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4 YEARS AGO • JUNE 10, 1982 THOMPSON FALLS GRADUATES 36 SENIORS Thirty-six seniors of Thompson Falls High School received their diplomas Monday night. Members of the Class of 1982 are, Javier Alvarez, Laura Lee Becquart, Becky Ann Brown, Ellen Pyatt Bullard, Evan David Burnham, Rhonda Sue Calvert, Christine Cole, Jody Lynn Cole, James F. Doherty III, Arthur Lee Dykstra, Wayne Alex Dykstra, JoLynn Eichert, Scott F. Eichert, Charles Gardner, Janiece Hope Grimm, Diana Lee Jones, Teresa Rose Kaegbein, Michael F. LaBrosse, Steven L. Linderman, S...
6 YEARS AGO • MAY 17, 1917 BIG JOB IN WOODS OVER Log Drive Started Sunday Crew of 75 Men Will be Retained to Cut 6,000,000 Feet for Sawmill The cutting of 21,000,000 feet of timber, one of the biggest woods jobs in this section last winter at Weeksville, was finished last Saturday noon when the last log went down the chute to the river. With the close of the job the log drive began. There are 27 men engaged in it. With four boats they are picking up all logs along the river except those high and dry on the bank, which are being left for h...
6 YEARS AGO • MAY 17, 1917 RIVER GOES UP, THEN DOWN Stream Swells to Flow of 107,000 Second Feet The Clarks Fork River dropped in flow appreciably last night and officials at the plant look for a steady fall for several days. According to the report of the patrolman on the summit between here and Wallace, five inches of fresh snow fell on the summit Tuesday. The high water has probably not reached here yet. Forest reports show that there remains within the Missoula, Flathead and Bitter Root National Forest boundaries from two to five times a...
6 YEARS AGO • MAY 17, 1917 RIVER BOOMS; FLOOD DANGER If Hot Weather Continues River May Exceed Record of 1894 WASHOUT ON COUGAR GULCH Road on North Side of River Cut by Big Ditches Creeks Threaten Bridges The chief concern of many dwellers throughout the main valley of Sanders County just now is not what the outcome of America’s entrance into the great war will be, but what the Clarks Fork River is going to do. The river has been steadily rising during the past week and is still on the rapid upward trend. From a normal flow of 10,000 fee...
14 YEARS AGO • 1945 Following is excerpts from the 1945-46 Thompson Falls High School Yearbook EARLY HISTORY OF THOMPSON FALLS The falls of the Clark's Fork River near the present site of Thompson Falls was the meeting place of many Indian tribes of the northwest country who came to hunt and fish. This country was abundant in game. In 1809, David Thompson built the famous Saleesh House, which was said to be the first roofed cabin in Montana. It was situated in such a position that they could s...
4 YEARS AGO • MAY 6, 1982 FALLS WOMAN CITED FOR 60 YEARS OF VOTING Few people in Montana can boast of voting in 15 presidential elections, but a pioneer Thompson Falls citizen, Mrs. Susan Thayer, 82, can, and she received a certificate from Secretary of State Jim Waltermire attesting to her long voting record. Mrs. Thayer first voted for a president in the 1920 general election, shortly after her 21st birthday. Women got the right to vote August 18, 1920. She cast a vote for republican Calvin Coolidge and every four years since cast a vote f...
4 YEARS AGO • APRIL 29, 1982 JOE DOBRAVEC, NOXON SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Joe Dobravec is a man about town. If you have a leaky roof, he can fix it; a broken water pipe brings Joe out in all kinds of weather; TV reception not clear, Joe jumps into his truck and climbs mountains to adjust the transmitter. If the snow is too deep, you will find Joe on call 30 miles from home, plowing snow. When a senior citizen center was first proposed in Noxon, Joe quietly put his shoulder to the wheel and pushed. In November 1979 the first meeting of senior...
6 YEARS AGO • APRIL 26, 1917 LOG DRIVE STARTED SUNDAY Clean Up of Logs Along the River Now Under Way – About 20 Million Through Dam The log drive to clean up several million feet of logs lingering along the shore and on the rocks between Weeksville and Hope, Idaho, began Sunday. A gang of Blackfoot Lumber Co. river men with several boats is doing the work. It is expected that they will be in Thompson Falls the middle of next week. The men who are putting the logs through the dam here report that about 20 million feet have gone through since t...
