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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
COUNTY LOAN ASSOCIATION TAKES
UP MATTER OF FEDERAL LOANS

The following letter from D. G.
O'Shea, president of the Federal
Farm Land Bank of Spokane will be
of interest to members of Montpelier
National Farm Loan association. The
letter follows:
Mr., Douglas Ream, Secy-Treas.
Montpelier, N. F. L. A.
Dingle, Idaho.
Dear SIR
We have your letter of the 1st,
inst, having reference to the pro-
posed organization of a national farm
loan association there, urging the
need of the farmers inquiring when
loans may be made.
1t will be necessary, of course, in
the first place to have a farm loan
association organized, and we have
the organization papers and loan ap-
plications in our files awaiting inves-
tigation. We have not made apprais-
ais there up to this time for the rea-
son that we understand that the wat
er rights In Bear Lake county have
not been adjudicated. II the water
rights are in doubt we would be un-
able to proceed anywhere. Can You
tell US anything as to the status OF
the litigation said to be pending to
determine water rights in that local
ity?
Furthermore, we are unable at this
time to consider new business with
assurance that we can complete IL.
The constitutionality of the Farm
Loan Act has been attacked and suit
is now pending before the supreme
court Of the United States. Until II
is determined we would not be in
position to commit ourselves to new
business.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
Many School Truants
Have Been Reported

Truant Officer e. J. Phelps asked
The Examiner to call the attention
Of parents to the urgent need of send
ing written excuses in every instance
where their children are kept out or
school. There is law requiring this.
Many complaints have been received
by Mr.. Phelps from the teachers OF
the various schools of numerous
cases of absence, and in a number or
cases Investigated by the officer,
these boys have been found lettering
about the city, and when approached
regarding their absence from schoof
would offer some kind of flimsy ex-
cuse. Mr.. Phelps has inaugurated a
campaign that will do much to re-
duce truancy or unwarranted aD-
sence of young boys.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12

chased large American flag for the
Legion boys, In a short but we'll do
ilvered speech Mr. Jones presented
rho flag to the post.
G, u. Herman. vice commander OF
the Legion responded to Mr.. Jones'
thanking the Red Cross for their
beautiful gift and on behalf Of the
Legion said that organization would
honor the gift always and would en-
deavor To retain tho confidence of the
good people OF this section, He also
Expressed an appreciation OF tho good
work done by the local Rcd Cross or
gRnixatlon during tho time OF the
war by assisting the troops who had
passed through cur town.
Rev, Armstrong Of tho Methodist
ehuch said tho opening prayer and
the services were closed by Carson
welEer q member OF tho American
Legion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
IDAHO SERVICE MEN
PAID LARGE SUM BY u. S.

Out of two-thirds of a million dol
lars distributed recently among less
Than 5000 ex-service men in the
north west, Idaho boys received $97.-
.172.49, as shown by the March is
sue of the Red Cross bulletin, says
the Evening Capital News. These
payments cover adjustments ON COM
'pensation up to and including Dec.
81, 1919. In an article dealing with
the payment of this, the Red Cross
bulletin, says:
This fact is a cause not only for
rejoicing but for serious, watchfuI
concern on the part of home service
sections. Some of the sums received
are of large amounts. Some of the
checks are for $1,000 or $1,000. How
ever $243.16 is the average size for
division checks.
Whether this money is to be of real
value to the recipients, helping them
to become more firmly established
by wise investment or constructive
expenditure is a matter in which the
Red Cross is deeply interested. With
out wise counsel, In many cases, the
temptation to blow in" the money
will be greater than can be withstood.
To the utmost of it's opportunity the
Red Cross workers should prevent
this money from going into useless
and destructive channels.
Many disabled men upon receipt
of these checks will welcome the op-
portunity to pay back money advanc-
ed by Red Cross chapters. This is
to be encouraged for the task of re-
establishing an independent, self
supporting attitude on the part OF
disabled men is fully as important as
the restoration of their physical pow
ers. Debts that might be paid, and
are not, are of course an obstacle to
self-respect.
The passage of the Sweet bill will
be an opportunity to check your out
standing loahs and your active fam
lily cases. 1t will give you the chance
to find out If the Red Cross obli-
cations have been fully met for all
disabled men.
The checks and their amounts for
this division-Alaska, Idaho, Oregon
and Washington-are as follows:
Alaska-8 checks; amount, $z,-
222.19; average, $277.77.
Idaho-Checks, 391; amount, $97,-
172.49; average, $254.45.
Oregon-Checks, 829;. amount,
$210,942.99; average, $254.45.
Washington-Checks, 1856; amt,
$S41,264.62; average, $234.55.
The total number of checks dis
tributed were 26S3 which amounts
to $651,602.29 or an average OF
$243.16.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
OF BEAR LAKE
DIES AT ALTON, WYO.

