The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-07
COUNTY NEWS.
Items OF Interest Gathered from our
correspondents and Exchanges

The entertainment given at Blaine
ior the benefit of the public library,
In that town netted $1O6.95.
Mr.. Austin, of Seattle, has been in
sumas during the past week, figur-
ing on the cost of power for a plan
Ing mill to be established at thar
point.
The home of S. Brerland, two miles
south of Ferndale, was broken into,
Friday night and roll of blankets,
two revolvers, a gold chain and,
nineteen old coins were stolen.
DR.. w. r. Gray and Robert w.
BOttersby, were reelected to the
board of education, of Bellingham, on
Saturday by an overwhelming ma
jority.
motion for a new trial in the
case of w. r. Mays against William
McCush. in which the plaintiff has
been awarded damages in the sum
of $3,5OO, has been filed in the sup
erior court.
The Washington Anthracite Coal
company. at Glacier has awarded the
contract of driving a one thousand
foot tunnel on the Discovery claim,
at their camp to ]. V. Yelton, o;
Glacier.
The Odd Fellows lodge, of Blaine,
has decided to go ahead with the
erection of the long-contemplated,
Odd Fellows Block on the site of
the present hall, on Washington Ave.
Work is to be commenced at once.
The Stout Shingle mill, at Blaine,
has been sold to e. Fl. Weatherat, Ut
Aberdeen, an experienced mill man
with ample capital and he intends
placing the same under operation
without Unnecessary delay.
The Bellingham poultry show which
has been in progress, all last week,
came to successful close on 6atur-
asvdey pisht. This asssuAance s5sst
large one, the exhibits splendid,
and the affair success in every
way.
The Chinese Bunk house near the
Smiley Cannery at Blaine was Destroy
ed by fire. Mr.. Smiley's loss was
covered by insurance, but the Can
merry employees lost everything they
had in the way of clothes and money.
Thomas Bice, one Of the earliest
settlers of Whatcom comfy, first cont
ing to this section from California, in
1858, passed away at his home near
Custer. An aged wife, four sons,
and three daughters are left to mourn
the loss of husband and father.
The county engineer and county
commissioners are planning to adopt
q rule whereby all plats before au-
thorized by the board must be sub
mitted to and approved by the en-
gineer's office.
Residents of Silver Beach and
Larson station say that the water in
Lake Whatcom is the highest 1t mas
been in many years. This is caused
by the unusual heavy rains of the
past week. Lake Padden, also, Is
considerably higher than usual for
this season of the year.
Cox Lowe, of the Ferndale Re-
cord. has been successful in his berry
culture campaign to the extent OIL
having been enabled to secure the
promises of forty persons who will
plant berries this fall or next spring,
ON 1861 acres. Let the good work
proceed.
The jury, which tried the case OF
C. A. Strand VS.. the Clipper Shingle
Company, operating near Acme, re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff Sat
urudy dIteT IOity hihu'SS S''
tion. The jury awarded Strand all
that was asked for, $432.35, and founo
against the counter claim of the de-
fendant.
The installing of the Sumas Nuns
icipal light and power distributing
p,ant is nearing completion. The
iuice has been turned on and is nov
available for residence and business
houses. The municipal lighting sys
tom has been decided upon ana 'n'
necessary supplies will arrive F"
tho course of a few days.
The Alaska-Bellingham f's'i"s
Gold Storage Co., has been o's""''
:, NV A. w. Cameron, OF spoka"e
.na !. w. Alden. of Seattle. with
..n,ta, stocka of $5oo,Ooo. Its pa'
.ose ia the establishing OF vi