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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-22

did not find the potato fields but ne
found rich soil and some of the most
wonderful virgin forests in the world.
Later when his son-in-law- Mr..
Hawley was engaged in the mill busl-
Less on the Nooksack river near
Lynden. He came here as ship car
penter and he built one of the first
steamers that ever ran on the Nook
asck. 1t was named Lynden and
finally burned.
Mr.. Shelter had done considerable
placer mining. He told the Tribune
editor that he had found pay color IN
the sands Of Lynden streets, but smii-
lngly added.
"One gets it quicker from planting
spuds, than by panning the dirt, how
ever
n. V. Shelter was born in Indiana
polls, Sept. Is, 1926 and later lived
in Williamsport, the same state. II
has a wife living at Port Townsend
with a daughter. There are three 9th
er daughters and three sons living.
The sons are all farmers in California
One daughter is Mrs. R. E. HaWley,
of Lynden. One daughter lives at
Baker and another lives at Bay View
He was a pleasant old man and
christian one of the sort who came
through the rough pioneer days with
clean record. In Lynden and over the
state and nation he has many friends
! His mind was active until a shor'
/ time before death and it was store
house of historical lore. He was per-
sonally acquainted with all the stat
pioneers and with many men who hay
since become famous, and he had per-
sonal recollections of all of them that
made his tales always interesting.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-22
5 going to be a
zeal Fair--A show
the Vegetables,
ruit, Grain, Live
)tockand otherP Pro-
luce that we grow
h this Great Valley.
i is also going to be
i good time. We
want you to join
with us.
Well, it's all fixed.

4 Well, it's all fixed.
Dates, prizes and program; judges,
boosters and everything.
y The Nooksaek Valley Fair the
second annual Lyneen Produce Show
will begin early Friday morning,
September 80, and end late Saturday
night, October 1.
If the weather is fine, and the
Tribune put in an order for the lest
in the weather bureau, Lynden is 60
ing to have the greatest show of pro-
duce ever given in the Northwest.
/ mean that.
MY meaning it, wouldn't cut much
ice if it wasn't for Tom Smith. Tom
known by these who don't like him
as Mr.. T. H. Smiths a natural born
fair promoter. He is booster and
an honest one. Tom can't help trying
to grow the best of everything he
grows. He's always after the first
prize. And, he is one of those fell
ows who would consieer it an insult IL
the first prize" was awarded to him
when he ought to have had second
or maybe none at all. He tries FOR
"first'' just for the pure unadulterat-
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[YNDEN PRODUCE SHOW ssa.ye s:st 20 :ss ss;s:y 6st}

This SHOW is not gotten up alone
for the best" things. We Mah'
to get together display of what VI
do grow. We can't all have the
Dest but nearly all of us have some
thing that is worth showing.
Aud, again Mr.. Smith is right. Al
average Nooksack crop is bstter thal
the best we know of anywhere else
We want the display to show an aver
age of what the farmers raise here
We want from 20 to so exhibitors foi
every prize offered.
All entries must be made by FIJI
day at 1880 p. IN. The prizes Will pe
awarded Friday, but produce must
not be removed until Saturday even
ing.
Each afternoon there will be
stock parade. This parade alone
will be worth coming miles to see
There will be COWS and horses in IL
that would lie blue ribbon winners al
the state fair.
There will be no entree charges.
The fair as last year, will be in
the main streets of Lynden and II
will cost no one a cen. Everyone is
invited to participate Bring any
produce you want to exhibit. If it
is the best you will get money
prize. If you haven't anything to
bring. come and see what your neigh
bors bring Anyone in the county
or neighboring counties is welcome
to exhibit and is invited to attend,
Insert Prize List.
To follow Prize List.
Friday Sept. 80.
80 O'clock Hose race between
Hose Companies No. l and 2........
First Prize -. $1,000, Second 500
The following sporting program will
be pulled of Saturday afternoon. The
prizes are named following each
event
Foot race, boys under s, $1.0O
ana ........ .oo
Foot race, boys under II, $1.00
and ........-.-.3.-..-.-' -s-l- La
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ed joy of doing what he has to do TIL
usst lie can 90 1t.
Well, Tom is president and general
manager of this years Produce Show
don mean he is the whole thing
There's Elder and Crabtree and Shinn
and a dozen others, but Tom is the
man who is husthng and he's the fell
ow that keeps everybody, even the
Tribune, stirred up to work. Why he
got ME out of bed to write about
this Produce Show.
ne S got the rgnt idea about Pro
1dee onows TOO. Nearly every cent
Il Ine soVu IN the treasury is goihs
20 he spent III prizes tor piouuce.
There Will lie prizes Tor the besl
COW Of every SHADE and family, pi1zes
or bulls. 1or calves, for heiters, foi
ugs. tor chickens, tor horses ano
.ual es and COTS Tnerell lie prizes
or beels-dead and alive-prlzes foi
.apbages, turnips, and spuds. There Ii
,e prizes for-but what's the U.S.
.ead the premium list which follows.
OF course there are going to be
SOME sports too. They will come
Saturday afternoon. There will be
stock parades mad other things to
entertain. But, the great thing will
be the Produce Show-a show of the
be st in fruit, vegetables, grain, hay
roots, cows, horses, pigs, chickens
and everything that is making the
Nooksack valley famous as the great
est and richest agricultural section in
the Northwest.
The only thing that is worrying
Tom, and the rest is the fear that
some farmers will fail to bring any
thing to show. Mr.. Smith says:-
81 know as we'll as anyone that
some crops and some vegetables and
fruits are not as good as they were
last year. But, We want to make o
showing of them anyway. We don't
need to be ashamed of anything
grown in this valley. If the crop is
second to anything it is only to- our
,wn record.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-22

