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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15
Death of Mrs. Ellen Baxter

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Bax-
ter, who died early Wednesday
morning, was held at ten o'clock
Friday morning from the Methodist
church, the Rev. Herbert E. Jones
officiating. Many beautiful floral
offerings from relatives and friends
were mute tokens of the love and
esteem in which the deceased was
held.
Ellen Celia Rich was born in
Ruthland, Michigan, October IL
1915. At the age of twenty-one.
she was married. to Milo Baxter. a
Civil War veteran, and to them
four children were born, Eber T.
and Sherman A.. both of Lynden,
Roselle Tillie who died in infancy
and Mrs. L. T. Owens, of Tacoma.
Mrs. Baxter was left widow in
1899, and in 1902 she came West,
coming to Lynden the following
year, and has since resided here.
Besides her three children she IL
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mar
tina E. Topping, of Arlington,
Washington, and Mrs. Mary H.
Wilcox. of Lynden, and broth
er, Sherman Rich, of Minneapolis.
Mrs. Baxter became a member
of the Methodist church when she
was IL years of age and has lived
the life of a devoted Christian.
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Get the New Bulletins.

A number of new bulletins from
the United States department OF
agriculture have reached this OF
flee recently which will be OF inter-
est to many of our readers, among
them are:
Farmers bulletin 52S, entitled
Hints to Poultry Raisers.
Farmers bulletin SIS. Winter
Barley. Barley is becoming quite
a crop in many sections OF ths
country.
Bulletin SO. forest service, de-
partment of agriculture, entitied
The Forest Resources OF the Worin'
is an interesting volume containing
many statistics of interest to pei.
sons who wish to make study Oh
forest problems.
A bulletin which will be OF IN
terest to gardeners Is circular NO
1O2. bureau of entomology, entili'
ed. The Asparagus Beetle.
Circular No. ia, bureau OF pian'
industry. IL a collection OF miscei'
laneous papers, the most interest
ing of which appears to be, SOWING
Flax on Winter Killed Wheat Fieiof
and Preceding and Storage IN
vestigations In the Rogue River var
ley. Another publication OF the
bureau Of plant industry 10 circuial
No. l16, entitled. Miscellaneous
containing an article on the artiac.
al curing of alfalfa hay, winch
should be of interest to many
farmers In the Pacific Northwest.
Drainage Investigations. 1901
gives a report of work done along
that line.
Another publication of interest,"
to horsemen IL bulletin 142. bureau
of animal industry. entitled. Dourins
OF Horses. This publication snouio
be OF interest in eastern Montaha
and Wyoming, as an outoreK OF
disease said to be prevalent In wy
oming at this time.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

John Lemming went to Spokane
Sunday, to attend Court.
Frank Bixby was in Lynden Sun
day.
Percy Ptolemy made a trip to
Bellingham Sunday.
Douglas Ogle is back from
cattle buying trip to Portland, ore
gon.
Mrs. Henry Shagren and little
daughter, Marguerite. spent sun
day in Bellingham.
Mrs. w. Towner. of Bellingham,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Ellen
Baxter, Friday.
Mrs. Mary O'Neil went. to Van
couver, B. c., the latter part OF
the week, returning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Knapp of Ever
son were over-Sunday guests OF
Lynden friends.
John Albright and family are
moving to their new home, In the
Delta neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Skyles and
child of Bellingham were vlsltors
in Lynden over Sunday, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Booman.
Mrs. G. H. Wood, who was a
guest at the home OF DR.. ana MRS.
F. L. Wood returned Saturday to
her home at YacOlt, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty, of Beverly,
Washington, came last week to be
the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
p A. Wright, for some time.
Mrs. E. L. Lash, who accompan-
led her daughter, Mrs. w. c. Dew
ey and children to their home at
Indio, California, returned Friday
morning.
Mr.. Carr Bailey left Wednesday
for Seattle to spend few days
with his wife and daughter, Nettie,
the latter being in the Sound City
for medical treatment.
Mrs. English, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. Z.
Beach. for a couple of weeks. re-
turned to her home at Fort Casey,
last Thursday.
Mr.. D. J. Zylstra has moved his
real estate office to the east por-
ton of the building vacated by II.
Haveman, and is now snugly locat-
ed in coy and we'll appointed
quarters.
Wet weather caused the postpon-
ment of the Lynden-Sumas Dali
game at the border town last Sun
day. Weather permitting. Lynden
will exchange swats with the Bell
ingham Elks. at the county seat
next Sunday.
DR.. F. E. Yoakum of Los An
geles will visit Lynden on May ~
and begin a short series Of meet
ings at the Pentecostal Mission. DR..
Yoakum is the founder of Pisgah
Home. located near Los Angefess'
and is well known through this
and other lines of reformation work
During the past week the Lyn-
den Implement Co. and r. Have
man have been engaged in moving
into their new building which they
built on the old Van Colder corn
er. The building is as yet not full
ly completed but as the Lynden De-
pa rtment store wishes to occupy the
old quarters of the Implement Co.,
for it's grain and feed business 1t
became necessary for the former to
move into its new building before
it's completion.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received on
or before June 2, 1918, for the
building of horse sheds at Town
ship Hall of Iynden Township. Plans
and specifications for the same
may be seen at the office of F. p.
Close, Clerk of the Township Board
Bids will be opened at IL O'Clock
noon, on June 2. 1913.
The Board reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids.
F. p, CLOSE. CLERK.
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be spent near Glacier on the con-
struction of four and one half
miles of logging railroad and in
the building of a mill with a capac-
ity of about $4,000 feet daily which
will give employment to about for
ty men for a period of five years.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15

