The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-08-20
DON'T FAIL TO REGISTER!

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knapp
and family leave today for several
days visit at Everett.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Ferguson of Goshen,
died last Monday.
Mrs. Harry Wander Yacht, who
has been i'll for several months is
now improving nicely.
The Bellingham National Bank
has bought the $4,000 issue of
school bonds, at premium of $50.
The Handy and Fraley families
had an outing at Silver Lake and
Glacier last Sunday.
You can always help yourself by
letting a Tribune Want AID help
you.
Miss Gene Wellhouse of Belling-
ham has been visiting friends and
relatives at Lynden for the past
few days.
Charley Breckenridge is acting
as town marshal during the absence
OF Marshal Warren, who is off on
a vacation.
G. Veleke and family, Miss Min
ME Veleke and Jake De Hoog au-
toed to Bellingham Saturday even
ing.
Twin boys, Weighing z pounds
each arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Van Wyck who
reside on the B. C. Crabtree ranch.
The Lynden Volunteer Firemen's
band is now composed of nineteen
pieces, and will make splendid
showing at the Firemens Tourna-
ment here next Thursday.
Many new homes are being ercted
In various parts of town and theere
is not, nor has there been for a
long time past, a vacant house in
Lynden.
Harry Beernink has received
| fine lot of pullets from the Tan
cred Farms, the home of the White
Leghorns. to add to his breeding
pens for next year.
Mr.. John Biddell. who was taken
suddenly i'll the middle of last week
with symptoms of paralysis. is re-
ported as much improved at this
time.
Little Bonnie Gale, who several
weeks ago had stroke of paraly-
sis is again up and about, great
pleasure to his parents and many
little friends.
The fair association has decided
to give added premiums ON several
varieties of pears, not mentioned in
the premium lists now being dis
tributed.
Since the form containing the adj
vertisement of the Banner Creamery
went to press, that company has
announced that it is now paying 81
cents for sweet cream butter fat at
| their creamery In Lynden.
If you wish to vote at the pri-
maries on September 8, at which
time the various nominations for
public officials to be elected in
November are to be made. you must
be registered. And if you have
not attended to this important Of
| flee, you should do so at once.
Let no Progressive neglect to at
tend the primaries. While there
are comparatively few contests, the
moral effect of a strong primary
showing will be of immense advant-
age in the campaign. Keep your
mind on primary day. September
IS, 1914.
The Lynden Cannery is employing
large force and working overtime.
The employees earn good wage
and the money they receive for
wages again finds it way into the
| legitimate business channels of the
| town. The cannery is one of the
most beneficial factors OF this COM
munity. 1t spells success from
every angle.
The following books have been
donated by the Kensington Club 10
the public reading room: 1.-The
Judgment House." Parker; "A Ro-
nance of Billy Goat HILL" Rice;
Through the Postern Gate" Bar
clay; THE Voice. Deland; 1.-The
Social Buccaneer,' Isham; "The
Lady and saba SAM" Little;
Charge It," Bachelor; THE Heart
of the Hills" John Fox, Jr.; Grau-
stark McCutchen; The Iron
Woman," Deland.
1t will be necessary in the pri-
mary election on September the Sth
for those who vote Progressive
ticket to vote for first and second
choice for the candidates United
Under the law the vote will be
thrown out, unless the voter ex-
presses his first and second pref
erence. A great many people are
not aware of this provision of the
Statute and The Tribue believes it
is serving a good purpose to make
mention of this prominently before
the primaries.
The editor of an exchange re-
Gently went on vacation and left
his paper In charge OF a minister
while he was gone. During the min
listers stay engagement as moulder
of public opinien the following let
ter came from a.subscriber: You
know id well that ] paid my sub
scription the last time | was in the
city. II l get any more such let
tiers as l received last week / will
come down and maui hell out of
you" The minister answered: 81
have been trying to maui that thing
out of the editor for ten years. and
if you will really come down and