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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, MARCH 6, 1919
NO. 28
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The county "dads" met
Mon-
day in regular session .
W. W. Sherwood of Hunt was
a business visitor here Monday.
- B. B. Crosby of Eagar was a
business visitor here during the
latter part'of last week.
Assessor John R. Coleman is in
the city attending to his many
duties as county assessor.
County engineer, Gustav Beck
er, arrived in the city Monday
from Springer ville to meet with
the supervisors.
Mrs. Ernest J. Whiting who
has sbeen at Snowflake for the
past two months visiting, with
relatives is again at home.
County Attorney G. E. tGreer
who was attending to legal busi
ness in Holbrook' last week has
retur ned home again.
G over C. Udall had the road
drag running on our streets last
Tuesday .which has added to ap
pearances and smoothness.
W. E. Wiltbank of Eagar, one
of Apache county's foremost
stockmen was doing business in
St. Johns Monday and Tuesday.
Jacob Neal arrived home last
Friday from San Francisco, Cal.,
where he has been in the service
for the past few months as one
of tfncle J3ams navy boys.
The following babies were
christened in the L. D. S. church
last Sunday, March 1: Greta
Anderson, Mary Eagar, Geraldine
Brown and Wallace Arthur Jarvis.
Supervisor Joseph Udall was
in town during the forepart of
the week attending the regular
meeting of the board. While
here he paid the Herald force
a pleasant call.
J. W. Flake and Mr. Mickelson
of the beautiful city of Snowflake
were in St. Johns Friday, Satur
day and Sunday. Tbey went to
Springerville Monday. Mr. Flake
is interested in the oil fields near
Holbrook.
W. H. Gibbons, chairman of
the board of Supervisors, wishes
us to announce to the public that
there will be a sale of bedsteads,
mattresses, sheets, pillows, dishes
etc.. at the old court house Sat
urday, March 15th.
The 'Freshies' entertained with
a fine program at the academy
last Friday and in the evening
they gave a grand ball. The
academy wasartislically decor
ated with class colors. All voted
the dance the best of the season.
We overheard a girl who was in
company with a young man "of
the town, remark a few days ago:
"Kisses have germs, so 'tis slated".
"I should worry: I've been vaccinated"
and the young fellow is trying
yet to figure out what she meant.
Our teachers are working hard
and successfully but they never
know whether their work is ap
preciated or not unless they have
some intimation to the effect from
the patrons of the-schools. Par
ents should make it a point to
visit at least the room in which
they have children. Kindly visits
from parents have an inspiring
influence both for teacher and
pupils and if the visit be accom
panied by an occassional word of
encouragement so much the better.
WORK AT LYMAN DAM
Judging from appearances and
rumors, work is tc commence im
mediately at the Lyman Dam.
State officers are here and offi
cers from the Denver end of the
proposition are here and from
rumors afloat some 70 head of
horses with wagons will be put
to work at once moving dirt on to
the dam for the purpose of rais
ing the dam to a height sufficient
to put the spring floods into the
canals.
The work will not stop there
for it is the intention of those
who have the handling of affairs
to go right on with rhe good work
and have the dam ready to store
some water when the summer
floods come.
One of our citizens who occa
sionally wipes the dishes for his
wife, became tired of the job and j
refused, saying.that "it was not;
i a man's work. JNot reeling: dis
posed to lose his help she brought
the Bible out to convince him of
his error and read as follows
from II Kings, 21:13: "And will
wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth
a dish, wiping it and turning it
upside down." It is needless to
say that he is still doing his occa
sional stunt.
Did .you, see it? What? .Why
"Over the Top" at the Jen-Dike
Theater Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. It was certainly worth
while as all of their photo plays
are. But "Overtne Top" is the
best we have ever seen in St.
Johns and the management did
not over draw the picture either.
It was worth the time and money.
The management of the theater
is certainly trying and is succeed
ing in pleasing their patrons.
Other good ones will follow soon.
The Democratic Party Council
of the Siate has oeen called to
meet in Phoenix, Saturday, Mar.