As a result of a sale OF some
0OO, 900 feet Of timber to De maue
on the Washington National fores'
within the next sixty days the ior,
est service itself will be placed
virtually ON a self-supporting basis.
somewhere between $4,000 ana
$4,000 will be turned into the
treasury of Whatcom County ana
about IS 900 more spent upon
roads and trails within the stare
Of Warrington. In addition to
all this some $4,000 will probably
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15

Washington is the healthiest
state in the union-its death rate
being only SO per thousand in.
habitants for 1912. Montana IL
next with a rate of 1912. and Utah
1913
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-05-15

None of the protected interests
that complain of the proposed re-
duction of the tariff express any
sympathy for what the consumers
have suffered.-New York; World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-11
SANTA FE NOTES.

Items for this column may be
phoned to 1915 or the State Journal
office.
Engineer and Mrs. George Mckee
who have been visiting relatives In
Winfield, Kan, the past two weeks
are expected to return the last of
this week.
Mrs. Miller, wife Of Engineer Harry
Miller, of Arkansas City. who has
been in Stormont hospital here the
past two months is reported rapidly
improving.
Mrs George Wood will entertain
the G. I. A. division No. 80 Thurs
day afternoon at her home on Mon
roe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Batz Of Cleburne,
Tex. are the parents of a son. Mr..
Batz is with the Santa Fe scale de-
partment at that place.
Clarence Lake, stenographer to E.
]. McKiernan. general tool supervisor.
and Miss Esther Root were married
last Saturday afternoon and are at
home to their friends 1907 East
Eighth street.
Mrs. Homer Pelton of Horton.
Kan, has gone to Memphis. Tenn. to
visit her parents, Engineer and Mrs.
c. S. Slanker.
E. A. Lowe, assistant at the ticket
office at the Santa Fe station has
been transferred to the depot at La
Junta for temporary service and his
place here has been taken by Farley
Ferrin.
A. P. Jones, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Peninsular
Occidental Steamship Company. with
headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla,
was calling on Santa Fee friends here
Monday
The Ladies Society to the b. of L.
F. & E. held their regular business
meeting yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. M. Hannah and niece. Miss
Gertrude Brobst. of Mission Center,
are guests of Engineer William Eek
ert and family few days.
James Sumey, switch engineer was
off duty yesterday on account Of bus
mess.
Miss Mabel Beeler. stenographer to
the chief electricians Office, Miss Del
Ia Hughes of the freight claim de-
partment and Engineer and Mrs. +.
Roy Hoover, have returned from
Kansas City where they were guests
OF Switchman and Mrs. Hap James.
Miss E1anor Eckert. daughter OF
Engineer and Mrs. william Eckert.
has returned from Mission Center.
Kansas, where she spent a few days
with relatives and friends
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Journal must be In The State Jouraa!
onice before o'clock. Want Ads receives
atter the noon -Four will be inserted unoer
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MADAME X TONIGHT.
Alice De Lane VIII Present Well
Known Drama at Grand.

