The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Miss Nellie Collins was a Belling-
ham passenger Saturday.
The local fire department will
meet next Monday night.
Mr. H. L. Williams was a visi-
tor to the Bay City Monday.
Little Benjamin Zylstra had his
leg broken while at play at school
Monday.
The w. c. T. L. will meet ON
Thursday afternoon January %, at
the home of Mrs. Rolla Handy.
Miss Agnes Knittle returned on
Monday after a short visit with her
sister in Bellingham.
Miss Rae Sain returned last
week from a months visit with rel
atives in Seattle.
Miss Lydia Rouls, of Central. was
weekend visitor at the home OF
Mrs. Robert Heaton.
August .Gosch has rented his
farm to Mr.. Lindsey and is now
living in Lynden.
Eliza Tremain has gone to STAN
wood to barber for Ralph Brown
for a month.
Mr.. D. DeJong left for Seattle on
Saturday for week. visit with
his daughter
Mr.. Willard Duxbury. OF Olym-
pia, and Miss Ruth DuXbury, of
Bellingham, are guests at the J. W.
Tremain. Sr.. home.
Miss Mary Jameson spent the
holidays with her sister and family
at Vancouver, B. c., returning on
Saturday morning.
The young men of Custer have
planned dance for next Saturday
night. BaxtrOm s orchestra will fur
nish the music and an enjoyable g.
vening is anticipated.
Water Superintendent w. X
Pixlev has returned from Seattle
where he went on business connect
ed with the rep which are being
made at The pamping station.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Bradley re-
ceived word Tuesday of the serious
illness of their daughter, Mrs. Gro
sier, at Seattle. Mrs. Bradley left
the same evening for Seattle.
Owing to the decline in the price
of butter the Banner Creamery an
nounces that it will pay 40 cents for
butter fat instead of AZ cents, the
price heretofore offered.
The Christian Reformed church
has extended call to the Rev. G..
w. Hylkema, of Cawker City, Kan
sas in addition to the pastors whose
names were mentioned in last week 3
Tribune.
Ray Hawley, who recently under
went an operation in Bellingham,
has been removed from the hos
pital to his aunt's home there. TO
remain a few days before coming
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake De Boer will
leave next week for their former
home in Nebraska. They will stop
at Rochester, Minnesota, en- route,
10 consult physicians in regard To
Mrs. De Beers health.
BY the way, did you notice in The
Tribune of last week that one OF
our country correspondents declar-
ed that several ladies Of that vicin-
ity had decided to boycott Lynden
stores until Lynden streets are
paved?
The new Timon school house
WAS occupied on Monday morning,
about 30 scholars being in attend
ance. The new building is one OF
the best built as we'll as one OF the
prettiest in the county. The resi-
tents of school District No. So
are justly proud of it.
John Wander Yacht has Just in
stalled in his store on Front street
one of the finest electric comput-
ing scales to be found anywhere.
Besides being a first class piece
of machinery, it is very hand
some affair, and is evidence OF
Johns up-to-the-minute business
methods.
Mrs. Lottie Heun, who put In
wing OF thing on her place on
the north side of the river, nail
way between Lynden and Everson,
finds that the same Withstood the
recent high water in fl st class man-
ner. Mrs. M. E. DeGolyer, who
owns a farm adjoining that OF MIS-
Heun, is contemplating draining
portion of her land.
The committee appointed by the
First Christian Reformed church
which owns . n entire 10 'front.'
ing on F ont street. has notitied
the men who have thu petition TOT
paving in hand. that the committee
is unanimously in favor of the I'M
provement. Ibis is their opinion
both as individuals and as member
of the committee.
c. l.. Banks will have public
sale at his place one-hslf mile west
of Wiser Lake schoolhouse. on the
old Guide Meridian road. and four
miles south of Lynden, on Thurs