The Arizona champion., 1885-12-12
LOCAL. MATTERS.
A good stove has become luxury.

Go to D. A. Murphys for your fancy groceries.
 Mir. D. NJ. Riordan has been on a visit to Prescott.
 Turkey hunters arc on the qm rIV< 50 are the turkeys.
 J. A. Wilson returned from his wis., it to Prescott this week.
 The infant child of Mir. and Mrs. Foster is dangerously sick.
 MT. w. E. Lockwood returned from his journey south, on Thursday.
 J. Wright Johnson, the wool grow CT, is erecting a fine residence in our town. ...
 H. E. Chase, of Tonto Basin, has gone to Kansas City with 400 head of tat cattle.
 D. A. Murphy is selling first-class goods at low prices. Call and see for yourself.
 Traffic is heavy on the A. & P. road and all trains have been late during the past week.
 General. Manager Robinson and party went down to the Needles and back this week.
 The Monarch cash store has a full stock of general merchandise for sale at prices to suit the times. '~',..
 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen will give grand ball at Winslow on New Years eve.
 As correctly as the number can be ascertained, the Apaches killed twen. ty.eight people last week in Arizona.
 The Aztec Cattle company has en route 5000 head of cat tle from New Mexico to their range near Holbrook.
 Frank Pinkerton returned from his visit to Albuquerque and left on Tues day for his camp beyond the Verde.
 There was smashup on the rail- road near Belmont few days ago. Six freight cars were badly damaged
 Parties indebted to the CHAMPION for subscription or advertising, will please settle before January Ist, ISS6 E IL is rumored that military head . quarters for the two territories oi Arizona and New Mexico will be To. c.,ed at Albuquerque.
 s. D. Csdy, o( Albuquerque, is a reliable dealer, wholesale and retail. in general groceries and produce. Or iers by mail will have prompt atten- m.
 There will be an entertainment at Middlcton's hall this, Saturday eve ming, for the beneat of poor woman and her chlld, who are in destitute circumstances.
 N, nicer Christmas present can be 70 purchased for your friends who are smokers than box of fine cigars from I.owenthall X Meyers, of Albuquer. que. Send for them by mail. The Prescott Journal says that the new Secretary of the Territory standS six feet high. is good looking and single The paper advises the girls of Prescott to "catch on."
 "No sir" he said. "I was never in the penitentiary, bat I once run a store and didn't advertise, and that was the solitary confinement that makes me look sad and prematurely old"
 w. w. Hutchinson has signifed his intention of resigning his position as member of the Board of Super. visors of this county. He contem. plates an extended visit to his former home in the east.
 Rev. C.. Adams, presiding elder of the Methodist denomination of the territory, will preach at the school house tomorrow morning at II o'clock and in the evening at T., Sun. day school at TO o'clock sharp.
 W. B. Strong, president, and C. B. Smith, vice president of the A. T. & s. railroad, in company with D. B. Robinson, general superintendent, of the A. k F., passed Flagstaff on Friday in a special car, bound for California.
 Smith, Thompson & Co.,, of Albu- querque, are doing an extensive com. mission business in general produce. This is reliable firm in high com mercial standing and all business en- trusted to them will receive careful attention. See their ad on this page. Mr.nG. w. Evans. q special west rxu soht,t AT th. Erv,x <( u,Ius.x E>.,