From the Archives for June 16, 2022

August "Auggie" Schlener (1886-1969) came to Bonners Ferry in 1936, opening a harness and shoe repair shop. Master of his trade, he made saddles, holsters, gun cases, harnesses, belts and repaired shoes. Auggie's business was housed on the main floor of the Knights of Pythias Lodge (Bonnerport Mall), where he also tested cream for the Commercial Creamery of Spokane and had a space for a second-hand store. He retired in 1958.

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