A part of the building glyan to tae
Town OF Lynden for Free Reading al
Library rooms, by 4. Edison, has been
converted into fire louAe, by ofeei
of the council. large mimi er of tn
Library and Reading Room ass 5c-a-
ton members are indignant at the
action and Mr.. Edson feels that he mas
been treated unfairly in the matter
Mr. Edison has always taken great
interest in reading roome and ilDra!-
les Since the present association was
formed aside from the buiidihes-
he has given more in books and mon
ev than any ore other individual.
Tie association had no home ana
was seeking some place within It's
mears. Ii was allowed room for
tables and book cases in the councli
hall but of course the place was un-
suitable.
Mr.. Edison was planning to build a
new drug store. lie Is not flch ma
but he volunteered to some OF Ms
friends to give his Old buildings "
the association if it would nhu
GROUND and move them. Ihe associa'
,on hadn't the money to buy lots
but with Mr.. Edison, finally succeeded
in getting the town lots beside ths
Town Hall. MIR. Edson's only condi'
tioa was that he be allowed to occup.
the buildings until his new ones were
completed, and that the buildings be
used for reading rooms, library, ano
rest rooms.
The town paid 500 for moving the
buildings and $50 for repairing, paint
ing and improving them According u
members of the association board al
agreement was reached with the coun
ell whereby the association would nav
% year lease on the property. Ano
IN council session To three of the dir
eetors Town Clerk Bixby, wfo is al
SO president Of the reading room
association said he had been instruct
ed to draw up the lease.
Later without consulting anyone
by President Bixby, the council decld
ed TO take the room that was being
fitted UP as {. Ladies Rest Room To-
an engine house, and had the assoeia
ti0n's furniture moved out, the IRON
torn out and the fire apparatus II
before the association knew anything
about II.
A. a meeting of the association
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-22
COUNCIL GRABS REST ROOM
And EverYbOdy'S Sore

