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8/5/2007: Gabriel Guesbader, reported to be the last living survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn, passed away on this day in 1916.

8/7/2007: The small town of Mott was in general alarm on this day in 1916. One of their number had just made a confession to the murder of a local farmer, and it was being circulated that a number of men, both lynchers and bailers, were headed to Mott in droves with the purpose of either killing or freeing their prisoner.

8/8/2007: When settlers first came to the Dakotas, they brought with them their favorite seeds and plantings for raising fruit, vegetables, grains and trees. It didn’t take long to realize the climate wasn’t going to cooperate. Business leaders understood the success of farmers and ranchers was crucial, and they lobbied the U.S. Congress for a research lab to develop improved plant strains.

8/15/2007: Watching baseball has always been exciting, especially during the Depression when there was little entertainment and even less money to spend on it.

8/23/2007: Grafton native Clint Ritchie was born on this date in 1938. His father worked on farms near Grafton and, when Clint was seven years old, the family moved to Washington. At age 16, Ritchie moved to California carrying little more than a dream of becoming an actor.

8/25/2007: Laura Ingalls, the author of the popular Little House books, married Almanzo Wilder in Dakota Territory on this day in 1885.

8/29/2007: With the dog days of summer upon us, it’s a refreshing treat to sit down to a nice cold dish of ice cream. Or maybe an ice cream cone, or ice cream sundae. Our options today for eating ice cream seem endless. As you probably know, this hasn’t always been the case.

9/5/2007: Over 123 years ago, Jamestown College was chartered on Windy Hill overlooking the young city of Jamestown, and the first classes were held in September 1886. Jamestown was chosen, mostly for its central location in northern Dakota Territory and the area’s natural beauty.

9/12/2007: On this date in 1986, the buffalo sculpture on the Capitol Grounds in Bismarck was dedicated. Created by Metis artist Bennett Brien, the welded, reinforced metal (or rebar) sculpture sets on a stone base.

9/15/2007: In 1918, America was a nation at war. But the hardest fight for most Americans was not on the battlefields of Europe, but in their own homes. One-quarter of all Americans were infected during the Influenza Pandemic of 1918; over 600,000 died.