The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-07

that famous flying trip of the Far
West in command of Capt. Grant
Marsh. / interviewed General Ter
ry, Captain E. B. Scults and other
members of his staff, DR.. H. X. Por-
ter, Grant Marsh, Fred Girard, and
others able, to give information.
Brief bulletins were sent to news
papers by me in St. Paul, Minneap-
oils, Chicago, Cincinnati and New
York, but the main report was sent
to the New York Herald. because
kellogg represented them by my ap-
pointment and much valuable ma
terial had been prepared for them
by General Brisbin and sent to me
for them; but it was my training,
my alertness and my good right
hand, which then never tired, now
gone, that gave the world the news.
John M. Cornahon was the man.
ager of the Bismarck Western Union
office. That night S. B. Rogers, the
operator at Fort A. Lincoln, assist
ed him. There were no other corre-
spondents in the way. What news
paper man ever had q fairer field or
was able to cover every point with
such full and accurate information
in 50 short a time in matter 50
great?
In battle in my anxiety to do the
other fellow / almost invariably for
got to take care Of myself, and SO
in my newspaper work | took little
thought of myself. ! lived and re-
sponded when called so often to aid
in work for the upbuilding of my be-
loved Bismarck that had been COM
PEELED to mortgage my office. So
when Stanley Huntley, whom had
met in Washington when there with
the Black Hills bottle Of gold, came
to Bismarck with q view to estab-
fishing an opposition newspaper /
suggested that they buy the Tribune.
They came with letters of intro
duction but not prepared with
money. gave them the plant. They
gave me the opportunity and 500
Of Hannafin's cash, and certain
negotiable notes, which I discounted
at the bank, Captain Raymond first
remarking, "When do you expect to
pay these notes and take the Tribune
back?" / gave him almost to day
the time when that would occur.
From the proceeds ! paid tho re-
mainder due on my original pur-
chases and cleared the debts upon
the office.
Huntley Goes Broke
Huntley's Spoopendyke style Of
/ IsCv al -
line to be enduring and when the
notes became due as an endorser.
had to take care Of them. Huntley
went to other fields. Jewell, who
was 4 jewel indeed and from every
standpoint purchased the job depart
ment and from our savings, took up
the notes, consolidated our interests
and we jointly established the Daily
Tribune.
Edward A. Henderson came to US
to help in the editorial field. Kirk
Lasbel and Folmer, the foreman,
started m opposition newspaper
called the Advertiser.
AZ we owned both the morning
and evening Associated Press fran
chise we publish both a morning
and evening daily for : time. and
later placed henderson in charge OF
The Capitol and turned evening
franchise over to him. It was final
" assigned to me. OF course the
opposition could not stand the com.
petition We gave them and pulled
out. Two more trips Of Z public ma
ture called me to Washington and
one to New York. The latter re.
suited in the retirement Of General
Haupt from the management Of thu
Northern Pacific railroad, but it wal
! too late to force tho railroad com.
pany 10 carry out its contract with
Bismarck city authorities to build ii
railroad shops and establish it, di'
vision headquarters 1t Bismarck il
return for : very large interest il
the Bismarck townsite. The prom.
lee TO me- Of : life lease Of my house
on the right-of-way, like my eve
; ming franchise, proved Of no value
Wit Ma1e Paper Famous
Il was about this time that J. B
Adams, ! friend and chum Of Dil