The Arizona champion., 1888-07-28

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 Marriages are infrequent in Flag staff. And this leap year, too!
 The merchants of Flagstaff gen erally are receiving invoices of new goods.
 For dress suits, business suits and gents furnishing goods generally go to J. Salzman's.
 Flagstaff is the healthiest town in Arizona, and there is no healthier place on the continent.
 The Prescott newspaper men are discussing the question as to which is the better versed in astronomy.
 Passenger trains from each direc- tion have been behind time most of the week, owing to more or less serious accidents.
 Sheriff Mulvenon was in town Wednesday, serving papers on par ties charged with having cut timber from Government land.
 Aspirants for office should lay aside modesty and make their wishes known through the columns of the widely circulated CHAMPION.
 The editor of the Yavapai Demo crat requests the CHAMPION not to mention that he explained the Flag staff baseball nine last Sunday.
 Democrats of the various county precincts will hold primaries to-day. That for Flagstaff will be held at Grand Army Hall at ? o'clock.
 Are you weak and weary, over worked and tiredl Hoods Sarsa- parilla is just the medicine to purify your blood and give you strength,
 A. A. Gaddis has been made gen eral superintendent of the Atlantic and Pacific, in place of J. H Scott, with headquarters at Albuquerque.
 The rumor that the Winslow News would be removed to Flag staff to fill the position of the burned Frisco Signal is probably untrue.
 A lodge of the Eastern Star is to be here, with J. G. Savage as worthy patron, Mrs. Susan R. Morse as matron and Miss Lillian Beal as secretary.
 A pleasant time was had by the Knights of Pythias at their hall on Thursday evening, devoted to pro- gressive euchre, conversation, ice cream, etc.
 The School Board have elected Miss Flora Weatherford principal of Flagstaff public school, and Miss Clara Coffin teacher of the primary department,
 Orick Jackson returned toPrescott Tuesday from a two months canvass of the county for subscriptions to Hoof and Horn, in which he reports having been very successful.
 Never knew before that local office was subject to the action of the Democratic convention. But since it's free wool now, why most anything may happen.
 A total eclipse of the moon oc- cured between 9 and 10 o'clock on night, visible in Flagstaff. It is supposed to have been caused by dark tragedy enacted at Wins low earlier in the day.
 There is not a minister of the gospel in Mohave county. The towns are not large enough to sup port one luxuriantly, but the Miner thinks one could make fair living in Kingman by dealing stud poker on week days.
 Ate ntion is called to the adver- tisement of the Flagstaff Brewery. Messrs, Gruner & Dillmann are su- perior brewers, and their beer is equal to any imported. The trade along the line of the Atlantic and Pacific supplied in kegs or bottles.
 J. Salzman arrived on last Satur- days train from San Francisco, where he selected Q large stock of goods for the store recently pur- chased from P. J. Brannen. A large sign has replaced the old one, and new goods are being invoiced.
 The Nogales Register is frank, as well as enterprising. In the last issue it says: "During the past month we have received eight new subscribers, making the total nine teen. When we reach twenty sub scribers we will enlarge to twice our present size"
 J. B. CJocker, who recently wis ited Flagstaff from Aurora Springs, Mo, was interviewed by reporter of the Democrat, published at his home. He speaks in praise of the citizens of Flagstaff, of its beauty of climate and surroundings, but notes that the saloons of the place are numerous for the population.
 Messrs. J. J. Donahue, James A. Vail and Dan Murphy are con structing new buildings on the old sites. That of Mir. Donahue will be of stone, and those of the others, on each side, of brick. The walIs If the huildings will ioin and