The St. Johns herald. [volume], December 12, 1918, Image 1

About The St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz.) 1917-1938

Image provided by: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ

                
i
era
St Johns is having a healthy substantial growth. Lands are cheap but rapidly increasing in value. Best climate on earth,
VOLUME 35
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA, DECEMBER 12, 1918
NO. 16
Local Items
The former Kaiser attempts to
commit suicide.
County Teachers Exam., Dec.
22nd and 23rd.
County Atty. Fred W. Nelson
is at Holbrook this week.
Four cases of 'flu are report
ed at the Danley home.
Santo Samora of Salado was at
the county seat Monday and
Tuesday.
Orson Wilkins of Nutrioso ar
rived in the city Sunday with his
children who have entered the
academy.
J. Smith Gibbons and wife,
who have spent the past two
months at Alpine are again with
us.
Jay M. Patterson was over
from Holbrook last week visiting
with his father and mother for a
couple of days.
Recorder-to-be Mary W. Wil
kins moved to St. Johns last Sun
day. Her son came with her and
will enter the academy
Almon Riggs moved his family
to St. Johns last week so that the
children might get the benefit of
our excellent schools.
The Whiting sawmill has closed
for. the winter and the manager,
E.-J. Whiting has moved his fam
ily to the city.
Adolf Goesling and son came
in from their ranch Sunday and
spent Monday in the city attend
ing to business matters.
Tom Irwin of Richville was a
business visitor here Monday,
He says they have closed their
school because of the 'flu'
W. A. Saunders of the Tucker
Church Cattle Company spent
Sunday and Monday in town.
Art says that cattle are keeping
up pretty well, considering.
Thos. J. Neal has just returned
from a trip to his ranch in the
White Mountains.. He moved his
cattle out of the mountains as
there was considerable snow up
there.
The Herald received last week
a present from the Becker Trans
continental Garage. The present
was a beautiful calender, which
far surpasses anything, for art,
we haye seen thus far. Thanks.
The many friends of Nathan
Barth in Apache county will be
glad to know that he is happily
married to Mrs. Cecelia Bebo.
Wedding took place Nov. 26, at
Bebo, N.M.
The local Red Cross workers
can now get yarn at Mrs. L. C.
Sherwoods. Knitter are badly
needed. Will you knit a sweater
by December 21st? We must
have our quota of sweaters ready
for shipment on that date. The
war is not over yet as far as the
Red Cross is concerned. Our
work is just beginning.
Last Sunday the L. D. S. Sun
day School was opened after a
forced vacation because of the
Spanish influenza. Regular Sun
day services were also held at 2
p. m. Prof. Howard N. Blazzard
whohad just returned from Camp
Pike, was the speaker and gave
a very interesting account of
army life, etc.
According to the Flagstaff
Leader Mrs. Pansy Chavez was
granted a divorce from her hus
band, Tony Chavez, of this city.
The case was up before Judge
Perkins and divorce was granted
on the grounds of non-support.
Frank Thomas, wife and child
ren have gone to Flagstaff for the
winter and perhaps longer. ' They
left last Saturday. Mr. Tbomas
has secured a position as chauf
feur at one of the automobile
transfer companies in that city
An expert orchardist will be in
St. Johns about th e first of Janu
ary. Anyone wanting pruning
done scientifically should consult
him. Leave orders with Mr. or
Mrs. J. L. Danley and they will
have prompt attention. 12-5 4t
Dr. F. W. Brown and family
left last Friday morning for Mesa
where they intend to make their
future home. Dr. Brow n haB an
assured practice with a good in
come. .St. Johns will miss Dr.
Brown and his good family. Our
best wishes go with them .
Dr. T. R. Mayer, a former
practicioner of Oklahoma has
taken over Dr. Brown's office
here in St. Johns. Dr. Mayer is
not new to us here as he rendered
excellent service during the vio
lent scourge of influenza. He has
a permit to 'practice here until
such time as the board hold their
physicians examination when he
will go and pass the exam.
Appreciation.
To my many friends:
Although late because of
Flue" I wish to express
the
my
appreciation for the loyal support
given me at the General Election
Nov. 5, 1918.
I am truly greatful to those
who so loyally supported me and
1 have nothing against those who
chose to support my political op
ponent. Respectfully,
Almon Riggs.
Stomach Trouble.
