Bonner County History - Dec. 17, 2020

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

Dec. 17, 1970 – ARNDTS WED IN MOSCOW

A double-ring wedding service for Barbara A. Everts of Mountain Home and Edward W. Arndt Jr., Moscow, was held Oct. 23 in St. Augustine’s Student Center in Moscow. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Everts Jr., Boise, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Arndt Sr., Sandpoint. Mr. and Mrs. Arndt are residing in Moscow where both are working on their master’s degree at the University of Idaho. Both have taught in Mountain Home.

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LIBRARY HIT BY INCENDIARY FIRE DAMAGE

The Sandpoint Library was hit Tuesday by an early morning fire of a set nature which will result in $4,000 or more damage. Fire Chief Art Chubb said the blaze was definitely arson, as someone apparently stuffed combustible material through the book return slot and ignited it. The blaze was discovered by a paper boy at 5:00 a.m. Only a few minutes were needed to extinguish the blaze but smoke damaged the entire two-floor structure, leaving a dirty deposit on books, periodicals, reference materials and magazines, which must all be cleaned before the public can use them.

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LEONA CRABB HAS 600 SERIES

In Pin Queen Bowling League play, high net game went to Leona Crabb with 221, making a net series of 603, the first 600 series in league play this year. High gross series went to June Dull with 598.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 17, 1920 – MILL NEARS COMPLETION

John Bolin’s new sawmill on Grouse creek, six miles northeast of Sandpoint, will be in full operation the first week in January. Its capacity will be about 30,000 feet of rough lumber a day and it will employ about 17 men in full operation. Construction of the mill was preceded by the erection of a logging camp which will be operated in conjunction with the mill.

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DRINKING PLACES FLAYED BY MINISTER

“The greatest criminals of all are businessmen – many of them prominent – who maintain drinking places,” declared Rev. W. L. Livingston, toward the close of the good citizens’ meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. The meeting packed the church auditorium and annex with a crowd estimated at over 300. The gathering was addressed by a dozen of the most prominent men and women of Sandpoint and Bonner county, officials and representatives of civic organizations and the newspapers.

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CITY BREVITIES

Two babies were born this week at City hospital, a son Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. George Moore and a son (Archie) Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gollen, Sagle.

Loggers are much elated with the weather of the past week. The snow lies quite heavy in the hills and all the camps are running at full blast.

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