The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-06-06

Sumas is making great preparations
for the Fourth Of July celebration
Cecil Rinehart returned Saturday from
q short visit in Sumas.
Mr.. c. F. worthen has recovered from
his recent illness. much to the delight
of his many friends.
H. E. Stuart went fishing the other
night and caught a fine string OF uS
beauties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Define are re-
jocing over the arrival Of baby boy
who came to their home on Friday
Miss Theresa Tromp entertained the
Concordia Sisters of the Baptist Sunday
school, at her home Saturday afternoon
Albert Mulder is reported as very
low with tuberculosis at his home near
the Greenwood school.
DR.. George Paschtat has gone TO
Tacoma to be absent about a week, ana
while there will attend the camp meet
ing of the Seventh Day Adventists.
Mrs. T. ]. Rocky, of Bellingham, anu
Mrs. r. ]. Rocky. Of Vancouver, B. Z.
have been visiting in Lynden, the
guests of Mrs. Curtis B. Bay.
Mrs. Ruth Staight left this morn
ing for Richand, Oregon, where she
has been summoned to the bedside OF
her sick daughter, Mrs. Chas Scott.
Mrs. Marion Biehler and daughter Bes
sic, drove to Custer yesterday to visit
the family of Rev. Rinehart. Miss Bes-
sic will remain several days with her
friend, Miss Pearl Rinehart.
Ray Slade is now connected with the
Lynden Cooperative Store. having accept
ed the position Of bookkeeper with that
| establishment.
Mr.. C. ]. Baker, residing for twenty
years near Ferndale, but having recent
ly moved to California. died Saturday at
Petaluma, Cal. at the age OF seventy
| six years
The law suit between Henry Burfeind
and L. C. Dorr, former business partners
| at Everson, which involved something
like 10000 was amicably settled out OF
court last Monday.
| It has been announced that the Ca
madam Northern Railway-the Macken-
gle & Mann road--will extend its line
to Sumas from Agassiz, b. c. This will
give the border town eight railroads.
Good for Sumas!
Mr.. T. H. Smith Is making a person.
al canvass OF thefOrty- first senatorial
| district in the interest of his candidacy
for state senator He Is receiving en-
enlargement and assurances of warm
| support wherever he goes.
The members of the fire department
have decided upon THE MoOnshiners
Daughter, a play in three acts. by
Bernard Francis Moore. for the bene-
fit performance to be given at Pixley's
hall in the near future by local tai
ent.
| By the way have you seen your way
clear to take look at the Way sag
| less bed spring on exhibition at Frank
Knapp's furniture store? 1t Is in ever
~ way way beyond anything made In
the way of a sagless spring and is
combination Of restful and luxuriant
comfort.
| A very pleasant surprise was tender
| ed Mr.. and Mrs f. I. Bruins Wednes-
| day evening when about twenty-four OF
| their friends dropped in and spent
social evening with them. Before leav-
ing i, the guests presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruins with a set of silver teaspoons
and tablespoons.
Says the Sumas Times: "The little
Jail with the big headlight Is contribute
ing nobly to the work Of cleaning up the
city park, and the alleys, bitches and
creeks as WELL" Lynden has little need
Of jail with or without headlight.
| but 1t has q base ball club that cleans
up any club that 1t tackles.
| The Lynden Department Store, hav-
ing sold its farm implements. will give
more time to it's grain and feed de-
partments. A grinder will be installed,
and that part Of the business will be
| conducted where 1t has been heretofore,
| just south of the NJ. E. church and
| back of the Lynden Pharmacy.
! Chap Payes is by far the busiest man
| in Lynden just now as he has begun
the harvest of his big crop OF straw
| berries. The warm weather of the last
| few days Is just what was needed
to put the color and finishing touches
on the mammoth berries. The Tribune
hopes next week to show some pictures
of Mr.. Bayes beautiful "Berrylyn" farm.