Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-08-26

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roised and marketed than now, while the
increase in other products and the con-
sumption of the range territory will be
vastly enlarged. The bonanza cattle men
were the creatures of pioneer conditions;
their going means that pioneer conditions
are passing away.
In recent letter to AL. Shier, Roy
Yeater says that he and Arthur Chesley
are very anxious to see the Record, as
they want to get news from home. 1t
seems that Arthur made mistake In Civ
ing the regimental address. and the
papers have probably gone to Manila.
The missing back numbers have been
sent, and we hope the boys will get them
this time. Roy thinks that soldering is
not just what it is cracked up to be. He
was sick for two weeks, but is now able
to be about again. Roy and four Of his
comrades sleep in tent by 10 feet
square. The address of the boys is Camp
Merritt. San Francisco, Cal.
The editor of the Record is in receipt
of an inquiry as to the naturalization
laws, and, as the reply to this question
may be of interest to others, we print it.
In order to vote at any election, a foreign
born settler must have taken out his first
papers at least one year and not more
than six years before the day of election. !.
Any one who has had his first papers
more than six years can qualify himself
as voter by taking out his second papers
ut any time before election. Those who
want second papers can get them some
time in October. when the district court
IL in session at Williamsport. No one
can legally vote who has not lived in the
state a year, in the county six months,
and in the precinct ninety days.
Last Sunday Martin Van soest, the
youthful fire-bug, was taken to Bismarck.
Monday he was taken before Judge Win
chester. He pleaded guilty, wherelpon
the court sentenced him to the reform
school until he reaches his majority.
The boy is now about 15A years old. He
will therefore be held at be reform school
about ST years. North Dakota having no
reform school, the state years ago made
arrangements with South Dakota to care
for it's youthful criminals. The South
Dakota reform school is at Plankinton.
The state of North Dakota, and not the
county from which prisoner is sent,
pays the expense of keeping such pris-
oner at the reform school. The idea of
sending young law-breakers to a reform
school is to keep them from associating
with older and presumably more har-
dened criminals, and, il possible, to Cause
them to be good citizens when they reach
mature years. Prisoners at the reform
! school are treated we'll if they do the
work given them, and carefully obey the
rules. But those who are contrary and
do not strive to do better are soon made
to understand that their life there will
not be picnic.
The Williamsport country has had
more than its share Of prairie fires this
season Last Saturday fire started
down in the Dakem ncighborhood, with
the wind southeast, and it travelled rap
idly in this direction. BY Sunday morn.
ing at daylight it had reached the coun-
try few miles southeast of town, where
lit divided, one part going east of town
and the other part several miles west. A
large area Of range was burned. Among
those we have heard of who lost hay
were n. Rush, about 100 tons: Robert
Dickson, about so tons; r. NJ. Greer, 20
to Is tons; Dutton & Healey, the Blu
chanan Valley sheepmen, about $50 tons,
Mr.. Greer's big pasture was burned over,
together with good many posts Of his
pasture fence. Mr.. Farrell lost all Of
his hay, which was punched on the prai-
rie. There were probably other losses
which we have not heard of, as the Gre
was rapid and fierce. There was . close
call at Steve Hawks place, the fire burn.
ing to within q few feet Of his hay.stact.
, If the stack had burned Il would Almost
certainly have set fire to the dwelling.
] house. When 1t was supposed that the
dwelling would 60, it is said that the lady
of the house determined to take no
chances on that new baby, 30 she seized
him by one leg, rushed forth and dropped
him in the corn-feld. Then, having saved
her most valuable property, she retnrned
to help save the house and ihsigni1cant
things like that. Another lady. north 81
i town, when the fire was approaching,
chased her two hemale kids tender
Years to . patch Of prairie neasssb that
he'd lost its grass BY : former Dire. Thsn