The St. Johns herald. [volume], June 20, 1918, Image 1

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St. Johns is having a healthy substantial growth. Lands are cheap but rapidly increasing in value. Best climate on earth.
Volume 34
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA, JUNE 20 ,1918
NO. 43
Fourth of July Celebration at SpringeirviHe
The Herald, St. Johns, Arizona.
Springerville has engaged the colored troop L of 10th Cavalry to come over
from Fort Apache and help us in our entertainment on the Fourth of July. They
will give us exhibitions in monkey drills, cossack riding, horse back fencing, hurdle
rising, etc.
We would very much appreciate it if all our good St. Johns friends could find
it convenient to be our guests on that day. There will be no charges madefor this
entertaiment. Very truly yours,
PEOPLE OF SPRINGERVILLE.
Office of the Board of Supervisors of Apache County, Arizona.
of the County Board of Equalization. .
St. Johns, Arizona, June 1st, 1918.
In compliance with law the Board of Supervisors met on this date as a County Board of
Equalization, there being- present Chairman Heber Jarvis and Member W. A. Saunders, Clerk
LiVi S. Udall. Awaiting the arrival of Member John C Hall, the board adjourned until Mon
day June 3rd, at 9 a. m.
The Board reconvened as a board of equalization on Monday June 3rd, all members and
clerk being present, as was also the County Assessor, J. A. Mineer. The board at once pro
ceeded to review, examine and equalize the Assessments as shown by the 1918 Tax Roll & As
sessment lists complied by Assessor J. A. Mineer.
The Board continued to sit as a board of equalization from Monday June 3, at 9 a.m. until
Trsday June 6th, at 6 p. m. at which time the business of equalization was completed.
Being advised as to the parties hereinafter named, and believing the assesments as return
ed by said parties to be too low, the following proposed raises were ordered made and entered
upon the minutes of this meeting-. The clerk being instructed to notify the individuals named
by letter as well as published Notice. Namely:
NAME Description & Assessed Valuation Proposed raise to:
Ascarate, Zuiri Added Assessment: 3000 sheep $22,500
A. C. M. I., St. Johns... Imp. on lot 1 and 5 B. 53 $2000.00 Improvements 3,000
Mdse. $14,888.00 Mdse 17,000
Almandez. Gregorio. . . . 3300 sheep $24,750.00 3700 sheep 27,750
Becker Merc. Co Imp on lot 28 Springerville $4000 Improvements 5,000
Beny. W. W added assessment: . 60 two yr. old steers 2,100
Bee lit r, J. W....;.....rnafeGatUeJ872 54 rge.cattle,-. 1.458
Baca, J. J added assessment. 1 Ford car 450
Baca, Eutemio " 60 range cattle 1,620
Burk, A. E SW1 NE Sec. 33 T. 9 R.. 29 40
acres $2000 40 acres 2,100
Baca, Gregorio 2300 sheep $17,250 2500 sheep " 18.750
Butier, Frank Lot in SWJ Sec. 4 T. 8 R. 29 3
acres $150. Imp. $150. 3 acres $200, Imp $200
Boice, Gates Johnson
Cattle Co. 473 range cattle $12,771. 600 range cattle 16,200
Benj. Brown, Sr Lot in Eagar in Sec. 9 T. 8 R. 29
2 acres $40 Imp. $25 2 acres 150, Imp 75
Colter, Fred T 225 range cattle $6,750. 375 range cattle 11 800
Gross Bar Cattle Co 1500 .ange cattle $40,500. 1900 4 4 44 51300
Candelaria, A. B. EA SE Sec. 6 T. 8 R. 27 70 acres 15 acres ' '375
$210. 55 acres 165
Candelaria, Juan 7000 sheep $52,500. 8200 sheep 61 500
Gandelaria, M. A 2800 sheep $21,000. 5000 44 37500
Salter, Bert J. 150 range-cattle $4050. 200 range cattle 5', 400
Crosby, B. B : added assessment: . ' 4000 sheep x 30 000
Clerow Lcuis & Co " 44 . 4000 sheep - 30000
Chambers, E. R ' 44 4500 sheep 33,' 750
60 bucks '600
Campbell, J. T.- NEJ NE Sec. 19 T. 8 R. 28 20
acres farming land $600. 20 acres 25 acres F. L. 750
grazing land $60. 15 ' 4 Q. L. 45