The Star Valley Independent of
last Saturday chronicles the death in
Alton a week ago Sunday of Leona
Rich Gardner, wife of Bishop Frank
lin Gardner of that city. Mrs. Gar
dner had been i'll for three weeks,
the original cause being an attack or
influenza.
An extremely sad feature of the
death of Mrs. Gardner is that she
leaves three small children besides
her husband to mourn her loss. The
Oldest of the children is less than
three years.
Leone ANGELA Rich was born In
st. Charles, Idaho, on February IT,
1891, being just little more than
20 years of age at the time of her
death. Four years ago she was unit
ed in marriage to Franklin r. Gard
ner OF this city, to which union were
born three children.
Mrs. Gardner was a graduate of
the Fielding Academy of Paris, and
after graduating from that school
came to Star Valley and taught in
both the grade and district schools
of Star Valley. She was always ae-
tive in church work, and for a time
was president of the Mutual.
Aside from a heart broken hus-
band and three children, Mrs. Gard
ner leaves a father, mother, six sis
ters and three brothers to mourn her
loss.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
POCATELLO FIRST TO
COMPLETE X. @. SURVEY

According to the current bulletin of
the American Red Cross, Northwes-
tern division, published I'm Seattle.
Wash, Pocatello is the first city In
the entire division to complete the
Red Cross survey instituted some
weeks ago. The bulletin goes into
detail explaining the system used in
Pocatello in completing this import
ant work, which is a survey Of social
conditions. Before the work was un-
dertaken in PocatelIo a thorough or
ganization was perfected. and then
the work Of making the survey was
carried out without q hitch.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
Quarterly Conference
Saturday and Sunday

The quarterly conference of the
Montpelier stake will convene in tho
stake tabernacle Saturday and Sun
day. President Ed c. Rich announce
that there will be two visitors from
Salt Lake in attendance. Meetings
will be held at ten a. m. and p. m.
each day, and Sunday evening SER
vices will be held under the auspices
of the stake Mutual Improvement as
sociation.
President Rich wishes to urge Sun
day schSol teachers and pupils to
attend the Sunday morning session
of the conference in group, an
there will be no Sunday school in
the various wards of the city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12

Tho Examiner Is In receipt OF vof-
umo l, number Of The Red Chcv-
ron" a neat paper published In mag
azlno form by former service men In
the interests Of former service mea
aud women OF ths lsteFmountain
country. The initial number OF the
paper IL we'll gotten up. and contains
good. clean reading matter Of gener-
al interest TO service men and their
friends NJ. n. Gibbons Is the bus-
mess manager.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
MONTPELIER CITIZENS PAY
HOMAGE TO HERO DEAD
H. Roberts of Salt Lake Addresses Vast Audience the Stake Tab
ernace Last Sunday Evening and Lauded in Highest Terms
Those Who Gave Their Life to Their Country.
Legion Presents Memorial Certificates

