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The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12
(Fac simile signature)
County Treasurer.

8. That said bonds, in the az gregate amount of Eight ThoUs- and Dollars ($8,OOO). upon being executed as above provided, shall be delivered to the lawful pur- chaser thereof at the agreed pur- chase price, and that the proceeds derived from the sale shall be de- posted in the county treasury to the credit of the building fund of said School District No. 2 and shall be drawn on and used only for the purpose for which said bonds were issued, but the pur- chaser of said bonds shall be in no wise responsible for the ap- plication of the proceeds of said bonds or any part thereof.
 4. That the interest falling due on said bonds on February 1, 1919 and August l. 1919, shall be paid out of the bond interest fund of said school district, a levy having been made therefor in August,
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12

and supplemental thereto; and 1T pursuance of an order of the said Board of Supervisors of said coun- ty, duly and in due time, form and manner adopted and entered on the minutes of said board prior to the issuance of this bond, and by virtue of the authority of the pro ceeding of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, certified to said Board of Supervisors and of a vote of the majority of the duly qualified electors of said school district, present and voting on the question at an election du- ly held in said district on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1918; and it is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things re qpired to be done precedent to and in the issuing of this bond to render the same legal and valid, have been done, happened and been performed in regular and due form as required by law, and that a direct annual tax has been levied on all of the taxable pro- perty within said school district for the payment of this bond and the interest thereon.
 It is further hereby certified, recited and warranted that the total indebtedness of said School District No. 2, including that of this bond, does not exceed any limit prescribed by the Constitu- tion or Laws of the State of Ari- zona.
 The faith and credit of said school dissrict No. 2, Apache County. Arizona, are hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of and the inter- est upon this bond.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of Apa- che County, Arizona. has caused this bond to be signed by it's Chairman, attested by it's Clerk, countersigned by the Treasurer of said county and sealed with the seal of said county, as of this 1st day of August, A. D. 1918.
 Chairman, Board of Supervisors. Attest:
 Clerk, Board of Supervisors.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12

1918, and to meet the interest ac- cruing on said bonds on February 1, 1920 and thereafter as the same shall accrue and to provide a sinking fund for the ultimate redemption of said bonds at their maturity, there shall be levied on all of the taxable property in said school district, in addition to all other taxes, a direct annual tax sufficient to produce the follow ing sums:
 In each of the years 1919 to 1927
 inclusive, a tax sufficient to pro-
 duce the sum of $480 for inter-
 est.
 In each of the years 1928 to
 1887 inclusive, a tax sufficient
 to produce the sum of $128O
 baing $48O. for interest and
 $500. for pr ncipal.
 And all taxes sc levied, when collected. shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the building fund of said district and must be used for the pay ment of principal and interest on said bonds and for no other pur- pose whatsoever. The principal and interest on said bonds shall be paid by the County Treasurer out of the fund provided there for, and it shall be the duty of said Treasurer to cancel all bonds and coupons as the same are paid.
 5. That this resolution and or der shall be in full force and eff feet immediately upon it's adop- ton and after the issuance and delivery of said bonds, shall be respectable until the indebtedness hereby created, both as to princi- pal and interest, shall have been fully paid. satisfied an d dis charged.
 6. That that certain resolution and order of this Board. adopted June 3rd, 1918, in the matter of the issuance of the bonds of School District No. 2, Apache County, Arizona, and any other and orders or parts thereof, heretofore adopted by his Board in conflict with the hereof, be and the same are hereby repealed.
 ADOPTED AND APPROVED This 2nd day of December, A. D. 1918.
 ~ HEBER JARVIS,
 SEA/Chairman, Board of Su- Attest: pervisors
 LEVI s. UDALL, Clerk.
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12
Countersigned:
County Treasurer. (From of Coupon)