6 YEARS AGO • APRIL 19, 1917 LOCK UP YOUR CHICKENS Judge Nippert asks The Ledger to inform the public that the ordinance regarding the free range of chickens will be rigidly enforced this year and that the first person who comes before him charged with violation of it will get the limit of penalty provided by law. The ordinance prohibits any owner from permitting the busy biddy to invade a neighbor’s lawn or garden and scratch a livelihood for herself and family. If you have chickens, therefore, you will save both yourself and your nei...
6 YEARS AGO • MARCH 29, 1917 VOTERS FAVOR NEW BUILDING Work Will be Rushed as Rapidly as Possible for Occupancy in the Fall That new schoolhouse! We are going to have it. By a vote of 142 to 44 the voters of the district authorized the issuance of not more than $12,000 worth of bonds to provide for the construction and furnishing of a two-story brick school building. As soon as the bonds are sold, bids for the building will be advertised for. It is hoped that construction work can be s...
6 YEARS AGO • MARCH 29, 1917 ICE MELTS IN LAKE During the past week the ice that has covered the lake above the dam to a depth of more than a foot has practically disappeared. Only a few small pieces remain along the shore. The warm weather rotted the ice away and almost all of it melted without going over the dam. The passing of the ice has released many of the logs along shore and they are beginning to drift into the runway that is to carry them over the dam. A crew of men is at work and the logs are kept moving as fast as they strike t...
6 YEARS AGO • MARCH 22, 1917 ARREST MOOCHERS AT PLAINS Several I.W.W. Organizers Causing Trouble – Authorities Are Active The sheriff’s office has been busy in the past week picking up troublemakers at Plains, many of whom carry I.W.W. cards. There are eight in the county jail now serving thirty-day sentences for vagrancy. In the vicinity of Kalispell, Eureka and Great Falls there has been so much trouble from the agitators that vigilant committees have been formed among the citizens and in several instances the governor has been appea...
5 YEARS AGO • MARCH 2, 1972 BAD ROCK Bad Rock, the mountain of slide rock that reaches down to Highway 200 east of the IT Gift and Upholstery Shop, Sunday retained its reputation for providing hazards to travelers. A rock slide temporarily blocked travel on both the highway and railroad and also damaged communication lines. Several large boulders and large rocks tumbled down the mountain side, smashed the highway guard rail in seven places and went through the warning fence guarding the rail line. One telephone pole was snapped and another d...
3 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5 18, 1992 COOK HANGS UP APRON Continued from last week… In 1952, Annie’s friend, Fay Hoy, was working at Norm’s Café as a waitress. Norm’s Café was located on the corner of Mill and Main streets. It burned in the 1970s, has been rebuilt and now houses Til Valhalla Tattoo shop. When Fay asked Annie if she could do the cafe’s laundry until they could get their machine fixed or until the laundry workers in Missoula (who were on strike) went back to work, she agreed. Thompson Falls did not have laundry facilities at...
3 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5 18, 1992 COOK HANGS UP APRON An appreciation party was held at the Thompson Falls Christian Church in honor of Annie Sloan, who has been associated with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Department in various capacities since 1955. Approximately 90 guests, mostly law enforcement personnel, joined together to say thanks to this dedicated woman who has worked for a total of eight sheriffs in succession since she began washing blankets used by the prisoners when Wally Britton was sheriff in the 50s. She has cooked meals for the p...
8 YEARS AGO • NOVMBER 18, 1942 PIONEER PASSES Jesse Barrett, Pioneer of Sanders County, Dies Jesse Barrett was born March 23, 1907, at McGregor, Iowa. His parents moved to Nebraska during his early childhood. When he was 17 he came to Montana and lived for several years at Bozeman. At the age of 21 he established a tie camp at Trout Creek and operated this camp for the N.P. railroad for many years. In 1904 he bought a ranch at Darby and lived there until 1910. That year he opened a store at Belknap and became the postmaster there, and has b...
