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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 35
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA, JANUARY 2, 1919
NO. 19
Local Items
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1919.
Can you write it yet? 1919.
Supervisor Jos. Udall of Eagar
spent Monday and Tuesday in
town.
Postmaster J. W. Brown has
moyed the postoffice to the Whit
ing building, opposite the A. C.
M. I. store.
The St. Johns Irrigation Com
pany will sell, at public auction,
water shares of delinquents to
morrow, Jan. 3.
Miss Naomi Connolly and broth
er Noah, were visiting their par
ents at Vernon during the fore
part of the week.
Last week and th's some three
or four hundred ton of ice has
been stored for next summers
use by the proprietors of the two
ice cream parlors.
According to the Graham Guar
dian Roland Jones arrived in
Thatcher last Thursday from New
Jersey. He was released from
the regular army.
John C. Hall, ex-supervisor left
for his, home at Eagar, Tuesday,
after winding up his supervisor
ca eer and turning over the office
to the new board.
The prater- main -in -the westj
part of town has been frozen !
since Christmas. Same old story
people borrowing, water from
their more fortunate neighbor.
Judge A. S. Gibbons left for
Phoenix last Monday, having
baen called there to hold court
for Judge R. C. Stanford in some j
cases in which the latter was dis
qualified. The total assessed valuation of
Arizona is eight hundred and
thirty-four million dollars. The
year 1917 saw the largest tax col
lection and 1918 the lowest tax
rate since statehood.
A grand ball was held at the
academy auditorium New Years
eve. It was enjoyed by a large
crowd of young people. The
dance continued until the new
year was well ushered in.
The county board of supervis
ors met Monday, December 30th.
for the purpose of finishing all
county businessf or the year 1918
so that they could turn the office
over to the new board in ship
shape January 1, 1919.
John F. Sherwood and his son,
Dan J., and J. M. Richey of Rich
ville were business visitors here
Sunday and Monday. They re
port everything as progressing
nicely at that place, also that
the "flu" is no more.
The largest snow storm known
in St. Johns for years has been
on now for the past ten days.
Monday night six inches- more
was added to the former depth
and Tuesday night two inches
more fell. Stockmen are rejoic
ing. A handsome special edition of
the Snowflake Herald reached
our desk last week and no doubt
Editor Smith is receiving many
congratulations. The edition was
liberally patronized by advertisers
and contained many half-tone il
lustrations.
Roland J. Jones Goes
to Penitentiary.
On the 19th of December Rol
and J. Jones was tried in the su
perior court of Apache county on
a charge of embezzlement and
convicted. He was sentenced to
serve from 3. to 6 years in the
state penitentiary. On Decem
ber 20th he was taken to Florence
by under-sheriff B. Y. Duke and
on December 22nd he was placed
in charge of R. B. Simms, super
intendent of the state prison.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Heap re
ceived a letter from their SGn,
Parley J. Heap, Dec. 27. The
letter was dated at Luxingburg,
Nov. 27, and stated that he was
feeling well. He stated that he
entered the first line trenches on
October 31, and was there until
the armistice was signed, Nov.
11, at 11 o'clock, when the bullets
quit whistling, bombs quite burst
ing and the big guns ceased to
roar, just Deiore eleven o ciock
it quit raining, the sun began to
shine and shone brighter than
ever before, even the cold north
wind seemed to be warmer. Par
ley thinks that perhaps he will be
home before spring.
Much interert is being aken by
a number of returned soldiers in
the proposed Soldiers Settlement
program, so far as Arizona is
concerned. The task of collect
ing information regarding land
resources has begun in all of the
counties of the State, and the
Committee hopes to have all data
revised and compiled at an early
date. It is requested by the Com
mittee that all soldiers, who de
sire to settle upon Arizona lands,
will register their names and ad
dress with the Secretary, Alfred
C. Sieboth, at the State Land De
partment, State House, Phoenix,
Arizona.
