This Week in History - Jan. 12, 2023

100 Years Ago

The new board of county commissioners of Boundary County — J.J. Kindschuh, Martin Peterson and Fred Lipp — took over the administration of county affairs Monday and have been in session all week, shaping policies and studying conditions with a view of giving taxpayers an efficient and economical administration.

C.C. Moore, the new governor of Idaho, is making good his campaign promises to simplify the state government and cut down state administration expenses. Last week, two days after taking office, he issued orders stopping the activities of the state constabulary and the department of labor and statistics, and removed from the state payroll the names of 220 employees of the state bureau of highways.

Louis Ernest escaped from the county jail Saturday evening and has not yet been apprehended.

50 Years Ago

No paper in the archives for this week.

15 Years Ago

Paula and Steve Petesch are the first in Boundary County to have a baby in 2008. The Jan. 3 birth of Brooke Lily Petesch is the couple’s third child in less than four years.

For 68 years, the trophy mule deer the late Stanley “Red” Sweet killed in Boundary County has been a household fixture. The same deer has a new presence. The 4x4 has been entered into the Boone and Crockett big game record book with a 191 7/8 score; a 190 is required. “He would be proud of that,” said Stan Sweet, whose father died 37 years ago from a stroke at age 59. Stanley ”Red” Sweet shot the mule deer in 1939.

Badger Jamie Greensky scored 13 points to lead Bonners Ferry to a 53-40 victory over Timberlake on Tuesday. Seniors Camile Robertson and Samantha Kelly added 12 and 11, respectively.

A judge has ruled that Boundary County Commissioners went beyond their authority by granting permission for a gravel pit in the Porthill area. Commissioners will appeal Senior Judge James R. Michaud’s ruling to the Idaho Supreme Court, said attorney Phil Robinson, who represents the county.

— Submitted by the Boundary County Museum