The Arizona champion., 1886-09-18
LOCAL MA TTERS.

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 The baby of Engineer Foster, of the A. x P. K. R., died at Winslow last Monday.
 P. l. Brannen received Thursday from the east a large quantity of sad diery and hardware.
 Supt. D, NJ. Rlordan. of the Aver Lumber Mill, returned from his east ern visit on Thursday.
 John w. Foren came down from his place at Rogers lake on Thursday to get the election news.
 On the afternoon of the 18th, the infant child of Engineer Thomas Gil, July died at Albuquerque.
 Mrs. ]. L. Cotton left on Wednes- days train for prolonged visit to relatives and friends in New York.
 The democratic delegation re,urn- ed from Prescott yesterday, reporting an exciting but very pleasant trip.
 Ben. Spears, generally known as "B!ack Ben," who has resided near Fort Mohave for nearly twenty years, is said to be insane.
 J. R. Fitzpatrick has just received a fresh consignment of canned goods of all kinds, baking powders, hams and breakfast bacon.
 J. II. Glinsley, the popular repre- sentative of the clothing house of Leonard & Lee, of Albuquerque, is interviewing our citizens.
 :Dr.' Sherman, of Springervi,le, has moved to Wnslow, where he has gone into partnership with MT. Pechner in a drug and notion store.
 Pipe for the line from O'Neil's lake. distant about nine miles, to the railroad tank in town, has arrived and will be laid next Monday.
 The A. X P. pay car arrived here on Thursday to the general joy of all con cerned. Supt. of motive power, Dot terer, ,and wife were in the car.
 A new telephone line has tsis week been completed from the Flagstaf Stables te Fort Rickerson, headQuar- ters of the Arizona Cartie company.
 Miss G'aham, oi Flagstaff. passed a successful examinati. before the school board at Prescott last week for a second grade teachers certificate.
 Heavy rams ard cons squent wash. outs on both the A. I. x 5. F. and the A. & F. railroads, have caused the irregularities of trains during the last week or two.
 w. j.. Strickler, cashier of the AL buquerque National Bank. was in town yesterday, and expresses himself as much pleased with Flagstaff and its surroundings.
 MT. E. N. Richardson, representing the large billiard manufacture of .cob S,rahle X Co.,, San Francisco, has been an town several days on business for that house.
 s. G. Spier arrived at Sln Fran cisco on the 9th inst, having crossed the continent from New York city on a bicycle in just IooH days and trav- eled in that tune 4, Goo miles.
 Dr. Herman Hardrick, of Albu querque, has been appointed surgeon of the Atlantic and Pacific road, in place of Dr. G. NJ. Mason, deceased, and will be located al Williams.
 Mir. J. C. De La Vergue, of New York, president of the Arizona Cattle company, arrived here a few days since, and IS now stopping at Fort Rickerson, the headquarters of the company, about nine miles from town.
 There will be a meeting of the Ari- zona Wool Growers and Sheep Breed CTS Association, at Flagstaff, Oct. Is,. It IS desired that all wool growers be present. C. H. SCHULZ,
 II. FULTON, Pres't. Sec'y.
 Rev. F. X. Gubitosi, S. J., of the Catholic Church at Prescott. passed through here on Tuesday las, on his way to Albuquerque. He will return next Monday night, and will say mass on Tuesday morning at the residence of MT. P. B. Brannen.
 A we'll is being dug and a station will be established twenty one miles from Prescott Junction and three miles from Garland's ranch, where the P. & A. C. K. R. will commence taking and delivering freight and pas. sengers Sept. zoth.
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