Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-09
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chored at the shore. But the next
morning when others curiously tried
to find the boat, it had gone, and
none ever attempted to navigate the
river for many years after-until
1912, in fact. And this later venture
was only possible in high water.
This later boat was named the Wan
derland, due probably to the fact that
it hasn't gone over fifty miles since
it was built. 1t is q well built boat,
sixty feet long, and draws sixteen
inches Of water. 1t Is driven by an
eightrhorse power engine. Captain
A. H. AleXanderson of near Cakes
is the owner. The boat has been
built since 1909, but the water has
been low, and it was not put into use
until 1912, when to e%verybody's sur.
prise, it cruised north to La Moure,
and held itself ready for pleasure ex-
cursiOns. 1t escaped to it's home be-
fore low water set in.
AS it stands today, the city Of La
Moure Is an attractive one to out
siders. AS the county seat, it enjoys
| prestige which might otherwise go to
another town, but 1t is a good bust
ness city. The Northern Pacific
road comes from Fargo to within a
| few miles east Of La Moure, and then
branches out, one branch going to
Cakes and the other to La Moure
and Edgeley. The old Wells &
Dickey (of Jamestown line, coming
! from Jamestown to La Moure and
cn,rth 70 0n1aS ic nWnn1 NV the
Northern Pacific company and makes
good connections at La Moure with
its line running east and west.
AS for La Moure's business en-
| they are optimistic in the future OF
the town, and are giving the resi-
dents the best service they a com,
mand. They nave faith in their Ill
tie city, and are interested in the
making of parks and various other
places for public recreation. The
| streets are well laid out, the build
ings are good and, taking it as a
whole, it sizes up very i~avorably
with other towns in North Dakota.
1t is the capital of a county unck-
| celled for it's fine SOIL, and head
| quarters for the business Of raising
pure-bred stock in the county. And
to complete the story, it has two
weekly newspapers, each fully alive
to the interests of the town, and sat
isfied with the treatment received
from the business men.
The Chronicle is the oldest ews
paper in La Moure, and is the cutml-
nation of years of newspaper ven
lures, started in 1888 by W. j. Nc
Kean. The Chronicle was once own
Cd by g. w. Potter, and for a time
was managed under the ownership OF
Davis & Warren, both of whom now
! reside in La Moure. The present
owner is Fl. r. S. Diesem, nephew of
G. S. Diesem, now a general mer-
chant Of La Moure, and one Of the
oldest pioneers in the state. The
elder Mr.. Diesem once owned a store
in Grand Rapids, erecting the build
ing in 1880. 1t is OF brick and would
be a credit to any man at the pres
ent uay. AS to the Chronicle, it has
been unusually alert to get articles
OF interest to its readers than most
Weeklies of the state are. 1t printed
in full a history of La Moure county
written by c. E. Lovett, running it
in weekly installments for half a
year. 1t has up-to-datc machinery.
a cutter, a folder, newspaper press,
job presses, machinery of special
kinds for certain kinds of job work
and a Junior linotype. 1t prints an
e%ight-page; all home-print paper and
one that is vitality interesting to res
idents of La Moure county.
The La Moure Echo is a compare
lively new paper, but it is being we'll
backed by the business men of La
Moure, showing that La Moure is one
town capable of giving good support
to two newspapers. The Echo is
owned by G. j.. Lowe, who is a red
hot newspaper man and a gentleman.
The office is equipped with the best
a Well-printed sheet of eight pages.
Not content with town support alone.
the Echo has branched out over the
county and gives special news for
several different towns too small to
have papers OF their own. Mr.. Lowe
is a convincing writer, and is winning
respect for his paper all over the
state. \
In La Moure county there are 147
schools, and every teacher holds. q
certificate to teach. T%hirty-fiye are
holders of first grade certificates,
forty-three hold second grade, and
sixty-seven are either normal or col
lege graduates. OF the 3,2SS pupils
in the schools of the county, 1857
are boys and 1901 girls.
The city of La Moure, has a finely
equipped school building, with a
large corps OF teachers fitted for
their work. Grade work, high school