The Arizona champion., 1890-05-31
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 Prescott Courier
 How Is the gall. W. c HazaIline Attorney for the A. E P. R. R went to Prescott on yesterdays train. Btyless Brothers now have the neitsst and best eluippei barber shop in northern .Ariz lna, havin- this week mld4 extensive i'm prove ments.
 Foa SALE The Flagstan' jul P.ice Saventy-eisht Thousand Dol lars. For terms and further infor- nation apply % the Board of Super yisors or our Kicker.
 Babbitt Bros. received this week a large consi- -nment of dry goods. They have the largest anl best dssorte1 stock of any retail firm iu No.tuein Arizona.
 Mrs. G. A. Bray, and her sister, Mss Edith Grandy, will leave in about two weeks fer Cape Cod, Mass,, where the former goes for the benefit of her health.
 The parried men of Flagst If will organizs ] base ball nine next "Wednesday evening at the office of I. G. Norris. All those interested will plelse attend the meeting.
 R. N. Bachellor, general freight agent of the Atllnti3 & Pacific railroad has esisned, and now Mr. E T. Berry, formerly their ticket agent at San Francisco occupies that position.
 John Kennedy, large merchant of Gallup N. M., who fo.me,ly was in business at this place, Is in town and thinks that Flagstttf has made great progress in the last year. Mr. Kennedy Is welcomed back hy his numerous friends.
 All of our farmers are now busily engaged in putting in their annual crops, and in almost every instance ulofe ground has been broken this year than last.
 The Messrs. Daggs Bros. are shearin5 and dispo,ing of their wool very rapi.lly. th,y shippe tw O car lo4ls last Thurs lay an are getting rsl y t1nt4s other large shipments next week.
 Wm. T. Kirk. a cattle buyer of Kirklrnd, Colo., is in town, a guest of the Bank. He has already made purchases of over TOD head Of steers and s'ys that they are fine bseves and will bring the top prices.
 The Enterprise Mill is doing splendid work as shown by the number of CUT lads of Lumber shipped from here d.iIy through the courtesy of Mr. T. il. Shulflin We learn there was 2+ cars shipped this week.
 Vim. Morris who is now running cutie for Babbitt Bros, was 1T town this week few days. In conver H,tion with him 1t was learn ed that the range in Clirk's vall-y and Vicinity isin fine condition ana stock generally are looking well.
 Decoration Dtv.
 Yesterday we had the pleasure of witnessing tI;e largest gathering of citizens at the C. A. R. Hall it that has ever been hell in our city which proceeded in the following order to the ODera House:
 Flagstaff Cornet Band.
 Coconino Rifles.
 Grand Army of the Republic.
 Sons of Veterans
 Citizens.
 On arriving at the Opera House the exercises were opened by Com thunder of Post John Rosenbaueh af CT welcoming the guests and citi- zens, Adjt Savage read the mem rial order from Headquarters, then we listened with pleasure to the written work of the Grand Army, conducted ny Gem. Rosenbaugf Next in order was a Solo entitled the Blue and the Gray by Mrs. E. W. French, following this the ex- ercises of the unwritten work of the c. A. R., by Com. R 'senbaugh. s. Y. Com. Burchard, J. V c. Burns. Officer of the day. Hox- worth, and Chaplin Hart, were so interesting and appropriate that it is impossible to describe them
 Prayer by Rev. J. H. Gill.
 Commander of Post then intro duced ". L. Van Horn who spoke very appropriately about the Veter- ans laid away since last decoration day.
 Solo Let them Rest by the choir
 J. E. Jones was then introduced ny the Com. of the Post and touch ed on the following points: Our Dead. The Blue and Jiray, The La dies of American. The Decoration. of our Graves. The first celebra- ton of this day May 30, 1868. Oar Blessings and their Cost. Lees Surrender to Grant. The Ransom Post Monument which exemplifed that we do not decorate sinolv but