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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 16, 1919 NO. 21 ems o-o Benj. Brown, of Eagar, is in town on business. 4 To Hell with the Kaiser Jen Dike Theatej, Saturday, Jan. 18. Jas. Sorensen was a visitor in town during the week, from the Milky Wash country.' Mrs. Vera Carraway, who has been on an jrexrend visit in the east, returned home last week. Robert Brown has been on the water wagon during the past week, trying to quench the thirst of the thristy. Proposals on janitor work at the court house will be received by the board of supervisors on January 3. Frank Sena and Paula Gurule of Springerville. were married on January 8th, at the Catholic church at Springerville. Father Derichmont performed the cere mony. The Herald was awarded the contract for printing and publish ing all notice and proceeding of the board of supervisors. The contract for printing and furnish ing stationery, etc. was let to The Obsever. In a letter to his sister Naomi, John Connolly says, that after be ing in a hospital about two months in France, recovering from a wound received September 4th, he was able to be at the battle front when the armistice was signed. L. R. Gibbons, member of the board of directors of the Lyman Water Co., and D. K. Udall re turned from Phoenix last Mon day, where they went to attend a conference of the various inter ests involved in the Lyman irri gation project. Ammor. Tenney, who was an early day resident of St. Johns, and later moved to Mexico where he residsed until he was forced to leave on acoount of the depre dation in Mexico, arrived in St. Johns last Monday from the southern part of the State. -The genial and smiling coun tenance of Henry Butler was to be seen in our midst last Satur day. He hails from Eagar, and about the only complaint Henry made was of the weather we are having in St. Johns, which, he says is very much colder than it is at Eagar. The Becker Mercantile Com pany will hold their annual mid winter sale at Springerville, Jan. 21 and 22. If you are in need of dry goods it will pay you call at their store and inspect their stock of goods. Calico will be sold at 8 yards for $1.00, and other mer chandise will be offered at great ly reduced prices. Chamberlain's Tablets. When you are troubled with in digestion or constipation, take Chamberlain's Tablets. They strengthen the stomach and en able it to perform its functions naturally. Indigestion is usually accompanied by constipation and is aggravated by it. Chamber lain's Tablets cause a gentle movement of the bowels, reliev ing constipated conditions. Adv Arrived With Truck. W. R. Letton and W. T. Schae fer arrived from Los Angeles yes terday, having driven a truck from that point, though they were forced to dig through 30 inches of snow at one point be tween Ash Fork and Williams, These gentlemen intend to do trucking between St. Johns and Springerville. Holbrook Tribune Grandma Greer has Eleven Stars on Service Flag. Mrs. Ellen C. Greer, of this city, is rejoicing over the arrival of Pratt Guy Greer, the first of her grandsons wbo went to France to return thus far. Eleven of Mrs. Greer's grandsons enter ed the service, but not all attain ed their desire to cross the water. Pratt Greer enlisted at the be ginning of the war and was a non-commissioned officer in the 265th Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Force, which went to England and later to France. Gilbert E. Greer, another grand son, volunteered shortly after he had been elected county attorney of Apache county and was in an officer's training school, but was discharged on account of defec tive eyesight. At the last elec tion he was again chosen to the position of county attorney of Apache, which he had resigned on entering- the service. Hoi- brook Tribune. Cured at a Cost of 25 Cents. "Eight years ago when we first moved to Mattoon, I was a great sufferer from indigestion and con stipation," writes Mrs. Robert Allison, Mattoon, 111. "I had fre quent headaches and dizzy spells, aud , there was a feeling like a heavy weight pressing on my stomach and hest all the time. I felt miserable, Every morsel of food distressed me. 1 csuld not rest at night and felt tired and worn out all the time. One bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets cured me and I have since felt like a different person." Adv. A practical system of good roads in Arizona v ould prove one of the state's greatest assets. The Federal government is pre pared, under certain conditions, 3o expend $900,000 in this state during the coming year, and a large amount of state and county funds will also be expended in road construction. In order to get the best results with the least expenditure of funds, serving ef f ectively all portions of the state, the most careful coordination of road building plans must be se cured. A call has been made for a Good Roads Conference to be held at Phoenix, on January 27. The revival of the "flu" in Phoenix caused the health board to issue orders last Monday morning closing all schools for two weeks and absolutely forbidding school children to run on the streets. Public and private dances and social gatherings of every kind were also prohibited and an absolute quarantine was placed on all houses where there were influenza cases. A large force of special police was appointed to strictly entorce tne regulations, mere were between 300 and 400 cases of influenza reported in Phoenix last Saturday night and by Monday morning the number had reached 538. The Observer.' Next Saturday, Jan. 18, will be Women's night at the pool hall. I extend to you a kind invitation to come and bring your husband, father or brother and enjoy the evening. Come early so we won't have to break into our custom of closing early. Yours truly, ROY L. McFATE Business vs. Keiigion o By Don Marius. As the days of reconstruction are drawing near it is well that we begin cleaning house. Some men and great, feared that the world's war might not only stifle civilization but utterly destroy it. Instead it has given it new birth, we snau no longer iorget, in our mad race for position and wealth, the duty we owe our fellow man. If our fellow man is less fortun ate than we, the greater the duty. iireea ana grait must give