According to press reports the
old 1st Arizona, now kn'own as
the 158th Infantry, has been des
ignated by Gen. Pershing as one
of the units to be returned to
their home land at an early date.
At present they are in Paris in
the capacity of a guard of honor
to President Wilson, and their
sailing date will probably be about
the time Mr. Wilson decides to
return, some time in January.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Before using this preparation
for a cough or a old you may wish
to know what it has done for oth
ers. Mrs. 0. Cook, Macon, 111.,
writes, "I have found it gives the
quickest relief of any cough rem
edy I have ever used." Mrs. Jas.
A. Knott, Chillicothe, Mo., says
"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
cannot be beat for coughs and
colds." H. J. Moore, Oval, Pa.,
says "I have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy on several occa
sions when I was suffering with
a settled cold upon the chest and
it has always brought about a
cure. Adv.
Song Services were held at the
L. D. S. chapel Sunday, Dec. 29.
Under the direction of Prof. J.
Alfred Anderson of the St. Johns
Stake Academy, beautiful or
chestra music and chorus singing
went to make up the splendid
program.
HyrumlChapman of B luewater,
New Mexico, who has been
our midst for the past ten days
getting affidavits in pro of his
having been an Indian fighter,
made a trip to Luna, N. M. last
week to see Newton Adair, an
old timer, to get his affidavit in
suuport of his claim. Mr. Chap
man returned Monday on the
mail car from Springerville which
was all day in making the trip on
account of the deep snow.
The court house has been the
arena of activity for the past few
days owing to the changing of
county officials. The old ones
have been busy getting things in
shape to turn over to the new of
ficers. While the new officere
nave oeen busy trying" to eret a
line up' on their duties.
Mrs, Leroy Stradling who has
been very ill with the Spanish in
fluenza, atRichwille, was moved
to St. Johns last Saturday. She
is improving but is not strong
yet. Her husband is in France
serving in the U. S. army, hopes
are entertained that he will soon
be released to return home,
If you are wanting to buy water
shares in the St. Johns Irrigation
company, be on hand January 3.
Sale will take place in front of the
telephone office, between 10 a.m.
and 4 o'clock p. m.
Miss Florence J Rothlisberger,
popular daughter of John P.
Rothlisberger, of Eagar and Dan
Burk of the same town were hap
pily married last week.
We are very glad to learn that
Lee Danley who has been con
fined to his bed for the past two
weeks with pneumonia, is im
proving. A big dance was given at the
Jen-Dike Theater yesterday even
ing, and another big one will be
held at the academy Friday night.
E. R. DeWitt, mail contract on
the Holbrook-Fort Apache line,
spent the holidays here with his
family.
Francis Day Jr. of Eagar was
a business visitor here Monday
and Tuesday.
J. A. Mineer is able to be out
once more.
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, 3 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.
Cited For Heroism.
Private Columbus Whipple,
Company H, 47th Infantry, has
been cited for extraordinary hero
ism in action near Bazoches,
France, August 7, 1918. Private
Whipple crossed the Vesle river
in the face cf enemy fire vnd res
cued a drowning comrade in the
deep, swift current of the stream.
He is a son of Edson Whipple of
Showlow, Arizona. Holbrook
News.
If your luck isn't what it should
be, write a "p" in front of it and
try again.
Big Casualty List Yet
Unpublished.
Washington. Casualty lists of
the American expeditionary
forces, which have not been pub
lished, but which have been an
nounced officially, by General
Pershing, had been reduced at
noon, Dec. 18, to a total of 66,892.
These, the war department an
nounced, were classified as fol
lows:
Major casualties, including kill
ed in action, died of wounds, died
of disease and died o f other
causes, 1680; wounded, 64,862;
missing and prisoners, 350.
A large percentage of the 64,-
862 names listed as wounded are
minor cases, it was said, many
patients navmc: long" since recov
ered and returned to duty. Offi
cials explained that total is really
less, due to the fact that Goi.eral
Pershing's total included marine
casualties of 1202 killed and more
than 4000 wounded, which al
ready had been published by the
marine corps headquarters.
