Lynden Men Face Army Examining Board This Week
Lynden district men are called to the Bellingham examiners as the county board passes on 450 more recruits by Saturday, lifting total examined to about 900 with 49 already certified for service. Names from Lynden and nearby areas include Nymeyer Noteboom Dyksterhuis Miller and many others listed as to be examined Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Bellingham
Ben Nymeyer
William Noteboom
Bert Dyksterhuis
Percy Miller
van Buren
Lynden W. C. Students And Friends Picnic At Whatcom Falls Park
Lynden and Whatcom Falls Park host the W. S. C. picnic and salmon bake at ten o'clock Sunday morning. Lake Whatcom trolley offers transport past the park for Washington State College attendees. Washington State College students are urged to bring W. S. C. pictures and pennants. details available from Miss Minnie Worthen, committee chair, Lynden Street High School.
Schmidt Estate Auction in Lynden to Sell Front Street Properties
By order of the heirs of J. P. Schmidt the Lynden real estate owned by them will be sold at public auction Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. The sale includes a fifty foot Front Street frontage with current occupants Mrs. N Boerhave’s millinery and Frank Le Cocq’s real estate office, plus a Third Street residence lot with a three room house. Cash terms. Auctioneer M Vanner Griend. Details from E Edson at City Drug Store.
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J. P. Schmidt
Lynden
Front Street
Third
Fourth
N. Boerhave
Frank le Cocq
Third Street
Front
Grover
M. Vanner Griend
E. Edson
City Drug Store
Urges Lynden Farmers to Raise More Sheep
Agricultural agent H. B. Carroll Jr. urges Lynden area farmers to add a small flock of sheep to every farm in Whatcom County. He cites pastureland use, low feed costs, and potential profits from purebred sires at the North Yakima sale during the State Fair. He stresses war-time material needs and offers to discuss buying sheep locally with interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Carroll, Jr
British Isles
Whatcom County
Yakima
Pacific Northwest
Hislop
Ogle
Eastern Star Chapter Hosts Grand Matron Lizzie McCormack
The local Eastern Star chapter will entertain at the Masonic Hall this evening in honor of Mrs. Lizzie McCormack of Tacoma. She is the grand matron of the Eastern Star chapters of Washington state.
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The
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Lizzie McCormack
Tacoma
McCormack
State of Washington
Lynden 1918 Budget Shows Lower Expenses and Debt Levy
The Lynden Washington town budget for 1918 lowers expenses by about $100 from this year due to reduced interest on bonds. An extra six mill levy to cover back debts remains, expected to raise $2,000, aiming to place finances on a cash basis in time. The town clerk R B Le Cocq releases the full estimate and tax levy meeting details.
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Lynden
R. B. le Cocq
Washington
Dairymen to Consider Fund Plan for Condensery
Whatcom County dairymen will hold a special meeting Saturday at 10 a m in Ferndale to discuss raising 200000 for a condensery or other means to secure returns for milk. Skagit dairymen recently approved similar funding and Snohomish and Skagit reps will share progress. Raw milk price rose to 2.60 per hundred, a regional high.
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Whatcom County
Ferndale
Skagit County
Snohomish
Fair Will Feature Farming Lectures
Whatcom County Fair in Lynden September 25 to 29 will host more demonstrations and short courses for farmers and poultrymen than ever. Dr. W F Garrett from the State Department of Agriculture will lecture daily on Diseases of Cattle and answer dairy farmer questions. A tuberculosis demonstration by slaughtering a diseased cow is planned. State College experts will offer dairy pointers, with a possible visit by E F Benson. Poultry expert George Shoup from the Western Washington Experiment Station will assist visitors. County agriculturalist H B Carroll Jr will be on site to aid farmers and organize new features.
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Whatcom County
Lynden
W. F. Garrett
State Department of Agriculture
State College
E. F. Benson
George Shoup
Western Washington
Puyallup
H. B. Carroll, Jr
Lynden Men Enticed to Enlist in U S Naval Militia Camp
Lynden district men may join the Naval Militia at the U S Naval Training Station in Seattle. Applicants undergo physical exam, then active service if passed. Fred Rockey and John Bay are already at the camp. Transportation is not provided, but Seattle arrival can align with exam day. About 1,000 men had trained within six weeks.
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Lynden
Naval Militia
U. S. Naval Training Station
University Campus
Seattle
Washington
Fred Rockey
John Bay
U. S. Navy
Lynden Cafe Opens After Move and Remodel
William McDonnell moved his restaurant Saturday two doors east and renamed it Lynden Cafe. The new quarters were remodeled especially for the business and finished attractively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McDonnell
Lynden Cafe
Local People's Council To Hold Peace Meeting At Hawley's Hall
A mass meeting at Hawley's Hall Saturday at 8 pm under the Peoples' Council for Peace and Democracy will feature Emil Herman of Everett speaking on the Origin Organization Scope and Purpose of the People's Council of America. Admission is free and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley’s Hall
Peoples’ Council For Peace and Democracy
Emil Herman
Everett
People’s Council of America
Mrs Evelyn Staight Visits with Sister and Family
Mrs. Evelyn Staight Scott formerly of that name visits in the home of her sister Mrs. Harvey Smith with her two children.
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Charles Scott
Mrs. Scott
Harvey Smith
Scott
Evelyn Staight
Board recalls men for minor defects in Whatcom draft
The Whatcom County draft board recalls forty two exempted men for a second exam due to minor fixable defects such as dental issues. Recalled men include Charles Hillbrecht Lynden Walter Heutink Everson Curt Heider Lynden Nick Beltman Lynden Eugene Baird Lynden Ben Bradley Lynden David Dykstra Lynden Roy Tennant Everson and Sydney Wright Sumas with reporting day set for Saturday.
