The Arizona champion., 1890-02-08

All those who are interested In base ball are requested to get out on the fiat opposite the depot to- morrow to engage in a game of this sport. The Flagstaff boys propose to organize this season in good shape and be able to play any club in New M axico or Arizona fer any amount,
 Chas. Gruener, of the firm of Gruner < Dlllman, proprietors of the Flagstaff Brewery, has returned from his pleasure trip to Los Ange les, Cal, and says that the climate ot Flagstaff cannot be excelled by any part of California.
 Brother Jobs, of the Phenix Herald, is accused of wearing cor sets. The poor fellow should not be ully-ragged about it. The aver age newspaper man must have some thing to cin h up with when square meals are wildly spaced.-Nogales Herald.
 Thomas Ross, the courteous and ablising clerk at Salzmln Bros, will leave tomorrow morning for short visit to his old home in Ar kansas The rumor is that Tom will return in double harness, and the CHAMPION extends its congratu- lations in advance.
 $. B. Behn, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, was a visitor to Flagstaff this week. He came to investigate our jail and report thereon to the board. He speaks very encouraging of the possibility of our having a new jail but the people up here will not take any stock in it until it is completed.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jas. A. Vail re- turned last Thursday from their trip to California, after having visit ed all the principal cities of that state. They both express them selves as delighted with the trip but that our present climate Is iusl as good, if not little better, thai that of the Golden State.
 FlAgstltf Lodge, No. 8, K. of P. will give grand ball on the 18th inst. to celebrate the 26th anniver- sary of the founding of the order. Arrangements have already begun and this event promises to be the grandest affair of the kind ever given in Flagstaff. Every one should attend.
 This part of Arizona is enjoying the finest of weather. Just think of it, you who are freezing over a stove with the thermometer way down below zero. Here last Tues day the thermometer registered l09 in the sun and Mir. H. F. Banta presented the CHAMPION office on the same day with beautiful bou- quet of wild flowers plucked from the edge of the timber near town.
 Mrs. Wilde, ID other of Arthur Wilde, conductor on the A. & P departed this life at Winslow yester- day morning. The funeral will take place from the residence of Al. Deasley at 2:3O this afternoon. The deceased is an aunt of Al Frank, George, Retta, Mollie, and Eliza Beasley, of this pl,ce. This paper extends its condulence to her bereav. ed friends.
 A petition, containing the sigma lures of thirteen Knights Templar, has been gotten up in Prescott, asking for the institution of a Com mandery here, and has heen sent to the proper authority, and a dispen sation is looked for daily In addi- tion to the above, about twenty five names of parties in Prescott who are eligible to become members of the institution have been obtain ed, and from ten to fifteen in Flag staff.-Journa[ Miner.
 We have before us the 25th vol ume of Banoroft's History, This volume like its predecessors is & work to be coveted by any one to whom history is of interest, Vol ume 25 of Bancroft's Works treats of and gives the complete history of Nevada, Colorado and Wyoming from the time of the earliest explo- ration. It gives extensive infor- nation in regard to progress of settlement, mining interests; state of society, material resources and developments, physical features, organization of government, politi- cal affairs, agricultural and stock raising interests, Indian wars, in fact it gives all requisite 1nforma- tion In regard to what is commonly known as the silver and centennial states, from the time of the visit of Pedrs de Tobas of Coronado's