This Week in History - July 21, 2022

100 Years Ago

Considerable excitement was caused in the city Tuesday evening when it was reported that a dead man had been reported on the Northside. A lady auto tourist, while looking for a camping site with a flashlight, said she had found a man lying face downward, apparently dead. It appeared that some Northside resident had found the heat too excessive for indoor sleeping and had taken his pajamas and gone to the river bank for a cool refreshing sleep. The lady’s hasty get-away had probably awakened him and he had sought a quieter spot before the searching party arrived.

With the new Kootenai Valley Produce Co. warehouse and grain elevator nearing completion, the store building near the Great Northern depot is being wrecked. A side track from the G.N. main line to the new building will be run in on the site of the old building as soon as possible.

50 Years Ago

Eldon Anglen is the newly appointed assistant manager for the Panhandle Wildlife Management Areas stationed at the McArthur Wildlife Management Area, replacing Ron Parsley who has transferred to the Market Lake W.M.A. of eastern Idaho. Eldon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anglen of Bonners Ferry.

Last Thursday Carole Wyatt, U.S. Forest Service resource clerk for the Bonners Ferry Ranger District, was awarded a $250 check and certificate from Bob Graham during recent ceremonies in recognition of her outstanding work accomplishments.

15 Years Ago

In a special meeting last Friday, the Boundary County Commissioners presented a plaque to County Deputy Prosecutor and Civil Attorney John Topp. Topp retired recently due to health problems.

On Saturday, softball and baseball players from years gone by will arrive in Boundary County to participate in a golf tourney and reunion party.

Gwindolyn Ballard of Bonners Ferry was recently honored at the annual meeting of the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association, an organization that represents eight western states.

Submitted by the Boundary County Museum