The Arizona champion., 1883-11-24
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER a4.
Parties can now purchase A. & P. coal of the agent at Peach Springs.


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 Judge Sanford, of Williams, is at tending United States court, at Pres colt.
 Our County Recorder, Mckenzie, is basking in the sunshine of Califor- nia's golden cline.
 MT. E. Rush, formerly conductor on the Fifth Division, is now acting yardmaster at this station.
 The Lester Mining Company, of Signal, has filed its articles of incor- poration with the Recorder at Mineral Park.
 The vast amount of through freight to and from San Francisco IS taxing the A. x P. road to its utmost at the present time.
 Quail hunting on the road between Yucca and Signal is now pleasant sport. The "chicke ms" are found in great abundance.
 Rates on ores have been reduced as follows on the Southern Pacific and A. & F.: Ore going SIoo or under, SS.IS per ton; SIoo to $500, Sro,o7.
 It is rumored that l.. C. Hughes, of the Tucson Star, IS itching for the Democratic nomination for Congress. Hughes would make a good working member.
 w. F. Grounds, of the late firm of Welton X Grounds, of Mineral Park, has turned his attention solely to min ing, and is operating in Music Noun tains.
 Messrs. Berry and Ayers, of Min eral Park, were in town this week, on their way to Prescott, having been subpenaed to attend the United States court.
 Our merchant, Allan H. Grant, re- ceived this week large stock of gents hats of the very latest styles; also large invoice of the best-made boots. Call and see them.
 The marriage certificate of Anson Hubert Smith and Mary Agnes Hughes has been filed in the office of the County Recorder.- Mohave County Miner.
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 Our friend Stevens, of the firm of Stevens & Co.,, merchants, of this place, left this week for his Lost Basin mining property, taking with him wagon load of provisions for that camp.
 The Orion Era, published at St. Johns, Apache county, comes to us this week enlarged to a seven-column paper. It is faithful exponent of the interests of the county, and de- serves the success it receives.
 The CHAMPION has ordered new chases and column rules, and will soon be issued as a seven column paper. The growing demands upon our advertising columns necessitates the enlargement.
 Prof. Oscar Griffith gave a very in teresting entertainment in Peach Sprigs, last evening, before a delight ed audience. His sleight-of- hand was good, and the cabinet delusion, followed by an expose, was very in- teresting.
 Capt. Vessels, Lieut.. Rivers and Dr. Hopkins, from Fort Whipple, ar rived in Peach Springs on Thursday evening last, with complete outfit of packers and mules, and departed for short visit to the Grand Canon the same evening.
 MT. A. Winters, formerly manager of the telegraph office at Ash Fork, has accepted the position of agent for the Kingman station, Vice Jones, resigned. MT. Winters is a man of large experience, and is very popular with the public.
 MT. and Mrs. Potts, of Mineral Park, celebrated the nth anniversary of their wedding, at that place, on Wednesday evening last. There was dancing at the court house, and a splendid supper was served the invited guests at the residence.
 MT. Lemon, one of the proprietors of the eating stations along the A. & | Feline, IS in charge of the Peach | Springs eating house this week. He has been stopping at the Coolidge | eating station for some time. We wish he could remain with us.
 MT. o. A, Shaw, formerly agent for the railroad company at Kingman. was in town on Thursday evening, on his way to Williams. He has just returned from the east, and is looking | much improved in health for his trip | We hope MT. Shaw will again enter the employ of the railroad company at some of the stations along the line.