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The Lobauer-Estep Murder at Big Creek, Idaho

By Madi Thurston, University of Idaho
Before the paths of Walter Estep and Frank Lobauer fatally crossed, they were neighbors who mined on Ramey Ridge in Big Creek. Previously a forest ranger, Estep, born in 1893, moved to Acorn Creek Ranch on Ramey Ridge in 1930. Born in 1884, Lobauer…

Butch Cassidy at Montpelier

By Michael Ross, Brigham Young University
On August 13, 1896 Butch Cassidy robbed the Montpelier bank of gold, silver, and currency worth between $5,000-$15,000. Montpelier, Idaho, had the number one chartered bank in the state at the time. Cassidy rode into town with two accomplices, Elza…

Bootlegging, Immigrants, and Crime in Prohibition-Era Fort Collins

By Caroline Cutshall, Alan Linenburger, Devan Walsh, and Matt Witczak, Colorado State University
As a result of city-wide prohibition starting in 1896, crime rates in Fort Collins increased. Skirmishes between law enforcement and drunken residents were a common sight, and cases of illegal intoxication often resulted in incarceration into the…
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