Engineer who brought first train into Pocatello still living
Philip Phillips, a Marsh Valley pioneer now past 87, recalls guiding the first Utah Northern line train to Marsh Valley in the 1870s. Born in Wales in 1842, he worked on railroad grade, settled near Downey, and later farmed four miles southwest. His memory fades but community respect remains high.
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Pocatello
Marsh Valley Farm
Marsh Valley
Philip Phillips
Veles
Mr. Phillins
Downey
Idaho
Mr. Phillips
Mar
McCammon
Arimo
Pocate ‘Lo
Prairies
Phillips
Farly
Pontepree
Glamorganshire
South Wales
Trailer’s Bridge
Utah
Utah Northern
Ogden
Boise
Mormon Church
Jane Davis
Brigham
Pokie
Per Saas Se Hseene
Gracias Sra
Pioneer Rail Man Entreats Hopeful Optimism Toward Bonds
The piece reflects on a Marsh Valley native known as a helpful, steadfast figure who supported Liberty bonds and criticized for constructive purposes. A Downey resident, Mr. Phillipe, bids farewell with a strong handshake and knowing smile, praising the pioneer’s long life and Idaho service.
Northwest public works awards total $4.37 million in May
Public works contracts awarded in the Pacific Northwest for May amount to 179 deals totaling 4,370,611 dollars, with Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho posting sizable awards. The May total brings year to date to 40,138,280 dollars and forecasts predict June will show much higher figures as bids continue.
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Pacific Northwest
Department of
Pacific Builder and Engineer
Northwest Construction News Magazine
Seattle
Pacific Builder
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Lake Union
Northwest
State of Oregon
Roosevelt and
Alsen
Toincoln
Edlefsen- Weygandt Company
Portland
Umpqua
Douglas County
E. S. Wallace
Spokane
City of
Wenatchee
Two Lewiston youths confess to horse thefts in county jail
Intermountain News Briefs report two Lewiston boys, Clay Stout and Damon Snyder, age 18 and 16, confess to stealing two cavalry horses from the Nations Guard barn and saddles from farmers. The pair remain in the county jail. A Gooding audit shows a 5722 surplus for the year ending January 1, 1930 despite a near 12 percent tax cut. In Moscow, Kaniksu forest plans 260 miles of new trails and roads costing about 60000 this year, adding to 885 miles already in place. Also in Moscow, 14 year old Ernest Milot of Silver King narrowly survives an elk encounter after provoking a calf. the mother elk charges as his dog protects him and he escapes up a tree.
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Associated Press
Lewiston
Nations Guard
Clay Stout
Damon Snyder
Gooding
Idaho
Gooding County
Moscow
Kaniksu National Forest
Ernest Milot
Silver King
Ernest
Robbers kill cafe manager on North Clark Street
In Chicago on June 16 two men, likely robbers, shot and killed Christ Petras the night manager of Villa Rice after a conversation at the cigar counter. Twenty witnesses saw the incident as Petras drew a pistol and fired twice before one assailant shot him. His wife witnessed the killing as the robbers fled.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Villa Rice
Christ Petras
Petras
State contracts total in four states reach 4.37 million
May contracts across four states list items by category and cost. Notable awards include Spokane water supply line to American Concrete Pipe in Tacoma at 113 355 and Kent Washington sewer works totaling 564 644.
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West Central Avenue
Charles S. Power
Spokane
City of
Kent
Wash
American Concrete Pipe Company
Tacoma
State of Idaho
Harrison
Wheeler England
Moreland
Idaho
Beal Framed 1849 Diary of Fort Hall Route Photographed
Kansas historian L Palenske visited Pocatello with Paul Nash to photograph the old California road near Fort Hall Soda Springs known as Beer Springs in 1849. The diary of Delano details travel from St Joseph Missouri on May 3 1849 to Sacramento California on September 17 1849 with ox teams.
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Soda Springs
Beer Springs
Neaf and
Panack
L. Palenske
Kansas State Historical Society
Pocatello
California
Paul V. Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Palenske
Old Fort Hail
Delano
Plains
St. Joseph
Missouri
Sacramento Valley
Fort Bridger
Salt Lake
Fort Hall
Sublette
Big Sandy
Journey Along Green and Bear Rivers to Fort Hall
Diary style account describes a two day 60 mile march crossing Green River by ferry then following Bear River through a romantic valley with 2 to 4 mile wide basin. Camped near Soda Springs, reached Fort Hall of the Hudson Bay Company and noted distances to Oregon and Sutters Fort.
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Green River
Bear River
Beer Springs
Soda Springs
Soda
Bear
Snake Rivers
Neuf
Fort Hall
Hudson Bay Company
Fort Hail
Oregon
Sutters Fort
Fort
Ponack River
Snake
Falls Road
Fall Creek
Raft River
Humboldt
Children Injured By an Explosion in Vacant Lot
Four children, Kathleen Kenyon and Maurice Johnson 12, near death, and Romena Kenyon 12, George Fult 11, less severely burned, were injured last night when they dropped matches into an unknown explosive powder while digging a cave in a vacant Los Angeles lot. Detectives reported the powder source could not be located.
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Los Angeles
Kathleen Kenyon
Maurice Johnson
Rowena Kenyon
Kathleen
George Fult
Rehak Given Five Day Jail Sentence In Installment Plan
In Omaha on June 16 AP T. J. Rehak received a five day jail sentence under an installment plan. He told Judge Holmes that serving five days would cost him his job and harm his wife and four children. The judge allowed the sentence to be served by staying in jail on Sundays due to his job having Sundays off.
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Omaha
T. J. Hak
Rehak
Judge Holmes
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Annie
Chile
Warbucks
Little Annie
Phillip Phillips
By Carl Gregory
Pioneer Rail Man
Phillipe
Phillif Phillips
Intermountain
Installme
Hills Bros
HILLS
Rey
Ghana
Liggett & Myers Tobacco CO
Chesterfield
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