Miss Alice De Lane and her excel
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This stirring drama tells Of a wOm-
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The story told is one of unusual in
terest and power. finding its climax In
q trial scene, in which Madame X''
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SON.
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WANTED-SALESMEN

WANTED-SALES
WANTEDACounty managers. Automobile
speciality. Small capital required. 1928
Polk.
WANTED-Salesmen: one traveller. SAL
airy and expenses; men or women for
local work, salary guaranteed. Call 100
w. 9Th. Basement.
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No. IL. 2Oe.
John A. Wetherla, Appellee.

The Missouri Pacific Railway Company,
Appellant.
Appeal from Wyandotte County.
REVERSED.
Div. 3.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Smith. J.
A passenger ON a railroad train who
leaves the train at an intermediate sta
ton for a temporary purpose. IL. In the
exercise of ordinary care in crossing the
station platform, bound to look upon the
platform to avoid collision with any OBJ
NAV impede his progress and do him in
jur.-- x without any sufficient reason he
negiects SO to do and he receives Injury
BY coming in contact with an Obstruc-
ton he Il guilty Of contributory negn-
gence ana cannot recover damages from
the railroad company for the injury.
An the justices c0ncurr1ng.
Johnston. C. J., concurring specially.
true copy. -
Attesf D. A. VALENTINE.
TSeaL1 Clerk Supreme Court
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No. 1924.
NJ. w. Cardwell, Appellant.

Union Pacific Railroad Company. Al
pellee.
Appeal from Jefferson County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. BY the Court Porter J.
J. The supreme court has Jurisdiction Of
an appeal notwithstanding the amount in
controversy eo'; directly affected by the error
# there is a fair basis for the conten-
ton that the error affects the entire YER
dict, or that 1t indicates that the COM
planning party has not had a fair trial
upon claim involving in the aggregate
more than 800.
2. The verdict in the present case IL not
shown to be SO at variance with the evil
dence as to require a new trial. and the
judgment is affirmed.
J. The courts will take judicial notice
Of the natural shrinkage of grain in
transit; and the legislature having rec
ognfzed the fact that wheat in transit will
naturally shrfng as much as one-fourth OF
one per cent of its total weight, no proof
is required of this well known fact.
All the justices concurring.
A true COPY.
Attest. D. A. VALENTINE,
LSeaLJ Clerk Supreme Court.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

wANTED-A second hand twin go-cart.
1921 McVicar. Phone 2150 No. 2. -.
HORSES TO WINTER. 5 month. kafir
and corn fodder in plenty: will stable
in stone barn in billiards., 61x miles out
VIM. Ure r.. d. Z. 814 F-2.
81 50 PAID for i've norses delivered. Dead
horses and cows removed free within 10
miles. Topeka Rendering Co. Phone 3s1.
WANTED-To contract some dry hickory
cord wood. Can use q few cords green
hickory at once. Chas. Woln Packing Co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furniture Of all
kinds: also stoves. Mickle. Phone s43.
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FOR RENT-NuSCEILA
FOR RENT modern store rooms, and
office rooms, steam heat, modern in ev-
cry way. on Sth ave. Apply Orpheum
Theater.
FOR RENT-Private barn. CAN 25s5
Black
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Nos. Is. 1873 and 1874.
L. Eckhardt, Appellant,


F. M Taylor ct al. Appellees.
Appeal from Cowley County.
MODIFIED.
Syllabus. By the Court Mason. +.
L. An affidavit for attachment which
omits the amount claimed las rent, al
though made under a statute reouirfne
that to be stated. is not void, where il
gives the total amount of the plaintiff' Z
demand. and q pleading on file shows how
much of it is for rent
The Landlord and Tenant act gives q
lien for rent. which may be enforced by
attachment, to be levied only on the crop.
But 1t also authorizes a general attach
ment Tor rent whenever certain acts are
done by the tenant. and this may be levied
upon any non-exempt property.
An agreement in a lease that the
rounding the premises is not subject to
modification by evidence of local Gus
tom for persons handling cattle to make
repairs in the fences enclosing them.
All the justices concurring
A true copy.
Attest D, A. VALENTINE
tSeaLJ Clerk Supreme Court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-11

called out most Of the laughs, and
in his scene Of partial intoxication,
his work was especially good.
A. L. H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-11

''Your teeth are in pretty bad condition, IS
said the dentist They must be- sighed
the patient. You look 20 happy."-Judge.
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LEGAL.