beard Monday Light, President Blk
Dy sustain ed the action of the counci
anl denied that the town was unde:
lry obligations to use the room 10
| rest or .eadine room. No actor
was taken but the other board mem
ters were against him. Generally
association members are indignant, an
il is liEely s;nle further effort viii
be made to have the council recinC
It's action ami replace TIE rest room
One .me,uhcr sl.eakirg. to the Tribune
aaid>
.sIr. Rixby took tie stand that the
Council was reutrcus in allowing Us
the main ROOM. The council is allow
ing us nothing Mr. Edsop gave us
all the rooms. The council simply
us7l our mone! the town Is net
theirs to move the buildings ontc
town lots and put them in shape so We
could use lem.
IF the eoun, linen figure we owe
theem or the town anything for that
| cannot unders,tl6 their methcd o
reasoning 1t is q towns business as
much to eneurrsgt morality and in
tillectuality as II is to punish crime
and deplore ignorance.
..If We are to have this sort Ci
trouble with The officials who govern
our community, to property, | for
one favor asking the body to allow tn
association to move the buildings oii
onto leased or purchased lots where
every rev e~o1onlist who is elected
to tie high office Of councilman can.
not intel fere IN our work"
| Mr.. EGson says
i am disappointed. | don't fee
that have been treated in good
faith. cont think there is an!
question about what | gave the
| buildings for. / think the council
understands that as well as the readin.
room members and myself. Their,
9as no deed or bill of sale. The build
ing IS on town property and that wa.
unnecessary. There was nothing bu
the public understanding that it was t,
he used as library, reading and res
| rooms.
Il for One will pay my share t,
refund To the town what 1t has spen
and to put the buildings onto lot
where there will be no question abou
the associations right to the rooms"
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Foot race, boys under 16, S1.00
and .................... sc
Foot race, girls under s, $1O0
and ....................... 80
Foot race, girls under y. s1.OO
and ................. 80
Shoe tying contest, boys under 12,
S1U0 and 80
Foot race, mems free for ALL $3.50
anu ''..........-...... $1.00
Foot race, farmers, $3.50 and ..Sl.OO
Pie eating contest, sl.50 and rs
Horse harnessing contest, for ladies
only $500 and ... sl.OO
Foot race. old mems, over so,
s-'oo anu ..'.'............. $l.O0
Married couple, of greatest differ
ence in height, s1.5O and 49,. so
Largest family on the grounds,
box of apples.
Tug of war, farmers against all
cs.tN'9 . 9o-vV
Wood saving contest, for ladies,
$500 and $1O0
Baby Show, babies under ] year.
$3.50 and $l.50
PREMIUM LIST.
Noeksaek Valley Produce and Stock
Fair to be held at Lynden, Wash.
Sept 80 and Oct 1st.
HORSES
Best Team of draft horses to be
shown in harness -. $500 $3.50
Best Team of driving horses to be
Shown in harness $500 ....2.50
Best Driving horse to be shown in
harness. $3.50 -. $.25
Best General Purpose farm team
$3.o0 and $2.oo
Best year old draft Colt, raised
by exhibitor $500 and ...s1.O0
Best > year old road Colt, raised by
exhibitor $40 and ...... $1.00
Best Sucking Colt raised by exhib-
itor 800 $1.00
Best draft brood mare with colt
S2.20 $l.z5
Best road brood mare with colt
s2.oo $l.Io
Best Draft Stallion $3O0 -. $1.5O
,lae1aoaA 1tallion $500 .-.... sl.5o
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A certain business man of Roches-
ter is OF the opinion that he has an
exceedingly bright office boy. and
nothing pleases him better than to
tell how he ACQUIRED the youngsters
services.
A notice had been posted in the
mans shop window, which read as
follows:
boy wanted about fourteen years"
\ lad of that age, with little that was
prepoesessing in his appearance, came
into The Office and stated that he had
read the hotice.
so you think you would like to
have the rosition?" asked the mer-
chant patronizingly. as he gazed at
the lad over the rims of his spectacles.
YES, SIR was the reply: 81 want
the job, but / don't know that I can
promise to keep it for the full four
teen years
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Best Pen White Rocks $500 sl.oO
best Pea Rnoae Island Reos $4,000
.................... Sl0O
Best Pen Buff Leghofns $500
................... Sl00
Best Pen Wnlte W.andotts $500
..........s........... sl.o0
Best Pen orpingtons $50 -. $loo
Best Collection of Farm Produce
5000 .............e. $3.50
Bets Collection of Farm Produce
grown by Exhibitor $500 $3.50
Best Collection of grains in sheaf
$500 .................... sl.30
Best Sample Wheat in sheaf rails
ed by Exhibitor $1oo. .. so
Best Sample Wheat threshed, rais-
ed by Exhibitor sl.o0. -. so
Best Sample Oats in sheaf s1oo
.................. .Ju
Best Sample Oats threshed. raised
by Exhibitor s1.o0. 0......... so
Best Sample Oats threshed, raise d
by Exhibitor s100 49,. so
Best Samle Barley in sheaf rais-
ed by Exhibitor S1.00........ so
Best Sample Barley threshed raised
by Exhibitor ............... so
Best Timothy in Straw raised by
Exhibitor s1.00.. 80
Lest Sample Glover in Straw, rails
ed by Exhibitor sl.Oo. -. 50
Best Sample Sweet Corn On cob
$.i5 .......-..-.......,. 30
Largest SQUASH SIS ........... 80
Largest Pumpkin SIS ..... 80
Best Hubbard Squash SO -. so
Best Mangle Wurtzel S.75 -. so
Largest Mangle Wurtzel SIS 80
Best 6 yellow Beets SIS. so
Best Red Beets S75........ so
Best yellow Carrots SIS -. so
Best White Carrots $.75 -. so
Largest Cabbage S.75........ so
Best Catbage s.75............ 80
Best Cauiiflower $.75.......... so
Best 6 Celery s75............ so
Best Tarsnips s75.........,.. 80
Best 6}onions s.75 ........,..,.. so
Bets Dozen Potatoes $40. so
Largest Potatoes s.75...... 80
Continued on page 2
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RESULT OF The PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Bixby Heads the List

