U S Wants Boys to Harvest Crops
Lynden High School students in Washington are invited to enroll on May 18 to work in farm harvests this summer. Henry M. White announces a plan endorsed by the Labor and Agriculture departments to place local youths near their homes with wages and housing arranged as needed. The move aims to prevent crop losses and ease the cost of living amid labor shortages in eastern Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Henry M. White
United States Commissioner of Immigration and Employment
Seattle
United States Department of Labor
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture
Josephine Preston
Lynden High School
P. A. Wright
Cascades
United States Employment Service
Seniors Present Delightful Comedy The House Next Door
The senior class at Jamieson’s Opera House stages The House Next Door a comedy by J Hartley Manners on Wednesday evening. Miss Elsie Sweet directs with Arvid Benson managing. cast includes Charles Kamm as Sir John Cotswold and Viola Gosch as Ulrica Cotswold. Admission 25 and 35 cents. reservations available at City Drug Store after 2 pm Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hartley Manners
Jamieson
Opera House
John Cotswold
Isaac Jacobson
Elsie Sweet
Arvid Benson
Sir John Cotswold
Charles Kamm
Lady Cotswold
Ethel Storrey
Ulrica Cotswold
Viola Gosch
Cecil Cotswold
George Frick
Walter Lewis
Cecil
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Jane
Cotswold
Alma Eck
Automobiles in County License Totals and Jury List
The auditor reports 1916 automobile licenses at 2451 and 1917 to date at 2510. Motorcycle licenses 1916 were 241 and 1917, 141. Auto and motorcycle fees netted $12,901.75 in 1916 and $12,924.50 year to date, funds mostly for state and county use with about 40 percent reverting to the county for road upkeep. Lynden district jurors called for June include Lila N. Holcomb and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Lila N. Holcomb
J. L. Dickerson
C. §. Packard
J. J. Booman
William F. Baer
William Burton
Elsie Calhoun
E. C Shedd
A. P Axlund
Minnie Shoemaker
H. O. Wampler
Red Cross First Aid Classes Open With Fourteen Enrolled
Fourteen enrolled Tuesday evening at the opening meeting of Red Cross First Aid classes. Dr F L Wood will conduct one class and interested students should confer with Miss Elsie Worthen the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
F. L. Wood
Elsie Worthen
Farmers urged to raise hogs as war measure
E F Benson Washington state commissioner of agriculture urged Lynden district farmers to boost hog production to relieve global food shortages. He called hogs highly profitable, note pasture costs, and emphasized brood sow shortages and the need to plan to maintain pork supplies amid wartime demand.
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Lynden
E. F. Benson
Mr. Benson
Europe
Northwood Social Roundup Shares Local News
Northwood residents report visits from Rev and Mrs Gilbert of Nooksack and Mrs De Bruyn of Lynden. William Lloyd moved his family from Boundary Mill while Chas Holmes suffers rheumatism. Mrs Ivan Gardner and son visited the Wampler home. E L Clow nears hospital release. Willing Workers hosted by Mrs Lloyd Bradley. Effie Turner to lead grade exams. Sunday guests include Abbott Lynden Cavenders Brune Meyer and others.
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Gilbert
Nooksack
Northwood
William Lloyd
Boundary Mill
Chas. Holmes
Ivan Gardner
Wampler Home
de Bruyn
Lynden
J. de Bruyn
S. H. Lucas
Stafford
Peardonville
B.C
M.C. Wampler
E. £. Clow
Lloyd Bradley
Graduation Week Kicks Off With Sermon and Honors
Lynden High School begins graduation week with a Sunday baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Paul Ash at the Methodist Church. Nineteen seniors finish courses this year. A junior senior reception Friday at the high school honors Ethel Storrey Alma Ecker Lester Landaal Charles Kamm George Frick G. Percy Bayes Carroll Worthen Ralph Kirkpatrick Ethel Leming Gladys Stauffer Mable Steffe Mable Parish Arvid Benson Genevieve Abbott Alice Haveman Viola Goseh Blanche Jacobs Anna De Boer Frances Oltman Will Thompson of Seattle will deliver the commencement address Thursday at Jamieson Hall on Abraham Lincoln. The House Next Door comedy will be the senior play Wednesday in Jamieson’s Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Storrey
Alma C. Ecker
Lester H. Landaal
Charles J. Kamm
George W. Frick
G. Percy Bayes
Carroll W. Worthen
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Ethel Leming
Gladys Stauffer
Mable E. Steffe
Mable Parish
Arvid Benson
Genevieve Abbott
Alice T. Haveman
Viola Goseh
Blanche Jacobs
Anna de Boer
Frances A. Oltman
Will H. Thompson
Seattle
Jamieson’s Hall
Thompson
Abraham Lincoln
Association Stores Eggs to Push Higher Prices
The Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association plans to store 1 200 cases of eggs weekly to ease market pressure and raise prices. President W H Paulhamus urged Seattle jobbers to boost prices to 40 cents a dozen to prevent hen slaughter and protect poultry industry welfare despite high wheat costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association
W. H. Paulhamus
Seattle Commission
Association
Eges
A J Craven to Deliver Linden Memorial Address
A J Craven has consented to deliver the Linden Memorial Day address at the Lynden exercises. He is noted as one of the county’s best speakers. Further program details and full numbers will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Craven
Lynden Memorial Day
Craven
Wallace Leads Tight Drive Against Liquor in County
Sheriff Will D. Wallace and Chief Arthur Riggs patrol Bellingham area to curb illegal liquor sales. Ferndale dance crackdown ends with two men fined 200 dollars plus costs for resisting an officer and another 50 dollars for drinking in a public place. Otto Oltman and Amy Stauffer wed in Bellingham, Stauffer a North Prairie School teacher with many Lynden friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will D. Wallace
Arthur Riggs
Bellingham
Ferndale
Otto Oltman
Amy Stauffer
Fifty Eligible Citizens Named for Conscription
Lynden registration books list thirty one citizens aged twenty one to thirty one under the conscription law. Fifty is a rough total including new voters since last fall. Names include Ambrosius Albers Bussard Breen De Young Haveman Le Cocq Lewis Leake Noteboom Rockey Seat Slade Zylstra Becker Boggan Barnes Colley Eble Frasier Gehrman Hawley Lund Porter Rinehart Van Well Walsh Zylstra. No local registration officer or signup day set. Selections to be decided by lottery after exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Congress
R. Ambrosius
Jerry Albers
Victor Bussard
John Breen
Albert de Young
H. Have
H. M. Porter
Harry Rinehart
William van Well
Frank Walsh
Jim Zylstra
Lynden Bank to Accept Liberty Loan Subscriptions
The Lynden State Bank will receive Liberty Loan of 1917 subscriptions at no charge. Bonds dated June 15 bear 3 percent interest semi annually and come in 350, 100, 500, 1,000, and 5,000 denominations. Payments of 2 percent on application and installments on June 28 July 30 August 15 and August 30. Conversion privilege to higher rate bonds later in the war. tax exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden State Bank
Fire chief orders roof moss removal in Lynden
Lynden fire chief A. A. Bauman announced orders to scrape moss from all roofs in the city limits at once. If owners fail to comply by June 1, the fire department will remove the moss at the owner's expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Bauman
Marshal Seeks Boys Who Destroyed Flower Beds
Marshal Jake Le Compte seeks the boys who on Friday evening tore up tulip beds on the Zylstra Jamieson and Philo property on East Front Street and scattered the flowers along the street. The gardens were particularly beautiful and the damage is noted with regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake le Compte
Zylstra
Jamieson
Philo
East Front Street
Country banks gain in deposits in Whatcom County
Whatcom County country banks report substantial deposit increases over two months. Ferndale State Bank led with a $20,200 rise, followed by Everson $15,200 Blaine $13,400 Lynden $9,000 and Custer $5,000. May 1 totals show Lynden $339,086.20 Ferndale $202,139.00 Everson $103,148.76 Blaine $280,386.03 Custer $54,437.00 Sum as $155,903.02.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whatcom County
Ferndale State Bank
Everson
Blaine
Lynden
Custer
Glendale to Send Out Record Graduating Class
Seven pupils will graduate from Glendale school on Wednesday May 23 the largest class yet sent forth Superintendent L J Bowler will deliver the commencement address Next Saturday evening Glendale school will present a program featuring The Obstinate Family by the high school with songs recitations and chorus numbers by grammar school pupils
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale School
L. J. Bowler
Butter Price Advances One Cent This Morning
The butter price rose one cent this morning to 39 cents per pound, reflecting a small uptick in dairy costs.
Local Social Roundup From North Prairie and Nearby Homes
North Prairie residents host dinners and visits as neighbors travel to Bellingham and Birch Bay. Illnesses include Grandma Wilder with grippe and Mrs. Bartelds ill. frequent calls and small gatherings mark a quiet community week with club meetings and neighborly calls.
The Man Without A Country to Be Printed Next Week
The Tribune will publish Edward Everett Hale’s famed short story next week. The piece is described as a masterful classic and will be enjoyed by men women and children.
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the Tribune
Edward Everett Hale
Local Social Roundup From Lynden Area Events
Attendees at the Engberg recital in Lynden included Mrs. Clarabelle Dewey and family and others. A fishing trip to Lake Samish was taken by Henry Wampler and son Vance and Henry Weidkamp. Several guests visited Bel lingham, Blaine, and Seattle areas, with visits to hospitals and relatives. Various households hosted dinners, summer guests, and extended visits among the Wampler, Lash, Weidkamp, and related families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engberg
Lynden
Clarabelle Dewey
Fred Lash
Will Jackman
Orel
Louise
Mr. Lash
Mary Bond
Henry Wampler
Vance
Henry Weidkamp
Lake Samish
Czenkuch
Lena Czenkuch
Vandermei Home
Alvin
Wampler
Bellingham
Joe Helgath
Bulb Farm
H. O. Wampler
Mr. Wampler
M. B. Smith
Portland
W. W. Johnson
Aben
Nebraska
Lynden Creamery Wins 30000 Pound Butter Contract
The Lynden Creamery Company received a 30000 pound butter contract from the U S government for the Alaska Engineering Commission at 45 cents a pound totaling 13500 dollars. Major Dole commended Lynden for its excellent service on the prior government order with no trouble and prompt delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden Creamery Company
U. S
Alaska Engineering Commission
Lynden Creamery
Dole
Orde
Everson Community Social Roundup
Everson notes list visitors and residents' travels to Nooksack Mt Vernon Tacoma and Wisconsin. People include Miss L Rouss Miss Martha Youngren Edith Anderson Emma Winger Nellie Jones Cecil Jones from Lummi Island and families at Simpson Girke Albright McElroe and Clarice Simpson. A weekend party for Clarence Simpson featured thirteen guests.
Local Social News From Everson and Nearby Towns
Fern dale Mrs. Ernest Woodward spent the week end in Everson as a guest of friends. The Emersonian Literary Society hosted the Cecilian Society at a picnic with Miss Newell Colvin Morton and Mrs. Donegan as chaperons. Charles Hamshaw George and Raymond Flecker withdrew from the University for farm work and returned home last week. Miss Helen Fell visited Bellingham for the weekend with Miss Elsie Stoddard. Glenn Slater left for the Reserve Officers Training Camp in San Francisco. The Bay Craft Club enjoyed a lam bake at Birch Bay on Sunday. The M A Peterson and George Casebeer families spent Sunday at Whatcom Falls. Mrs J B Nichols hosted Miss Hesper Newell for the weekend. Mrs J Murray visited her daughter Mrs George Roessel in Edgewick for the weekend. Rev and Mrs Powell and Mr and Mrs Percy Hood attended the Northwestern Congregational Convention and motored to Tacoma. Mrs Frank Bergsma hosted Miss Emma Bestler of Tacoma and Mr and Mrs Fred Van Doren of Seattle. Webber Menser fractured his right wrist Tuesday while cranking his truck. After the winter in Mansfield, Washington, Fred Olsen has returned home. Mrs Harold Knapp and children of Everson and Mrs Paul Griesel of Seattle, formerly Miss Rae Sain of Lynden, visiting Ethel Idaho.
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Pope
Lynden
Cramer
P. A. Clarke
Vergie Clarke
Ed Clow
Northwood
Bellingham
Mr. Clow
Wilfred Berthulme
Nooksack
T. J. Nelson
Grandma Wilder
Biddell
Jessie
Anna Bartelds
Verduin
George Bruce
A. C. Palmer
Birch Bay
P .A. Clarke
Adah Bruce
Frank Weidkamp
Able Brink
Jessie Bartelds
L. C. Bagley
Henry Stap
J. Verduin
Charles Hamshaw
George
Raymond Flecker
Helen Fell
Elsie Stoddard
Glenn Slater
Reserve Officers Training Camp
San Francisco
Bay Craft Club
M. A. Peterson
George Casebeer
Whatcom Falls
J. B. Nichols
Hesper Newell
J. Murray
George Roessel
Edgewick
Powell
Percy Hood
Northwestern Congregational Convention
Tacoma
Webber Menser
Mansfield
Wash
Fred Olsen
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Carrol Worthen
Rebecca Jacobson
Esther Jacobson
Adrian Jacobson
Percy Bayes
Maximilian— Blanche Jacobs
Trevor— Lester Landau
City Drug Store
Effie Turner
P. H. Ashby
Methodist Church
Paul Ashby
Linden
Wallace
Lynden Bank
Liberty
Marshal
Glendale
North Prairie
West Delta
Clarence Fredeen
Stella
Mamie Wright
Lena
Anna Kitchenreuther
St. Luke's Hospital
Ray Pittman
West Keidle
Everett Pitman
Alfred Bowman
King Cove
Alaska
P. O. Berthuson
E. Wolfe
Hazel Wolfe
Roy Wolfe
Kenneth Hubbard
Larson Station
Mrs. Scholp
Grace Taylor
Everett
H.c and
L. Rouss
Montana
Ohlund
Nora Ohlund
Arthur Ohlund
Idaho
Wilson Jones
Lummi Island
John Reid
Ella Albright
Grace McElroe
Clarence Simpson
Simpson
Ernest Woodward
Emersonian Literary Society
Cecilian Society
Frank Bergsma
Emma Bestler
Fred van Doren
Harold Knapp
Paul Griesel
Rae Sain
Ethel, Idaho
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