Blaine County History and Early Settlements Narrative
Blaine County formed in 1885 from Alturas with a frontier mural of names and places. Hailey Ketchum Bellevue Carey Valley and Vienna appear as county seats and mining hubs while early roads, rail, and electric lighting shaped the Wood River Valley and its colorful characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine County
Alturas
Bruneau
Lost River
Corder
Blaine
Newunty
James Blaine
Civnl
County Commission
Rocky Bar
Bellevue
Hailey
Biddyville
Blake Hailey
Alonzo P. Turner
Wood River
Evelyn Nissan
Nat
Kapelphia Min
Nampany
Thomas A. Edison
Ketchum
United States
Wood Acey
Lewis
Wells Fargo
Blackfoot and
Wood River Stage Company
Oregon
Tdahoy
Archie Billingsly
Carey Valley
Carey
James Carey
Idaho
Emit
Bradley Hill
Minnie Moore
Broadford
Warm Springs Creek
Star Mine
John Lemp
Falk Brothers
Boise
L. A. Dithmer
Colorado Gulch
Croesus
Hope Group
Climax
Democrat
Red Elephant
Bullion
Greenhorn Gulch
Imperial
North Star
Triumph
Pete Snyder Group
Mascot
Vienna
Vienna Group
Wood River Daily Times
Wood River News
Wood River Miner
T. E. Picotte
Halley
Picotte
Daily Sun
Bellevue Daily Chronicle
Bellevue Herald
Weekly News
Logan County Review
Silver Blade
Publcation
Joe Fuld
Bedia
Wood River Valley
Robert Strahorn
Union Pacific
Jimmy the Harer
Jack Rafter
Johnny
Jim
Wayan Snickerdoodles Elect Club Officers
4-H club notes announce the Wayan Snickerdoodles elected Marilyn Smith as President Annette Coombs as Vice President Teresa Tracy as Secretary Jacky Weaver as Reporter Connie Samson and Sharon Stoor as Game Leaders Kristy Samsen as Song Leader Lilo Weaver heads the group with junior leaders Julia Stoor and Heidi Weaver They mention snacks a dance to Skip To My Lou and adjournment reporter Jacky Weaver quotes an old warning about women
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayan Snickerdoodles
Llio Weaver
Marilyn Smith
Annette Coombs
Teresa
Tracy
Jacky Weaver
Connie Samson
Sharon Stoor
Kristy Samsen
Lilo Weaver
Julia Stoor
Heidi Weaver
My Lou
Bancroft Missionary Honored At Farewell Testimonial
A farewell testimonial honored Elder Rulon Fredrick Wistisen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Wistisen, at the Bancroft L D S Chapel with a full program including prayers, hymns, and speeches. He left for a week of training in Salt Lake City before heading to the Northern California Mission. Nearby attendees included the Jenkins, Rigby, Hogan, and Crossley families, with travel and visiting extended through Rexburg and Sun Valley events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rulon Fredrick Wistisen
Raoul Wistisen
Bancroft L. D. S
Marjorie C. Christensen
Merlin Johnson
Thomas C. Bell
Phyllis Olsen
Jos. G. Eliason
Martin
Kath Wistisen
Rulon Wistisen
Lynn Hailey Don Gilbert
Pete Eliason
Joseph P. Eliason
Wistisen
Salt Lake City
Northern California
Buena Vista Terrace
San Francisco
Cal
James Stephenson
Panty
George Jenkins
Richard Martin
Karen Wilson
Eliza A. Tolman
Max Lindley
Roy
Paul Brown
Ogden
Yellowstone National Park
Jenkins Ome
A. Nelson Hogan
Sun Valley
Eastern Idaho Produce Credit Co
Blackfoot
Leo Murdock
Red Fish Lake
Sawtooth Mountains
Susanne Hogan
Tremonton
Utah
Bill
Richmond
Johnson
Susanne
Christine
Leonard Hatch
Elizabeth Call
Linda
Wanda Reed
Sandra Findley
Donna Reed
Young Marrieds Enjoy Fish Fry at Trappers Cabin
Bancroft Young Marrieds hosted a fish fry Saturday at Trappers Cabin in Toponce with Chesterfield Young Mutual Marrieds as guests. President Gerald Tolman led the event with Merril and Phyllis Pincock of Sugar City among out of town visitors and numerous local couples listed as attendees.
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Bancroft Young Marrieds
Family Notes From the Community Eventful Visit Highlights
Robert Frantz of Dallas stays as house guest with Clair Chesrrett while two Navy buddies reunite. Gordon Hogan and son Josh visit Brigham City relatives. Herman Hatch recovers from illness at home. Elton G Hatch and Cassia Co delegate attend N E A convention, visiting local families during stopover. LaMont Charles writes his mother of a promotion to Pfc.
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Kareen Crockett
Paul
Audrey Hatch
Chea
Marilyn Hardy
Esther
Darwin Boyle
Clair
Carol Hatch
Bonnie Hindlisbaker
Byron
Lucy Moore
Boyd
Rita McNiel
Jack
Denece White
Robert Frantz
Dallas
Tex
Clair Chesrrett
Navy
Gordon Hogan
Josh
Brigham City
Jack Creer
Eldred Hogan
Herman Hatch
Hatch
Elton G. Hatch
Rupert
Denver
N.E.A
Cassia Co
Ken Crump
Asa Hatch
Wilder Hatch
Verdon Cordingly
LaMont Charles
Pfc
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Leadville
David Ketchum
I. I. Lewis
Albert Griffith
P. P. Baxter
Genee McCoy
Theodore Hage
G. P. Hodson
H. K. Lewis
Trail Creek
Lar Lake
Old Jim
KBRV
ABC
THE
Merry Music Makers
Wyoming
Weather Hemingway
Trading Post
Paul Harvey
Bark To the Bible
Portland
Earl Nightengale
Joe Hulse
Frank Weaver
Bob Bruce
Bancroft
William F. Rigby Sr
Rexburg
LeRoy Larsen
Kirk
Horace Jenkins
Glade Millward
Elsa Jenkins
Billa Lindquist
Logan
Wayne Jenkins
Pleasant Grove
Rigby
Ray Robinson
Pocatello
Mary Ann Jenkins
Della Britenbeker
Soda Springs
Twin Falls
Lorna Bolton
Ann Bolton
LaVar Thornock
Raymont Gantt
Idaho Falls
Saville Crossley
A. N. Bonde
Optometrist
Thome Union
A. L. Christensen
Chevrolet
Dean
Easal Ph
ACE Chevrolet Company
Soda Springs, Idaho
Isles
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