The Sidney herald., 1956-07-26

was hlgnly Wileu ti'
original itinerary for the 1856
return section of the Lewis anc
Clark Expedition was changed
and a surprise overnight stoI
was made here last Friday.
Dan Price, secretary of the Sid.
ney Chamber of Commerce, wa:
the first to learn of the change
and Immediately summoned a:
many residents as possible, es-
pecially the old timers, and die
all he could to publicize the af-
fair in a short time.
MIR. and Mrs. Bailey Fisher and
George Kemmis, representing the
local pioneers of the West
Joined the tour in Glendive and
a delegation from the Chamber
of Commerce, headed by Presi-
dent Dean Beck and Secretary
Dan Price met them as they ap-
preached Sidney.
They were taken to the High
School park where a large crowd
was waiting to receive them. A
fine lunch was served by Mrs.
Bertha O'Brien and Mrs. Mabel
Simard after which Ray Wright,
local broadcaster, interviewed
each member of the group over a
loud speaker, and Ralph Osborne
took a number of pictures which
he gave to the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The personnel of the expedi-
ton was made up of Mrs. Esther
Horne of Wahpeton, N. OAK;
Harold Coe of Charleston, Wn.,
and Jerry McCallister of Fort
Calstrop, Astoria, Oregon, and
their wives; Margciente S. An
derson of jamestown, N. Oak;
Harry j. Hill and his wife OF
Nezperce, Idaho; l. D. Semon
and wife of Monitor, Oregon; and
Ted and Erma KiggeEs of Estac-
cade, Oregon. All are members Of
the National Historical Society
and have the preservation of his
torical locations and a knowledge
of them at heart.
Mrs. Horne, a Shoshoni In
dian, is a direct descendant of Sa-
cajawea, the guide for the Lewis
and Clark Expedition of 1906.
She takes her great, great
grandmother's place in this trip
over the original trail of $50
years ago. She is a very fine
speaker as she proved to all who
heard her and those who were
out for this meeting in Sidney
will have the privilege of hear
ing her interview with Ray
Wright over the air soon. "Her
personality and beauty is unex-
celled and appeals to both old
and young. She travels in buck
skin suits, similar to those worn
by both Capt. Clark and Capt.
Lewis. Her talk on the American
Indian and his place in our So
ciety today was a masterpiece
and should be heard by all".
Mrs. Horne has been enthsias-
tically received at every stop on
their route, and quoting one
interviewer, North Dakota can
be justly proud to claim her as
a citizen.
Harold Coe portrays the part
of Capt. Lewis in this expedition
with Jerry McCallister as Capt.
Clark. Margciente S. Anderson is
the keeper of the Journal. She
is a very intelligent and inter
person and closely at
to Mrs. Horne. Harry Hill
and his wife are the outdoor
couple, acting as camp fire ten
ders and leaders in camp lore.
Others of the group are essential !
to the expedition but their du-
ties are not as specific as those
mentioned. p.
After the meeting in the high {
school park, rooms were secured !.
Tor them at the Lalonde hotel
and following a brief rest there :
hey were taken to Richland $
park, where a fine camp fire r
had been prepared and :
vas served by Mr.. and Mrs. :
George Kemmis, Mr.. and Mrs. :
Mrs. Eliza Chadderdon,
Miss Geneva Combes and Ms.
George Albert. i
Following the supper over 800
,esidents of the community gath
red to witness the beautiful c
fire program. C
Mrs. Horne's address will long o
remembered by those who s.
Ieard it. 1t was an interesting ac- F
cunt of her great, great grand K
nother's experiences, the life and c
deals of her people, and how P
heir belief in right living has "
cen handed down through the L
enerations. (Her address will be c
ublished later if available). 81
MIR. Coe spoke enthusiastically Il
f the hoped for Lewis and Clark
ighway, and pointed out the 4
peal negligence shown by not \
aving restored old Fort Union, /,
ne historical spot at which 4
evils and Clark met after their
,ng journey down the Missouri
nd Yellowstone rivers. This" to
e said, SHOULD be rebuilt and Of
ecome a museum in their mem 81
al
After the program at Richland at
ark Mrs. Horne and Mrs. An vi
erson, as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
isher, called at the home of 81
[iss Geneva Combes, where they w
ere each presented with a book M
4 western life which they will er
prize. They were also ia
r