Dannebaum, M... ; added assessment: Cash 6 000
Double Circle Cattle Co. " 44 2500 range cattle : 67,'500
80 bulls 4,000
140 saddle horses 7 000
Eagar, W. B Imp. on lot at Eagar $250. 7 Improvements '550
Hall M. L 20 range cattle S540. 40 range cattle 1 080
Hoffman, Ferdinand SW SW Sec. 12 T. .8 R. 28 40 3 acres-$120, 30 acres $111, '
acres $120. 5 range cattle $135.00 8 range cattle ' 216
Hoctor, Frank 8000 sheep $37,500. 8000 sheep 60 000
Hulsey, Dacia Si NW NEi Sec. 3 T. 8 R. 29
12 acres farming $600. 15 acres farming 750
8 acres grazing $24. 5 acres grazing 15
Johnson & Walker........ added assessment: 12000sheep 90,000
27 burros '135
3 horses - 320
300 buck 3 000
Jacques, Bros added assessment: 10,000 sheep 75,' 000
Lesueur & Royal Imp on i acre lot at Eagar $1500 Improvements 2' 000
Love, b. C 35 range cattle $945 50 range cattle 1 350
Love, David 47 range cattle $1269 W4 of NE 100 range cattle- 2 700
M , . T Sec. 7 T. 6 R. 30 30 acres $750 30 acres 900
ivici?ate, A. M added .assessment: 2 work horses 200
-karris imp on Lot 35 Block 10 500
Murray, Claud " " Imp. Possessory Rights 300
Naegle, C. C 300 range cattle $8, 100. 350 range cattle 9 450
Ortega, David 2500 sheep $18,750 4,000 sheep 30 000
Overson, Mrs Clara WJ of NWi and E NW Sec. 26
& Colter T. 12 R. 26 160 acres $480. 160 acres 800
Peterson, M. P 450 range cattle $12,150. 550 range cattle 14 850
SPl?nlr -? os 225 range cattle $6075. 250 range cattle 6 750
mtt, H. J.i 45 railge cattle $1215. 75 range cattle 2 025
$ Sec. 35 T. 12 R. 28 640 A. $320. Value of $480
44 25 44 " 44 44 640 A. 320. Value of 480
n .... . " 19 " " 44 29 640 A. 320. Value of 480
Kotnlisberger, J. P....... harness and saddle $15. H. and S. ' 60
wagon 20. Wagon 100
. . 14 range horses 280. 20 range horses 400
v 3 milch cows 120. 6 milch cows 300
x added assessments: Flour mill 600
Farm machinery 200
Rencher, P. P
Round Valley Bank . 44
Ryan Cattle Co
Sandin, D. H " "
Sherwood, W. W Ford car
Slaughter, Paschal 325 range cattle
10 bulls
Slaughter, John 190 range cattle
Slaughter, Joe .... 300 range cattle
8 bulls
Slaughter Estate 900 range cattle
35 bulls
Scott, George added assessment:
Sanders Trading Co Mdse.
Slade, J. V NEJ NW Sec. 4 T. 8
acres $60.
Sarabia, & Aja added assessment:
Thompson, Henry 100 range cattle $2700.
Williams, Walter D. ...... added assessments:-
Wiltbank, W. E
Wiltbank, C. E 70 range cattle
Wiltbank, M. J added assessment:
Wilhelm, B. H 350 range battle
Whitenver Land & Cat- '
I tie Co- added assessment:
$200.
8,775.
500.
5130.
8100.
400.
24,300.
1750.
2500.
R. 29
$1890.
9450.
1 Ford car SCO
$27,000 Capital Stock
750.range cattle 20,250
25 saddle horses 1,000
20 bulls 1,000
1 AutomoSile 200
Ford Truck 400
438 range cattle 11,826
13 bulls 650
312 range cattle 8,424
396 range cattle 10,692
12 bulls 600
1554 range cattle 41r958
46 bulls 2,300
10500 sheep 78,750
35 burros - 175
Mdse N 4,000
6 acres 120
4000 sheep 30,000
125 range cattle 3,375
400 range -cattle 10,800
12 bulls 600
7 saddle horses- 350
1 Ford car 400
100 range cattle ' 2,700
40 range cattle . 1,080
400 range cattle 10.8C0
500 range cattle 13,500
30 range horses 750
Farm machinery - 300
Fences 300
Imp P. R. 300
1 stallion 100
4 mules 300
20 bulls 500
The Following Reductions on Assessments as Returned by the Assessor Were Made:
Becker Trans. Garage having been burned the $3,000 improvements on Lot 16, & Machinery
$600 was ordered cancelled; leaving the assessment standing at $100 the value of Lot 16.
Candelaria, Mrs. Mary, in NJ NEi Sec. 29 T.9 R. 29, 35 acres farming landassessed at $2625,
ordered reduced to a value of S2100.
Assessment of Ashley Hall on NEi of NW I Sec. 10 T. 8 R 29, 20 acres, assessed atf $1000 or
dered reduced to a value of $300.
