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Saturday, October 4, 2025

First Women on Jury Duty and in the Legislature in Idaho [otd 10/04]

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On October 4, 1897, Idaho saw its first trial in which women sat on the jury – they having been granted equal suffrage the year before [blog...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Civil Engineer, Surveyor, Stock Breeder, and Farmer David O. Stevenson [otd 10/03]

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Civil engineer and County Surveyor David Osborn Stevenson was born October 3, 1851 in Dayton, Ohio. After high school, he moved to Californi...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Prospectors led by Elias Pierce Find Gold on Orofino Creek [otd 10/02]

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E. D. Pierce. [Hawley] Speaking of this day in October 1860, Captain Elias D. Pierce said, “[On] the second we moved down and camped on ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Spain Returns Louisiana to France, L&C Expedition Builds Canoes [otd 10/01]

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On October 1, 1800, by the (poorly-kept) “secret” Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returned what might be called “greater” Louisiana to France...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Stockman, Banker, Merchant, and Legislator Thomas Stanford [otd 9/30]

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Thomas Stanford. H. T. French photo. Idaho stockman, developer, and legislator Thomas Charles Stanford was born September 30, 1865, in...

Merchant, Legislator, and Public Servant Ezra Monson [otd 09/30]

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Ezra Monson. Family archives. Store owner, and Idaho Senator and Representative Ezra Peter Monson was born September 30, 1874 in Richmon...
Monday, September 29, 2025

Packer, Merchant, Theater Enthusiast, and Boise Mayor James Pinney [otd 09/29]

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James Pinney. H. T. French photo. James A. Pinney – dubbed the “Father of Modern Boise” by historian Hiram T. French – was born Septembe...
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