No. $15.OO
 On the 1st day of February tor August), A. D. 19..., School Dis trict No. 2, of Apache County, Arizona, will pay to bearer. out of the building fund of said school district, Fifteen Dollars in gold coin lawful money of the United States of America, of the present standard of weight and fineness, at the office of the County Treas urer of Apache County. in St. Johns. Arizona, or at the bank ing house of Kountze Brothers. in the city of New York, State of New York, U. s. A, at the hold CTS option, being six months in- terest due that day on School Building Bond, dated August 1, 1918, and bearing
 No. ......
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12

bearing interest rom ana aICor
 the 1st day of August, A. D. 1918,
 at the rate of six per centum (6%) per annum, payable semi-annual- ly on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August in each year, said interest to be evidenced by coupons attached to said bonds. each representing a half yearly payment of interest; said bonds shall be optional for redemption at the pleasure of said school dis trict at the expiration of ten (1C) years from their date and shall become due and payable on the 1st day of August, A. D. 1888. Both principal and interest of said bonds shall be payable in gold coin, lawful money of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fneness and both principal and interest shall be payable at the office of the Couaty Treasurer of Apache County in St. Johns, Arizona, or at the banking house of Kountze Brothers, in the City of New York, State of New York, U. s. A., at the holders option.I
 Said bonds shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, attested by the Clerk of said Board and countersigned by the County Treasurer of said county, and the coupons annexed to said bonds shall be signed by said officers by engraved fac simile signatures, and said cou- pons, when issued as aforesaid as part of said bonds, shall be the lawful promises and obligation of said school district securing the of said interest as it be- comes due in the hands of all persons to whom said coupons may lawfully come.
 2. Said bonds and coupons thereto attached shall be in sub stantially the following form:
 (Form of Bond)
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State of Arizona County of Apache
 School District No. 2,
 School Building Bond Mo-. $5OO.OO
 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, of Apache County, Arizona. for val le received. hereby acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to the bearer hereof the sum f FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, in gold coin, lawful money of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and on the first day of Aug lst, A. D. 1888, with interest thereon from the date hereof un- til paid at the rate of six per cent lm per annum, payable semi-an- nually cn the first day of Febru- ary and the first day of August in each year, as evidenced by inter- est coupons hereto attached, both principal and interest payable at he office of the County Treasurer of Apache County in St. Johns, or at the banking house of Kountze Brothers, in the city of New York, state of New York, U. s. A., at the option of the holder, out of the building fund )f said district, upon presentation )f this bond and said coupons as hey severally become due.
 The said School District hereby reserves the right, however, to redeem this bond at any time af- ,er the first day of August. A. D. 1928.
 This bond is issued for School lictrint No 9 nf Annnhn Co,,rtrr
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12


 Minutes of Regular Meeting of
 Board of County Supervisors.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Apache county, Arizona, was held at the office of said Board in the county court house of said county in St. Johns, Arizona, on Monday, the End day of December, A. D. 1918, at which were present:
 Heber Jarvis, Chairman.
 John. c. Hall, Supervisor, absent w. A. Saunders, Supervisor.
 constituting the Board of Super visors of said county.
 Also present: Levi s. Udall, Clerk of said Board.
 The following, among other things, was had and done, to-wit:
 In the matter of the issuance of School Building Bonds of School District No. 2 of Apache County, Arizona, in the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars (8,000), in pur- suance of the special school bond election held in said district on Saturday. the 4th day of May, A. D. 1918, Supervisor Heber Jarvis introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolu- tion and order, which was there, upon duly seconded by Supervisor John c. Hall, put to a vote ard carried by the following recorded | vote:
 Heber Jarvis, Aye
 John c. Hall, Aye
 and so declared adopted by the Chairman, which resolution is as follows, to-wit:
 RESOLUTION.
 WHEREAS, in pursuance of and in conformity with Title XI of the Revised Statutes of Ari- zona, 1913, and all acts amenda- tory thereof and supplemental thereto, the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2 of Apache County, Arizona, has certified to this Board of Supervisors of said Apache County all the proceed ings had by said school district pursuant to law for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of the negotiable coupon bonds of said School District No. 2 in the az gregate amount of Eight Thous- and Dollars ($8,000), bearing in- terest at the rate of six per cent (6%) per annum, said bonds to bear dase the lst day of Angus A. D. 1918, optional after ten GO years and due in twenty (2O) years, for the purpose of raising funds for building an addition to the present schoolhouse of said district and supplying the same with furniture and apparatus; and 1
 WHEREAS, this Board has | carefully examined the said certi- fled proceedings, from which it appears that all of the require ments of law have been met in ( authorizing the issuance of said bonds and all proceedings, re- { quired by law, have been duly had ( and taken in due tim e, form and manner by said Board of Trustees of said School District No. 2 and ( the amount of bonds so author ized and hereinafter provided for, including all existing indebted ( ness of said school district, will ( not exceed six per cent (6%) of { fno tovo blo Y0rOY1ol.+yy vr,i+biV cold
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12
(Fac simile signature)

