The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-03-26
LAUREL
AND
WISER LAKE


ing at the Harrington home while at
tending school, is visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Richie at AL
XII, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bone of Bell
in3ham spent the weekend at The
home of Mrs. Bones parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Lusk.
Mr.. Henry Davenport has pur-
chased a fine team of horses.
Mrs. Twiss of Wiser Lake is Wis
ting her son, Mr.. Twiss. of Laurel
this week
Clearance Dahlquist of the Bell
ingham Normal visited with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dahlquist from
Friday until Sunday evening.
The pupils of the Laurel and
Wiser school are enjoying their
Spring vacation this week.
Mss Edith Lemont OF Wiser was
the guest of Miss Mable MARI last
Friday evening and attended the De-
clamatory Contest.
The County Championship for
Basket Ball has been awarded TO the
Laurel Girls team as they have the
highest percentage of any school.
This is the second time the Laurel
girls team has held the banner.
Misses Belle Macdonald and Edith
Mari of this years team are of the
champion team of 1911. The team
this year was Mae Anderson and
leila Metcalf, forwards; Edith Mari
and Belle Macdonald, guards; Elsie
Metcalf and Mable Mari. centers.
George Brand has resigned his
position as Manager of the Laurel
creamery, and will move onto q
dairy ranch soon.
Rev. Flanagan of Bellingham
will be the pastor for the Laurel
Baptist Church for the summer.
Misses Elsie and leila Metcalf
are in Bellingham this week helping
in the lectures given under the hu-
spices of Pastor Russell at the Met
ropOlitan.
The Spelling Match betweenf Lau-
rel and Lynden was held at Wiser
Lake school house last Thursday
afternoon. Both sides We're able to
spell the whole lost of words and
at the end, Lynden had two spoilers
left and Laurel four. Wallace
Bentley, Richard Minor. Frances
Morehead and Esther Erickson. Lyn-
uGn WoIl lpctuto pho -" W
1866 2-3. The next match will be
between Laurel and Victor some
time this week.
The DeclamatOry Contest was held
at the Laurel Methodist church last
Friday evening. Considerable inter
est had been shown in this vcontest
and the building WAS crowded and
many had to remain outside. The
Judges were Miss Winters of Alki,
Mrs. Shoup and Rev. G. Pollock. The
first place of the girls was given 10
Miss Gracia Wolfe and second place,
to Miss Florence Boucher. or the
two boys, Lester HObsOn won first
and Leslie Sorensen second.
Mr.. Thistle has rented the place
adjoining his own and will move
onto it soon.
Mrs. Ed. Richie and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy are staying at the
Wilson home for short time.
Miss Lefty Parker returned home
Saturday after a two weeks visit
with relatives and friends In Bell
ingham.
Orrie Mathews has purchased an
automobile.
Mrs. John Macdonald visited for
q few days last week with her
Miss Anna Mcdonald, and
Mrs. NJ. Nygren o. Bellingham.
The teachers of the Laurel school
attended the TEACHERS meeting at
Bellingham Saturday.
Mrs. Stowe of Blaine is spending
a few days visiting with her old
friend, Mrs. buchanan, and Others
of her old neighbOrs near Alki.
The Laurel Base Ball team play
ed the Blaine team at Blaine last
Saturday afternoon. The two teams
were we'll matched and stood "ven,
until the last half of the ninth in
ming, when COrtney of Laurel made
a home run, which left the score
to 10 in favor of Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham and daugh-
ter, of Alki, were the Sunday guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Lusk.
Mrs. ID. S Hitler visited with
her mother at EversOn from Friday
until Sunday.
Prof. HeringtOn of Laurel school
has accepted the position as prin-
cipal of the North Bellingham school
The Gilfillen place has been rent