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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Feb. 21, 1969 — REPAIR DAMAGE

Spokane International workmen replaced broken piling and added sills Feb. 13 and 14 to make the SI trestle north of Sandpoint’s city limits useable by trains, after a loaded grain tanker missed the underpass opening, damaging six pilings and throwing track out of alignment.

Ed Simonson, SI road and bridge foreman, had a crew on the job quickly after SI engineers condemned the trestle until repairs were made.

Hopefully, the underpass will be taken out of use within the year. Reconstruction of the junction of U.S. 95 and S.H. 200 is expected to take place this year and will replace the old underpass.

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FIRST ODEN BARN SUCCUMBS TO SNOW

The oldest frame barn in the Oden community succumbed to the winter’s heavy snowfall, killing one animal and badly bruising seven head of cattle belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woodland.

The barn was built by Matt Schmitt in 1906 entirely of lumber and high enough to provide storage for hay. When Mr. Schmitt’s health failed the farm was sold and is now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Roos. The Woodland family has occupied the farm for three years.

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CHICKENS KILLED

Elmer Bucklin, 1115 Walnut, reported to police that a dog had killed some of his chickens.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Feb. 21, 1919 — CITY FIRE TEAM SOLD

E.W. Dreisbach, fire committee chairman, sold and delivered the fire department team to Patrick Duffy of Heron. The consideration was $300 and the sale included an old wagon belonging to the department. The city has had no use for the team since last year’s purchase of the fire truck, and the committee has since awaited a chance to sell it. The purchaser is a Montana rancher and his immediate need of the team was occasioned by the loss of his previous team by drowning in the Clarksfork river last week.

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TO TEST FISH PROCLAMATION

Deputy Game Warden James McBride arrested three men for fishing for whitefish in Bottle Bay without a $10 state license for commercial fishing. They claimed the right to fish under ex-Governor Alexander’s war proclamation allowing fishermen to seine and fish state waters without a commercial license. A recent state attorney general’s decision held that the measure is without effect now that the war is over.

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CITY BREVITIES

C.J. Shoemaker this morning received a message from his son, Second Lieutenant Curtis Shoemaker, announcing that he was “homeward bound” on the U.S.S. Manchuria.

Two new cases of flu were reported to the county health officer yesterday from the city.

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