Bonner County History - Nov. 14, 2021
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
Nov. 14, 1971 – WATER SPOUT SEEN
Thursday morning’s blustery, changeable weather created for a few seconds a water spout on Lake Pend Oreille. As Mrs. Lee Swatman drove to work about 8:15, a hail storm hit. She looked across the lake and saw a water spout form, reaching a height of 25 feet or so before it broke up. Water spouts on the lake are not frequent, but a few have been seen over the years.
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SANDPOINT IS ‘HOME’ FOR ENTERTAINERS
Entertainers Rex Castle and Ellen Sutton are often introduced with: “and now, direct from Sandpoint, Idaho…” Their real life names are Rex and Ellen Crum. Home is 1301 Alder Street. Rex “Castle” Crum, a professional puppeteer since 1949, is internationally known for his act, “Rex Castle and His Little People.” Ellen “Sutton” Crum, a vocalist, assists her husband with his many puppets. Mrs. Crum says, “We bring good clean entertainment to the whole family,” adding that adults enjoy Rex’s puppets as much as children. The couple just returned from doing shows in Calgary, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Texas.
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PROUDLY WE SALUTE…
Air Force 2-Lt. Donald C. Hadley, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Hadley, 514 N. Sixth, Sandpoint, has completed a 16-week helicopter pilot course at U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, Ft. Wolters, Tex. He next will undergo advanced flight training at the U.S. Army Aviation School, Ft. Rucker, Ala.
100 Years Ago
Northern Idaho News
Nov. 14, 1921 – CITY TO HAVE BETTER LIGHTS
The Sandpoint city council at the meeting Monday night was unanimously in favor of securing better street lighting service for the city. At one time Sandpoint was known as the best lighted city in the Northwest. The lights were maintained at a cost of $5000 a year. The council now proposes to try to regain some of that departed glory.
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FIRST BREWERY PERMITS APPROVED
Washington Prohibition Commissioner Hayes approved Friday the first two applications from brewers for permits to manufacture and sell beer for medicinal purposes under the new treasury regulation. The applications were from Joseph Schlitz of Milwaukee and Piel Brothers of New York and officials said the permits for them to engage in the medical beer business would be forwarded at once. Before medicinal beer can be prescribed and sold, physicians and druggists must obtain new permits.
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TIPPERARY HALL DESTROYED BY FIRE
The old Farmers’ Union building, known as Tipperary hall, burned to the ground Sunday evening. The farmers held their regular meetings there and most of the contents were destroyed. The fire department was called but a time fuse on the engine gave out and they did not get there. Tipperary hall is located about a half mile from the Great Northern depot. The building, a two-story frame, made a somewhat spectacular fire.
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