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VOL. XIV
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
Mrs. Gale Rd>oa, J. \V. Steams,
T. K. Bams, ami Klzle Tre
main Elected
Committees were named at a
meeting of guarantors Wednes
day evening, to handle Lyndon's
big seven-day Chautauqua which
will be hero July 10 to IC.
P. M. Serrurier presided at the |
meeting. Mrs. Gale Edson was |
named secretary, t.nd will have .
charge of the distribution of the
tickets. All guarantors are re- :
quested to call at the City Drug
Store at once and get an allot
ment of tickets assigned to them i
to sell.
J. W. Steams was elected ar
head of the adveitising commit-'
tee, T. R. Burns t hairman of the
grounds committee, and Klzie
Tremain chairman of the ticket- 1
selling committee. For a number
of years, Tremain has been sell
ing single-handed a large pro- :
portion of Lynden'a quota of
tickets. As head of the ticket
sales, he will have a chance to
keep this up. and to inspire the
other guarantors with some of his
vim.
Season tickets this year will
be $2.75 for adults, and $1.00 for
children. No war-tax will be
charged.
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TO SHOW HOtC TO THIN
FRUIT AT LYNDEN FARM
M. D. Armstrong, extension
specialist of the State College of
Washington, will hold a fruit
thinning demonstration at the
farm of E W. Bayes Tuesday af
ternoon at two o'clock.
Mr. Armstrong will demon
strate the proper method of thin
ning fruit. All growers are urged
to attend.
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WILLIAM A. BATMAN IS
TRANSFERRED TO LYNDFN
William A Bauniau was this
■week transferred from the Se
attle plant of the Washington
To-operative Egg and Poultry
Association to the Lynden sta- i
tion.
While in Seattle, he was given
an opportunity to work in all de
partments, and given an insight !
in all phases of the business.
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Indiana Man Here
O. G. Culver of La Porte. Indi
ana, visited his brother-in-law.
George J. Taylor this week.
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Mr-. Carl Itathman 111
Miss Sadie Bauman has been
in Bellingham the past week
caring for Mrs. Carl Itathman.
who has been convalescing after
an operation on her throat.
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Itita .tainio-on Homo
Miss Hita Jamieson. win has
tjepji attending .the Annie Wright
Seminary at Taroma, is tiouic
for the summer.
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Knjoy American Legion Banco
A most successful affair wa:
the dance given Friday evening
at Hawley s Hall by the American
Legion. A good crowd was In
attendance and excellent music
and delicious refreshments added
to the enjoyment of the evening.
Another dance will be given by
the boys in two weeks.
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Miss Blanche Jacobs Home
Miss Blanche Jacobs, who is
a teacher at Elma. Wash . i- vis
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Will Jacobs.
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Gets Htm Dodge Car
Miller and Leek of. Everson.
Dodge agency for this district,
this week delivered a new touring
car to Ralph Osgoodby.
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Here Fi om Seattle
Miss Rena Helder and Mrs
John Helder and children of
Seattle arrived In Lynden Sat
urday, and will spend a few
weeks with their sister. Miss Hel
en Helder. Mr. John Helder will
be here for a week with them.
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Leave for California
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius De
Koster of Bremerton, who visited
with their mother, Mrs P. De
Koster. in Lynden. hay. left fur
a two months trip to California,
by auto.
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Mrs Stuurmar.s in Seattle
Mr and Mrs. A. Stuurmans
went to Seattle Friday, where
Mrs. Stuurmans consulted a spe
cialist, and is now taking treat
ments.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kauffmau
and family, Mr. and Mrs Her
bert Fritz and Bobby and Mr.
anil Mrs. C. G. Lund spent Sun
day at Lake Samish.
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Mr and Mrs. J. Riddle of Bel'
lingham spent Sunday with Mrs.
Riddle's parents, Mr. a*nd Mrs.
