Arizona republican., 1896-01-30

Republican Gotten challenged him or any conditions that Flynn nigh name. This morning Billy Gallagher of Los Angeles, accepted challenge from Flynn to fight to a finish fol $225 a side. Gallagher has accepted and will at once go to Williams where the fight will be had.
 Robert E. Putney and c. c. Hall two young Albuquerquean gentlemen who were at Fl Paso taking in the sights" and incidentally went over tc Juarez, Mexico, to see Ftzsimmons "hit the bag" say: .Put your money on Peter Maher; I saw Fitzsimmons dc an hours training and my opinion for it, if all reports are true, Maher will be the next champion heavyweight pugilist of the world. Regarding the place where the mill will take place | cannot speak definitely"
 Flagstaff Democrat: One week from Friday is the day set for the ob- servance of lArbor Day in Arizona, but owing to the uncertainty of the winter climate in the mountains, the school board has decided to postpone the cei- ebration until some time in May. They say it would be folly to plant | fedgling trees that would become the sport of the wind and fbig snow storms that may come before the gentle spring time. Some time in may, therefore, the pretty custom of planting trees will be observed with appropriate ex- ercises.
 Globe Silver Belt: A petition is be- ing circulated in upper Salt River val ley for the establishment of a post office on the south side of the river, and appointment of J. w. Nelson as postmaster. When the Armer office was closed last spring no one could be found willing to accept an appoint ment of postmaster and residents of the valley have since been without | local mail facilities, having to depend upon the Globe office, thirty to thirty five miles distant. No doubt the re- quest will be promptly and favorably acted upon by the department.
 Tombstone is at present passive, but the county of Cochise is stirring, itself, says The Prospector. Great things are happening almost daily and very soon there will be no idle men in our midst except by choice. The hobo will no longer be spoken of in de- rision, but every man will be inde- pendent because he will have the op- portunity to do honest labor for re- munerative reward, and we have that confidence in this class of our people to believe that all will avail themselves of this opportunity and that there will be no laggards in camp.
 It is now full -four months since the adjournment of the irrigation congress at Albuquerque, and yet there is nc whisper of the publication of the re- port of the congress. This is matter that rests with the local committee o1 that city and the copy is understood to have been placed for revision and publication in the hands of Max Frost, one of the secretaries of the congress, and chairman Of the terri torial delegation, and secretary of the immigration board. Many of the citi zens of Phoenix are awaiting, more ol less patiently, the reception of the promised volume, and think an expla nation from Albuquerque is in order
 The failure of the Albuquerque Ma tional bank was seriously felt in north ern Arizona, for the accounts of sev. eral of the counties and many Ari zona business men Were kept in tht institution. To them the following from the Albuquerque Citizen will b, welcome news: Checks for the Albu querque National bank, the last divi dend-and it is dollar for dollar I sr !,
 ceiver Schofield, and he and his as sistant, Charles Newhall, will be kep
 busy the next few days attending tn calls from the delighted depositors
 who, when the bank closed, felt al most certain that hey would not real
 ize more than 50 per cent"
 For several days negotiations hay Ibeen going forward for the purchas lby Goldwater Bros. of the business 0
 the Alkire Dry Goods company Yes
 terday afternoon, however, the dea was declared "off," and the Goldwater will locate themselves elsewhere in tn city. B. M Goldwater, who is to hay charge of the local business of tn firm, will leave in few days for Ne1 York, there to order large stock 0 the highest class of dry goods, c
 which the firm will make a speciality The addition of the Goldwaters t the business interests of the city is a accession of importance. They ar business men of the highest credi and standing, thoroughly acquainte with every detail of their occupation Their Prescott store is one of tn 3 handsomest in the west and here ma be expected even an improvemer l upon it.
 PERSONAL MENTION.