4 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 25, 1982 SHE WATCHED CHANGE In her lifetime, Edna McCann has watched Trout Creek go from a "wild and Wooly" railroad division point and prospector town to Huckleberry Capital of Montana, and everything in between. In 1905, when she was three, McCann's father, Floyd Cox, packed the family and belongings into a covered wagon and, accompanied by two other families, left Salt Lake City for Trout Creek. The family settled a homestead on the flats just west of present-day T...
4 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 28, 1982 JIMMY CARTER OPENED FIRST COUNTY THEATER More than half a century ago, a group of young pranksters put up a sign on a movie marquee in Thompson Falls reading: “Jim Carter died last night.” Now past 90 years old, the man who first brought motion picture entertainment to Sanders County communities is healthy, active and looking forward to reaching his 100th birthday. Jimmy Carter came to Plains in August 1910 at a time in his life when he admits he was “very interested in girls.” But, it wasn’t long until his i...
3 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 23, 1992 TRAFFIC LIGHT EYED FOR FALLS Thompson Falls could be gaining what used to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to a step towards the future. At the January meeting of the city council, Chief of Police Don Manfred made a proposal to install a traffic light at the intersection of Main and Mill streets to control pedestrian crossings near Doug’s Drug (True Value). Manfred told the council because of the changes in parking since the reconstruction of Main Street and the increase of traffic along the road, which also serves...
4 YEARS AGO • MARCH 30, 1900 THOMPSON STREET BUSY IN 1900 From The Plainsman Continued from last week The largest business house in the town is that of John Willis, who occupies three buildings on main street, besides having a fine fireproof warehouse, and a warehouse on the railroad for hay, grain, and feedstuffs. He carries almost every necessity that man wants from clothing to footwear, from groceries to meat. He deals in cash only and makes prices accordingly. He has built up a great b...
4 YEARS AGO MARCH 30, 1900 THOMPSON STREET BUSY IN 1900 From The Plainsman NOTE: At the time this article was written there was no Sanders County, which was established in 1906. What we now know as Sanders County was part of Missoula County. In addition, The Sanders County Ledger newspaper hadn't been established yet. The Ledger began in 1905, one year before Sanders County was born. The Plainsman was established in 1895. Readers also will note that the editor of the Plainsman referred to the...
13 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 25, 1936 GLIDDEN PASS ROAD APPROVED The boys at the CCC Camp F-52 (located at Snider up Thompson River) are pushing the road up the Wet Fork of Thompson River and will continue as long as weather conditions permit. The men are at present up to the mouth of Spruce Creek. This camp’s work will be largely on the West Fork Road and on the main road up Thompson River. The road construction on main Thompson River involves a great deal of hard work. Small crews of local men have been employed in maintenance and betterment work o...
13 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 11, 1936 ORGANIZING FIRE DEPARTMENT Earl Davis has been authorized by the town council to organize and promote a volunteer Fire Department. Monday night a meeting was held in the council chambers and a skeleton organization was drawn up. They are: Earl Davis Fire Chief, Roy Wright First Assistant Fire Chief, George Grandchamp Second Assistant Fire Chief. Other Assistant Fire Chiefs are: Chas. Hiner – Hose Captain, and Luce Hart – Hook and Ladder Captain. The regular cre...
4 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 19, 1981 FALLS RADIO OPERATOR TOURS WORLD BY SHIP Dewy Ross Duffel has seen more in the last 15 years than many of us will probably see in a lifetime. Duffel works as a radio operator on ocean-going ships. Duffel, 39, was born in Missoula, but spent his early childhood on the family ranch at the mouth of Swamp Creek. That ranch was submerged when Noxon Rapids Reservoir was filled. Duffel went to school in Noxon, Trout Creek and Thompson Falls. After a year at Montana State University, he went to Spokane Community College...
6 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 24, 1916 LEDGER PLANT BURNED TO GROUND BY STRANGE FIRE EARLY MONDAY MORNING Fire Broke Out at Two o'Clock No One in Building for Twelve Hours Insurance Covers About Two-Thirds of Ledger Loss and Only One-Third of Loss on Building PUBLICATION OF THE PAPER WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED Owners Plan to Buy New Equipment and Open Fine Office as soon as Adjustment of Insurance is Made Now Seeking Building in Which to Locate Office Burned Building Will Probably Not be Rebuilt The...