Will Jacobs
Powdered Milk was manufac
tured in Ferndale for the first
time last week in the new pow
dered milk plant installed by the
Carnation Milk Products Co. Es
timates are that more than |50,-
--000 in new materials have been
installed in the Ferndale plant
lately.
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Mr and Mrs. MoN'amara of
Blame were dinner guests at the
George J. Taylor home Sunday
(lonsnllftallcm of Ibf f«rtfU pgg ani Ibr Cunifn #un
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OIK FOR CALIFORNIA IX
1022 TWO-BTRRO MODEL
Cyrus Smith, who wintered
next to the A. E. Henry place,
set out Thursday with his two
burro wagon for California.
He figured on making 100 :
miles a week.
He reached Cornwall Park
by Thursday evening. Sunday
be was almost at Arlington,
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BEETLES THREATEN
! LYNDEN BEAN CROP
\ Pest Eats Way Into Field*; State
1 Tolls How To Combat Ray
, aires of Beetles
*
The bean crop of the Lynden
. district is now threatened by the
attacks of an army of black
beetles, and growers are fighting
i the insects hard.
C. ||. Creamer, manager of
' the Lyndon Cannery, consulted
with state college experts, and \
.advises the use of Bordeaux Mix
' ture to kill the beetles. The mix
ture is to be used as follows: '
Bordeaux mixture can be 1
bought in the form of a paste. 1
but a more efficient form can be
ma le by combining the mater- •'
ials just before using. The mix- '
ture is made from copper sulfate 1
(bluestone), and unslaked lime. 1
These materials are combined 1
with water. Common formulas '
are the 4-4-5(1, 5-5-50, 6-6-50. <
The numbers mean the amounts f
of the ingredients, 4 pounds of
.bluestone. 4 pounds of lime and f
150 gallons of water, etc. The (
bluestone is dissolved in 25 gal- I
lons, half the water; the lime is 1
slaked in a little water and then 1
diluted to 25 gallons, the other t,
halt of the water. These diluted
mixtures are then poured to
gether or dipped into the spray
er, tank or other receptacle, care c
being taken to see that the sol-l {
utions mix together as they are j
poured. The resulting mixture
is the Bordeaux. Do not pour
one solution into the other, but t
use a third receptacle. After the c
mixture is made it should be j
used at once, but the copper sul
fate solution alone or the lime
water may be kept separately in
definitely, jl
The best way to dissolve the .
copper sulfate is to place the
quantity needed in a burlap sack
and suspend it in a barrel at the : J
surface of the required amount
of water. No stirring is needed as
the material will dissolve rapidly.
f took solutions of the blue-,
stone and lime may be made in |
quantities tor future dilution.
Make separate concentrated sol
utions each of the copper sul
fate and slaked lime by using one
pound of material per gallon of
water used. When Bordeaux mix
ta! c "is nevueu, 1 go!ion of the
stock solution of either the blue
stone or lime is used for every
pound of those materials called
for in the formula. The solution
is then diluted and mixed iv the
same manner as above described.
Handle the copper sulfate sol
ution and the Bordeaux mixture
in wooden vessels, but for the
lime this is not necessary. All
metal parts of equipment which ;
come in contact with Bordeaux
mixture should be lined with
'brass to prevent corroding. If I
much spray is to be made, an '
elevated platform on which to
place the barrels and the mixing l
tanks will save much labor, as'
the solution can be carried thru
bOM or troughs to the mixing i
tank or the sprayer by gravity In- I
stead of by dipping. To prevent
(logging of the spray nozzels,
pass the mixture through a ,
j strainer when running it into
the sprayer tank to remove any
lumps. Biass wire screen IS or i
20-mesh makes a good strainer. I
Writ IB but a few plants are to j
be sprayed the Bordeaux can be |
made in small quantities. Use'
following formulas:
2 level lablespoonfuls copper
sulfate, cup slaked lime, 1;
gallon water.
'-2 cup copper sulfate. t% cups
flaked lime, 5 gallons water.
i lb. copptr sulfate. 1 lb. slak- !
ed lime, lt% gals, water,
i Add soap to the above at rate
of 1 oz to 2 gallons of water.
| Black leaf 40, lead arsenate
and soap may be used in combin
ation with Bordeaux mixture.
