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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
8
A Kansas Star correspondent portrays today’s farmer as rich and independent, proud of progress from hard prairie settlement. He notes advances in homes, schools, and finances, but criticizes overextended farming, neglected small tasks, and poorly housed equipment that wastes effort and funds.
A vivid profile extols a Kansas farmer who rejects subservience to others and confronts pests and industry with tempered resolve. It notes his prosperous lifestyle in Pullman cars with a telephone, the education he provides his children, and his bold, risky farming bets, while acknowledging neglect of small tasks.
A western state farmer advocates inexhaustible fertility after decades of wheat on the same soil, claiming no yield drop. Eastern farmers doubt his claim, predicting future consequences as the debate over soil stewardship continues.
Council hears plan to widen Third avenue from 66 to 84 feet with a nine foot strip donated by local property owners to cover regrade costs. Federal building may need relocation at high expense. Judge Morris grants restraining order against Christian Bauer in divorce case and blocks bank transfers.
Mrs. W A Strickland, mother of Elia Strickland-Dye, defends Lawrence Strickland as a tender-hearted boy misjudged by newspapers. She says he loved Ella, refused to live with her when rebuffed, and would rather die than distress her. She blames Ella too, calling them childish pranksters.
News notes electric cars planned for service between Cosmopolis and Aberdeen. Rainier guide Joel Stampfler reportedly fell into a crevasse Saturday and was badly hurt. A greasome find near Aberdeen unearthed a human skeleton with a gun knife ax and a bear skeleton, suggesting a deadly struggle. Eastern Washington reports record wheat yields with Ritzville preparing to straw roads in surrounding counties.
Clarence Cusker of Walla Walla sustained serious injuries after a cattle stampede on Monday.
Clinton R. Woodruff secretary of the National Municipal league spoke at the municipal conference in Portland and toured the city Monday with Mayor Ballinger and other city officials on his way to Philadelphia.
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