The Arizona champion., 1883-12-29
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER go.
Favored FlagsiaG F'utterings Fricassed
 For Family Fare.
FLAGSTAFF, Dec. 26tl

a serious attack of pneum mia. Dr
 Grammar brought him through.
 M. Earth x Wilson did a gooc
 business in holiday goods. Sants
 Claus got his entire stock there fol
 local distribution.
 The firm of Carter & Osborn has
 dissolved by mutual consent. MT.
 Carter retires from the business, and
 IS superseded by Adam Hanna, who
 IS an old timer in these parts, and will
 "draw" on his own sterling merits.
 Hanna is of the firm of Jim Cart and Hanna, so we'll known by everybody in this vicinity.
 Mr. Diskes, the old time agent and business manager for John W. Young, is now with P. J, Brannen x Co. He is widely and favorably known and it is probable P. B. & Co. could not have made better selection.
 A red headed urchin of three sum- mers visited Dewitt C. Newell's store at nine on Sabbath morning. A per son of mature years who knew D. C. Ms piouS ways would have readily ac- counted for MT. Newell being absent. But the innocent child knew no bet ter than to account for 1t same as he would have done for any of the rest of the boys and carried the news to Sa- rah.
 Lon Hill, prominent citizen, was dangerously hurt while engaged in friendly scufile with his old friend Maxwell. There was nothing malic- ious about it and no one regrets the result of the friendly bout more than Mir. Maxwell, who IS nothing if he is not good natured. Now, that it is almost certain that Lon will recover We may divide our attention between them.
 There was a Christmas supper in east end and the account of it as rela- ted to us by friend reminds us of one Samuel Rodgers Christmas days at sea, as told by Sala: 'I forget the year. It was in the Mediterranian. There were sixty passengers on board and twenty sat down to dinner. The ship pitched and there was fun. We had the fiddler on the table. She pitched fearfully and there were ten of us. Subsequently she rolled and there were five. 1t was an agreeable Christmas day, but lacked repose.
 This section has had heavy fall of snow which has rapidly decreased un- der the bright sun Of the past few days. The tanks and pits in this sec tlon are filled to overhowing. and thus all danger of dearth of water is pas sed for the winter.
 Ben Chester fell on his pistol, which was discharged through his leg, in- flicting serious flesh wound. Ben clerks for Gregg x Gregg, and is one of Flagstaff's popular young men, and IS well known along the A. & P. road.
 Christmas was bright sunny day and our citizens enjoyed themselves Tn an orderly quiet way. There were some visitors in town. A few win dows were smashed, four rough and tumble fights, and a few hundred shots fired, but then there was noth- ing boistrous to speak of
 The Aver Mill Co. will not shut down January Ist, MT. Aver having secured additional contracts that will keep the mill running for an indef- nlte time.
 Colonel Reed, of the Flag, boarded the eastern express Monday, and has not returned. He had dressed ,tur- key under one arm und a suspicious looking bundle under the other. No doubt he has gone to take the role of Santa Claus In some suburban town.
 California Bill is one of FlagstaFs fixtures. Bill IS either an old Indian fighter and deserves great credit and f indulgence from his fellow citizens. or he IS great bear and should be , sent to jail or lunatic asylum. He IS full of scars and wounds received , either while fighting Indians or steal f ng horses. As it Is he seems a cross f between knave and fool, annoylnp f ladies and strangers who visit the 2 own, and in the name of decency a should be suppressed. r Ike Perkins, an old pioneer, has i zone to Denver to attend the annual h meeting of the Pioneer A sociation. r de was served with two summons at once; the first cordial in its nature rom old tried and true friends, ac. r. by railway pass; the a 'ther was of a different nature from si udge French to attend court at Pres. $, ott. Ike IS in charge of the interests Il 'f Jim O'Neil, prominent ranch. r, nan here. l Inc instruments for the Flagstaff W 'raSs Band has arrived and the younp u aRA T. !