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The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
Clean Town
T. ]. NEAL.

\ Os 4NAAGs
 happened to be present a few nights ago at the Ladies Club meeting and as understood, the main purpose of the gathering was to make a general clean up of Our Town.
 There was special committee ap- pointed to see after. this cleanup move and to act as inspectors of premises every so often, and to see if said prem ises were in a neat, healthful and sani- tary condition.
 I thought this an excellent move. One Tn the right direction. A dirty, filthy town.is not very inviting to tourists or homeseekers. If we want people to come to St. Johns we must offer some inducement. and do not know of any thing that would attract the eye any more than nice. clean, beautiful town kept neat and orderly.
 We too often hear some of our citi- zens make some slight remark about the town or cast reflections about it not be- ing up to standard. Gentlemen, this is Our Town. We are part of it. Our Town is just exactly what we make it, no more, no less. This is our home. This is where our families live. This is where you and are rearing our girls and boys. This is where we expect them to grow up to manhood and wo- manhood. Just the kind of inviornments we help to make in the town is just the kind of men and women we are helping to produce. So fellow citizens lets get busy, each and every one, and clean up and beautify our premises and our homes, because our home is where we live, and that to a normnl person should be the dearest spot on earth.
 But what is home anyway? house and few trees and shrubs? Not alto gether. That is only stopping place. A home is a place where all work uni tedly together. where peace and happi- ness and quietude invades the heart and minds of all the inmates who dwell therein. and if we are in possession of the spirit that guides mankind to do the right thing at all times we can make our homes what we would like them to be. So let us clean up our premises and beautify them so that they will be an inspiration to others who may pass that way.
 But let us not stop there. When we get all the rubbish cleaned up around our place, let us turn our attention to our individual selves. Search the re- cesses of our minds and our hearts and | perchance we can find lot of accumu- lated trash and rubbish that we haven't | cleaned up for many years. Certainly | we do not value our premises more than we do our souls.
 We paint our house and scrub and decorate and sweep our yards. I won der about how many times in the last ten years we have swept, dusted, scrub bed and polished up our characters so they would shine so any one could de- !
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
tect a ghost of a change.

tect ghost of change.
 John Doe has perfect right to ask me to keep my COW off of his premises. I, also certainly have a right to ask John Doe and Mrs. Doe to keep their tongue out ot my business.
 1 The tongue is little member butt is full of deceit and deadly poison. Un- less people can bridle the tongue they will always have a surplus of filth hid up in the recesses of their character that will stop their progress and will be stumbling block to all they chance to come in contact with. What we want is not only town that is clean of rub bish, but town thatis clean of purpose
 So citizens it is up to us to r!d our selves of hatred, malice, back biting and making mountains out of mole hills and building castles that reach to the sky with absolutely no foundation but hot air. Our mortal bodies need gen. uine pruning and the first branch of the body we want to use the pruning hook on is that little tongue.
 Let's all order batch of soul polish and a good scrub brush and go to work to make a general body clean up. Do not go to your neighbors to start. Let every one polish up themselves first.
 The trouble has always been that we want to polish the other fellow. As long as we do that we are the very ones that need the most polishing.
 Very often one hears men and boys make slight remarks, not only about their town, but about the people. It doesn't show good raising to hold vulgar and un- couth conversations-so disre- spectful that you would have to put on gloves even to hold such conversation in your hands.
 Never say any thingin the pres ence of any lady that you would not say in the presence of your mother or sister. If you would be manly, show them the same respect, they are someone's moth CT or sister.
 So let us beautify our homes, that peace and love may dwell in that home and also purify our bodies so the spirit of the L6rd will find it a fit habitation and when we do that we will not only have clean town, but will be the most beautiful town in the west. So come on, let's have a cleanup.
 Lock that evil tongue,
 Did you ever stop and study
 Of the many hearts you've wrung. Scatter see ds of love and kindness
 Let's do something that worth while, So when we meet our fellow townsman
 We can meet him with a smile.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
Indigestion and Constipation

Prior to using Chamberlain g Tablets, I suffered dreadfully from Indigestion. Nothing I ate agreed with me and 1 lost flesh and ran down in health. Cham berlain's Tablets strengthened my digestion and cured me of constipation" writes Mrs. Geo. Stroup, Solvay, N. Y. Adv
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
Local Jottings


