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The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

IF THE Treasurer's clerk was ig- norant of the only language spoken by the Treasurer, is it not also true that the Treasurer was equally ig' norant of the only language writ ten by the Clerk? Were the ac- counts, statements and reports not written in English-were not the books kept in that language, and was not a record kept of all official acts? Who then must have been best acquainted with their contents, the ignorant Treasurer or the know ing Clerk?
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
TIE files of inc HrpA1D nrior f,

THE files of the HERALD prior to it's change of management were ta- ken away from this office without the consent of its owners and ap- propriated to the use, benefit and behoof of the Critic. The files, as their present holder we'll knows, belonged to this office, and the right to their possession passed with the sale of the office to the present owners. We have not noticed the matter heretofore because the req son of taking them had not become apparent until recently. We would be obliged if they are returned.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
STAGE CONNECTIONS

Via Laguns to sh' Indian village of AconA Is miles. t~a'f v 4-sHf Via Wingate 10 Fort wingste, miles: zuRf, S miles. .. -1LaA -ts4
 Via Manuelit0 to Fort Defiance {Savajo AKsn- cyl 25 miles; Canon de Chelle, ,-65 miles, -KeaxIs Canon, Y0 miles.
 Via Navajo, tri-weekly stages to St. Johns, q miles: Springerville. S5 mfles
 Via H0lbroOk. tri-weekly stages to Fort Apache % miles; Show Low, oO miles; Taylor. 35 miles MOqui Indian villages lno regular sagel % miles. Via WinslOw, to Brigham City and sunset. Via Ash Fork, daily stages to Prescott and Whipple Barracks. H miles; daily stages from Prescott to Phoenix, and tri-TeeklY stages from Prescott to Fort Verde. h-r. Via Peach Springs to the Grand Canon Of tAs Colorado, Is miles
 Via Kingman, daily stages to Stockton Hnl, 10 miles; Mineral Park, l6 miles: Cerbxt, IA miles. Via Yucca Iri-weeKly stage to Signal. % miles, Via The Needles; steamer to Yuma, Colorado river agency, Fort MOhaye. Mohave City, Hardy vile, Arizona, aud Fl Dorado canon, Aeyads~
 ". A. BISsElL, Q. B. RO6IN9cN. Genl Passenger Agt. Gsn1. Manager, Albuquerque. NM.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

WE HAD always believed that an nd valorem tax was a charge against the property upon which it was levied, and that the property could
 be made liable for its payment, and always stood as security for the same. We arc now informed by these latter day interpreters of law, that it is rather charge against the person of the owner and that he should be made to pay rather than tho property be subjected to seizure and sale. We are at a loss to exactly understand how tho ar. engagement could be effected, te. cause the only way provided by law is to take the property, sell il and from the proceeds pay the tax. That used to be the beginning and end of the matter, and property is surely worth the tax imposed upon it. We would like to witness the startling effect such refreshing in. formation would have upon a court
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

ant asked q legal right, and the Su- pervisors could do nothing but grant the demand. The only rem edy is to be found in the next leg islature.
 Again, the territorial laws in re- gard to paupers is an ulcer upon the statute book. We are credibly informed that persons having been declared paupers by due form of law, have drawn regular pensions from the county treasury of as much as $3O per month. The law declares there shall be no dispute of the claim after proof as paupers has been made before the proper authority. They receive a larger sum than the United States pays it's pensioned and disabled soldiers. It seems that any widow or orphan may go before a Justice of the Peace, subscribe to affidavits pro forma, and at once become a ward of the county. Under the present system, it does not seem unlikely that the county may be incorpor- ated as mammoth aims honse, with thrifty, industrious citizens paying as tribute the fruits of their toll to support every worthless lag zaroni who has nerve enough to take the pauper's oath.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

TIE "war" correspondent of the Critic accomplished nothing by his nom de plume, for his spleen and identity both protrude beyond the dimensions of his scant disguise. He should profit by the experience Of 3 well-known anlmal who could not hide bis ears even 8ith the skin of a3ien. ed. ,.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