The addition of sor.p to the
r.o'dtaux mixture aids it In stiek
ng and also in spreading, so .
that the same amount of spray ,
will (over more area. Use soap
!at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds per '
gallons. Shave the soap fine, dis-'i
solve it and then add to the spray i
Black leaf 40 is used at rate ,
of 1-3 pint to 50 gallons of dil-j,
utod Bordeaux spray, or 1 tea- t
spoonful to a gallon of the spray. (
Lead arsenate added at the rate ~
of 1 lb. to 10 gallons of Bordeaux \\
or 1 oz. to :: gallons of spray. ,
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Mrs Frank Ciendennen of Bel- 1 '
lingham spent a few days last 1
week at the Henry Landaal home. '
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Mrs. \V. M. Stuper of Belling- '
ham If visiting her sister, Mrs. '
W, A. Waugaman.
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Miss Gladys Jacobs has re
■ turned home for the summer.
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Henry Landaal has been ill.
LYNDEN WILL SEE
HORSE RACES JUL. 3-4
International Association Plans
l ast Moot Here Two Days Next
Month
i Lynden will see two fast days
'of horse-racing July 3 and 4 at
the Whatcom County Fair track. '
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the meet by the Fair
Board, and plans for a fast pro- <
gram are being made this week.
The events will be under the
I direction of the International
I Racing Association, the organiza- |'
•tion that competed here last
year. A speedy collection or
.trotters, pacers and jumpers v/ 111
,be at the grounds both days.
C. B. Bay, secretary of the
Fair Association, is arranging for,!
the meet. :
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UNCLE SAM WORKING HARD
TO CURE ROY CLARKE
The United States government
is workin? mighty 1 ard to cure
Roy Clark'; of LVBden, who was
injured recently at Kodiak. Alas
ka.
In a letter received from him
this week, he says that the gov
vernment has already had five
doctors look him over.
"They held a boat two days at
Seward trying to get a doctor to 1
leave his practice to go to Ko
diak to take care of me." Clarke
writes. "That meant a lot of
money. After a consulation with
Dr. Georgeson. who will be in < ;
on the Alameda, I expect to be j
sent outside to a specialist." ;
Clarke was injured when a «
chain broke during land-clearing j
operations on the government ex- ]
periment station farm. His spine ■
was seriously hurt. t
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SAM PALMER PURCHASES
L. J. BROWN RESIDENCE
Sam Palmer this week pur
chased the L. J. Brown residence
on Front Street, near Sixth. Mr.
Palmer plans to reside there
with his sister. Mrs. Nace.
He will not take possession of
the property until the completion
of Mr. Brown's new home at
From Street and First.
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Rev. A. J. Brink left Monday
for Orange City. lowa.
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PIONEER L YNDEN FAMILY
COVERS FOUR GENERATIONS]
!
The following article about a
pioneer Lynden family, appeared
in Sunday's Reveille of Belling
ham. b courtesy of whom the
j abort photograph is furnished:
This family of four generations
starts with P. A. Axling. pioneer
of Whatcom County and one of
■ the oldest and best known citi-;
iZehs hero. He is in his eighty
ninth year and rather spry for
the age. He came to Whatcom
! County in 1 889 and bought a
large farm at Delta where he
has spent the past thirty-three
years. He has watched the coun
|ty develop from timber land to
jfine farms for this part of the
country is one of the best dairy
and farming sections in the state.
Mr. Axling was born in Sweden
!in 1833. He was married in 1866
and came to New York City in
ISC7 and worked at the black
smith trade for about three years
and about 1870 moved to South
Dakota where he took up a home
LYNDEN, WASH., THURSDAY. JUNE 15, 1922
LYNDEN WILL GET
NEW POWER STATION
j i
Now Line W ill Be Built From '
j
City To Supply Electricity To
I
Nooksark and Everson
In order to send electricity to
the Nooksack and Everson dis
tricts from Lynden. the Puget
Sound Light and Power Company
this week began the erection of j
a new sub-station in this city. ;
Increased equipment will be in
■ Called, so that Lyndon will have
an enlarged source of power on
which to draw.
