Reader and Pocatello native Dale Jones is putting together a life history and is eager to include information about the circus coming to town, as well as photos or details about the old brick factory once located near present-day Deleta Skating Rink. Jones is in his later 70s, and if you have related information pertinent to the 1930s, '40s, or '50s, please leave a comment here. 

Editor’s Note: This article on Pocatello’s early days was written by George N. Ifft in 1895. Ifft, with his partners William Wallin and H.C. Fenstermaker, bought the Pocatello Tribune in late 1892 and brought out their first issue in January 1893. Ifft was the editor of the newspaper until...

BY BILL RYAN

Anytime I read about railroads, I am reminded of the great adventures I had as a teenager going on the train with my Uncle Jim....

Editor’s Note: This article about the early years of Pocatello’s justice system was written by Robert Pugmire. The information he gathered was printed in the Pocatello Tribune on Dec. 8, 1961, and Aug. 9, 1962. It has been edited and adapted for use here by retired Idaho State University history professor Jo Ann Ruckman.

Robert Pugmire, who for many years was a member of the Pocatello Police Department and served as chief of police, and until his retirement was captain of the guard at the Naval ordnance plant, is engaged...

Editor’s Note: This is the story of the first circus in Pocatello, as told by Judge D.W. Standrod. Standrod was a district court judge, lawyer and banker who came to Malad from Kentucky, and from Malad to Pocatello, in the early 1890s. He died in Pocatello in 1942. This story appeared in the Pocatello Tribune on Oct. 2, 1927. It has been edited and adapted for use here by retired Idaho State University history professor Jo Ann Ruckman.

By NECIA P. SEAMONS

         It was 120 years ago this week when the Ogden Standard Examiner reported that 25 men and teams were collecting...

Photograph of the discovery of the location of the old Fort Hall site taken on Aug. 29, 1916. Included in the photograph are Ezra Meeker, Dr. William Howard, Dr. Minnie Howard, Joe Rainey, D. Keeney, and B. Young. The original Fort Hall was built in the Fort Hall Bottoms in 1834 and destroyed in 1863. SUBMITTED PHOTO 

Editor’s Note: This story was written by Pocatello newspaper publisher George N. Ifft and was printed in his newspaper, the Pocatello Tribune, on Nov. 9, 1932. It has been edited and adapted for use here by retired Idaho State University history professor Jo Ann Ruckman.

What has impressed itself upon old-timers is the change that has come over the spirit of elections in Idaho. In the old days they used to be lively affairs. Yesterday in Pocatello was as quiet as Scotch Sunday. In the old days teams and carriages dashed...

A drawing of “Pocatello Chief,” a U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator named after the Gate City. The bomber was built at the San Diego Consolidated factory on Nov. 9, 1943, and sent directly to the 8th Air Force in England where it was assigned as aircraft D of the 576th Bomber Squadron of...

These photos, courtesy Kristy Pincock of the Pocatello Fire Department, show the fire department throughout the years. 

Theatre ISU will be celebrating its 80th anniversary during the 2010-2011 academic school year and is inviting the public and its patrons to help pick its first show of that season.

By Bill Ryan

An economist at Southern Methodist University wrote a best selling book called The Great Depression of 1990. The book came out during the prosperous Reagan...

How a business-minded maverick left his stamp on one Blackfoot neighborhood. By Rebecca Long Pyper for Yesteryear 

Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot refuses to be beaten down...

Twenty-two years after World War II ended, the war possibly claimed another life — that of Perry Nelson. Four decades later, the Department of Defense paid tribute to his contribution to the country. By Juan Spillet, Power County Historical Society...

In July 2000 Enders Hotel was condemned. The next July it was open for business and looked just as beautiful as it did the day it opened. By Rebecca Long Pyper   •   For Yesteryear

The Bingham County Historical Society is finally settling into its new home.

Nearly a year after their move to 75 N. Broadway in Blackfoot, volunteers have photos on the wall,...

By Bill Corbett

Today is Christmas Eve. When I look back on Christmas Eve as a boy growing up in Grace, Idaho, and then later in Soda Springs, ever more memories come to the...

 Editor’s Note: The following is an account of a jinxed locomotive by Alex Hyslop. It has been edited and adapted for use here by retired Idaho State University history professor Jo Ann Ruckman. The article first appeared in the Pocatello Tribune on March 20, 1900.

 Any mention of the Hoodoo locomotive “50” among railroad men or during any switch shanty session is very likely to call up reminisces of her record of disaster.

After fire destroyed the Old Opera House in 1892, plans were made and executed to build a new Pocatello Opera House on the same site. Built at a cost of more than $20,000, construction was supervised by Col. G.A. Hannaford. There was another fire in 1899, and the building was rebuilt in 19...

Editor’s Note: The following story is the account of an 1870s surveying team for the Utah and Northern rail line. It was written by a member of the Union Pacific team, E.L. Jones, and was printed in the Pocatello Tribune on Jan. 14, 1919. It has been edited and adapted here by Jo Ann&...

The Idaho Humanities Council announces the release of The Idaho Songbag, a CD of more than two dozen historically based songs inspired by Idaho people, places, and events from the mid-19th century to the present. Performed by musicians as diverse as folk music icon Pete Seeger and Salmon River loner “Dugout Dick” Zimmerman, The Idaho Songbag features songs about mining, murder, labor disputes, politics, protests, and cowboy laments, and comes with an illustrated 72-page booklet of lyrics and stories behind the songs.

Editor's Note: This is the story of Pocatello’s first fire department, as told by D.W. Church. “Dan” Church was a locomotive engineer on various divisions of the Union Pacific Railroad. In the late 1880s, he came to Pocatello, left the railroad and engaged in various businesses. He became mayor of Pocatello in 1909 and president of the Bannock National Bank in 1918. He was a state senator and occupied a number of appointive offices, living for some time in Boise. He died in Pocatello in 1933. This story first appeared in the Pocatello Tribune on Oct. 16, 1927. It has been edited and adapted for use here by retired Idaho State...