Clearwater County History of Old Idaho Territory and Orofino
A condensed retrospective traces Clearwater County from Idaho Territory through its 19th century boom. It notes Nez Perce naming of waterways, timber expeditions by Lewis and Clark, the Pierce gold rush origins, early courts, notable figures like Judge Israel Cowan, and the development of Orofino and surrounding communities amid mining, gambling, and frontier governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Washington
Lee
P. B. Yaiman
Tom and
Wis
Clark
North Fork
Clearwater
Orofino
Nez Perce
California
ED. Pierce
Pierce
Wallow
Snake River
Piece
Lorce
W. F. Bassett
Thomas _Walters
Nathan Smith
John
James
Odes
Alpona
Murray
Jane
Cihy
Pierce Country
Mountain
Bassett
Walla Walla
Oro Fino
Smith
Portland
Captain Pierce
Washington Territory
Clearwater County
Oliphant
Jack Sullivan
Billy McQue
Law and Order
Patrick Ford
Ford
Lewiston
Frasier
D. M. Frazier
C. C. Fuller
Blake
Ahsahka
Gilbert
Northern Pacific
Charles
Moody
State Hospital North
John W. Givens
Blackfoot
Shoshone County
Spokane
Pierce City Miner
Courier
Clearwater Tribune
Thomas Benedict
Old farmer and mail order mix up ends with sly reply
An elderly farmer asks for a gas inline engine from page 787 and promises payment if satisfactory. The reply reverses the quiz, saying send a check first and they will send the engine. A Utah service station sign jokes about useless information. A conservative quip notes a man who never burns bridges, only ahead.
Gun safety urged as fall hunting returns to Idaho
Idaho authorities stress gun safety with hunting season underway. More than 60,000 Idaho youths have taken safety training in recent years. Emphasized are three rules: treat every gun as loaded, keep the firearm’s muzzle under control, and know your target before firing.
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Idaho
Community Notices and Club Listings for Soda Springs Area
Local church groups, city and village boards, and numerous clubs appear with meeting times and officers. Presbyterians, Catholics, LDS wards, city and village councils, hospital board, postal schedules, rail times, and multiple service organizations list leadership and meeting cadence for Soda Springs, Bancroft, Grace, and Caribou County.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Orville Burt
Mons Nee Serants Eets Eyeb
Jim Lansberry
Soda Springs Lions Club
R. L. (Chick) Young
Bancroft Lions Club
Bob Mickelson
Grace Lions Club
Don Peterson
Caribou County Farm Bureau
County
Noble Grand
Leah Rebekah
Jaxine Lewis
Noble
Soda Springs Business & Omen
IOTA
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Alda Oakey
Caribou
American War Mothers
Alice Wilson
Order OF Eastern Star
Mon Masonic Hall
Worthy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann
al Society
Utah
Fletcher Kniebel
THE
Merry Music Makers
ABC
Wyoming
Hemingway
Trading Post
Paul Harvey
the Bible Broadcast Hospitale
Paul Harvey News
Seal News
Ogden
Wey
Joe Hulee
Bob Bruee
Iaphive
Caribou County
Idaho Cafe
Trail Coffee Shop
Iteets
Department Stores
City Club
Justin
Presbyterian Church
Soda Springs
Lincoln Anderson
Westminster Fellas
United Presbyterian Women's Circle
United Ee Eee Women’s
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Francis EK. DeNardis Ci
of Mary
Tim da
Pendleton Line
Soda Springs L. D
Edwin B. Smith
Albert Christman
Robert Herd
Prisethood
Relief Society
Soda Springs L. D. S. Second Ward
Roland Allen
Marion Clark
George Atwood
M.la
L. D. S. Third Ward
Halden Gunnell
Vernal Hopkins
Dallas Papa
Commissioners
Edwin M. Smith
Alien Tigert
Della Britenbeker
Village Board OF Grace
Harold Lowe
Heber Smith
Village Board OF
Bancroft
Argil C. Davids
Arilla Tolman
Caribou County Hospital
Court House
Howard
J. F. Woodall
Grace
Preston Staroute
Preston Star
Nevada
Arena
Bear Lake Stage Line
CIA
Mes
Stanley H. Hit
Wyss
Rocky Mountain
Caribou’s
Creua
Fungral
Allen
Soda Spring
Whitna Matthews Mortuay
Wo Yuan
HS Soda
Fred Lahw
J. C. Penney Co
Walt
Atlas Tires
Bear Lake
Glenn & Don’s
Phillips
Keller Oil Co
Phillips Gas and Oils
Soda Springs, Ida
Rach
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