More' Profitable Than Wheat.
While some farmers hastened
to plant wheat instead of beets
those who stayed with beets made
more money, m some sections
of the west beet growers got as
high as six to twelve dollars an
acre for the beet-top. forage..
When wheat returns to near the
dollar mark the farmers wilt re
turn more largely to planting the
sugar beet.
It is interesting to note that
while the beet growers of North
eastern Colorado will have re
ceived for this year's crop of
beets, approximately $11,500,000
or about $1,240,006 more than
they received from the 1917 crop,
the fact remains that there were
something over 23,000 less acres
grown than in 1917. In other
words, Colorado will have receiv
ed approximately 12 per cent in
creased gross proceeds from the
beet crop and produced about 20
per cent less than in 1917.
The average price of beets in
1917 in Northeastern Colorado
was $7.35 per ton. The beets
averaged 12 tons to the acre thus
yielding the farmer $88.20 per
acre gross. The 1918 price was
$10.00, or $120.00 per acre gross
on same tonnage. The Manufac
turer. Compensation
Amendment Killed.
A Phoenix dispatch to the effect
that all the amendments submit
ted to the voters of Arizona at the
last election passed except the so
called workingman's compensa
tion law.
This law was inaugurated by
the big employers to kill off the
present one, which is a good one
for the workingman. The inter
ests spent thousands of dollurs in
advertising the amendment, but
the people saw through it and de
feated it. The workers voted
against it almost unanimously.
Dionicio Duran and family have
moved into town from their ranch
near the Arizona and New Mexi
co line. They will remain during
the winter months.
Glenn Smithers is in the city
spending a few weeks with his
family.
Food Administration working in
all Parts of Arizona Cause
Lower Price of Meat.
Phoenix, Dec. 26. The food
administration announces a re
duction in the price of meat
through voluntary action by all
of the meat dealers of Yuma,
Bisbee, Douglas, Kingman, Win
slow, Flagstaff, Williams, and by
the Tribolet company in Phoenix,
averaging nearly 5 cents a pound.
This comes as the direct result
of a state wide probe by the fed
eral food authorities into the meat
situation. Government inspect
ors have been working for some
time checking prices and study
ing margins of profit.
Tribolet's maiket of Phoenix
is given credit by the food ad
ministration as being the first
large concern here to voluntarily
reduce prices. The Phoenix
Wholesale Meat and Produce com
pany, which the food administra
tion says controls seven shops in
this city, has thus far refused to
voluntarily reduce it retail prices,
it is stated.
Inspectors of the food adminis
tration are continuing their meat
investigation in other parts of the
state. Special attention is being
given also to enforce the regula
tions on butter, cheese and stor
age egg3 until the end''df the
present storage season.
Proceedings of the Board of Su
pervisors, Apache County.
St. Johns, Ariz., Jan, 1, 1919.
The two newly elected mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors
met on this date, there being
present Supervisors W. H. Gib
bons and Joseph Udall, and Levi
S . Udall, actin g clerk. The third
member being absent no attempt
was made to organize the Board
or make any appointments; the
meeting being merely for the
purpose of assuming the duties
of their office and taking over the
reigns of County Government
from their predecessors. Upon
motion and unanimous vote the
meeting was then adjourned un
til the first Monday of January
( the 6th) at 10 a. m.
Attest: LEVI S. UDALL,
Acting Clerk of the Board.
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
Shareholders of the Round Val
ley Bank of Springerville, Ariz.,
will be held at its Banking house
at Springerville, Arizona, at the
hour of 2 P. M., on Tuesday,
January 7th, 1919, at which time
and place, Directors will be elect
ed for the ensuing year, and all
other business proper to come be
fore such meeting will be trans
acted. Dated at Springerville, Arizona,
the 23rd day of December, 1918.
Board op Directors of the
Round Valley Bank of
Springerville, Arizona.
By GUSTAV BECKER, Pres.
An expert orchard ist will be in
St. Johns about the 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