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Businessman, Attorney, and Idaho Legislator Lorenzo Thomas [otd 05/31]
Lorenzo Thomas. Family archives.Idaho legislator, attorney, and businessman Lorenzo R. Thomas was born May 31, 1870 in Staffordshire, England. The family moved to the United States three years later...
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Water Starts Flowing Through Egin Bench Irrigation Canal [otd 06/01]
On June 1, 1883, water flowed from a pioneer canal onto Egin Bench farmland. The Bench bends for about 12-14 miles along the west side of Henry’s Fork, some 25 to 35 miles north of Idaho Falls.Egin...
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Boise Replaces Volunteer Fire Department with Professional Firefighters [otd...
On June 2, 1902, Boise’s volunteer fire crew disbanded and fire protection became the responsibility of the new professional Boise Fire Department. Early Boise Fire Station. Boise Fire Dept.Boise City...
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Army Doctor M. W. Wood and Spotted Fever Research [otd 06/03]
Marshall Wood. U. S. Army archives.Lieutenant Colonel Marshall William Wood, Army Medical Corps, was born June 3, 1846, in Watertown, New York, about sixty miles north of Syracuse. He enlisted as an...
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Pettigrew Amendment Clarifies Forest Reserves Management [otd 06/04]
Senator Pettigrew. Library of Congress.On June 4, 1897, President William McKinley signed a "Sundry Civil Appropriations" bill, which included an amendment crucial to the development of our national...
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Eleven Dead, Millions in Damages Due to Teton Dam Failure [otd 06/05]
On the morning of Saturday, June 5, 1976, observers noticed a major leak in the north abutment of the Teton Dam. This came after two days of increasing seepage. Within about three hours, a whirlpool in...
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Weiser Stockman and Irrigation Developer Thomas Galloway [otd 06/06]
Tom Galloway. Illustrated History.Weiser pioneer Thomas C. Galloway was born June 6, 1837 in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a teenager when the family emigrated along the Oregon Trail to Yamhill...
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Farm Equipment Dealer and Agricultural Developer Sylvester Hill [otd 06/07]
Agricultural pioneer Sylvester Hill was born June 7, 1855 in Dekalb County, Illinois. Bolstered by a business school education, he first worked as a traveling salesman for the Deering Harvester...
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Silver City Volunteers Battle Bannock Indians at South Mountain [otd 06/08]
On June 8, 1878, a loose column of Silver City volunteers moved generally southward along South Mountain Creek. Angry Bannocks led by Chief Buffalo Horn were trying to join possible allies in Oregon....
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Treaty of 1863 Reduces Nez Perce Reservation, Sows Seeds of Trouble [otd 06/09]
On June 9, 1863, U. S. government negotiators concluded a treaty with the Nez Percés Indians. That treaty substantially reduced the "official" reservation, and promoted tensions that would bear ill...
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More Paved Highways, Better Bridges Demanded by “Good Roads” Groups [otd 06/10]
On Tuesday, June 10, 1913, the Fourth Annual Convention of the Intermountain Good Roads Association opened in Boise. Convention sessions ran through Thursday evening, with such topics as "Good Enough...
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Prolific and World Famous Bridge Designer David Steinman [otd 06/11]
D. B. Steinman.Boston College collections.David Barnard Steinman, considered one of the greatest bridge designers of all time, was born June 11, 1886 in New York City. He grew up almost literally in...
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Irrigation Developer, Idaho Governor, and U. S. Senator James Brady [otd 06/12]
Senator and Governor James H. Brady.Library of Congress.U. S. Senator and Idaho Governor James Henry Brady was born June 12, 1862 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. According to the biography in J. H....
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Burke, Idaho, Ready for Almost a Century of Silver Production [otd 06/13]
On June 13, 1885, a group of prospectors met and “declared” the town of Burke. They picked a spot about six miles up Canyon Creek from Placer Center (soon to be Wallace), itself only a few months old....
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President Andrew Johnson Defines Fort Hall Indian Reservation [otd 06/14]
President Johnson, 1870-1880.Library of Congress.On June 14, 1867, President Andrew Johnson approved an executive order devised by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The order defined a reservation bounded...
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Oregon Treaty of 1846 Largely Settles U. S.-Canadian Border [otd 06/15]
President Polk. Library of Congress.On June 15, 1846, the United States and Great Britain reached an agreement that settled almost all the remaining disputes about the border between the U. S. and...
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Distinguished Federal Judge and Legal Educator Ray McNichols [otd 06/16]
Judge McNichols.Photo courtesy ofUniversity of Idaho College of Law.Federal District Judge Raymond C. McNichols was born June 16, 1914 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The family moved to Lewiston at some...
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Nez Percés Drub U. S. Army at Battle of White Bird Canyon [otd 06/17]
On June 17, 1877, a column consisting of U. S. Cavalry and a few civilian volunteers engaged Nez Percés warriors in the Battle of White Bird Canyon. This was the opening clash of the Nez Percés War,...
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After the Nez Percés treaty of 1855, mentioned in my blog item of about a week ago, white Indian Agents made every effort to downplay the warrior traditions of the tribe. By selling that image they...
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Idaho National Guard Mobilized for Mexican Border Duty [otd 06/18]
On June 18, 1916, state authorities mobilized the Idaho National Guard for duty on the Mexican border. The Governor had received instructions from the Secretary of War under the National Defense Act,...
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