The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-11
MANY WRITER'S
FOR TRIBUNE
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Jewell Guides Editorial Policy
For More Than Thirty
Years - ounsberry
Founder
MAKE NAME IN LETTERS
Dak0ta's Poet, Foley, Hunt
ley, Quinn, Packard,
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Col. Clement A. Louns SHERRY, found
er Of the Bismarck Tribune in 1878
spent thirty-seven years of his life
in newspaper work in North Dakot
and Minnesota.
His first venture in newspaper
work was the establishment of tn.
Martin County Atlas, Paramount
Mimi, and concluded with the es-
Enlistment and editing of The
Record, historical magazine which
he published for q number of wears
in Fargo.
His second venture into the
journalistic field began with the
establishment of the Bismarck
Weekly Tribune. During his eighty
years OF life he has been active as
q soldier, officer in the Civil
War, newspaper man, postmaster
In Bismarck, an agent of the United
States Land department, and an at
torney. At present he has retired
from service and is residing in
Washington D. c..
For period Of thirty-seven years.
from 1868 until 1905 he devoted
part or all of his time to newspaper
work, serving as editor. associate
editor, publisher, correspondent, and
reporter on various North Dakota
and Minnesota papers.
During all his years as a news
paper man he held many different
positions, list of them reflecting a
long arduous career. While editing
the Bismarck Tribune he was an edit
orial writer on the Minneapolis Trib-
une; reported the Minnesota lepis.
lature for the Minneapolis Tribune
and St. Paul Dispatch editing his
own paper by telegraph in 1875
when the railroad was blocked dur
ing the winter; reported the Oak ota
legislature for Minneapolis Tribune
and st. Paul Dispatch, the Associat.
ed Press. and syndicate of Dakota
papers; in 1885 with two others es-
tablished Duluth Daily News and
became its managing editor in 1887:
managed the Dakota department Of
Minneapolis Tribune in 1888; report
ed Dakota legislature for Minnea-
polls Tribune and st. Paul Dispatch.
for Associated Press, and syndicate
OF North Dakota newspapers in 1889:
represented st. Paul Pioneer Press
at Worlds Fair, and was one of
the board of judges at the fair.
After the close of the fair he ac-
cepted an editorial position on St.
Paul Globe, resigning to become
managing editor of Fargo Argus.
hn
For twenty years, from March 90,
1889 until December 81, 1909 he was
connected with the United States
general land office serving as spec
1al land agent and clerk.
For little more than four wears
he served in the Union army during
the Civil War, enlisting as a private
IN Company l, first Michigan, April
Il, 1861 and being mustered out as
. colonel, June 8, 1865.
He was discharged from service
July o, 1862 upon his return from
the Confederate prisons at Libby.
TUSCALOOSA and Salisbury after hay-
ing been wounded and taken prisoner
IN the first battle of Bull Run. Julv
Fl, 1861.
After regaining his freedom in an
exchange Of prisoners he enlisted
again with Company l of Goth Mich.
lgan. He was commissioned a sec.
ond lieutenant in January 1863 and
first lieutenant the latter part of
the same year after having been
wounded, and again being taken pris-
oner. Four times during his SER
vice in the army he was wounded.
Colonel Lounsberry came from an
old family. His father was a des-
cendant of Richard Lounsberry who
resided on Hudson river farm.
near Rye. New York in 1860 after
serving for time as page to Oliver
Cromwell. His paternal ancestor
Was one of the founders of White
Plains. New York, having moved
there from Stamford, Conn. Two
Connecticut governors came from
his family. His maternal ancestors
came from England in 1885. His
people were related to the Lock-
woods, Benedicts, Whitneys, and
other prominent families of the East.
Being orphaned at an early age
Colonel Lounsberry went to Michigan
when fourteen years of age to seel;
employment; worked on a farm in
the summer for wages, and attended
q district school in the wintee.
Marshall H. Jewell
One of the best known newspaper
publishers in the state of North Da-
kota was the late Marshall H. Jewell,
who was editor of the Bismarck Tri-
bune for more than thirty years.
Mr.. Jewell came to Bismarck in
1878 with Stanley Huntley who later
became famous as author of the
"Spoopendyke papers," gradually
making his place in the territory of
Dakota through his rise as power
In the newspaper world. For a time
after he and Huntley had purchased
the weekly Tribune in 1878 from Col
onel Clement A. Lounsberry they con-
tinued it as weekly, but in 1881 Mr..
Jewell became editor and publisher
Of the paper which he changed into
. daily. For the next thirty years he
slowly built up the power of the Tri-
bune and became known over the en-
tire territory as one of the influen-
tial Newspaper men of the state.
He was descendant Of Bishop Joel
Jewell Of London, England and his
ancestors were pioneers Of Connecti-
cut and New York. Mr.. Jewell was
born ct Hector, on the banks Of Sem
- Lake, New York, in 1857.
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