8th, at 10 a. m. All federal, state,
county and precinct democratic
officeholders and other loyal dem
ocrats of the state are requested
to attend. Important business to
the party will be transacted at
this meeting. A good attendance
is urgently requested.
Albert F. Anderson teacher of
"the deacons of the St. Johns ward
gave the deacons and their part
ners a dancing party at the Jen-'
Dike theater last Friday evening.
There were present 52 boys and
girls of 10 to 15 years of age.
Punch and cake was served by
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McFate. The
evening passed pleasantly to the i
young folks.
Miss Ida Slade, who is teach
ing school at Colter this winter,
was a visitor here this week.
Miss Slade is a charming young
lady and we are informed that
she is making good as a school
teacher. Many St. Johns people
are well acquainted with Miss
Slade as she attended the St.
Johns academy for a number of
years.
Since the last issue of the
Herald we have been informed
that much credit is due Mrs.
Pauline G. Anderson for The suc
cess of the Brownie Band enter
tainment. Mrs. Anderson had
charge of the dancing which
was so beautiful accomplished.
DEATH CLAIMS
PIONEER LADY
Mrs. Claudine Jensen, wife of
the late S. .M. Jensen, died at her
home in this city last Tuesday,
March 4th, of stomach trouble
after an illness of some two
weeks.
The passing of this christain
woman has brought grief to many
homes in this city, where she has
resided since she and her hus
band and son arrived 35 years
ago. Mrs. Jensen was one of
God's angels sent to earth to re
side for a few years to be a com
fort unto all those, who became
acquainted with her. Her friends
were many, all of whom loved
har for her sweet and aimable
disposition and ladylike ways.
ivirs. Jensen s maiaen name
was Claudine Nielspn. She was
born November 8, 1851, in Bin-
slev, Denmark. She was an earn
est worker irivthe L4 D. S. church
until her health failed her. She
was devoted to her home, and was
a great lover of flowers,. Many
beautiful bouquets from her flow
er garden has found its way into
the homes of the afflicted and
lonesome as well asothers.
She leaves one son, Martin Jen
sen, to mourn her death.. Her
husband, S. M. Jensen, who was
well and favorably -iknown by all
who dwell in St. Joins, died some
16 or 17 years ago.
Funeral services were held at
the academy Wednesday at 2:30
where many gathered to pay
their last respects to the departed
sister and friend. The remains
were interred in the Westside
cemetery.
Again St. Johns is blessed with
good electric lights and we are
informed that they are going to
stay. Let us sincerely hope that
this promise can be kept and as
citizens of a good town boost for
this worthy enterprise both by
word of mouth and by having
our homes and places of business
illuminated with electricity.
There will be held a dress mak
ing and cooking class every Sat
urday evening from 5 to 7, for
for Spanish people, held in the
school house of district No. 1
by Nora Lamoreaux, County
Home Demonstration Agent. All
Spanish people are invited to
come.
Albert W. Crosby of Eagar
was a business visitor here Mon
day. He returned Tuesday to at
tend f eeding his cows. Like oth
er stockmen he finds that there is
certainly a shortage of feed and
stock must be fed to keep them
alive until the spring grasses
grow.'
D. P. Overson. Sr. had two
ribs' broken this week while drag
ging the roads between St. Johns
and Concho. He was walking
beside the drag when it struck a
frozen bump throwing the drag
against him.
John F. Church and A. M. Pat-
ton oi the .Lyman water compa
ny are here from Denver, look-'
ing into matters pertaining to the
building of the Lyman dam.
John B. Jolley who has been
suffering with a bad case of hic
coughs for the past twelve days
is again well, although very weak.
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS
Dear Editor:
In your issue of February 27th
I notice another effort is being
made to have the town of St.
Johns incorporated. I think it is
time some thing was done to ben
efit the pedestrains of this place
in the way of taking care of our
streets. One only has to take
walk around the town to see the
shameful conditions. Some peo
ple seem to think, or show it by
their actions, that the sidewalks
are their own private property.
do with them as they please,
strewing them with all manner of
implements, lumber, old barrels
and all kinds of rubbish imagina
ble, to the jeopardy of life and
limb of people traveling after
dark. Another thing I notice is
cutting ditches across the side
walks to irrigate their lots, which
in some places ara 2 to 6 feet
wide, no plank, no bride or flume
to cross on. Boys like to jump
oyer such places, but what about
the mother with her baby buggy.
