The Arizona champion., 1885-08-15
LOCAL. MATTERS.

born on Wednesday last.
 Dr. Brannen and P. ]. Branner and William Campbell have gone tt Prescott on land business.
 Conductor Hamel, of the A. & P. came up to Flagstaff this week, ane stopped of for day or two.
 Justice Court has been grinding ou business all this week. It is a mil which has been grinding constantly
 Hon. H. NJ. Van Arman, Secretsr, of the Territory, has joined the Cata ract mining boom, and gone to set the mines.
 Dr. Hendricks is building hand some residence on Gold avenue, which when completed, he will occupy with his family.
 The regular passenger train from the west was six hours late this morn ing, owing to the burning of culver, on the Mohave branch.
 THk ELDREDcE B. SEWING MA cHINE.--For sale or rent at F. w. Middleton's. This machine ranks among the best in the market.
 A guest at the Flagstaff hotel this morning, wanted his eggs boiled ana turned over! He is native of Bos- ton--the seat of learning of the ua- tion.
 There have been nine hundred head of cattle loaded on cars at Flagstaff and Belmont, from the Garland ranch during this week, all destined for Kansas City.
 To R ENT OR Foa SALE.-Eldredse B. sewing machines, the best for dura' bility and good work, ever offered in this market. Inquire at the hardware store of F. W. Middleton.
 Howard Perkins is putting up a new billiard hall and saloon at Hol. brook. It will cover considerable ground. being 3ox6o, and will be fur nished in first class style.
 Flagstaf7s popular attorneys. H. J. Miller and Thos. G. Norris, will leave for Prescott tomorrow to attend court. Both these gentlemen have several important cases before the court.
 Tom Drum, rancher we'll known in Flagstaff, came in this week, and got into a row. He paraded a rife on the streets looking for victim, for which he was arrested, tried and fined for his sport.
 A gentleman brought into town, on Friday last, twenty-eight head of work.steers, from Holbrook, which are offered for sale. They are fine lot of work cattle. and no doubt will meet with ready sale.
 Mir. Paxton and MT. Ralston ana family have just returned from trip, to Oak Creek, where they sported with the fnny tribe for several days. The same party will in day or two make trip to the Grand Canon.
 Mrs. Stearns will be the housekeep- CT in the new residence being erected by P. J. Brannen, in Flagstaff. Mrs. Stearnes is an experienced lady in housekeeping, and Mir. Brannen is to be congratulated on securing her services.
 Maxwell, the murderer of Preller, | in St. Louis, who has been evading | justice for long time, and wa, re- gently arrested in Auckland, New Ze. and, passed through Flagstaff on l Wednesday last, prisoner, en route 70 St. Louis.
 Word was sent up from the Verde yesterday to Dr. D. J. Brannen, that his uncle, P. B. Brannen, was dan. yerously sick, at his place of business ,n Beaver Greek. The Doctor left his morning to attend him.
 Harry Marvin, who for a long time las been in charge of the section louse at Belmont, has removed with lis family to his ranch near Belmont, nd will henceforth be an honest ranger. Harry is an old employe of he railroad company, and we wish i'm success in his new venture. The storm on the sth commenced [ Mt. Iurnbull Graham county, and ! anged northwest taking in Globe and oints beyond. It also extended south | nd east of Camp Thomas but passed I an Carlos. About 10 o'clock p. m. the latter place these was light Ill of rain. which could not be classed l g a shower. Camp Grant reports a [ loud burst at the foot of Eft. Gra- am le