Jan & Milo Ross, Lillie, James, Aliza, Amanda, and Hiram Ross at Rupert Parade 2018
I thought I would share this photo from the Rupert, Idaho 4th of July Parade celebrating 242 Years of Independence in the United States of America (technically 227 As the United States of America). Camped out at a regular spot in front of Minidoka Memorial.
Regina Nuffer and Alma Katherine Scheibel
Another entry from “We of Johann Christoph Nuffer, also known as: Neuffer, Nufer, Neufer,” The book was published in April 1990 by Dabco Printing and Binding Co in Roy, Utah. I will quote from the book itself.
The title of this entry in the book is “REGINA NUFFER WANNER taken from a biography by her daughter ALMA KATHERINE SCHEIBEL NAEF.” I have provided other biographies of Regina, the main one can be found here.
“Regina Nuffer was born January 26, 1869, at Neuffen, Germany. A daughter of Johann Christoph and Eva Katharina Greiner, she came to Utah with her family after they were converted to the gospel. She married Jacob Scheibel July 15, 1889, in Pleasant Valley, Carbon County, Utah. Her first child, Alma Katherine Scheibel Naef, was born, September 27, 1889. When her child was 6 months old, she and her husband separated and she moved back to Mapleton, Idaho, where she stayed with her parents on their farm. During this period she would help people when they were sick, and her mother would take care of her child.
“In about 1893 after the death of her mother she moved to Weber County, Utah, and worked for the Will Taylor family in Farr West and the Bowman family in Ogden. She again returned to her father’s farm.
“On her way home she stopped in Logan and walked out to Providence to visit a friend. While eating lunch she happened to think that she had left her new coat on the train. She went back to Logan to the train station and they sent out a tracer. In a few days she got her coat back. After returning to Idaho she worked for several people in Franklin and Preston. She lived in one room of her brother John’s home in Preston. Her brother was on a mission in Germany at the time.
“On August 31, 1898, she married John George Wanner in Logan, Utah. That winter she lived on his ranch in Work Creek or Glendale, Idaho. In April she moved with her husband, daughter, and step son, Wayne, to the Bancroft flat a little west of where Grace is now.
“She was known as a fine well mannered woman. Her niece, Athene Hampton, said that toward the end of her life her health was not very good and she had a hard time speaking. When Athene and Louisa Nuffer would visit, they would converse by writing notes to each other. She died on March 10, 1942, in Preston, Idaho. Her funeral in Preston was very well attended.
In September last year, 2017, the Hemsley family took our yearly excursion into the hills.
We traveled into Soda Springs to get to know the town and its sites a little better.
We made a trip to Hooper Springs Park north of Soda Springs to see what we could see.
Hooper Springs Gazebo
A memory stretching from my childhood appeared. I remember going here with my Grandma when I was about 5 or 6 years old when I would go with her selling insurance for a week or so at a time. I remember this little park and the gazebo covering the spring.
We brought our cups out and we did partake of the carbonated waters from Hooper Springs.
I did a little research on Hooper Springs. This little spring has been here and advertised for over at least 160 years. Rain service reached the area in 1882 and W. H. Hooper marketed the springs nationally. Hooper was a banker and President of Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He was a great advocate of Soda Springs and the soda water industry.
William Henry Hooper was born in Maryland, moved to Illinois, converted to Mormonism, and moved to Utah with the exodus. He served in Congress from Utah from 1859 to 1873 with some gaps.
He was superintendent of ZCMI from 1873 until 1877, then as President from 1877 to 1882. He was also the President of Deseret Bank from 1872 until 1882.
Hooper first came to Soda Springs about 1870. He had his own home in Soda Springs as well as Salt Lake City.
Here we came into Hooper Springs in September 2017. Photo of the Hemsley clan to prove our attendance.
James Ross sits int he car seat on the bench, Zach Smart and Alyssa Hemsley in the back right, Bryan Hemsley holding the red solo cup with flavored carbonated water, Jill Hemsley, Amanda Ross, Derek & Jordan Hemsley holding Jack, with children Alyssa Ross, Lillian Ross, Olivia Hemsley, and Hiram Ross in front.
Cheese everyone!
