The Arizona champion., 1885-07-18

the past two weeks, IS agaln on ms
 feet, and will leave tor Prescott or
 Monday or Tuesday of fnext week.
 We were in Winslow one day this
 week, and looked upon the moving
 populace of that thriving town. They
 have fully recovered from the effects
 of the Fourth, have all settled down
 to the daily routine of life, look peace,
 ful and happy.
 We hear Col. Breed will go out of
 the mercantile business at Winslow
 about Jan. Ist next, and that John
 Clark, of Flagstaff, and a Chicago gentleman, temporarily residing here,
 will be the new proprietors of the old and popular house.
 In the case of Jack Robertson. charged with shooting COW belong ing to the Black Bros., Justice Spaiford held the prisoner to appear before the next grand jury. He gave bond in the sum of $500 for his appearance.
 Jas. A. Vale, of the Palace saloon, put in place yesterday, an enormous French ptate mirror, size 44x6S inch es. It's a whopper, and Dan Coak- ley being the handsome man of the establishment, he ought to be seen admiring himself in the "glass."
 There is a great rush for Chino sta ton since the building of the railroad from that point to Prescott has been settled. An agent has been in Flag staff this week with a view of making a contract with the Aver Lumber Company for railroad ties.
 D. L. Sammis & Co.,, the wholesale commission house of Albuquerque, make a speciality of oranges, lemons, California and Eastern fruits, cabbage, onions, potatoes, fresh vegetables, butter, eggs, etc. Send for their price current. jn27-3t
 Adam Conrad has retired from the blacksmithing business in Flagstaff, having sold his interest to an experi- enced man from the southern portion of the Territory. Mir. Wilcox and the new partner will continre the busi- ness at the old stand.
 Our railroad men, who have to run to The Needles, claim that the heat at that point, together with the mo- squitos, will fit man for any torment flesh Is heir to. It is refreshing for the railroad boys to leave the Colcra- do and breathe the mountain air of Flagstaff.
 The Misses Graham, two daughters of Mrs. pr. Hendricks, arrived in Flagstaff this week from San Francis co, for visit, and ihe young ladies will find the exhilarating atmos phere of our mountains agreeaoiy contrlsted | with the excessive heat and monotony | of the city. M
 The necessary facilities for putting the Flagstaff postoffice in shape to turn out money orders were rot re- ceived until the first of this week. On Tuesday, the I4th, the first blanks were filled, No. being drawn up for Mr. T. J. DIwzey and Nos. ? and } Tor Harry Fulton.
 A recent arrival from Verde Val. Icy tells us that colored troops and of the Fort, have inaugural d regular old Virginia times-work- ng all day and dancing the happy hours of the night away, much to the delight of Joe Crane and other fun owing white coons.-Courier.
 Our usual Winslow correspondence vas mailed to us from that place on Thursday evening last, but has been :arried by this station, and we never xpec, to see it again. The matter 'ught to be reported, and the sleepy, arcless route agent be removed for [. There are number ofsimllar cases fight here which, if known to the 'roper authorities, would cause re- noval.
 Farmers of Verde and other valleys re anxious to see a railroad in Pres ott, as then, they think, prices of oods will fall and they will be able 0 get more for their money. Many f them now go north. over bad roads, pr bars ains. Courier.
 It pays the Verde people to come 3 Flagstaff, for they can buy goods ,uch cheaper here than in Prescott. he merchants at the Capital will ave to materially reduce their prices , compete with Flagstaff. Pat Hamilton, Commissioner of immigration for the Territory, is so. ( turning in Prescott. We should like .