THE purpose of the HERALD is to keep the people informed upon all current matters of the county-to expose the wrong and sustain the right-snd when the ends of jus tice are attained, or the faultis cor rected, we have no further, concern in the matter. We shall report everything which comes, to our knowledge that the people have a right to o-know, and nothing exten- uate or set down ought in malice,' 2 and shall febuke our officials when
 careless or negligent, and expose them when criminal, but in no in stance allow mean, vindictive spirit or personal ill-wiii to creep into our columns. We have not ''let up" on the Sheriff nr any one else who deserves censure. We be- lieved he had overstepped the bounds of official duty, and we openly called attention to the fact, and we shall be equally ready to
 note the next occasion. If 1t suits
 tho Critic to take mean, ungener-
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

WE give below a statement of the county debt as gathered from the records of the Supervisors up to January 1st, 1886. The footings were made by an accurate account ant, and are substantially correct, Some outstanding warrants are still unregistered, but they will not very materially change the general result. The following are unpaid warrants for the years named;
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

THE Board of Supervisors re- ceive reports from the Treasurer, and are not required by law to make settlements with the Sheriff, They can only know or find out the doings of the Sheriff through the reports of the Treasurer, and the Treasurer must account individual ly for errors in his reports, or place the blame where it belongs, and the matter is then submitted to the hands of the proper authorities in such matters
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

WE advise the Critic to stick to his case, and for the Lords sake, show more respect for himself and his readers, than to pose as law commentator. Shades of the learned jurists defend us-but pshaw, what argument can change the career of wind mill.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

IF THE Critic and its correspon- dents know so many violations of law, and are so conYersant with the faithlessness of the Supervisors, why have they not sooner given Htaeh publicity, and as good citi- Iens have called tho attention of the grand jury to the same.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

THE Critic wishes us to ask re- tiring surety upon a Wagon Road Commissioners bond, if he did not withdraw through lack of conf dence in the administration of county affairs" We would cheer fully do SO, but for the fact that the Commissioners are not county but Territorial officials.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

How is it that the Critic has only discovered the wickedness of the Supervisors after Frank Reed lost his positions in the court house,and the depravity of the Sheriff after Lorenza Hubbell took the HERALD from the possession of the Critics proprietor. .--.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
St. Johne, Thureday, July !,

DoEs the Critic know that every bill or claim allowed by the Super .yisors is first passed upon and en- dorsed by the District Attorney, their legal adviser.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
RAILROADS
Atlantic & Pacific R. R.

Through line between the Pacific coast and the
 East. In connection with THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
 ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA EE,
 ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO Railroads, thereby forming the best and shortest line between the East and West, with all modern improvements and cOnyeniences for safety and comfort. Pullman palace sleeping cars without change, are run between St. Louis. lksnsas City and San Francisco. - ..a-s.. 2~,y
 TIME TABLE
 Trains on this Road are run ou standard time e Mountain Division, n,".~.--r------s<ss,--, ,aa,s---
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

EVERY item in Public be Damn ed," can be fully explained by ref erence to, the record of the Super visors. The charges contained are so frivolous and absurd. we have not the patience to reply, and the public no desire to read an expla- nofinD
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