The old station on Front Street
is being mov-. i bark, and the;
new building will be erected in j
front of it. Poles have been set
on the Pleasant Ridge road to i
Everson, and a 6600 volt 3-phase
line is being run on these.
When the City of Sumas pur-:
chased the plant of the Sumas El
ectric Company, the territory to
the south of that city which had
been formerly served by the Su- i
mas private company, was sold to <
the Puget Sound Power and
Light Company, and this will now
receive its electrical energy from i
the Lynden station. j
With the addition of this ex- i
tra area to the Lynden territory, 1
another line-man may be added I
to the local force. 1
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ROAD TO PORTLAND ALL
PAVED EXCEPT 3 MILES
j !
That the trip from Lynden to 1
Portland can be made via Kalatna ]
now over pavement, except for
a three mile gap, and a short
■trip on the Churkanut Drive,
is the report made by William
Eddy and Orrin Hagen, who have ■
just returned from a 1,500 mile
trip through Eastern Washing
ton. They advise taking the :
Kalama route, as in this way
15 miles of steep detours are
avoided. I
They report the road \o Spo
kane, via the Snoqualmie Pass. ,
be in excellent condition. ,
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Enjoy Birthday Cake I
The girls of the Junior Society j'
of the First Christian Reformed 1
church were pleasantly surprised 1
when two members. Miss Pearl
Stremler and Gertie Bajema sen- <
ed birthday cake and ice cream 1
last Thursday. no
stead and turned his attention
to farming and in 1 889 he with
his family came to Whatcom co.
and still continued farming until
advanced years forced him to
retire.
Mrs. Lydia Bloomquist. the
eldest daughter, was born in
South Dakota in 1874. came to
Whatcom county when fifteen
years old and was married in
Bellingham in 1893 and with her
family moved to Alberta in 1106
and lived there for twelve years,
moved back to Whatcom county
in 1918. Her present home is at
Ferndale.
Mrs. Edna Kelson, the oldest
grandchild was born in Whatcom
county in 1896 and with her
parents went to Alberta. 190 C.
and was married in 1916, and has
made Alberta her home where
the great grandaughter was born
in 1919 and her name is Lois
June Nelson, six and one half
months old when the picture was
taken.
ENDS LIFE'S CARES
AT GRAVE OF WIFE
Stephen B. Bay of Northwood
Close* Affairs and Marches To
Cemetery With Riflt-
Stephen B. Day sold his farm
at Northwood Monday, wrote a
note to his daughters bidding
good-bye, and marched at night
l with his rifle to the giave of his
; wife at the Lynden cemetecy
His body was tound there Tues
day morning.
Leonard Lowrey, who purchas
ed the farm, found the note early
1 uesday morning, with its mes
sage saying that Day would be
found at his wife's grave. Frank
Cruikshank and R. B. Le Cocq,
who were notified, dsicovered the
1 body there.
Mrs. Day passed away last Jut
land up to last week. Mrs. Mary
iMcNally, an adopted daughter
' had lived at the Northwood
farm. Mr. and Mrs. McNally
i moved a few days ago to Ken
dall.
Mr. Day was seventy years old.
He had lived in the Northwod
district for the past thirteen 1
years, where he had gained a
wide circle of friends. He is sur
! rived by two daughters. Venia 1
Day of Bellingham, and Mrs. '
! McNaiiy.
Funeral services vere held on 1 1
i Wednesday morning at Knapp's '
1 Parlors. The Rev. R. O. Grimes '
j conducted the services. '
FERNDALE'S FAST
NINE TO PLAY HERE
Fans Will S<-o Speedy Contest at
Fab" Grounds; Everson Wi|ted |
Up 33 to 8
I
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When Ferndale base ball team
comes to Lynden next Sunday, it
, will be the strongest opposition
| the home team has had to face
this season. The visitors will
: have practically the same line-up
which they won the pennant with
last year.
