Bonner County History - Jan. 20, 2022

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. 20, 1972 – TRUCK SPEED SIGNS INSTALLED

Signs warning truckers of the city’s 15-mile-per-hour speed limit were installed where major highways enter Sandpoint to warn and control incoming truck traffic. The truck speed limit resulted from a recommendation of the city traffic safety commission under the chairmanship of Councilman Lester R. Brown.

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TORCH CLUB LIGHT-A-LIGHT DEVICES SOLD

The Sandpoint Torch Club’s Saturday day-long effort to help local residents fight crime was pronounced successful. In the Light-a-Light for a Safer Night event Saturday, Club members sold over 100 light control units to residents interested in protecting their homes from prowlers. The units automatically turn on lights when the occupants are away from home. The Torch Club is a teenage organization dedicated to aiding the physically and mentally handicapped. Many of its local members are Sandpoint Senior High students.

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KANIKSU REALTY IN NEW OFFICE

Kaniksu Realty will have a grand opening of its new offices at 107½ N. First Ave. on Friday. The firm is owned by Erval and Lola Rainey and operated by Mrs. Rainey. Rainey has a real estate license but his position with Northern Lights, Inc. keeps him busy enough he does not actively sell for the family firm. The sales staff of Kaniksu Realty includes Mrs. Rainey, Laura Marques, Charles Kramer, Phyllis Tibbetts, Jean Martin and Jack and June Young. Bev Wiley serves the firm in the Hope-Clark Fork area.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Jan. 20, 1922 – SELLE-BRONX NEWS

Sleighing is fine and everybody is busy hauling wood and putting up ice.

Daniel Dunnigan, who is staying in Sandpoint and attending school, was home over Sunday.

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NEWS FROM CLARKSFORK

John Derr has almost completed his contract to replace the logs, poles, and posts that were scattered all over town by the flood.

Jack Nelson and family, who had tamed a fawn until it became a very interesting family pet, are mourning its loss by death, the animal apparently not thriving in captivity. It was trained to walk into the kitchen and dining room and help itself to dainties on the table. A pet bear, owned by another family in town, is thriving.

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TWO BARRELS OF MASH TAKEN

Mrs. Courtway-McRea was arrested last night at her home at the mouth of Little Lightning creek on Pack river, related to the raid of her place and discovery of two barrels of mash, a still, and moonshine whiskey.

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SOCIAL EVENTS

Mr. and Mrs. R. Coons entertained last week at a series of dinner parties, their guests including over 70 of their friends. The first dinner was given Tuesday, the second Thursday and the final dinner Saturday. All the dinners opened at six-thirty o’clock and the same floral decorations were used throughout the parties.

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