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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
5
Grandma Rutgers is ill. A baby girl was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. E. Gelms. Several residents visit Lynden and Bellingham. Lynden school attendance and churchgoers noted. Barnard Gillmans joined Lynden Grange. Football visitors from Lynden include Kerr family and Mrs. Robinson.
Mr Handy killed a hog Monday and Mrs Handy and several others are listed as sick. L Hamilton builds an addition, Thomas Handy adds one this week, and the Whipples also appear in this week’s notes. Havemans welcome a baby boy born on election day. Nellie Crabtree visits from Bellingham. The Worth’s Corner to Lynden road is nearly impassable due to no gravel. George Crabtree to move his wood machine to McPherson’s place for a period. A new flag raised at the school house with a rope replaced. Charles Cline plans a Grange meeting but insufficient members mean no action until next Saturday. All invited.
Riverside residents and visitors share a busy spell with calls at Davis's and Reid's, Sunday outings in Lynden, and a car mishap near P Dykstra's. A spider web social at Krouse home drew scores, with many neighbors and local youths attending the event and listing participants.
Meeting called to order with few attendees. Reports mention Mrs McSurley's illness eye and Brooks's fall injuries. Mary Bame returns after months away. visit to Bellingham noted. W R C Ladies host a crowd. trip to Seattle guest lists and social plans appear. Dufner ditch near completion will drain 300 acres. Several visitors from Ohio and Minnesota noted.
Windy Hollow highlights include school progress and Election excitement. Mrs. Joe Cramer visited her daughter Mrs. Will Reeves in Bellingham. Lynden visitors Mrs. J. K. Rinehart and Mrs. Marsh called. Mrs. Will Kelly and Clyde attended the football game. Lynden team may need practice.
Thurman Bartlett of Seattle visits relatives here. A W Frost finished potato digging on the Orvis ranch. Clarence Constant and Horace Parks on a business trip to Oregon this week. Rainy weather hampers basketball but players press on amid wet conditions.
Attorney at law offers notary work, fire insurance, deeds, mortgages, contracts, and wills. Real estate transactions and abstracts examined. Collections, general practice in all courts.
In Whatcom County Washington the estate of Peter Ostinje deceased No 1507 in probate the administrator has filed his final account and petition for distribution A hearing is scheduled for Monday November 28 1908 at 10 00 A M at the courthouse in Bellingham to hear objections and approve the final account and grant the petition Judge John A Kellogg presiding attorney Curtis E Abrams for Administrator
An editorial note from the New York American reflects on widespread belief in fairies, gnomes, Santa Claus, and Jack Frost during childhood and suggests similar credulity persists as civilizations mature.
A hotel proprietor tells how a fancy New Year bustle hides real busy conditions while a grocer trains his boy to project brisk activity. A rich judge's wife visits, leaves a long order, and the boy lies about the store being busy to win trust and business.
Kenyon Cox lauds Saint Gaudens for modern but timeless sculpture where angels become contemporary women. He praises the Adams Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery as unmatched in modern art for hushed awe, its hooded figure embodying contemplation and mystery.
The London Fishing Gazette reports sea anglers at Biarritz using rods exceeding forty feet in length. They balance the rod on lighthouse walk railings with a wood rest, rigged with a long line, three or four hooks, and a heavy sinker. At La Pointe Plate shorter but still stout rods are common, while reels, noted by Vicomte Henri de France, are rarely used.
The essay traces how engine derives from ingen Latin meaning born in and how ingenious and ingenious words diverged. It notes the near contradiction between ingenious and engine and praises the clever inventor who calls it an ingen.
The Philadelphia Press quotes Rev. Mr. Goodley saying he never knew profanity until meeting Mr. Tuff. Dumley adds the remark that Tuff is gravitating and could make a saint swear.
A London Standard noted tale recalls Mrs Tofts the famed Queen Anne singer famed for money hunger and vanity. A Pope epigram mocked her avarice while a Cornwall police court anecdote teased a drunken detainee and a town councilor’s remark about dust bins sparked laughter in the English Illustrated Magazine.
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