The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-05-19

Evers, n last Saturday.
Mrs Wilson. Of Ch,;a / spe IL
ing few days with Mrs. Grove.
H. Mulder has recently put into
the Lynden Market one of the largest
and neatest ice boxes in the North
west. The front is of glass giving
view of the whole interior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. 'rut men of Ham
mond, Wisconsin, arrived her, a tes
days ago to srtLG tae summer They
Ire staying at the Etmc of Mr.. and
Mrs Ecker.
Mrs Helen Roo left Saturday for an
extended visit with her sister, Miss
Llizabe.h Ripperda of Seattle and her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Ripperda of Oak
Har1or
c. o. Mulder plans to put in most
of the summer at his farm near
Twin Falls, Idaho, and in travelling
over parts of Eastern Washington.
Idaho and Eastern Oregon.
Mss I,arl Crabtree was in Belling-
ham last Thursday and Friday TAX
ing the teachers examinations. Her
vacancy was filled by Miss Hontoon
of the third grade; which was taught
by Edith Harris.
DR.. Katherine Gloman, the osteo-
path who expects to be in Lynden
weekly on Tuesdays had to miss her
first trip this week on account CT
the serious illness of her sister She
will be at Mrs. Staight's residence
next Tuesday from $50 until 5 o'clock
A farewell party was given Mrs. J.
r. Frye Monday evening, by the Ken
sington Club ut the home of Mrs. J.
Beach. Five hundred was the amuse-
ment of the evening Refreshments
were served and a fine time was en-
joycd by all.
| Two brothers Of Mrs. NJ. Van der
Griend, ST., are expected to arrive in
lLynden Saturday. One is from the
lTransvaal, South Africa, where he is
engaged as a teacher. The other is
from Netherlands. They will visit here
for a few weeks.
i A surprise party was given Irene
Sain by her friends, Monday evening
at her home on Front Street. Those
present were: Messrs. Hall, Wright.
Buzzard, Knapp, Jacobs, Barnhart.
Colley Misses Harris, Crabtree, Stotler.
Nichols, Anderson, Shinn, Pace, and
Topping
c. E. Cline who returned recently
home several samples of gold washed
frcm the gravel Scientists say the
gold is formed from solutions forced
up from beneath the mountains into
the lava rock. The samples look like
little wads of gold thread or lace.
Ms. Jones entertained the chain
lat Thursday at her home. Somerset
was the diversion. Refreshments were
served during the evening. Those pre-
sent were: Messrs. Thompson. Jones,
G.. Hall, H. Hall Savings and H.
Knapp. Misses Wilder, Folz, l Sain,
r. Sain, Mrs. Mounter, Sears, d. Wal
lace. Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Thompson, NJ.
Wallace.
| D. ]. Zylstra disposed of two un-
cleared farms about three miles north
west of Lynden last week. One of 40
acres, he sold to Jacob Slap, at $40
an acre. The other of so acres he
sold to r. Bartelds at Sos an acre.
B tn buyers will begin improvements
| once. The soil in that locality is
good and each will make valuable
farm. The former owner, Thos Shot
tolt, lived in Vancouver, B. c.
| Most people figure on season for
house building, but Mulder and Boer-
have have just completed a modern
l0-room house on S. Z. Nichols farm
west of town, and the time from
start until plaster and first coat of
paint were on was just four weeks.
The house is plain one, but it is
one of the neatest and most complete
uucu. ucTc
are 10 rooms besides the bath, pam
try, and closets.
| Thos. Kirkby is an example of the
business man farmer who goes at his
work right. He moved onto his ranch
five miles north of Lynden last fall.
He has, slashed acres, planted a
lot of stuff. built himself house,
and, as he says, lis working harder
and feeling better" than ever before
in his life. He was in Lynden this
week looking for turkey eggs, as he
expects to engage extensively in the
poultry business. He says I'm not a
bit sorry ! decided to try the country
life. ! like it and | am certain / am
going to make success of it. I'm
glad too that i came at the worst sea-
son of the year. l know the weather
was better than the old winter wealth
er and at this season we are living
in paradise.