Bonner County History - Jan. 24, 2021

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

Jan. 24, 1971 – DOAKS’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Jim Doak are invited to an open house honoring their 25th wedding anniversary Jan. 31 from 2 to 5 o’clock in the Sandpoint United Methodist Church social hall.

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TWO-TABLE BRIDGE CLUB

The Two-Table Bridge club met at the home of Mrs. Donald Diehl for luncheon and an afternoon of bridge. Bridge honors were awarded Mrs. L.E. Pietsch, Mrs. Richard Curtis and Mrs. L.J. Davis. Guests were Mesdames E.H. Nettleton, Millard Evenson and M.P. McKinnon.

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GOOD MAN’S BOOT FOUND AFTER STORM

Things were hectic, to say the least, Friday morning after record snowfall but the man’s boot was something else. A News Bulletin reporter saw the boot, standing upright in the middle of Fourth Ave., next to the snow berm. It hadn’t been there long, as little snow had collected on it. He picked it up and noted it was almost warm, as if the owner had just jumped out of it. He saw it was size 10½D and was well-made. The boot was taken to the Sandpoint Post Office counter where employees installed it in a conspicuous place among other lost items turned in. It was still there this week. The reporter heard one of the postal workers remark that the collection was almost complete. All they needed now was for someone to bring in a woman’s girdle.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Jan. 24, 1921 – BURGLARS GET $100 LOOT

The Thomason Brothers’ hardware store at Second and Cedar (Note: in 2020, the site of Vanderford’s Books) was broken into early this morning and robbed of merchandise valued about $100. Ingress was gained through the front door where the heavy plate glass window was broken out with an iron brakeshoe key, evidently taken from one of the local railway yards.

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COMPLAINT AGAINST KIDS

A complaint has been made by the N.P. station staff against the use of the depot as a hangout for kids who congregate there daily between 5 and 11 p.m., when the office is closed and no one is on duty. Both boys and girls form this group and some damage has been done to equipment by kids with “mean” dispositions. The parents of some have been warned that unless these practices cease, police action will be taken.

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TANDY BUILDING BEING RAZED

The Tandy building on S. First street is being dismantled after the city council ordered its removal as a fire menace and public eyesore. The building was one of the first erected on First avenue, built in 1902 by former resident D.H. Tandy. It was at one time the home of the local fire department and had been used more or less until with recent years it became a weather-beaten relic of bygone days.

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