--~-r>
ment an the items fuznished for both
oulIdinks we're specified. ali credits for
R2eyzm snd on Al. both buiidine. we're spea-
ence Another sub-contractor who had
furnished material and kept his account
Witch vent nfSo se san the .1sns
which the lien was filed from the others
ana specified them in its lien statement.
statements were sufficiently itemized.
chanics' lien served by registered mail
which reaches the owner personally ID
3 It appeared that the contract price of
the building was fixed by the owner and
the contractor In q settlement made after
the building was completed. Held. that the
, ia putty Tor sub-contractors liens was not
"a It appeared on tho trial that the con-
tractor was really the agent Of the own
ers an purchasing material and employing
labor for the erection of the building.
Held. that amendments to the petition to
conform to the proof and personal 1udg-
ment against the owner were proper.
All the Justices concurr1ng.
true copy.
At.est: D. a, VALENTINE.
tSeau Clerk Supreme Court
No. 1s,so1.
Catherine Tepfer. Appellee,
The city of wichita, Appellant.
Appeal from Sedgwick County.
(Second Dfvision.)
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Johnston, C. r.
l. A city given control Of its streets and
charged with the duty of maintaining
them in safe condition can not. by any
permission it may give to individuals to
therefrom. avoid liability for injuries re-
sulting to travellers from the negligent
manner in which the work is done or the
H iefa. c0ho'''on IN wn'cn the street y
2. Where city grants permission to a
street Party e n to p 10 or exSnyate IN
the protection of the travelling public and
to know the condition Of the street while
done the same as it would where the work
is directly done by its own officers or
An the Justices concurring.
Attest: D. A. VALENTINE,
tSeal.] Clerk Supreme Court
No. 1S74
Charles B. Hulsman. Appellee.
Jennie Deal. Appellant.
Appeal from F1nney County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus By the Court. West. J.
Land in possession. Of tax lien holder
was decided to third party by the fee
owner for the purposes of securing q debt.
Held that the grantor could thereafter
in possession.
All the justices concurring.
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE,
lSeaLJ Clerk Supreme Court.
No. 1888.
A. r. Lasley, Appellant,
VS..
L. M. Stout. Myrtle M. Wellfley. ct al,
Appellees.
Appeal from Scott County.
REVERSED.
Syllabus. BY the Coure Benson J
l. The title of q vendee of real estate
who has fully performed the contract OF
purchase and taken and held possession for
many years, and paid all taxes upon the
property. is complete equitable title
2. One who takes quit-claim deed from
the vendor of real estate many years after
the vendee has performed the contract,
without inquiry or examination concern
ing outstanding equities. is in no better
position respecting the title than his
grantor.
3. The fact that q party pays taxes
upon real estate is evidence that he claims
some interest in the property, which
therefor to inquire concerning his rights
All the Justices concurrtng.
A true copy. z-1s=-. Il ASSOC.
Attest D. A. VALENTINE
ISeal1 Clerk Supreme Court.
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FOR REST HOUSES: ~
81 East sth. rooms barn. 5000 500
lib E. 10Th. rooms. fit. 90
CYRUS GUTHRIE & Co.
116 East 5th ST. Phone 1730-w.
409 E. ETH, room house. modern, with
barn. Phone 131 or 2233 Blue.
Underwood. Telephone 7s7.
FOR RENT-Modern room house. In
Quire Ills Madison. 2S78 Black.
FOR RENT-Modern house. F. 8.
Thomas, 519 Kansas ave. Tel &S.
FOR Rents rooms. 1913 West 9Th st..
modern; barn, laundry, corner opposite
Willow Grove Park. Phone 800.
FOR RENT-Four room cottage 1923
Kansas ave, $500. Inquire 636 Madison.
Z ROOM HOUSE. 1872 Monroe St, in good
o1pe s9 1sry s Rlaes rent In
MODERN Z room house, 2O6 Huntoon.
Call at 219 Huntoon. 20e4 Blue.
FOR RENT-322 Madison ST.. room
house. Tel. 1851 White.
TWO FIVE room house. West side. DR..
Wehe. Phone $50 r.
DANDY room cottage, 1913 N. Harrison
st., only 81 per month. A. p. Tone Will
FOR RENT-21s Madison. Phone 1901 XII.
TWO nearly new. modern furnished g
r ss,,,r houses for rent, rs each; One in
924 Lincoln. Call 2496 Blue.
sol E. sTH, 1900: 7O6 Chestnut. 5000 J.
J. Corkill sos Locust. Phone 3704.
100 VAN BUREN,. room modern house,
$50. 1901 White.
FOR RENT-Five room house with city
and cfstern water and bath room at
~ JEFFERSON st. Inquire phone 2225 Red.
FOR RENT-A home. 1417 Harrison
what is home without q mother"' In
Quire phone 30S.
FOR RENT-Five room cottage, stable,
well, cistern. lots. corner Sth and LIB
erty, near Arlington school house. In
quire Of Thomas Allen (near.)
HOUSES TO RENT-1264 Lincoln, rooms,
80; one block further. room cottage,
gas. city and cistern water, bath and hot
water. barn, $19 or $18 without barn. g.
room modern house furnished, blocks of
capital square. $26, and many others.
Cottrel1 Co, 1N E. 7th. Tel. 556.
GOOD room house. 139 Norton St, walk
ing distance Santa Fee shops. 2S66 Red
pantry. cellar. attic. bath, hot and cold
water. new chimneys. gas. electric lights.
Call to 4.
ROOM HOUSE. 1924 Harrison, cheap. 1H
Van Buren,. Tel. 2139 Blue.
FOR Rents room furnished house 2273
White.
DANDY s room house, lit n Kansas
ave-. only $12 per month Anthony p.
Wilson. owner. 1920 N. Logan st.
FOR RENT-Nice modern six room cot
tage. 81 West Twelfth.
1928 MONROE. s large rooms. partly mod
ern. $500. Phone 513.
9-ROOM modern house, 1897 Clay, fronting
Central Park. Phone 2S4S White.
Z ROOM HOUSE. pantry, nice light fix
lures, full basement and cement walks:
rent reasonable. Call 1865 evenings or
meal time.
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No. 1862.
State OF Kansas, Appellee,

