In Spring 1903, Walter and sons Thomas and Clarence came on immagrant train to Wilton to file claim on 160 acres of raw treeless prairie land located i Ghylin township 5-1/2 miles soth of later built town of Regan. Arriving with livestyock and macinery, they built a sod house/barn and dug a well. Then in order to provide an immediate income, they leased Peterson’s coal mine and operated it 1903-05.
Wife Nina arrived Dec. 1903 with other children on immagrant train in Wilton, bringing with them household and personal possessions. They remained there til Spring.
For the next two years, Nina and Carl 11 looked after the homestead while Walter and older sons operated the coal mine, returning home on weekends. The problems of Nina and family in surviving and maintaining the livestock in severe winters was overwhelming. The title to the homestead was received after five years in 1908. Then Walter and sons built their permanent two-story, six-room wood house.
At that time, wagon trails were the only roads. This method of transportation - wagons and buggies in the summer and bobsleds and cutters in the winter seemed satisfactory to all. A warm brick or footheater, with lots of straw in the bottom of the sled kept the travelers fairly comfortable.
The pioneer spirit of friendliness and concern created great social gatherings. The highest elevated area, referred to as “The Rocks”, was the scene of many community picnics in the summer. In the winter, the local school house was the gathering place for box socials and plays.
The Scott home was always open. Walter loved to play the violin while the boys played organs and harmonicas for dances in their living room with all the furniture removed. That, with Nina’s good food, provided fond memories. Many Sunday afternoons the nearby pasture served as the baseball field here young people would come to play and later enjoy food served by Nina.
In the fall of 1935 they had an auction sale and moved to Bismark.121

In Spring 1903, Walter and sons Thomas and Clarence came on immagrant train to Wilton to file claim on 160 acres of raw treeless prairie land located i Ghylin township 5-1/2 miles soth of later built town of Regan. Arriving with livestyock and macinery, they built a sod house/barn and dug a well. Then in order to provide an immediate income, they leased Peterson's coal mine and operated it 1903-05.
Wife Nina arrived Dec. 1903 with other children on immagrant train in Wilton, bringing with them household and personal possessions. They remained there til Spring.
For the next two years, Nina and Carl 11 looked after the homestead while Walter and older sons operated the coal mine, returning home on weekends. The problems of Nina and family in surviving and maintaining the livestock in severe winters was overwhelming. The title to the homestead was received after five years in 1908. Then Walter and sons built their permanent two-story, six-room wood house.
At that time, wagon trails were the only roads. This method of transportation - wagons and buggies in the summer and bobsleds and cutters in the winter seemed satisfactory to all. A warm brick or footheater, with lots of straw in the bottom of the sled kept the travelers fairly comfortable.
The pioneer spirit of friendliness and concern created great social gatherings. The highest elevated area, referred to as "The Rocks", was the scene of many community picnics in the summer. In the winter, the local school house was the gathering place for box socials and plays.
The Scott home was always open. Walter loved to play the violin while the boys played organs and harmonicas for dances in their living room with all the furniture removed. That, with Nina's good food, provided fond memories. Many Sunday afternoons the nearby pasture served as the baseball field here young people would come to play and later enjoy food served by Nina.
In the fall of 1935 they had an auction sale and moved to Bismark.