The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-03-25
CORRESPONDENCE
FROM
NEARBY TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES
CUSTER
AND VICINITY
By the Tribune's Special Correspondents

| last week.
The Rev. J. T. Wright was Lyn-
den visitor Saturday.
Lester Everett is about to start
a. garage in Bellingham. Mr.. Ever
EFT has had some experience III TINS
kind of work in Custer.
The Haynie Cubs and the sun
rise Red Sox" opened the pall
season ON Sunday last on The sun
rise school grounds. 1t was an
IDEAL day for the game ana many
ball enthusiasts were out 10 root
| for their respective teams IN
Cubs" were the favorlteS ana LOOK
the Sunrise bunch down the hhe 90
| the tune of 10 toS. Both teams
PLAYED good ball for the amount III
practice they have had. The CUBS
nave arranged for game Win Gus
ter on the Custer grounds FOR next
Sunday.
The first shoot of the Custer Gun
| Club WAS held last Sunday. mere
| were no high scores made due TO
| the fact that 1t was new eAper-
fence TO nearly every one TO SHOOT aC
the clay birds. Chas. Burrous OF
Ferndale and one of the crack shots
of that city WAS here. Howard Mer-
| rail and Lee Colt of Blaine were
mere to look over the grounds WITH
| - view to starting IL club i'll Blaine.
| Following is the score: Casey Rog-
ers 8. johnson Is, Vaughn &, IN
| derwood 10, j. Williams 10, Laud-
| ricsen 10, f. Behme 3, F.. Everett
liz II. Flint 2, p. Behme !, X.
| Creasey IA, Joe Russell IL. H. EV-
erett II, Brownell B, BurroGs IL,
Merrill IA, Colt ~, c. Behme 8, =.
Everett 3, Hills 3, Parrish IL, II.
| Thompson A, and Frank Marsh
shooting nine times killed 4 birds.
! The odd Fellows he'd an open
meeting at their hall on last We'd
uesday evening. They had a very
we'll arranged program ON when
Itle male quartet and the band ilg-
ured prominently. The Rev. j. Tey-
lcr Wright spoke at some length
on the work being done by the Odd
Fellows through their homes al
over the land. After the program
a short dance was held, the Dahd
furnishing the music.
Jack Walch who has been i'll for
some time is on his feet again.
Mr.. Stone has built renee
around the triangular strip mt The
corner of the Bank and litends 20
plant it with English lawn grass.
He has also bought a flower box
for the window and intends to make
this one OF the most beautiful spots
in town.
Claude Williams truck which he
bought to haul milk to tie condens-
cry at Ferndale with. has broken
down.
Mrs. Jacob Fox entertained ut
dinner Saturday Mrs. Brownell and
Mrs. Robbins.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. f..
Church wlll meet with Mrs. Doane
next Thursday afternoon.
The Great Northern Ry. Co. are
making several improvements 20
their property here. They have
cleared the corner south of the
depot and intend to roll it and
lplant it to grass They also in
tend to fence it in and put in o
band stand and large flag pole.
The Custer Livery furnished teams
and drags for the clearing.
| Lynn Thompson, tie only heir nf
S. Thomson, has arrived here from
San Diego, where he WAS stationed
when the tragedy occurred and says
mat he intends to manage the farm
himself. He has bought his re
lease from the navy.
Joe Russell has left for Seattle
! w hap ha N
which he will first run to Birch
Ala ska. Henry Everett is planning
on making the trip with him.
A large number of young people
attended the Hard Times dance ut
the Birch Bay hall last Saturday
night.
The price of butter-fat has drop
ped five cents on the Seattle mark
ct. At the present time there is
little hope of any raise as the New
Zealand stock is coming in in
large lots and is practically freezing
out Washington creamery stock
The large spring supply of cream
will soon be showing up and It is
feared that this will cause the price
to drop still farther. The creamer-
les here are paying at the present
time 29c delivered and one cent
less where they pick it up.
A. w. Stone of Bellingham drove
up Sunday and took A. F. Stone
and his family back to the city with
him.
The Ladies Of the Maccabees We y
pleasantly surprised the knights
last Wednesday evening when ;heir
session was over, the ladies walked
in with large baskets of pies, cakes
and sandwiches. Dancing and games
We're enjoyed till late hour when
supper was served.
Little Kenneth Walsh who has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia,
is improving at the present time.
There will be a Prohibition lee
ture at the Nj. e. Church next
Thursday night
Mr.. Haines of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Fox.
The Rev. Hartley of Blaine was in
Custer Friday
Mrs. F. S. Weatherby has shipped
her goods to Bellingham where they
| will be stored. Mrs. Wealth erby in
tends TO go on and Join Mr.. Wealth