lcuucES -IO CHo SuUJOIIeu 4cIIcA OI Governor Zulick. This is certainly a step in the right direction, and We certainly have cause to congrat- ulate the people in having an Ex- ecutivc so ready to appreciate and prompt to act. It would be diff cult to convince the people of this section, that the Insane Asylum Directors were without fault and ] ] His Excellencv altogether to blame.
 PREscorT, June 4th, 1886.
 To the Board of Wagon Road Com missioners, St. Johns, Arizona Terri tory-Gents: Under the provisions of section 6, of an act creating your Board, and specifically defining it's duties, you were authorized to commence the re- pair of the road between the town of Holbrook and Fort Apache. also the road from the New Mexico line to Fort Apache, via springerville to Navajo Springs; and also, they shall build bridges over Rios Picos (Rio Puerco) and the Colorado Chiquito whereveS it is necessary in the repairing of said roads" Twelve thousand dollars of Territorial bonds were delivered to you by the Territorial Treasurer, endorsed by the Governor, as directed by law, for 1 conversion into cash for this specific work, viz: the repairing of these enum- erated roads and the building of bridges necessary in the repairing of said roads. You were not authorized to open and build new roads, or construct bridges at any other point, or for any other pur- pose than was necessary for the repair ing of these specified roads, vr expend this sum or any part thereof for any pur- pose not specially directed by the law. It was q Territorial fund created and placed in your hands AS pubic trustees for a specific purpose. AS the Execu- tive officer of the Territory, whose duty, among others, is to see that the laws are faithfully executed, and authorized to require information i'll writing, from Territorial officers relative to the duties of their respective offices, I respectfully request of you written statement con- taining certified copy of the minutes of your Board, and a detailed state ment from your Treasurer's books of the disbursements made from this fund, to whom and on what, account; and an of- ficial statement from you, whether or no the same has been confined to the re- pairing of these enumerated roads, and the building of bridges necessary in the repairing of said roads.
 As early as February 10th, in an off, cal communication to your Board, di- rected your attention to the necessity of exercising both prudence and economy in the distribution of public funds; and again. on the 2sth of May, in which stated that "any bridge built, other than is absolutely necessary in the repairing of the road between the town of Hol- brook, Fort Apache, etc., would be un- authorized by the act, and could not be legally paid for by your Board" ex- i pressing the .'trust that you would con fine yourselves to the Limitations of law lin the disbursements of puhlic money. D An early answer is requested.
 Very respectfully,
 .. MEYER ZULICK, Governor.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

THE Critic in speaking of camp followers and army tralnps, seems to betray some knowledge of miH- tars rank and .castes Will it be kind enough to inform us to what rank and grade the regulations have promoted suffers and post traders?
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

IF $4.3O0 was paid for the bridge at Holbrook, and if, as is claimed, contractors offered to build it for -$1.2OO, it seems reasonable to con- clude that $3,1O0 was paid for a right of way across the dam.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

IF, AS the Critic says, the Sheriff has collected license fees of one dollar and fifty cents in each case, Cor any other.fees, compensation or commission, he must turn them in to the County Treasury, under the provisions of No. 97, acts of 1885.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
WE DO say that AnY busines

WE DO say that any business man receiving from the bands of a confidential accountant a state ment of his bank account, might fail to notice the omission of one item, but he would in time discover error, and hasten to have the cor rection made, just as the Board of Supervisors did. ID believe any
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

WE shall always speak by the record, whenever the subject of dis cussion is preserved, and the pub lie know and the Critic will find out that our statements arc sub- stantially verified by comparison.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

thing else, is 10 presuppose 8 de- gree of accuracy in mankind never vet attained.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

To the above sums add $12,OOU in bonds issued for the building of a court house and jail, and we have only 9S.294.7S representing the entire indebtedness of Apache county, and even from this amount will be taken something over $3,OO0, the Supervisors having declared that amount of outstanding war rants forged or fraudulent. These figures are taken from the books, and the next report of the Treasur- CT will show a further reduction, by cancelled warrants, probably quite sufficient to keep the debt at above figures, after due allowance is made for warrants still unregistered. At all events. it is safe to say the amount up to January, 1886, will not exceed $100,OO0, and thereis no
  reason to believe it will even reach that sum. However, the Critic made an improvement on it's aver age statements, and we congratu- late 1t in this instance that the mark was missed by only 35,0OO. If we can save nearly twenty thou sand dollars annually, by funding this debt at a greatly reduced rate of interest, it can be easily paid without additional taxation, and every citizen in the county will be the beneficiary.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01


 Through tickets to all principle cities east and west on sale al the following S:stieus: Ff HOlbrook, :. Minslow, FlagstaG. Z. Peach springs, Kingman, Prescott, The Neeuies, Daggett, E0haVs,
 and AlbuQuerQue.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01
S25O REWARD.

