This week in history - August 19, 2021

100 Years Ago

C. D. Rowe and family plan to leave the last of this month for Milton, Oregon, where they will make their future home. Mr. Rowe has purchased the plant and goodwill of the Milton Eagle, a weekly newspaper. Mr. Rowe has been with the Herald for six years as associate editor.

The commissioners of Boundary County have passed resolutions ordering the beginning of cruising of lands with cruising to start this week. The necessity for the cruise was brought about by action of the Northern Pacific Railway Co., in refusing to pay taxes assessed against its lands in certain parts of the county.

Older residents will recall that about 10 years ago there was planted at McArthur some 600 acres of apple orchards. This large acreage was sold to unsuspecting easterners at $300 to $400 per acre. After waiting vainly for eight to ten years, it has been discovered that the location and soil are entirely unsuitable for successful apple production.

50 Years Ago

A combined effort of city police and county sheriff officers succeeded in capturing two suspects, early Wednesday morning, breaking and entering the Farmers Market at Three –Mile Junction.

Forty-five seventh and eighth grade boys turned out Monday evening for the first meeting of the Bonners Ferry Sports Futures, Inc., sponsored football teams.

Boundary County Commissioners were stunned last week by a letter from the Idaho Board of Highway Directors telling of their decision to go ahead with construction of Round Prairie ”route two”, instead of the county’s preference. Route Two bypasses the Addie area by cutting straight across Hogue Mountain from the Moyie to Robinson Lake.

15 Years Ago

The Boundary County School District last week received a check for $86,124 from the Kootenai Tribe under Proposition 1. Under that proposition, American Indian-owned casinos in the state contribute five percent of annual net gaming income to educational programs.

Boundary County 4-H has received a grant of $4,890 from the Idaho Community Foundation for the Explore 4-H Afterschool Fun program.

City workers used heavy equipment to clean up after they demolished the old Meeker building in downtown Bonners Ferry. The building was torn down to create adequate access for emergency vehicles in the alley.

Submitted by the Boundary County Museum