Ghost Town of General Custer Mill Idaho Mining Legacy
In central Idaho the General Custer mill once dominated the valley for decades until 1941 snow collapse. The ghost town along Yankee Fork near Salmon River remains as a monument to a booming mining era. The town named for General George A Custer sits near a hillside cemetery where weathered markers and stone piles mark enduring graves.
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General Custer
Salmon River
Idaho
George A Custer
Custer
Tragic love trio buried on hill above Custer cemetery
Sun and rain obscure dates reveal Lucy King and her English husband linked to a fatal trio in Custer. The lover and husband shot Lucy and then himself, leaving townsfolk outraged. As a result they were buried on the hill with pine markers, separate from the cemetery proper. The mill collapse ends a chapter in the west’s history.
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Lucy King
England
Custer
Lucy
M. I. A Plans Ward Sunday Services
Sunday evening services in the Fourth ward are arranged under the ward Mutual associations. The program starts at 8 pm with Sirwin Webb as principal speaker. It features the MIA theme for the coming year. Mr and Mrs Lorin Mendenhall are visiting Ogden Utah this week as guests of their sons and families.
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Sirwin Webb
Lorin Mendenhall
Ogden
Utah
Thomas Mendental
Russell Vendenhall
Local Social Notes From Preston Area Gatherings
B R Meek spends winter in Los Angeles with daughter and family. Warren H Perry, Union Pacific representative, visited with his parents. Mrs Jim Nye and Diane of Logan Utah visited Mrs E S Merrill. Glen Perry, student at USAC Logan, weekend with parents. Several families hosted visits in the region including Abbott, Harding, Merrill, and Kirwan households. Public school hiring notes mention Ruth Goff securing third grade position. A group enjoyed a ten day trip to Portland and Provo with family visits.
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B. R. Meek
Los Angeles
California
M. M. Keller
Warren H. Perry
Union Pacific
Ralph Perry
Jim Nye
Diane
Logan
Utah
E. S. Merrill
Glen Perry
F T Merrill
Provo
J. T Kirwan
Glendale Relief Society Meeting and Local Visits
The Relief Society met Tuesday at Ada Webster’s home with a theology lesson led by Webster. Attendees included Eulta Larsen Alice Auger Tenntie Owen Emma Auger Leota Owen and Ada Webster. Visitors and trips covered Logan Brigham City Preston Salt Lake City and local family visits through Monday.
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Relief Society
Ada Webster
Eulta Larsen
Alice Auger
Tenntie Owen
Emma Auger
Leota Owen
Webster
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Alex
Joseph Pficeffer
Hagen and Tevis
San Francisco
Boise
Lucky Boy
Forgotten
Ford
Franklin County
McCune Motor Co
Preston, Idaho
John Ling
Julia Thompson
Charles F Riggers
Phyllis Jensen
Eva Hale
J. Ray Greaves
Fred M. Abbott
Glen S. Harding
Ben Johnson
Frank T. Merrill
J . Kirwan
Ingram
Salt Lake City
M. Hawkes
al Hawkes
Herman Gibbons
Edith Lindhardt
Maxine Peterson
Salt Lake
Lyle Packer
Packer
Ruth Goff
Preston Central School
Henry Drury
Art Moser
Darrel Rogers
Portland
Ore
Glendale
Chrissie Owen
Rex Besiger
Montpelier
Marion Perkins
Aphordel Mitchell
Preston
Veley Auger
Norma
Jeannine Wheeler
Lee Wheeler
Herbert Owen
Brigham City
Myrtle Steffan
Pete
Lecuinech Congress
Pold
Ada
BOY Scouts
Golden Rule
Minerva Radios
Erla Automatic Irons
Imperial
Automotive Accessories
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