Looking back: Dead body found and helium-filled balloon goes from Salt Lake City to Soda Springs

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking backmost astatine what life was for illustration during nan week of July 22 to July 28 successful eastbound Idaho history.

1900-1925

POCATELLO — A dormant assemblage was recovered astir 4 miles northwest of Pocatello, The Bingham County News reported connected July 24, 1913.

“After 9 days of unremitting search, covering a territory from McCammon connected nan southbound and eastbound to Blackfoot connected nan north, and American Falls connected nan west, nan dormant assemblage of Charles D. Chandler, nan Short Line instrumentality shop foreman who dropped from show … was discovered,” nan insubstantial stated.

Chandler vanished during nan greeting of July 13, 1913. His assemblage was recovered by erstwhile sheriff D.T. Quigley, who was acting arsenic a “special serviceman for nan city.” It was “at nan ft of a rocky cliff, half a mile westbound and a small southbound of nan Short Line h2o reservoir.”

“The assemblage was successful an precocious authorities of decomposition and it was intolerable to show whether it bore immoderate marks of violence,” nan article reads.

It continued, “From nan position of nan assemblage erstwhile recovered it is believed Chandler fell from a cliff while anemic from hunger and exposure, and suffered specified achy hurts that he laic still until decease came,” nan section insubstantial wrote.

Dr. Steely, region coroner, believed nan dormant assemblage had laid successful nan aforesaid position for astatine slightest six days.

1926-1950

BURLEY — A six-year-old Burley woman died from an insect bite, The Burley Herald reported connected July 23, 1929.

Shirley Jean Meyer died astatine her home. The section insubstantial said it was owed to “poison pursuing an insect bite, presumably a spider.”

The woman was calved connected Oct. 11, 1923. She near down her parents and “a number” of brothers and sisters.

1951-1975

RIGBY — Two visitors played a domiciled successful nan apprehension of a man accused of robbing a sporting bully store, nan Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected July 22, 1965.

A female and her begetter were parked and dormant successful nan rental campy area astatine nan Northway Sport Center connected North Yellowstone successful Idaho Falls. They woke up astir 3 a.m. Wednesday aft proceeding a sound astatine nan shop and “observed a burglary underway.”

They called nan Idaho State Police, who successful turn, notified nan Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Idaho Falls and Rigby Police, arsenic good arsenic ISP, assisted nan sheriff’s section successful nan hunt for nan suspect.

A ample magnitude of firearms — nan nonstop number was chartless — had been taken from nan store. Eleven rifles and 1 pistol were yet recovered from a hiding spot adjacent Ucon.

At 4:30 a.m., nan suspect, Dave Currington, 51, of Rigby, was apprehended. At 6:55 a.m., he was booked into nan Bonneville County Jail connected a complaint of burglary.

“The fantabulous assistance fixed by different rule enforcement departments successful this lawsuit is profoundly appreciated,” Sheriff Hopkins said. “However, a typical acknowledgment is to beryllium fixed to Mrs. Kelley and her father.”

He added, “This is successful opposition pinch nan often heard communicative of group who do not want to go involved. Without this benignant of thief we cannot efficaciously constabulary crime.”

Hopkins said Currington is nan aforesaid man who was changeable successful nan limb by a Rigby constabulary serviceman while fleeing from a burglary location 2 years ago.

1976-2000

SODA SPRINGS — A helium-filled balloon flew from Salt Lake City and was recovered adjacent Soda Springs, nan Caribou County Sun reported connected July 28, 1977.

On May 6, 1977, Hansen Planetarium unit — Pat Wiggins and Wilf Sommerkorn — successful Salt Lake, were testing balloons to beryllium fixed distant free to children attending nan Children’s Festival nan pursuing day.

“As an research pinch these helium-filled balloons, they coupled 2 of them together, attached a connection and released nan balloons, which drifted slow northbound,” nan insubstantial said.

Wiggins and Sommerkorn received a missive from 12-year-old John Reed Findlay, of Soda Springs, reporting he recovered nan statement while moving connected his grandfather’s workplace 10 miles northbound of Soda Springs connected June 14, 1977.

“He has received a impermanent walk to sojourn nan Hansen Planetarium from Mr. Wiggins and Mr. Sommerkorn,” nan article mentioned.