The Arizona champion., 1884-05-10


 were out in full force to argue the tariff question and it IS to be regretted that Congressman Morrison's previou. engagements prevented his attend. ance. MT. Middlelon's recitations oI Blue Beard was we'll received as also was the recitation of Miss Lillian Beal. Master Harry and Willie Ash ert were superb as they always are and we hope always to see them in some appropriate part at our literary meetings.
 We are informed that Mr. ]. A. Wakefield, general superintendent oi the Aver mills, has resigned and that D. N Riordan has accepted the po- sition. MT. Wakefield is highly es- teemed by the citizens of Flagstaff and the employees of tke Aver Co. We trust he will find it to his interest 10 remain with us.
 A. E. Fay and wife of Flagstaff took the west bound Atlantic X Pacific train yesterday morning for Los An geles. Mir. Fay is the editor and proprietor of the popular Arizona CHAMPION and he is making it one oi th- best weeklies in all Arizona. Al buquerQue Journal.
 Friend Sanderson sent us a fine box of strawberries large, fresh and deli. cious. We were absent in Abu1uer- qu'. at the time of their arriva. but the gentleman who filled our chair last week reports them as very fine. We saw the box and thank bro. Sander son all the same.
 Our east end base ball club played their first regular game last Wednes day against picked nine. A game for the championship will soon be played between the east and west end Think off ye suburban towns Two full fedged base ball clubs in Flag staff.
 Preceding bylaws there is usually preamble, Before speech there are introductory remarks concerning the subject matter. 'I had full dinner and quiet snooze before that row be. gun and l saw no harm in telling the jury about it." BANJO BILL.
 It may not be generally known to our Republican friends that Mir. Lo, P. Smith who is now visiting the city, IS s,alwart republican and one of the old guard of 3o6 who voted for Grant at the Chicago convention "first last and all the time"
 Send ten cents to the CHAMPION with two cent stamp and get val uable treaties on the horse and his diseases. The book is elaborately engraved and comprehensive. Would cost seventy-fve cents or dollar al a book store.
 An excursion train consisting of five Pullman palace cars, passed through on the sun shine route Thursday even, ing. The excurslonists were from San Francisco and Southern Califor mia, enroute for the eastern summer resorts.
 Contractor Larson found of his I 2 stolen animals at Kauab, Utah. They were the same animals which Mir. Stewart spoke of in his card to Deputy Sheriff Black. The card vas inserted in the CHAMPION two weeks ago.
 P. B. Brannen has gone to count the profits of his Flagstaff branch store, which IS popular establshment.- Prescott Courier.
 The child has out grown the parent. Prescott now has the branch house.
 There is probably not man, wom. an or child in Flagstaff big enough to eat beef steak that does not know Jake Davis. Jake Is back again from Wngate and is now with DAggs Bros. & Clark.
 The post office corners have been dull of late, but the warm sunny days will bring out the great men to sun themselves and air their opinions and next week you will all hear from them again.
 Store houses or residences do not go begging for good tenants in Flagstaff. An illustration of this is given in the fact that MT. Wilson's large storehouse was rented before he left the premises.
 Two or three vacant lots east oi Brannen' sand west of Dewitt C. New ell's have been purchased an6 large store houses will soon be erected there on. We know whereof we speak.