Bannock-Lincoln County ID Archives Biographies.....North, George 
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Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1920)

GEORGE NORTH was for many years a most prominent, valued and honored resident of
Pocatello. It was he who erected the first brick building in Pocatello, the
location being on West Center street, and for a long period he conducted a
clothing business, which since his demise has been carried on by his sons. His
business operations also extended to various other localities. In 1889 he opened
a clothing store at Shoshone, Idaho, where at that time the railroad roundhouse
was located. When the narrow gauge was built into Pocatello and the shops were
moved there Mr. North removed his stock to that city, opening his store on South
First avenue, where he remained for nearly three years. His next location was at
the corner of Main and Center streets and there he became associated with Dan
Church, another pioneer. They conducted the store at that place for about three
years and in the meantime Mr. North became interested in the sheep business with
Messrs. Valentine and Douglas. Finally, however, he sold his interests in sheep
and also his store and erected what was probably the first building on Main
street, again opening a clothing store which he carried on at that point until
1915, when he built the present home of the House of North on the site of his
former residence. His business judgment was manifest in each move that he made,
for his trade steadily increased, and wherever he located, other buildings
immediately sprang up around him. He had the pioneer instinct that caused him
continually to seek out new localities. He was a most enterprising and
progressive business man whose sound judgment was manifest in the careful and
successful conduct of his interests. He left a large amount of property,
including the Carlyle Hotel, which was thus named for the son who conducts it.
He was also the owner of the Gordon Apartments, named for his other son, this
being one of the most modern buildings of the city.

   Mr. North was united in marriage to Peronne Hall Church, a native of Mankato,
Minnesota. Her father, Joseph A. Church, was born in the state of New York and
became one of the early pioneer residents of Minnesota but afterward removed to
the Pacific northwest and passed away in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1916. In early
manhood he wedded Minerva Johnson, a native of Kentucky, who has also departed
this life and who was descended from a long line of Kentucky ancestors. The
great-great-grandfather of Mrs. North in the paternal line was a first
lieutenant in the Revolutionary war and thereby she is eligible to membership
with the Daughters of the American Revolution, with which organization she is
now identified. Before removing to Idaho her father was engaged in merchandising
at Evanston, Wyoming. The two brothers of Mrs. North are: D. W. Church, the
former president of the Bannock Bank of Pocatello and now commissioner of
insurance of the state; and H. J. Church, who is employed in the shops of the
Oregon Short Line at Pocatello. To Mr. and Mrs. North were born but the two
sons, Carlyle and Gordon, who are already mentioned and who conduct the business
left by their father. Mrs. North also possesses splendid business ability and
established and owns a controlling interest in the Oriole Candy Company of
Pocatello. She is devoted to the welfare of her home and sons and her chief
interest centers at her own fireside. However, she is a recognized leader in the
social circles of the city and is a prominent member of the Study Club and the
Civic Club and served as a member of the canteen committee during the World war.
Her splendid qualities make for social leadership, for she possesses executive
ability, kindliness and that ready tact which enables her to understand and
adapt herself to any circumstances, combined with a musical talent that insures
her a welcome wherever she goes.

   Death entered the North household in 1918, when the husband and father was
called to his final rest. He had a very wide acquaintance throughout the state
and was honored and respected by all who knew him. Whatever Mr. North undertook
he carried forward to successful completion, for he recognized that when one
avenue of opportunity seemed closed, he could carve out other paths whereby to
reach the desired goal. Moreover, his life measured up at all times to the
highest standards of integrity and honor in business, and on the occasion of his
death, every mark of respect possible was shown to him, including the closing of
all the stores in Pocatello during the hour of the funeral services. Arriving in
Pocatello in 1888, there was perhaps no man who did as much for the upbuilding
and development of the town. He stood at all times for progress in public
affairs and his cooperation could always be secured in behalf of any plan or
project that looked to the improvement of the city, and on many occasions he was
the prime mover and factor in advancing interests of public worth.


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1920


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