The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-12-26


nam Monday. on business mission
Inc girls of the Lynden Tele-
phone Central Office enjoyed a
Tine Christmas dinner last Monday
Mr.. A. l.. Stirlein had the mis-
fortune to cut his foot with an ak
while at work last Thursday.
Mr.. M. Folz, who has been i'll for
some time. is much improved in
health.
Mr.. D. DeJong has been elected
overseer of the Holland cemetery
In place of Fl. Oordt.
Mr.. and Mrs William Treadway
spent Christmas with Mr. aud Mrs
Vern Parish, of Everson.
Lynden merchants, one and all
report having had the best holiday
trade in their entire experience.
Bellingham is a dry town yet a
bout every day someone is fined O.
yer there for selling booze.
Miss Russell. of Bellingham, rep
resenting the Whatcom County Tu-
berculosis League. was in Lynden
Thursday.
Fred Rinehart. who has been in
Canada for some time arrived in
l.ynden the first of the week to
spend the holidays with home folks.
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The Tribune, give US your name
and let US add it TO our growing
list.
D. George Parse of Route 3. Ev-
erson. was pleasant caller at
The Tribune office Tuesday. Mr..
Parse will spend the winter in Ar
lngton, Snohomish County.
Louis A. Stranded. head chef on
the c. P. r. r. dining car, Xii Ro-
nan, is here for the holidays on a
visit to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Stranded.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Steffe enter
tanned the John Storey. Rolla Han
dy. Fred Fisher and T. Haight fam
lilies, and Mrs. B Collins and Miss
Nellie Collins at a Christmas din
ner at their home Wednesday.
The Concrete Enterprise. the
Blaine Journal. and the Bellingham
Journal all issued SPLENDID holiday
editions. which reflected credit edl-
torially as we'll as in their typo
graphical makeup.
Mr.. Pixley will give a full dress
masquerade ball at his hall next
Wednesday, New Years night,
to which the public is cordially in
vited. Admission will be 800 for
masked attendants and 25 cents
for spectators.
Fresh eggs were selling at Bell
ingham last week at So cents
dozen, while at Victoria, B. Z. the
same brought SIS cents. Who Will
deny that there isn't money in rails
ing chickens?
Federal court judge Howard has
postponed the holding of the De-
cember term of court at Bellingham
ahich was to have opened today.
The court will convene on Febru-
airy IA instead.
Mr. J. T. Dyksterhuis celebrated
his SOth birthday Tuesday at
party give in his honor. present
were D. J. Zylstra and family, MT.
and Mrs. d. F. Huleatt. &. E and n.
ryksterhuis, Mr.. and Mrs. james
Zylstra, Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert 20
ct. MIR. and Mrs. r. j. Zylstra OF
Oak Harbor.
Blonden Brothers and McDanleis
pool room were taken in by good
looking Spaniard last week. Ihey
had sufficient confidence in the
stranger to transact business with
him hut when. they found he mad
mulcted them they hiked after MN
and compelled him to blow BACK the
$50. they had paid him.
County Engineer-elect Adams has
ornonnced that Charles E. Phoenix
10 70 be his chief deputy. 1t is IN
ukslv that there will be many
names take place in the county
oYfic.s when the new officials take
charge on January IS. Miss Mel
II. rogers will retain all except one
of the employees of the Treasures
office.
Mr. w. H. Somers, the geniai
traffic manager of the old q. b. =
B. c. Railway has resig NED, ana ~
will, shortly leave Bellingham 10
take up his residence at Seattle,
where he becomes general tralirc
manager of the stone 4 Weos'e Mr
Northwest interurban lines. Mr;
somers takes with him the soou
s,.nes of hundreds Of loyal friehos
for success and happiness in his new
field of work.
Under the 1911 tax levy the TO-
IA, amount due as city ana county
taxes in Whatcom County was sses,,
aIs's4. and of this $s22,slS.et mas
been paid, leaving balance SUI
due of s4e,sos.47. This las, ma sun
10 said to be the smallest amour.
hat has been delinquent on the .aA
rolls of the county for many years
The county treasurer Will SHORTY
certify thu delinquent taxes ioi spe'
ciaI collection.
The rockingham papers say tha'
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