Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-28
KILLER SAYS ne FIRED Fatal
/ SHOT 70 Defend HIS HOME

section because of the fact that the
hills are fielled with springs, and
stock can run at large all winter,
there being sufficient grazing there
through the long winter months that
often times stock are found III the
spring in better condition than a
large amount Of the barn fed cattle
in other portions of the state.
Though in late years Medora has
lost a. share Of its population, the
town still maintains notable reputa-
. ton because 1t was once the ELS
president home and to remind the
/ travelling public as the people pass
through the Bad lands of that fact,
large white sign board has been
placed On the banks of the Little
Missouri river bearing the sign.
Little Missouri River. Theodore
Roosevelt once ranched in this val
ley This sign board is along side
the Northern Pacific railroad track
and is something of All attraction for
the travellers as they pass through
here.
One of the notable land marks OF
the early days is still found at Me-
dora. 1t is the Rough Riders hotel
In early days much history was
made in this famous hotel. Many
notable men made their headquar-
tiers there and a large handsome bar
was one Of the main features Of the
hostelry.
As early as 1884, even in Roose-
| velt's time, a newspaper was 'oestab-
lished at Medora. The title Of that
newspaper, probably one of the first
started in the far west, was the
"Badlands Cowboy" 1t was estab-
lished and edited by A. y. Packard,
who came to the west from New
York as college man. His paper
! was unique one. though it was We'll
| edited and fairly we'll patronized by
| the business enterprises found there
at that time. After the BadlanGs
| Cowboy ceased to exist, the village
was without a paper for years till the
| Medora Herald was started. The
Herald is at present published by
C. w. Clemens. It occupies the same
building as did the Badands Cow
boy, and Clemens claims the Herald
| is the only newspaper west of MAN.
! dan that is out of debt. ILL.,
Anon gthe early pioneers who are
still at Medora is N. l.. Lebo. who
was driver and cook for Roose-
| welt on his hunting trips. He IS the
mon whom Roosevelt said had the
greatest fund of miscellaneous mis-
information of any man he ever
saw"
Another pioneer is o. r. Kindley,
who hauled logs and ties from Wyo-
ming in 1879.
The store that was established by
j. A. Ferries in 1882 is still running
but is now owned by c. Peterson.
The Rough Riders hotel is still In
operation and is managed by T. 2.
Johnson, formerly a rancher north
of town. He is still conducting the
hotel In the read old frontier fash
lion.
| j. O. Gray. the postmaster. con-
ducts a notion store at Medora 1T
the present day. ell was an old
timer in the New Salem country. He
was hOmesteader there, and claims
10 ndVe klIlou HIS Uilu IuuidH.
Medora is situated close to the
shores of the Little Missouri rive''
just at the foot of hill that circles
about the little town on the north
and east sides. This hfll is 276 feet
high, and is typical of the many hills
that abound throughout the bad
LANDS that continue thrOgh this sec
ton of the state for a great many
miles. The scenery is probably the
most interesting to he found in
NORTH Dakota and always attracts
1.-THE easterners the first time they
pass through this section.
Many fine homes are found in this
little spot. and though there is but
little progress here in. q commercial
way, new buildings are occasionally
being constructed, among which this
Esummer is a substantial addition to
1.-THE court house which will give the
officials much needed vault room,
land it is expected that before long a
new school house will be erected
here. ~
The best place to buy feed of all
kinds is at Wills Seed StOre.--Adv