way to good will and honest dealing. John Doe is an embryo capitalist, tie nas always managed it so he would not have toS work except his head. Now John has a neighbor, a big husky fellow and honest. Being honest and industrious he always has em ployment. This neighbor 'how ever is half witled and easily im posed upon. When! he comes home with his pay envelope John meets him with the glad hand. John never violates any law bat what he doesn't get of that fel lows wages would barely buy bread for the next week. The country merchant will sell you goods tnat are sneii orn and out of date and make you think they are just what you want. If you are uirfortunate"enciugh to be in debt and can not pay cash he will charge you more for the actual necessities of life than he does your more fortunate neigh bor. The philosophy of why we want to keep the poor man has never been explained. An employer of labor was pay ing his help three dollars per day. A man came along who needed work badiy. His family was sick and he was broke: He needed ! work so badly and fearing he would not get it he agreed to work for two dollars per day. He was employed and stayed on the job several months at that wage when others were getting one dollar more. The employer cleaned up about seven ty-five dol- ars on that man's necessity. A widow woman had a yearling calf that was worth thirty dollars but she was in debt and bills were, pressing. She was forced to sell. A stockman learning of her pre dicament bought the calf for twenty dollars. These instances are common. They are played every day. Do you approve of them? The man who exploits his neighbor wheth er mentally or financially at his mercy, tho he may not violate the law, does as vile a thing as if he stole it from his pocket. Yet this is called business. Does your religion approve of this modern day business method? If it does then both your business and re ligion needs reconstructing. Let me present you a dilemma. If your religion approves of any method by which you may attain anv goal great or small by ex ploiting your fellowman, then to hell with such a religion. That is where it was given birth. But we do not believe any chriStain religion does approve. If it does not and you practice these meth ods you are the variest hypocrite when you say you have any re ligion. Now you have both horns of the dilemma. Either is bad REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF ROUND VALLEY BANK At Springerville, Arizona, in the State of Arizona, at the close of business December 31st. 1918. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts; less due from Directors $ 88,684.32 Due from Directors 5,318.28 Overdrafts 5.00 United States Bonds 400.00 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 4,499.26 Specie $ 1,099.81 Legal Tender and National Bank Notes 5,233.00 , Other Cash Items 93.85 Due from State and National Banks, Approved Reserve Agents 10,768.10 Due from State and National Banks, not Reserve Agents 5,191.18 Assets not included under above heads, viz: Cash Short General Expense Interest Expense Total $125,320.27 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in $ 30,000.00 Undivided Profits. Less Current Exp. & Taxes & Interest paid Individual Deposits subject to check $ 84,600.83 Time Certificates of Deposit 385.00 Cashier's checks outstanding v 60.00 Due State and National Banks 6,386.95 Cash Over 1 Total $125,320.27 State of Arizona, County of Apache, ss. I, A. F. Grimmeir, Asst, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. A. F.GRIMMELL, t . . Asst; Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of January, 1919. f D.L. HARRIS Qseai) Notary Public. Correct- Attest My Commission expires Aug. 12, 1922 Gustav Becker, ) Harris Miller, Directors. Julius W. Becker, ) enough but both are real horns. Let us learn the new lesson, let us heed the dawn of a new and brighter day, let us greet the new civilization with open minds and consecrate ourselves to the relig ion of humanity. ANNOUNCEMENT. January 20 to 25 inclusive at Tucson will be held the Annual Conference. These meetings will be interesting and very valuable to the house wives and farmers all over the State. The subjects such as Home Management; Tex- About2 tiles and Clothing; Home Nursing ; was.n a miserable condi and Nutrition problems such as j tion on account 0f kidneys, My Food for Children; Food Preser- j Dack, f rom my shoulders to my vation canning and drying will i hips ached something awful. ua rh-cnnocoH The railroad is going to give special rates to all who attend. There will be a banquet on Fri day evening to which all the out of town people are invited to be guests of the University. I am sure it will all be interesting, and pay you well for going. Mrs. Mary Pritner Lock wood (State Home Dem. Agt.) wishes to extend a special invitation to you. Very cordially yours, Nora Lamoreaux, Co. Home Dem. Agt 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 at BECKER'S GARAGE, Springerville, Ariz. 22,385.94 6.51 3,307.72 713.24 3,879.44 91,432.78 8.05 KNOW IT WELL Familiar Features Well Known to Hnndrees of St Johns People. A Familiar burden in many a home. The burden of "bad back." A lame, a weak or an aching back Often tells you of kidney ills. Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. Here-is good testimony to prove their merits: Mrs. F. M. Armstrong, 320 Sullivan St., Miami, Ariz., says: Many times spots arm specks noaiea oeiore my sjiil before my sight and I would get ternbly dizzy. I was all unstrung and run down when I began using Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me from the start and before long, 1 was cured of the trouble. The cure has lasted, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills." 60c. at all dealers. Foster-Mil- burn Co., Mfgfs., Buffalo, N. Y. Notice of Jury Drawing. Notice is hereby given that on January 18, 1919 at 10 o'clock A. M., in open Court in the Court Room -of Apache County Court House, in St. Johns, Ariz., Grand and Trial Jurors will be drawn to serve during the year 1919. At which time any one may appear and show cause why any such person drawn should not serve. Witness my hand and Seal of office this the 14th day of Jan. A. D. 1919. LEVI S. UDALL, SEATLclerk superior Court, Apcahe Co., Arizona.