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, Thursday, June

A history gem
‘My friends
called me
Charlie’
by Lin and Frank Vargo
Have you ever wondered as you
take a road trip here of what it must
have been like in the beginning when
Montana’s first settlers arrived in the
early 1870’s? They must have been
excited with the prospects of a new
home, a new life but also worried
about the dangers a new land might
have and the hardships that came
with this part of the country.
Charles Harvey Adams was
only 18 years old when the War
between the States took hold of
our nation. He was from New
Hampshire and enlisted in the
infantry for the North. He was a
well liked young man that loved his
country and that it was well worth
fighting for.
At the end of the war he re-
upped and by 1870, was sent west to
Fort Buford, Dakota Territory where
he was stationed with Company I of
the 6th Infantry. Charlie Adams, who was a well educated man, arranged to teach school
continued inside in his and his wife’s log home, the first school in Northeastern Montana.

Sanchez sez,
“Gonna have
to screw my hat
down a notch”
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west
wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a
northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after
midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 6 to
8 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South
southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast
wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds
could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West
wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds
could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 7 to
15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm
before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 58. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with
gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Juneteenth: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after
noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 10 to
13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could
gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with
a high near 72. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts
as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high
near 71.
Father’s Day gifts
By Mike Brandt
With Father’s Day coming this Sunday, are you
wondering what to get dear ol dad? He probably doesn’t
want another tie. Maybe take him out for a good steak
dinner or even a prime rib dinner.
Still no idea. Maybe a shirt or a gift certificate. Now
how much do you spend? How much do Americans
spend on Father’s Day? Fifty bucks? A hundo?
Even if you’re spending the latter, your present
still falls under the average gift price, which is $115.57.
That number is up a couple of dollars from last year’s
figure, $113.80, and was determined by a poll of 6,087
consumers. The average cost for a dad online is $157.
More than half (51.8%) of those polled said that
they were shopping for their father or stepfather, while
27.6% said they were shopping for a spouse and 8.9%
said they were buying something for a son.
Americans spend about $13 billion on Father’s
Day in 2015. For Mother’s Day Americans spend $31
billion. (Kinda’ goes to show who wears the pants in
the family!)
In another poll, 42% of American adults say they’ll
be buying a gift for dad this year. This is well below the
55% who said they planned to buy Mother’s Day gifts.
The average cost would be $60, so we’re looking
at a total of $7 billion spent on dad, which is about $4
billion less than the $11 billion spent on mom.
Forty-five percent of men are buying a gift for
dad, while 40% of women. About 10% of women say
they’re buying a gift for just dad, slightly more than
men at 8%. Men are most likely to spend more on dad
than women.
How much do we spend on dad? Greeting Cards,
59%; Clothing: 49%; Special Outing: 46%; Gift Cards:
45%; Personal Care: 28%; Books/CDs: 26%; Electronics:
25%; Home Improvement/Gardening Tools: 24%; Tools
or Appliances: 24%; and Sporting Goods: 22%.
People ages 35-44 will spend the most on dad,
spending an average of $259. Those 25-34 plan to spend
$244. 45-54 $174, 55-64 $118 and 65 and up about $85.
How about a movie to watch with dad? The top
one is In Bruges, followed by Casablanca, Up, Big Daddy,
Anchorman, Remember the Titans, American Sniper, My
Cousin Vinny, Coming to America, Star War: A New
Hope, 7 Psychopaths, The Dark Knight, The Godfather,
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Jurassic Park.
I’d rather watch a good ol’ John Wayne western.
Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s.
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Fort Buford State Historic Site preserves remnants of a vital frontier plains military post. Fort Buford was built in 1866
near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, and became a major supply depot for military field operations.
‘Charlie’ continued from front
Now, Fort Buford was only four years old and was still
being built with severe Indian attacks that were common
against soldiers and civilians, this was a time in history
that due to settlers slowly coming into the territory and
conflicts with Indians, that our Government had built
many forts throughout the west.
Gold had been discovered in the Dakota/Montana
Territory in 1874 when Lt. Colonel Custer’s expedition
into the territory discovered gold, which brought many
miners into the area plus the fact that the Northern Pacific
Railway had come into the area and the Sioux nation was
angry because they felt it violated the treaty between the
tribe and the U.S. Government.
The title of Brigadier General for Custer was during the
Civil War and when the war was over, a new regiment
was formed as the 7th Calvary and Custer’s new rank was
Lt. Colonel Custer.
By 1876, Charlie and his regiment were sent down
the Missouri/Yellowstone rivers by the steamboat
Josephine to meet up with Lt. Colonel Custer, along with
several thousand other Infantry and Calvary soldiers and
officers to the Little Big Horn.