Assessment of John C Hall on following farming land: .
Description and Assessed Valuation , Ordered' reduced to:
NWi NEi Sec. 4 T. 8 R. 29, 20 acres. $1,500 s $1,200
W NW i Sec. 4 T. 8 R. 2S, 15 acres 1,125 , 900
tTIi TvTTTIl Qon KT QP 90 1ft upvps 750 fiftA
The assessment of Mrs. S. J. Howell on NE of SEJ Sec 7 T. 8 R 29 E., 25 acres farming- land
$1250 was ordered placed as follows: 19 acres farming: land $760, 6 acres grazing- land $18.
The following assessment on land assessed to Thomas Phelps for $75 per acre was ordered
reduced to $60 per acre, ramely:
-WSW of NEi Sec. 32 T. 9 R. 29, 20 acres, $1500 reduced to $1200
NWi of NEi Sec. 32 T. 9 R. 29, 40 acres, 3300 . " 2400
Eh NWi SEi Sec. 29 T. 9 R. 29, 10 acres, 750 600
The assesment of 20 range cattle $450to J. M. Rothlisberger was ordered cancelled.
The Automobile assessed to John Slaughter for value of $1000 having been burned up in the
Becker fire, the same war ordered stricken from the roll.
The following reduction was ordered made in the assessment of Mrs- E. J. Saffell:
SEi NEi Sec. 32 T. 9 R. 29, 10 acres $750. reduced to $600.
This completing the business of Equalization, upon motion and by unanimous vote the
Board stood adjourned until Monday July 1st, 1918, at 9 a. m.
Attest: LEVI S. UDALL. Clerk. HEBER JARVIS, Chairman.
Arizona Corporation Commission.
In the Matter of the Investigation of the Rates,
Charges and Service of St Johns
Water Works Company.
Docket No. 529
Order and Notice of Hearing.
IT APPEARING that informal complaint
has been made that the rates and charges of
the St. Johns Water Works Company are' un
just, unreasonable and discriminatory and that
Arizona Corporation Commission.
In the Matter of the Investigation of the Rates
and Service of Nebo Electric Light
and Power Company.
Docket No. 528
Notice of Hearing.
IT APPEARING that Nebo Electric Light
and Power Cornpany, a public service corpor
ation, granted a certificate of convenience and
necessity June Twenty-third, Nineteen Hun-
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the service and rules relating to measurement area ana r ourieen, to suppiy customers m at.
and charges are inequitable and unjust and it! J onns ana vicinity witn electric ngnt ana power
FURTHER APPEARING that the Commis- "aa LU leuuei cuiiuhuuik. cum miequaus
sion should upon its own initiative enter into
an investigation and enquiry into the matter
and things therein related, notice is hereby
given and
IT IS ORDERED that the Commission will
hold a hearing at St. Johns at 2 o'clock p. m.,
June Twenty-fourth, Nineteen Hundred and
Eighteen at the Court House and will, at such
time, hear any parties i n interest and make
such investigation and enquiry as may be
necessary and will, pursuant to such investi
gation, enter such orders m the premises as
service at reasonaoie rates ana cnarges as re
quired by law. notice is hereby given and
IT IS ORDERED that the Commission will,
upon its own initiative investigate the matter
of service being rendered and rates charged
by Nebo Electric Light and Power Company
and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a public
hearing will be held at the Court House, St.
Johns at 10 o'clock a. m.. June Twenty-fourth;
Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen, at which
time and place, any parties in interest may ap-
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require I ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION, J seal SAM W PROCTOR Secretary
seal SAM W. PROCTOR, Secretary. DaTted Phoenix, Arizona this 11th day of
iViid nth Hnv nf i June, ivio.
June, 1918.
In this week's issue of the Herald appears
the announcement of Delesa Rencher for
county recorder. We are not acquainted with
her but we venture a guess that she is well
qualified for the office and again we are offer
ed a chance to conserve and let a woman take
a job that can be filled just as well or better
than it could by a man.
Attorney J. E. Crosby of Holbrook is in the of Attorny General Jones and his office force.
city for a few days. He is the guest of his The judge sees no reason why the money
brother, Judge Geo. H. Crosby, Jr., while he should not be paid to the Lyman company by
is attending to some business matters. 'tenth of July.
Judge Crosby came home Saturday evening-
1 after an absence of nearly three weeks. Half
!of the time was spent in Phoenix looking
largely after Lyman loan matters: He says
the loan is a sure thing-, though the prepara
tion of an engineer's reports and various oth-
' er preliminary matters take time. He speaks
in high terms of the treatment he received
i from Governor Hunt, Secretary Osborn and
Treasurer Johnson of the loan board, as well as