From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID. 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Aug. 28, 1966 – ALBERTA BOY LOST

When Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schnarr, Fort McCloud, Alberta, stopped at the J.C. Penney store in Sandpoint Thursday, their son, age seven, wandered out into the street.

His parents spent the next four hours in frantic search for him but they need not have worried. Kendall had gone back to the Chalet Motel, 2½ miles from the store.

The young Albertan had never been to Sandpoint before but he knew where he was going. Children are smarter than they are often given credit for and the children had taken over.

The Schnarrs finally contacted the police department and the search was on. The local radio station reported on it every 20 minutes.

Listening was Jamie Fallat, 10, who lives at the Chalet. She had seen Kendall playing in the yard and she called the police to tell them the boy was there.

While walking north along the highway, he took the proper left turn at the underpass. He was met by David Hagen, 13, of North Battleford, Sask., who is here visiting his sister. David asked the younger boy where he was going and he said he was going to the motel with the swimming pool. David said, “I’ll give you a ride on my bike,” and the missing boy was home.

The Schnarrs spoke of the police in glowing terms after their help in hunting for their son.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Aug. 28, 1916 – AT THE MOVIES

Douglas Fairbanks in “The Habit of Happiness” tonight and tomorrow at the Gem theatre. The man and the title are surely sufficient to draw every lover of clean and clever fun to the house for these two nights, especially as there are other famous film players in the cast.

Charlie Chaplin in “The Fireman” on Tuesday only. Said to be Chaplin’s finest production, this is a scream from one end to the other.

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HERE AND AROUND ABOUT

Harry Nesbitt, who has a contract on the Priest River bridge, was in the city the first of the week looking for laborers. Nesbitt states that if he can obtain help enough he can complete his work on the bridge inside of two months.

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ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

A complaint was filed that many dog owners have not paid the dog tax, and at the city council meeting, Chief Traue was notified of this fact. The chief was also requested to tell the paving company to take a certain team off the roads as the animals are not in fit condition to work.

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NEWS FROM CLARKSFORK

Frank H. Winter, a representative of the Anti-Saloon league of Idaho, will deliver an address at the Jewel theatre Friday evening, Sept. 1.

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