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VOLUME 35
ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY; ARIZONA, MARCH 20, 1919
NO. 30
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Henry L. Butler was down
from the mountains the forepart
of the week.
John and Ed. Garrard of Adam
ana were business visitors here
Wednesday.
Harris Miller of the mountain
city spent Wednesday at the
county seat.
George Jar vis, oi J&agar, son
of Heber Jarvis, is in the city
for a short visit with his parents.
Hyrum Wiltbank of Eagar was
here Tuesday with a load of bran
and grain for our local merchants.
Deputy Sheriff Bert J. Colter,
of Springerville, was at the coun
ty seat Monday attending to bus
ness. Parley Wilkins of Nutrioso has
been in town for the past few
days visiting with the dentist.
He returned to his home today.
Dr. Frank W. Brown of Mesa,
formerly of this city, is here vis
iting with his parents and rela
tives. Senator E. I. Whiting: returned
home Tuesday from Phoenix,
where he has spent the past two
months in the Arizona Senate,
helping to make law for the bet
ter control of our state. The. Sen
ator js icjikingr well
Mrs. Edyth G. Uthus was
granted a divorce from C. L.
Uthus last Saturday morning in
the Superior Court of Apache
county, by Judge Gibbons. Sat
urday evening Mrs. Uthus and
Frank Dailey, of Chambers, were
united inr marriage by Bishop W.
D. Rencher,
Success Seems Certain
Since the breaking of the Ly
man dam, April 14, 1914. many
ups and downs have been experi
enced by the people of our coun
ty. At times everything looked
good and prospects hopeful and
then again something would hap
pen to blast the hopes of all con
cerned in the upbuilding of this
part of the land.
Many there are who have their
all in this one project and many
hours of anxiety have been spent
by them washing and waiting
for developments that would give
them a chance to sink or swim.
At last that chance has come and
from what we can learn the state
has taken charge of the construc
tion of the Lyman dam. Super
vising engineer, Mr. Sellew, is
the man whom the government
of the state has seen fit to place
in charge of this work and if
we are any judge, we believe that
he is the right man for the right
place in the right time.
Quite a large force is already at
work on the dam and more men
are constantly added to the grow
ing force. Mr. Sellew informs
us that it is the intention to give
the local people the preference as
far as possible and that every
dollar that can be spent in the
county will be spent here.
It is thought that the dam will
be completed with'n eight months
and that it will be far enough ad
vanced to hold some water for
late irrigation .
By Don Marius.
If you are thin skined and sen
sitive about a little mental prod
ding don't read this article.
We are indebted to the War
Department for the information
tnat ten per cen t oi tne young
men drafted into service were
absolutely illiterate or could not
read sufficiently well to under
stand a written order.
Think of it. One young man
out oi every ten as ignorant as
the "Hill Billies" of Arkansas.
A country with compulsory ed
ucation and a hundred years of
free schools.
Our country is not safe, our
highly vaunted institutions are
not safe with this incubus o f ig
norance hung round our necks.
Get this. An ignorant man is
always a menace to society.
It is this ten per cent, this ig
norant horde from which our
criminals come, from which mobs
are built and today form the
ground work for Bolshevism in
Europe.
Parents and teachers are to
blame. With our school facilities
there is no excuse for an illiterate
in all this broad land.
Neither Arizona nor Apache
County furnished more than its
share ot these ignorant boys; but
it is a shame that we could orj
should have supplied any of them.
We have teachers, young men
and young women, in our public
schools who are not there in any
branch of the studies taught.
If the readei thinks this a
broad assertion we can prove it.
Mentally classified, mankind
falls under three heads.
First: The man who does not
Know ana does not want to
know. God pity him. He is the
ten per cent. He is the real men
ace. He fills our jails and char
itable institutions. He is the first
tc form mobs and do violence.
He is more expensive to the pub
lie than the other nintey per cent,
becond: The man who does
not know but wants to know.
God help him. He is seventy per
cent of the whole. He is the
builder. Forests are felled,
homes, schools, libraries and
cuurciies spring up, larms are
dug out of the virgin soil and
needs for the corning generation
are made of which themselves
were denied. The hope of the
nation rests with this class. The
fact that a man wants to know
redeems him.
Ihird: The man who knows
and is not satisfied. Real know
ledge does not bring contentment
If it did, the lie would be given to
the law of evolution and we
would cease to progress. This
class are the real thinkers, stud
ents, scientists. The leaders of
the world in thought. Continu
ally striving after the unknow
able, never satisfied. Dreamers
if you are pleased to call them so,
but men who threw away the
reap hook and gave us the binder.
Men who gave up the pony mes
senger to grasp the wireless.
From two poles strapped to an in
cian pony as a means of pnvey
ance to automobiles and flying
machines. Men who can weigh
a planet and tell you the density i
s
lastic
REPORT OF
Snowfalke Academy
vs.
St. Johns Academy
Season Ticket Seventy-five Cents
am
FRIDAY, March 21.
11:15 a. "m.
Student Body Program. Free
7:30 p. m.
1. Concert, and Dramatic Sketc
2. Volley Ball, S. J.' A. Faculty
vs. S. S. A. Faculty.
