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Idaho Cattle Baron and Nevada Governor John Sparks [otd 8/30]
Idaho-Nevada cattleman and later Nevada Governor John Sparks was born August 30, 1843 in Winston County, Mississippi, 60-80 miles northeast of Jackson. The Sparks family became moderately wealthy by...
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Ray Hunt: Legendary Trainer of Horses (and Riders) [otd 8/31]
Tribute photo. Richard Beal’s Blog.Renowned horse trainer Ray Hunt was born August 31, 1929 in Paul, Idaho (about 4 miles north of Burley). A few years later, the family moved to Mountain Home. A child...
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Tarzan Creator, and Idaho Cowboy, Edgar Rice Burroughs [otd 9/1]
Edgar Rice Burroughs,successful writer.Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan and many imaginative worlds, was born September 1, 1875 in Chicago. Edgar tried many jobs, in...
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Mining Investor and Twin Falls Area Developer Harry Hollister [otd 9/2]
Harry Hollister. H. T. French photo.Central Idaho developer Harry L. Hollister was born September 2, 1859 in Rockton, Illinois, about seventy miles northwest of Chicago. He showed an early talent for...
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Emigrant Elizabeth Porter on the Oregon Trail [otd 9/3]
On Saturday, September 3, 1864, Oregon-bound pioneer Elizabeth (Lee) Porter wrote in her diary, “Morning: 12 head of cattle gone, found 5 head. Hunted all day for the rest but found no cattle....
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Dentist, Rancher, Banker and Oakley Mayor John Lowe [otd 9/4]
Mayor Lowe. H. T. French photo.Dentist and Oakley Mayor John O. Lowe was born September 4, 1877 in Willard, Utah, 10-12 miles north of Ogden. Soon, the family moved to Cassia County, Idaho. In fact,...
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Astorian Fur Trade Party Led by Robert Stuart at American Falls [otd 9/5]
On September 5, 1812, fur trader Robert Stuart wrote in his journal, “The whole body of the stream is here scarcely 60 feet wide, but immediately above expands to the breadth of half a mile, with...
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Opening Day for Boise Junior College, Precursor to Boise State University...
On September 6, 1932, Boise Junior College greeted its first students, 41 men and 37 women. BJC can actually trace its roots back to 1892, when the Episcopal church started St. Margaret's School. For...
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Boise Banker, Businessman, and School Advocate Horace E. Neal [otd 09/07]
Boise businessman Horace Edwin Neal was born September 7, 1859 in Van Buren County, Iowa, about 100 miles southeast of Des Moines. He was still a small child when the family moved to a farm near the...
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Daredevil Cyclist Evel Knievel Attempts Snake River Canyon Jump [otd 9/8]
On Sunday, September 8, 1974, motorcycle stunt rider Robert Craig (Evel) Knievel launched his jet-powered “Skycycle” across the Snake River canyon at a spot near Twin Falls, Idaho. Idaho was Evel’s...
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Indians Attack Utter Wagon Train, Survivors Resort to Cannibalism [otd 9/9]
On September 9, 1860, a wagon train rumbled along the Oregon Trail, leaving its campsite on the western side of Castle Creek (about 30 miles west of today’s Mountain Home, Idaho). Most of the emigrants...
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Fur Trader David Thompson Builds Kullyspell House [otd 9/10]
David Thompson, artist’s rendering.New World Encyclopedia.On September 10, 1809, fur trader and geographer David Thompson selected a spot on Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille to build a trading post for the...
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Caldwell Banker, Newspaperman, and Developer Albert Steunenberg [otd 9/11]
A. K. Steunenberg.J. H. Hawley photo.Newspaperman and banker Albert Keppel Steunenberg was born September 11, 1863 in Knoxville, Iowa, about twenty-five miles southeast of Des Moines. After high...
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Idaho Medical Association Hold Its First Organizational Meeting [otd 9/12]
On Tuesday, September 12, 1893, a number of Idaho physicians arrived in Boise City from all over the state. They had assembled to organize a state professional medical association. One historian has...
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Boise Residents Officially Celebrate the Arrival of Train Service [otd 9/13]
On September 13, 1887, crowds gathered at the rough plank structure that served as the Idaho Central Railway depot. They came to celebrate the recently-completed branch line that connected Boise City...
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Ketchum Freighter, Rancher, and Businessman Horace Lewis [otd 9/14]
H. C. Lewis. J. H. Hawley photo.Freighter, mine owner, and businessman Horace Caleb Lewis was born September 14, 1858 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota he...
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Senator and Partners Found D. L. Evans Bank in Albion, Cassia County [otd 9/15]
On Thursday September 15, 1904, State Senator David Lloyd Evans convened a group of leading businessmen in Albion, Idaho. Cassia County needed a bank, and they proposed to start one in what was then...
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Governor, U. S. Senator, and Wool-grower Frank Gooding [otd 9/16]
Idaho Senator and Governor Frank R. Gooding was born September 16, 1859 in England. He was 8 years old when his parents emigrated to the U. S. and settled in Michigan. In 1877 Frank moved to California...
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Walgamott Slays Liquored-Up Gunman at Rock Creek Store [otd 9/17]
On September 17, 1877, traveling bank examiner Nathaniel Langford recorded an incident that highlighted the rather casual violence of those frontier days. Oddly enough, the surviving participant in the...
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William J. McConnell: Vigilante, U.S. Marshal, Merchant, and Governor [otd...
W. J. McConnell. McConnell,Early History of Idaho.On September 18, 1839, William J. McConnell, third governor of the state of Idaho, was born in Commerce, Michigan, about twenty-five miles northwest of...
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