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Whatcom
Walter Heutink
Everson
Curt Heider
Lynden R
Nick Beltman
Lynden
Eugene Wynn Baird
Ben Walter Bradley
David Dykstra
Roy J. Tennant
Sydney Wright
Sumas
Opening of Lynden Schools Brings Major Primary Enrollment
Lynden schools report a large fall term increase with 48 new primary pupils on opening day. The board added a first grade teacher to handle overflow as high school enrollment sits at 115 and total district enrollment reaches 389. The article lists the new regular students by name.
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Lynden
Clara Bauman Curtis Bay
Sarah Edith Boyce Marvin
Ralph Cramer Mack William Davies
Priscilla Dorr
Leon Justin Winup
William Farnel Gordon Graham Gale Letty Harvey
Don Henry Freddie Hildebrand Hardy Hodges Peter Tony Hoff
Earl Jensen
Marie Jensen
Minnie Rose Jones
Elsie Keller
Billie le Compte
Theodore le Compte
Everett Lancaster
Five districts vote to form Meridian Joint District
Ten Mile Victor Alki North Bellingham and Laurel district voters approve consolidation by 151 to 11. Old directors lead until next March. A central industrial agricultural high school will serve all grades at Laurel with two grades at North Bellingham. Meridian District pursues $600000 assessed valuation. J C Anderson named chairman. J H Kelly clerk.
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Ten Mile
Victor
Alki
North Bellingham
Laurel
Meridian
J. Cc. Anderson
J. H. Kelly
Population figures rise in 1917 Lynden directory
The 1917 Whatcom County Directory by R L Polk reports Lynden population 1650 up from 1575 in 1916. Sumas 1400, Ferndale 1370, Everson 650, Nooksack 400, Custer 350. Blaine listed at 5000, with 16 pages of Blaine names and ten for Lynden.
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Lynden
Whatcom Co
R. L. Polk and Company
Sumas
Ferndale
Everson
Nooksack
Custer
George S. Shaw
Blaine
Whatcom County Real Estate Shows Big Valuation Jump
County Assessor Alex Van Wyck reports a sharp rise in Whatcom county real estate value this year, with a $180 000 increase over 1916 driven by added improvements. Personal property climbs $212 500, autos rank second to cattle in value, and total taxable personal property reaches $9 792 160 after exemptions.
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Whatcom County
Alex van Wyck
Farmers urged to send seed for sale list by H B Carroll
county agricultural agent H B Carroll requests Whatcom county farmers to report if they have seed for sale this year. Farmers with seed grain or vegetable seed should write to Mr. Carroll box 196 Bellingham Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Carroll
Department of Agriculture
Whatcom County
Mr. Carroll
Bellingham
Wash
Lynden 12 Years Ago Highlights
From the Sun Pilot dated Sep 7 1905 the column notes Dyk building a fine house Ed Edson trips to the Portland fair W H Towner sells Pilot building to George B Taylor Little electric lights back after repairs lighting company expects no more darkness Jerome McSorley injures foot on rusty rake Tremains receive a surprise party J W Tremain at center of social news B C Crabtree serves on Bellingham jury
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Ed Edson
Portland
W. H. Towner
West Front Street
George B. Taylor
Armature
Bellingham
Lynden
Jerome McSorley
J. E. McSorley
J. W. Tremain
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Warren Nutter
John Brink
Joe Elenbaas
Fred K. Polind
Shafleigh Geiger
Dirk Rutgers
Garret van Wyhe
Bastian Kolff
Henry Stap
John Kroontje
S. H. Lewis
Albert F. Knutzen
Henry Ripperda
Edgar H. Gerlach
Alonzo J. Elmore
Gerrit Zoet
Grover C. Reid
Robert van Mer
Arthur L. Hickey
Jacob van Zoel
Alvin Pyeatt
Elder
R. Thurston
Ernest Heider
Arie Vander Hoek
Alfred Nelson
Charles G. Coles
Marinus Quintus
Ernest Boyd
Argene Verco Sollinger
Clifford L. Morningstar
John Fredrick Gehrman
Charles N. Adkinson
Van
Ray H. Slade
Harry B. Crabtree
Alfred August Elsner
Edward Becker Quimby
Peter Koert
Arthur Rolland Crabtree
Earl Elmer Slater
E. Kieth Ahrens
David M. Jacobson
Joseph E. Nelson
William Marinus Zuidmeer
Clarence Ephriam
Henry J. Haveman
Thomas Verduin
Ralph Pilon Jesse Harold Knapp
William Anthony Meurer
Walter F. Fisher
George Milton Neidhart Osa Dickson
Henry Everett Glass, Lyndon Paul Henderson
Edward I. Fisher Floyd Preston de Witt
Lynden W. 8S. C
Schmidt
Dug Ogle
Eastern Star Chapter
Bridg- OR
Os Sas
Eset Sas
Eas Eg Bol
U. S. Naval Militia Corps
People's Council
Charles August Hillbrecht
Jay Lancaster
Robert Leak Mable Florence Leo Fern Livingston
John Burton Lauckhart
Marie Moore
Mary Sue Mock Ellen Olsen
Luther Gustav Palmer
Zunna Maude Prigh
Doris Perry
Billie Lockheart Renton
Ruby Riddle
Henry Ladwins
Gladys Sattley Carl Scoddard
Mary Scott Elwood Smith
Dorothy Winona Stauffer
Herbert Stuart
Elsie Swope
William Tanner
William Thorp
Esther Floy Tremain William Andrew Tucker
Orvie Vander Yacht
Theodore Wood
Leoda Marion Young
the Sun-Pilot
Mr. Dyk
B. C. Crabtree
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