2. Volley Bal S. J. A. Students
vs. S. S. A. Students.
Admission 25c, Academy Hal
SATURDAY, March 22.
10:00 a. m.
uratoncai contest, ana origma
story contest. Free: Academy
2:00 p. m.
Track and Field meet, S. J. A. ys
S. S. A. City Park.
Admission 35c
8:45 p. m.
Grand Ball and Reception. Aca
demy Hall. Admission 50c,
Had Stomach Trouble for Seven
Years
Theodore Sanford of Fenmore,
Mich, has had stomach trouble for
seven years and could not eat veg
etaoies or iruitr witnout pain m
the stomach and restless nights.
By taking Chamberlain's Tablets
he is now able to eat vegetables
or iruit witnout causing pain or
sleeplessness. If troubled with
indigestion or constipation give
these tablets a trial. They are
certain to prove beneficial. Adv.
The funeral services over the
remains of G. B. Saunders, who
was killed by a horse falling with
him last week, . was held at the
Academy last Sunday afternoon
Rev, R. A. Martin preached the
funeral sermon which was verv
impressive and timely. The aca
demy choir, under the direction
ot J. Alfred Anderson, furnished
tne singing, rne services were
attended by a goodly number and
a large cortege ionowed the re
mains to the Westside cemetery
where the body was interred.
The Best Laxative
"My sedentary habits have ne
cessitated the use of an occasion
al laxative. I have tried many
but found 'nothing better than
Chamberlain s Tablets," writes
George F. Daniels, Hard wick, Vt.
Mr. Daniels is proprietor of the
Hardwick Inn, one of the model
hotels of New England. Adv
of its atmosphere.
It is the desire for knowledge
that keeps us from stagnation.
Its is the attainment of know
ledge guided by reason that raises
us above the brute; that makes
us an asset to society rather than
a menace.
The dreamer of today are to
morrow's realities.
So to sum up: The third class
are the trail blazers of civilization;
carrying the torch of the accum
ulated wisdom of the ages .
The second class are the pio
neers, making advancement pos
sible and practical.
While the first class are the
camp followers, the riff raff, the
dead weight upon the shoulders
of progress. The world's Nem
esis.
ROUND VALLEY BANK
At Springerville, Arizona in the State of Arizona, at the
close of business March 4, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, less due from Directors $ 90,946.73
Due from Directors 5,418.28
Overdrafts none
Uuited States Bonds . 1,941.50
Banking House. Furniture and Fixtures 4,639.26
Specie $ 1,255.86
Legal Tender and National Bank Notes... . , 2.595.00
Other Cash'Items : 1,218.85
Due from State and National Banks,
Approyed Reserve Agents 30,332.88
Due from State and National Banks,
not Reserve Agents 443. 18 35,845.77
Total $138,791.54
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in .' 30,000.00
Undivided Profits, Less Current Exp. & Taxes
& Interest paid... 94.98
Individual Deposits subject to check $ 67,348.75
Times Certificates of Deposit 3,135.00
Cashier's check outstanding 493.74
DueiState and National Banks 7,432.71 , 78,410.20
Bills Rediscounted .' 30.286.36
Total $138,791.54
State of Arizona, County of Apache, ss.
I, A. F. Grimmell, Ass't. 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, Ass't. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of March, 1919.
.... . 7 . W. JR. HAMMJ2LL, Notary Public
My commission expires January 18, 1920
CORRECT ATTEST GUSTAV BECKER )
S X Thomas Phelps Directors
K J Harris Miller 3
REPORT OF
ST. JOHNS STATE BANK
At St. Johns, in the State of Arizona, at the close of bus
ness March 4th, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, less due from Directors
Due from Directors
Overdrafts
United States Bonds
State, County and Municipal Bonds
Other Bonds, Stocks, Securities, etc., W. S. Stamps..
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures
Specie $ 1,011.73
Legal Tender and National Bank Notes 4,913,00
Exchanges for Clearing 493.55
Due from State and National' Banks,
Approved Reserve Agents 7,416,04
Due from State and National Banks,
not Reserve Agents 90.20
Assets not included under above heads, viz: ,
Accrued Int.,
Int. Paid :
Revenue Stamps
Expenses ;
$ 86,151.25
200r00
2,007.57
15.950.00.
10,610.00
112.79
7,000.00
13,924.52
658.00
148.00
91.00
1,223.59
$138,076.72
982.66
88,434.73
595.21
55.12
9.00
Total
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $ 40,000.00
Surplus 8,000.00
Undivided Profiss, Less Current Exp. & Taxes
& Interest paid
Individual Deposits subject to check $ 80,363.42
Time Certificates of Deposit 7, 606. 57
Cashier's checks outstanding 464.74
Interest
Exchange
Rent
Total $ 138,076.72
State of Arizona, County of Apache, ss.
I, M. O. Garrett, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
M. O. GARRETT, Cashier.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 18th day of March, 1919.
s M. C. PARKS, Notary Public
My Commission expires Jan. 23, 1920.
CORRECT ATTEST
L. R. Gibbons
(SEAlLj M. DANENBAUM
Directors.