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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04

and aided dirt to the banking where
Necessary, and prepared and fired
26 more stumps; and the fourth day
Is stumps-a total of 100 stumps.
Every day they visited the burning
stumps and prepared and fired more
stumps.
Data was computed on the pre-
pairing, firing and tending of one
hundred stumps kept burning con-
tinually at an average cost of less
than 80 cents per stump, only labor
and cents worth of matches being
used. These one hundred stumps
averaged 46 inches in diameter at
the base, by actual measurement.
These tests in Mr.. Dupertuis' land
were made on a shot clay soil, On
the hill land of the south side of
the Chehalis river, about one mile
from the Adna station on the n. p.
railway.
Henry Dupertuis has owned this
logged-off land for ten years and
has himself previously cleared off II
acres by the char-pit method ct
burning and has gotten it under a
very profitable cultivation and in
bearing orchard and small fruits,
Strawberries, raspberries, logan
berries and blackberries. Mr. Du-
pertuis has seeded down enough logg-
ed-off pasture on his uncleared land
for dairy of II cows beside the
young stock and three horses which
are all wintered on feed raised on
these Il acres.
Reliable information of still lower
cost per stump by the char-pit
method of burning has been received
from J. w. McCutcheon also Of
Adna (address r. f. d. 1 Chehalis),
who reports clearing off 200 stumps
at a net cost of $40, an average If
only 80 cents per stump. This farm
is about Il mile from Mr.. Dupertuis,
on the north side of the river.
Near Winlock, Lewis county Wash
ington, a father and son cleared
71-2 acres of logged-off land by char
pitting during the winter months
when no other farm work was press
ing.
On Cougar prairies, near Winlock,
Mr.. Booth has destroyed hundreds
Of stumps At Woodland, WASH, a |
Mr. Yonts has used this method ex-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04

| wouldn't exactly call the Bell
ingham Bay Improvement Co.. il
charitable institution and it's Man
ager Watts 4 philanthropist, would
you? but they are mighty good
thing for this part of Whatcom
county just the same.
Why?
Because they are going TO build
It up. Because they see that the
way to make a rich country-and a
rich country you know, makes a
rich railroads. to have every acre
of good land under cultivation, grow
ing products for the markets.
AS most CT you know they have
ought up a lot of land along the b.
r. 4 T.. G. at Cloverdale and bet
ween there ana Hampton. They sot
it cheap because they got it in big
ohunhs, aid because it was idle land.
N"w .h', al going to cut it up III
to sma, rarches and sell it cheali
with the proviso that it is 10 be
come busy land-sell it cheap and
en- terms that will allow the poore i
man, If he is honest, to own his nwu
home. It's good land, too, as go5d
as is to be found anywhere. Some Il
1t lies along side of Gaskill's plae5
at Cloverdale, where the prize cloyer
of the county was grown Gaskiil
had clover that was over 60 inches
long last year. Some more of it lies
along side the Eagle hop ranch
guess | don't need to tell you tnat
Is good land, do |?
The Tribune is pretty glad to boost
Tor this proposition because it means
more customers for Lynden and hencf
more business for the Tribune. You
see We are selfish These .ieN
ranches will be within 10 minutes by
rail, of the Lynden markets and with.
In as easy distance of Everson, ant
they will be within As minutes OF
Bellingham. Mr.. Watts in talking (
me said:
This Land is all slashed. seeded
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04

One week from next Saturday IS
v hatcom County Scso5l field day
and track meet TO be held III .Lyn-
dea at Hawley park, and 1t is going
to be ore of the best field meets
ever held in Whatcom county.
Eyelyl ody in Lynden should plan
to attert. There should be, and
probably will be a larger attendance
fl ON the surleurding towns ana
country than at anything that has
occurred since last July 4. Becauses
the track meet comes on Saturday
it is going to lie heXt to impossible
to close business houses, but tie
merchants of Lynden are planning 10
So arrange their work to let every
one see as much of the program as
possible.
1t is estimated that there will lie
girl and boy athletes here &c
contest in one or more of the events
More than 80 schools should be re-
presented and some of the larger
ones, such as Blaine and Sumas. are
entering from 20 to 80 contestants
Not all of these young athletes are
very expert but there are some among
them who would make q creditable
showing in a state contest. For IN
stance, in Dodd ard Gilday Blaine
has two really strong runners and
jumpers and in Burton and Lindsey
it has pole vaulters of no mean
| ability. Sumas has entered the ;wo
young Roberts fer runs, and they
both have very deserved regulations
at home it is said. And, Sumas also
has a strong jumper and pole vaulter
in Vanvalkenberg.
Lynden is especially strong in
weights and believes it has timber
for the state champion. 1t is also
strong in girl events, for Lynden has
some of the best girl athletes in the
county.
Ferndale has some splendid athletes
nervy, strong young fellows, and
will especially show off we'll in tne
sprints.
Custer is going to give Lynden a
hard pull in the weight throwing con-
tests, and perhaps in the ball play
ing.
Clearbrook and Northwoad are
almost a tie for the second group'
baseball championship and the gam
is going to ba VAIN. one. Clear
brook has some good wrestlers anC
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
DIES WHILE ON HER
WAY TO LYNDEN