TneIe Is no longer any que ten
-,out the Iesalts Of TIE primary lee
ION IN this county. The votes given
el1w are official from 10 p.ecinet~.
Nose not included are small and car
o,.,no., rho final results. TIE
arcest vote cast was probably ioi
.ountv supe. intenCeIt but the largest
,ote gwen to any candidate who ma
.,nnos,tion. was for Frank W. BlAbA,
yno got 3o71 against 2,5o6 for ldvese5
In the district the daily papers
.redit Humphrey with being nomln-
ated by something over 1000 Votss
out it is admitted many votes 1oi
him did not show any vote for second
choice and yet were counted. ut
,fs;cial count will throw out sucL
votes and may change results. II nom
mated he is the only old line Re
,ubl;can nominated by the party IL
This state. Poindexter's vote is t
rehnke to the interests that contfoliea
tho nominations on the West Size
whatcom County's vote was as follow
Representative in Congress
f ----~
rbos p Revelle, first choice. .1,SS'
rbos P. Revelle, second choice .l'-o'
w E. Humphrey, first choice 'Z'ooo
~ y Humphrey, second choice. 'of
United States Senator
Join +. Eumphries ....'''.'''' 30
TON Il. freeman .........'''.'
7a.m..s Bake .....'.'..''''''
Niles PcudeAtel .......'..'''' "'O''
James NJ. Ashton ..........'..' 'o-
State Representative, Ffty-third Rep
resentative District.
C H. Woodbridge ........-...'' s'i
Guy f. Dunning ......'''...'' 'f'
r S. Lambert ..............'' ''
c. H. Hoff ......'''''''''''.''
". u. T. Barnes .......'.'..'''' '''
County Auditor.
Alex Van Wyck ''''''''-.'''
County Assessor.
| Jnhn S. Smith .........''-'.'' i''''
W. +. Dillon ........'..'..'''' Oh
W. II. Kaufman ...,....''..'''' -'''
County Clerk.
Samuel E. Leitch .........-'''' 4'''
| County Treasurer
Frank Wilson ........'.'...'''' LOO
Sheriff.
Andrew Williams .....'.'.-.. i'o'
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tons and was taken last summer. MI
Shelter is in the center. On his right
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Garietts
and her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Johns
IN and her baby. On his left is Mrs.
Z. E. Hawley, his daughter, Warren
lIawley, her son, and his baby.
n. V. Shelter, Washington pioneer
Of 1854, and one of the earliest resi-
dents of what is now Lynden, died
Friday morning at St. Lukes hospltal
in Bellingham. He was buried In
the Lynden Cemetery Sunday AFTER
noon.
Mr.. Shelter crossed the plains and
mountains from Indiana in 1871 and
81. and came north from California
three years later. 1t has been a
bout so years since he first ascehded
he Nooksack river.
HIS first years on the Sound Wefe
spent at Olympia, Seattle and for'
Townsend. He was carpenter in thf
army service for several seasons anc
helped build several of the Souho
forts. He was at olympia at the
beginning Of the Indian war but Wen'
to Seattle where he served until peace
was restored.
Mr., Shelter was ore of the pioneers
of Bellingham, or rather Nhatcon
before he located at Lynden. lie wa:
one OF those who helped blaze trai
from Belhngham to the gold fields o
the upper Frasier streams. he help
ed timber the coal mines that Wert
formerly worked under Whatcom.
His first trip to Lynden was made
in search of tabled potato fields tha
had been planted by Indians. H'
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A cheerful pup gets more bones
and has a better time getting them
than a grouchy one.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-02
THE THEATRES.
At tho Biiou.

Augustus Thomas great American
drama, "Arizona," plays at the Bijou
next week. AS the name indicates, the
scenes and people of the play are TAX
en- from the most picturesque south
western territory, of which most
Americans have gained their impress
sions through the drawings of Fred
erick Remington. Mr.. Remington, by
the way, made the sketches for the
four superb scenes in the stage pro-
duction of "Arixona" and personally
supervised the details and costuming.
Metropolitan.
AL. H. Wilson, the German dialect
comedian, will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan theater the first half OF
next week, when he will appear as the
central character in his latest play,
metz in Ireland" Mr.. Wilson will
have the assistance of capable sup
porting company. which includes Lit
tie Olive Wright, the wee bit of an
actress, who has been prominent In
his support for the past two seasons.
The principal character, of course, is
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A Coming Debate.

