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| June 21, 2018 1:00 AM

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

June 21, 1968 — BURGLARS HIT M-J

M-J Market, North Fifth Ave., was burglarized Sunday night or early Monday, according to John Bradetich, who discovered the entry when the store opened Monday.

The store lost an undetermined amount of change from the till, estimated at least $100. Also missing are seven wrist watches. The store was apparently entered through a ventilator above the coolers. An investigation is continuing.

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AIRPORT BIDS REJECTED

On Monday, the Bonner County Commissioners, the Sandpoint City Council and the airport committee met to look over bids for operation of the airport under contract. Three bids for the franchise were received, two from Sandpoint Air Service (Don Kramer) and one from Commute Air. All three bids were rejected.

Following Monday’s meeting the city scheduled a special council meeting for Tuesday afternoon. At that meeting, Councilmen adopted a resolution which designates the commissioners as the operating authority for the city’s interest in the city-county owned airport.

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SHELL SHELLED

Ed Eitzman reported to police that a rock had been thrown through the window of the Shell Oil building Monday night.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

June 21, 1918 — LAWN WATER RENTALS

Under the ruling made by the city council all water users using water for lawns will be charged a fee of $1 per 50-foot frontage, and in proportion for a greater frontage, with $1 as the minimum season charge. This rate reduction is made for the purpose of promoting better lawns in the city.

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CITY BREVITIES

Announcements have been received of the June 3 Seattle wedding of Vivian Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Allen, to Harry Francis Hupp, a former resident of Kendrick. The bride is a graduate of the Sandpoint high school and of the state university and has many friends here.

John C. Page, son of Dr. and Mrs. J.B. Page, who graduated this month from the North Pacific Dental college at Portland, has successfully passed the examination of the Idaho and Washington state dental boards and will be in practice with his father here until called to the colors as a member of the medical reserve.

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I.W.W. ORGANIZER NOT WANTED

An effort was made Wednesday by a Spokane organizer to hold an I.W.W. meeting at Priest River. He hired and paid for a hall, but when the citizens of the town heard of it, a group of them waited on the wobbly and told him he had fifteen minutes to get out of town, and that five minutes of the fifteen had already elapsed. He went.

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