Alfalfa Pioneer Harrison Parkman Dead at 73
Harrison Parkman who first brought alfalfa from South Africa to the United States and planted it here has died at age 73. He is hailed as a public benefactor for transforming the western plains by turning arid desert regions into verdant farmland through alfalfa cultivation.
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Harrison Parkman
South Africa
United States
Western Desert
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Great American Desert
Prosser Welcomes New Denning Hotel and School Plans
Prosser welcomes the Denning Hotel on Sixth street which cared for fifty to sixty P. passengers over the weekend and could double capacity. The hotel’s hoteliers Stinson Sumper aim to keep it bright and welcoming with night clerk AlliWest Bert Blair in charge of bar and billiards. Architect Swingle from Kennewick discussed high school plans with the board and Prof Taylor, approving rough drafts after minor changes. Clerk Campbell and Prof Taylor delayed trips to North Yakima by train trouble but plan to visit soon to inspect school buildings. Gaunt of North Yakima is due for a board conference.
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Denning
Sixth Street
Aliie West
Bert Blair
Mesers, Stinson
Sumper
Prosser
Swingle
Kennewick
Taylor
Campbell
Prof. Taylor
North Yakimadast
Architet Gaunt of
North Yakima
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending February 16 1907
Transfers filed through Kennewick Abstract Co Fay F Dean and others list numerous deeds across Kennewick properties. Transactions include wanding of lots in Key Gardens City View and Morain garden tracts, water deeds to Benton Water Co and various parcels in Kennewick and adjacent areas. Names cited include Duran Amon Schafer Hover Witt Snell Mainswaster Irvin, Johnson, Spons, Travis and others with parcel references and dates in late February 1907.
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Kennewick Abstract Company
Fay F. Dean
Myer
Anne
Duran
R Amon
KE Wood
Schafer
Key Gardens
City View
Morain Garden Tracts
Unclear Weather Data Snapshot From Fragmented Record
Fragmented OCR shows date based weather table with max and min temperatures and rainfall figures but many entries are garbled or missing. Details unreadable. no clear location or event to anchor a valid summary.
Church Services Schedule for February 10 1907
At the Churches J Forsythe Smith Pastor February 10 1907 Sabbath School 10 a m Junior C EE meeting 3 p m Senior C FE meeting 6 30 p m Preaching services and subjects 11 p m The Great Commission 7 30 p m Christ and the Demoniac
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J. Forsythe Smith
Desert Land Final Proof Notice at Walla Walla
Notice is given that Benjamin F Knapp assignee of Althea P Rosencrance of Kennewick Wash has filed a novice of intention to make proof on desert land claim No 336 for the E Sec 10 Tp 19n Range 128e WM before the U S Land Office at Walla Walla Wash on Thursday the 28th day of March 1907. He names witnesses T E McCroskey Richland Wash C F Breithaupt H S Amon W H Muncey all of Kennewick Wash. A J Gillis Register.
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United States Land Office
Walla Walla
Wash
Benjamin F. Knapp
Althea P. Rosencrance
Kennewick
U. S. Land Office
T. E. McCroskey
Richland
C F. Breithaupt
H. S. Amon
W. 8
Earthquakes as Signs of Planets’ Vitality in Current Literature
A review in Edinburgh Review argues earthquakes prove planetary vitality and living crust. It contrasts Earth with dead moons and gas giants, noting seismic activity reflects a balance of internal pressure and expansion and marks the planet as alive.
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Edinburgh Review
Earth
Moon
Jupiter
Saturn
Earis
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Travis
Presbyterian
Hanson-Rich Investment
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Oregonian
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