The Arizona champion., 1886-08-14
LOCAL MA 2'ZERS.


 county, Nevada, is spending the sum. mer in Flagstaff.
 Everybody should go to the Grand Army Hall, on Monday evening, to hear the eulogy on the late Samuel J. Tllden.
 Mrs. Grove and Miss Florence re turned on Tuesday from their visit to MT. Mund's ranch, much improved by the trip.
 Robert Flnnie brought in Tuesday, from his ranch on the Verde, I4 head ofprime beef cattle for P. B. Brannen's S butcher shop.
 Two carloads of splendid looking beef cattle passed through here from Williams for Jackson & Farr, butchers, Albuquerque.
 Remember the Apron Sale and Box Supper at the G. A. R. hall, Friday night, Aug. 20, 1886. A good time is anticipated.
 E. 5. 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 a; Fort Apache, passed through here on Monday, en route to Benlcla Barracks, Gal.
 The A. x P. railroad has decided to give ha.lrAlci on freight and charge only two cents mile for pissen gers during the exposition at Albuquerque.
 The Board of Supervisors ol YAvA- pal county have levied a tax of s co on every SIoo of taxable property, which IS 70 cents less than last year.
 It has just been discovered that for years rubles have been made m SwitzeilAAd by melting together fra3- ments of small ones, thus impo jog upon the trade aud adding 10 tbeir real value hundred tUld.
 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 purchased in this section.
 About three weeks ago some 15o head of sheep came to the ranch of John Foster at Stonemin'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, Tn 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 l 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 llfeld Bros,, Albuquerque, N. M., and obtain, free of cost, those cele. brated fashion sheets which are pub. liShed monthly. july,.an
 It is with sorrow we chronicle the sudden death by heart disease of Mrs E. P. Riley, of this town, at ! o'clock yesterday morning. Her husband had returned 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.