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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 23, 1919
NO. 22
Local Items
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Dr. Mayer is on the sick list.
FOUND W. 0. W. watch fob.
Fred Davis, Jr.
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A good second hand wagon for
sale. Inquire at Herald office.
Big Cash Sale at The Cash Store
beginning February 3. Don't
forget it.
W. A. Saunders who has been
in Texes for the past week or so,
returned Saturday night.
The jurors qualified to serve as
jurors were drawn in open court
at the court house last Saturday
morning.
The Founders Day dance at the
academy last Friday night was
well attended, and all say it was
the best ever.
B. B. Crosby of the beautiful
city of Eagar, up near the moun
tains, was a business visitor here
last Friday and Saturday.
Maurice Rothlisberger, one of
the soldier boys from Camp Kear
ney, returned home last Friday,
having received his discharge.
Senator E. I. Whiting is now
at the Capitol and Apache may
look for big thing to be done when
E. I. gets to work. Keep your
eyes open.
Mrs. John P. Sherwood, who
has been helping nurse the sickj
at the Danley home for the past
two weeks, returned to her home
at Richville, last Saturday.
The bishopric of the St. Johns
Ward wish us to announce to the
public that the L. D. S. Sunday
School and all church meetings
will be resumed Sunday, Jan. 26.
Nat Greer and Claude Averett,
two of Apache county's soldier
boys, who have b en in France,
returned home Monday, having
received their discharge from the
army. Nat is at h's home in
Hunt. Mr. Averett went on to
Springerville Monday afternoon.
W. A. Maxwell was a business
visitor here during Sunday and
Monday. He went on down to
Holbrook Monday afternoon. We
are informed that he has been
appointed Livestock Inspector for
Apache County to take the place
of Leroy C. Hall. Mr. Maxwell
is an old timer in Apache county
and well able to fill this position
ably and well .
Joseph Burgess and family will
leave in a few day? for Ramah,
N. M,, where it is their intention
to make their home. Mr. Bur
gess has been Apache County's
Treasurer for the past four years
and it is with regret that we
learn of his departure from us
and we can only console ourselves
with the thought that the town
of Ramah profits by our loss.
Supervisor, W. H. Gibbons left
Wednesday for Phoenix to attend
the Good Road Convention which
convenes there January 27. The
convention was desirous of hav
ing all the counties represented
through their boards of supervis
ors. Mr. Gibbons is the right
man to send and all may rest as
sured that the County will be
thoroughly represented and her
wants will be made known
through Mr. Gibbons.
Judge Gibbons Goes to Kansas
Judge A. S. Gibbons left last
Friday for Kansas to attend the i
National Good Road Convention
which convenes there this week.
The Judge went in the interest
of Apache County and will no
doubt be an able representative
for us and will use every effort
to keep the National Highway
coming through St. Johns. Be
ing off the railway, this road
means much to St. Johns and
Apache County, and every effort
should be used to keep the trave
coming through Apache County,
via Springerville and St. Johns.
Beginning MONDAY,
Feb. 3, 1919, continuing
THREE DAYS
Mrs. Eliza Whiting died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs
George Brown, in St. Johns, last
Monday night. She had been in
poor health for a number of years,
and ten or twelve days ago she
became seriously ill and gradual
ly grew worse until death relieved
her of her suffering. Mrs. Whit
ing was in her 59th year. She
leaves several children and nu
merous friends and relatives to
mourn her loss. Funeral services
were held at the academy Wed
nesday afternoon and the remains
were laid to rest in the Westside
cemetery.
Miss Melba Hamblin was slighr
ly injured Sunday night while out
joy riding with several other
young people. In some way or
other the man at the wheel lost
contrd of the car, anJ ran into
a fence, throwing Miss Hamblin
and another of the party out.
Miss Hamblin was unconscious
for a few hours after the accident
but was well enough to be out
again Monday.
Everett Johnson left for Salt
Lake City last Tuesday, where he
will enter the L. D. S. hospital.
He was accompanied by his
brother, James. Mr. Johnson
was not doing as well as was ex
pected and his relatives and
friends thought it best to send
him to the hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Susie R. Tenney, ouV new
county treasurer, we are sorry to
say, is laid up at her home with a
dislocated ankle, which was the
result of fall on the ice near the
Hamblin residence, last Thursday
evening.
Sheriff Harp has notified all
card players that the new gaming
law voted at the last election is
now in full force and effect. The
law is very stringent and far
reaching and prohibits all games
of chance whether played for
chips, prizes, money or its equiv
alent. All social games of cards
played for a mild drink or a cigar
comes under the ban likewise so
cial games for prizes at private
parties'. Snowflake Herald.
1919 Goods at
pre-war prices
New attractions each day
Underwear 50 off,
Muslin
& Knit
Shoes for everybody
Misses Shoes 98c. and up
30 & 35c. Gingham 20
& 25c. per yd.
Gents Hats 25 off
All kinds of notions, fancy silks,
dress goods, laces, embroidery,
lawn goods, sleepers, ribbons,
Men's shirts, tfcajamas, night
robes.
Overalls 50c. off per pair
Baby bonnets, Embroidered
linens, art goods, etc
Make your pennies do what
a dime usually does
STRICTLY CASH
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St. Johns, Arizona
The United States Supreme
Courthas upheld the constitution
ality ,x' the Reed bone-dry law
which makes it a federal offense
to take liquor from one state to
another where prohibition is in
effect, even if the same was in
tended for personal use. This
decision will put the boot-legger
in the clutches of Uncle Sam, and
there will be no foolishness about
his treatment of offenders.
