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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Schools
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. The first high school was held in what is now Middle District grade school. Then it was moved to Beaumont Grade School, until the present high school building was built in 1939. The Beaumont Grade School was built in 1911. Previous to this time there was no school in New Meadows. Middle District was next, and for a while it was high school, grade school and all. It is the oldest school still in use in the valley. New Meadows, Idaho.
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Electricity
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Electricity was first brought into this valley by Mr. Chism and Ed Goodman, near the Keska home, in the year 1909. Ross Krigbaum, Thomas Hendrick and John McCully bought the plant from Mr. Chism in 1911. They built the new plant above the Krigbaum home in 1911. The rates were quite high, but everyone in New Meadows and Old Meadows had electricity. The plant was not large enough to produce power for the ranches farther away. New Me...
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Clubs & Organizations
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Clubs & Organizations. On January 7, 1914 the Cattlemen’s Association of Meadows Valley was organized. Officers of the first year were President, John McMahan; First Vice Pres ident, Edward Osborn, and John A. Wilson was Secretary. The first meeting was held at John McMahan’s residence, but changed to holding the meetings at the Forest Station in 1945. This organization has rubbed poison weeds from range territory, built trails, b...
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Business District of New Meadows
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Business District of New Meadows. Taken from the Meadows Eagle – December 28, 1911:. Business District of New Meadows. The beautiful valley with its 30,000 acres of plow land, the millions of feet of tributary timber, the rich mineral resources made tributary by the P. & I. N. extension through Long Valley in the near future, are for the great development this town and entire surrounding territory. Meyer & Metz [or Hetz? The Coeur...
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Cattle Industry
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. The Cattle Industry of Meadows Valley is the leading industry. Almost everybody who lives in the valley and owns any land owns some cattle, even if it is just a few milk cows. Then there are the bigger ranches that raise cattle to sell for beef in the fall of the year. The cattle raised in the valley at present are just the opposite type of their predecessors. One Response to “Cattle Industry”. Said this on June 24th, 2012 10:14 am.
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Map of Old Townsite
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Map of Old Townsite. This map was drawn by Hilda Balbach in 1945. Mail (will not be published) (required). Provided by Bessie Baker's Meadows Valley High School English Class in 1945, reprinted by the Pep Club in 1967. Made available online by Dale Fisk. Description of the Valley. Map of Old Townsite. Business District of New Meadows. Social Life of Old Timers. Coming of the Railroad. Letter from George S. Mitchell. Artisan Bread ...
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Zane was a Dude to Uncle Edward
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Zane was a Dude to Uncle Edward. Editor’s note: In May of this year (1967) this article appeared in a Salem,. Oregon newspaper. It was written by James Flanigan, formerly of Emmett, who is now working for the Capital Journal newspaper in Salem.). Uncle Edward was the most unforgettable character I have ever known. Actually he was in the winter of his life when I met him, so all the tales about him are by hearsay. Throughout that m...
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Meadows Valley, Idaho | Social Life of Old Timers
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Meadows Valley, Idaho. New Meadows, Old Meadows, My Meadows, Your Meadows. Social Life of Old Timers. There was a Literary Society which also helped entertain everyone. At these parties they sang, had readings read, debated various subjects. They took their basket lunches and ate after they were too tired to play any more games. Everyone, young and old, went to this Society. Horse racing and baseball games were enjoyed for a week at a time. People from Grangeville, Riggins, and other places came for ...
