The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-15
In THE GEM STATE

De wei equipped before the summer
tourist travel develops
Approximately 10000 young trees.
mainly for shade and ornamental pur-
poses, will be sent 10 people of the
state this year from the university at
Moscow.
The distribution of the population Of
Idaho, according TO color in 1920, was
as follows: White, 423,668; negro,
$50; Indian, 3O9S; Chinese, $50 Japan
csc, 1853; all others, g.
Too much m0onshine is ascribed by
Clyde Hansen, of LewisyiIle, as the
reason for his attempted hold up Of
the Jefferson State bank at Menan,
according to confession made to the
county judge.
Because the legislature passed law
amending the present statutes, ex-ser-
vice men who were in the world war,
whether at home or abroad, may now
enter the state soldiers home on the
same basis as veterans of the civil
war.
Contracts have been let for about
five miles OF state highway work
northeast of HALEY. Four bridges
are included in the contract There
win be heavy rock work and some
concrete work Operations will begin
May l.
The first case Of death from sleeping
sickness in the state of Idaho. as far
as is known, occurred last week at
Lewiston. Miss Stella l. Mason, q
years of age. a former school teacher
at Deary, Idaho, died at the Lewiston
hospital.
ApTicOts. early cherries and peaches
| in the Boise valley were damaged to
| considerable extent by the early frost
last week. but there has been no dam
age to apples or prunes, the big COM
mercial crop of the valley, according to
| fruftmen.
Males continue to Outnumber females
| in Idaho. but the women are making
| rapid strides and if the proportion of
| gains by the fair sex during the last
| decade continues until 1880, the num-
Der Of females will about equal the
male population.
Charles Clifton. attorney, formerly
of Boise, is not 70 be disbarred be-
cause lacking in patriotism or because
| he was not in accord with war activi-
| ties, direct or Indirect The supreme
court has thus decided in an opinion
rendered last week.
w. A. Warrington, recently arrested
| at Clinton, Okla, on the charge of de-
| frauding the Bank of Hansen out of
$500 by false pretenses. died coinci-
| dent with the arrival at Clinton of
deputy sheriff from Twin Falls, who
would have returned with Warning
| ton.
Olaf Rye, crazed from drinking
| bootleg liquor, fired a rifle seven
| times through the door Of the room
| of hotel at PoeatellO in which a
| policeman and Mr.. and Mrs. WIN
| Green had taken shelter. None OF
| the three were injured, and Rye was
| later arrested.
Miss Katherine ButterfIeId, q II
| year-Old school girl of Weiser, was
| given a 5000 scholarship. and later
| posed with President Harding before
| the movie and snapshot cameras al
the White House. Miss Butterfteld
won the national road essay contest
against 224, 499 competitors.
In shooting ARRAY at HALEY, Thomas
Shaffer and Ed. Humphrey suffered
| wounds. Shaffer was shot In the left
shoulder and Humphrey in the left
81 aT to 81 Eaa hot
Wallace BiIlingsby did the shooting
and that he delivered himself immedi-
ately into the hands of the sheriff
Charging malicious prosecution,
| Charles Dunn. butcher, has instituted
suit in district court asking $4,000
| Judgment against certain city officials
| at Twin Falls. The suit is an out
growth of Il case in which Dunn was
accused of butchering eleven hogs
without submitting the animals for ex.
animation.
Prices for sheep shearing in the
Rupert section have dropped this year
to 10 to 1914 cents, as compared with
the peak price last year of 10 cents
per head. The quality of the clip is
| up to normal but there is little market
| demand for the crop The good weather
| Of the past few weeks has been favor.
| able TO the lamb crop.
The total population of Idaho shown
| by the 1920 census is 49,. S65. and COM
| prises 233, 919 males and 19T,947
females. The corresponding figures for
1910 were 1850 and 140.O4S. respect
lively. During the decade the total po-
/ pulation increased by $40 per cent, the
male population by 261 per cent and
| the female population by 41.3 per cent.