The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-08-19
ALLLYNDEN MOURNS
AT DOUBLE FUNERAL

All Lynden mourned when the
sad news reached the city Friday
| morning that Miss Leila Brecken-
ridge, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
A. Breckenridge and August Jacob
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels ia
cobson, had been drowned Thurs
day afternoon in Silver Lake. And
all Lynden gathered in and around
the NJ. f. Church Sunday afternoon
as tribute to the love and esteem
in which the community held the
youthful pair.
Hours before the services were
| gather at the Church, and by p.
M. fully 1000 people had come in
from all corners of the district.
The Rev. Paul Ashby, who had
FASTENED home from distant Elbow
| Lake when the news of the acci-
lent was brought to him, officiated.
Misses Bessie Biehler, Helen Lind
seth, Ruby Mcdaniel, Hazel Low
| rey, Esther Swenson and Bertha
Cotton members of the 1915 high
school graduating class, acted as
one set of pail bearers. Following
hem into the church filed Henry
Wander Linden, Gale Edison, John
Wolfe, John Bay. Howard Worthen,
md Cecil Jameson, basket ball
players of the school, bearing their
,aptain.
In the church were grouped the
rest of the 1915 class, of which
both Miss Breckenridge and Jacob
son were mem bers. Sections of the
church were also occupied by the
knights of Pythias and the Pyth-
ian Sisters.
Masses of flowers colored the
front of the church; among them
were beautiful floral tributes, one
for each casket, from the Knights
of Pythias, the Pythian Sisters, the
High School Students Association,
he 1915 Glass, the Epworth League,
md the NJ. E. Sunday School, in ad-
iition to scores of pieces from
friends and relatives.
Oct from the midst of merry
;amping party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Breckenridge, John
Breckenridge and Miss Edna Mac
Kinnon aid themselves, Miss
Breckenridge and Jacobson rowed
across Silver Lake Thursday after
noon to fish. They landed on the
shore opposite the camp between
three and four O'Clock, took out
heir cushions and a book, and pre-
pared to read and fish from n log
hat extended out over the water.
Then. it is supposed, jacobson slip
.,ei off the end of the log into fif-
cen feet of water. Miss Brecken-
'idge, it is thought, reached a fish
ing pole to him TO aid him back 10
The log but toppled herself into
Che lake.
AT dusk, the campers became
alarmed when the two did not re-
urn. Mr.. Breckenridge and John
owed over to investigate. They
found the cushions and the book
,n6 the poles. Then in six feet of
water and but few feet more
han that to the shore, they located
he body of the girl. About four
Fiiday morning, the boys body was
irawn from the deep water into
which he had dropped.
Leila May Breckenridge was born
at Breckenridge, H., June 6, 1895.
jinee coming to Lynden in Septem-
Del, 1910, her sterling character
md attractive personality had won
4 host of friends among tie young
md the old. She was a leader in
many high school activities, having
represented the school last year on
he debating team. On Feb. 19,
1911, she united with the Metho-
list Episcopal church, and was ac-
live in church work from that time.
August Oliver Jacobson was born
Oct. 26, 1894, at Buffalo Lake,
Minn. Quiet, clean, kindly and low
tble, Gus, as he was called, was
ooked up 20 by many of the little
fellows as an ideal. He made
splendid record in scholarship and
athletics at the high school, hav-
ing participated in basketball in
which he was captain of the team,
and in track. His last athletic
| achievement came during the coun-
track meet this year, when he
came within one point of being The
highest Individual point winner. He
was secretary of the alumni associa-
ton, and a nembe of the board of
control of the students ASSOCIATION.
He was a member of the Lutheran
Church