The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-15
In THE GEM STATE


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,
920; Indian. 309S; Chinese, 5s5 Japan
csc, 1869; all others, 70.
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 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 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 H. Mason. u |
years of age. former school. teacher |
at Deary, Idaho, died at the Lewiston |
hospital.
Apricots. early cherries and peaches
in the Boise valley were damaged to a
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 If the proportion of
gains by the fair sex during the last
decade continues until 1890, 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
last week.
W. A. Warrington, recently arrested
1t Clinton, Okla, on the charge of de
'rauding the Bank of Hansen out of
300 by false pretenses, died coinci-
oc a | J
leputy sheriff from Twin Falls, who
would have returned with Warning
ION.
Olaf Rye, crazed fran driaking
bootleg liquor, fired a rife seven
lines through the door of the room :
IF hotel at Pocatello in which )
policeman and Mr.. and Mrs. Win
Green had taken shelter None of
he three were injured, and Rye was
alter arrested.
Miss Katherine Butterfield. II. l.
school girl of Weiser, was e
,iven $1,000 scholarship, and later a
'osed with President Harding before a
he movie and snapshot cameras al u
he White House. Miss Butterfield u
Won the national road essay contest !,
gainst 224, 400 competitors
In shooting affray at HALEY, Thomas
haffer and Ed Humphrey suffered
rounds Shaffer was shot in the left -"
boulder and Humphrey i'm the left III
ide of his neck. 1t is stated that s'
Wallace Billngsby did the shooting &c
nd that he delivered himself immedi- ~
tely into the hands of the sheriff. ~
Charging malicious prosecution -
harles Dunn. butcher, has instituted "
nit in distric; court asking $4,000
ldgment against certain city officials
t Twin Falls. The suit is an out I'd
rowth of a case in which Dunn was Ut
ccused of butchering eleven hogs II
ithout submitting the animals for ex "a
nination. VI
Prices for sheep shearng in the :
upert section have dropped this yea =
10 to 1914 cents, as compared will :
lie peak price last year of 20 cent -,
sr head. The quality of the clip il nv
} to normal but there is little marke
,mand for the crop The good weather
the past few weeks has been favor y
lie to the lamb crop. -
The total population of Idaho shown =,
the 1920 census is 431 $50. and com :.
Uses 233,919 males and 1871 =,
males. The corresponding figures foi ~
10 were 1S5,546 and 1i0,O4S, respect -,
Fly. During the decade the total pc .,,,
lation increased by 1926 per cent. tn -.
lie population by 26.1 per cent am
e female population by 4l.3 per cent
It is announced that special course .,
training will be offered to the en- ~,
ted men of the Service troop q ,la
catello by the officers of the United sr9
ltes army and the state force c,,
ound school for aeronautics. radio me
Id telephony, signalling electrical
cheering and different types of oh sor
walton will be the chief courses of NJ
ed. 10
Twin Falls school district trustees
re adopted resolutions declaring for 4