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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Weiser and Boise Physician Joseph R. Numbers, M.D. [otd 05/30]

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Weiser mayor and southwest Idaho physician Joseph Reno Numbers was born May 30, 1864 on a farm near Lexington, Ohio, about 50 miles northeas...
Friday, May 29, 2026

Political Operative, U. S. Senator, and Public Servant Fred Dubois [otd 05/29]

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Senator Dubois. Library of Congress. Idaho Senator and political operative Fred Thomas Dubois was born May 29, 1851 in a tiny Illinois t...
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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Western Film Maker and Adventure Writer Oliver Drake [otd 05/28]

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Prolific writer, producer, and director Clarence Oliver Drake was born May 28, 1903 in Boise. While not especially “wild” by that time, Idah...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Snake Indians Defeat U. S. Army at Battle of Three Forks [otd 05/27]

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The afternoon of May 27, 1866, a force of white infantry and cavalry encountered a band of about 500 “Snake” (Shoshone-Bannock-Paiute) India...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Idaho Territory Reduced in Size to Create Montana [otd 05/26]

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On May 26, 1864, the U. S. Congress passed legislation that reduced the previously-massive Idaho Territory by creating Montana Territory and...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Boise Veterinarian, Horse Breeder and State Veterinary Surgeon George Noble [otd 05/25]

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Dr. George Edward Noble, Idaho’s first State Veterinarian, was born May 25, 1868 in Nashua, Iowa. (Nashua is about 100 miles west and a bit ...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Stock Growers Offer Reward to Catch Cattle and Horse Thieves [otd 05/24]

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On May 24, 1889, the Secretary of the Idaho County Stock Growers’ Association posted a notice in the Idaho County Free Press (Grangeville)...