Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-29
JOURNALISM IN ARIZONA.
Leading Eveuts In Tragedy, the Couciu.
sion of which ~ Faithfully Described.
RED Gulch Illpsnortor, Anenst !,

Red Guloh Rlpsnortcr, August !.
The circulation OF the Rlpsnorter is
simply paralyziug II cverlastingly
knocks the almighty spots out OF every.
thing In this section of the country, and
don't you forget to remember it!
Bowie Knife. Augusts.
Every saloon.keeper IN the burg knows
that the Bowie-Knile gets out more pa
pors than any other blanket sheet IN
Arizona.
Rlpsnorier, August 10
When the editor of that sllnilint sheet,
tlla Bowie-knifo, says he prints more
papers than we do, we answer that he Is
u liar and mugwunp We dou't want
20 seem ungentlemanly or severe, but nc
is q whitc-liyercd coward and horse
thief, and we can lam the bloody eye cut
OF him IN three shakes of u pigs ear. our
lghting hour Is a. M, aud we can nj.
ways be found In Bloody Dicks saloon,
whore we have ightlng-pcu ANA
private graveyard, All corpses buried at
our expense.
Bowie Knife, Angus, 70.
That cowardly eur, the editor Of the
Ripsnorer, can talk fight, but every one
knows what Kind OF q hair-pin he u.s.
Why an Ordinary glass OF good bulge
will knock him out, aud when he tackles
a dose OF genuine Rocky mountain tanple-
foot be Is laid out stiff as poker He's
the worst lOp'sided, cross-eyed, one-eared
son o. q galoot IN these digglngs, aud we
warn him that he'd better carry his shoot
ing-irons with him. for we're going TO
put some holes In his carcass the iirst
time we see him. Our name IS Two
Fingered Jake, and we are laying for him,
iipsnorter August ~
Two-Fingered Jake had better have
some more fingers spicod on before he
lays for Oue-Earcd Billy. We know this
cur, and we are coming down to see him.
This apology for a mule hangs out at
Red Headed jimmie's place, and II the
boys want 10 see some fun they had bet.
ter drop in there tonight. Jimmie, old
man, you'd better get your crockory down
behind your brcastworks, for Wen open
Just as soon as we lay eyes on the galoot.
llipsnorler, September ..
Written by The onioe Boy
Bully EIGuT,
The purtiest fight this town ever see
sence Bloody Dick shot Champagne
Charlie was the one where 0ne.Earcd
Billy, the editor of this paper, kicked the
bucket. IL was lust chArmer,
The boys had all been warned Of the
picnic, so Red-IIeaded Jimmie's whisky
shop wuz fnl--as wul also the boys.
Jimmie stood behind the bar and took In
the chips aud passed ont the pizen,
waiten all the while for Two. Fingered
Jake to show up Purity soon he cum,
and every one seed he was ready fer
bizncss, for he had two Colts anda Bowie.
lie stepped up 10 the bar and ordered
drinks for the crowd, at the same time
askln' II his friend One.Eared Billie had
been round yet. When he wuz told ho
hadn't he sold he had liItle bllNess, and
he guessed he'd walt Tor him. jest then
bullet cum thro the window and knocked
Jake's glass outen his hand Everybody
dropped, and as Jake cooked hts revolver
he said:
gwen, he's a derned perlite ieller, any
way, for he sends his card in ahead OF
him.
Red-IIeaded Jimmie he'd dropped behind
his steel.piated bar fer perfection, but he
put his head up once and sed
"Don't waste no shots, Jake The
place Is purity wen bunged up now, and
saloon G1in's cost dust
HAIi right, .llmmic, sed Jake, aud then
the door opened and mysfoSs~am 10.
TAX about your puriy lghtsl Why,
this wus the finest shaw this town ever
see. Zach on en- rot behind O table, and
then mo sport begun. There wuzn'i no
bullets wasted, Secry time they shot
somebody wuz hli One-Eared Bhlie got
( his other ear taken on the FIRST blaze, and
Two Fingered jake ios, some Of biz nose,
When their 'asirtunitlon give oul they
( wuz catnini the bullets IN theireafcasses.
But the bost part Of the show wuz when
I they cum together With bowics. That
4 wnz lust puuy--no bnngiin', but Jest ar
tsfic earyin' Il does a Teller good 70 see
fight whore both parties understand
4 their biSness. when they got through
] sbey wuz SO scattered you couldn't ten
4 which belonged 70 which, The only
4 thing Identified Ruz nillie's ear, and that
/ n on exhibition at this Office. The coro
ner decided taat they went mp the Hume
I by special dispensashun 81 providence
/ lie had 70 At on both bodies Ut once, be
cause, az sed, yOu couidn't tell which
Huz which.
one. Eared Billie wuz a bully boy ana .
hustler. Hewuz good boss, bat u WI
worth while 70 lose lilo 70 rec such
bully 1ght.