The Arizona champion., 1886-08-14
LOCAL MA ATTERS.
P. M. See, of Williams, was in town several days this week.

r. M. See, of Williams, was in towl several days this week.
 A. C. Longmore, of White Pin, county, Nevada, is spending the sum mer in Flagstah.
 Everybody should go to the Granc Army Hall, on Monday evening, to hear the eulogy on the late Samuel J, Tilden.
 Mrs. Grove and Miss Florence re turned on Tuesday from their visit tc Mir. Mund's ranch, much improved by the trip.
 Robert Finnie brought in Tuesday from his ranch on the Verde, "A head ofprime beef cattle for P. B. Brannen'. butcher shop.
 Two carloads of splendid looking beef cattle passed through here from Williams ior, Jackson & Farr, butchers, Albuquerque.
 Remember the Apron Sale and Bos Supper at the C.. A. R. hall, Friday night, Aug. 90, 1886. A good time Is anticipated.
 E. B. Dodge, Clerk of the District Court, at Prescott, was on the train Tuesday en route to visit his family in Michigan.
 Company A, of the First Infantry, recently stationed as Fort Apache, passed through here on Monday, en route to Benicia Barracks, Cal.
 The A. & P. railroad has decided to give haifraSes on freight and charge only two cents a mule for passengers during the exposition at Albuquerque.
 The Board of Supervisors of Yaya- pal county have levied tax of S. co on every $Ioo of taxable property, which Is 20 cents less than last year,
 It has just been discovered that fo, years rubies have been made in Switzerland by melting together frag- ments of small ones, thus imposing upon the trade and adding to their real value hundred fold.
 C. w. Beach will soon send an. other band of cattle from his Kirk land Valley farm, to fatten on the range he has recently purchase d in this section.
 About three weeks ago some Iso head of sheep came to the ranch of John Foster at Stoneman's Lake. No owner having called for the same, MT. Foster, as required by law, advertises them in another column.
 J. H. Breed, of Winslow, came up on Tuesday looking the picture of good health. He lost a pocket book containing valuable papers, on his last visit here, and in another column offers a reward of SIS for the reco very of the same.
 During the last week rains have  been abundant throughout the terri tory, in some cases amounting to yer itable floods. This section has re- ceived its quota in thunder showers and gentle rains, and all vegetation is bright, green and thrifty.
 The fishing party which left here last Monday for Oak Creek, consist ing of Mrs. Pursley, Miss Taylor, Miss Mary Black, Messrs. John Foren, and Jesse and George Black, returned on Thursday, having caught lots of trout and had a glorious time generally.
 Ladies who desire to see the month. ly sheets of "Butterick's Fashions" and keep themselves posted on the latest styles, should send their address to ilfeld Bros., Albuquerque, N. M., and obtain, free of cost, those cele. brated fashion sheets which are pub lished monthly. july3-am
 It is with sorrow we chronicle the sudden death by heart disease of Mrs. E. P. Riley, of this town, at 5 o'clock yeAerday morning. Her husband had etrned from Kingman only the night before, and was awakened early the next morning by her struggles for breath, but before medical assistance could be obtained she breathed her last. As decomposition sat in speedy interment was deemed necessary and she was buried yesterday evening at six o'clock. The ladies of Flagstaff did everything in their power to pre- pare the body for the last sad cere- monies.