Tragedy on the Rails: Two Die in Pasco Train Wreck
A passenger train derails through a trestle, killing two men riding the rails.
“One of the mail clerks received a slight cut upon the head, the other trainmen and the passengers escaping unhurt.”
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Drought Forces Franklin County Farmers to Pivot
After a difficult harvest hampered by insufficient rainfall and improper cultivation, local ranchers shift to fall-sown wheat.
“Farmers of Franklin county learned by bitter experience this year that fall-sown wheat is the only safe crop.”
Political Gridlock Paralyzes Connell Land Office
A power struggle between rival political factions has left homesteaders unable to conduct vital business at the U.S. Commissioner’s office.
“In the meantime, the homesteaders are sucking their thumbs, figuratively speaking, and wondering when they will be permitted to conclude their business.”
Boomtown Hopes in Connell
President B.S. Wadsworth reports on the rapid infrastructure improvements and optimistic crop prospects in Franklin County.
“It is the same old story. Crops are looking fine and Connell gives the best kind of evidence of being one of the best towns in Eastern Washington.”
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