(Fac simile signature) Chairman. Board of Supervisors. Attest:
 (Fac simile signature) Clerk, Board of Supervisors. Countersigned:
 (Fac simile signature)
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12
Heber Jarvis, Aye John c. Hall, Aye

and so declared adopted by the Chairman, which resolution is as follows, to-wit:
The St. Johns herald., 1918-12-12

Chairman, Board of Supervisors Attest:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
IEND-NOT sPEND-YOUR MONEY

If YOU lend your money to the Gov
eminent, YOU may be quite sure that
II is going to be used for some national
hurpose-to prosecute the war success
fully, to care for, equip, arm, and sup,
plv our scldiers in France, to be used
bv our Navy in Kidding the seas OF the
murderous L boats.
But if Won s"cnd your money even
With the belief that by putting Ii into
the channels of trade others into whose
hands it comes will lend it to the Gov
eminent. YOU will have done something
me patriotism of which may be very
questionable.
First, YOU have withdrawn from the
snpplv of material of the Notian some
tlirp Oreplace which i'll the marker
will require labor and material when
should be devoted to war purposes
Second. the person to whom Won pay
vour money NAV also use it t. rurchlS,
things requiring material AMI laDo'
which should be devoted to war rur
noses. And tine person to whom he pays
il NAV repeat the operation
But when YOU lend your money u
| the Government instead of spending II
Won will at once lessen the DARN 70
certain extent on our country S re
sources, its material, its labor, and 1t
transportation facilities, and III addi
ton you supply your Government VIII
money to be used in winning the wal
Every purchase Of a liberty Loal
Bond is an individual act toward brlng
ing victory TO America and her aille'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13

Mr. Ralpl w. anderson, of the Eli
SON White Chautauqua System, who ho,
been here this week, had several "c.
ra-iou TO visit the high school, and IN
reference To it had the following 10 81 .;
~ wonder if the citizens of Ahh"-
willie appreciate the splendid work d"po
i'm the public schools of this city, ic-
marked Mir. Anderson. "Aftcr visiting
lc schools and seeing the splendid dis
ripliuc, and high quality of work pre-
Ealing there | am more than pleased
20 say that il is the equal of schools
anywhere i'm the country. While Your
physical plant is not adequate 10 the
.cquircmcntS, that can be readily pro-
Idcd as soon as the citizens Of the
.wn see the advantage of DONG SO.
The real spirit Of education You have,
nd YOU should let nothing stand in the
way of carving it on to the highest
crfection The city is certainly to be
congratulated.
Referring to the agricultural re
;ources Of the country, Mr.. Anderson
expressed himself as wonderfully I'M
PRESSED by the great money making
crops, and their diversity IN this parish
One from a section that relies on only
me or two crops, can hardly conceive
of a place where four great crops are
faised so successfully Nature has
mrelv been gen2raas -, sb Is. region. -
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13

Congress has authorized $2,O34 ,oOO,-
100. of which sum $1,l35,0 900 has
cen appropriated, for the United
;tatcs Shipping Beard and Emergency
icct Corporation; on March l, 1888,
1885 81 of this sum had been expend
Il. The Emergency Fleet Corporation
.ad rcquisitioned March l. 425 steel
csscls and contracted for 72O steel
osscls, making a total of l,l45 steel
hips. of an aggregate lightweight ton
orc Of S.16l sos tons; it had let con
tracts for 400 wooden vessels, aggrc
eating approximately l,7l5,OOO dead
weight tons; if had repaired and put III
,.eration 1000 lightweight tonnage
seized from Germany and Austria. Or
~Iarch ) the building program OF th'
emergency Fleet Corporation was be
ing carried on in Isl plants.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
SyEFlrEo Ell Enin EsSSsAiHEAEors
IN CIVIL SERVICE