In spite of the fact that Fern-'
da!e will have seasoned players.
Manager Meurer feels That this
I Will be offset by the speed and
aggressiveness of his younger
; players. 1
Last Sundays game at Ever- ''
i son was featured by errors and
heavy hitting. Evorson's pitcher
didn't seem to bother the Lynden
batters in the least, as the 23 to
i 3 score would indicate.
Beeman, Lyndon's first base
jman was the batting star of the
day, getting a 3 bagger, a 2 bag
ger and two singles in six times
at bat. E. Meurer was a close •
second with a home run. a I bag
ger and a single in six times up.
;\iatt ol EVerson got a home run
and a three bagger in four times
up. L
Following is a box score and (
summary: I
LYNDEN
AB R H PO A E
'E. Meurer 3b 6 3 3 1 1 1
Einie cf 5 11111
, Dean cf 2 0 1 0 0 0)
Yorkston 2b 5 0 0 3 2 OP
Beeman 1 b 6 5 4 10 l 0 :
Wolfe rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 <
1 Shagren rf 1 0 0 o 0 OH
Axling If 5 3 2 1 1 0 '
B. Meurer If 1 0 0 0 0 OH
Bateman ss 4 2 0 0 3 0'
Whited c 5 3 2 11 0 0
Olson p 6 5 3 0 12 v
51 23 17 27 21 t
EVERSON
AB R H PO A E
A. Theel If 4 1 2 2 0 1
Matt lb 4 1 2 13 0 1
F. Theel 3 b 4 0 0 2 6 0
Aker 2b 4 0 1 3 4 1
Swaford C 4 0 0 5 0 1
Guntert rf 4 0 0 0 0 1
Neuneger Cf .4 0 0 1 X 6
Benton as 3 1112 3
Morgan p 3 0 1 0 6 2
34 3 7 27 19 10
Summary: 2-base hits Beeman,
Axling. Olson: 3-base hits E.
Meurer, Beeman, Olson, Matt; ]
home runs E. Meurer, Matt; stoll j
en bases Einie 2, Beeman 2. Ax- t
ling. Bateman, Wolfe, Olson 3;
:Ist base on balls off Morgan 4;
left on bases Lynden 5. Everson
14; Ist base on errors Lynden 7, !
I Everson 2; struck out by Mor- j |
tan 2, Theel 1. Olson 10; double,
play E. Meurer to Yorkston to I
Beeman. Umpire Sipes; Scorer.
C. B. Bay.
Lynden has scheduled a game '
with Friday Harbor at Friday 1
Harbor for Sunday. June 25. An
excursion is being planned and
a large crowd is expected to ac- •
company the team. A more de
tailed announcement will be I
. made next week.
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i Owing to the change of the
date of the County Convention
'of the W. C. T. U. in Bellkigham,
the Lakeside Union will hold ,
their meetine Wednesday. June
' 21. at the home of Mrs. Thonaat
'. Tyler.
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\> Mrs. G. W. Hall. Mrs B V,
.; Mounter and Mrs. George Fnc k
j 9 tended a partf in Bellingliaui
. Tuesday afternoon.
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i T. R. Bums made a trip to
Seattle this t, eek.
ZIP: TO PORTLAND AND
BACK BY AI TO IN DAY
Syl Weidkamp. Dale Hule
att and Russell Gries broke
the round-trip record by auto
between Lynden and Portland
this week. They made the
round-trip in 24 hours, in
cluding a stop for the transac
tion of business.
The trio left Lynden Sat
urday at midnight, and were
back home again by midnight
Sunday. They didn't take
time to sleep on the trip.
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ODD FELLOWS TO
CONVENE IN CITY
lj<xl(fr«-«. «>1 Northwest District Will
Gather Here Saturday as Lyn
don's Guests
I
The district convention of the
Odd Fellows Lodge will be held
at the I. 0. O. F. Hall in Lynden
Saturday.
