The Arizona champion., 1884-07-05
Only o8' in the shade, Wednesday.


 Francisco mountain range.
 Williams and Peach Springs wer largely represented here on the Fourth
 The festive house fly ii getting ex ceedlngly numerous and troublesome
 The United Verde Copper Com pany Is clearing $ I,5oo d day, over all expenses.
 A number of people are taking u, quarter sections 0. land in the vicinit, of Williams.
 Flagstaff will loom up immens.l, |, when the new residences and bu,lnes. houses receive coat of paint.
 P. ]. Brannen X Co.'S new ware. house Is now finished and gives them plenty of storage for wagons and heavy freight.
 D. R. McD1nald has re.opened hi, restaurant at Williams, and has set out shade trees around his place oi business.
 Judge Scott and ex Judge S,nf,rd. of WlllilmS, are in Prescott, attend ing court. Judge Scott has his faml- ly with him.
 DeWltt C. Newell, Jim Vale, Al. Gregg, and Flagstaff Hotel, all had their places of business handsomely decorated on the Fourth.
 Flagstaff young ladies made many "maSh" on the young gentlemen from abroad, as they yIidrd through the dance on the Fourth.
 Frank Fosters baggage car, which passed through Flagstaff on the morn ing of the Fourth, Was handsomely decorated with neat patriotic cmblen,s.
 J. E Mccormick and ] Sanderson erected lemonade, ice cream and frut stands on the Fourth of July grounds. much 10 the comfort and convenience of the people.
 Tram Master w. A. Osgood, Con duc,ors F.. Rush and W. A. Moody, and baggage master Frank Foster, were among the visitors in Flagstaff yesterday.
 J. E. Martin, locomotive engineer of the "Gen. sherman" IS in town this week. Jim has recently formed 1 a hankering after Flagstaff winch may | not end in smokel He has d host oi friends here!
 IL i5 rumored that Clpt. Hoover, who recently resigned tn: p, i;i,n of station agent at thls .lace, will soon take charge of the eating hou,e at Peach Springs. II so, the people ui our sister town will rejoice and be glad.
 JImes l.. Black left us Thursday for Camp rhomlS, with the necessary papers, 10 bring to Prescott the horse thlet who recently stole a fine arim Il belonging to Frank DLggS. He will no doubt have plenty o. time 10 re. pent al Yuma.
 w. II. AshurS', pioneer of Flag. staff, now leading ranchrr m the MogoIlon mountains. came to town 1Lursday 10 have his son Willie treated by Dr. Brannen for several bad cuts made on hls face by vicious dog. Hunter McDorald lost the entire |, contents of his camp by fire in the SIn Francisco mountains last Satur | day. He attributes the Eiaze to the spontaneous combustion of pho>pho ( rou', which he carried Tn bottle he > thinks he broke in rolling up hi, | blankets.
 The string music on the Fourth WIS 'N" Lest we have ever listened to f ;rc Territory. w. w. Blss, ot d " l,hams, and MT. Burgc, of Flagstaff T. 'v'c Isl 'lolinists, accompanied by l. ,ui!ar and bass viol, and BlnI, Bll Z with his perfect tune and unsurpassed W 'kill. The music for the dancing Il vas highly coinplimented by all. d F. R. Nellis, formerly of Ash Fork, a las purchased the McCrlcken & WI. D on two story building at Williams, al md will open frst.class saloon im P nediately. It is Mr. Neii,' in,en ion to convert his new purchase into si first-cIass hotel, Hi, friends rumor Il hat he is soon to jain the Benedicts. |. The drug store of Dr. Dickey a, oI was destroyed by fire on m Wednesday evening last. The entire th toek of goods was consumed. There of ere two building, burned, which pr ere insured for s275, and the drug lh lock was also insured in the Lion ac