The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-29

mar division Of tho Great Northern
where he was employed two years q
q brakeman and switchman.
Young Man Went West
Vividly in Mr.. Noodles mind stands
out the day he lost his Job. Coming
Into Willmar from q run on which
he had been on duty for more than
SO hours, he was routed out Of bed,
one cold, sleety November morning
after having only two hours sleep.
He was ordered to go west on an ex-
tra. Attached to the train was the
private car Of L. B. Allen, division su-
perintendent.
The run was uneventful for six
hours until they reached q small Min
nesota town where the train was split
IN order to set out several cars. Halt
asleep, cold, hungry, Noodle threw q
switch under the moving cars. No one
was hurt, no damage was done. But
the superintendent didn't relish the
idea Of delay and promptly ordered
Noodle to return on the next train.
His railroading days were over.
Noodle now determined to return to
his first love. He had heard of the
eminence of the Bismarck Tribune in
northwest newspaper circles. He
sought q job - printer, and OBJ
tanned one. When his days work
was over in the back shop, he would
60 to the editors office to further sea-
son himself as 4 reporter.
The Tribunc's editor in those days
was James w. Foley. North Dakota's
poet laureate, now poet and column
list In Pasadena, Calf. From Foley,
Noodle received inspiration that has
been the base Of many Of his own
widely read editorials.
In the succeeding 10 years, Noodle
enlarged his own capabilities by |
reportorial and editorial work on |
newspapers Throughout the north and
west.
Married In 1905
While in Grand Forks in 1908. he |
married Julia Edith McMurray Of |
Wadena. a childhood friend. They |
have been for years communicates of
the First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
From Grand Forks. Noodle steadily !
climbed in his field. He was employed
for some time as range and northwest
editor of the Duluth News Tribune.
He founded the Virginia Enterprise as
a daily newspaper. He spent eight
years on the old Minneapolis Daily
News occupying every position on the
paper. He left the News to 90 to New
Orleans with it, managing editor, w.
G. Robertson, when Robertson became
managing editor Of the New Orleans
Times-P icayune. Later he returned to
the st. Paul Daily News.
With B. w. Condit, now publisher Of
the Trail County Tribune at May
vile, he purchased the Richland
County Farmer, which they built into
ono Of the strongest newspaper prop
critics in North Dakota. Noodle and
Condit sold the Farmer to f. D. Lum
when Noodle was offered . position
on the San Francisco Examiner BY
william Randolph Hearst. While
there, Noodle headed staff that
founded the Oakland Times for Mr..
Hearst.
Returned to N. D.
In 1928, Mr.. Noodle returned to
North Dakota to write politics for the
Bismarck Tribune during the presi-
dental campaign Of 1928. That fall
he purchased the Renville County
Farmer ct Motall which he subse-
quently sold to E. D. Sullivan. Re-
turning to Minneapolis. he was for two
years editorial writer for tho Mime
apolis Tribune, resigning to become
editor of the Williston Herald.
Far-sighted, keenly interested in
the problems that beset North Da-
kota, Noodle always has studied the