Winslow Mail.
We are informed that Assessor
John R. Coleman is quite ill at
his home in Springerville.
W, H. Gibbons informs us that
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his son, ur. Junius uiDDons, nas
received his discharge from the
government service and expects
to return to Phoenix in a short
time.
Don McFate and Ellis Palmer,
two of our soldier boys who were
enlisted in the labor service re
turned home last Sunday. They
surely look well as do all the boys
who have returned. Welcome
home boys. .
F. M. Marmaduke came in from
his homestead up in the mountains
Wednesday evening, and informs
us that he will be in town for the
next few weeks pruning trees,
etc. Now is your chance to have
your orchard pruned. Don't miss
it.
W- 0. Speck, formerly man
ager oi the bpnngervnie Mer
cantile Company has severed his
connections with that company
and has left tor his old home in
Texas. Henry J. Piatt, of St.
Johns was chosen as manager of
the company, and in our opinion
Henry is well qualified to fill the
position.
President Wilson
Invited to See Arizona
Phoenix, Ariz , Jan. 20. The
Arizona legislature this morning
extended an invitation to Presi
dent Wilson to visit Arizona upon
his return from Europe, prefer
ably during the session of the
legislature. The resolution was
introduced by Mrs. Westover of
Yuma, and was passed in the
house without a dissenting voice
after Representative Galbraith,
republican of Glendale, had made
an effort to amend the reference
to the president as "the world's
greatest leader, to our great
leader." Galbraith stated that
his purpose in offering the amend
menf, was because the reference
might be offensive to our allies
As the resolution was on its third
reading, the amendment was
ruled out of order and the resolu
tion was unanimously passed.
A bill, sponsored by the entire
delegation from Cochise countv
was introduced providing that the
words and music cf a song en
titled ' Arizona," by Margaret
Rowe Clifford and Maurice Blum
enthal, be made the Arizona state
anthem. An ineffectual effort
was made two years ago to haye
this same song declared the state
anthem.
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
moyement of the bowels, reliev
ing constipated conditions. Adv
Food Prices May Be Higher
Washington, Jan. 20. Higher
food prices next year are anti
cipated by army officials, who in
asking; congress tor appropria
tions for food purchases disclosed
today that they had allowed for a
ten per cent increase in the year
beginning next July.
"When the food administration
ceases to function, and all its re
stnctions are removed, prices
will go sky high," declared Lieu
tenant Colonel Adams of the
quartei master corps before the
house military committee hear
ings on the army appropriation
bill.
An army ration food for one
man for one day now costs the
government 48 cents. Colonel
Adams said appropriations had
been asked on a basis of 53 cents.
There were 62 lynchings in the
United btates during iyio, ac
cording to records compiled by
Monroe N. Work, in charge of
records and research of Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama. The figures
show an increase in lynchings
over last year of 24. Fifty-eight
of those put to death were ne
groes and four were white per
sons. Five women were included
in the number. Sixteen, or a lit
tle more than one-fourth of those
lynched, were charged with as
sault. Two of the white persons
were charged with murder and
two with disloyalty.
A girl graduate thus described
the manner in which a goat but
ted a boy out of the yard: "He
hurled the previous end of his
anatomy against the boy's after
wards with an earnestness and
velocity which backed by ponder
osity of the goat's averdupois,
imparted a momentum that was
not relaxed until he had landed
on terra firma beyond the pale of
the goats jurisdiction.
National Forest Road
Funds Apportioned
Albuquerque, N. M. Jan. 20.
The apportionment of theNation
al Forest share of federal aid road
fnnds for the fiscal year 1920 has
been made, according to informa
tion received by the District For
ester here. The apporlionment
amounts to $54,410.00 for Arizo
na and $37,750.00 for New Mex
ico, for constructing roads within
or partly within the National
Forests of these two states, un
der Section eight of the Bank
head bill.
District Forester Redington
states that as all restrictions on
the use of labor, material and
government funds have been re
moved by the national highways
council, road building will be
pushed during this spring and
summer.
Several projects were approved
for construction last year; but in
view of the urgent need of labor
and material for war purposes,
the work was postponed until a
later date. Among the projects
that are of particular interest are
the Tijeras Canyon road, the
Pecos River road, which extends
from Valley Ranch to Cowles, the
Cimarron-Taos road, the Hondo-
Mescalero road, (all in. New Mex
ico), and the Clifton-Springer-ville
road in Arizona.
Sufficient funds are now avail
able to keep a large force of men
busy during the open season, and
will assist in solving the labor
problem resulting from the de
mobilization of the army . I
Nearly Six Million Dead Is
War's Toll
LONDON, Dec. 28. Wiih the
issuing of official figures by the
French of their loses in the war.
it is now possible to give the pos
sible death rate of the struggle
in the total of 5,936,504, The
osses in deaths are summarized
as follows:
Great Britain
France
America
Russia
Austria
Germany
The total German
706,726
1,071.000
58,478
1,700,000
800,000
1,600,000
casualties as
given by a Berlin newspaper are
6,330,000 and Austria lost all told.
killed, wounded, etc., 4,000.000.
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. 'T had fre
quent headaches and dizzy spells,
and there was a feeling like a
heavy weight pressing on my
stomach and chest all the time..
felt miserable, Every morsel
of food distressed me. 1 could
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
ike a different person." Adv.
One thousand new clerks have
been added to the adjutant gener
al office in Washington in order to
get out the' casualty lists which
have been dealyed since last No
vember.
North America has a popula
tion of 12,000,000 negros.