Fifth Annual Track and Field Meet Plans Outlined
Plans for the Fifth Annual Track and Field Meet at the Fair Grounds on May 3 detail entrants from 80 schools with 309 boys and girls. Declamatory contests occur Friday at Jamieson’s hall and Saturday for Group 1. Lynden, Blaine, Ferndale, Laurel, Nooksack compete for prizes of 20 dollars, with a potential crowd of 3000.
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Jamieson's Hall
Jamieson’s Hall
Northwood
Glendale
Acme
Birch Bay
Beach
Custer
Maple Falls
North Bellingham
Deming
Woodland
Excelsior
Pleasant Valley
Victor
Lynden
G. J. Brouwer
Eva Cole
Messrs
R. J. Schulman
H. O. Button
Board of Control
P. A. Wright
E. B. Hill
I. W. L. Kaufman
Wm. Fisher
Will Strickler
T. J. Cunningham
A. W. Holland
F. R. Palmer
O. S. Duffendach
W. K. Herrington
F. W. Peterson
L. C. Wright
Will Fritz
Will Meurer
Glen Hill
Keeler
Brunson
Ferguson
Gray
Jayne
Laurel
Ferndale
Blaine
Ferndal
Nooksack
Worthen
Swenson
Bay
Elenbaas
Staight
Breckenridge
Jacobson
Diescus
Merrit
Wolfe
Pyeatt
Jacobs
Jacoby
High School Mandolin Guitar and Girls Glee Club Concert
The Mandolin Guitar Club directed by Mrs P A Wright will perform a first part of the program. The Girls Glee Club directed by Mrs Lynn Wright will present an operetta The Flower Queen with twenty nine characters. The concert is set for Friday night May 9 at Jamieson’s hall in Lynden and promises a charming show with flowers as a highlight.
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Jamieson’s Hall
P. A. Wright
Lynn Wright
Lynden
Gold Medal Essay Contest For Rural Road Repair
Logan Waller Page announces a gold medal contest for boys and girls aged 10 to 15 who write the best composition on the repair and maintenance of earth roads. Submissions are due by May 15 1913 to Mr Page in Washington with a one page name age school and address at the top. The prize aims to raise rural road awareness and education with a note on losses from plant diseases and pests costing over a billion dollars annually.
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Logan Waller Page
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Page
United States
Dean Woods
Minnesota University College of Agriculture
Governor Lister Faces Critics on Tour
The Washington Standard notes Governor Lister’s courage in addressing dissenters directly during a state tour. It claims that his bold reach to the public exposes the GOP’s old charge of dodging as unfounded after recent statewide events.
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Lister
Washington Standard
Pungle or Quit Fishing Law Sparks Censure
A fragment notes a state legislative session passing fishing laws that provoked public censure and debate over game regulations. The piece references strong language and citizen response to the policy changes.
Open season details under new law take effect June 15
The new law sets fishing and hunting licenses from 1 to 5 dollars with county and state options. It lists open and closed seasons for bass, perch, crappie, trout, char, deer, ducks, geese, chicken, ruffed grouse, turtle dove, and quail with varied dates including October in Spokane county.
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Spokane
The Expert is Not Wanted in Whatcom County
Enos Strode of Master Lauril Grange No 208 argues against hiring an expert farmer for Whatcom County. He cites expense and doubts about finding a capable expert, warns extra deputies may be needed, and promotes farmers marketing crops fairly through local channels rather than relying on traveling experts.
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Bellingham
Wash
Whatcom Co
Lynden Tribune
Whatcom County
Granger
Enos Strode
Call and Get Some Seeds From Congressman Falconer
The Tribune reports a government seed consignment from Congressman J. A. Falconer. Seeds are to be mailed free to any address, while supply lasts, to those who call and request them.
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the Tribune
J. A. Falconer
Nellie Rogers County Treasurer Reports Quarterly Funds
Miss Nellie Rogers county treasurer issues the quarter ending March 31 report. Receipts total from county property and other sources 93 075 30, expenditures 10 702 88. State and highway funds show Military 1 890 56, State highway 8 367 56 with 886 80 spent. Bonded debt 8 451 20 received. sinking fund 12 076 91 applied. Bridges 30 237 55 receipts with 7 047 74 spent. Rose fund 30 250 02 received 2 436 54 expended. Balance on hand 599 276 21.
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Nellie Rogers
Fire Department Drill Set for Next Monday Night
The fire department announces a drill for next Monday night. All active members must respond to the call or face a fine.
Washington fruit trees show vast state totals in 1912
The report lists counts of fruit trees by type on January 1 1912 across Washington with apples peaking at over 10 million and total fruit acreage 238 819. Spokane Yakima Chelan Okanogan and other counties hold leading acreages especially in apples pears and cherries. It also discusses bearing trees and future yield potential across counties. It contrasts U S farming finance with lower interest schemes abroad and proposes a Woodruff family mortgage plan as a potential model for Oregon capitalists.
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Spokane County
Yakima
Chelan
Okanogan
Pears Yakima County
Benton County
Yakima County
Chelan County
Klickitat County
Okanogan County
Douglas County
Grant County
Germany
France
Illinois
Oregon
Woodruff
Woodruffs
Chicago
Dairy Products Second in Value in this State
Washington dairy products rank second in value to timber, totaling 16 714 228 for the year ending November 1 1912. Milk for cities tops items at 5 885 032, condensed milk equals that, creamery butter 411 981 44, farm butter 2 002 000, cheese 211 884 44.
