The Dickinson press., 1903-09-19
MARQUISE De M0RES
The Widow of the Famed Mar
quis Once More Ill the
Northwest.


Northwest.
The Marquise de Mores, nee Hoffman,
the one time cattle queen OF the Bad
dora was built and named is, with two OF
guest of the m famous little town OF
Medora.
The marquise arrived Monday after
noon from the east and has crossed the
seas to again visit the scenes where she
and her dashing young husband made
much of the color OF the early history Of
Dakota, after the white man had settled
for good.
1t is seventeen years since the marquise
left Medora. At that time she was a
beautiful young woman She is still fine
looking, and has the same taste for the
stirring life that she had when she was
the hostess of the president of the United
States at her ranch at Medora, and her
young husband was making plans to
revolutionize the cattle business of the
country-plans that failed in his hands,
but which were afterward adopted by the
great packers to their own enrichment.
II just want to see Medora," said the
marquise. IL want my children to see
the place where they lived so long. The
place has been kept up, and | shall find
a place to stay. I have not forgotten
that it was quite possible to get along
without those luxuries that we sometimes
think are essentials. l have no plans.
| loved Medora, l love it still, and it will
be very dear to my memory. | will not
let Medora die until after | do. l can't
tell Just what l will do, but l must see
the old ranch"
Louis de Mores is a fne-looking young
fellow of 49,; and his sister is three years
older. The son is very much like his
father when ne came I the slope IN 1907,
though something younger; he went
Miss Athenalse,, n was hve years
old when she lett the plans, IS n0w d
6eatltul young lady. with ner 1atner
dark complexion. "A younger son. Dom
in France, more strongly! me
marquis than either Louis or A~thena'se,
but has the light complexion OF ms
mother. ne cn'lai ;eh WINE using r.e eneh
in conversation with each other' speak
English nuentlyit .h. \. More. family
Inc return OF inc a. Moles fanny
closed page IN history OF the seuate ~neat
growing ana cattle laislng state !na' LAS
taken the place OF inc via country tna'
ue Moles iouno %nsd nc Ga,i et 70 n'.Hno
ilsh a n ana Duilo a line o ! Paeilne
houses t9rougn 10 me LEY OF tne i"ks
ltwasdurlng the noootloe OF emlglstlon
ana tnere were SO many ady'u tbu;,
young men with money makins tnea'
/ W2V INTO NOTtn D9KOta, t02t llKtIe dIICu'
non was Paio 10 inc young rrxnGnllla.
until MS speGtacular acts Gompe ~ SONY SOM
remark. lneIe was Plenty Oh excl!
ment IN the niue low Town ne sea a;s ! : a@ ~
the young couple hao many Visl'o1s o.
distinction:
He was brave to the last degree n .
crack shot and his wife's courage ane
ability as a horse.woman are still talkee
Backed by the millions OF his wife!
full establishment at Medora in 1883
Remington, the artist. He bought CATTLE
chapel,named Athenaise for his daughter
a hotel, a mammoth packing plan
and a chalet in which he and his beauti
Iul yOuuS WIG IlVCu. AACIC uC SOASS!'S>
%stupendous plans for furnishing beef 70
!; the markets of the world.
But these plans miscarried. He ex
pended sI,ooo,ooo-some say $4,000, oo'
I-of his father-in.law's money and
vast fortune of his own, only to abando'
. Medora at last.
l The story going the rounds of the cit
: papers about de Mores being called tn
; dude and being hated by the cowboys i
all talk. He was always on the bes
of terms with the cowboys who like
I and respected him for his courage an
I daring. People on the slope laugh t
, read about de Mores' fences being brok
! en- by cowboys-fences were an unknow
{ quantity on the range in those days. H
!, never killed a cowboy and had to leav
y the country. He did kill one of a bat
humored band OF hunters and laid 10
{ a couple of their horses. He was quic
. tempered and outsiders probably mad
: the trouble between him and the hunter
The marquis returned to France wit
his wife in 1886 and the family h.
never visited America since until tn
,: lall. He soon became prominent in tt
q anti Semitic movement, which cause
E many riots and duels throughout II
K country. With several of these tt
Marquis de Mores was reported to +
{ connected. In 1902 he fought a du'