Miscellaneous newspaper articles for Minidoka County Idaho
September 25, 1906
Idaho Falls Times
Minidoka County Badly Scorched
The town of Minidoka suffered a disastrous fire on Friday, the biggest part of
the business section being destroyed, entailing a loss of about $50,000 with
insurance to cover only a small part of the loss. Among the buildings destroyed
are Ward's hotel and saloon, the Burroughs store and residence, Reed's saloon,
Fee's saloon, Oliver hotel, Rizza's residence, Eagle club building, Main street
livery and a number of smaller buildings. It will be a sad loss to the town.
(Transcribed by C. Anthony)
Three Drown In Minidoka Main Canal
Hiram Davies, Wife and Son Lose Lives When Car Gets Beyond Control.
R. S. Houghton and Family Narrowly Escape Death
(Special Dispatch) Rupert, Ida.--Hiram Davies, wife and young son were drowned,
and R. S. Houghton, wife and two children narroly escaped death Wednesday
morning when a car driven by Davies ran into the Minidoka canal about eight
miles northeast of Rupert.
Davies and the party were on the way to the Minidoka dam for a day's fishing.
While driving along the roadway on top of the main canal bank Davies, who was
driving, lost control of the car, and it ran over the bank into the canal. The
care remained upright, and Houghton placed his wife and one child on the top,
and running down stream about 30 feet, rescued his other child, later taking
them all out safely.
Davies, his wife and boy were drowned. Although every effort was made during the
day to recover the bodies, not a trace of any of them was found.
Davies was about 40 years of age, and with his family resided in Rupert. Four
other children, all under 14 years of age, are left parentless by the accident.
(Transcribed by C. Anthony)