The Arizona champion., 1885-04-04
LOCAL. MATTERs.

call and examine prices.
 MT. and Mrs. B. J. Adams, frol
 the Mogollons, arrived in town O
 Thursday, and Mrs. Adams and chil
 have gone east on visit.
 s. J. Clarkson, Geo. Blodgett an
 B. Adams, stockmen from the Nc
 gollons, are in town this week, an
 will remain over 10 attend the stock
 mems meeting on Monday next.
 The next race on the tapis at tn
 skating rink will be between ou
 friend Geo. Hoxworth and the CHAM
 pIoN pilot. Bottle holders and spong
 CTS have not yet been selected.
 The Black boys have introduced
 the popular game of crcquet Tn Flag
 staff. They have prepared ample anC
 fine grounds for this purpose at thei
 residence. and the young people par
 ticipate daily.
 Chas. w. Beach, editor of the
 Miner at Prescott, passed through
 Flagstaff on Thursday last, on hls way east. He will be absent about four weeks. w. o. O'Niel will have charge of the Miner during his absence.
 Peter ]. Brannen has purchased the celebrated stallion, Messenger-Omego and will stand him in Flagstaff dur ing the season. He is a beautiful dapple, iron grey, and stands sixteen hands and three inches in height. He is of the Messenger and Eagle stock. Pedigree hereafter.
 Flagstaff'S popular entertainer, J. N. Berry, has put an elegant piano into the San Juan Saloon, and by the aid of an artist imported for the edi- fication of the public, sweet strains emanate nightly from the silver cords. Ii you want to hear good music go to the San Juan.
 At the skating rink last evening very interesting roller skating race took place. IL was for a distance of two miles or 52 times around the room. Bane Black, Elmer Hoxworth, Bob Bell and Eddie Hicklin were the contestants, for prize of SIS. The race was won by Hicklin, he making 5a rounds to the others 50. Time: $ minutes and ic seconds.
 Messrs. D. A, Murphy, Maybee, Dykes, Coakley, "Falstaff." and | Wingfeld went out to Mormon lake this week on duck hunt. Had s5od time, and killed one curlew. Took boat with them that hadn't seen water since 1t was born, and of course it was of little use except to hold water, Murph and the "Law Standard" of Flagstaff got lost, laid out all night, and more sorrowful, played out crowd never returned to Flagstaff.
 Conductor Frank Morgan, Phillips, of the A. & P, office at Albuquerque, two Boston boys and our townsman, Geo. Ioxworth, went out on a hunt ng excursion this week. Frank Nor gan will have his fun, anyway, but to make Bro. Hoxworth feel so uneasy bout himself on mere joke, and |, hen when fellow, weary and drousy , liter days tramp, wakes up and ', inds his two feet soaking in a pan of old water, he shivering, the bed moist, etc, IS joke.wi, handle i O it. List ofletters remaining in Flag C taff Post Office April Ist, 1885: c George Atkinson; W C Archer; Os- u ar Bannester; Chas Beanchamp. F | 'rown; Deke Borodask; E w Crock D tt-5; Charley Curtis; Dr w Cam tI rom O P Chaffer; J C Conlie; Jas W 'ollins; Mrs Hattie Clark-3; Frank Il 'owles; Mrs G D Carr; ] F Coad,; Il as Douglas; James Drummond; B n 'oney-2; A w B Goodwin; Toa- " uin Gallege-4; Frank Holm; Jessie {" Tart; James Hoayland; Dick Henley; n C Henley; Peder Johnston-2; B
 Knapp; John Keaton; Alexander SC 1cy; Y H Layer, Mrs Hattie Mar q, nes; Fred J Miller; James Miller; is 'hn H Means; P H Moore; Dan a, Iinon; Miss Abbie McDonald-2; h; rank Orcutt; Frank Pisengey Mace cc erry; D R Perkins; J T Raymond; al has Ray; J C Smith; Ban Smith;
 F Smith; ] NJ Steavens; Bortola- os co Shorlocky; D E Stevens; Jas C n, m olz; Fdwasd sheehan; Sam Todd; ndrew Ward; Michael Walsh; l