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Seven of the 12 former Coeur d’Alene mayors, under whom City Attorney William B. McFarland served, gather to honor him at his 1961 retirement. They are (from left): Jess Ray Simpson (mayor from 1931-33), L.L. Gardner (1950-55), O.W. Edmonds (1923-29 and 1941-45), McFarland, H.P. Glindeman (1919-21), P.A. Christianson (1955-61), Jack G. Adams (1947-50) and Axel M. Rosenlund (1945-47).

Seven of the 12 former Coeur d’Alene mayors, under whom City Attorney William B. McFarland served, gather to honor him at his 1961 retirement. They are (from left): Jess Ray Simpson (mayor from 1931-33), L.L. Gardner (1950-55), O.W. Edmonds (1923-29 and 1941-45), McFarland, H.P. Glindeman (1919-21), P.A. Christianson (1955-61), Jack G. Adams (1947-50) and Axel M. Rosenlund (1945-47).

May 17, 2026

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The No. 1 pioneer
May 17, 2026 1 a.m.

The No. 1 pioneer

'We just did our best for our families and prayed that it was good enough'

Margaret Groves was a pioneer bride and mother who didn’t fuss about Mother’s Day. As she approached her 85th birthday in 1956, she was philosophical about the event. “We never expected recognition,” she told the Coeur d’Alene Press. “We just did our best for our families and prayed that it was good enough.”