The men had most likely eaten some beaver that fed on the poisonous roots of water hemlock trees that put a naturally occurring cicutoxin into the animals' flesh.

Native tribes avoided this outcome by altering food preparation methods to include boiling, which apparently deactivated the poison.

In addition to the LDS majority, some of the leading families in the community belonged to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

[9] Malad celebrated its Welsh heritage by holding an annual “eisteddfod”, patterned after the music and poetry contests held in Wales for over 900 years.

[10] In the summer of 1843 John C. Fremont and his party of 39 men passed the spot where Malad City now stands.

In 1856, at his request, Utahn members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints migrated to the region.

This party of 15 families led by Ezra Barnard traveled to the Malad Valley and established a community by the name of Fort Stuart.

On June 19, 1910, Malad experienced a flood when the earthen Deep Creek Dam, northeast of the city, broke.

A corporate jet carrying eight people including four Coca-Cola executives crashed on January 15, 1996, killing all on board.

[11] The large twin-engine turbo-prop was flying from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pocatello, Idaho for a Coca-Cola sales meeting.

The Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft crashed and burned at the base of a canyon 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Malad.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board in its published report, the cause of the accident was listed as ice on the wings.

The entire school district in Malad was closed for three days in an effort to keep students from spreading the ailment.

[citation needed] Malad City once had the oldest department store in the state of Idaho.

Evans Co-op opened in 1865 as part of a Latter-day Saint movement in which local production and purchasing was encouraged through cooperatives.

[14] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.66 square miles (4.30 km2), all of it land.

Malad City has a humid continental climate with warm summers (Köppen Dfb).

The most recent evaluation of the racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.77% any other race, and a mix of two or more 0.27%.

Site listed on the National Register of Historic Places include: Malad is served by the PK-12 Oneida County School District 351.