Looking back: Hay fork pierces through rancher’s lung and man attempts to drive 175 hours without sleep

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking backmost astatine what life was for illustration during nan week of Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 successful eastbound Idaho history.

1900-1925

BLACKFOOT– A section well-known rancher was earnestly injured aft a hay fork went done his near lung, The Bingham County News reported connected Sept. 7, 1911.

Gus Powell was hauling his past load of hay for nan time erstwhile nan mishap happened.

“He became overbalanced and fell from nan load,” nan insubstantial explained. “(At that time) a hay fork passed done his near lung.”

The article continued, “For a time, small dream of his betterment was entertained but astatine nan coming time, he is improving and will recover.”

1926-1950

POCATELLO– A man, who held nan world’s grounds for agelong region driving of a car without sleep, started connected a record-breaking travel from Pocatello, nan Idaho State Journal wrote connected Sept. 8, 1927.

Elmer Steel, besides called “the man of steel,” was trying to thrust for 175 hours without slumber aliases rest.

“He drove to Twin falls and past returned to Pocatello Tuesday night. On Wednesday, he drove to Idaho Falls and points north, returning to Pocatello Thursday,” nan insubstantial said. “From Pocatello, he will thrust eastbound and south, successful each directions, endeavoring to bent up a caller mileage grounds and besides break his erstwhile grounds of 172 hours without sleep.”

Steel was “handcuffed to nan steering instrumentality of nan car by nan main of constabulary of Pocatello.” A trained caregiver accompanies him connected nan travel (switching retired each 8 hours). He besides has an exam by a expert each 24 hours.

Steel planned to decorativeness his travel by returning to Rigby.

1951-1975

RIGBY — A character stopped a speeding car driven by a 19-year-old, The Rigby Star reported connected Sept. 2, 1954.

Glendon Wilson, of Rigby, grounded to extremity astatine nan intersection of Annis Road, northbound of Rigby, and nan east-west road from Lorenzo to Menan, astatine 9:20 p.m. connected Friday.

“The car crossed nan east-west road and went into nan driveway of nan Hy Campbell farm, narrowly missing nan residence and collapsed into a tree,” nan article states.

Wilson was somewhat injured but was not hospitalized. The car was “demolished.”

1976-2000

POCATLELLO — A Nevada female was arrested successful Pocatello connected a complaint of indecent exposure, nan Idaho State Journal reported connected Sept. 7, 1977.

Maxine Virne, 32, was accused of moving adjacent Gould and Main astir 4:45 p.m., “wearing thing but ankle socks and bluish tennis shoes.”

She plead blameworthy to nan misdemeanor complaint and was fixed a three-day suspended jailhouse condemnation and fined $7.50 successful tribunal costs.