 The county truck is being used this week to drag the roads.
 R. D. Greer of Holbrook was a St. Johns visitor this week.
 County supervisors were in ses- sion during the first part of the week.
 J. H. Greer was up from his ranch at Hunt and spent Sunday with his family.
 Gustav Becker, county engi- neer. was attending to business in St. Johns Monday.
 A. V. Whitmer, deputy game warden. of Alpine, was giving St. Johns the ''once over" last Monday.
 Mrs. Orpha Standifir of Wood ruff is in the city spending few days visiting with her father. Mir. A. V. Gibbons.
 Bp. Wm. D Rencher spent Monday with his aged sister who is just recovering from an attack of influenza at Edgar.
 Mrs. Edith Odell and baby are visiting relatives Tn St. Johns while Mr. Odell is attending to business at Navajo and Chambers this week,
 Chester Hunt of SnowfaR died Tuesday from a relapse of the Spanish Influenza. He was the reliefOperator at the telephone at Snowflake.
 Mrs. Matthias c. Morgan has been confined to her bed for the past ten days. She underwent an operation under the hands of Drs. Bouldin and Haywood and is getting along nicely and will be able to resume her daily duties in a short time.
 Tomorrow, April 7th, eI eryone available is wanted to assist in making our Camping ground comfortable and attractive. Teams, wagons, men. shovels, everything necessary is wanted. Report to committee on Camp Grounds, early as possible.
  Miss Susie Jarvis who has been telephone operator in the central office here in St. Johns is now at Snowflake helping out there dur ing the epidemic of the "fiu." During her absence her sister Maggie, and Lavaun Gibbons are doing the work in central in St. Johns.
 A meeting was held in the Stockmens State Bank Tuesday night in the interest of the Park to-Park Highway, Mir. Morrill,, | representing the Park-to--Park | Association was the visiting mem- Der and put forth many convinc- ing arguments in favor of this Park-to--Park route.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06

chapter.
 In selecting the members the scholastic record during the en- tire college course is taken into consideration.
 Only twenty-five per cent of the senior college class is eligible.
 MRS. s. F. HAYWOOD.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
The Road To Happiness

You must keep we'll if you wish to be happy. When constipated take one or two of Chamberlain s Tablets immediately after sup
 per. They cause gentle move m ent of the bowels. Adv
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06

FOR SALE-Shade trees, CataI. pa. Elm, Sycamore. and Cotton wood. See or write Fred Roth lisberger, Vernon, Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
MESA

Jones case Tn JuStlce klngSDury
 court, Mesa, created intense in
 terest.
 It appears that Jones, princi.
 pal of the Lehi school, had occa
 sion to correct sixteen-year-olC
 school girl, which peeved her par.
 ents. They demanded an inves.
 tigation and asked that Jones be
 discharged from the school. When
 the trustees heard the evidence
 they exonerated Jones. An ap-
 peal was made to the county
 school superintendent. He sus-
 tained the action of the trustees.
 It was then taken to the justice court ana dismissed for lack of evidence.
 On the evening of March 20. when Jones answered a knock at his door a mans voIce said: "For Gods sake come and help me get a man from under a car that has turned over." When Jcnes reach ed the car it was right side up. He was seized ny several men, forced into the car and gagged, The car went some distance to a clump of trees. Jones was taken out and held againsta a tree. Some one said. gather Ku Klux Klan. :" A number of masked men step ped up. One pulled a whip from under his coat and gave Jones ten lashes. He was then told to confess. He said he had nothing to confess. More stripes were laid on. He was then laid on the ditch bank. Some one said, i've will give him something that will last thru life. :" With a brush dipped into a bottle of carbolic acid a K was marked on his fore head and on each cheek. He was then turned loose to walk home
 The sheriff. other officers and 2 dOctor were called hut m ar- rests were made that night. Twelve persons were identified by Jones the next day.
 They appeared before district attorney Shepherd and assistant district attorney Joseph Noble. a former resident of Apache coun- ty, for the prosecution, and Judges Pruitt and Shelley for the defense. About thirty witness were put on the stand. Among them were Sheriff Montgomery, Constable Pickens, Dr. Nelson and J. w. Spear, editor of the 'Republi- can." The latter produced a let ter he received signed by the Ku Klux Klan of Camel Back and bearing it's seal. in which the Klan took the honor of Jones reinstatement.
 All but five of the defendants were dismissed. They will ap- pear in Phoenix later to be tried by a jury.
 The Salt River Valley has just been refreshed by another good rain. Some hay down was slight ly damaged.
 Fig trees are putting out leaves and figs. April 1st about a thousand people belonging to the four wards of the l.. D. s. church of Mesa. had l a splendid time out on the desert | picnicing, visiting, playing games etc. i
 Two of Arizona's boys, David l E. Haywood, born in St. Johns, and J. Leo Mortensen of Thatch- CT, were among those chosen from the senior class of the A. c. of | Logan, Utah, by Dr. B. E. Sparks as members of the Phi Kappa Phi
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At n session of said Court. held at the
Probate Office in the village Of Ithaca, In
said county, on the 10th day Of July. A. ID.
1922
Present Hon. James G. Kress. Judge Of
Probate In the matter Of the estate OF
CHARLES II. CLARK. Deceased.
Wellington Hayward having filed his petit
tion, praying that an instrument filed in
said Court be admitted 10 Probate as the last
will and testament of said deceased and that
administration of said estate be granted 20
himself. the executor named in said in
strument or some other suitable person.
IL IS ordered. that the 9TH day Of August,
A. ID. 1922 at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
at said probate office. be and is hereby
appointed for hearing said petition;
Ii is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given by publication OF a copy Of
this order. once each week for three success
sive weeks previous TO said day of hearing,
in the Alma Record. a newspaper printed and
circulated in said county.
(Signed) JAMES G. KRESS.
MILDRED r. TAFT. Judge Of Probate.
Register OF Probate. 6O-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Rather Gave Daddy Away.