State OF Kansas, Appellee.
VIM. NJ. Evans. Appellant.
AFFIRMED
In prosecut doe Court for st.,uto1 Porter J.
eral reputation of the Complaining wit
age. for truth and veracity in the city IT
lawrence His answer In substance was
that he f,d knew only from what he had
she had lived for a short time; that he
49,. no knowledge Of her general reputa-
Held that he was not competent to state
what her general reputation for truthful
:. In a prosecution for statutory rape
the jury had been out for thirty hours
and before reaching a verdict sent an IL
T tG 70 to VII would be
the absence of the defendant vent suat 80 tte
that there would be nothing improper in
such a verdict. If the jury saw tit to make
II. but that he would not say whether the
IN such Within VIII fifteen as ~ minutes ss
and With
for clemency. Held that the instruction
related only to the form of the verdic.
and II proper at ali was not required to
be in writing; held further that since 1t
does not appear that the Jury. were In
0uCed TO rcnCer vefC1ct OF guilty. Dy An
implied promise that leniency would b.
shown. the irregElarity is not sufficient to
justify a reversal.
3. On a motion for a new trial aifidav1ts
effect that the failure of the wife Of de-
PENDANT to testify was talked of in the
jury room and considered by the jury.
The state offered ahidavits to the con-
trary which were sufficient to justify b
finding that while some reference was
made to the matter the jury gave M
weight to 1t in arriving at their verdict
Held that new trial was properly denied
Johnston. C. J., Burch, J.. Mason, j.,
Smith. J., Benson j.. concurring.
Porter, j., and West, J., dieserting.
A true copy.
Attest: d. A. VALENTINE.
(Seal1 Clerk Supreme Court
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WANTEDLGood washer and ironer APP
ply III Polk st.
EXPERIENCED white cook; no washing
no heavy work: two In family. 1863 To-
peka ave. Phone 1890
WANTED-Women experienced on power
machines to work in our pant factory.
Topeka Wooden Mill Co.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lady compositor.
X-Ray Printing Co., 217 w. 9Th st.