Arrangements have been made for
another debate between representa-
tives of the University law school and
st. Thomas College. Three debaters
chosen from the Forum society of the
University will meet trio from st.
Thomas in a contest which promises
to be rife with interest. The question
to be debated is: Resolved, That
American cities should adopt the COM
mission form of government. The
University boys will defend the af-
f1rmative against their rivals of last
year. The debate will take place on
April 7, in the Aula Maxima of st. Paul
Seminary.
Mr.. Fred Mccarthy, who was one o.
the victorious debaters year ago, is
again one of the representatives of st.
Thomas College. His associates are
Mr. Bernard Busch and Mr.. Joseph
Schubert.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-04-02
WITH THE DEAD.
Mrs. Nellie MoGrath.

Mrs. Nellie MoGrath, aged 81 years,
died at the family residence. 4404
Thomas avenue, on the Goth ult. after
a brief illness. She was the wife of
M. ]. McGrath, engaged in the plumb
ing business in this city, and was born
in Hennepin county. Besides her hus-
band two children survive her The
funeral took place from her late home
last Monday morning, services being
conducted at ST.. Thomas church by
Rev. Father o'Brien, who, during his
sermon, paid kindly and faithful tri-
butte to the memory of the deceased.
Her remains were laid to rest in st.
Mary's cemetery.
James Rarnette.
James Barnette died at 1929 e.
Twenty-second street, March 49, He
was 81 years of age and Is survived by
his wife and several children. The
funeral took place on the 3Oth ult.
from Holy Rosary church, with in
terment in st. Mary's cemetery.
Thomas Gavin.
Thomas Gavin, aged rs years, died
at the home of his son, John Gavin,
3S48 Lyndale avenue south, on the 3Oth
ult. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at st. Stephens church last
Thursday morning, interment follow
ing in ST., Anthony cemetery. De-
ceased was born in County Tipperary,
Ireland, but came to this country many
years ago.
Fred m. Collins.
Fred M. Collins died Thursday night
Of last week at his late residence, No
10 Grove street, Nicollet Island. He
had been i'll for some years, was SO
years of age and died of consumption
He is survived by his wife and two
brothers. The funeral services :, were
conducted at st. Anthony Of Padua
church Saturday morning, March 20
and interment took place in st. An
thony cemetery.
Helen Murphy.
/ Helen Murphy. 10 years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Murphy
died Sunday morning, March 81, at
the family residence, 4442 Sixteenth
avenue south. The funeral took place
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Metz" the , rollickine, fun-loving
German, who has entertained us in
other plays with many humorous in
cidents which happened while on jour-
neys to different parts of the world.
An interesting feature of the perform
ance will be Mr.. Wilson'S singing, and
in the present instance he is supplied
with several new songs that are ad-
mirably suited to his voice. The til
ties are "Love Thoughts" "Erin's
Isle,' 1.-THE Banshee," "The Nightin-
gale Song" and MIXED German" In
addition to the above new songs he
will sing "Believe Me of All Those
Endearing Young Charms" and "Pn
Take You Back Again, Kathleen"
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OPENING RECEPTION
BeIanser's Busy Corner All in Gala
Attire.

c. C. Belanger's fine new depart
ment store at 1900 to 1906 Central
avenue will be formally opened to the
public next Thursday, the 7th of April.
In the evening there will be music by
a celebrated orchestra, on the second
door, and Mr. Belanger's friends are
invited to come to the dance. The
date will also be his 50th birthday
apolis 20 years ago Mr.. Belanger has
done well socially and in business
way. He was for many years state
treasurer of the Catholic Order of
Foresters and is one of the charter
members of Hennepin court. During
the panic of 1896 when the firm of
Young &. Belanger failed in business
the latter refused to take advantage
of the bankruptcy laws but manfully
struggled until he had paid every
creditor in full This is why the hand
some new store now stands a credit
to his honesty and enterprise. 1t is a
beautiful structure of pressed brick,
with SO by 100 feet of floor space. The
walls are strong enough for a five
story building, which Mr.. Belanger
hopes to make it in a few years Ev-
erything in mems and boys wearing
apparel can be found in his fine stock
and the dry goods and notions de-
partment is operated by M. Marcus
A cordial invitation is extended to the
Thursday