Did you know that Custer had a Navy?
Well, for this Military assault, he did. According
to the Library of Congress, the US Government leased
steamboats, at least four of them to shuttle troops and
supplies to the Little Big Horn.
We all know the fateful day, June 25, 1876, was the
day that Custer and his men, 261 to be exact according to
the Library of Congress, died including four members of
Custer’s family!
Charlie’s regiment along with many others found out
about the massacre two days later when several Indian
Scouts rode into their camp to give them the news.
On July 7th, according to the only soldier who
documented the daily life at that period of time, S.L.
Meddaugh, wrote in his journal that, Quote:
“Corporal Charles Adams was in charge of a
illuminating party and crossed the river and climbed to the
top of a high mountain, known as Sheridan’s Butte, where
they gathered a large amount of wood which they set afire
early in the evening, and called it a Fourth of July bonfire.
It made a fine sight against the sky, and no doubt could be
seen for many miles, much to the wonder of the Indians
who saw it.”
Before Charlie’s 6th Infantry headed back towards
Buford, many famous figures came and went into their
encampment. Buffalo Bill Cody was an Army Scout
along with his friend Texas Jack Omohundro who was
one of the best trail trackers the Army had, along with
being Indian fighter and sharp shooter. General Reno,
Terry, Miles and Custer were all coming and going into
their encampments.
Charlie was promoted to First Sergeant after that
and with that title he had his own private quarters at Fort
Buford which can be seen today if you take a trip to the
Fort.
He married a young girl from the fort and by 1880
he decided it was time to leave the military and settle
down in Montana to be a rancher.
The Newlon family had spent the winter of 1879 at
the fort and by spring of 1880 left to establish a settlement
called Newlon, 11 miles south of Fort Buford and 65
miles north of Glendive, Montana.
Newlon was the first settlement in Dawson County
and the population rose quickly with new settlers coming
into the area. Along with Charlie and his wife Anne and
little girl Mabel, Anne’s mother and 2nd husband and
family moved from Fort Buford to Newlon. With so
many families coming into the area, Charlie, who was
a well educated man, arranged to teach school in his
and his wife’s log home, the first school in Northeastern
Montana and called it the Sway Back School where
besides his other students in the community, he taught
his own children.
Charlie and family decided by around 1890 to settle
in the Miles City area where the town was a rough and
tumble bustling town with cowboys and even outlaws to
boot! It was a dangerous time to live....
My great Aunt Stella Aldrich, one of Charlie’s
daughters, would reminisce of her childhood and tell
us stories of Jeremiah Johnson, the Mountain Man who
used to stay with them at
times and loved children
and would be seen putting
a child on his shoulders
and running around
playing with them. He had
certainly mellowed, she
said from his earlier years
of Indian fighting days.
She reminisced chuckling
that when Jeremiah was
there, the Indians stayed
away. She said she always
hated the fact that the
Indians would steal their
socks off the clothes line
and also take their puppies
for food!
Jeremiah eventually
became a deputy Sheriff
in Coulson, MT and then
Marshall in Redlodge
during the 1880’s when
while Sheriff, he would river bank for awhile and then got up and waded into the
see children peeking under the doorway of a saloon, river. He realized that his father was going into the river
he would pick up a couple of kids and hide them in his too deep and called out to him to come back but Charlie
buffalo coat as he walked into the establishment. paid no attention to him and kept walking into deeper
During the Indian Wars, he had been a Army Scout water, then dove in and disappeared, his hat floating off
and later on even started a small Wild West show with on the water…
Calamity Jane! Norval watched and waited for short time and then
Great Aunt Stella stated that he was a very large man, ran to spread the alarm of what his father had done.
6’2” and nearly 260 pounds! A very impressive figure. Search parties searched for hours and finally ordered for
Charlie had worked for the Miles City Club for quite dynamite to raise the body. He was never recovered.
awhile when in June of 1897 he requested some time off In the Yellowstone Journal, Miles City, Custer
for a vacation and also to go to Glendive on business and County, Montana. Saturday, August 28, 1897 stated at the
some personal affairs. end of the article, Quote:
He left Miles City and was not seen or heard of “The deceased was a very exemplary man in his
for three weeks when found and one newspaper article habits, and if given to drink at all, it was only at long
stated that he was seriously injured and “practically out intervals. The mystery of his absence and return from his
of his mind”! It also was reported that he was seen as far vacation in a badly beaten and unconscious condition may
as Fargo, ND in a “helpless” state. be accounted for in this way or else that he was drugged
He was taken home and nurses cared for him and and beaten for the purpose of robbery. He had served
slowly was regaining his faculties but was still not able to in both the Army and Navy and came to this section, we
remember what happened, except to say that his watch believe as a soldier. He came here with the occupation of
and revolver were taken from him but could not give the country by the military and has been here ever since.
