St. Johns is having a healthy substantial growth. Lands are cheap but rapidly increasing in value. Best climate on earth.
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA, FEBRUARY 27, 1919
NO. 27
VOLUME 35
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W. B. Stamps was attending
business here Monday.
For Solderinj See Andrew
Davis,. St. Johns, Arizona.
Guy Empey in "Over the Top"
Jen-Dike Theater March 1.
Gustav becker, county road en
gineer, passed through town yes
terday. Fred L. Davis was in from the
Lyman damfor a few days visit
with his family this week.
Vern G- Block was a business
visitor here forepart ot the week
from the Pi ne Spring ranch.
Mrs. Jeffie D. Brown, who has
been in California during the past
few months has returned homa.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jarvis are
on the sick list. Their friends
hope for their speedy recovery.
A big baby boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Smithers
last Saturday. Mother and son
doing fine.
County Agent, C, R. Fillerup
came in last Friday from Snow
flake and is now at Eagar at
tending to his many duties.
Miss Lottie Blazzard, popular
school 'marm' in district number
eleven was unable to hold school
Monday on account of being ill.
Last Friday evening a baby boy
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dexter
L. McCray. The fnther isfin Si
beria in the TJ. S. service as a
soldier.
In another column of this issue
of .the Herald you will see J. 0.
Stradling, Jr. adv. Joe's place
of businass is at his residence in
the west part of town .
Tom Irwin of Richville came
into town last week to meet his
brother Albert who came from
Michigan to visit with Tom and
his family for a few weeks.
Roman Candelaria of Springer
ville and Cecilia Chavez of Con
cho, were married at Concho,
Wednesday, February 26. Rev.
Derichmont tied the Gordian
Knot.
John H. Udall and wife are the
happy parents of another boy,
who arrived at their home last
Thursday night. They now have
three soldiers, but no red cross
nurse.
A four-horse load of parcel post
arrived in St. Johns Saturday
from Holbrook. Mr. Smithson
the drivorsays that there is some
mud between the above mention
ed places.
The committee that was solic
iting fund for relief in the Near
East, reported that $132.90 was
collected in St. Johns. Miss
Clara Barth is chairman of the
campaign.
Miss Nora Lamroeaux, who has
been in the southern part of the
State for the post few weeks ar
rived in St. Johns last week. Miss
Lamroeaux is demo nstration
agent for Apache County.
NOTICE
Customers will please see that
their taps are closed and report
at once to J. B. Patterson any
break or wastage that may be
discovered.
St. Johns Water Works Co.
"Jhe Brownie Band"
Which entertained at the acad
emy last Friday and Saturday
evenings drew a large crowd each
nierht. This was one of the best
entertainments ever given here
There were fifty boys and girls
participating in the operetta.
They were trained by Mrs. Louie
Farr, Mrs. Amy Thurber and bth
ers, and from the results they
have marked ability in handling
children.
The children also showed that
they possessed great talent if it
were but developed.
Those who attended the enter
tainments were delighted with
the dancing, singing .and funny
pranks rendered by both big and
little. All present were loud in
their praise of evening of pleas
ure and hoped other entertain
ment would follow.
Bring your soldering to me or
send for me. All work guaran
teed to be satisfactory and at
prices that are right.
Andrew Davis, St. Johns, Ariz.
"A Fight for Millions" was
started at the Jen-Dike Theater
last Thursday night. Judging
from the commencement the story
promises to be a good one. Full
of thrills and worth while.
Gay Udall and his wife and
baby arrived in St. Johns last
Friday from Thatcher and went
on to their home in Eagar. Gay
has just recently returned from
France where he has tjeen serv
ing his country.
Uncle Rube, who made his ap
pearance at the Jen-Dike Theater
last Thursday night, was met by
a very large crowd. The people
were kept in a continual roar of
laughter from the first to the last.
All the parts were well played
and much credit is due each in
dividual character.
The Jen-Dike management gave
a free show Thursday night put
ting on the first two reels of the
serial, "A- Fight for Millions".
