Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-01-25

While ths Qocurd docs not be
lseve that The eesent system Of the
general laoo 00eD In regard to the
slowtn9 of Eesldence oa homesteads
y tuee q reasonable, IL Is not the
ohult q the inaeectos Who are sent
out heto % supervise the taking OF
pessIts. 1he o0cers before whom
pssI0lh 90 bolug taken in this county
~ that thsy helIeve Inspector Berndt,
chile ststet 10 the doing Of his duty,
b dispsa4a q b lenient with claim-
ants whsesGAr god faith is shown,
- that b. anyehing but hard
hearted man. wto desire to make capi.
tal fos hianssll ~ the expense of the
settler. The etUuble Is with the
syssem sasaoe tAan In those Who en-.
f'rce u. Tho great conspiracies for
the stealing VI public land -conspir.
actes for betug nemherx Ut which an
Oregon, aenAA0e and an Oregon repre-
tentative Ia cdngress have already
been c.,nvicted -has caused the secre-
taEy Of the interior, through the
commlasionee Of the general land ofice,
t0 estabiish certain general rules, and
it b sssDe a thlIs rules that hurt in
0lFecsions that were probabIy not
taben into 06oIdsratlon when they
wese eetablleht1. No one wants to
- Osop,e ~ possession of govern.
0eae lan0 sltsf . few trips to it and
. lev nikhts' slumber thereon. but
That y nat tlse only class knocked out
y ta,e lsw. The single man or woman
With uttls oeaoy who takes . home
stsad Gnds it almAt impossible 10
pfUve up ca IN land. He or she Is
conpellsd 70 BE- absent from the land
. oood part OF tho time earntng u liv.
ing-st .lssee. until the necessary
balldiaOs, bsssktug, stock and ma
chlassy required fbr permanent resi-
dence - peocCred. II the claimant,
y 0aes1sd, hecsn absent himself for
lono ossiods, psovided hts family re-
0aias - ~ hna and It can be shown
e,aa ~ esn..s,ee ~ snr tho nmrm,so
~ e.,.a., ..s;.v ~ live nm aud IN
impeove The hand. But tile woman
seeea,er I'm v.sides IN her land an
ei,.s - c.n ard A. tho s.ma t,,na
neke : ,,,in. or the yu,no farmer
~ er,..es ~ .,th noth,nv vnr even
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a. r-s..n, M IN. .on ~. on land
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