Bonner County History - Dec. 5, 2021
From the archives of the
Bonner County History Museum
611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint News-Bulletin
Dec. 5, 1971 – CITY WIDE SALES EVENT
No single merchant could undertake the tremendous sales event as the Sandpoint merchants displaying “Bazaar of Values” posters and News-Bulletin ads, who are joining together to make this week the greatest selling event in the history of Sandpoint. The values and quality of the merchandise should excite the imagination of the most discriminating buyer. Come and see for yourself.
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TRAIN HIT
A shot, apparently from a hunting rifle, struck a Burlington Northern train engine as it passed under the Dover bridge. The engineer of the eastbound train said he saw a man in shirt sleeves standing on the bridge as the train went under it.
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SANDPOINT BEGINS PARKING CRACKDOWN
It may cost you $10 to leave a vehicle on City streets at certain times this winter. That’s the word from City Clerk Kenneth Hackworth who warns that “Ordinance 370 will be strictly enforced during the snow season.” The Ordinance prohibits parking in residential areas “after snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers said streets.” The restriction applies until snow-removal operations are completed. Vehicles in violation will be towed away, impounded, and the owner will be charged $10 to cover costs.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Dec. 5, 1921 – SIXTH MONTHLY SALES DAY
The sixth monthly sales day of the Sandpoint Merchants association will take place Wednesday, Dec. 14. These sales days have become an institution in Sandpoint and the business men say they could not get along without them. They are also fostering a spirit of cooperation that was much needed. The matter was recommended by the chamber of commerce and the business men took hold of it in an energetic manner. It has made also a closer bond between city people and country people, and it is believed has resulted in some loss to outside department stores.
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BOYS TO STUDY FARM WORK AT UNIVERSITY
Ten weeks of intensive study of farm subjects will be offered at the university beginning Jan. 4, open to students 16 years of age or older who have had the equivalent of an eighth grade education. Subjects taught will include soils, grain crops, irrigation, farm motors, tractor repair and operation, milk production, horticulture, vegetable gardening, poultry production, livestock, farm management and farm records.
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HEROIC DOG SAVES YORK DAIRY STOCK
The stock barn on the old Yorkview dairy farm west of the Great Northern depot burned Thursday night, the third mysterious fire in that locality in the past month. The stock, belonging to J.J. Shields, was rescued from the barn through the valuable assistance of a shepherd dog. While the stock was being taken from the barn, two tramps were seen on the premises and it is thought they started the fire. The farm had not been operated as a dairy for several years.
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