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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
June 30, 1966 – HERNDON SPEAKS
Bonner County Democratic Women’s club met Monday evening with Charles Herndon, Democratic candidate for governor, as a guest speaker.
“In my opinion,” Herndon said, “getting out the vote is the election, for if we succeed in picking a non-controversial standard bearer with few political scars and one who has not fallen into the sales tax trap, we will win in November.”
Other speakers were State Rep. Merle Parsley, Bob Doolittle and Glenn E. Bandelin.
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HUCKLEBERRY CROP PREDICTED
Clarence Stillwell, timber management assistant in the office of the Kaniksu National Forest, says he has had a chance to observe the progress of the huckleberry crop in several places on the forest this past week. In his opinion there will be a crop this year. The crop will be spotty but those who look for them will be able to find them.
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MRS. HOOK LAUDED
Mrs. Wayne Hook, now past president of the Department of Idaho, Veteran of Foreign Wars auxiliary, was congratulated at the recent Coeur d’Alene convention by Mrs. Mary Cottone, Olean, New York, national representative, for a most outstanding year.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
June 30, 1916 — LT. STEWART TO BOISE
On Monday evening Second Lieutenant Donald Stewart left Sandpoint for Boise, thus bringing the war still nearer in the sense that Lt. Stewart was left here as recruiting officer and was expected to be on the job up to the last moment. He took with him seven new recruits for Company A.
Lt. Stewart obeyed orders to leave at once for Boise only after taking to wife Miss Dorothy Schoolcraft, a well known school teacher. Lt. Stewart had to leave at six Monday evening, and less than an hour before train departure Judge Wood was called upon to officiate and make one more couple happy. Auditor McCrea, Deputy Clerk Webster, and R. Stebbins were the only ones present, but their good wishes were echoes of those of the whole community.
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WARRIORS WILL BE PAID
The manager of the Northern Idaho and Montana power company here has been notified that all the firm’s employees who take up military duty for service in Mexico will be paid full salary in their absence and given their jobs on their return.
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CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
A man locally known as “Bo” was arrested this morning at Kootenai for having in his possession several quarts of the forbidden “fruit.” A neat telescope grip was loaded to capacity, and another couple of bottles were located in the man’s pockets.
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