The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-05-28

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inghams enterprising businessmen
paid Lynden a visit on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Miller, Mrs.
Louis Larson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Thompson autoed to West
minister and Vancouver Sunday.
Sedro- Woolley has also let adj
Iditional paving contracts at far bet
ter figures than were prevalent last
year.
Mrs. De Bruyn, Sr.. was convey
ed to Bellinghsm last Thursday to
undergo an operation at st. Luke's
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garret Bierlink are
/ the happy parents of baby girl
which arrived at their home last
Thursday.
All children who wish to join
the parade on Decoration Day are
asked to meet in front of the M.
E. Church at o'clock. and to bring
small flags.
The Republican county conven-
ton will be held in Bellingham on
June 13. The first and second pre-
cincts of Lynden townships will be
accorded seven delegates.
The next meeting of the Y. p. B.
will be at the home of Miss Ruby
McDaniels, on June 8. All mem
bers and their friends are cordially
invited to attend.
Special attention is called to the
program on page six for the Grand
Concert to be given by the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Choir of 36
voices, on Friday evening, June 6,
at JamiesOn's Opera House.
ID. De Jong on Tuesday sold
| four lots on the southeast corner
of Front Street and British Column
bia Avenue to A. TIE Selle, who
has commenced the erection of a
residence on the same.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. II. Bloemendaal has been SER
innsly i'll with an attack of menin-
gifts. Mrs. Bloemendaal has also
been sufferer from an attack of
heart trouble during the past week
Anacortes on Friday let the con-
tract for asphalt paving 20 blocks
downtown on bid of 81 900. The
district includes II blocks on Com
mercial Avenue, three blocks each
on 9th and 9TH streets, and two
| blocks on End street.
The county fair management is
| nrti in ,,siY, &c
plans for the best and biggest conn
~ fair ever held in the Pacific North
west. All indication point to unus-
uslly attractive exhibits from every
section of the county.
The "Old-Time Dance" given in
Alexandria Hall at Abbotsford, b.
| c., on last Monday night in celebra
ton of Empire Day, was largely at
tended and good time enjoyed by
all. 1t WAS success from every
viewpoint.
| Tie present prices quoted on CO.
ment are highly favorable to street
paving. Within the past week re-
ment dropped in price from $3.50
to $1.1O barrel. Under such cir
cumstances street paving in Lynden
should be hurried along without
further delay.
| VIM. Fritz, formerly member
of the Lynden Base Ball Club is
now playing with the jacksonville,
California, Mission League team.
Bill says, Its great down there
in the land of sunshine and flowers"
| and he seems to be well pleased
with his new location.
There is on exhibition at Taylor
K Riddles office a citrOn which
was on exhibition at last years fair
20 show the keeping qualities of
NOoksack Valley products. This
citrOn is in as high a state of pres
ervatiOn rs when it was plucked
from the vines almost a year ago.
The city council of Bellingham
on Monday night ordered Meridian
Street from the intersection of the
pavement to the city limits paved.
When this improvement is competed
the worst portion of the Guide Mer-
idan highway between Lynden and
the county seat town will have been
placed in proper shape for travel
The Northwest and Northeast
Diagonal roads within the city linn
its of Bellingham are also 10 be
permanently paved.
During the past recOrd-mOnth,
from April 16 10 May Is, there
were 800 pieces of mail weigh
ing 2,3O4 pounds taken out on
Route One by carrier BOstwick. The
4th class, or parcel post matter car
ried on this route amounted 10 2SO
pieces and weighed GOA pounds.
Carrier McSorley on Route Two,
handled IA ,101 pieces of mail which
weighed 2,5O3 pounds. The parcel
post matter carried on Route Two
amounted to 235 pieces and weigh
ed $40 pounds.
! Rev. J. d. o. Powers, minister of
the First Unitarian Church in Seat
tie. will preach in the Unitarian
Chapel, Bellingham, next Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. His subject
will be--"Why l Became Il Unitar-
ian and Why I Remain One - Rev.