Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-13
rae DUBOIS PROPERTT TRANsFER
Ii Recalls Maeh u Interest C~neerning
an Old SBrfBxneld Family.

Quite Al important transfer Of prop
erty has Just taken place in Spring
6eld by which the Catholic church Be-
came possessed OF the mansion aud q
large part OF the -D1bois estate.
Inc church vii make use ofthe house
and grounds for : normal school
There probably i not 3 more hand
some place in the STATE II has been
in the Dubois family for a great many
years and i one Of the landmarks Of
Springfield
The Dubois family have been prumi-
neutly identified with Illinois history
and affairs since the days when Illinois
WAS a Territory. -Encle Jesse K
Dubois passed aEay in 1916. honorsd
and Iegered from one end Of the state
70 the other. He was one Of the most
conspicuous figures in Illinois politics
for century and possessed the conf
denee and esteem 81 the people 70 q
remarkable degree In 1850 the sec
ond son. Dr.. Jesse h Dubois, and
Fred T. Dubois, the third and youn-
gest son, removed to Idaho Territory.
In 1855 Mrs Jesse K Dubois died at
the homestead. Her death was loss
to the entire community. Ii could
truly Be said Of her that the world
was better Because she had lived In
1886 Adelia Dubois. the youngest
child and only daughter, married and
removed to Kansas.
Ii had been the hope Of Springfield
that the scattered family would return
and make tins their permanent home.
but the sale Of the homestead dem
onstrates that their household hoods
are set up in other places. DR.. Jesse
K is the leading physician ia Boise
City. the capital Of Idaho. He mar
ried Miss Curtis Of Idaho, whose IA
Their is one Of the oldest residents Of
that new country and one Of its most
substantial citizens. The Doctor is
infatuated with Idaho and Boise, and
is more likely through his enthusiasm
to cause large immigration from
Springfield to Idaho than to return
himself to this city.
Fred, as everybody hereabouts calls
him, has had a wonderful career. Ii
reads like romance He has been
the veritable "Moses" Of Idaho. His
steady and intelligent fight against
Mormonism gave him a National rep
utation and broke down the power Of
this pernicious institution in the new
state. When the movement to parcel
Idaho out to neigbboring states seem
ed certain to succeed, as it was push
ed with yigor by ayaricious neighbors
without and ambitious citizens within
Idaho, Fred threw himself into the
fight with vigor and preserved his
territory intact In this he was great
Is aided by his old friends and neigh
bors, Senator Cullom and William VI.
Springer Of this city. He organized
and led the fight for statehood to a
successful issue After he had been
in Idaho two years President Arthur
appointed him United States Marshal
which position he filed with signal
success for four years. For the four
years following lie represented Idaho
Territory in Congress and last Decem-
Der was elected as the first Senator for
the new State, for the full term Of six
years, commencing March 4 last. The
people of Springfield and Illinois watch
his career with just pride and salts
faction.
Lincoln Dubois, the oldest son, re-
manned here looking after the family
interests. The family retain thirty a.
ores of the homestead and "Linc" has
secured a place on North Fifth street
He will remain here and continue to
be in the future, as he has been in the
past, among the most respected, hon
ored influential of Springfeld's citizens
The family are all here now on
visit, and it is to be hoped that they
may frequently revisit their old home
and frlends.-springfeld Journal June
4th.