The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-10-06
EVERYBODY LIKED
WHATCOM'S BIG FAIR
Attendance Was Bigger and Exhibits
Better than Ever, Many Lynden
People Win Premiums

night, and was pronounced on al
sides as the most successful of an
exhibition yet held.
Good weather and fine exhibit
made the 1921 show an unusual one
and brought in the largest gate re
ceipts yet. Friday, the attendanc,
is officially estimated at more thar
10000, while the other days wer,
above normal.
Racing, judging. and contests O
all kinds were carried off without 6
flaw. President M. Wander Griend
Secretary George NAPLES, and the
staff of superintendents and officials
are deserving of strong commenda.
tion for the splendid exhibition.
In order to settle up the Fair in
financial way. Secretary NAPLES re.
quests that all bills for labor or sup
plies be sent in to him before Satur-
day night
Winners from the Lynden district
in the contests for premiums were as
follows:
Cactus, Mrs. W. Baldwin, first and
A. Verbrugge, second; rex begonia,
Mrs. ]. Buizer. first; other varieties
of begonia, Mrs. M. Thompson. first,
Mrs. A. Gaskill, second; fuchsia, Mrs.
A. Gaskill first; fern, Mrs. H. Wander
Mey, first; geranium, Mrs. A. Cas-
kill first; leopard plant, Mrs. w. LIE
Compte, first and Mrs. A. Gaskill,
second; heliotrope, Mrs. A. Gaskill,
first; hanging basket of plants, Mrs.
A. Gaskill, first and Mrs. w. LIE
Compte, second; three white asters,
Mrs. j. Elenbaas, first and Mrs. Van
Aalsburg. second; three pink asters,
Mrs. G. Wheeler, first and Mrs. Van
Aalsburg, second; three purple asters
Mrs. w. H. Elder, first and Mrs. Van
Aalsburg, second; display of carna
tions, Mrs. A. Gaskill, first and Mrs.
]. Elenbaas. second; three cactus
dahlias, Mrs. w. II. Elder, second
three red cactus dahlias, Mrs. w. H.
Elder second; three dahlias of other
varieties, Mrs. w. H. Elder second:
best SHOW Iii one vase, Mrs. W. II. Eff
der, first; display phlox, Mrs. w. H.
Elder, first and Mrs. J. Buizer, sec
ond; twelve stalks sweet peas, Mrs.
j. Elenbaas, first, Mrs. Fred Shea,
second; display sweet peas, Mrs. J.
Elenbaas, first; display pansies, Da-
vid Collart, first and Mrs. w. H. FL
der second; display gladiola, Mrs.
w. H. Elder, first; assortment Of cut
flowers, Mrs. A. Gaskill, first; bou-
quet of cut flowers, Mrs. J. Elem
baas, first, Mrs. w. H. Elder, sec
ond; best arranged basket of flowers,
Mrs. w. H. Elder, first and Mrs. J.
Elenbaas. second; tub of flowers,
Mrs. A. Gaskill, second.
Dried Fruits
Apples, Adella Preston, first; Mel
lie Bovendam, second.
Raspberries, Adella Preston.
Blackberries, Mrs. M. G. Lacy.
first; Nellie Bovendam, second.
Currants, Adella Preston, first.
Corn, Adella Preston, second.
Dried Pumpkin, Adella Preston,
first.
Dried pears, prunes and strawber-
ries, AdeHa Preston, first.
Display of dried fruit, Adella Pres
ton, first.
Vegetables
Three purple cabbage, D. Geleyn-
Sc, first; Mrs. P. Hof. second.
Green cabbage, Mrs. F. Steiner,
first, Mrs. J. Buizer, second.
Three heads of lettuce, P. R. jeff
colt, first; Nellie Bovendam, second.
Six cucumbers. H. II. Wander
Yacht, first; Mrs. G. Wheeler, second.
Three heads celery, Mrs Pugh, sec
ond.
Six ears sweet corn, J. G. Bodine.
second.
Six ears pop corn, L. DixonETA
Six ears pop corn, Mrs. Pugh Fern
dale, second.
Six stalks sweet corn, Mabel Steffe,
second.
Half peck string beans in pod, Fl.
Wander Mey, first.
Half peck shell beans, ID. l.. Steffe,
first: G. Wander Griend, second.
Garden peas, Mrs. A. Gaskill, first.
Six red tomatoes, Mrs. Pugh Fern
dale, second.
Three crook-neck squash, w. Tel
genhoff, first.
Hubbard squash, Mrs. F. Steiner,
first: Mabel Steffe, second.
Marblehead squash, Miss B. Hof,
first.
Three big pumpkins. Mabel Stef-
fe. first and ID. l.. Steffe, second.
Three citrons, ]. Gilman, first.