So urgent is the Government need
for bookkeepers that civil service ex-
amiuations to fill positions of this char
acter will be held throughout the Uni
ted States each Tuesday until further
notice. Women as well as men are
eligible
Two classes Of examinations are an
nounced. A grammar school education
or its equivalent is required of appli-
rants for either class, with the further
stimulation that those who wish to take
the bookkeeper-tvpewritcr examination
mrst have had at least six months ex-
,erienre in bookkeeping, and those
who would undertake the clerk-book
keeper examination, one years cxper.
iorro in clerical work, six months OF
which must have been in bookkeeping
The vacancies to be filed from the reg
lister obtained from these examinations
are in the departmental service at
Washington and offer entrance salaries
# $1,000 year.
These examinations are open not
ONLY TO all citizens Of the United
States but also to subjects of allied
nations who are otherwise qualified fol-
the positions offered.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
BIG HEALTH CONFERENCE.

On April l. and 10 in New Orleans,
there will be acid a conference Of par
ish and munieiral health officers.
The railroads have extended a round
"trip rate and indications are that over
200 will attend.
The conference is called as a VA
measure that certain conditions MAJ be
considered at length andthe need .fol
immediate unified action made, clear
Among the TONES discussed will be
the community responsibility for th'
employment of q wholetime health
officer, the feasibility of union o.
parishes sparselv settled and snial
municipalities for better health serv
ice, and the .problem.of the social dis
ease i'm the different aspects.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
COURSE PREPAID
TO TRAIN MEN FOR
TECHNICAL EMPLOYMENT

A war emergency course to tram Sc
lcctcd men for machinc-shop occupa
tions blacksmithing, sheet metal work
i,g. and pipe fitting has been prepared
bv ,bc Federal Board of Vocational
Education and will be distributed |,
the scho,f, throughout the country II
il known as bulletin No. ).
The board is acting with the wal
Department in preparing these course
of study and in dealing with the Stat'
authorities in charge of the Schoo
work
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
GERMAN LIES NAILED
BY ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC
Kaiserite Busy in America Spreading
German Propaganda.

German propagandists have been
busy since. the entry of the United
States into the war. Folsehoods OF
every character have been spread over
every section of the country with tle
idea of abusing the confidence of the
American people. So persistent has
Heen the circulation of these carefully
moulded pro-German lies that an Of.
fetal exposure Of them has been issued
as q pamphlet, entitled THE Kaiserite
in America BY the Committee. OH Pub
lie information. Jackson Place, Wash
ington. n. C. A copy of this pamphlet
NAV be had free if inquiry will be di
rertrl tn the Committee.
Tales have been current about ~
termed German prisoners being fed nv
meals day, about Red. Cross supplies
being sold to shopkeepers by dishones
officials, by criminal waste Of food! a
training camps and many other hk'
| falsehoods either designed TO discour
age volunteer Red Cross work and tn
loyal efforts of housekeepers TO saw
| food or calculate to create trouble
some distrust of the government.
The circulation of these stories !
es,eu due ~ tas fclly ot a citizen VII
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
BIDS WANTED

Abbevll La,
April 5.~t19ls.
Sealed Bids will be received by the
own of Abbeville, until p. m. April
%, 1918, for Grading, Crawling, Curb
ng and Guttctring approximately one
md three tenth O.3) miles of streets.
occurring approximately $500 Cubic
ards of Gravel and $50 Cubic Yards
f Concrete in the form of Curbs and
,utters. Plans and Specifications may
&c had by applying at the Secretary =
flee or Foote Il Laportc Engrs. Office.
The Town of Abbevillc reserves the
% reject any or all Bids.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
N-ONhNCE DEPARTMENT
PROVIDES STANDARD CARS
FOR FIELD USE

