The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-04-15
CUSTER
AND VICINITY


At the shoot of the Custer Gun
| Club Sunday the following scores
were made: Johnson 8. ]. Hale 8.
| V. Parrish 8, c. Behme Z. T..
Behme 10. Hills 8. P. Brownell 10,
! f. Flint Z. Johnson Il, and William
Vaughn s.
The program given at l. o. o.
F. Hall by the school children was
very well attended. This was one
of the best programs that has been
given in Custer this winter. Ice
cream and cake were served after
the program.
The Knights of the Maccabees
gave a basket social at the hall
SATURDAY evening. Dancing took up
The earlier part of the evening af-
ter which the baskets were sold.
About forty couples attended. Music
was furnished by the Custer Band.
The Band will give a dance at the
hall next Saturday evening.
At a meeting of the Commercial
Club on Tuesday evening a commit
tee was appointed to call on the
County Commissioners and ask for
re-graveling of the street from the
Church corner to the Meat Market
corner. The commissioners decid-
ed to stand part of the expense If
the township would stand the rest
of it. There is some talk of having
The Great Northern haul the gravel
N from some of their pits as there
is no suitable gravel for this work
within several miles of Custer.
The Commercial Club are in re-
ceipt of letter from the Industrial
Agent of the Great Northern in
Seattle complimenting them in re-
gard to the stand they have taken
On the auto truck business here.
lhe Seattle Times also ran story
in their paper in regard to this and
1t would seem that Custer will get
lot of good advertising on this
matter.
The Custer and Sunrise ball
teams played a game on the Custer
grounds Sunday afternoon. The
score was 8 to in favor Of Gus
ter. Parrish pitched for Custer and
Anderson for Sunrise.
The Custer Gun Club has receiy-
ed invitations from the Ferndale
and Bellingham Gun Clubs 10 at
end one of their shoots. Neither
invitation has been accepted as yet.
Miss Niles spent the weekend
with her aunt aLd uncle Mr.. and
Mrs NJ c. Faris.
Jack Walsh and family are NOV
jig to their ranch near Mountain
View.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Stone were
visitors at the home of A. F. Stone
Friday and Saturday.
The dance given by the Ferndale
Band at the Birch Bay hall last
saturday night was well attended.
F. e Laube and family were Gus
Ter visitors Sunday.
The Climax single mill is fgain
running to it's full capacity. The
Climax is the largest mill in this
section.
Mr.. Kickhaffer has sold his
ranch west of town and will move
10 Bellingham.
Mrs. Hans Fasse is improins
slightly at the present.
The Great Northern railway are
covering the depot platform with 3
layer of crushed rock.
Jess Underwood who has had RI
interest in the Custer Meat Comp
any is on his way to his old home
in Kansas. E. c. Benedict will
ake his place in the market.
The Custer Meat Co. are building
a large cold storage room in then
market.
Claude Williams has rented the
Nick Kitzel place near Birch Bay
and will move all of his cattle to
the new pace.
T. S. Berkeley will soon starr
building on his new store. He IS
purchasing lumber at the present
for the new building and as soon IS
all the lumber is unloaded ne will
start building.
e. G. Jellum has taken charge
Of the Hans Holten place which he
purchased about a month ago and
Mr.. Holten moved to Bellingham
where he purchased a large apart
ment house.
Frank Kaufman has taken charge
of the Jas Otly place which he pur-
chased a short time ago. Mr.. Oily
has moved to Ferndale.
VIM. Tarte Was visitor at low
n sound points The latter part Of
last week.
Claade Miller has moved to Ken
dali where he intends to work this
summer.
Casey Rogers is working at n
mill near the head of Lake Whatcon
1t the present time.
Ben Russell is working at Maple
Falls