Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-15
IN THE GEM STATE

Approximately 100000 young trees,
mainly for shade and ornamental pur-
poses, will be sent to 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, 425,66S; negro,
92O; Indian, 3O9S; Chinese. 5s5; Japan
ese. 1869; all others, 20.
Too much moonshIne is ascribed by
Clyde Hansen. of Lewisville, as the
reason for his attempted hold up Of
the Jefferson State bank at Menan,
according to a 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
will be heavy rock work and some
concrete work. Operations win begin
May j.
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, p
years of age, a former school teacher
at Deary, Idaho, died at the Lewiston
hospital.
Apricots, 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
fruitmen.
Males continue to outnumber females
In Idaho, but the women are making
rapid strides and IL the proportion OF
gains by the fair sex during the last
decade continues until $780, the num-
Der of females will about equal the
male population.
Charles Clifton, attorney, formerly
of Boise, is not to 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
5000 by false pretenses, died coinci'
dent with the arrival at Clinton of a
deputy sheriff from Twin Falls, who
would have returned with Warning.
ton.
Olaf Rye, crazed from drinking
bootleg liquor, fired a rifle sever
times through the door of the room
of hotel at Pocatello In which q
policeman and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Green had taken shelter. None Of
the three were injured. and Rye was
later arrested.
Miss Katherine Butterfield, II
year-old school girl OF Weiser, was
given a $1,000 scholarship, and later
posed with President Harding before
the movie and snapshot cameras a.
the White House. Miss Butterfield
won the national road essay confess
against ga 400 competitors.
In shooting ARRAY at HALEY, Thomas
Shaffer and Ed. Humphrey suffered
wounds. Shaffer was shot in the lef
| shoulder and Humphrey in the lief
| side of his neck It is stated tina
Wallace Billingsby did the shooting
and that he delivered himself immedi
ately into the hands of the sheriff.
Charging malicious prosecution
i Charles Dunn. butcher, has instituted
suit in district court asking $30,00t
Judgment against certain city Officials
ut Twin Falls. The suit is an out
growth of a case In which Dunn wa
accused OF butchering eleven hog
without submitting the animals for ex
animation.
| Prices for sheep shearing in tn
/ rupert section have dropped this yea
to 10 to 125a cents, as compared witt
the peak price last year of 20 cent
per head. The quality of the clip
up to normal but there Is little marke
i demand for the crop. The good weathe
OF the past few weeks has been favor
able to the lamb crop.
| The total population Of Idaho show
4 by the 1920 census is 431 1865, and con
prlses 2s3,919 males and 1924
females. The corresponding figures fo
1910 were 185,546 and 140,04s, respect
lively. During the decade the total pC
pnlatior Increased by 1926 per cent, til
male population by 26.1 per cent an
the female population by Alb per cen
1T is announced that special course
Of training will be offered to the Ell
listed men of the Service troop {
Pocatello by the officers OF the Unite
States army and the state fore
Ground school for aeronautics, radi,
field telephony, signalling, eIectrici