Montpelier Post No. SO, American
Legion held memorial exercises in
the tabernacle last Sunday night in
honor OF the hero-dead- of this-efty y
and vicinity, Nine memorials were
received by the post from the war
department and were presented to tho
following persons;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Mcdonald,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, II. N.
Austin, Paul Jensen, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
G. Haddock, Ulysses Kunz, Leroy
Layland, l.. E. Stewart.
Mayor Hoff was the first speaker
to be introduced. In a few words he
welcomed the 1900 persons present
to the city and hoped that during the
entire exercises they would feel at
home. and assured them that they
were to hear one OF the best speakers
in the west.
b. II. Roberts of Salt Lake, who
delivered the address of the evening,
was at his best and the manner In
which he applauded those who laid
down their lives for their country In
the world war was such that his
speech will long remain in the minds
of those who attended the exercises.
Mr.. Roberts served during the world
war with the 145th Field Artillery
Utah's crack artillery regiment, and
is thoroughly familiar with all the
phases of the life OF a soldier even
though his regiment did not see ac-
tion.
Among other things Mr. Roberts
pointed out that America In general
and Bear Lake county in particular
had been very fortunate in tho losses
she suffered in the war; OF 500
men leaving the county only Is were
killed and that the losses of the en-
tire United States with a population
OF 100, 100000 were only a few over
100000 during the entire time that
our army and navy were mohIlized on
war basis--this compared with the
100000 Frenchman killed from a
population only half as large as ours
was small indeed, Mr.. Roberts said.
During the course OF his address
the speaker praised in the highest
terms every man who served with the
American forces and asked that the
ones who did serve never depreciate
the service they had rendered their
government and insisted that every
true American should hold the ex-
service men in their best respect.
The most beautiful part of the en-
tire address was the tribute paid TO
the American dead and their nearest
of kin. No greater honor could come
to any man than he lay down his life
for cause as great as that for which
America entered the war--the end
OF which was the triumph OF right
over might.
After Mr.. Roberts had finished his
remarks Chairman Dawson presented
the memorials from the French Re
public to the persons entitled to them,
six OF whom were present to receive
them. The others will be mailed to
the nearest OF kin of the deceased sol
diers. There are some I'm the city
who are entitled TO these certificates
but as none were received for thsm
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
b. H. ROBERTS HEARD

Elder Brigham II. Roberts OF Salt
Lake addressed a large audience at
the tabernacle last Sunday afternoon
at the conclusion of the regular Fast
Sunday services in the respective
wards. 1t was planned to hear EI-
der Roberts in the First ward. but
owing to the small capacity OF that
building a special service was arrang-
ged for Immediately after the Fast
day services, and all the wards in
the city gathered at the tabernacle
and heard one of the most excellent
addresses in which Elder Roberts
explained the meaning Of the "Bles-
sing Of the Sacrament"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
ADVERTISERS

Tho Examiner win greatly ap-
prcciate Jour cooperation In ges-
t1ng advertising matter into this
offlee ~ tho earliest conveaienf
time each week. The earlier ne
eds arc sent In the more time Nc
have 90 make the ads attractive.
and y also InsuFes . better posi-
tl0R - tho advertiser and enables
n 10 see the paper ont on time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
Georgetown Notes

Georgetown, Mar. 1O-Wednesday
last there was a party at the home or
Mrs. Lizzie Diminick. Everybody
had a real good time. At midnight
dainty refreshments were served.
L. s. Smart was here on business
the forepart of the week.
Walter Clark intends to give his
wedding dance next Friday night.
DR.. Lindsay OF Salt Lake spent
last Monday with his sister Mrs.
Riley Hayes.
Mrs. p. Missley has gone to Mont
pelier to visit with friends for few
days.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
REAPPOINTED MEMBER
MEDICAL COMMITTEE

In letter from Robert o. Jones,
commissioner Of law enforcement OF
the state Of Idaho, DR.. George r.
Ashley Of this city is reappointed a
member of the Medical Examining
and Advisory Board. The board con-
venes in Boise April 6. and DIR. Asn-
ley is making preparations to go TO
the state capital to meet with the
board. DR.. Ashley has held this po-
sition for some time.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
EXAMINER READERS

On account Of the editor being
a stranger in the community. he
asks your cooperation in printing
the news. We would be pleased
to have you call the office on the
phone, No 80, when you have
news Of any kind. especially per-
sonal items and social events.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12

Mrs. Ed Johnston and her broth
eF. Stanley Hansen. arrived last FRI
day from wichita Falls. Texas.
Stanley will remain here and Mrs.
Johnston win visit for q month or
more with Montpelier relatives.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12

