This Week In Boundary County History

100 Years Ago

Bonners Ferry’s new high school, which is to be constructed this summer, and which will cost about $78,000, is being designed by Whitehouse and Price of Spokane. The building is to be three stories high of brick and hollow tile with trimmings of stone. It will have an assembly room seating 250 people and a gymnasium with a running track as well as shower and locker rooms. There are 10 classrooms in the two upper floors.

Kootenai Valley Produce announced that it has definitely decided upon the construction of a warehouse grain elevator and feed mill involving an expenditure of more than $10,000. The new buildings will be located on Railroad Avenue.

City Marshall J.A. Worley found two cases of whiskey at the Spokane International depot but was not able to locate anyone who would claim ownership. The booze was destroyed on a court order.

50 Years Ago

The Idaho Fish and Game Department, in conjunction with the local Outdoorsmen Club, Friday afternoon, transplanted nearly 300 brood pheasants in Boundary County. The pheasants were released in Districts 5, 6, 10, and 15, with 75 going to each area.

A burglar broke into the offices of Dr. Edward and Dr. Rust sometime Friday night and got away with cash and checks totaling $1,707.40, plus various drugs, syringes, needles and pills.

At the Boundary County Planning and Zoning Committee meeting held at the courthouse last week, Peter B. Wilson, local attorney, requested that the zoning committee members make a study of the possibility of combining county and city governments.

15 Years Ago

Plans for the 2007 Chili Feed were finalized recently by members of Helping Hands of Naples when they met at the Chic-n-Chop.

The Bonners Ferry High School baseball team traveled to Orofino for the second consecutive weekend to compete in warmer and drier conditions, the Badgers came away from Orofino taking third place in the tournament.

Emergency personnel responded to a two-car minor injury accident last Saturday evening that sent all involved to Boundary Community Hospital. All were transported to the hospital with abrasions, they were treated and released.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum