Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-30
FRONTIER JOURNALISM.
a Few EXTRACTS From the Famous
Arizona kIeker.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The last issue of the Arizona Kicker
contains the following;
LIE NAILED.
Old Nose Taylor-that excrescence on
the face OF humanity, who has been
licked, rail ridden, jailed and bounced
from every town in the east-is reporting
around town that we let up on George
the Gouger because he subscribed for the
Kicker As there may be some one fool
enough TO believe in the old hyena's yarn
we will explain that George. who keeps
the checkered, front saloon, was falsely
misTcpresented TO us by n rival in busi-
ness, who hoped to drive him out Of
town. We did wade into him for n
spell. and even tried TO get him lynched
but we were in error. While he has shot
three men. they were all trying to get the
drop on him George has subscribed for
the Kicker because lie likes it, and we
have let up on him because he is an en-
terprising citizen who means to do what
is o. X.
We return our thanks for bottle of
we've bought" he rfSE,, As s. for ola Nose,
him within week if he doesn't leave
town.
ABAD, BAD MAN.
II ther is IA mcaner and more con-
temptible coyote on the face'of this foot
stool than "MajOr" Jackson Doty, the old
skintlint grocer on the corner of Sitting
Bull avenue and Cheyenne street, we'll
give 500 for his address. We object to
personalities in newspaper. but we
must say that of all the low down. dog
gOned old gum-backs in this territory.
he takes the cake. He'd cheat blind
woman out Of her dead babv's coffin, and
he'd lie if offered 800 to tell the truth.
LATER.
MAJOR Doty has come in and subscribed
for the Kicker since the above was in
type. and has also contracted for $50
worth of advertising We take pleasure
in informing our readers that be is bus
mess man Of the old school, honest, re,
liable and truthful, and that as a citizen
his record is above reproach. Long may
he wave
A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.
That old, superannuated wind>bag who
runs the Weekly Star and calls himself an
editor and publisher, has again been crit
icising the political course of the hicker.
We invite and can stand criticism from
men of sense, but the idea of an old Jail
bird breaking the bars in Illinois, robhing
farmer of his hogs and coming west to
start paper with the proceeds and criti-
else his superiors from week to week, is
a little too catosh.
For the benefit of the officers of the
law we would say that this old kuss. who
goes by the name of Daniels is about
fifty years old yellow-faced long-nosed,
several warts on his chin and has a game
leg. He can, no doubt, be tried for
dozen different crimes. We did think
once of shooting him. but the cost of the
shot and powder figured more than his
carcass is worth.
RETRACTION.
Last week we stated that Blue Nosed
Pete, the shoemaker on Apache avenue,
was about to wed Aunt Sal Jackson, the
cook in the Red Cloud restaurant. We
gave Pete away as an escaped convict
from the Ohio penitentiary, and also threw
Joliet for shoplifting.
1t affords us greatpleasure this week to
announce that Peter was for many years
banker in Boston. and was always noted
for his general worth. He has not only
subscribed for the Kicker, but presented |
us with new pair of boots. AS to Aunt
Sally, we are pleased to know that she |
came west as n missionary and is cooking |
simply for recreation. She graduated at
famous seminary, has been married |
twice and has always had the reputation |
of being lady. She has also subscribed |
for the Kicker, and we take great pleas
IRE in setting her right before the public. |
We shall probsbly retract some more next
week-in case the subscriptions come in. |