J. A. Hunt Of 81. chartss vas .
business visitor to Montpelier on
Monday. SIR. Hunt reports things In
q prosperous condition In his locality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14

has issued the following to county
agents, urging that they pass the in
formation on to the farm of their
counties:
Warns Farmers.
To County Agents: Agents now
are in parts of Georgia with CON
tracts for growing Coffee beans. The
beans are white and about the size
of Osceola velvet beans and are
borne in long flat pods. Their real
name is Horse bean or Jack bean
(Canavalia enisformis.) They are
entirely worthless except for a drug
which is needed only in small quani-
ties.
There have been more frauds with
the Horse bean than with any other
plant. Nearly every year a new
plan for Fleeing the farmers" APP
pears. The Coffee bean plan is the
latest. Beans are sold at a high
price and contracts are drawn to buy
them back at lower but still more
profitable price. This is bound to
fail sooner or later just as Ponzi's
scheme for paying 100 per cent on
the dollar within six months failed.
Advise your farmers to let it
alone. 1t may last one year but
sooner or later it is bound to fail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEW

A small fire in the Thomson City
bank Sunday caused about $500
damage.
Billy Sunday, evangelist, says that
he will send his son, Billy Jr., to
Georgia Tech next year.
A shipment to Macon in 1918, de-
livery of which was refused by the
Central of Georgia railroad on
grounds that it contained more al
cohoi than the law allowed, was the
cause of a suit in Macon court yes
terday F. C. Edwards, the plain
tiff, was awarded verdict of $120.
Atlanta detectives have been
charged with Matchmaking and graft
before an investigating committee
of the city council.
Cuts in the best grades of coal
from 81 to So ton have been made
by Atlanta dealers.
In a letter received by the man
ager of the Southern Tariff Asso-
citation, it is intimated that President
elect Harding will visit Atlanta dur
ing the meeting of the Southern
Tariff Congress in January.
In the municipal election at Bos-
ton, Georgia, J. A. Balloon was elect
ed mayor by majority of Is votes.
On announcement of the election re
suits the successful candidates were
seized by the crowd and given a
ducking in the city fountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Myer, tour
lists from Pennsylvania, have been
arrested in Macon charged with hav-
ing burglarized DIR. r. E. Solomon's
home. Clothing and jewelry in the
possession of the couple was indenti-
fed as belonging to DR.. Solomon.
At a stockholders meeting Mon
day a liberal proposition from the
receivers of the Georgia Preserving
company, regarding repairing the
plant which closed several weeks ago,
wa sapproved. Funds will be raised
for the re-opening of the plants.
The Master Builders Association
of Atlanta has slashed wages of all
their workers, effective the first of
the year.
Zonnie Wright, colored, IS years
old. of Dublin, was found dead in
the bed and a shot gun near him. 1t
is believed that he was murdered.
The railroad commission has grant
ed the Columbus Power company in
creases in their wholesale power
rates which will bring in revenue
increase of 100000.
William Jennings Bryan spent a
short while in Savannah yesterday
route to Marion, o., to confer with
the president-elect.
At the annual football banquet in
honor of the Tech football team
Judy Harlan was elected captain of
the 1921 team.
The city election of Fort Gaines
will be held with two candidates
for mayor. The Parent association
has endorsed three women for places
on the school board.
The residence of Thomas B. Con-
verse, near Valdosta, was destroyed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14
NEW ERA.

Miss Della Parker spent Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. H. A. Par
ker
Mrs. Mary Newton spent last week
with Mrs. w. T. o. Bray.
Misses Della Giles and Della Par.
ker were visiotrs at the home of
Mrs. M. C. Veal Thursday.
Mrs. J. T. Morris moved to Ma
con county Thursday. She will
make her home with Mrs. Jane Pen
nington. We regret very much to
lose Mrs. Morris from our communi-
ty. She has resided here for forty
years.
The friends of Miss Annie Willis
Morris were very much surprised
Sunday morning t" hear that she and
Wilson Bedenbaugh were married in
Americas Saturday night. They have
the best wishes of the entire COM
munity for long and happy life.
Rev. Marvin Vincent filled his
regular appointment at Salem Sun
day, preaching very interesting SER
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Parker and Zelma
dTheT were DuHudy NlSlIOIS at IIlt
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Jf1 Bradley spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. o. Bray and
Hugh and Louise Bray were visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs McGill
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Ross was Sunday visitors at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Vim
cent.
Mrs. B. J. McNeal was visitor
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Lula Griffin last week.
Mrs. j. w. Potter is the guest
of relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Bradley and
little son were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Bailey Sun
dav afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Veal and Cor
tez Veal were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Parker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14

