Bonner County History - Nov. 10, 2022
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611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Nov. 10, 1972 – BIRTHS
Oct. 30 – Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gibbs, Sandpoint, boy, 8 lbs. 3 oz.; Nov. 3 – Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berger, Sandpoint, girl, 8 lb. 9 oz.; Nov. 4 – Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kedish, Sandpoint, girl, 5 lb. 14¼ oz.
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COUNTY VOTING HITS ALL-TIME HIGH
Despite a heavy overcast and intermittent rain, Bonner County voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday. They joined most of the nation in giving President Nixon a landslide reelection victory, chose the GOP’s Rep. James McClure for the U.S. Senate and favored Republican Steven Symms for U.S. Representative from the First District. Clerk-Auditor Doris Kenney said those voting in Bonner County exceeded 7,600, an all-time general election record.
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IGA CELEBRATES 2nd ANNIVERSARY
Sandpoint IGA Foodliner at the Fifth Avenue Shopping Center is celebrating its 2nd anniversary in its new store. Two years ago, the store had its official grand opening after being out of business for nine months after a fire destroyed the previous building. Harold Marley, IGA manager, said special prizes will be given and free pop and cookies will be available Thursday - Saturday. Customers will have an chance to guess the weight of the Tower of Flour on display. IGA is on Fifth Avenue between Church and Oak on the store’s original site. The store has a large produce department, meat market, bakery, snack bar and clothing and shoe department as well as a full line of grocery items and beverages.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Nov. 10, 1922 – SHOT BY STRAY BULLET
As she was about to enter Bonner County National bank just before noon Saturday, Miss Agnes Cranston was shot through the neck from an unknown source. She was rushed to City hospital where doctors worked an hour and a half in locating and extracting the bullet. She is recovering at the hospital. The bullet entered her neck from the rear a little left of the spinal column and lodged in the front a trifle to the right of the throat, in its course passing between the jugular vein and the spinal column, but not touching either. By this narrow margin Miss Cranston escaped death. Who fired the shot is a mystery. The bullet was fired from a 22-rifle and there is a general belief it was the work of a boy, thoughtlessly shooting at the many doves infesting that vicinity. Further credence is given this belief by the fact that shortly after the shooting, a 10 or 12 year old boy was seen crossing First, gun in hand, headed toward the N.P. depot. At all events, the shooting is believed to have been purely accidental.
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MAIL BOXES BY DEC. 31 OR NO MAIL
By Dec. 31, at least, the heavily-laden mail carrier will not have to wait while Madam slips into her kimono of mornings. Madam will have a mail box outside, or a mail slot in her front door, or she may not get any mail. The date has been set by the Postoffice Department as the limit of the period granted to occupants of all dwellings to have produced a proper mail receptacle.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.