From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Aug. 17, 1967 — DUFORT BRIEF

John Phillips has been fighting fire for 27 days straight and sure wishes it would rain so he could rest a day or two.

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KINDERGARTEN SOLD

Mrs. E.L. Eskridge has announced a transaction that took place earlier this summer when she sold the name and all the supplies and equipment of the Tom Thumb kindergarten to Mrs. Emil F. Freudenthal. Formerly held in the Sunday school rooms of the First Presbyterian Church, the kindergarten will be conducted from now on at the Freudenthal home at 701 Sixth Avenue.

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WATER USERS TAXING SUPPLY

Water use in Sandpoint came to 170 million gallons in the last 31 days, Public Works Superintendent Floyd Perks told members of the city council Monday night. “We are approaching a crisis now and the city residents may well be looking at restrictions unless the area gets rain,” Perks continued. “We are using all the water out of Sand creek, none is going over the dam, and all the lake-pumps are going.” Perks said it is likely that overnight sprinkling could be banned and there is the possibility of dividing the city into zones for alternate sprinkling days.

Mayor Floyd Gray commented it perhaps would be well for everyone to start praying for rain.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Aug. 17, 1917 — CITY BREVITIES

Miss Ida Brundage, city librarian, is taking a vacation from her labors this week, and the library is being cared for by Mrs. E.D. Farmin and Mrs. F.M. Molyneux. This is the first respite Miss Brundage has had from her work in four years.

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BROOK TROUT PLANTING BEGINS

Chief Deputy Game Warden W.H. Thorp arrived from Boise to take charge of the shipments of the eastern trout from the state fish hatchery. There are something like a million and a half of these young trout at the hatchery and all are to be shipped out this season. It is expected to take Mr. Thorp at least two weeks to distribute the entire output of the hatchery.

In making up the consignments, Sandpoint has not been forgotten. In fact creeks in this vicinity are to be populated with the choicest of the hatchery. 50,000 yearling Cascade trout have been reserved for Sandpoint and will be delivered around to the various creeks voluntarily by auto owners interested in angling. It is not wholly out of partiality for Sandpoint that the yearlings are to be distributed here, but when minnows have reached that age it is practically impossible to transport them any great distance successfully.

As some changes and improvements are contemplated at the hatchery, it will be necessary at this time to ship out all stock so that the water can be shut off. Premium books for the Sept. 26 Sagle fair are now out. Prizes this year are better than ever.

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