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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
4
The article discusses colonizing reclaimed territory with careful immigration, focusing on matching settlers to land, climate, water and building needs. It warns against indiscriminate land allotments and supports centralized agents to recruit suitable families, plus a new gate device for water distribution to protect downstream users. It includes praise for fruit inspectors and urges Benton county to approve a petition for a competent inspector.
In the irrigated section of this country landowners along a stream rely on each other for water. One person inclined to appropriate more than his share could disrupt the supply and upset local arrangements.
Benton County and the Kennewick valley seek a state qualified fruit inspector appointed by county commissioners after a petition of at least one hundred residents. The appointee must pass an examination before the state fruit inspector. fruits in the valley should be protected to keep it profitable for growers.
Don F. Cresswell of Kennewick offers O. I. C. pigs priced at $5.00 each. Pedigreed stock advertised for buyers seeking quality hogs.
Seattle Times reports the peace session concludes hostilities with Japan gaining key points. Russia relinquishes Manchuria rights except open door, recognizes Korean control, cedes Port Arthur Dalny and Liaotung Peninsula assets, Sakhalin partial transfer, and Kine Se Eastern Railway. Japan drops demand for indemnity and limits Russian Navy in the Far East.
Incomplete OCR passage mentions a professor, signs, and a mooring incident with a loss of pie and day references. Vague phrases reference Ag Kenney and John with no clear event, date, or location to establish a factual news item.
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