I liaye seen them looking all
across the street to find places to
cross but have had to wade
through mud and water.
I have in mind now one block
in particular where the ditch is
from 2 to 3 feet deeper than the
level of the sidewalk, and on that
same block there are three more
ditches cut across the sidewalk
and no way to cross only by
jumping or wading tnrougn it.
Oh, what pride some people do
take in their surroundings.
Another menace to the citizens
of this town is pickets hanging
by one nail in just the right posi
tion to impale any person after
dark.
Others have a habit when they
have lumber hauled to their place
of placing one end on the fence,
projecting over the sidewalk for
someone to run into after dark.
Others will let their breachy
cows run at large which are a
nuisance to the whole town and
many a man and woman have
worked hard for weeks to raise a
garden to have ruined in one
night. Oh, how we love our
neighbors as ourselves.
Another unsightly thing on our
streets is a great big bunch of
steps to some public buildings
half way across the sidewalk;
pretty things to stumbe over in
the dark.
We were told the last time that
incorporation was' talked about,
that there were provisions already
in the law governing thsse things
without going to the expense of
living under incorporation. Is it
not about time the inhabitants of
St. Johns arose en masse and de
manded that these laws be en
forced? These are only a few things
that we need, many more could
l be mentioned if space would per
mit but perhaps we are like P. T.
Barnum said, "the people like to
be humbugged."
Look at our people wading in
mud over their shoe tops crossing
the streets when a few loads of
gravel would make the crossings
so beneficial.
A Taxpayer Who Loves To See
Order and Consistenby
No mail has arrived in St.
Johns from Holbrook for the last
three days.
Incorporate
Don Marius Breaks Into Verse
There was a clown
Of a town
Called San Jones,
Filled with bones,
Some Ossified,
Mostly Mossified.
Museum of old drones.
It's citizens walked about
And talked about 2
Things ancient and dead.
For why should they
Or how could they
Think of things new y v
When nothing ever grew
In a town so dead.
With minds so en rapt
And with ideas entrapt
Of things so long, long ago,
They could' nt catch the how
Of doing something now
To help the old place
Take it's part in the race
For things new, Oh No.
A man well intention ed ;"
Simply mentioned,
If we cut any ice
It would be very-nice i
To incorporate old San Jones."
Immediately the bones
Of all the old drones
Began to rattle
And to prattle
And swear by the long dead past,
it would bust us all
Both great-and small
If this was allowed to last.
So to save the expense
Of about thirty cents,
We'll not give a "cop" a smell:
We'll not be 'goaded
We can't be loaded
With Mayor and Council and sich
So into the ditch
We'll dump the-whole thing
While all of sing
Let the old town go to hell."
"Re qui escat in pace"
(which translated means)
Rest quiet cat in peace.' '
Salvador Sanchez was given a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Mineer last Tuesday, for the kill
ing of his partner, a Mexican, at
Ganado about two months ago.
He waived the preliminary exam
ination and was arraigned in the
Superior court and plead guilty
to manslaughter. Judge A- S.
Gibbons will pronunce the sent
ence on him today and deputy
sheriff, J. A. Mineer will leave
today for Florence with the pris
oner. An L. and S. truck arrived
from Holbrook this morning with
a load of cotton seed cake for
our local merchants. This is the
first truck that has made - it
through since the big storms.
e are informed that the coun
ty bridge across the Concho wash
at San Antonio washed out re
cently by floods
snows melting.
from the heavy
Mrs. E. M. Whiting is ill at her
home in this city. We are in
formed that she contemplates go
ing to Phoenix for medical treat
ment. Alex. Shreeve is slowly recov
ering from an attack of paralysis
from which he has been suffering
for the past three weeks.
For Soldering Call on An
drew Davis.