The Arizona champion., 1884-02-09
WEEKLY CHAMPION.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1884.

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 We are glad to see our old friend, Lon Hill, able to be around again.
 E. M. Sanford, Counsellor, is in Apache county, attending District Court.
 Eugene Turner, attorney at law, IS attending District Court at St. Johns, Apache county.
 Jesse Gregg is back from Winslow. All of Jesse's friends are glad 10 see him again.
 George Hawks is getting better, and under the care of Dr. Brennan, will speedily recover.
 And now Major Miner is wonder ing whether or not horse can be ,shod with snow shoes.
 When the snow goes off and the wa ter subsidies, we will report the condl- ton of that sidewalk
 Fain & Switzer have sold out theil wholesale butcher business to DAggS Bros. & Clark.
 We need a bank in Flagstaff. Here is an opportunity that will not long remain open.
 John Francis will teach our school during the illness of Mrs. Marshall. MT. Francis will make good teachcr.
 Ben Chester IS around again, a. good as new. Lay away that little gun, Ben, and next time you fall down, stand up.
 Adam Conrad has taken charge of the Aver company's blacksmith shops. Adam is good mechanic, and isably seconded by Nelson Young and Mir. Rumsey.
 From Mir. Ed Whipple we learn that the Aver Lumber Go. are thor oughly overhauling and repairing the mill during the bad weather. MT. Whlpple thinks it will require six or eight weeks, with the present force, to complete the work of repairs.
 Sam King, Conductor Rainey and Dan Murphy spent two or three hours in social Conlab, in tn formers of flee. Two old express messengers and a route agent We know of no man but Congressman Tom Ochiltree, of Texas, worthy 10 sit in such com pany.
 We learn from old settlers that the Mineral Belt railroad has an easy and uniform grade from the park north of Mormon Dairy Mountain into Flag staff if they choose to follow it. As now surveyed, the line crosses rough country near Fishers tanks, and joins the A. & P. three miles east of us.
 We think now there is some truth in that ghost story of Dan Murphy's. We have heard him relate it seven times, and he always reports 1t on the same line. It is the romance of an express messenger, and the principal features are composed of collins and chicken coops. Call on Dan and he will relate 1t,
 The Arizona CHAMPION lately pub lished at Peach Springs, has been re- moved to Flagstaff, We admire Fay'sgrit in sticking to Peach Springs as long as he did and hope he will benefit financially by the change He has made d good paper out of the CHAMPION and we shall always wei come it wherever it may hail from in the ulure.-Mohave Co. Miner.
 MT. Spinney, formerly of the Flag staff Hotel, who left last week for Washington Territory, was overhauled at Williams by Deputy Sheriff Black, who had a warrant for his arrest on complaint of John Francis, who claim ed that Spinney was leaving the Ter ritory tor the purpose of defraud;ng his creditors. Spinney was brought back and sued by Francis to recover debt of sos. He was tried by jury for fraudulently disposing of his prop erty to defeat creditors, and yer dict was so rendered. The judgment was obtained, and MT. Spinney now goes to Prescott jail until the judgment IS paid, or until such time as the plaintiff ceases to pay his board to the sheriff. It is rather a complicated case, and it would seem to us that the plaintiff is getting the worst of it, while the county has larg bill to pay for costs, in the bargain.