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Harrison Council Minutes July 21st-31st, 1917

1917 Fire Care of people made homeless by the fire/ Present for meeting Pinkerton Packer Diehl Cathcart Cook Brass Keeley Purchase of fire hose Creation of committee for lodging of displaced Employment of 36 men to patrol the city Appointment of special police Method of cleaning up burnt district July 22nd Arrangements for Rebuilding Governor arranged for relief payment of $1000 to be increased to $3000 for citizens. Request for Governor payment of $5000 to city for cleanup. Discussed rebuilding in brick Aid from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Kellogg, and Wallace (food and clothing) Declaration of gratitude Noted names: Joseph Hansen Crane Stratton Brown Walter Paulsen Marler Brass Chinn Shannahan Kigar Ribstein Newton Wood July 27th Motions to buy tools and replacement items for fire department Request for a temporary tent Notice to Harrison Hotel to conduct repairs Cook Packer Brass Cathcart Pinkerton Keeley Mrs. S.W. Cope John Antler Harris July 28th Hotel Harrison Motion to notify owners of float houses tied or docked to be removed Bills of labor for patrolling and extinguishing fires St-Joe boom company bill July 31st Fire at Cemetery spreading rapidly Street Grade- Replacement of documentation Bills for patrolling and putting out fires Notification to Harrison shingle company to put screens in smokestacks to prevent sparks-marshal notification Marshal called to notify Float house owners to remove immediately Marshal to extend pipeline from shingle mill to the grant mill yard. Hodgeskins-Archechitect Edelblute Brass Cathcart Keeley Pinkerton Cook Packer Keeley Packer Cathcart Cook

North Idaho Milestones

Special feature published by The Press on November 21, 1999. Headlines included: North Idaho Milestones The Author: Robert Singletary Credits: editing, layout & design The Five Northern Counties Kellogg: Supported by Uncle Bunker Murray: Last of the gold mine towns Mullan: Named for Captain John Coeur d'Alene: From military town to county seat Rathdrum: Former county seat experienced ups & downs Post Falls: On the banks of the Spokane River Harrison: Small town big history Worley: Little town on the reservation Spirit Lake: Buildings went up overnight Hayden Lake: A lake, a man and a friendly game of cards Sandpoint: Settlement on the north shore Priest River: Old time Timber Town Athol; Small town started as small station Bonners Ferry: At the head of the Kootenai River St. Maries: On the banks of the St. Joe River Wallace: Creeks, canyons and silver Mining: All that glitters is silver and gold Steamboats: Plying the north Idaho waterways Railroads: North Idaho was center for railways Logging: Timber to lumber Farming: All about agriculture Tourism: Playland pier, regattas, bozanta tavern popular attractions Free Time: Fun away from Farragut The Arts: Everyone loves a good show One Room or Many: Schools for public education Higher Ed: Coeur d'Alene junior, north Idaho junior & North Idaho College Utilities: Helping people plug in Highways: Bye, bumpy roads Farragut: Training for the U.S. Navy 1942-1946 Making Men: From recruits to sailors Housing History: Cataldo's old mission Hospitals: For healing & health care Retail: Let's go shopping Creeks, Rivers, Lakes & Mountains: A haven for outdoor fun Libraries: Looking for a good read Movies: Watching stars on the big screen The 1910 Fire: A large and deadly raging inferno Churches: places for the people to worship The Flood of 1933: Fighting rising waters Sports: Thrill of victory Chronology: Major events in north Idaho Marcus Wright: Tax man and tie king Stanly Easton: Managing Bunker Hill Teresa Graham: Political activist, civic leader & businesswoman Sorensen & Johnson: Coeur d'Alene's masters boatbuilders Frederick A Blackwell: Ambitious Lumberman Daniel Corbin: Sugar beet farmer Perry A. Christianson: Honored Educator and Administrator Gilbert burns: Coeur d'Alene's music man George T. Williams: Lake city's leading architect Nellie Stockbridge: Silver valley's prized photographer Kyle Walker: Nicknamed Mr. Cd'A Henry SiJohn: Tribal elder loved music & loved to sing Lawrence Aripa: Tribal storyteller Louise Shadduck: Idaho's treasure Harry f. Magnuson: Wallace mining magnate Looking Ahead: Agriculture Looking Ahead: Healthy Forests Looting Ahead: Light manufacturing Looking Ahead: The labor market Looking Ahead: Tourism Looking Ahead: Coeur d'Alene tribe continues quest for success Looking Ahead: Retail Looking Ahead: Medicine Looking Ahead: Mining Looking Ahead: Transportation Looking Ahead: Public Ed Looking Ahead: Real Estate Looking Ahead: Higher education Looking Ahead: Banking

New Spirit of North Idaho

Special Publication of the Coeur d'Alene Press, Spring 1985 Inside: Economic overview Construction Electronics Timber Mining Employment Chamber of commerce Agriculture Tourism Retail North Shore Hotel and Convention Center Coeur d'Alene Press Traffic Park View Tower Louisiana Pacific Building First Interstate Plaza Riverlake Plaza Region Sewer System Post Falls Sewer System Lochaven Square Cooper's Bay Kootenai Medical Center Lake Villa Apartments Harbor Plaza Canterbury Cove Other Projects Post Falls Projects Kootenai County Jail Riverbend Appleway Square Harbor Center Panhandle Health District Mental Health Alcohol Rehabilitation Community Partnership Program Coeur d'Alene schools Worley schools Kootenai schools Post Falls schools Private Schools Lakeland school North Idaho College City of Coeur d'Alene Kootenai County Post Falls Rathdrum Hayden Hayden Lake Worley Athol Harrison Dalton Gardens Spirit Lake

The Handle July 14th ,1983

Special publication by the Spokesman-Review/Spokane Chronicle Topics in publication: Racism White Supremacist Hayden Lake Secessionists 51st state Aryan Nations Richard Butler Chuck Peterson (Idaho history preservation) Kokanee

Post Falls: A City That Grew Up Fast

Coeur d'Alene Press Article from March 28, 1994 authored by Robert Singletary about the growth of Post Falls: Topics in article: Frederick Post Chief Andrew Seltice Little Spokane Falls Treaty Rock Mill Rathdrum Charles Wesley Wood D.C. Corbin Spokane and Idaho Railroad Hauser Junction Northern Pacific George Manning Benjamin Brothers Hotel Mount Vernon Post Falls School District Number 7

Capt. John Mullan's Road

Collection of Items Pertaining to Capt. John Mullan and his Road

Pleasant View: Kootenai County Idaho by Peg Gott Anderton

History of Pleasant View area including State Line School, Mill Creek School, big Rock School, Pleasant View School and the merger with Post Falls School District 273. Includes biographies and genealogies for residents between 1888 and 1910

Rathdrum Community United Methodist Church History

History of the United Methodist Church 1900-1992. Compiled by Nora Howard and Connie House.

When the Mountains Roared: Stories of the 1910 Fire

Publication about the 1910 forest fire in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region. This fire helped to shape fire policy for the United States. Fires were in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Key names: Pulaski Debbitt Hollingshead William H. Rock John W. Bell James Danielson S.M. Taylor Joe Halm Mrs Henry Henderling Miss Lillian Dube Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pattison Mr. and Mrs. George Cook Sparefeldt William T. Brashear Joe B. Halm Mr. Swaine Weigle

Washington Water Power Spokane River Upper Falls Hydroelectric Development

Washington Water Power Spokane River Upper Falls Hydroelectric Development, Spokane River, approximately 0.5 mile northeast of intersection of Spokane Falls Boulevard & Post Street, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

One Woman's Journey

The story of Helen Elizabeth Piper Rodkey, Post Falls resident.

Post Falls Comprehensive Plan, May 1994

Comprehensive plan published in May of 1994. Plan contains the following topics: population and growth; education; economic development; land use; natural resources and hazardous areas; public services and utilities; transportation; recreation, parks and open space; cultural and historic resources; housing; community design; implementation; capital improvement plan.