"Before I used Chamberlain's
Tablets I doctored a great deal
for stomach trouble and felt ner
vous and tired all the time. These
tablets helped me from the first,
and inside of a week's time I had
improved in every way." writes
Mrs. L. A. Drinkard, Jefferson
City, Mo. Adv
Liberty Bonds.
. The fourth liberty loan bonds
which were sold some few weeks
ago must be paid for and to those
who are not acquainted with the
dates upon which payments
should be made we give the fol
lowing: Nov, 21, 20 was due
Dec. 19, 20 more is due.
Jan. 16, 20 more is due.
Jan. 30, 30 the last payment
will be due.
N. S. Bly, president of the
Winslow State Bank died at Wins
low last Monday morning. He
was also a partner in the Wallace
Bly Cattle Company. Through
his death Navajo county loses one
of her staunchest citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Parks of
Holbrook are here spending a few
days', with Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Parks.
SOLDIERS TO BE
GIVEN EMPLOYMENT
In response to telegrams re
ceived from General Director
Croaff urging that a local Labor
Bureau be established in each
community to secure employment
for our returning sailors and sol
diers, the following gentlemen
met at the county court house
Dec. 7, 1918. Chairman Heber
Jar vis and Judge A. S. Gibbons
of the county council of defense,
Chairman Willard Farr, D. K
Udall and W. H. Gibbons of the
cummunity labor board and E. W.
Grimes chairman of the local ex
amining board.
As a result of the meeting of
these boards Judge A. S. Gibbons
W. H. Gibbons, E. W. Grimes,
John H Heap and Sylvester Per-
alta were appointed as communi
ty Soldiers Bureau.
The Soldiers Bureau met later
in the day and Judge A. S. Gib
bons was appointed manager of
the bureau.
It is the duties of the county
representatives to secure employ
mentfor the mustered out sol
aier as soon alter his arrival as
possible.
Shoots Sister.
What might haye been a fatal
accident occured at the Danley
residence Tuesday when Pudy
Barrett, nine-years old, shot his
sister Janey, with a 110-guage
shotgun. From what we can
earn the boy was crawling thru
a wire fence, when the gun he
was carrying was accidently dis
charged. Janey who was stand
ing near by received the contents
of the gun in the face and fore
head, the shot was a glancing
one, ranging upward. Though a
painful wound, it is not thought
to be dangerous. Dr. Meyer was
called and dressed the wound and
from last reports the patient is
doing nicely.
FOR SALE
Used, and rebuilt Cars, as good
as new.
Ford 1916 Roadster $350.00
Buick "4" Model C25 450.00
Ford 1917 Touring 450.00
Studebaker 1916, S pas
senger 500.00
King "8" 7 passenger "850.00
Grant six 5 passenger 500.00
Overland 1912 racer 175.00
at BECKER'S GARAGE,
Springerville, Ariz.
Notice To The Public.
As the present Board of Super
visors term of office expires on
December 31, 1613, They wish
that a 1 1 those having claims
against the county and any unfin-
shed business with them would
have the same filed with the Clerk
on or before Dec. 28th., as the
Board will meet on Monday and
Tuesday, Dec. 30, and 31, inclu
sive, to finish up business prepar
atory to turning the office over to
their successors on Jan. 1, 1919.
By order of the Board of Super
visors.
LEVI S. UDALL, Clerk.
12-12, 12-26
Mrs. Isley's Letter.
In a recent letter Mrs. D. W.
Isley of Litchfield, 111., says, "I
have used Chamberlain s Tablets
for disorders of the stomach and
as a laxative, ana have iound
them a quick and sure relief." If
you are troubled with indigestion
or constipation these tablets will
do you good." Adv.
SOME FACTS.
Early in the summer Secretary
Baker announced that there were
1.2C0. 000 troops in Europe. Im
mediately a German war official
proclaimed to the German people
that this statement of Mr. Baker's
was not true, because it could not
be true. He said we didn't have
an army of that size, and that if
we had it would haye been impos
sible for us to have sent the men
to Europe because of our lack of
ships, and that even had we boats
enough to carry them, the Ger
man submarines would have sent
them to the bottom before they
reached their ports of destination.
