This Week in History – Sept. 5, 2024

100 Years Ago 

With the arrest early Friday morning of Charles Mathews, local officers believe they have captured the leader of a gang of moonshiners, bootleggers, and all-around bad men. W.C. Thompson, arrested about six weeks ago and serving day sentence in the county jail, confessed to being implicated with Mathews in his operations.  

At a meeting of the officers and stockholders of the Bonners Ferry Canning Company held at the cannery Saturday evening, John R. Viley was elected president to take the place of Fred G. Chambers, who resigned. About 42 stockholders were present and a very enthusiastic meeting was reported. 

That the grain crops in Drainage District No.1, where fall threshing is now underway, is heavier than first reports would indicate, is shown this week with about one-fourth of the crop threshed. Wyman Hoagland reports a yield of 46 bushels of wheat to the acre and Henry McDonald reported oats that threshed more than 90 bushels to the acre. 

50 Years Ago 

Two Canadian Pacific cars in the Moyie Springs yard of Union Pacific overturned on Labor Day when they went through a switch.  No one was injured and the cause of the accident has not yet been determined. 

Despite his modesty and shyness, Roy Glauner has something worth talking about: he recently learned he has been inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. 

TeePee Metal Building has recently completed a structure on the District 1 dike road which will house equipment and materials for D and D Services. 

15 Years Ago 

Trusstek Company president and part-owner Ted Byler is already making plans to rebuild the Three Mile-based manufacturing plant after an early evening fire destroyed it a week ago Thursday.  The cause of the blaze that destroyed the business is still undetermined. 

Just as autumn colors are coming into their peak, bicyclists will take to the quiet byways of the renowned International Selkirk Loop for an inaugural five-day bike tour dubbed the WaCanId Ride. 

Kevin Herschman from Baton Rouge, LA came through Bonners Ferry last week with his hot air balloon to test out flying in this country. "The country here is pretty, it is calm and mellow flying, and beautiful up there," said Herschman.

~ Submitted by the Boundary County Museum