Whatcom County Figures in Country Correspondence
Mr. Marquart sold his place for 4500 dollars last week. W. H. Dorr returns from the East saying he saw fine farming land but nothing suits him like Whatcom County. Messrs Shoups Frost Farwell and Charlie Bartlett spent Friday and Saturday at Birch Bay with clams in short supply due to the tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dorr
Whatcom County
Messrs. Shoups, Frost, Farwell
Charlie Bartlett
Birch Bay
Local Social Notes from Lynden and Nearby Areas
Riverside residents report Mr De Jong attended to business in Lynden last week. Mr and Mrs Paul Belcoe were callers in Lynden on Friday. Mr and Mrs P A Brooks enjoyed a mountain day Sunday. Mr A Theil hauled tile to his place. Miss Bertha Boeringer from Greenwood visited Miss Hannah Blank Enworth Sunday. A young group visited Krouse Saturday evening for games. attendees included Myrtle Davis Mattie Fullner Lola Davis Fae Krouse Fern Krouse Russell Ross Davis and Earl Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. de Jong
Lynden
Paul Belcoe
Krouse
Myrtle Davis
Mattie Fullner
Lola Davis
Fae Krouse
Fern Krouse
Messrs
Russel
Ross Davis
Earl Brooks
Delta and Sunny Side Residents Visit Nearby Homes
Delta and Sunny Side residents, including R. Axling and family, visited the A. E. Baldwin home this Sunday, with other neighbors like Mabel Plank visiting C. Eric son’s home. Several outings to Bellingham occurred, and a Sunday School Institute is planned at Delta church next Friday through Sunday with open invitation. Bear hunters returned home uneventfully after a quiet trip, and Mr. Randall offered fishing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. R. Axling
A. E. Baldwin
Delta Church
Northwood Community Notes and Local Labor
G W Whipple and Joe Whipple cut wood for Cr L Hamilton on the Worth place and for themselves this week. L E Whipple and family from Rotten Row visited Northwood. The literary society began with a first meeting Friday in the old school house. Boeringer threshing machine operated last week with a top setting of 1200 bushels at William Moffat's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Whipple
Cr. L. Hamilton
Worth Place
L. E. Whipple
Rotten Row
G. W. Whipple
Northwood
Boeringer
William Moffat
For Sale Good milk cow inquiry to T H Smith
For sale a good cow that yields milk. Inquiries directed to T H Smith. The animal is described as producing three gallons per day. Immediate responses requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Smith
Greenwood and Lynden Socials and Fires
Sunday events include Greenwood gatherings with families and friends in Bellingham trips by Edward Peters and the Elsners. A box social and entertainment is planned at Greenwood school on Oct 16. Roe's Mill near Greenwood caught fire Sunday morning but was contained after an hour, causing some damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood School
Roe’s Mill
Local residents share visits and gatherings in Ferndale area
Ferndale residents report visitors and social outings throughout the week. A. C. Palmer, Mrs Nellie Nace, Miss Evelyn Scrimger, and others attended gatherings at Lynden and Fairview. Families hosted dinners, entertained relatives, and news notes mention relocations and rural social ties.
The Judge and the Virago An Ancient Joke Version
A magistrate notes a lictor scarred from an apparent grape arbor accident but suspects a domestic quarrel. The judge plans to beat the lictor, then his wife reveals the truth and the court adjourns as the grape arbor seems to collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Crossing the Line With Neptune and the Deep
The Philadelphia Record describes initiation rites of the Ancient Order of the Deep aboard an American battleship as old Neptune and Amphitrite lead candidates into a canvas tank. Candidates are dunked via barber chair or lifted, soap and tar endure the bath, while bears and cops supervise underwater restraint before certificate issuance.
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Neptune Jay
Neptune
Pete
Order of the Deep
Amphitrite
Philadelphia
Aod
Snow's value as a blanket not a fertilizer emphasized
The piece argues snow stores moisture in mountains for summer irrigation, sustaining rivers and crops. It notes snow's critical role in arid regions and its lesser impact on soil nutrition, while contrasting New Jersey and Ohio views. It cites the Salt Lake Valley and western subarid areas and references a Chicago Tribune summary. It includes a separate anecdote about time reminders and clocks unsettling guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Valley
West
New Jersey
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Price
Baker @ Company
Wiser
Mr. Marquart
Riverside
P. A. Brooks
the Mountains
A. Theil
Bertha Boeringer
Greenwood
Hannah Blankenforth
Delta and
Sunny Side
Mabel Plank
C. Ericson
P. A. Axling
Bellingham
Clarence Freden
Wheeler
A. G. Freden
The
Busy Bee Sewing Society
C. P. Nelson
Joe Axling
Miss Currie
Ferndale
Billie Peters
Christie Boeringer
Lena Elsner
Edward Peters
Mrs. Freudenberg
Elsie Oltmans
Mrs. Elsner
Mrs. Broken
Booth’s
Corners
Mr. Anderson
Miss Palmer
Blaine
Nellie Nace
Custer
Mrs. Scrimger
Evelyn
Mrs. C. H. King and Leon
W. W. Palmer
Fairview
M. F. Palmer
G. A. Palmer
J. H. Swope
Freeman Home
Mrs. Litton
Floyd Vaughn
Bert Nace
George Krieder
Mr. Freeman
Virago
Old Neptune
Ancient
West Side
New York Times
R. Koch
Harlem
John P. Pilon
Tromp’s Book Store
Jacob Smith
Sunset Block
Solon
Richard Boynton, M.D
Homeopath
Bellingham, Wash
H. J. Birney
Howe
Washington
O. H. Whaley
Lynden, Wash
J. P. Schmitt
D. Mulder
Hadley
al Simpiers’ Hospital
A. Simpier
Prop
Feller
Wade O
Cleveland
City Drug Store
E. Edson
West Holly ST
First National Bank
Waehk
Bay Street
G. C. Garman
Propp
Nick Dufner
Lynden, Washington
W. H. Mock & Sons
Oor
Northwest
Maple Bock
Elk Street
Wash
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