Among the standard motor vehicles
being provided h. the Odnance Deuart-
mert are the following:
The ammunition truck, which has a
4'~r mounted on four wheel drive
,t'oel body designed to accommodate
1~,ing boxes cf any type of ammuni-
49, mounted on four wheel drive
ro% chassis. The equipment repair
'rck, making use of the same type
hassis, has bins and drawers for
g.,s~c rarts and material for repair
: y "e~srnnel equipment, rifles and ma
.'i,r "rrs. leather equipment, etc.
10 artillcrv rcnair truck has four
..',oi 1~'vn chassiS and n small ma
hinc shop BODY with equipment con
cietirg If n lathe, drill press, bench
Grinder, electric drill, welding outfit
'~ -ivcting hammer, milling attach
won't. blacksmith outfit, and other
s1-ls Electric power is supplies by
gasoline driven generator.
The 2lh-to ARTILLERY tractor weighs
"h-r. 5000 pounds ""l is capable OF
making IL miles an hour under favor
rhl, road conditions " The 5-ton ar
tillerv tractor, weighing 1900 pounds
al rarahle Of speed of miles al
ror-, will handle a load of 10000
.,rr1- II is intended for use Will
'-.h Crn aud 6inch howitzer ma
-;7, loa1 If $4,000 pounds is nh
maximrm for the lotion artillery trac
tar. which will make about Az mile
an hour on high speed:
The l5-ton artillery tractor and IN
ioohcrsepower artillery tractor will b
supnlicd in limited numbers. They ar
II the track having type similar Z
those used, By the French and BIRTHS
Governments and ARE for heavy load
which are not subdivided for trans
portatlon. -
Other standard motor equipment col
with a four wheel drive truck chass
and rear wheels replaced by cater7i
lar tracks; reconnaissance ear, a Ito
truck eanable. Of speed Of from
10 40 miles an hour; the hgat repa
truck, weighing about 2,400 pounds
the lis-ton Trailer for 'anticraft gun
the 3.inch field gun trailer. which
utilized; for hauling ammunition
we'll as the S. inch -guh nateriat
Tanks and other armUred land Y
hieies are designed. procured, an
maintained by the Ordnance Depai
ment.
There has been a constant effort
tssp tbs variety Of vsaisls, aud PsT
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13

aad the excellent crop prospects We
have hitherto been able to report stlI
continue.
Srria plaat and fall plant Is mark
igg The ro-- anl looking well, and J.
MAJ be tla. This year we shall reacI
the OH Creole standard Of perfection
for a vouug cane crop. namely, a gree
field on the first of MAY. Corn Is ais.
doing well aaA all in all the situation
on the plantations admits of very llttI'
criticism from an agricultural stand
point. %.
ed By general rains throughout the IS
land ana although these rains have ia
terfered with the grinding of the lrrs
eYt crop to some extent. their h"n"hcia
effect on the growing cane more thai
kcompensates for the interruption. <
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
RAW COTTON FROM
UNITED STATES
GOES TO SPAIN

The War Trade Board has granted
licenses 70 RAW cotton to Spain III
ouantity sufficient to load several
Spanish vessels. This action provides
cotton necessary to fill the norman re
ouirements of the Spanish mills.
Under the agreement with SPAN
that nation permits free export TO the
allies of certain commodities nj return
for which the United States permits
so far as consistent with its conserva
ton policies, the export to Spain OF
necessary supplies of cotton and Other
commodities to cover genuine Spanish
requirements.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
$2O2,OO0,000.
w.s.s.-

Among the purchases of the Quarter
masters Department are 6l,OOO,OOO
pounds of prunes and dried beans; 273,,,
100000 cans of tomatoes, condensed
milk, and baked beans 100000 yards
mosquito bar; 75,000,0OO wooden
blankets; 100000 pairs of wooden
..wcrs; 5O,OoO,OOO pairs of heavy
Stockings; II 100000 wool coats. The
ordnance program includes the pur-
has of 23,OOO,OOO hand grenades, 725,
. automatic pistols, 100000 revolver'
3 900 600 projectiles for heavy artil
cry, 427 $4,000 pounds of explosives
1000 machine guns, and 2,4S4,0OC
rifles
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
NEW CARD RECORD
TO EXPEDITE PAY
OF MEN IN SERVICE

There is being prepared in The Adm,
cant General 5 office a new pay card
which will be kept by the personnel
officer and will show the pay status OF
the man at all times. Should a man
be transferred or detached from his
company he will carry his card with
him. This is expected to eliminate the
many causes for DELAYED payments OF
men so transferred, and to do away
with many of the annoyances thar
have heretofore existed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN BUTTON

The button which will be given to
very subscriber to n Liberty Loan
Bond of the third issue, wIethcr OF
80 bond or a $4,000 one, Will ha.'
border of brilliant red, and a blue
ield with liberty bell, and the words
Third Liberty Loan in white.
Sixteen million Of these buttons are
.ow ready for delivery and will toe
,iven out when the subscriptions are
made