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
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Benj. Brown, of Eagar, is in
town on business.
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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
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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.