The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-12-29
EDITING In ARIZONA.
John r. Clum, Editor Of the ssEpitaph''
Compelled to Leave by Cow boys.
From tho Washington Post.J

/ "a WY ohinStouC tAiizOuhj HpltSpu, Is
in the city, and tells highly interesting
| story Of personal adventure, from which
/ it would appear that, next to running a
laro bank, editing paper in the uncisit-
lied portions Of the West, is about as dan
| geroIs al undertaking as man can we'll
engage in He went to New Mexico in
1871, and in 1874 was appointed Indian
| Agent for the Apache tribes, at San Car
los, Arizona. In May, 1880, Mr. Clum
| established the Tombstone Epitaph as
weekly 1t is now fiourishing daily.
| He waa first made Postmaster, and after.
ward Mayor. As Postmaster be had
hard time of 1t, but IS the Chief Magis-
| trste of the village, brought, as he was,
into almost daily contact with the rea cher
and most desperate elements, he grew &C
customed to write his editorials IN sight
Of his trusty Colts six.shooter fn al.
tempting to preserve order he made en-.
enlies of the cowboys, This was the first
step in long and protracted warfare
which lasted off and on Tor more than six
mouths. First there occurred dfawl,
battle ct midday, between Mr. CIum's
Chief OF Police and three officers, and
four cowboys. Three of The officers were
tadly injured, and three cowboys killed
outright. The fourth, who happened not
TO be armed, ran away and escaped, After
this citizens committee was formed,
armed with six-shooters, needle guns and
Henry rifles. Mr.. Clum assailed the COW.
boys vigorously through the columns of
the Epitaph, and every time one was
brought before him as Magistrate he
imposed heavy fines. Then the cowboys
lay in wait for Mr.. Clum, until he was
| compelled to go heavily armed, and drred
40, stay out after nightfal without being
attended by body guard Every editor.
! ial added new fuel to the flame. The
cowboys rode into town by night and tried
to waylay the editor as he went to his
Office in the morning. Luckily he escaped
all their bullets.
Every ordinary plan failing, the COW boys
banded together, and camping few miles
''Os' - . uep anu iiu oan-
Kill Mr.. Clum with pens dipped in blood
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with pure sprlng water. This came to
his ears, and he bought another six shoot.
| a. a5 ano.1 ~ IT
on, ;nto tha stnao, ,,.;,ho,,4 ,-.;..
ra,,;.a -, s.,.av.,
fo.aa m r,'sof - 49,. to.'oq
and nearly 1tllod ona,,ir,. 1,n;a'..s s' =
nat,;n -, .~3.AI =
F,itorh had oroot d;eso,,,.-, -. ~ -.
xv;tbo,,, a. daath - ~
aavantnraus ,.ms,,ou M~ O. -. = ~
a room q,ardea i. 80 arr,,as - =. !.
teeth he did not rsn,ov, h,s o,o,hss ~. m
kent his enn and nis,nl whars 10 oo,,,a
Law his hands on tbon, insta.nu re.
was now beeom,ng such . docidad hnr1a,,
that he dater,o mad ~. r,,1l - o,a,rse !
move to some rlaca ,shero a.. sho.e,a
nlaved a less r,ns,snt nart ;n the ,,rorros.
Of civilization and The n,a;,te,.nce of the
press. To leave. however ,v.o 40 J,
easv th,nq 10 do for ne eowbovo .,s
.t,u ~ = sus
PectihS SONIC such move, mad iaad theif
plans accordingly, and were posted around
the outskirts of the town in the bushes
ready to shoot him az aeon nc he anra.vaa
sNO-' 10 ~ ''p i'N''' -
Mr. Clum determined to reach Tucson
at any cost, and one dark night. abopt S
O'clock. got in . sta on coach ana a-o,,o ~,
~. ~ s-i'' - - : ou'
| ihto uie p'aifie' u was bitter Geld, the
horses were galloping along in the dark.
ness and snow, and Mr., Clum was sIeen
,rs unaas;1v r,,a,ad g., i, hiss a...ss.
~ ~ nis oseieoa'
III the eoteom OIL the coach, dreaming oi
the good thingsin store for an editor wher
he gets to heaven. when a lend yoire ont
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