demand for milch cows in Lynden district as E. E. Wolf sale drew buyers from the Nooksack Valley. Average price reached 105 dollars per cow, with a 15 year old Holstein selling for 115 and a 2 year old grade heifer at 67. Auctioneer was M. Van der Griend.
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Lynden
E. E. Wolf
Nooksack Valley
M. Vander Griend
Cheerfulness Elevates Virtue Across Life
A cheerful temper with innocence makes beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good natured. It brightens sickness and poverty, converts ignorance into amiable simplicity, and renders deformity agreeable according to Addison.
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Addison
Piano Students to Play at Private Recital
Mrs. H Elenbaas pupils will stage a private recital at her home Saturday at 2 30 in the afternoon relatives and friends expected participate Cornelius Van Leeuwen Alice Jager Jennie L Stuurman Minnie Schuyleman Margaret Bronsema Hazel Harmelink Gordon Serrurier Audria Hinkley Gladys Stuurman Adrianna and Marie Vander Griend Alice Day Charlie Stap Johanna Breen Ruth Bauman Jennie L Stuurman Elizabeth Oordt Tena Vander Griend will read and Alice Day sings selections Mrs Wilder Jones and son Jamie have been ill this week.
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Cornelius van Leeuwen
Alice Jager
Jennie L. Stuurman
Minnie Schuyleman
Margaret Bronsema
Hazel Harmelink
Gordon Serrurier
Audria Hinkley
Gladys P. Stuurman
Adrianna
Marie Vander Griend
Alice Day
Charlie Stap
Johanna Breen
Ruth Bauman
Elizabeth Oordt
Tena Vander Griend
Troubles Like The Eye Pea Nut Moment
A quotation from the New York Sun compares troubles to a small eye irritation that seems huge but vanishes when discovered, illustrating how the average person magnifies minor annoyances.
Poultry Association Promises Higher Egg Prices
The Washington Poultry Association, via Whatcom County district secretary G H Griffith, says local poultrymen will gain at least six cents per dozen. A Seattle firm offers to handle all association eggs for one cent a dozen, with directors drafting a contract. Shares cost one dollar, non assessable and refundable if shipping stops. Laurel hosted the first meeting where seventy five shares sold.
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Washington Poultry Association
G. H. Griffith
Whatcom County
Seattle
Laurel
Griffiths
Whatcom County Pupils Ready for Bird House Contest
Whatcom County schools plan a spring contest to build and occupy bird houses. Prizes include field glasses for the pupil with the most occupied houses and a birds book for the top school by occupied houses per daily attendance.
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Whatcom County
Lynden
G. W. Boggan
Whatcom County Humane Society
Society
Lynden Social Notes and Local Visits Roundup
Lynden residents report visits and travel to Bellingham Portland and Ellensburg. Weddings birthdays card party and lodge gathering listed with names including Pauline Constant Albert Glass Biehle Todd and Miss Terry. Pythian Sisters and K P attendees invited at I O O F hall with Grand Chief Birda Barkwell as guest.
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K. P
I. O. O. F. Hall
Birda Barkwell
Ellensburg
Pythian Sisters
State of Washington
Lynden Lodge
M W A Dance Planned at Hawleys Hall Saturday Night
The M W A announces a fine dance Saturday night at Hawleys Hall with St Patrick s Day features. A large crowd is expected to attend.
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Hawley's Hall
Eastern man buys Lynden's cannery
H. A. Baker, a major U S berry industry operator, bought the Lynden Cannery and announced four cent a pound contracts for four to six years. The deal promises stable cannery operation, fair prices for growers, and benefits to fruit and vegetable farmers. Baker plans to contract for cherries beans pears plums and other fruits, with a Lynden representative visiting next week to meet growers.
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Lynden Berry
Lynden
H. A. Baker
United States
Baker
Robert Heaton
Lynden News Notes From March 16 1905
From The Pilot dated March 16 1905, local Linden Lynden items report F E Kelsey employed as mill engineer in Aldergrove B o C W Leist and Oscar Leist start a broom factory in Lynden Eber Baxter and daughter Pearl visit from Spokane Everett and Warren Hawley surprise friends L De Valois and family relocate from Boyden Iowa to Lynden Alvah Kelly arrives from Plainfield Iowa Jack Man home on Grover Street under construction A B Colyer builds addition to farm Ed O Neill injured by a raised lever Helen Zweegman and Arnold Blankers wed at noon wedding notes new Jack man residence foundation completed
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F. E. Kelsey
Aldergrove
B. O
Co. W. Leist
Oscar Leist
Lynden
Eber Baxter
Miss Pearl
Spoane
Everett
Warren Hawley
Alvah Kelly
Plainfield
Iowa
Charles Roe
Harvey Smith
Hugo Kortlever
Grover Street
Homer Halloway
A. B. Colyer
Jackman
Ed O’neil
Lynden Minister Speaks at Rural Life Conference
Rev. Paul Ashby of the M. E. Church spoke at the Rural Life Conference held at Bellingham Normal School on Tuesday on Young People’s Organizations. Lynden teachers attended as Lynden schools closed for the week for the institute and to allow the measles epidemic to run its course.
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Paul Ashby
M. E. Church
Rural Life
Bellingham Normal School
Ashby
Lynden
Tebrink's Duck a Champion in Lynden District
Herbert Tebrink reports an Indian runner duck laid two perfect eggs with hard shells in one day last week. John Tebrink calls it a world record and seeks confirmation. Mrs. Frank Knapp and Mrs. Will Parrott host Kensington Club dinner at 7 tonight at the Knapp residence.
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Lynden
Herbert Tebrink
John Tebrink
Frank Knapp
Will Parrott
Kensington Club
Knapp
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ynden-Sumas
Jerry Youngedyk
Will Lauckhart
Ada Baldwin
Cc. H. Hoff
Tribune
Donahue Road
Harry Beernink
R. B. Roberta Waples
Lawrence Cus- Coglon
Roberta Waples
George Waples
Lawrence Cusin
Anna van Dalen
Vernon Hawley
Robert Parrott
Delmer van der Griend
August Zoet
Dale Henry
George van der Yacht
Wright Helder
Roger Beckes
Leona White
Courtney White
Arthur Lubbers
Francis Wood Frieda Boslund
Theodore Wood
Charlie Troost
Royal Mercantile Co
R. L. Averill
Lynden Department Store
Wilder Jones
Jimie
New York Sun
Jacob Boehringer
Wm. Warren
R. B. Benton
H Iverson
Helen and
Elia Albright
Grace McElroe
Hugo Biehle
Soap Lake
Gertie Hoover
George Todd
Iverson
Evelyn Burman
Olga Ohlund
Lapeira Rainford
Millie Bouton
John Reid
Pauline Constant
Albert Glass
Kenneth Ortwein
Maple Falls
Wm. Peist
California
Chicago
Helen Zweegman
Arnold Blankers
J. Zweegman
Rural Life Conference
Tebrink
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