The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-09-18
LINCOLN A, LANG )
THE INVENTOR
TURNS HIS MIND FROM BUSI.
NESS AFFAIRS LONG
ENOUGH TO READ THE
PRESS EACH WEEK.
Early History of Medora, Little Mis-
souri, River Country and The
Range Still Interest Him.

Range Still Interest Him.
Many of our readers will be inter-
ested in the following letter and poem
from Lincoln a.. Lang, former resi-
dent of Billings county and whose par
ents and brother, William G. Lang,
(n0w banker and merchant at Baker,
Moht.,) resided SO long at Yule:
95 Medbury Ave-, Detroit, Mich,
September IL, 1915.
M. L. Ayers.
Dickinson, N. D.,
MY Dear Sir:
I have been much interested in the
various articles appearing in your
paper from time to time relative to
the earlier development of the Little
Missouri Country" with which in the
nature of things I was more or less
closely associated during the %
years of my residence there. The ar
ticle appearing in your recent issue
entitled early History of Mckenzie
County," I find particularly interest
ing and true to life on the range as
it was in those days. The reference
therein to '"the rowing trailers," !"
caused me to dig up some old lines
which, for amusement sake, I once
wrote upon this subject and am en-
closing herewith. The only merit l
can claim for these is that they are
true to life, being based upon actual
experience. Possibly some of my old
tirie friends who still reside in that
country might be interested in these,
should YOU care to publish them, but
in ease YOU do not consider them
worthy of space I certainly will not
feel offended.
Although having long ago taken up
INV permanent residence in the east,
always think back with pleasure to
the associations of my earlier days IN
the Bad Lands.
With kind remembrances, / remain,
Very sincerely yours,
LINCOLN A. LANG.
-
80. -. THE LINE RIDER
T1ae summer drive is over now. No long
Ell on the trail
Tie Pilgrim dogies plod their weary
They've reached their Northern range at
last-a grassy sheltered vale; .
And to hold them there, I'm riding line
each day.
For dogies never yet were seen, con-
tented with their lot;
They'll wear themselves to shadows
On distant hills they'll fix their gaze and
For they're sure some bovine Paradise is
there.
They seem to take it hard because they
may not roam at will
The reason why they cannot understand
Yet copld they hays roeet their ei f fGEuole soon
For they'd find their paradise barren
land.
There's men just like dogies too;
they never want to stay ,..-,
On their allotted corner OF the earth.
They're always seeing greener hills, in
And 5S they often fir,d there's nothing there
but dearth.
The grass is choice-the waters good
there's shelter, everywhere
Upon their range; yet still they want To
They're always going somewhere. yet
they're never getting there.
Just the same as many people that ]
know.
Reyond the line of Rocky RIDGE" they
@ f"e them back With slicker, rope and
For Wen they, know where they belong
and where they ought to stay,
Yet they're going; ever going, on the run
1 ride wall-eyed .cayuse too-he has
To hand them his regards he never fails;
For when we head rowing band, and
get them turned in fight, a@.@, :
He'll lunge ahead and grab them by
their tails. & + :.
And when the blizzard coldiy blows
rhewI t;irIi their tails and string them
rhe sevsS saving m i shelter near at hand, they'll
But they'll hump their backs and fan the
breeze and CO. 4t (.
To head them back against the blast
/ strive with might and Inain:-
I'm not residing here to loaf or lie
From dawn tin dark. i ride the hne' II
For those dogiesr must be headed if
die, n fSEGs$.s - ~ i@=s .}'"
A ,doighgie,s head, often think well
developed knob. To-. - .---...-.,-,
OF wanderMst. They, often make me
Yet. aaaa when i think that otherwise
ilaightnN have a Job. & at4
Then TIC proposition doesn't seem SO bad
Unniaed With goed, the trials Of life arr arr
wen mostly fnd there's compensation
Ths threaaa ef good and evil may b.
stosss SeI Deae4 9ua V separate them il VI
try. 5&sz
asour troubles, like fungus growth. ar,
ossss9ed ss.eR aa e q Sagslne lne shadows from ii,
Hight;
And When shs sbsishfsrI ts fsI side y sss vieWeo
That everything is working out jus
right. sgssf ,sssss4 * sts E ~ /.
y Al e'en, when home returning, as m!