Nancy Woodbury., sister of J. W.
Grove, of Lynden. died in Bellingham
last Saturday and was buried there.
The funeral was held at Salvation
Army headquarters.
This was very sad death and Mr..
Grove and the other relatives nave
the sympathy of many friends. Mrs.
Woodbury. was on her way to Lynden
from Southeastern Kansas, and was
going to make her home with her
brother. She had one son living in
Bellingham, Chas. Woodbury., and
one son who was with her, Earnest.
She arrived in Bellingham two weeks
ago Wednesday. Last Friday she
was stricken with paralysis and the
following day passed away. The fun
eral was held Monday. Earnest came
on to Lynden and is with his uncle
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
SETTLING TIE COUNTY
B. Co. Is CUTTING up Bid Tracts Into Small Farms
and Offering Bargain Prices and Long Time : !:

Id fenced and We are now ieaus
ta subdiyide it to suit purchase. s
pieferably small tracts say, ~ itsres'
Pfices will range from $6o to 9oo ''i
acre and If the purchaser wants VIC
will make it in eight payments, ol
N fast almost any terms 10 SUIT any
honest purchaser VINO VIII go On
and improve the land and keep up
The interest and taxes. Nhat "e
want is to see the land occupied ana
under cultivation. So long as po'
chaser needs his money TO MAKE I'M
proverents he will never have any
trouble with us about payments.
You see the B. B. |. Co, is selfish
TOO. 1t wants a family on every ~
acres along the right OF way Oh 'ie
B. b. & B. c. railway, and II Wants
every 10 acres improved and rals-
ing products to be shipped over eii',
railway. Why in passengers "ii.
freight every 10 acres OF that !anu
will in five years be paying the ran
IDdC SeNGFdI uUlldlS = sS''i'
isn't paying it anything. Mr. Wat's
didn't say that, but III bet a ouil
frog it is exactly the way he mas y
figured out.
But. what difference does 1t hiahe
to us whether the company is seiiisi
or not, it IS mighty good oppo'
unity for us who haven't much 'iloies
and who want to own little faiiei
that will make us independent III
few years. Ten acres VIII Keep
family and pay for itself in ten yea ,
Many a farmer will say that l an al
putting that five years too long b"
call it ten years. when the ten seai'
are UP you are about as indepehdsn
as the patent medicine toilii'anle, ~
we're before the muck rakers so
after them. / hope every 10 acre. H
of that land will be gobpiea up :
a month. and young men, II so'
are the sort of men | thihh 'o'
are, you'll see that my hopes d
realized.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
bhltF NEWS OF THE WEEK

: state law recently passed in Colo.
'euo prohibits corporations from i'm
po, ing labor in cases of strikes.
ioqaoh has public debt of $575,-
- 9g2' according to the report just
u NE London county council.
s1ong newspaper opposition to the
= Ftep0std arbitration agreement be-
VEN Great Britain and the United
''"'Fs Fas developed in London.
HHa the United States and all
othef leading governments represent
ea' 'ae lurln International exposition,
psel commemorate the semi-centen.
ma. u the Italian unity, has been for
malIy opened.
meet the growing needs of New
loihs public schools and to give a
Nnof day of schooling to 10000 pu.
p'is who are now on half time. the
VIZ pans to spend approximately
sfoV0O,o0o in the next five years.
lie first meeting of the commits.
ssoa to investigate proposed increases
III second class postage rates was
heid at the White House Monday. The
NE ia0ers of the commission are SUI
pfena Justice Hughes. President
Lowell of Harvard University and
Lawrence Maxwell of Cincinnati.
Important conventions of this week
included the national congress OF the
Sons of the American Revolution in
Lo Syllle, the annual meeting of the
executive council of the American
Bankers Association in Nashville
ana conference in Helena, Mont, to
form the Northwestern Development
League
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
LYNDEN SCALPS THE
WILD EVERSON INDIANS