APACHE COUNTY SHOOK GROWERS Asso,
 .sr .s: CLAYTON. gsr
 -nFFERS reward of Two Hundred and Fifty ODollars for the arrest and Conviction. OF in formation leading to the arrest and con nyiction 9f any person stealing or driving away cattle, horses or mules, me pioperty of meno bers of the iatiOn, - HENRY SMITH Presidsnt WILL C. BAESEs. Secretary, sprinEervilis-
 st Joseph, A. T. mIs-ts
The St. Johns herald., 1886-07-01

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 Legal notices will be inserted at $20O square ten lines of thls typelfor the first insertion and Sl O1 n square for each subsequent insertion. Stock brands will be inserted one brand on cut, one year Slo; each additional brand on Gut. saine ownet &5 each additional brand or character. bar or connected letters requiring engraved block enc year, s2
 All communications should be addressed to IRE HERALD, St. Johns. A. T.
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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
BEAUTY'S SECRET
y alan NUT
kstbor Of "RaHaB Hardwa,s, O0 Gsa
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D. ALLAH MUT~
BOOK ONE
Commenced sunday, May 81

@The story 9 not finished yet, > he cried, i'm
RetuOusly. but you are right in one thing /:
Jon can finish IL Look, this Is the picture OF
BE Eifl / lOve.D
81 bent to look, and as she did 50 3 tear
eae could not keep back dropped on the card
heard. The next instant she uttered q cry
and started TO her feet She had seen herself.
4 moment she looked at him, and such was
ee struggle Of surprise, delight, modesty and
1ear IN her face that be was now as far from
her secret as a moment before she had been
from his He thought she was angry.
Hiss Temple-SOphia," he said, don't be
angry. II / have offended you, | did not
mean it Surely you won't be angry
5tl she made no answer, but only looked
1t INN, for speech and action had forsaken
Der together; and he, foolish fellow, grew
ssrtain that she was displeased.
Il loved it so,p he said. pleading. u could
not help it: and / wanted to tell you myself
Before ] spoke to others about it. | wanted
you to hear the story first from my own lips"
He hung his head, ashamed to look at her.
sxknow | am presumptious. feel sure al
ready that you will tell me l am not the man
you can love. Iwish / had waited a little be-
lore speaking; the dream was so much bet
Ter than this awakening: but | could keep
myself silent no longer. Perhaps it is as well
10 know it at once. 1t will save
But as be spoke, her cheek came close to
his own, and her little hand fell on his
shoulder. Too womanly for coquetry or
eoyness, she gave her answer at once, and
with such readiness that neither Percival nor
Sophia were able to settle that night which
kissed the other first.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28

that d imprudsnt 10 ever kind in The long
run. 10 may appear 50; Il never is-ngl
kind even to those It seems most 10 bene-
at. In life, dear, everything depends m
prudence
Mamma" Sophia cried, rising from her
chair for the second time, III you had told
me that Percival had been disgraced, l think
/ should nave died. II you had told me that
the man who spoke to me as he spoke had
any secret dishOnor, l think l should have
killed myself in grief and shame know the
world would never have been the same to NE
again. But his fortune, his m~oney-what is
that Mamma, l promised to love him and
70 marry him, and nothing but his own fault
shall make me change. Not if he lost ten
fortunesl 1t would be hard on him" she re-
peated, with another rub Of her eyes, ito lose
his money, and then to lose me-"
Mother and daughter, there they sat. The
mother was not angry, scarcely disappointed,
quiet, confident, fully assured that the VIC
tory would be on her side at last. Were not
time and money with her, and who with such
auxiliaries ever lost a battlel And there sat
the daughter, fearful. flushed, affectionate,
longing to have her Percival beside her to
console him. All, sweet Sophia Temple,
some there were as well as Percival who for
a few of those tender dewy kisses then bud
ding on thy lips would have lost half the
world, and scarcely sighed as it slipped
away!
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
CHAPTER V.

