Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-01
life in NORTH DAKOTA
Senator EcLaurlR Gives Impressions
OF Recent Trip.
LIES BATTLE WITH WINTER SNOW

VI uuOVnt H 49,
LIES BATTLE WITH WINTER SNOl
!, ,WondsrfuIIy Fertile Country That wa
once Covered With Watsr-Peopl'
Work in Summer Only 70 Exist j.
,vsintsr--Fssd ,Horses to Hogs, ant
Keep Cattle and Pigs Underground.
sprina and Summer the Time fol
Funerals.
"If I had to live there, would mo-
give my Marlboro farm for the whole
state Of North Dakota; but when ga,
that do not want you to understand
me as In the least discounting ths
splendid people of the northwest
The speaker was Hon John L. Nc
Laurin. He was telling representa-.
I tive Of the Yorkville Enquirer about
some of his experiences and obserya'
tions during his recent canvass OF the
state, In aid Of the Non Partisan
League. Most Of his time was taken
snp with speech making and the like;
but nevertheless ne ara no' ia !.
take advantage OF diHerene oppotreol
ties to learn sometning OF tne hum
ous customs and general mode OF Life
Z OF the people.
That North Dakota county ACCORD.
Ing to geologtsts. was once covereo '
with water whether Iresn wafer =.
salt ! cannot say; out II was mos
probably Dotn- Seneraliy .ne 0oun
Is quite ievei' put occasioai'y ..'e.
is rocky eninence tna' was ons. -
island and frequently tnsrs are 'ANeS'
that were at tine pottom OF tne sea
Some Of these lakes are iresn Ws'et
and some are salt or alkaline. ESers-
where the soil Is as ricn as y can Ds
and seemingly witnoue any oo''o
do not sxaggerate wnen l teu you s sns'
generally the son Is OF = nature w'
II brought away In SACKS ana on o.lereo
to ordinary South Carolina upianuH
would be a. benenciai as most ''. VI 'lus 'i'e
fertilizers we get here. +.
But the great drawback Senasof
McLaurin continued. rs tne cilnaee
which is extremely colo tnrousaou'
the long winter anu dreaoiulis hot uu
Ing the snort summers, many ~ ~ :
people ont tnefe--mos. ~ .ns =
fact--are now comfortably
but when you inouire in'o nsu sne
tions that CONFRONTED tnen Wneh .ne'
: nrst arrived n.. apn coiso. e'lS'D ,'.,i-l
ton as You nnd II now. yoa s.
help oeins impressed ~ - ~,
tnat you nAVe .$',-s ~
tne sdeVeiopaneh. ~ .,i . - y M ~.
Inc neao Oh one ~ 80 - Asl.1 =
which was en- ''s'l 'sl .s,l's 10y, 49, :
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LOOK oihner WIN tne ''' ,,-N'.,
one Gay. IL was = pre''s se'ei $3.50
ana l can Say tna. eo'
rhing aDout ~ eAoep' 'ne H
tahty ana tue Anowieue as 49,
thihs was S ...,o -,
priiicipai uiSn "o'
thiirs heVei 'ouen
rne' put theie was Suns io'0' 80
en- tnat was gooo. ihere was 's
some nice preao. rA,
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nsniahnu oefiy , 80
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nsao ne'e. oee.
spieeu ins,e -
pepper VI 'ouis" a0 80 :.
peiore nose Alnaiy "ei'oie Will =
all. d
MT. oieson ls ABOUT Sixty years VI
age, ana Is grlzziy siah'' iee.
mcnes hisn ana weighs aoou' No'
pounos. MS heaa anu iace arc
gesttVe Oh tne sculptor ooh.epuon "
GreeK OF hoinan soo' anu ms eene..
ally gentle toned conversation SUI
further sorteneo py the hgnt ot NE
kindly eyes, gives you swift ane
lasting impression that his only con
cern is for those around MIN and those
to come afterward.
After the dinner 1 accompanied tn'
old Swede and several members o
the family 10 the living room' Whlci
was furnished with taoles' chairs
bear ana punaio sKlns' on the VAIN
were several pictures, including pnoto
graphs, cromos and priAts' ana on