Judging from this, we venture a
guess that it vill be a good one
and worth the time and money.
A large crowd was present to
witness the commencment of this
renowned photo play. Every
Thursday night at the Jen-Dike.
Since the break in the bad
weather the St. Johns Water
Works company have had men at
work on the main water line lead
ing to town. They have found
22 breaks east of the river which
have all been repaired. Water
was turned into the tank last night
and ss soon as there is sufficient
water in the tank it will be turn
ed loose threugh the town. 0,
Glory Be!
At" the last meeting of the
Board of Supervisors when the
matter of appointing an interpre
ter came up for consideration.
The vote two and one. Udall and
Porter voting aye. W. H. Gib
bons voting no, and asked that
his vote be so recorded, but when
the minutes were handed into the
printer to be published his vote
had been omitted by the clerk.
Mr. Gibbons inform us that he
has instructed the clerk to correct
the omission on the minute book.
A little more weather and then
ST. JOHNS SHOULD
BE INCORPORATED
A number of years back some
steps were taken to have the
city of St. Johns incorporated by
some of the leading spirits who
dwelt here at that time. The
movement met with so much op
position that it was finally given
up. me mam opposition at mat
time was that there were a few
good and desirable (?) citizens
who were afraid that it might in
crease their taxes a few dollars
and they made such a noise about
it that their neighbors thought
that perhaps it would be unwise
to incorporate as they were made
to believe that their taxes would
be enormous.
Again we begin' to hear the
wheels of progress trying to turn
and there is again , some talk of
having our beautiful city incor
porated. We are in hopes tnat
the movement onc started again
will be pushed through and that
St. Johns will shake off her
swaddling clothes and become in
deed an active business center
with all the modern conveniences
and priviledges to which she is
justly entitled.
Let the grumbler grumble and
the kicker kick and the knocker
knock, but as citizens' who are
anxious to see progression, heed
them not.
A GOOD SUGTGESTION
The American Federation of
abor has asked that immigration
be forbidden for at least four
years after the close of the war
and the signing of peaqe, on the
ground that there are more work
ers in the United States now
than can find jobs. But if the
workers now here refuse to work
at wages from 100 to 300 percent
greater than European laborers
are getting it may become neces
sary to import foreign laborers to
the United States. And just to
avoid "going empty one way" it
might be well to. load the ships
that go to Europe to bring labor
ers here, with the foreign labor
ers now here who refuse to work
for the high wages offered. Let
the ships carry loads both ways.
Moscow, Ihaho, Star-Mirror.
Still From Missouri
The dispatches have said that
a leasing bill would be passed at
this session of congress which
would open up the vast oil and
waterpower resources of the west
for development.
We are still from Missouri.
Eastern politicians have played
politics with these questions too
long to believe any reports. What
the people of the west want is
action.
It is sickening to see a 2x4 pol
itician posing as a "friend of the
people" (of course to get their
votes), hold up measures which
would mean the expenditure of
millions in the west and the em
ployment of thousands of people.
Even the war and the peril of
the nation from a fuel shortage
could not break their deadly grip
or force them to quit playing pol
itics. The Manufacturer.
The new 6-cent airplane mail
service stamps have been re
ceived in the Phoenix postoffice.
INCOME TAX MAN
WILL BE HERE
Get ready for the Income Tax
man. He will arrive in St. Johns
on March 3, and will located
where he can be consulted with
out charge.
' 'Bring in your figures, your pro
Diems, your aouots, ana your
questions," is his invitation con
tained in the announcement of
his coming visit.
Collector of Internal Revenue,
Aitred .brankiin, is senaing one
of his Deputies, R. A. Martin,
solely to help people in this vicin
ity to determine- their individual
liability and to comply with the
law's requ'rements as to 1918 in
comes. His office hours will be from
8 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day, and
he will remain in town until the
close of business on March 13th.
"This free advisory service,"
writes Collector Franklin, is
planned for those who are re
quire for the first time to con
sider their liability and to make
sworn returns.