Back (l-r): Mrs. Elaine Mayes, Bobie Jones, Justin Orr, Archie Winnett, Benjamin Wilcher, Kyle McCoy, Erin Zemke, Cody Strunk, Amanda Moore; Middle: Danny Wright, Jesse Jensen, Nathan Jones, Traci Gibbons, Paul Ross, Erica Jones, Shana Thompson, Brett Whiting; Front: Charlyn Robertson, Alissa Anderson, Kaleb Winn, Kimberly Isham, Kevin Orton, Cherrylin Tolle, Ivan Young, Leslie Durfee, Gina Chapa, Tasha Martsch.
Bobie Story let me scan some pictures she had of our grade school years. All mine were lost due to the flooding of our basement while in the mission field. I am happy to have copies again. (If anyone has Ms. Suhr for 3rd or Mr. Mendenhall for 6th, I would love to scan copies of your photos!)
This is my 2nd grade class from Paul Elementary, Paul, Idaho. This was the 1986 – 1987 school year.
Normally I go through and organize these photos with married names and dates. I will forgo the dates since we are all alive as far as I know. For the women, I added married names. If you have corrections or updates, I am happy to add.
Elaine Spencer Mayes (1940-2024)
Alissa Anderson married Green
Gina Chapa
Leslie Durfee married Orthman
Traci Gibbons (1978 – 2021) married Hollahan
Kimberly Isham
Jesse Jensen
Bobie Jones married Story
Erica Jones married Thorson
Nathan Jones
Kyle McCoy
Tasha Martsch
Amanda Moore married Kriwox
Justin Orr
Kevin Orton
Charlyn Robertson married Darrington
Paul Ross
Cody Strunk
Shana Thompson
Cherrylin Tolle
Brett Whiting
Benjamin Wilcher
Kaleb Winn (I swear I thought his last name was Morrison)
Archie Winnett
Danny Wright
Ivan Young
Erin Zemke married McKindree
On Main Street between Overland and Oakley Avenues in Burley, Idaho late 1950’s
Here are another one of the postcards I stumbled upon and purchased several months ago. This is about a block west from the earlier postcard I posted several weeks ago.
Another fascinating picture likely from the late 1950’s. None of the cars are from the 1960’s. All the more interesting are the buildings in the photo.
Nelson’s on the left appears to have a new sign and a shiny front of their building reflecting the morning sky. There even appears a small marquee on the front of Nelson’s. Who is Nelson?
You can see the sign for the Hitchin’ Post just beyond Nelson’s. This whole strip had its infamous tenor that I still hear about even now.
I am surprised how many street signs there on the left side of Main street as far as the eye can see. In addition, the little stop sign in the middle of the street.
On the right, you can see the Hardware store sign with the Hotel for the floors above it. Then Bob’s Electric and the Yacht Club.
The classic, yet present, Burley Theatre.
Then you can see the Ford sign for the Haight Motor Company. What little I could find the business was owned by Ludwig and Charles Haight, and after Charles Haight died Trafford Bray became a partner until it was bought out in 1975 by Jack Young of Young Ford.
In my earlier post I did not recognize the tall building in the distance on the right. In this photo, it says J.R. Simplot on it, which tells me it is part of the Simplot buildings along that side of the street. I believe that tall part was gone by the time I have memories of west Main in Burley.
Other than the Virginia Hotel on the far left and Simplot in the distance, all these buildings still remain.
Another glimpse into the past of Burley, Idaho.
Front (l-r):Genevive Olivas, Jennifer Gebauer, Cody Strunk, Bryan Jensen, Shane Hossfeld, Paul Ross. Second: Mrs. Bonnie Willis, Amber King, Colleen Harper, Jalene Woodward, Mandy Ball, Bobie Jones, Joel Munoz, Michael Hollis. Third: Grace Williams, Karlene Hansen, Traci Gibbons, Brett Whiting, Alfonso Navarro, Beau Twiss, Jesse Jensen. Back: Kyle McCoy, James McKenzie, Jim Cueva, Patrick Adams, Max Bailey, Rigo Arteaga.
A friend brought in some pictures she had of my grade school years. All mine were lost due to the flooding of our basement while in the mission field. I am happy to have copies again. (If anyone has Ms. Suhr for 3rd or Mr. Mendenhall for 6th, I would love to scan copies of your photos!)
This is my 5th grade class from Paul Elementary, Paul, Idaho. I believe this was the 1989 – 1990 school year.
Normally I go through and organize these photos with married names and dates. I will forgo the dates since we are all alive as far as I know. For the women, I added married names. If you have corrections or updates, I am happy to add.