He concluded this remarkable
house-that-Jack-built statement
with the assurance that German
soldiers would never have any
thing to fear from American sol
diers. Our enemy looked on with
sneers and jeers and contempt,
followed by fear and panic, while
Democracy built an army. Our
Allies watched with hope and with
doubt, while a democracy turned
its citizens into soldiers and sent
the finished product to the battle
front of Europe.
You will remember the 5th of
June a year ago, when between
dawn and dark ten million men
to be exact, 9,586,508 men be
tween the ages of twenty-one and
thirty-one, were enrolled for mil
itary servi e, how within forty
eight hours practically all regis
tration returns were assembled
by telegraph here at Washington.
The same process was repeated
ast June, and again in August,
when something like 850,000 men,
the new twenty-one year olds,
were enrolled; and now the fourth
registration which Congress has
just authorized includes 13,000,-
000 more, up to forty-five years
of age and down to eighteen.
That will leave in the country on-
y about five million able-bodied
men; the rest will be boys and
gray-heads.
At first glance the biggest thing
about the draft appears to be its
size, but great as that is, the num
bers are hardly as remarkable and
as significant as the fact that the
people raised their own army.
Everv town, city and county nom
inated its best men, and they
were put in charge. No mighty
federal war machine composed of
army officers was sent from Wash
ington and intruded everywhere
into the framework of local gov
ernment. At the Capital Provest Marshal
General Chowder with a force of
forty officers perfected the plans
and directed the work, assisted
by five hundred clerks, mostly
mi . j 3 J?l-
women, xne selective aran was
put into effect by thirty thousand
civilian officers and was adminis
tered by home town people,
friends and neighbors, It was
finest demonstration ever made
of local self-government.
As to the cost, it is to be noted
that the bill for the draft is far
ess per man than for volunteer-
r4 J l . An A A A -C
ing. in it cost $z4.k ior re
cruiting a man into the volunteer
system; in 1915 it was $19. 14, and
for the nine months just before
j -l enn ntr
we went to war it was $&o.vo.
During the first year of the war
down to the seventh of -April,
1918. offic'al reports show that the
cost for registering each man was
54 cents. The cost for each man
called was $1.69, and the cost for
each man accepted for service
came to $4.93.
The appropriations for Provest
Marshal General's office were
$19,134,903. and the expenditures
were $13,054,634.44, and included
among its largest items the salar
ies of local and district draft
boards $4,210,000; salaries of cler
ical assistants to district and local
boards $3,900,000; and $2,548,413
was spent for printing and other
expenses.
Our Army is, every American
believes, the finest body of human
beings the sun ever shone on. It
is fit to fight that the world may
be made safe for democracy, and
it is built strictly on the lines of
democracy. The millionaire and
the humblest laborer march side
by side. Officers are drawn from
every walk oi Hie. JNo man is
exempted because he is rich.
None are drafted because they
are poor. Men arem.easured by
their willingness or their capaci
ty. Past, or caste, or creeds are
not taken into account.
Thus the selective draft has be
come a badge of honorable ser
vice!
Antoinette Funk,
Director Propaganda and Sperk-
ers' Department.
Few Escape.
There are few indeed who es
cape having at least one cold dur
ing the winter months, and they
are fortnuate who have but one
and get through with it quickly
and without any serious conse
quences, l ake UhamDerlain s
Cough Remedy and observe the
directions with each bottle, and
you are likely to be cine of the
fortunate ones. The worth and
merit of this remedy has been
fully proven. There are many
families who have always used it
for years when troubled with a
cough or cold, and with the very
best results. Adv.
On December 4th, Leandro Or
tega, one of Apache county's
prominent business men succumb
ed to 'Flu' at his home in Concho.
On November 28 he was called
from his ranch at Vernon to the
bedside of his daughter. Tana,
who died that day. Mr. Ortega
had a bad cold and contracted the
'Flu' and passed away on the date
above mentioned. He is the
father of several children all of
whom are highly respected .
For Croup.
"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is splendid for croup," writes
Mrs. Edward Hassett, Frankfort,
N. Y. "My children have been
quickly relieved of attacks of
this dreadful complaint by its
use." This remedy contains no
opium or other narcotic, and may
be given to a child as confidently
as to an adult. Adv.
The stork visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Raban,
Monday, Dec. 9th, and left them
a son. Mother and son are doing
nicely.
Word was received Monday
from Concho, that Mrs. Toraas
Perez had died of Spanish influenza.