The Arizona champion., 1886-10-16

StOiCh iiohi tHSh u-ii ao'it ehhSS weeks ago. Their letter of.rlny any person who will give infornat'on respecting the stolen sheep suit able reward can be s:en at the Post Office.
 A suit for Sso7,oo wiga', in the case of McCarty vs. Griffith, WIS de cided last Wedhesdly nig,t in Sllire Crothers' court by the jury giving d verdict of s75.oo in favor of the plaintiff. One of the jurymen stated that it was quite a complicated case. and the verdic. was compronI,e. H. ]. Miller, tor plaintiff, w. G. Stewart, for defendant.
 Messrs. Mlng, Hagler and Kinsel last week purchased t.ooo head of one and two year old caIIie on fonto creek, G,la couaty. TOey a'so bought |, 100 head of young s;eerS from Baker x Campbell, of YAvLpil. TIe range which they have secured in PieaiIat Valley will, it is said, support may thousand head of stock. nbStone Democrat.
 Harry Hoxworth's house, on his ranch I2 miles south of iowa, was burned to the ground last Sunday. At the time of the fire the flmlly WIS absent d short distance away. The fire Is believed to have originated from defective fI.. They were unable tJ save anything, the entire contents ot the bull ling being destroyed. Tn,s Is a heavy loss to MT. HJXworth and family, as they had but recently butt ,heir new house and moved into II.
 Ed. Whipple, who lived ir Flagstaff before any flg was hoisted on the staff, al1 who Is known to all our people, has started a new carpenter ,hop Tn the eastern part of town south of the railroad, and is preporcd to do all kinds of work in his line. II Aill make doors, sash-s and bind, to nrder, put up any kinl of q binding md do paper hanging in style. 5 le says in his advertism:nt ln ino ther column, and we b.lleve hln.
 w. J. Hill, one of oar prominent sheep men, returned hom. Wcdles- Jay evening from the E lst, where he na> been for the past two months, visiting relatives and friends. Dlr- ing his absence he visited his old nome n Vermont, also Washington, New York and several other large eastern cities. He was also present at the Conclave of the Knights Tem- plars in St. Louis Of which orsinizl- ton he Is member. Judging from looks, MT. Hill must have enjoyed the trip to the fullest extent possible
 The Sons of Veterans hell a meet ing last Mpndly night at G. A. R. Hall with the view of crganIz ,tion. The sons presen, were: Jerome Ford, Harry Hoxworth, Joseph and Robert Bell. w. A, Dyer, Eve Griifil rnos. Fry, Geo. C. Morgan and John G. Tinker Robert Bell was called to the chair. He appointed w. A. Dyer and John Tinker a committee on finance. A charter was applied for on Thurs day last, and on its arrival here the sons will form a pcrmlnent orslnizl- tion. It IS their present intention to give dance to celebrate the occasion.
 Henry C. Aver, assistant superin- tendent and treaSrrcr, and Eugene Campbell, bookkceper, of the Aver Lum mber Company, left on the train Monday morning for the east. Mir. Aver goes to Wisconsin, where he ha, a large tie contract, while Mr. Camp. bsll goes to Indiana, where he will engage in the mercantile business. We understand thit both gentlemen nave severed their connection, with the above men,i1neI conplny and "lil not return to Flagstaff. They are, both, courteous, retil.d gentlemen, with many warm friends, as WIS at. tested by the large number which as- sembled at the depot to bil them good bye when they left, and their depar- ture Is deeply regretted.