In The Goode Olde Days: Twenty Years Ago: The Lynden Tribune February 8, 1917. Northwest History. State History. Lodges. City Of Lynden.

In The Goode Olde Days: Twenty Years Ago: The Lynden Tribune February 8, 1917. Northwest History. State History. Lodges. City Of Lynden.

Lynden Tribune

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In The Goode Olde Days: Twenty Years Ago: The Lynden Tribune February 8, 1917.; In The Goode Olde Days TWENTY YEARS AGO The Lynden Tribune February 8, 1917 Up to this afternoon, $700 had been pledged for a new auto fire truck. An infant son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bedlington Tuesday night. The price of butter is holding firm at 43 cents a pound, a record in local dairy history, Lynden practically attained the championship of the county when it defeated Sumas at basketball Wednesday night. Under the new management, the Lynden Lumber Company started up Tuesday. August Klocke is now at the helm. To aid the starving children of Belgium, a number of Lynden people are contributing this week to a fund to be sent to the national headquarters for their relief. Lynden now has assets of $32,872.05, and liabilities of $31,001.03, or a surplus of $871.03. To this should be added six thousand dollars in tax money which is now due. B. C. Crabtree was elected president, C. R. Axling vice president, D. F. Smith secretary-treasurer, and Nels Jacobson and Jacob Zweegman directors at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Lynden Co-Operative Company on Wednesday. The following is a complete list of freshmen who are on the honor roll for the first semester: Edward Kamm, Elmer Swenson, Bradford Knapp, Charles Sprague, Marjory Packard, Minnie Van Wyhe, Harry Bateman, Marian Bay, Jennie Vander Griend, Ervin Rathman, Edmund Packard, Edna Daniels, Herbert Eerkes, Porter Hatley. TEN YEARS AGO The Lynden Tribune February 10, 1927 Theodore Te Selle is erecting a new home on his place at B. C. Avenue. The C. M. and St. P. R. R. depot is being improved by the building of a new platform. The honor guests at a triple birthday celebration at the George Worthen home Sunday were the two cousins, Chester and Howard Worthen, and Oscar Mock. The Ever Ready Sunday School Class has elected the following officers: Mrs. C. M. Ross, president; Mrs. C. H. Hersman, vice president; Mrs. W. R. Ranton, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Wm. Kelly, devotional leader; Mrs. F. De Line, membership leader; Mrs. A. A. Wolfe, social leader. The following little friends helped Billy Nichols celebrate his sixth birthday anniversary on Saturday afternoon: Donald De Line, Ivan Le Compte, Glen Lund, Orville Weidkamp, Howard Hersman, Bobby De Motts, Charles Porter, Billy Taylor, Babe Taylor, Ozella Quisnberry, Doris Knittel, Eleanor Knittel and Richard Albers. The following students received grades of 90 or above the first semester: Freshmen — Jeannette Adema, Greta Price, Katherine Rose, Lyna Kamm, Kenneth Boeringa, Peter Kragt, Arnold Brink. Sophomores — Laverne Axlund, Verle Davis, Rose Jones, Eva Kohler, Helen Wilcox, Burton Lauckhart, Robert Stearns, Ben Taylor. Juniors — Marie Elenbaas, Bessie Hitchcock, Leora Jobe, Luella Meys, Don Henry, Mildred Anderson. Seniors—Helen De Geest, Margaret Manus, Augusta Renfro, Florence Sutherland, Elsa Westling, Hilmer Axling, Glenn Axling, Louis Manus, Ward Vander Griend, Dowa Stuurmans.

Fire truck

Infant son

Mr. and Mrs. John Bedlington

Butter

Lynden

Sumas

Basketball

Lynden Lumber Company

August Klocke

Starving children

Belgium

Tax money

B. C. Crabtree

President

C. R. Axling

Vice president

D. F. Smith

Secretary-treasurer

Nels Jacobson

Jacob Zweegman

Directors

Stockholders

Lynden Co-Operative Company

Freshmen

Honor roll

Edward Kamm

Elmer Swenson

Bradford Knapp

Charles Sprague

Marjory Packard

Minnie Van Wyhe

Harry Bateman

Marian Bay

Jennie Vander Griend

Ervin Rathman

Edmund Packard

Edna Daniels

Herbert Eerkes

Porter Hatley

Theodore Te Selle

B. C. Avenue

C. M

St. P. R. R. depot

Birthday celebration

George Worthen home

Cousins

Chester and Howard Worthen

Oscar Mock

Ever Ready Sunday School Class

Officers

Mrs. C. M. Ross

Mrs. C. H. Hersman

Mrs. W. R. Ranton

Mrs. Wm. Kelly

Devotional leader

Mrs. F. De Line

Membership leader

Mrs. A. A. Wolfe

Social leader

Billy Nichols

Donald De Line

Ivan Le Compte

Glen Lund

Orville Weidkamp

Howard Hersman

Bobby De Motts

Charles Porter

Billy Taylor

Babe Taylor

Ozella Quisnberry

Doris Knittel

Eleanor Knittel

Richard Albers

Jeannette Adema

Greta Price

Katherine Rose

Lyna Kamm

Kenneth Boeringa

Peter Kragt

Arnold Brink

Sophomores

Laverne Axlund

Verle Davis

Rose Jones

Eva Kohler

Helen Wilcox

Burton Lauckhart

Robert Stearns

Ben Taylor

Juniors

Marie Elenbaas

Bessie Hitchcock

Leora Jobe

Luella Meys

Don Henry

Mildred Anderson

Seniors

Helen De Geest

Margaret Manus

Augusta Renfro

Florence Sutherland

Elsa Westling

Hilmer Axling

Glenn Axling

Louis Manus

Ward Vander Griend

Dowa Stuurmans

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