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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

Oct. 18, 1966 — BALLOTS DELAYED

Due to failure on the part of responsible state officials to promptly clear up problems that developed as a result of the filing of independent candidates Phillip Jungert and Perry Swisher for governor, in addition to the regular party candidates, it has been necessary to completely revise the official ballot.

This has caused a delay in absentee balloting. Doris L. Kenney, county auditor, said the corrected ballots will be available Monday for balloting.

She said anyone leaving the area before that time can stop in at the office and leave a forwarding address and a ballot will be mailed out as soon as possible.

More than half of the counties in the state are having to reprint the ballots because of lack of adequate information from the office of Secretary of State and delayed legal rulings from the Attorney General’s office.

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HE ADMITTED IT

Charles W. Williams, 61, general delivery, Spokane stopped patrolman Bob Wilcox on the highway claiming to be a transient and said that he had stolen the 1951 Chevrolet which he was driving at the time. Williams is confined to the city jail and car has been impounded.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Oct. 18, 1916 — WILL SUE COUNTY

At the regular city council meeting last night the amount of money due the city from Bonner county was thoroughly discussed. It has been discussed at nearly every meeting for some years, but until last night nothing of record had been done.

Idaho law gives incorporated towns 25 per cent of all general road and bridge levies as applied to taxable property within the limits of any city, and Sandpoint has never been paid from taxes the county has collected, extending back to 1907. According to city treasurer A.K. Bowden, Bonner county owes the city of Sandpoint $6,186.29.

Former City Attorney A.H. Conner said he would undertake to collect this amount from the county for a fee of $150. On motion Mr. Conner’s proposition was accepted, and suit against the county will be instituted at once.

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FARMERS DISPLAY FINE PRODUCTS

Dover local No. 86 of the farmers union held their first fair last Saturday at the commercial club rooms and it was a splendid exhibition of what can be produced from Bonner county soil.

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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS

O.M. Jennestad of the H.L. and Co. was in Spokane two day this week. He says merchants there say business is the best in years.

For woodsawing call George Bentler, 724 Forest avenue, Phone 413J.

For more information, visit the museum online at www.bonnercountyhistory.org.