News you can use
News you can use
By Emily Mayer
Life was gradually getting back to the new normal in Havre 100 years ago. News about a couple of our boys fighting in France was published in the Dec. 21, 1918 edition of The Havre Plaindealer.
HAVRE BOYS AT FRONT ON LAST DAY OF WAR
Joseph Wild Write of Meeting Lloyd Gussenhoven
Frank Wild, the local inspector of customs, has received a letter from his son Joseph F. Wild in the service somewhere in France. Corp. Wild was with the 11th field artillery and his letter to his father was dated Nov. 19. Wild was right at the front until the last day of the war, and he says he saw Lloyd Gussenhoven of this city, on the last day of the fighting. Gussenhoven was in the machine brigade and passed through Corp Wild’s detachment as runner bearing messages to another part of the front. Corp. Wild has been in the service abroad since May and has never been wounded. He enlisted in May, 1917 and for a while was stationed on the Mexican border and while there saw some action during the border trouble with the Mexicans that year.
Remember the Rev. E. J. Huston? Well, he’s still making the news.
HUSTON IS ARRESTED UPON BENCH WARRANT
Minister Released Under Thousand Dollar Bond
Thursday, the Reverend E. J. Huston and O. G. Larson were arrested upon a bench warrant upon an information filed direct in district court, by the county attorney, charging political criminal libel, in the violation of the provisions of the corrupt practices act. The specific charge is the printing, writing, publication and circulation of the pamphlet known as “The Black Record of the Havre Gang”. It is alleged that the statements in this circular are false and reflect upon the character, morality and integrity of W. B. Rhoades, who was then candidate for re-election to the office he now holds. They were released under bond in the sum of $1,000 each, which were signed by Abe Crossan, popular county commissioner and G. W. Brown in both cases.
A warrant was also issued in the same case for Henry Kurtz of Chester.
They will be arraigned in the district court on Monday.
In this morning’s Promoter the Rev. Huston is quoted at some length in reference to the charges against him. His statements are in his customary finished and pleasant manner and filled with the usual amount of those words not so commonly used by others of his calling. The attention of County Attorney Griggs was called to the article but he declined to be drawn into any statement other than that the roper lace for the trial of such a case was in the courts and not the newspapers. This will probably be the sentiment of most of those who read the article.
If anyone has a copy of this circular about the Havre Gang, please let me know as I would love to read it!
District court was very busy as of late. Someone had challenged the requirement of having flu vaccination certificates before entering certain places, and the district court decreed oh, no you don’t.
‘FLU’ CERTIFICATES CANNOT BE REQUIRED
The district court Wednesday evening granted a temporary order against requiring a “flu” or vaccination certificate before admission to the city schools or the Lyric theatre. The defendant board of health and the city officials are ordered to appear in court Monday to show cause why the injunction should not be made permanent.
The injunction in the theatre case granted upon the petition of W. H. Wheeler, owner of the theatre was asked for upon the grounds that the board of health was discriminating against the petitioner’s place of business by requiring a person to have health certificates to enter the Lyric theatre and not requiring one at other places of business and it was also argued that the board of health was using the certificate plan to force the public to use the serum prescribed.
The district court also approved 31 applications for naturalization to become American citizens.
William Ball Pyper, superintendent of the U. S. Employment Service in the district of Havre was a part, was urging those who spent money going to Nitro, West Virginia, to contact him and provide documentation so he could go before the assistant federal director in Great Falls to get them their reimbursement. Those whose baggage had not been returned were also urged to contact Pyper and that, too, would be discussed with the assistant federal director.
Havre was in a gathering mood and anxious to get work done for various clubs around town. The Elks were hosting a comedy event; the local Masons ad Eastern Star lodges elected their officers, as were the Eagles.
May all of you have a wonderful and very Merry Christmas!
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