Boundary County History - Aug. 20, 2020

100 Years Ago

The first annual picnic of Camp No. 6160, Modern Woodmen of America, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, will be held on Saturday in the city park on the Northside. The committee is expecting more than 2,000 visitors.

A new auto stage line began making regular runs between Bonners Ferry and Porthill last week, a seven passenger Chandler auto is being used on the route. The new line will do business under the name of the Commercial Transportation Company. Harold Dehlbom, of Copeland, is the proprietor.

Dr. E.E. Fry had the misfortune to fracture a bone of his left knee when he stepped in between a couple of planks leading from the Kootenai River Dike to the sidewalk.

50 Years Ago

The State Air Pollution Control Commission has banned backyard burning. No more using backyard burning barrels.

Ball Creek fire begins. It was caused by fire that slopped over from a controlled burn line. Forty men and four dozers are presently putting in a fire line around the blaze.

Brewery agents and a hop specialist from U of I are in the county viewing the hops experiment. It is anticipated that the hops will be picked beginning Aug. 31.

15 Years Ago

The Moyie Shrine Club has had another successful fair booth thanks to the people of Boundary County and all who bought raffle tickets, brats, and popcorn from the booths at the fair.

A downed electric wire sparked a small fire in downtown Naples on Tuesday.

The Boundary County Fair entertains kids of all ages.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum