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HUNDREDS HONORman; T, C. Elliott. Wall* Walla; Allen P. Asher, president of the Sand point Kiwanis club.The inscription on the monument on the aide facing: the road bears tbo following lines: 4(Continued from page one by birth, bom in Westtninster In 1770, educated in Oxford- and thus a man trained far beyond the av «rage of tnen of bis day, a surveyor, an astronomer, geographer ad venturer. explorer, pioneer buslnes* man. After leaving Oxford, David Thompson was employed by the Hudson's tiny Trading company and a little uter In 1797, when hut u boy of 27 years of age, his services were acquired by the Northwest Tradidg company with which concern he was identified for many years, *-To David Thompson belongs the. honor of having led the wdy in exploration Of the Clgrksfork branchof the CoItJmWa river. Ia hU memory his name has been given to the great fall# U the Clarksfork .in the state of Moet#«a» Td Darilt;| Thomp-son belongs the honor of having established near, the spot where we are nor assembled the first trading post* in whet it' nor the domain of Idaho, To David Thomp* son #at giVen heavy responsibility in* working: out the boundary,,line*between tb# United States sad'CadMAT MAMALOOSE POINT, TWO MILES SOUTH, KULLYSPELL HOUSE, FIRST TRADING POST IN IDAHO WAS BUILT BfSPTEM*PER, 1809, BY DAVID THOMPSON ANDFIN AN MCDONALD The other side of the monumentbears the following lines:THIS COMMEMORATES THE COMlNa OF THE FIRST WHITE MAN TO LAKE PEND 1YOREILLB, DAVID THOMPSON* EXPLORER, GEOGRAPHER ANDFUR TRADER SEPTEMBER; 1809 A huge cake with a replica of the Kullyspell house on it. was cut and served after the dedication ceremonies were closed. The cake waa furnished by the Northern Pacific railway, It having been baked by the dining car cook.Later in the afternoon the Pioneer society elected Lewis P. Summers, Sagle,* president of the organization to succeed Andrew Christenson. John W. Ramsey of Sunny side was named secretary-treasurer to succeed Don C. D. Moore, the outgoing officer.
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Sandpoint Daily Panidan
Sandpoint, Idaho, US
Mon, Sep 24, 1928
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ID, USA 13 Feb 2023
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