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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

Aug. 29, 1969 – DUFORT NOTES

Hey Kids! School starts Sept. 3, ready or not. Hot lunches will resume on Sept. 15 whether the cooks are ready or not.

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ALICE NELSON TO SUCCEED KING

County commissioners have named Mrs. Alice Nelson as county treasurer, to succeed Billie L. King. Mrs. Nelson is a veteran of county affairs, serving for a time in the auditor’s office and transferring to tax roll clerk shortly after she and James Nelson were married. She was chief deputy auditor first under Wayne Hagadone and later under Stanley Wolfe. For the past five years Mrs. Nelson has been in the employ of the Credit Bureau of Bonner County.

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THREE-DAY COUNTY FAIR OPENS

The 1969 Bonner County Fair is open and going great at the fairgrounds, free to all. As always, emphasis is upon the county’s livestock and crops. More importantly, the fair stresses the value of the county’s young people. There will be smiles as the judges hand out ribbons, and more than one tear shed when fat stock sale animals go to their new owners Saturday night.

This was to be the final fair in the old fairgrounds, but there may possibly be one more. The new fairgrounds on North Boyer Ave. are not expected to be ready for the 1970 fair.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Aug. 29, 1919 – BAD FIRES IN MONTANA

Recent travelers from the vicinity of Noxon and other territory adjacent, state that fires are very bad on the Montana side. Large fire crews are at work and a fire line 28 miles long has been established to keep the flames in check. A number of ranchers have been burned out.

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COMMISSION ENTERTAINED

The state commission for locating the tuberculosis sanitarium were entertained Saturday at a party on the lawn at the Hilford Thomason home and later went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Martin, where they danced a while. Part of the commission again visited Sunnyside (potential site for a sanitarium) on Sunday. The next day they visited the state hatchery with Dr. Wendle and were entertained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Hitchcock. They left that evening on N.P. train No. 3.

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POISONED BY WASP

A peculiar case of poisoning from a wasp sting occurred in Hope Saturday. Frank Glahe, the wrestler, working in the mill there, was stung on the arm by a wasp during the noon hour and in a very short time became very sick and for a while was unconscious. His lips and other parts of his body turned very red and swollen. Dr. Salmon of Clarksfork administered hypodermic injections. Yesterday Mr. Glahe was doing much better.

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