The Lynden ball team showed its
hoggjsh disposition once more py
taking Everson's scalp last Sunday
The game was the most interesting
played in Lynden this season.
As usual when the game is between
LyEden aid Everson there was a
long and hot argument-the Evers IN
team threatened to quit and the
LINDEN team giving in rather tnan
turn the fans away disappointed +.
This tine it was case of an Ever
stn rum er interfering with a Lyh-
den fielder. He was called out.
Everson objected. Rag chewing was
the order. Finally the Everson boys
announced that the decision must go
Their way cr they would quit. Lyn-
den cave ia. Then everybody play
ed bail. and i: was good ball TOO.
Everse.n was in the lead un-
I'll tic ninth inning when Lyn-
puckled up to business and with
winning the game by one polnt--5 TO
to T.
Wordstrum pitched for Everson,
struck out seven and allowed seven
hits. Zwschka was catcher.
Dean pitch for Lynden, struck "u'
seven. allowed four hits. Stelnhauef
caught
The Blaine boys will cross bats
with the local team here next Sum
day and it is looked forward to with
much eagerness on the part Of the
fans. as Blaine has one of the strong
est teams in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. George Erz attend
ed the Elks' show in Belllngham Mon
day evening.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
REAL ESTATE SALES

Beckes G. Stuart report three real
estate sales this week and two of
them at least means that more close
in land will be improved.
F.. K. Jackson purchased the best
i acIes. of the Dobbs place III t
north of Lynden, and plans TO build
ON It and improve the land and
a place for home.
V. u. BussardN purchased the Peter
Marth lots east of the Lynden rchools
and will build on them and ether
wise improve them.
f. A. Arnold purchased 10 acres
OF the r. r. Stuart place just west
of the cemetery near Heaton's mill.
He has moved into the house alfea
on the place and excepts to improve
the land
While these three are all the sales
reported this week they are all, also
the sorts of sales that We all want
to see made-sales to home builders
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
EVERYBODY WINS AND
SO EVERYBODY LOSES

Custer beat Lynden 10 to ..
Lynden beat Sumas to =.
Sumas beat Custer 8 to l.
Now maybe you know how to figure
cut which high school team IS
tEe champion team, but | don't. The
joke of it is, the county athletic as
soeiation don't either, and so there
Will be still another try cut, with
Blaine included to see what two teams
will finally play for the county cham
pionship.
The games We're all interesting.
With Custer the Lynden boys just
seemed unable to do anything right
to the hands CT fielder. If the ball
was hit to them it either was just
out OF reach or they let 1t go
through their fingers. With Sumas
Lynden played good ball and SO did
the Sumas boys. Custer played Il
good game in the morning but WAS
Il little weak in the afternoon.
Sumas' pitcher made a surprising
record. Sumas' two games came right
in succession u innings in all, anil
ie pitched every inning and pitched
good ball every. inning.
! Lynden's game With Sumas was a.
| IL inning game. At the end of the
ninth inning the score was 5 to 5. 1t
was the last half of the 18th inning
when Lynden made her other score.
Ray Roberts 11ade a home .un for
Sumas in the eighth fnDiftg.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
CHAR PIT METHOD or CLEARING
Clears at so Cents a Stump

