The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
CLEANINCS.

|COUNTY CLEANlNGS.
The Moore logging company has
resumed operations. This company
operates one of the largest mills
Off of the water front in Whatcom
county. 1t is located three miles
south of Acme.
Former county commissioner w.
H. Fell, has on account Of continued
trouble with rheumatism, been COM
PEELED to sell his meat market ut
Ferndale, and retire from busi-
ness for time at least. big
Bill" has many friends throughout
the county who wish him speedy
and final recovery from the painful
ailment.
The Milwaukee road has acquir
ed, ii not the ownership. then at
least working agreement with the
B. c. Electric company, through
which it will run its trains into
Vancouver. B. c. in short time.
Sumas has live-wire CONNER
cial club. At meeting held the
other day. when new officers were
elected, it was shown to be prosper
Gus and to have done cOnsidera BILE
good for the community. 1t has
done things-and that's what
counts.
Judge Hardin on Saturday grant
ed the motion of Mr.. Sefrit's at
tOrneys for change of judges
and transferred all the cases 10
Judge PembertOn who is to hear
preliminary motions today. 1t Is
likely that the defendant will ask
that an outside judge be appointed
to try these cases.
Drilling for oil on the property
at Enterprise was resumed on, Nor
day. The well has been driven to
Il depth of Lap feet.
LOggie's WhatcOm Falls mill il
to resume operations this week fol-
lowing close-dOwn of about three
months. 1t is the largest cedar
cutting mill in the world and has
capacity of $4,000 shingles and
10000 beveled siding and Othe
finished cedar products per day.
Within 80 days almost every shingle
mill in the county will be In opera
ton. The logging camps are now
all running.
Andrew Olson has acquired 100
acres of land northeast of Lynden
from S. J. Williams, of Adams
County. Consideration $13,OOO.0O.
Description: southwest quarter of
section 80, township Al. rnage
east
In commenting upon the grand
jury's findings Editor Kelley of
the Acme PrOspectOr says:
We had sincerely hoped that the
work of this grand jury, which is
still probing, would have cleared up
matters in this county in such man.
ner that peace and harmony might
prevail, but at this time the outlook
for love feast does not look very
promising.
The home of r. IversOn, near
EversOn was destroyed by fire last
Thursday evening. The building Is
total loss but neighbors succeed
ed in saving most Of the furniture.
The fire was caused by defective
fiue. But little insurance was car
ried.
The MOuntain View school has
inaugurated hot lunches to the
pupils and will continue the service
during the winter. Other schools,
it is expected, will also take up the
movement.
A series of farmers meetings is
being held at San Juan Island
points this week. One at East
Sound was held yesterday. today one
is heing conducted at West Sound
and for tomorrow and on Saturday
one is scheduled to be held at Fri
day HarbOr and at Lopez.
H. A. Dickinson and George Ba
con have been awarded the contract
, for the construction of the Russell
ditch. Their bid was $S,225 and is
for the main ditch only. Emil Kel-
ler was the only bidder for the lat
erals. and he will probably receive
the contract His bid on lateral
No. l was $1,777.5O and on No. 2,
$1.225. The Schneider ditch mat
ter is still held in abeyance.
Fruit Inspector c. f. Flint states
that the early budding of many
variety OF trees in this section due
TO the mild winter, does not indi-
cate that very heavy loss will re-
suit by frOsts and cold weather lat
er in the season. Mr.. Flint has
resided in Whatcom county for %
years in which time there has never
been serious injury to fruits. ber-
ries and flowers due to early bud
ding. The present winter is the
mildest experienced here in years
and many early fruits and shrubs
are now budding out.
| The Miller shingle mill at camp
near Acme strated up last week
| fOr a Stoodv RIM unloso tho Sunw