As The Great War raged on in Europe, the United States Government was recruiting more men between the ages of 21 an 31 to go and fight “over there”. Those listed in Classes 2 and 4 were being required to be drafted. An article on the front page of the...
Celebrating History-May 18, 1918
As with any war, death is inevitable and as stated before in this column’s series, Hill County would not come out unscathed. The May 18, 1918 issue of The Havre Plaindealer carried the sad news everyone was dreading, complete with misspelling. “CHESTER BOY BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS “Young Man Was...
Behind the Lace Curtains-A Whirlwind Three Weeks
For the past three weeks, I have been extremely busy with the Clack Museum and Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump. In case you haven't heard, I was hired on March 20, 2018 to manage both the Clack Museum and Buffalo Jump. I was the manager of the museum from 2002-2004, and...