From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

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

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Jan. 16, 1972 – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Lonnie Piehl, SHS sophomore, scored high last year with a 376-inch total on the rack of the bull elk he shot during the past hunting season. Piehl shot the biggest elk in Bonner County last year and also made Boone and Crockett, the nationwide list of trophy sized game.

Mr. Leroy Anderson’s Commercial Art class is working on poster designs which will advertise Sandpoint as a winter vacation area.

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COUNCIL VOTES DOWN SEWER RATE HIKE

By a 3-2 vote, the Sandpoint City Council Monday night defeated a motion which would have boosted residential sewerage charges from $1.75 to $3.75 per month. The $2 monthly increase was proposed by Councilman Vallieres in connection with an analysis of the city sewerage system by an engineering firm. Vallieres and Councilman Robert Kalb voted for the proposed rate increase. Councilmen Lester Brown, George Harper and Councilwoman Edna Spealman voted against it. Councilman Ronald May was absent.

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COUPLE PLAN SUMMER WEDDING

Summer wedding plans are being made by Miss Jacque Reader and Steve Johnson whose engagement was announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reader of Careywood. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Johnson, Rocky Point, Sandpoint. Miss Reader is a senior at Sandpoint High. Johnson, a 1969 SHS graduate, is a junior at the U of I.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Jan. 16, 1922 – CITY BREVITIES

New spring curtainettes just arrived at Hartmans.

The Jones and Cash poolroom on First avenue in the Walker building closed the first of the week when the proprietors disposed of their stock and fixtures and locked up.

S.J. Hyatt came down from Cabinet yesterday, bringing samples of excellent galena ore from the “Scotchman” mine, seven miles from Cabinet. The property is being developed by local men. The ore body is as much as 40 feet wide in places, all medium low grade galena and a fine milling ore.

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NEWS FROM CABINET

County Superintendent Jessie H. Tuck says our new school building is the finest rural school building in Bonner county. That sounds pretty well for Cabinet.

George Fields is clearing up and hauling all the left over lumber from the schoolhouse for Jack McGraw.

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SIMS BUYS LAKESIDE CORNER

The corner property at First avenue and Main street, heretofore occupied by the Lakeside Land company, was transferred to the ownership of E.W. Sims on Tuesday. This corner, one of the best locations in the heart of the business district, has a 42-foot front on First avenue and a 30-foot front on Main street, the lot covered by a one-story frame building. When the building is made ready for occupancy, the Central pharmacy will move in and the building occupied at present will be offered for rent by Mr. Sims.

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