The Arizona champion., 1888-02-11

to meet. Come again and make your visit of longer duration.
 Richards IS having more shelves put in the little blue front. His stock is getting too large for his present building. That is right Richards keep on at the rate you have for the past seven months and you will have to build new and larger before another winter.
 Thos. Erquart, of Prescott paid our mountain town visit this week. In conversation with him he said that Messrs. Sines, Guild, Fisher, Murphy and many other old time Prescott gentlemen, were in good health and prospering, ofwhich we are glad to hear.
 The Arizona Wood Company, will gives dance at their warehouse Monday evening. The committee on invitations and arrangements consisting ot Mrs. Riordan aud BIbbitt and MessrS. Sommers and Foster, ensure to al! who may attend a most pleasant and enjoyable en. tertaInment.
 To-day is Chinese New Years, and the Celestials of Flagstaff arc enjoy ing themselves to the utmost. Re. treatments consisting of roast pig, dried fish, candles and tea are spread at the different houses, and they all appear to be having a royal good time.
 John Blackburn, an old resident of Prescott died al that place last week after a long illness. MT. Blackburn was a veteran of the war, member oi Barrett Post G. A. K. of Prescott, and one of the best and most respec. ted citizens of that city. May he have jo,ned that Grand Array above where sorrow is unknown and all Is peace and joy.
 H0ef aud Horn, published at Pres. colt has teen awarded the County printing for one year. The genial Editor, Judge O'Nclll generally gets there when nc starts, with both feet, and it marks many degreeg below ze' TO when he gets left. Here's to you Buckle were looking at you.
 James L. Black, one of Flagstaff's leading s,ockmen IS Tn from hls win ter range. Mir. Black says that his stock never looked better, that the recent fall of snow has proved of in- calculable benefit to cattle men, and the prospects for plenty of grass anc water for ;he present year arc assur ed.
 Dr. G. Martin, the popular Dentist who was here last summer, and who done a large amount of work for Flagstafi's people IS again Tn our town, and prey sred to accommodate all who may desire his services. The Doctor Is one of the most pro- ficient dentist Tn the west, and as "e. will only remain Tor one week, those desiring hl, seivIces should call early, at the parlors of Hawks Hotel, on Railgoad Avenue. where he has his office.
 There Is a gang Of despicable, pet ty sneak thieves Tn Flagstaff, wno are too lazy to work and who are enga' ged in stealing any article which they can lay their hands on They have been confnIng lhelr operations to the pilferlng of axes, brooms, shovels, buckets etc, until last week when they commenced to raid clot hes lines. Some of these Contemptabie CUTS will yet ge, nipped and when they do they will not need 10 strike our citizens for the price of meal for several moons.
 For an attractive sight the iron, show windows of P. ]. Brsnnen, store are unsurpassed. In them arc displayed all the different styles os ladies hats, dress goods shoes, ribbon: faces etc. Also gents clothing, under wear, boots, shoes, hats, caps and ar ticles too numerous 10 mention all of which as arranged make one of th' neaiest displays to be seen in tho town. This IS not all, he IS selling goods at prices so low, that th' oldest inhabitants are amazed at th' quality and quantity they receive fo so little money.
 E. H. Witherell will ship during the approaching week some sever hundred head of beef cattle iron along the line of the Prescott X An zona Central Railroad to California. He states that there are not less thai one thousand head of Arizona beei steers consumed weekly Tn Los Ange les, and that the demand throughou the entire state is increasing. MT Withetell has already contracted 10 between 1000 and 3ooo head of sue stock which he will ship during th next two months. hs.-Hoof X Horn.
 John Moynihan, the genial an, popular gentleman who represente' the clothing house of Gordan Bros of San Francisco when here last fal and whom our citizens well know
 has opened fine clothing and tail
 bring store on Kearney street iu Sal
 Francisco, and will make our town
 visit in short time. Hts establish
 ment carries large stock of cloth,
 both domestic and imported fo
 uents and as to he fiji of siiifs whe