Richard G. Sidley, a Territorial Police and Customs Collector, settled here in 1889 and started an international town with a general store, saloon, livery barn, and blacksmith’s shop. He served as postmaster, watched for horse thieves, and was well liked for settling many early disputes. Dominion Day was celebrated here by everyone, and some said the boundary line did not make much difference in those days. Porter Brothers Lumber Mill also straddled the U.S.-Canadian boundary. Around 1916, changing times and bootlegging tightened the border, and the last institution to close was the post office on Sept. 30, 1912. Sidley died here in 1922.