Inc Portland Commercial Club
sends out the folling information ron.
cefning the char-pit method of des-
troying stumps:
Inc char-pit method applies econ
oiiilcally to stumps over one foot in
dlameter-the smaller stumps ran
pe removed quicker by pulling with
nurse ana capstan or donkey engine,
"-iefe such power is available.
III tests of char-pitting. all bark
was removed from the stumps for
height of about two feet above the
ground. Enough dry kindling wood
was gathered from the ground and
uown logs to form ring six ia
e'ght inches in thickness entirely
around stumps where the bark had
oeen removed. After kindling was
paced, 1t was closely covered with
ciods and thick flakes of clay dug
near the stuElp with farm shovel
only leaving open a small pzaca.
ABOUT foot wide for igniting the
kindling.
While the kindling on tie first
stump was getting thoroly ignited
other stumps We're similarly prepared
ard tie kindlirg fired.
After kindling got thoroly burning
the one foot opening was also covered
lns the one foot oring was also ever
with earth tC drive the fire around
the entire ring OF kindling Ike a
char coal pit. When the raisin.
smoke Indicated that the kindlipg
around the stump was well lighted.
additional dirt was placed closely
around the stump to keep all tie
neat inside the casing of earth.
None of the heat escaping the fire
grows hotter from the burning ftump
ana slowly desto1ys the stump. Tall
stumps VIII burn entirely off Just
above the earth casing, and such
crowns can be readily burned up in
log heaps. The led of Goals left
where the crown burned off rhould
be covered closely with additional
earth and all roots exposed above
ground shodld also be covered with
from four to six inches of eartn.
and the fire Will follow the root 10
the end far below plowing depth.
The first day of the tests two men
prepared and fired thirty-two large
stumps. The second day they ex-
amined the thirty-two burning stumps
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
SHOULD BUY PARK
FOR FAIR GROUNDS

Does Lynden want or does it except
10 ever own park and fair grounds? :?
Mr.. Hawley is now considering a
proposition to cut up his property
north of the railway track and nut
1t on on the market If the COM
munity wants those grounds now is
probably the time to get them, and
.>Mr. Hawley says he will gladly sell
the property to the town or the fair
association for less than he believes
he can get out of it if he puts it on
the market.
Il want to dispose of my real rst-
ate holdings said Mr.. Hawley 10
the Tribune, land | would like to see
the town keep the park, not as it Is.
but as it should be-about 20
ares running to the creek, with
ioom enough for race track, ball
fields, fair buildings ana picnic
grounds.
IF the fair association wants the
grounds | Will sell them on any lea-
sensble terms and at prices that are
right. In fact | would be willing To
sell it without any money down if
the association would go ahead with
its improvements. 1t isn't case of
unloading. ! have 60 acres there
together and t!e other 40 will ,ell
better with than without this 20.
but If the town wants it | want the
town to have it. If | had been a
rich man | would have liked to dom
ate the ground as a park, but I'm
not, but | want the community 10
have it anyway if it wants it."
The Tribune believes this is good
opportunity for the fair association
to get it's own grounds. and it
would suggest that it would be a
good idea to have meeting and see
If it cant be arranged TO get ;aem.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
LYNDEN HAS BEST
SHOW in COUNTY

When | told you that Smalifield
WAS gong to run the same sort OF IL
moving picture snow as he run
photograph gallery-that is the best
it wasn't any joke, and Yet | never
suspected he would be Improving
things so quickly.
This week he installed in tie Cry
stal theater one of the latest lm-
proved Edison picture machines, dis
carding the old machine entirely.
With the exception of one theater
in Bellingham Lynden is tne only
town north of Seattle that has one
of those machines, which are known
as Underwriters Model Type Il.
When you realize that there are not
less than 30 theaters north of Sea-
tile and that ali of them are in towns
as large or larger than Lynden you
will say that is quite an improve
ment to Put in Lynden.
1t makes cleaner cut, steadier
picture than tie old models, and it
is absolutely fire proof, something
that the old machines were not. Mr..
Smallfield installed it the first of the
week, While in Seattle he also ar
ranged for prompter delivery of
new films as soon as they are re-
leased
Smallfied is going to make a sue
cess of the moving picture theater
Mrs. Henrietta Muyskens this
week opened up a new notions and
womea's small furnishings goods store
in the old Bodine building. Her
many friends will be glad to see her
occupied in Lynden.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
CONNECT WITH HIGHWAY

The British Columbia government
VIII defray the greater portion of the
cost of connecting highway between
the Pacific Highway and White Rock
distance of about two miles. The
road will be constructed this summer
and was decided upon because of the
general demand for good road lead
ing to the future summer resort of
the New Westminster and Vancouver
people.
The decision to build this piece of
road was arrived at last Saturday
when meeting was held which WAS
attended by Reeve Sullivan and Conn
cilors Murphy and Johnston. of Sur
rey; Mr.. Stuart, of the G. N. Rv.
and e. H, Sands, who represent sew
eral private owners of land ut White
Rock.-Blaine Journal.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
SOME VERY REAL AND
IMITATION CHARACTERS

