This Day in North Idaho History, Jan 12

1907 Act drafted to create Bonner County from the northern part of Kootenai County

Kootenai was a very large county (see Jan 9) and it led to discussion of dividing it up to manage jurisdiction and cut the time and expense of court cases due to the distances people had to travel.  On January 12, 1907, an act to create and organize Bonner County from the northern part of Kootenai County was drafted and introduced by State Representative Taylor.  The bill passed the House and Senate without opposition.