IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Dec. 8 to Dec. 14 in east Idaho history.

1900-1925

BLACKFOOT — A little girl accidentally shot and killed her brother, The Bingham County News reported on Dec. 14, 1916.

The accident happened in Springfield, which is in Bingham County, and involved the Isaacs family. Mrs. Isaac needed to use a gun at her home — it’s not clear what for — but afterward, she laid it down on a dresser or a table.

Mrs. Isaac’s daughter saw the gun and grabbed it. It’s not clear how old she was but she began pointing it at her brother as she did with the toy pistol they had. She then pulled the trigger, and a bullet tore through one of her brother’s arms and entered his intestines.

The father immediately rushed his son

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