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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID. 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Dec. 13, 1966 — PACKERS SIGN ARNDT

Sandpoint now has two former high school grid stars on the Green Bay Packers squad.

Dick Arndt, All-Big Sky Conference tackle-guard from the University of Idaho signed with the packers. He received $17,000 and a new car as his bonus for signing and will receive a salary of $15,000 next season.

Arndt, at 6-5 and 249 pounds has been a three-year varsity standout at Idaho, an all-conference defensive selection for the last two years. He started college at Stanford but transferred to Moscow, sitting out one season.

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RAISING MARRIAGE AGE PROPOSED

In January, a bill will be introduced in the 1967 Idaho legislature to raise the marriageable age for both boys and girls in Idaho.

According to Idaho legislator Gladys Swan, Lewiston, Idaho’s law allows the flowing of youngsters into Idaho border cities from other states. Both boys and girls can marry in Idaho at age 15 with parental consent and at 18 without.

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WAMPUS CATS FIRST WINS OF SEASON

Clark Fork’s Wampus Cats defeated Cusick 74-52 and Lakeland 65-63 for their first wins of the season. As usual Joe Meredith and Jim Dawson paced the Cats’ scoring. Meredith totaled 77 points in the three games last week.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 13, 1916 — HOPE SCHOOL NOTES

The Students’ Supply company is organized to sell school supplies to pupils. Company stock is owned by pupils and teachers, and first dividends were 40 cents on a dollar’s worth of stock.

The sixth and seventh grade girls cooking class serve a hot dish each day to about 65 pupils.

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I.W.W. ON TRAIL OF THE LUMBERMEN

The I.W.W.’s, which recently opened a headquarters in this city, have six demands: an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime; a wage increase of 50 cents per day; a 20 per cent increase for all laborers working by the month; a minimum wage of $3.00 for an eight-hour day; that board be provided for not over 75 cents a day; that they be provided clean, wholesome food and sanitary sleeping quarters; that all laborers be hired either at camps or at the union hall; that there be no discrimination against union men.

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DEATH OF ARCHIE O’DONNELL

Death Wednesday claimed one of Bonner county’s earliest and most respected pioneers, Archie O’Donnell, 55, of Glengary. Mr. O’Donnell first came to what is now Bonner county in 1888, locating at Lakeview, and was one of the original owners of that townsite. He later owned and operated a steamboat that plied between Hope and Lakeview and has since resided on his ranch at Glengary. He leaves a wife and four children.

For more information, visit the museum online at www.bonnercountyhistory.org.