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


 call and examine prices,
 MT. and Mrs. B. J. Adams, iron
 the Mogollons, arrived in town or
 Thursday, and Mrs. Adams and chile
 have gone east on visit.
 s. J. Clarkson, Geo. Blodgett and
 B J. Adams, stockmen from the Mo-
 gollons, are in town this week, and
 will remain over to attend the stock.
 mems meeting on Monday next.
 The next race on the tapis at the
 skating rink will be between om
 friend Geo. Hoxworth and the CHAM,
 Plos pilot Bottle holders and spong.
 CTS have not yet been selected.
 The Black boys have introduced
 the popular game of crcquet In Flag
 staf. They have prepared ample and
 fine grounds for this purpose at their
 residence, and the young people par ticipate daily.
 Chas. W. Beach, editor of the
 Miner at Prescott, passed through
 Flagstaff on Thursday last, on his way east. He will be absent about four weeks. W. O. O'Niel will have charge of the Miner during his absence.
 Peter J. Brannen has purchased the celebrated stallion, Messenger-O 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.
 Flagstaf'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- fcauon of the public, sweet strains . emanate nightly from the silver cords. " you want 10 hear good music go to the San Juan.
 At the skating rink last evening a l very interesting roller skating race took place. It was for distance Of two miles or 5a times around the room. Bane Black, Elmer Hoxworth, B ,b Bell and Eddie Hicklin were the contestants, for prize of SIS. The race was won by Hicklin, he making g rounds to the others 50. Time: minutes and 10 seconds.
 Messrs. D. A, Murphy, Maybee, Dykes, Coakley, "Falstaff." and Wingfeld went out to Mormon lake this week on a duck hunt. Had a good 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 Claw 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. Hoxworth, went out on hunt [ ing excursion this week. Frank Mor- I gan will have his fun, anyway, but to |, make Bro. Hoxworth feel so uneasy c about himself on a mere joke, and ', then when fellow, weary and drousy !, after days tramp, wakes up and h finds his two feet soaking in a pan of r, cold water, he shivering, the bed moist, etc., s ioke,wirh handle i, 10 it. :, !, List of letters remaining in Flag d 'taf Post Office April Ist, 1885; O George Atkinson; VIC Archer; Os- ,r ,ar Bannester Chas Beanchamp; F Il Brown; Deke Borodask; E " Crock pl ,tt--5; Charley Curtis; Dr w Cam rh ron; c P Chaffer; ] C Conlie; Jas W Collins; Mrs Hattie Clark--3; Frank tn ,owles; Mrs G D Carr; J F Coad, tn as Dotglas; James DrummoDd; B nc )oney---a; A w B Goodwin; Toa- w, uin Galege-4; Frank Holm; Jessie e, Tart; James Hoayland; Dick Henley; nc , C Henley; Peder Johnston-a; B Knapp; John Keaton; Alexander SC, ucy; Y H Layer, Mrs Hattie Mar an nes; Fred J Miller; James Miller; is 1hn H Means; P H Moore; Dan ar, linon; Miss Abbie McDonald-a; ha rank Orcutt; Frank Pisenger; Mace co erry; D R Perkins; J T Raymond; an has Ray; J c Smith; Dan Smith; E Smith; J M Steavens; Bortola- W oe' GO Shorlocky; D E Stevens; Jas C mn olz; Edward Sheehan; Sam Todd; ndrew Ward; Michael Walsh; I Young. oai