The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
LOCAL and PERSONAL.

| AHe " eils-r &rSO express company
is soon to open an office in Lynden.
A. w. Frost of Lynden has been ap-
pointed deputy fire warden for What
com County.
Mrs. F. A. Graham went to Seattle
Sunday for a weeks visit with her par
ents.
Jack Cox, OF the Oregon Moline Pillow
Company was transacting business in
Lynden yesterday.
Mr.. F. E. Jordan. of the Lynden De-
partment store, went to Seattle on
Tuesday to bring over his family. They
will occupy the ]. w. Edwards home.
Jones says to get your order in and
your measure taken for that new 4th
OF July suit, and don't put il off until
the last minute.
shop on the corner during the absence
OF Mr.. and Mrs Shain. and has styled
his new quarters the bachelors pal
ace"
AS the annual meeting of the fire de-
partment to be held on next Monday
evening. June Bird. is to be an import
ant one. the officers request every MEM
Der to put in an appearance promptly,
at 7:30.
The members Of the Kensington Club
and their husbands were most pleasant
iy entertained by Mesdames Loring and
Williams at the home of the former last
Friday evening.
For the purpose of destroying the cat
erpiilar pest. the mayor OF Seattle has
designated a day for getting rid OF as
many OF the destructive and annoying
little beasts as possible. The campaign
was begun on Monday, but is being con-
tinued several days.
Invitations are out for a basket So
cial to be given by the Lynden Lodge
OF the Modern Woodmen of America
next Saturday evening at Pixley's hail.
The woodmen are famous hosts. and
The entertainment to be given Saturday
hight will be up to their usual high
standard.
Knapp's furniture store has on exli-
btion and for sale new mattress that
is by all odds the best inNe ntion in that
line of merchandise. Most people spend
about one-third of their time in bed,
and those who are interested in pass
ing that third of their lives in solid
comfort would do well to see this lat
est Improvement in mattresses.
w. E. Schricker. the La Conner
banker whose institution failed recently,
was arrested during the week for receive
ing deposits after he knew that his
bank was insolvent. He has been re-
leased On bonds furnished by friends.
Decoration day is being appropriate
ly celebrated in Lynden today. The
school children met at Jamieson's ope- |
ra house this morning and gave an in
program, and the members OF
Lynch Post No. AZ, and Relief Corps,
No. %, gathered at q. A. r. hall at
2 30 and then proceeded to the cemeter-
V where the graves OF their departed
comrades were strewn with flowers.
The social dance given by Mr.. Pix
ley at his hall last Friday evening was
we'll attended, and was an unusually
pleasant affair. During the time that
Mr. Pixiey has been conducting this
place of amusement, he has shown to
the satisfaction Of all his patrons that
what he offers is first-class in every re-
spect and that the best OF order Is al
ways maintained. The next of this SER
les OF dances will be given on Saturday
evening, June 8.
The Linrud family gave a splendid
concert to small audience at Jameson
hall on Saturday evening. What the
house lacked in numbers it made up in
appreciation, and it must have been a
source Of qualification to Prof. Linrud
and his talented family to receive the
hearty applause accorded them. They
deserved 1t all. as they gave very
pleasing performance Saturday night is
a bad night for entertainments in Lyn-
den. and the Linruds We're unfortunate
the selection of their date here.
The fire laddies had their regular
drill Monday night, and made fine
run to the high school building. Wa
ter was thrown by both companies and
as the pressure was from the tower and
not from the pumping station. streams
reached only as high as the roof OF
the big building, the tower escaping
drenching. The hook and ladder team
did fine work in scaling several places
but not satisfied with the practice they
cot at the high school, they stopped on
the way back to the station and took
another turn at it.
Ralph Pilon called at The Tribune Of
flee on Saturday to say that his Trib-
une want "ad', in which he offered a
horse for sale, did its work quickly. Be-
sides selling the horse to a party who
read the adlet in this paper, he had sew
eral calls over the phone after he had
disposed OF the horse.
On the same day that he sold the an
imal Mr. Pilon found while out in his
pasture that one OF his cows had given
birth to twin calves. He carried the oa
bies into the barn on his back, feel
ing quite prosperous and happy over the
fact that besides having in his pocket tn
money that he did want for a horse tina
he didn't want. he was also the owner OF
handsome twin calves.
About Is of the younger set of Lynden
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bussard a sur
prise party on Thursday evening, when
they called at their beautiful new bun
galow home near the high school The
occasion was in the nature OF a house
warming and was Of unusual pleasure
both to the surprised host and hostess
and the guests. After leaving the Bus
sard home the party called at the resi-
| dence Of Mr. and Mrs. p A. Wright to
extend congratulations and good wish
es to Miss Hazel Touton and Mr.. Sham
beau whose wedding took place Satur-
day morning.