Lodges from all parts of this
section are expected to send del
egates, and arrangements are be
' ing made to accomodate 300 |
people. The afternoon and cv-:
ening will be given over to con- ;
vention business and lodge cere
monials.
A banquet will be served in the '
evening. The Lynden Rebekahs
are arranging the plans for this
; affair.
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LYNDEN CHURCHES To HOLD
IMON SERVICES IN SI MMER
Vnion Services will be held on
Sunday evening during the sum
mer in the First and Second
Christian Reformed churches.
Rev. P. Jonker will give a series
of five sermons on the Book of
Ruth. The Topic of last Sunday's
sermon was "Immigration and
Bereavement" June 18, the ser
vices will be in the Second Re
formed court h.
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LYNDEN OARAGE DELIVERS
TWO NEW AUTOMOBILES
The Lynden Motor Company
this week delivered two new aut
omobiles In Lynden.
A Chevrolet roadster was pur
chased by Roy Schrimsher, and
a touring car by Raymond
Bajema.
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PIT.LETS SELL FOR 01.88
AT WEBTBROOK AUCTION
Three-months-old pullets sold
for $1.25 each at the A. H. West
brook sale this week. M. Van
der Griend was the auctioneer.
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WHITE SOX DEFEAT DODGERS
IX SPEEDY TO 1 GAME
Baseball fans were treated
last Friday evening to one of the
; fastest games played on the lo
cal diamond this year when the
White Sox deleated the Dodgers
2 to 1.
Both sides played air-tigiu hall
and pitchers Vander Griend and
rullner were in mid-season form.
The Dodgers kept up their good
work by defeating the Cubs 4 to
3, Wednesday evening. This was
the first defeat for the Cubs who
are leading the league. Batteries
were: Cubs. Axling. S. Whited
and Daniels; Dodgers. B. Van
der Griend and C. Vander Griend.
Friday night the White Sox
and Giants will play. Game will
be called at 6:45.
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new Barn for (Tol. Mike-
Mr. M. Vander Griend is hav
ing his barn torn down, prepara
tory to building a new modern
barn with a basement. Mr. G.
, Sehuylernan and Mr. Bert Troost
.are doing the work.
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Visits Brother in Seattle
Mrs. G. Boeringa left Tuesday
morning for Seattle to visit her
brother, Mr. Adam Gelms, who
is very ill.
Return From Win lock
Misses Jessica and Margery De
Line have returned from Win
lock, where Miss Jessica has
taught for the past year.
Daughter at CatOS Home
Mr. and Mrs. H. Caton. of
i Seattle, formerly of Lynden, are
I the parents of a baby gil l.
Hat ley Bo>. Heiurn
Fred and Frank Hat ley. who
lave been attending school tv
Vrbana. Illinoi.:. have returned
home for the summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mutehler
entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of Mrs. Lund's birthday
anniversary. Guests were Mr and
Mrs. Elzie Tremain and children.
Mrs. J. W. Tremain and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Lund and Gl Tin.
Miss Alice Colby is home and
will spend the summer with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. Handy.
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Miss Gladys Stuurmans, who is
attending the Bellingham Normal
spent the week-end at home.
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Miss Marg3'et Tilman of Dom
ing is the guest of Esther Pceatt
this week.
Miss Beulah Serrurier has been
ill.
LYNDEN GIRL BEST
STUDENT IN COUNTY
Maijraret Shagrea Lead- All of
Whatcom With (wade of "8 in
siate Examinations
Margaret Shagron of Lynden
led all the eighth grade students
;of Whan om County in scholar
ship at the annual state tests, ac
cording to an announcement
made this week by Mrs. Jennie
Robin, county supcrint endednt.
She scored an average of i*S per
cent in the examinations.
The Lynden district had many
students on the county honor roll
1 with averages over 16 per cent.
