Traveling back in time: This day in Bonners Ferry history
100 Year
W.M. Stark, deputy fish and game warden, has issued a warning to fishermen that from now on those who do not have fish licenses in their possession will be arrested and dealt with according to law. He will no longer sell licenses to those the finds without them. “There has been plenty of time for fishermen to secure their licenses and the law will be strictly enforced from now on,” said Mr. stark this week.
A.J. Kent has put up some swings and seats on his Northside lots opposite Rosebaugh’s store. The use of the ground is free to the public with the provision that there be “no spooning.”
J.P. Dunn was severely cut and bruised about the head and shoulders last evening in a runaway which occurred on Shavelear hill. At the top of the hill the neckyoke slipped off the tongue of the express wagon which Mr. Dunn was riding in and the horses becoming frightened dashed down the hill. At the turn across the railroad tracks the wagon was half turned over and Mr. Dunn was thrown out. The horses were stopped a few feet further on. Those who saw the accident say it is a miracle that Mr. Dunn escaped with no broken bones.
Deputy Sheriff P.H. Callahan, assisted by County Auditor Stanley, confiscated 320 quarts of whiskey and a seven-passenger Buick automobile near the Idaho-Montana state line and placed under arrest the driver of the auto, Art Swanson. Under the Idaho law which was passed at the last session of the legislature the county sheriff may confiscate any vehicle which is used in the transporting of intoxicating liquor. If the defendant is found guilty then it is the duty of the sheriff to sell the car or vehicle at a public auction to the highest bidder.
50 Year
Anyone found a stray baseball catcher’s mitt? The Junior Legion team’s mitt is on the missing list and the team – and especially catcher Allan “Nubbins” Howarth – would sure like to have it in time for the next fame. Anyone finding it please return it to Coach John Harmon or Hod Sanborn.
C.W. “Bill” Nystrom was the only shooter from Boundary and Bonner counties to take part in the Idaho State Trapshoot held last weekend in Boise. Upon his return Monday, Nystrom reported that he won the runner-up trophy for the Idaho State Class C singles. There were 150 shooters entered in the competition, and Nystrom’s performance was particularly noteworthy in light of the fact that last year was the first time for him in any tournament competition.
Some 50 persons attended a meeting of the Boundary County Memorial board at the courthouse last Thursday evening, when interested persons gathered to discuss the matter of a fence and horse track installed last fall at the fairgrounds, at the site of the Little League baseball field. Following considerable discussion, the commissioners’ decision was to remove the fence and track from its present location and extend those facilities and the fairgrounds fence west from the site onto adjacent property owned by the county.
As June begins, the Kootenai river is behaving in fine fashion and officials see no serious high water problems here in the immediate future. Thus far, the runoff has occurred at a rate that is considered ideal. The Kootenai rose quickly for 10 days and peaked at 30.5 feet last Wednesday, May 24th, then leveled off and began dropping. It dropped to about 24 feet last Sunday evening before starting another rise which had reached the 28-foot mark Wednesday afternoon.
15 Year
The Budweiser Clydesdales marched down the south Hill Sunday afternoon in honor of Elk Mountain Farms, which raise hops for the company.
A fully loaded logging truck went over an embankment at the north entrance into Naples last Tuesday. The truck was carrying 65,000 pounds of logs when the driver hit his brakes to avoid a stopped vehicle that was turning left. He went through the guardrail and flipped the truck upside down over the creek, but no injuries were reported.
The average pump price for unleaded gas is about 20 cents lower than last year, although it has been steadily increasing for several months. The average price per gallon is $1.44 in Idaho, slightly more in the Panhandle and slightly less in southern and eastern regions of the state.
A Naples resident appeared April 30 in Boundary County Court and pleaded guilty to four counts of illegally taking big game animals. Rory Kramer was initially charged by Fish and Game officers in late December of 2001 for taking three deer and one elk during closed season, hunting over bait and exceeding the limit of deer. After accepting Kramer’s guilty plea, Judge Justin Julien revoked Kramer’s hunting privileges for five year. Additionally, Kramer was sentenced to 180 days in jail, fined $973.50 and was ordered to pay $3,300 in civil penalties for the violations. Under the flagrant violations statute that Kramer was charged under, he could have lost his hunting privileges for life.