The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-15
Some Homes and Considerable Property De-
stroyed---Still Burning in Every
Direction, But No Wind.

perhaps half a mile distant. Milal
says
Sparks began falling fast. Littl
fires started in half a dozen place
that l and my man managed to pu
out. Suddenly / saw a ball of fin
drop by the barn. l ran, but befor'
| could reach it the building was il
a blaze. | got the three horses GU
but | could not reach anything else.
Il knew the house and other build
ings would go then. The wind Wa:
from my barn caught in Henry
Shagren's pasture more than half
mile distant.
I'VE carried the furniture out o
the house into the road where later i
| burned / sent a messenger for team!
but thhe message miscarried. Whe1
| / saw no help was going to reaef
us l took my family and horses ano
cut a road out to the double ditch
road The road to Lynden direct
was impassiblee on account of fire.
My loss is over $4,000, but | have
l little insurance on the buildings.
Il don't know of living thing
N the place but an old hen and some
5hickens. We couldn't get to her but
think she is alive yet. About 40
toAs of hay. 1900 bushels of grain
and some unthreshed grain went
with the rest.
Il will not rebuild this fall. | ex-
pect to seed down the place, put up
barn on the place, and nome in
town.
VI. II. Waples, WHO has shingle
bolts scattered all on Ell the country
northwest of i.ynden. was one CT
the heaviest losers. 1t is estimated
he lest between son and 400 cords OF
single bolts, valued at nearly or quite
81 goo. He spent most of his time with
men trying to save his propety, but
all fieting was absolutely unavaiiiBg.
Mark Stone, poor man out in. tie
nejghborhood of Delta, lost about 1o0
cords Of single bolts.
The LynGea Shlngle Co., one OF
Edwards. companies, lost about '7-----t ga
cords of bolts.
FRANK DlADy WApSc lai LIS w.
both in line of the fire, was up all OF
the days and nights guarding his barn
On the school section. Although the 40
in which it stapds is cleared partially
and had delivered a good crop OF hay
this season, the blaze leaped from
stump TO stump.
Mrs. F. NJ Yount WHO drove into
town from near Van Buren,, Monday,
told the writer that there We're fires
ON practically every 40 acres. On the
With place she said she believed the
fire had done a lot of good, burning
a let of slashing and burning it good.
Dave Bender. whose farm adjoins Lyn
den on the north says the fire did a
lot toward clearing his land.
Frank Bixby lost a Set of buildings
IN one 40 Of his school land We
nave not his estimate but the loss
will amount to several hundred doll
ars.
Mr.. Bernink lost several hogs in
mis- pasture in the north edge OF
| Lynden.
| Mayor George Hall owns farm a
lew miles northwest Of Lynden. The
| barn was burned. There was II
it 40 tons of hay belonging 20 young
| Mr.. Noteboom.
At Enterprise, a few miles south
of Custer, the Enterprise mill is a
total loss.
Mr.. Atkins lost his house, barn and
everything al the same place, ano
another family at that place lost ev'
erything.
Custer was threatened, Monday apC
Tuesday but was still safe Tuesday
afternoon.
On the road between Lynden anl
Custer there has been a fearful fight
for life and property.
The Pyeatts lest a big barn ant
heir winters supply of grain, hay
roots, etc.
Chas Merritt lost his big barn ant
outbuildings as We'll as his winter +.
stores.
A. c. Palmer lost his barn, sapar
:. ator, grain and winter provinder.
TIE Snodgress family lost every.
hing, house. barn, grain and all
Ralph TroCst lost his barn, ant
Tuesday evening his house was still
/; in danger.
: The johnson barn is buried.
The big bridge on the Custer roat
beyond 5. l.. Pal1er's place is burn
I'd out and the Palmer property wa
still in danger Tuesday evening.
5 The Active Mill was threatened AM
! Tuesday evening the men had bee
, lighting to save it for more than 4
hours.
I Peters. at Balls mill has sufferet
: a considerable loss.
/ In the neighborhood of Clearbrool
the Tribune was Informed Tuesda,
5 evening there had been no loss, bu
: every body was out fighting.
5. B. Lay and Mr.. Hinckley in tn
5 Northwood neiehborhood had los
. their barns and their houses were i