Bonner County History - Feb. 19, 2022

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Feb. 19, 1973 – DEPUTY SWORN IN

Andrew Anderson was sworn in Feb. 9 as a Bonner County sheriff’s deputy. Sheriff Robert Wilcox said Anderson was formerly employed by the Placer County sheriff’s department, Calif., where he served for five years before moving to Idaho.

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TORCH VISITS BOISE

Members of Sandpoint TORCH, Teenage Organization for Retarded Children, recently met with Gov. Andrus and State Sen. James Stoicheff while in Boise for a convention. On the trip were members Bud McConnaughey, Lorraine Roberts, Paige Carter, Priscilla Faux, Linda Murray, Ninamae McGuire, Linda Carroll, Kathy Spring, Sandy Lund, Kim Keaton, Sue Cove, Wanda Jones, Vickie Perry, Bruce Walson, Pam Kohal, Sue Tibbetts, Jackie Smith and Pam Potter, advisor Mrs. Jack Murray, and chaperones Mrs. Sandy Cove and Jack Murray.

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VOTE TO SELL EXPERIMENTAL FARM SITE

By a four to one vote, the Sandpoint City Council voted to sell a 14-acre land parcel at the former experiment station on N. Boyer Ave. Several firms and individuals have expressed interest in acquiring the site, either by lease or purchase. The decision to sell was made after Councilman J.C. Benoit pointed out that the city has no one qualified to operate an industrial park at the site, as had been proposed. Councilman Ron May voted against the sale, saying he feels the city should retain the land.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Feb. 19, 1923 – HIT AT KU KLUX KLAN

A bill aimed directly at the tenets of the Ku Klux Klan was introduced in the state senate, prohibiting membership in any organization that appears in public or private with faces covered. Detectives can join these secret groups for the purpose of obtaining evidence against them, without violating the law, providing they divulge such evidence when needed.

Violation of the act would be punishable by a fine of from $50 to $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail of from 30 days to six months.

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LUMBER WORKERS GET RAISE

The executive boards of districts 9 and 10 of the Four Ls, governing Four L operations in the Inland Empire, met Saturday in Spokane and increased the going wage for common labor from 42½ cents per hour to 47½ cents, a raise from $3.40 to $3.80 per day. The increase, the first wage adjustment since June, 1922, was effective February 16.

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WATERFRONT EXPLODES

Due to frozen water pipes, the waterfront in the kitchen range at the W.R. Nelson home, 607 Cedar, exploded last Monday, blowing out the kitchen windows and upsetting much of the kitchen furniture. Mr. Nelson started the fire in the range and went to another room, not knowing the water pipes were frozen, when the explosion occurred. The noise was heard for some distance from the home.

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