by fire Saturday with loss of $685.
J. L. Newburn was elected COM
mander of the Valdosta post, Ameri-
can Legion at its annual banquet.
w. B. Gettys, of Jeffersonville,
has bought the majority of stock in
the Farmers and Merchants bank
of Jeffersonville.
Will Perry has been elected chief
of the Dalton fire department.
The express agent at Fort Val
ley has received a box containing
fourteen snakes with instructions on
the, box not to return to sender.
No one has claimed the box.
The county commissioners of Whit
field county selected the bank of the
C. L. Hardwick company as the 1921
depository for the county.
Whisky was found in the govern
ment mail transfer office at the ter
minal station in Albany by police of
Ulcers. George Jackson, negro en-
ploye of the transfer has been ar
rested.
The Georgia-Alabama Power COM
pany's plant near Fort Gaines will
be opened Friday with barbecue
to which the public of Georgia and
Alabama have been invited.
The Laurens county ginnings up
to Nov. l totalled 1904 bales. Last
years crop was 1904 up to the
same time. This is the smallest crop
the county has made since the Civi!
war.
]. C. Coltrane, an enlisted soldier
been arrested in Alabama as a
suspicious character. He was selling
new U. S. army blankets for So each.
1t is stated that the young man con-
fessed to stealing 1000 blankets and
sold them different places.
Steel for West Points new $780,
900 bridge is being unloaded and
the bridge is expected to be opened
in about two months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Central Time.)
and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ca.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-14
BEAN SWINDLE
HITSLEE FOLKS
Many Acres =. Planted
This Year To Worth
less Product

That the old Coffee bean swindle
is victimizing farmers in Lee coun-
tv and may have found victims also
in other nearby sections, is the as
sertion of County Agent Marshall,
who issued a warning to farmers to
be on their guard when oily
tongued statesmen appear with a
scheme for getting rich quick through
the growing of these beans. The Cot
fee bean is described as large and
prolific product, worthless except for
a drug which it yields and for which
there is very limited demand.
The plan of the swindle is said
to be along the following line: The
agent appears and locates farmer
who is entirely unfamiliar with the
bean. He offers seed at $50 or some
other price per bushel, and contracts
for the entire crop produced from
this seed at Sc per bushel. The FIRST
wear he fulfills the contract. The
grower probably the only one in the
community, makes a good crop anG
realizes large profit He inno-
Gently tells his neighbors and inter
ests them. Being under contract to
sell all his seed to the statesmen, the
neighbors are forced to pay $50 per
bushel for their seed for the follow
ing year. which they do, the agent
disclosing of large quantities at the
high price, and contracting with each
buver to take his crop at the SO
price. When harvest time comes the
second year the agent cannot be
found and the contracts go unre-
deemed. the farmer being left with
his beans on his hands and no mar
ket for them and use TO which they
can be put, they being worthless for
feeding. The scheme having al
ready run its limit, the agent is long
ago off for other green fields
60 Acres on One Farm.
The Coffee bean is said to have
flourished in Lee county this past
season. One farmer grew sixty
acres and produced good crop. 9th
ers planted in other amounts, the to-
tai reaching considerable proper
tions. One farmer last year grew
the bean under contract and dispos-
ed of his crop according to contract,
introducing it to his neighbors un-
suspectingly. All are under contract
this year. it is said, the contract limit
for the beans to be taken off their
hands expiring some time this month.
this limit not having been reached,
it cannot yet be proven that the Lee
farmers have really been victimized,
but it is said few of them have any
heoe of their beans being taken as
waq promised.
In the meantime, Paul Tabor, field
crop specialists of the state college
Of agriculture extension department,