"%GooD-BY, SWEETHEART, GooD-BY."
The two married sisters returned from
their honeymoons about the same time, Sibyl
looking naughty and disconnected, but Caro-
line cheerful and well pleased. AS to the
~bridegrooms, We could see no trace OF change
for better or worse in Goldmore; but Eyer
ton was decidedly s%touter, in excellent spirits,
and, from an accession of confidence, more
apt to make a fool of himself in company
than ever.
The sisters soon met, and Sophia could not
complain of any lack of sympathy on the part
of her elders. They were both at first in
clined to take prudent mammals view; but
when Sophia told them of her love and his
%constancy they were touched. The world
had not yet got complete mastery over them,
and they commended Sophia, kissed her, COM
forted her, and said some day she would be
happy.
commandments Mrs. Barbara Temple
took care to have an interview with young
Brent. She was kind and sympathetic, but
she said it was her maternal duty to point out
to him that-whatever Sophia might say-he
was injuting her prospects if he kept up any
understanding with her. engagement, of
course" the little woman said, lis not to be
thought of. But ever an arrangements
promise that each will secretly wait for
each-would be a pernicious snare, full of
danger to Sophia's prospects"
"Not," added Mrs. Worldly Wisewoman,
that these promises are eUer kept. Facts are
too much even for lovers. l have seen fifty
OF these understandings made in perfect good
faith, and from motives that were quite
pretty, but none ever came to anything.
Still, l object to arrangements"
"Your daughter is as free as if she never
saw me" Percival said. Il have made her
promise that she will consider that there is
not a shred to bind her to me. She is to feel
that she may engage herself and marry, and
never think that there is any intimation to
be sent to me, except through the news
paper"
"And may | ask-don't think me rude, Mr..
Brent, l am simply doing my duty-if uou
are as free on your side? If you marry,
shall she hear Of it through the newspaper,
too9'
She looked at him sharply, almost humor-
ously, as she put this penetrating question.
o, we must pay a tribute to our little
mother who had a tact that in wider fields of
action might have smoothed the feelings of
Iufled empires.
"Yes, I am quite as free as she" he an.
swered. "We promised each other that we
should feel So"
1t was quite true. They had promised ex-
actly in these terms, only the four lips that
exchanged the treaty were Immediately after
ward engaged together sealing quite another
J sort Of bond Was this what Shakespeare
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28


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worship, or ior pure eAalVeu loFe' Due are
the two sentiments ahenf
No blunder about Goldmore's speech, you
may be sure. All sober, proper, truly ele-
phautine. and thoroughly Great British, The
LANGUAGE n which Ris revered friend had
$500 M boaltL ~ bir,so1e ~ h;s liz
49, I,HIoIt u alo Z
was IN tne nignese sense gratliylng. Oh MS
wlfes part and his OWE ne thanked them SIN
cerely. He felt, indeed, that the lady who
had that morning bestowed her hand upon
him was all. and more than all. that his rev.
ered friend had called her He felt the honor
sue naa conieire1 upon nl eGula
sure Ms "HA, ahd her LIehds' VhaC "haUeSer
lay in his power should be lone to make her
the return which she deserved. 1t was a sat
~isfaction to them both to know that marriage
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
The Creamery.

Aberdeen Examiner.
Mr.. S. NJ. johnson, superintendent
Of the work, has a force of laborers
busily engaged upon the excavations
for the creamery, while brick and lum-
Der are being piled upon the premises
for the building. The location is on
North Meridian street, in the vicinity
of the compress, the Adams manufac-
turing establishment, the Illinois Cen
trail shops, the ice factory, Bsrg's saw
and planning mills, and the stave fac
tory. There are steam whistles all
around it.