The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-01
FAIR BOISE
Her Past and Present
History.
BUSINESS HOUSES.
An Era of Progress, Prosperity
and Peace.
THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
What Cur NeighbOrs in the North Have
Done and What They Rave in View
For tie Future.

Iugcnbi2l, with two or three companies of
United States troops, camped two or three
miles below the present site of the city,
where the ranch of David Heron is now
located The major, with the force at his
command, had been looking over the coun-
try with view OF establishing a military
post, there being none at the time between
Fort Hall, in the eastern part of the terri
tory, and Walla Walla At that time Cy-
rus Jacobs, who had been in the mercan
tile business at Rannock City. now called
idaho City, was on his way thither with
thirteen wagon loads of goods designed for
the trade at that point Falling in with
this force, Captain Hughes, who was act
ing as quartermaster, purchased 5000
pounds of -four of Mr.. Jacobs, and re
quested him to act as temporary sutler.
While in camp with this force, and after it
became known where the military reserva-
ton would be located, the advantageous posi-
ton of the
PRESENT SITE OF BOISE CITY
was canvassed. The scheme was gotten
up about the 10Th of June, and in a week
afterwards all the details were perfected.
Thomas Davis and Frank Davis both had
ranches on the south side of the town, the
line of Thomas Davis ranch running as
far north as Main street AS the town
could not extend nOrthward on account of
the military reservation, and the compan
being DESTROYS of making its plot as shapely
as possible the Davises were induced to
surrender part of their claims in consid-
GRAFTON of becoming members of the com
panE. This company consisted of twenty
members. among whom were Captain w
=. Hughes, Major Lugenbiel, Lieutenant
Hebert H. C. Riggs, Thomas Davis and
his brother, Frank Davis, Cyrus Jacobs,
John McClelland, J. F. Slater Mr..
Hawley, and a Mr. Field
Soon after the company was organized
the first survey was made. This was of
ten blocks five, on each side of Main street
from Tenth easterly. These were sub
divided and apportioned among the original
proprietors. Lots were freely given to all
new Corners who wished to build
II 1868, A HOUSE WAS BUILT
Oh the lot where A. L. Richardson's house
stands, corner of Grove and Seventh, An
adobe was put up on Main and Seventh
on the site of Jacobs store, which was
torn down in 1865, and replaced with the
brick building. H. c. Riggs and James
Agncw erected primitive structure on the
northeast corner of Main and Seventh.
where Mrs. Labkin's millinery establish
ment now stands. 1t was used as a saloon
and i'll the rear was a corral. The Jacobs
dwelling house, on Grove street, was built
in 1864 In the same year Thomas Hart
and William Hart moved the center part
al "a troll fal IL,
where it had been formerly used for the
same purpose, to its present site. The
house has had several additions made to it
since. In the same year, ]. H. T. Green
opened hotel on Main street, which has
since burned down. The Overland was
then owned by Durell s. Young. There
were
TENTS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
in various places used as saloons and res
taurants as well as for the sale of merchan-
disc. In those days the town was visited
by miners from the basin and other points
They came to trade and spend their money,
which made times quite lively. The first
child born in the city was Ada Riggs, after
whom the county of Ada has derived its
name. Boise city was incorporated on the
18th day of January, 1866. The first mayor
was Thomas Hart. He was succeeded by
Hon. H. NJ. Prickett, who as mayor. sub
SGLlDNu anu ShbIG W int lDNu pldI, ana JQ6
statement thereto appeared on the 23d day
of November. 1857, before John Cumming,
United States district Judge. The plat was
fled two days afterwards-A. W. Flour
ney being county recorder. The amount of
land is stated to have been 40 acres: value
of improvements, $3.50, 600; streets eighty
feet wide, alleys sixteen feet and lots 122x50
feet There were 1876 blocks and two small
fractions
THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS
was placed at 400, and the value thereof at
S75000O Since that time the boundaries of
the city have been enlarged by Arnold's
addition, as well as by the extension of its
boundaries by act of the legislature of
1855, providing for the annexation of a con-
siderable tract of land adjoining, provided
the resident voters thereon should so de-
eide by a two-thirds vote, which they did
on the I'd day of March, of the same year
According to the terms of the town site
law, the land was entered in the name of
the mayor in trust for persons interested
Judge Prickett going out of Office soon
after, most of the deeds for city lots con-
tain the name of Charles HimrOd, who
SUCCEEDED TO THE MAYoRALTY.
In 1865, the capital of the territory was re-
moved from Lewiston to Boise City. An
act to authorize such removal was passed
at the second session of the Idaho legisla-
ture Inc probate court of Nez Perez
county granted an injunction, ana the peo-
pie of Lewiston undertook by force to pre-
vent the removal of the archives. but Col
onel Sumner, United States officer. de-
tached force to carry out the legislative
act, and the removal took place. The case
went to the supreme court, and Judges
Kelly and Mcbride cOncurred in delivering
opinions, though they based such opinions
on different grounds. Judge Kelly de-
cided the case upon its merits reviewing
the points taken by the counsel, and held
the second session of the legislat ure was
regularly and lawfully assembled and that,
therefore, the act of that session
REMOVING THE CAPITAL TO BOISE CITY
was passed by competent legal authority
and therefore valid law. Judge Mcbride
said that he was not disposed to discuss the
case on its merits. 1t was begun by injunc-
ton in the probate court. There was no
showing that the district Judge was absent
at the time, and consequently the PREDICATE
for the jurisdiction of the probate court
was not laid. This case having its origin
in the probate court, should have been dis
missed by the district court on the appeal
taken. 1t came into that court in a man.
ner unknown to the law, and any iudg-
mcnt that might be rendered in the prem
ises was erroneous. He therefore con-
CARED in the opinion of his associate
JUDGE KELLY.
Judge Smith fled a dissenting opinion
THIS case gave rise to . great deal of Ill
feeling between the ptople CT Lewiston