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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
Sept. 20, 1968 — DREDGING OPERATIONS
Dredging in Denton Slough by Beaver State Contractors continued this week, removing a three-foot layer of muck 100 feet wide to clear the way for a road base in the highway project between Hope and Clark Fork. A hydraulic cutter head suspended from the boom on the front of the rig sucked up the material and pushed it back through the pipe system, spewing it out at the end in the general direction of the shoreline.
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NO TAKERS FOR FARMIN
There just wasn’t a market for the old Farmin school grounds Tuesday, as the District No. 82 trustees reached the hour to open bids. The school building, over 60 years old, has been declared surplus as of next September and has been appraised at $175,000. It was advertised in financial centers throughout the west.
This led Ward Tifft and Frank Parsons to remark that the month of time given to bidders was not long enough. Trustees agreed to set up the sale for Nov. 12, which will permit those prospective buyers to make detailed surveys and inspection before offering a bid.
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TODAY’S THOUGHT
One of the hardships our pioneer ancestors escaped was the problem of disposing of today’s “disposable” containers.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Sept. 20, 1918 — LEAVES FOR FRANCE
Miss Lillian Hallgren, under orders to enter Red Cross work in France, left Thursday morning on the Northern Pacific for New York. A large crowd of friends was at the depot to say goodbye and wish her bon voyage. Several parties in Miss Hallgren’s honor had been held during the previous ten days.
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OLD CLOTHES WANTED
Look over your old clothes and see if you haven’t something you can clean up and give to the war-stricken people of France and Belgium. This Red Cross district - Bonner and Boundary counties - has received a request from the Red Cross headquarters for two tons of old clothes and the local chapter requests that all the people take notice and prepare to do their part. Four thousand pounds is considerable clothing. Plain and substantial materials are desired.
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COUNTY NEWS
The Gamlin Lake Red Cross auxiliary met at Paul Martin’s Monday to work on dark brown serge dresses for little refugees in France and Belgium. Not to question the taste of the buyer at all, but isn’t dark brown rather somber and depressing for children already over burdened with sorrow and poverty? Maybe they are planning to give each one Old Glory hair ribbons.
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