A certain man is in the habit OF dis
pensing with coat, Whether in winter
or summer. During a cold snap he
was travelling to town by train. Seat
ed behind him was snail boy evil
IDENTIFY rauch interested N the mans
unusual attire. At last ~ child's curl
osity overcame him and forgetting to
be polite he asked loudly. Daddy. is
that man going to play ballY Then
came an admonition and a whispered
explanation. The boy was still for an
instant and then came the innocent
Inquiry. still In a loud tone, Daddy
what Is a silly assT'-London Tit-Bits
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The Probate Court
for the County OF Gratiot.
At session of said Court. held at the
Probate Office in the Village of Ithaca in
said county on the 18th day of July. A. ID.
1922.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress. Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
A. c. CHAPMAN. Deceased
Edna Kelly. creditor, having filed
in said court her petition praying that the
administration Of said estate be granted TO
George Sharrar. or to some other suitable
person.
II is ordered. that the 18th day OF August.
A. ID. 1922 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at
said probate office. be and is hereby APP
pointed for hearing said petition;
IL is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given by publication of copy
Of this order. once each week for three sue
cessive weeks previous 10 said day of hear
ing. in the Alma Record newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
A true copy.
(Sgned) JAMES G. KRESS,
MILDRED +. TAFT. Judge of Probate.
Register Of Probate. 6l-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

"You Scared Me, Jimmy" Laughed
Miss Elizabeth. Trfle Nervously.
thing, dozens OF times DeIore. Z.
With unseeing eyes Elizabeth watched
Mrs. Dale step from her motor at the
por.e-cochere and go into the house.
Jimmy Fayne, too, saw Mrs. Dale.
but he was wholly unaffected by the
sight Of her; Mrs. Dale. somehow, did
not object TO his seeing the girl quite
as much as she had once objected.
Jimmy" after long silence had
passed between them, "l-Pm afraid /
amt the right woman for you. :.
If you knew. for sure, that once took
rifle gun and killed man with IL,
would you-would you still want meT
Fayne laughed as though at good
joke.
you kill a man? Why. couldn't
believe 1t. But If you had killed man,
or a dozen men, tit could hardly
make any difference TO me. II you did
do 1t, you did 1t because there whS
nothing else TO do; I'm sure otSthat
We won't mention 1t again, IL you're
willing. neither criticize nor attempt
to understand your hill codes. Marry
me, won't you, ElizabethT'
"If l did," asked Ben Littleford's
daughter, "would you help my people
back In the hills?"
Educate 'em? Yesl Every blessed
one Of EN-"
Freely"
"Yesv
Once more Elizabeth Littleford tried
to decide. Fayne's eyes grew more and
more hopeful as he watched her lips.
He became impatient.
Tell me-" he begged.
The girl took up the letter she had
Just received from Bill Dale.
GAS soon as 1 read this" she MUIR
INJURED. "rl tell you, Jimmy. If you
don't mind, please look the other way
for a minute"
She tore off one end of the envelope,
drew out the single sheet and unfolded
it. Her eyes narrowed; her face
flushed, and then became just little
pale. Her underlip quivered as she
folded the sheet and put 1t back into
the envelope.
II can't marry you. Jimmy" she told
him.
Without another word she arose and
left him. She fastened to the house.
fastened upstairs, and went to her
room.
Half an hour later Mrs. Dale found
her lying face downward on her bed
and beside her lay a crumpled sheet
of paper. Mrs. Dale picked up the
sheet. Strengthened 1t out. and read
this, In the bold handwriting of her
son:
Believe me. am very appreciative
OF your invitation. But / am having
Christmas with your mother, here In
my own country"
CONTINUED next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
THE DIRECTO|RE
BIDS FOR FAVOR
Distinctly New Type Of Costume
Is in Evidence in the Re-
cent Collections.
GREEK SPIRIT STILL HOLDS
Ancient Note Prevails in Afternoon
and Evening Dresses; Mode Dis
placed Years Ago by Moyen
AGE or Low Waistline.