<The following is a list of these
j leaders in scholarship:
Sunshine, district 7S —-Ger-
trude {Cornea.
Haynie, district 14 —Helen
' Brown.
Lynden district SOS —Verna Al
exander, Roger Beckes. Matilda
Cromwell. Donald Cruikshank.
Frank de Jonge. Ivan Jamiesnn.
Beatrice Johnson, Fredl Klocke.
Margaret Shagren, Leroy Taylor.
Lewis White.
Glendale. district 312 —Nellie
Hoklaiicl. Edith Nelson.
Clearbrook-Nooksaek. district
318 —Frank Alvord. Roy Carlson.
Anna Holmquist. Amy Johnson,
Olivia Jonson. Oscar Loreeu, May
Lundgren, Myrtle Parrott. Else-
Alinlee. Lewis Harris, Norma
Kallander.
Meridian, district SIO—FIOT*
ience Gansler, Helen ROM, Paul
'Gerard. Frances Smith.
Lynden Christian Pchool—Lea
ard Bode. Peter Brunger. Philip
Van Weerdhuizen.
DISEASE ATTACKS
BEES OF DISTRICT
Foul Brood Condition Serious;
Expert Coining To Lead 1 ight
To Save t «dollies
That disease among the bees
[of the Lynden district has be
rcmi so widespread that the en
tire honey Industry is threat-tie.l.
jis i*ie slat" menl .aade today by
S. B. Carroh. Jr., county ar :it.
Scid Mr. Car roil:
The disease question has be
come so serious in Whatcom
County that the beekeepers must
cooperate with the Extension
Service and the Division of Agri
culture of the State College of
Washington in fighting n or tin.
bees will be exterminated. 40.2
percent of the colonies of this
county are diseased. The two dis
eases which are causing no much
d;< ma go are American Foul 111 nod
'and European Foul Brood.
The American Foul Brood is
caused by a spore bearing bac
terium Baehillus Larvae-. This .
term is very resistant which fact
lias been established by various
experiments. Combs have boon
kept for forty years and m the
end of that period caused the dis
i ease. One-half of the spores have
been as good as ever after being
boiled for ten minutes and some
of our strongest chemical.-, such
'as Corrosive Sublimate or Car
bolic Acid, failed to kill them.
The spore is carried in the honey,
or in old combs, thus seeing how
resistene the germ is one must be
very careful and not expose dis
eased honey or combs whore bees
may find them.
The disease attacks the larvae
about two days before the roll
'is rapped, thus the larvae are
capped over before they die. The
capping starts to sink and a little
pin hole appears in the cap or
possibly larger being gnawed out
by the bees. The scales and the
diseased larvae adher to the cells,
which makes it impossible for the
bees to handle this disease with
out assistance. The larvae. When
affected change to a light brown,
then becomes darker and finally
melts down into a black scale
which lies along the bottom of
j the cell. The disease spreads
slowly, not affecting adult bees.
'if a comb or a hive becomes very
badly infected it will have a very
disagreeable odor like burnt glue.
The scale of the pupa will have
a very fine thread, which is the
tongue of the bee. pointing up
ward and sticking to the roof
of the cell. As this characteristic
appears only in this disease it is
conclusive proof of its presence.
As the majority of the cells ares
capped and scattered over the
comb, the comb has a pepper-box
like appearance.
The European Foul Brood is
caused by the germ Bacillus plu-
Uon. which is a non-spore bearing
form and thus not resistent as
the American Foul Brood It hi
not definately known how it
spreads but is believed to be car
ried by the nurse and house lean
. ing bees. This disease attacks
the larvae when they are about
; four or five days old and they
generally die before being capped
i over. The affected larvae first
I turns a watery white, after los
ing its healthy creamy appear
j anee. then changing from a yel
low to a darker brown. The lar
vae when attacked are curled
,up in the bottom of tb,e colls,
thus the scales will usually be
in the same position. As the
larvae dries up into a scale the
; trachael or breiahing tubes of
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