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Washington
State Food and Dairy Commission
Tillamook Farmers Build Prosperity From Cheese Cooperatives
In Tillamook county Oregon eighteen creamery cooperatives unite under a central marketing agent Carl Haber lack. Last year 29,199,514 pounds of milk produced 3,211,004 pounds of cheese valued at about 730000 dollars. Farmers earned 16 1 3 cents per pound of cheese and 106 dollars profit per cow. A ton of cheese valued 326 80 dollars at current prices.
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Tillamook County
Oregon
Carl Haberlack
United States
Haberlack
Tillimook
Money for Farming Inspires Oregonian Theory
The Portland Oregonian argues that a farmer seeking loans should offer a farm mortgage as sole security since land forms the basis of wealth and is the soundest collateral for any purpose wishing to borrow.
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Portland
Oregonian
Protests Against School District Consolidation In Delta Township
Glendale Sunrise Sunshine and Fairview district representatives urged the county superintendent to reject consolidation of Delta township schools. They argued central school travel would burden older pupils on poor roads and requested consolidation only with Lynden township if needed.
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Glendale Sunrise
Sunshine
Fairview
Delta Township
Lynden Township
Local Women Initiated In Regular Meeting
At the April 19 regular meeting Mrs. Laura Sampley and Mrs. Edna Hawley were initiated into the order. The May 3 meeting will consider three applications. With Decoration Day approaching, officers urge full attendance.
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W. BR. C
Laura Sampley
Edna Hawley
New Cooperative Law Empowers Farm Co operatives
Washington legislature enacted chapter 18 of the 1913 session laws allowing formation of cooperative societies for handling farm products. Groups of five or more may form, with articles of incorporation detailing name purpose place and capital stock. A $25 filing fee, a board of at least three trustees, and officers including president vice president secretary and treasurer are required. One vote per stockholder unless specified otherwise, and written notice is needed for votes. Annual reports due by March 1. Existing cooperatives may opt in by notifying the secretary of state.
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Washington
Secretary of State
Fly incident halts business later in the season
A May fly kill triggers a chain of disruptions leaving the business unable to operate later in the season. The event affects operations and financial outlook for the affected party.
Ohio flood relief donation acknowledged by Lynden Tribune
The Tribune forwarded 31.25 dollars from a benefit performance for Ohio flood sufferers. H Rosenzweig Lynden Tribune editor receives April 11 acknowledgment from Mac Lee Wilson Ohio Flood Relief Commission treasurer praising the contribution and community support.
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Cox
Ohio
H. C. Smallfield
Mac Lee Wilson
Ohio Flood Relief Commission
Bixby Lefrit Libel Suit Moves in Superior Court
The Bixby-Lefrit libel case opens in Superior Court in Judge Pemberton's department Monday morning. Juries W C Gobel M Lind say John Carlson J G Meyers J C Hull Emil Strauch Louis Finney William Amidon Charles Perry W H Kirkman John Williams F E Braddock will hear the evidence and decide if the Bellingham American Reveille editor libeled the prosecuting attorney.
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Bixby-Lefrit
Superior Court
Judge Denies New Trial in De Funct Bank Case
Judge Hardin refuses a new trial for Jacob Furth on conspiracy in receiving deposits at the defunct bank of W. E. Schricker in La Conner. Furth is sentenced to a $10,000 fine with costs. notice of appeal is filed immediately.
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Hardin
Jacob Furth
W. E. Schricker
la Conner
Furth
Best stump puller marketed by Pacific Manufacturing Co
Land owners are urged to view page 5 ad for the Pacific stump puller. Inventors and makers claim the device is the best on the market after extensive trial on logged-off lands. Chas G Horsfall, district manager at 920 High Street Bellingham, offers to demonstrate its merits.
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Pacific Manufacturing Co
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Chas. G. Horsfall
High Street
Bellingham
Lynden Orchards Firm Draws Local Capital Support
Lynden men push an orchard project started as Nooksack Orchard Co. Lynden capital now leads the venture with Lynden money providing operation funds while Bellingham backers, slow to commit, may seek credit later. The switch signals Lynden's control and expected fruitful results.
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Lynden
Bellingham
Nooksack Orchard Co
Lynden Orchards
Lynden Money
Bellingham Boosters
Lynden Men
Lynden Capital
Gage Dodson Co Expands To Double Floor Space
Gage Dodson Co plans a major expansion in Bellingham by occupying the current Bellingham Bank building after its completion. The firm will remove partitions and remodel the space to become one of the area’s largest retail clothing houses, reflecting strong local business growth.
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Bellingham
Gage, Dodson & Co
Bellingham Bank
Ruskin Quote on Everyday Kindness and Growth
A reflective note urges each dawn as a new life and each sunset as its close. It calls for every short life to leave a record of kindness, strength, or knowledge gained for others and oneself.
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John Ruskin
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Track and Field
mMa
Fire Department Meeting
Washington Fruit Trees
Gage-Dodson Co
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