Week's Social Roundup From Land Sylvia Bower
Brigham City visitors James Hansen and family toured parents Arthur and (Meda Parker) Peterson after a family gathering. Henry Meiners and family joined a Mutual Marrieds event at Bancroft Pavilion and attended a missionary testimonial in Pocatello for Darrell Anderson bound for Cumorah Mission.
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James Hansen
Brigham City
Lester Hansen
Arthur Peterson
Utah
Henry Meiners
Bancroft Pavillion
Pocatello
Darrell Anderson
Cumorah
Jean Ann
Dean Hunter
Jean Hunter
Maxine
Dick Smithy
Joy
Richard Hobson
Logan
Meda Parker
Niel
Althea Gunderson
Ririe
Theron Lechtenberg
Evan McLain
Boise
Fort Ord
California
Harry Bower
Fred Blauer
Salt Lake City
Mr. Blauer
Veteran’s Hospital
Ray Dahling
Murray
Lund
Page
Arizona
Marjorie
Jack Doland
Mike Doland
Lava Hot Springs
Bower
Caroline M
Carrie) Potter
Gene Douglas
Russell
Shirley Lee
Ogden
Keith Mabey
Bancroft
Nolan Daley
Luther Wilson
Lee Hatch
Blanche Robison
Jack Roubidoux
Hillcrest Haven
Keith
Sue Wilson
Baby
Ron
Barbara Vanrye
Bountiful
Arlo
Eileen Wilson
Twin Falls
Diane Wilson
Preston
Ted
Bear Lake and Kootenai regions described in local history notes
The article traces Bear Lake County Idaho from early exploration by Jim Bridger to Mormon settlement and irrigation shifts. It notes Paris and Montpelier, rail expansion in 1883, and the Bonneville Cisco fish in Bear Lake. Also mentions climate, rangeland conversion, and Bear Lake’s notable fishing and elevations, plus a lead into Kootenai and Hayden Lake areas to the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McKenzie
Jim Bridger
Bear River
Great Salt Lake
Paris
Utah
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho
Montpelier
Bear Lake County
Bear Lake
Nez Perce Prairie shaping Idaho’s Lewis County land
Prairies in Lewis County Idaho draw wheat growers after Nez Perce open land to settlement. Nez Perce welcome Lewis and Clark in Kamiah with council and land offer. Clearwater River marks eastern boundary as county grows from early rail to farming towns. Bear Lake County exploration cited, noting historical expansion and bond-free status since 1911.
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Pacific Coast
Kamiah
Lewis County
Clearwater
Lolo Pass
Idaho
Nez Perce Prairie
Lawyers Canyon
Big Canyon
Little Canyon
Five Mile Canyon
Six Mile Canyon
Lake Coeur dAlene and regional Idaho lore headline
The passage describes Lake Coeur dAlene as the largest and finest in the region, with its 31 mile length and two mile average width. It notes Father Desmet’s 1842 meeting with the Coeur d Alene, the abandoned 1846 log chapel, the Cataldo mission, the 1870s Westwood Pony Express station near Rathdrum, and the 1881 meeting to organize Kootenai County. It also highlights Rathdrum Prairie soils, mild climate, and minimal snowfall, plus a stray, garbled dialog excerpt about a bank position and a tourist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane River
Hayden
Hauser Lake
Spirit Lake
Twin Lakes
Lake
Coeur Ad Alene
Lake Coeur d d‘Alene
Desmet
Coeur d’ Alene
Cataldo
Westwood
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Barney Gillum
Vic Darlington
Lake Land Kootenai
Hayden Lake
Soda Springs
First National Bank OF
Malad City
Bear Country
Wilson Price Hunt
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