The Arizona champion., 1886-02-13
LOCAL MATTERS.


 LOCAL MATTERS.
 Tomorrow will be St. Valentines Day. . 4 2 }. Y
 The magnificent weather stin con tinues.
 The beautiful snow is fast disap bearing. -.-s.
 John Francis has gone on trip to California. 7r
 MT. Thos. McMillen is very sick, at his sheep ranch.
 Mir. H. J. Miller has returned from his trip to the Verde.
 There is still large amount of de- layed freight on the railroad.
 Mir. Jay w. Spaford will leave tomorrow evening for San Francisco.
 MT. G. K. Miller has returned to the city from his visit to the southern part of the territory.
 The annual encampment of the G. A. R. will commence on August sd, next, at San Francisco. Gala.
 Above seventy in the shade is the average daily register of the thermome- ter. How is that for awinter climate
 Mir. Lot P. Smith, secretary and treasurer of the Aver Lumber com. pany, arrived in Flagstaff on Monday last. z.
 That sidewalk to the railroad depot is great improvement, but the de aightful weather we are having prevents at from being properly appreciated.
 w. H.. Ashurst, president of the Mogollon Stock Association, amour. ces that the annual meeting of the as- soc:ation will be held on April sth, next.
 Governor Zulick refuses to pay the amount required for the building of the normal school houuse at Tempe, on the ground that it exceeds the leg. islative appropriation.
 A Chinaman has been admitted to citizenship by Judge Barnes, at Tucson. Judge Fitzgerald, hIs predecessor, re fused to grant it. Who shall decide when lawyers disagree?
 MT. Thomas Miles, the station agent and operator at Peach Springs, was married this week at Albuquerque, to Miss Maggie Harris, daughter ol Conductor Harris, formerly of the A. & F. road.
 Latest information states that Lieu tenant Mauss with Chief Mana and the squaw and son of Geronimo have Seached Gu9 ne Canon. The old man himself, with his band, have promised to turn up at the full of the moon. . ...
 Mr. sam F. Shannon has opened restaurant next door to his place, in the east end of Railroad avenue, where everything will be served up in first class style at low prices. Meals can be obtained at any time in short order.
 A correspondent of the Prescott Courier, in writing of a iourney over the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, says of Flagstaff: "To look at this place from car-window, one is forcibly impressed with the towns appearance. There are many neat looking houses, business and private, and the little mountain city is the handsomest be- tween The Needles and Albuquerque.
 Messrs. J. Sanderson & Co.,, of this city. have erected building at the back of Mir. Sanderson's store, and fitted 1t up with the latest improved machinery for the manufacture of soda and mineral waters. Tne works are almost ready for operation, and with in few days the firm wllfybe turning out enough cooling beverages to sup. ply the wants of all the towns along theAtlantic & Pacific road.
 Mr. Geo. K. Miller will deliver a free lecture at the school house on Wednesday evening next, commence ing at 8 o'clock. MT. Miller's subject will be, 'lhe Burlingame Treaty." oriin other words the Chinese qaes. ton. This is subject that is inter- esting to everybody in this part of the country and as MT. Miller is an old lecturer he will certainly handle the question in ar interesting manner. A large audience win no doubt be pres.