The Dickinson press., 1889-10-12
Regarding Prairie Fires.

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from the code of North Dakota and
| will lie read with interest:
SEC. 240l. For the purpose of Sc
curing protection against fires to
homesteads, pre- emptions. timber
claimants and all persons owning or
having i'll charge amy tract of land
consisting of 100 acres more or less,
who shall break or pillow Il tire-guard
thirty-three feet i'll width encompass
ing entire any such tract us described
in this section, the amount of land
contained in such fire.guard shall be
exempt from taxation; provided. it
shall be kept free from grass, weeds
and all combustible matter from Sep
TENDER fifteenth to May tenth of
each year, and shall remain exempt
as long rs the provisions of this law
are complied with.
SEC. 2402. Any person claiming or
owning any tract of land consisting
Of more than II quarter section lying
in Il body shall not encompass less
than that amount with Il tire-guard as
described in section 240l, unless they
have Il fractional part or parts there
of adjoining each other, in which
case they may encompass them sew
orally with firc.yuards and he entitled
to the benefits of this act.
SEC. 2403. Where persons have
failed to make or cause to have made
tire-guards in compliance with Sec
tions 249l and 24022, it shall be the
duty of the road overscer in said dis
trict to make or aus to have made
along the line of all public roads adj
joining such lands II tirc-guard one
rod in width on each side of such
road, in the manner prescribed in
section 240l. and said overseer shall
have power to warn out persons liable
for road and poll tax to perform such
service as is prescribed by law, and
persons performing such service shall
he allowed the same rates as for road
work. it shall also he the duty of the
ovcrsecr to report to- the town or
county assessor OH the first Monday in
December in each year the numbers
| of the land and, il known. the names
of the persons owning or claiming the
same, where %tire-yuards have been
made as specified in this section.
The ladies of st. Johns Mission
Aid Society gave IL supper and enter
tainment at the rink, Wednesday
evening, which was literally patron
lied. After supper Il side splitting
farce entitled MY Turn Next was
presented with the following persons
as actors: Misses Il. l.. Murdoch,
Gertrude Lawrence and Nellie Gill
christ, Messrs. Stokeuln, Frank Leh-
micke,G Geo. Coppersmith andE. r. Mar
quis. They all acted the part assigned
them in u manner satisfactory to the
audience.
A meeting of the members of the
Dickinson Cemctary Association was
held at Judge Campbell's office, Mon
day evening. The reports of the sec
rotary and treasurer were read and
approved and the improvement of the
grounds left with the executive COM
mittee. The old board of directors
and officers were reelected for the
ensuing year. The cemetary will be
fenced and otherwise improved rs
the funds of the association permit
and the executive committee think
best.
Parents should be careful that
their children do not contract colds
during the fall or early winter months.
Such colds weaken the lungs and all
passages, making the child much
more likely to contract other colds
during the winter. 1t is this success
sion of colds that aus catarrh ant
bronchitis or paves the way for con
sumption. Should u cold be contract
ed, loose no time but cure it as quick
ly as possible. A fifty cent bottle O
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy viii
, cure any cold in a few days and leave
the respiratory organs strong ant
! healthy. For sale by Merry Il Nc
Donald.
I Thursday evening beng the frs
anniversary of the marriage of Rev
l.. +. Brown and wife their friend
4 to the number Of over fifty gave then
a very pleasant surprise. by a pre-
arranged program Rev. Brown ant
wife were invited to take tea witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pond and Will
they were being entertained by tn
? latter their home was invaded by tn
I party with we'll filled baskets of lunch
Z The surprise was Il complete success
Miss Emma Murdoch and Rev. Brow
= entertained the company with severa
y solos and duets. After luncheon Mr.
c. II. Bennington, in u few suitabl
remarks, presented Rev, Brown an
Z wife with the sum of S3a as q Sigh
. token of friendship from the donor
, and the latter accepted i'll u fey
= words showing his appreciation of til
D friendship and esteem of his neigh
bors. The party broke up at a lat
@ hour feeling that the evening ha'
been II of great pleasure.
!. This week with c. c. Moore w
h made a trip on horseback to Dlckin
son. The route for sixty miles la
d along the valley of the Knife. Afte
leaving the settlement in Merce
n county we entered the grazing regio