Irresistible Easthope Stump Puller

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By Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer
August/September 2012
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In Everett he started his own business at 2806 Hewitt Ave., making these stump pullers. The 1930 U.S. Census data shows that Ernest was a resident at a boarding house at the time, that his occupation was “Manufacturing” and that his industry was “Gasoline Stump Pullers.” The business closed in 1941, and Ernest passed away in 1962. Apparently he retained some of his boatbuilding heritage, however, because the record shows that in his retirement he built a hydroplane that went 100 MPH! Maybe he was compensating for years of making machines that “inched” along …

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Our thanks to Mary Ellen Piro for valuable research, and to Fred Cruger and the Granite Falls Historical Society for permission to use the ad.

Contact Kirk Unzelman and Mike Intlekofer at 4472 119th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006 • mikeintle@comcast.net 

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