Many thousands who were not
affected by the prior Federal laws
taxing incomes must this year
file returns. Here are the re
quirements: 'Every unmarried person who
had a net income of $1,000 or
over during 1918; and every mar
ried person who together with
wife (or husband) and minor
children, had a net income of
$2,000 in 1918, should file returns.'
"The advice and services of the
Deputy Collector are entirely
free, and he is authorized to ad
minister t,he oath required on re
turns, free of charge. Persons
who are taxable should make
payment when filing their returns
by attaching check or money-order.
"This tax is a war burden; it is
a part of the price of victory, the
greatest victory that the world
has known. I believe the people
of this district will meet it fully;
and I am offering every facility
of my office to aid them to deter
mine their individual liability."
"Would Appropriate Funds
to Build Approaches
Con. T. dronin, state librarian,
has prepared for submission to
the legislature a bill to appropri
ate $10,000 to build approaches to
Lee's ferry, Coconino county,
which is the only crossing for
many miles either way of the
Colorado river in the Grand can
yon. It developed at the confer
ence of the Utah delegation with
the Arizona officials that there
were three possible crossing
places over the great chasm of
the canyon. One is at Lee's fer
ry, where the Utah men esti
mated it would cost $300,000 to
build a bridge and the second is
at the mouth of the Grand Wash.
A bill already is pending before
the legislature for an initial ap
propriation of $70,000 for work
at this point. Coconino Sun.
Mrs. Pearl J. Farr is seriously
ill at home in this city. She fell
down a flight of steps at W. B.
Farr's home some few days ago.
She is attended by Dr. Meyer.
The mail left this a. m. in a
Ford.
NOTICE!
To those who bought chances on
the Johnson piano. After Evert;
Johnson was operated on for an
abscess on the lungs, which was
caused by Spanish Influenza, his
physician who for some cause
was unable to return and give
him the proper care, advised him
to go to a first class hospital
where he could get first class
medical attention and have the
operation completed; which was
absolutely necessary for his re
covery .
Evert was in need of funds and
to secure the same, decided to-.
raffle off his $500.00 piano at $1.
per chance; About seventy-five
of the chances were sold. Mean
while Evert's condition was be
coming more serious. The incis
ion in his back was becoming
more serious. The waste from
the abscess and signs of blood
poison appeared; consequently his
ife depended on immediate act
ion.
Some of his friends, among
whom were Albert F, Anderson,
evi S. Udall, Joe Burgess and
Roy McFate, decided to raise the
money immediately by subscrip
tion. Arrangements were made
for his leave the following morn
ing, (in his brother James' care).
Enough money was raised, includ
ing ihe piano chances, to pay
their fare to Salt Lake City.
For the benefit of those who
bought chances on the piano, we
wish to say that this money has
been used by Evert himself, to
defray expenses; and the rafflle
has been called off. However, if
any of those who took chances,
feel that they would like a refund
call on RoyMcFate and he will
take your names and make ar
rangements for same. If no one
calls for a refund within ten days
it will be considered that you
have decided to donate your
dollars so a very worthy cause.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson wish to
thank the good people of Apache
county who so liberally gave for
their relief in a time of need.
Railroads Lose $200,000,000
Washington, D. C Details of
the first year of government op
eration of the nation's transpor
tation system were made public
ast week by the railroad admin
istration.
Net federal income in 1918 of
Class 1 roads, those having an
nual operating incomes in excess
of $1,000,000, amounted to $688,
200,083, leaving a deficitof $202,
135,602 from the standard return
guaranteed the roads. I
107,444 Deaths in U. S.
Army During War
' Washington, Feb. "24. Deaths
during the war in the American
expeditionary forces and among
troops in tha United States from
all causes, the war department
announced today, numbered 107,
444. In the expeditionery forces the
total was 72,951. of these 20,
829 resulted from disease, 48,768
from injuries received in battle
3,354 from all other causes.
If you can't marry the one you
love, try to love the one you
marry.