The Arizona champion., 1884-01-12
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURIAY, JANUARY Ia, 1884.

Butchers Tn Prescott pay seven cents per pound for beef on foot,
 The Atchiscn, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad will soon build a S2s,ooo hospital at Albuquerque.
 A. E. Fay is making good paper of the CHAMPION. N.-Phenix Herald. Thanks, Bro. Morford.
 We want an election precinct at Peach Springs, which we presume the Board of Supervisors will grant us in due time.
 The Prescott Courier has entered on its third year. Bro, Marion de. serves the success that has crowned his efforts.
 We received a private letter on Thursday last, from Frank Ruby. our late station agent, who had arrived at West Las Animas, Colorado, and was "home and happy"
 The Ash Fork hotel, J. T. Allen, proprietor, is filled to overhowing with boarders, and its transient GUS. tom is also large. Mir and Mrs. Allen will leave nothing undone that will contribute to the comfort of guests.
 Three years at the Yuma peniten. tiary Is what Judge Sheldon, at the present term of the Tucson court, gave a man for stealing a pair of socks, which might appropriately be termed "socking" it to fellow.
 The first volume of the Arizon Re. ports will soon be published, under the supervision of Chief Justice French. IL will contain every opinion rendered by the supreme court of the territory since its organization up to 1884.
 The hotel at Flagstaff Pinney & McLain, proprietors, Is winaing gold en opinions from the travelling pub, lie. They set good table, their rooms re neat and comfortable, and guests are made 10 feel at home.
 May Woodnan, of Tombstone fame, has been condiuonally plrdoned b! Acting Governor Nan Arman, the pardon to take effect March 10th next. The condition Is that she leave the Territory and continue to reside beyond the limits o Arizona.
 New Mexico wants to call her legiS. lature together, and will take the chances of Congress paying the run ming expenses. What Is the matter with New Mexico? Why are not her Legislative expenses paid the same as any other territory?
 Dan Thorne, for years Prescott's s caterer to the hungry and thirsty, was recently married to Elizabeth Hesser, al Prescott. Dan enjoys a large acquaintance in the Territory, who will join with us in wishing him and his bride life of continued bliss and happiness.
 Thad Empy, an old Mohavite, has been elected city assessor of Tomb stone We sad, some time since, that if Thad got the nomination, he would be elected, and we were right. He has hosts of friends wherever he goes, and has left name behind h,m here in Mohave county-a name he may well be proud of.
 The Clifton Clarion says that Mich, olas Olguin and eight others, com prising the party sent to jail by Mus grave, the Clifton magistrate, were, on the 3Ist ult., brought before Pro bate Judge Hyatt, who. after exami nation, ordered thelr discharge
 The Mohave County Miner pub. fishes a report of a hanging at The Needles by the vigilance committee, last week. Nothing of the kind has taken place in that town, but, as will be seen elsewhere, vigilance com mlttee has been organized to protect the community from evil doers.
 Three Chinamen were hanged at Solomonvlle on the 18th, ult,, having been convicted of murdering three of their countrymen in the Longfellow mine, and robbing them of several hundred dollars. Graham county $ most efficient sheriff, Geo. H. Stew ems, assisted by his depules, oficiated at the "neck tie" party.
 They are asking for another Justice of the Supreme Court Tn this Terri tory. Yes, get up another "klwash" on the floor of the Supreme Court room in Prescott, and We will need several more Judges, particularly when there are no arrests, although dead men are carried out. Respectfully re- ferred to Clark Churchill and Charley Rush.
 ]. w. Stephens, Esq, an old prac- ticing lawyer at Mineral Park, has opened an office at KIngman, and will attend to law business along the line of the AS P. He IS the only practicing lawyer on the railroad be tween The Needles and Flagstaff, and leinp well known as able attorney