Some OF the most important dress
makers have elected TO emphasize the
DirectoIre drapery. Thus In the re-
cent collections there is distinctly
new type of Dlrectoire costume; be-
cause while introducing the Directolre
motif In the skirt the couturier has
kept the low walstline bodice. There
is very strong feeling, notes fash
ion writer In the New York Tribune,
that there will be decided develop
ment into more pronounced Directolre
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

The Ashmoleon museum at Ok
ford was founded in 1879 and is tn
oldest in England.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Estate OF Susie L. Church, Deceased,
HEARING CLAIMS

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At session of said court, held ut the Pro:
bate Office in the village of Ithaca. in said
county. on the 3rd day Of July, 1922.
Present: Hon. James G. Kress. Probate
Judge.
In the matter OF the estate OF
SUSIE +. CHURCH. Deceased.
The above estate having been admitted 10
Probate and Ida l. HUFF appointed admins
tratix thereof.
IL is ordered. that four months from this
date be allowed for creditors 10 present their
claims against said estate and that such
claims will be heard by said court on
Saturday, the 4th day Of November, 1922. at
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
II is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given by publication of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said
day of hearing, in the Alma Record. q news
paper printed and circulated in said county
A true copy.
JAMES C. KRESS,
Judge Of Probate.
MILDRED f. TAFT,
Register Of Probate. bs-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Goldfish as Compunlons.

Goldfish swimming In a pool are
good for the sick room, say some De-
troit physicians, as moving objects In
duce patients to forget their pains,
and Il is said this tendency is more
pronounced In the aged and very
young. Canarles, 1t is said, share with
goldfish the honor of being the chief
animate entertainment TO the sick.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

A waterspout spins with enor-
nous speed. Its velocity at the sea
level has been estimated as six
miles a minute.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
Definition Of Happiness.

A clean body, clean teeth, a clean
conscience, the confidence and love Of
your family, a comfortable home, a
patch of roses, violets and hyacinths
meath the window; music, books and
easy shoes. Free from debt, style and
hypocrisy; immune from stiff-necked
society, indigestion and nosey neigh.
bors.-Charles Roy Vance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
LIEN SALE


Default having been made in the conditions
of n certain decree Of the Circuit Court for
the County of Gratot. State of Michigan. the
same being dated July 49, 1916 and recorded
in the register OF deeds for the County of
Gratiot. State Of Michigan the 18th day
Of February, 1917, in lber l5i on page 4l6
on which lein there is claimed TO be due and
unpaid the sum of one hundred dollars. and
no proceedings at law have been instituted
against the heirs or administrator TO recover
the said one hundred dollars or any part
thereof.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of
the power Of sale contained in said decree
and the statute in such made and pro-
vided the said lein will be foreclosed by a
sale Of all of the premises therein described
at public auction 10 the highest bidder at
the north front door of the court house at
the village of Ithaca in said County Of Gra-
tiot. on the 27th day of October. 1922, at
one O'Clock in the afternoon which said prem
ises are described as follows The Northwest
4 of the Northeast J., OF section number %
township number ~ north of range west,
Michigan.
Dated. July IA. 1922.
ORA FRED COOLEY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27

Bill Hart in Three Word Brand
Strand Observation-Disclosures
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-27
ORA FRED COOLEY.
in person.
Address: st. Louis. Michigan. g.

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Probate Court
for the County of Gratiot.
At n session of said Court held at the Pro-
bate office in the Village Of Ithaca in said
county. on the 10th day of July A. d. 1929.
Present: Hon James G. Kress. Judge Of
Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Susie Z.
Church. Deceased.
Ida l. Huff. Administrators. having filed in
said court her petition, praying for license
to sell the interest of said estate in certain
real estate therein described.
1t is ordered that the 2lst day of August.
a. d. 1922. at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
at said probate office. be and is hereby ap-
pointed for hearing said petition, and that
all persons interested in said estate appear
before said court at said time and place. TO
show cause why a license to sell the interest
of said estate in said real estate should not
be granted;
II is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given by publication OF copy
of this order. for three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing. in the Alma
Record. a newspaper printed and circulated
in said county.
(Signed) JAMES G. KRESS.
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
MILDRED +. TAFT
Register of Probate. 62-4w
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The Mark OF Feminlnity.

The eight-year-old son of Nor:i
side family was showing an anima
book to his little four-year-old brother
Coming 20 the picture of a reindeer
with Its odd-shaped hoofs, he said
"Now, Billy, you can always tell 6
woman reindeer by the kind of heel,
IL wears."-Indlanapo News.