The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-07
CONCEAL City State and Cesssy yswspssse
TURNING THE BOOK OF TIME

y IN this Of The Tribune will b found charm
board ngy story Of the founding Of the Bismarck
amou Tribune IS years ago. II is by Col. Clement A
done Loun.berry established The Tribune in 1874 now
'"'' passed to his reward
wiz In i. Colonel Lounsberry turns the Book Of Time
the page Of yesterday in stately style that is
refreshing this day for its brevty fidelity and
Int simple, expressive English
The story is that Of veteran newspaper man. Yet
ens from its technique budding newspaper writers OF this
@ day may take lesson, for has individuality all the
charm Of old story and il done with An ease and
md grace Of the natural writer who kept sweet with the
,ontr years and viewed them in kindly perspective
ward In his lifetime it given Colonel Lounsberry
alter. Of unusual in the building Of the west
He among those who first senssd the possibilities
3vs Of Z city built At the crossing Of the Missouri His
septe dream has come and just beginning 10 attain
ent its fullest realization.
While he looked the tent and shack city OF 1878
Colonel Lounsbey heard the shots Of the Vanishing
Cas- Americans directed at engineering party opening
ne way. He the architect Of his newspaper
hang office built with green cottonwood lumber He had
vine important part in developing the Black Hills gold
oS &c discovery.
ents He gave to the world Of the greatest news
stories written from the in the report Of the
gar Custer massacre much Of written from notes taken
YER from the knapsack Of Mark Kellogg, Tribune
respondent and New York Herald correspondent who
TO- was Gin at the death" with Custer.
liked Colonel Lounsberry leader Of pioneers. His
nd eary day newspaper had important part in shap
Cor ing the desnies Of Dakota territory and Of both
the Dakotas. His story like that Of many Of the
Oat Of the brave old days in Bismarck He
air ID large personal beneficiary by his efforts.
The newspaper Colonel Lounsberry founded largely
Bar through his efforts because Of his Custer story and
a because Of the part played in the easily development
uet Of the Dakotas, will always have special rseognol
among the newspapers Of the west and Of the nation
fferi The institution started with few cases Of type
and secondhand presses aborousy transported here
sel and manned by pioneer printers, today il growing
daily newspaper, having in connection with it the
Chic largest manufacturing business in Bismarck with the
otate biggest manufacturing pay ROLL It 10 serving daily
wide territory in the MISSOURI Slope country and
cke its circulation is rapidly being extended to aid in the
co. upbuilding Of the dream city Colonel Lounsberry
y vsoned in 1873 the last desperate shots Of the
- Vanishing American fell upon his ears.
,bble History is always charming The history Of Bis
- marck is especially colorfu In it there romance
adventure inspiration, color, lights and shadows.
And may the lessons that are I heritage from the
pioneers Of those brave old days pass from
They buded better than they knew for the happiness
and prosperity Of unborn generations We honor them
ecip them and than the pioneer pub
she Usher who gave North Dakota its first newspaper
spent the best years Of his life in this field aboring
800 unsefshly for the development Of that great, rich
empire that 10 today North Dakota.