anymore details. Authorities suspected that he had been He leaves a wife and a very large family of children in
robbed by highwaymen and hit over the head causing his straightened circumstances.”
memory loss. Charles Harvey Adams was my Great-Great
By August 21, Charlie was feeling well enough to Grandfather. How I wish I could have met him.
take his 12 year old son, Norval, fishing down at the And that’s the way it was…
Yellowstone. Norval stated that his father sat down at the ~ Lin & Frank
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Going to the next level, Hambira to jump at Minot State
By Mike Brandt But maybe his teammates could
After a successful high have done better in their events. This
school career, Jasiah Hambira has year he had good teammates that
signed to jump for Minot State. placed. Johnslee Pierre won the 300
The Lustre Christian grad will go hurdles.
from being a Lion to a Beaver. He “My sophomore year I went to
wore the blue and white uniform state with one other person. Last year
the past four years, now he will the same thing,” he said. “This year we
wear the red and black in the had a great group of guys.”
near future. Terran Joseph, Braden Ewing,
Minot State finished in a tie Diek Oferrt, Ife Aniobi, Emeka Aniobi,
for 41st at the NCAA Division Cayden Klatt, Naveen Pilla, Byron
II National Outdoor Track and Ewing, Mason Hilkemann, and Elijah
Field Championships in photo credit: Northern Plains Independent Lenihan were his teammates.
Pueblo, Colororado. The Beavers are coached by Hambira finished sixth in the 200, fourth in 400, sixth
Greggmar Swift. The jumps coach is Jerrad Mason. in triple jump, and ran a leg on the 4X100 relay team that
It was a swift move by Coach Swift, who kept calling won the title. Also running were Joseph, Pierre, and Ewing.
Hambira and showed the most interest that drew the Hambira also ran the 200 where he won four times,
Washington native to Minot. including the 3C title and was second at divisional and
“They put in the effort to recruit me. I was on the sixth at state. He ran the 400, winning three straight,
phone with the coach almost weekly,” Hambira said. “He including the 3C and divisional titles. In the long jump
made it clear that I wouldn’t come out of college with a he won twice and took second twice. He won it at the 3C
huge debt.” meet and fifth at the divisional. Triple jump was one of
Hambira was offered a partial scholarship from the his main events, winning six times. Including at the 3C
coach. and divisional meets. He was sixth at state. His PR in the
“It’s a good program they have there,” said Hambira. 200 is 23.19 and in the 400 is 51.77.
“The plan is that I’ll do the long, triple and high jumps. The Lions made history in track by winning the 3C
I don’t know if I want to do long jump anymore. I really and divisional championships. They won twice during
want to do the high jump.” the regular season, took second once and third twice.
Hambira had a good high school career. His senior Hambira was also part of the Lions basketball team
season he placed third in high jump. He won the event that made history last year and this year. Lustre Christian
eight times, including winning the District 3C, Eastern C won the 3C title last and finished third at the divisional
and State Class C championships. He had a Personal Best where the Lions lost a challenge game. This year the
6-feet, 6-inches at the state meet in Laurel. He won it at Lions won both titles and advanced to state where no
state his sophomore year, going 6-feet, 3-inches and was other Lustre Christian team had been before. They won
third his junior year, going 6-feet, 4-inches. one game at state, a first also.
Hambira had a tough junior season as he was sick “We will definitely talk about Lustre forever,” said
most of the season. That made him compete only in the Hambira.
high jump at state. Hambira is a native of Washington where his
“I think if I had an extra year my high career would home town is in Arlington, which is north of Everett.
have been better,” he said. “Overall, I’m not satisfied, but So why Lustre?
I’ll take what I did. I’m not worried about whether I wish “My first year there I saw how nice it was. I had to
I could have done this or that.” think of what was best for me,” he said. “It’s out in the
Hambira even wondered that maybe he should have middle of nowhere.”
done better at state this year. The Lions were two points After all, Lustre doesn’t have a bar, shopping center
out of third place. It’s the best finish for the history of or any place where kids can get into trouble. The students
Lustre Christian track program. stay in a dorm and it’s a long way to Wolf Point or Glasgow.
“Makes me wonder if I could have done this or that,” “I just give all glory to God. We do this for God,”
he said. Hambira said. “All my athletic ability comes from God.”