Mrs. Bonnie Willis
Patrick Adams
Rigo Arteaga
Max Bailey
Mandy Ball
Jim Cueva
Jennifer Gebauer
Traci Gibbons (1987 – 2021) married Hollahan
Bryan Jensen
Jesse Jensen
Bobie Jones married Story
Karlene Hansen married Ashcraft
Colleen Harper married David Barnes
Michael Hollis
Shane Hossfeld
Amber King
Kyle McCoy
James McKenzie
Joel Munoz
Alfonso Navarro
Genevive Olivas
Paul Ross
Cody Strunk
Beau Twiss
Brett Whiting
Grace Williams married Wittman
Jalene Woodward married Richman
Another entry from “We of Johann Christoph Nuffer, also known as: Neuffer, Nufer, Neufer,” The book was published in April 1990 by Dabco Printing and Binding Co in Roy, Utah. I will quote from the book itself.
Regina Nuffer and Alma Katherine Scheibel
“PERSONAL MEMORIES OF MY GRANDMOTHER by Delores N. Anderson.
“I feel my little grandmother Regina along with my mother Kate were two of God’s choice spirits he placed on this earth. When I think of the trials and tribulations she bore, it breaks my heart. She lost 4 sons, 2 on missions and 2 in the war. Oh, how my heart ached for her.
“When we used to go to grandma and grandpa’s, pa would drive along the country roads, and we’d pick up sugar beets and put (them) in the car. At home grandma would clean them up, slice them, boil them, and use the syrup made from them as she would (use) sugar.
“Always in the corner of the cupboard were two crock jars with a lid or a plate over the top. When she was setting the table for dinner she would get two small bowls, and we would be able to enjoy her green tomato preserved and peach or some other kind of preserves with our meal.
“My mother told us that her mother Regina worked for Harold B. Lee’s and Ezra Taft Benson’s mothers. I remember how she revived dry bread for eating when the last batch was dry. She sewed and kept a lovely home.
“As her health was failing and she couldn’t communicate with people very much. I was one of them that could understand and figure out what she was trying to say or tell us.
“Several time Grandpa brought her up to her daughter Kates to stay when he had to be away on business.
“At one time I went down to Preston and stayed for a couple of weeks so I could hold the window frames up when grandpa was building a new house. I new grandpa George was short tempered. I told him, ‘If he said one cross word to me, I would go home to Downey if I had to walk every step of the way.’ Needless to say we got along fine. Grandma Regina got quite a chuckle out of that.
Regina, Kate Naef, Carmen Cole, and Ladean Cole
I have written about Regina before. Regina Friederike Nuffer was born 26 January 1869 in Neuffen, Esslingen, Wuerttemberg and died 10 March 1942 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho. She married Scheibel and then Wanner. Her daughter mentioned above is Alma Katherine Scheibel born 27 September 1889 in Pleasant Valley, Carbon, Utah and died 30 March 1969 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho. She married Naef.
Southeast from Overland and Main in Burley
Let me tell you this time I purchased a postcard online and it turned out to be a poorly scanned copy. I purchased what I thought was an original card, but when it arrived in the mail it was obviously a poorly scanned copy that was printed as if it were an original. I was duped.
If you can look past a pixelated image, than there is some value in this poor photo.
This photo was taken from the roof of the National Bank Building in Burley, Idaho. That building was located on the northwest corner of Overland Avenue and Main Street, where the Zions National Bank Building is located now.
This image is taken facing southeast. You can see the water tower in the photo, which is still there. An image of the city not likely to go anywhere anytime soon. Even though it is no longer used to store water, it is used for many other purposes, mostly related to transmitting various signals.
You can clearly see Burley High School, built in 1915. This school later became the Burley Junior High which burned down 29 October 1973. As such, we know this photo is after 1915.
I cannot tell if the building on the southwest side of Overland and Main is a different building than seen later, or if a new façade was put on it. Here is a picture of the building this photo was taken from and the one on the southwest side. Idaho Bank & Trust I venture was a new building, not simply a new façade. The windows don’t line up and the façade would have taken a bit of work to cover with the straight lines in this photo below.
On Main Street at Overland Avenue in Burley, Idaho about
I apologize the photo is poor quality. I could not get my money back, but I only spent like $2, so I cannot complain too much. But at least you can gather some of the landscape of Burley in the late teens early 1920s.
Interesting how they park in the middle of the street?
Sagacity 