For weeks now some of tie Lyn-
den teachers have been meeting my
steriously in various homes of even
fngs. In the day time when they I'M
imagined themselves unobserved they
have pranced around traglcally and
such remarks as "Behold be cometn
and "She is me own, ha, ha, and
death shall claim me before we twain
shall part" have become almost rs
common as ''Jonny, go stand in The
corner"
Frankly the Tribune editor VISA
worried. So were other people. But,
praise goodness, all is now explainai.
They have been practicing. for
play, and I'm willing to bet an an1
gular looking, dirty white bull pup
that it will be the best play put on
in Lynden this year. 1t is to be give
May II, in Jamieson's opera house,
and the name of it is The Real
Lord Chelsea" The cast of eharac-
ters follows:
Imitation Lord. Mr.. Talbot
Real Lord. d............... MIR. Mulder
Imitation Heiress. ...... Miss SoRell
Heirness' Mother. ...... Miss FentOn
Irish Waiting Maid. ;. Miss Chambers
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
EQUALIZATION MEETING

Assessor Kaufman has sent out
notice that the township boards of
equalization will meet in the offices
of township clerks on the Sth which
is the second Monday in May u
canvass assessments. If any property
owners think they have been assess
ed TOO high that viii be the time for
them 20 appear and complaine. This
year nothing but personal property
and new buildings are assessed.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04

Rev Henny and his Boy Scouts
Saturday. On wheels and by train
they went from here to the foot uf
the mountain. From there they
all climbed going UP the old mine
trail as far as they could and then
taking to the mountain side. They
all got up, and down, safely and they
had a dandy time.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
MAY BOND TOWNSHIP

The ranchers of Lynden township,
or at least a majority of those pre-
sent at the town meeting Monday.
favor road improvement even if it
be necessary to bond the district 20
get it.
There was fairly good attend
ance at the meeting, but not a great
deal of business was done, for with
cut money, there is not much that
can be done. The supervisors are
waiting to hear from the county CON-
missioners about whether or not
they are to have any funds.
Mrs. Vail and Miss Rouls have
gone to Mt. Vernon to attend the
district convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary society.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04
CtiA T.. CLINE TO
LECTURE ON FARMING

Chrlss e. Cline left Sunday morn
ine for Pullman where he was call
I'll BY a message from the president
of the State College, to discuss and
consider undertaking a lecture tour
on lhs side of the mountains in the
inteiest of agricultural education in
common schools as we'll as i'll the
state Institution.
8s Mr.. Cline understands it he Will
probably visit all of the large arm
lie communities on this side OF the
He will of course !ec-
TN ON 4he benefits of farm educat-
Is, axwipg what "book learning
" Mslay done for tie farmer
N The need of making such an ed
ralion easier to get. While, too,
ismain work will be in the interests
Inc state institution that pays
tr 4his time, he will also tell some
tiHe of the benefits to be derived
oh agricultural instruction in nlgh
fh&ols, as is already proven in Lyh-
III and one or two other towns u
II state.
We haven't had prettier day
Ill year than Sunday. 1t was hke
June day, with a summer sun aht
dool breeze.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-05-04

Weather cool and cloudy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-16
HUGE memorial TOWER
FOR FRISCO 1915 FAIR

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20-The
first of the various buildings for
housing the Panama-Paciic Interna-
tional Exposition, to be held in San
Francisco In 1915, has been designed.
and its magnitude as well as the
ideas that 1t is intended to perpe,-
uate in enduring form. Is an indica-
ton that this exposition will, in every
particular, far surpass any of its
predecessors In delineating the pro-
gress and achievements of mankind
In arts, crafts and all lines of social
improvement and betterment.
Universal expositions are, as aptly
stated by the late worlds progress
Exposition Is to be held to celebrate
the completion OF the Panama Canal,
an enterprise conceded to be one oil
the worlds greatest achievements
and most conspicuous of its many
mile-stones of progress. II was
therefore, deemed fitting that. In the
creation of the fair, a most imposing
and comprehensive memorial OF "A
permanent character should be crest
ed that would depict and perpetuate
as no other memorial ever has, not
alone the history, progress, achieve
ments and discoveries of the age,
but also the supremacy of the United
States in all that makes for peace