The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-06-28
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
It's Talented Editor Is Somewhat Disabled
But Still In tho Ring.

It's Talented Editor Is Somewhat Disabled |
But Still In the Ring. |
The for swing items are culled from |
the last issue Of the Arizona Kicker:
"Ir PLEAsEs Us.-On Monday after
noon delegation Of our foremost citi-
zens, headed by that lank, long, lean,
cadaverous, >dyspeptic old humbug.
Colonel Jim johnson. visited the Kicker
Office for the purpose of intimidating
its editor and proprietor. The Colonel
made US little speech. in which he
said that our style was altogether too
breezy for this locality, and that if We
did not mend our ways the people pro-
posed to chip in and establish second
paper here to run us out. We heard
the Colonel to the end, and then with
an iron side-stick drove the gang into
the street.
Chip in! Start another paper here!
Why. in the first place, the whole gang
couldn't raise fifteen dollars to save
their necks, and in the second place q
new paper might rake the whole dis
trict with a fine tooth comb and not
find another advertiser or subscriber.
If we didn't board and lodge ourself.
do all the editing, composition, job
work, press work, rolling and mailing;
if we weren't rent free and used to
wearing one shirt for four weeks; if we
couldn't feel happy after meal on
crackers and cheese, the Kicker would
have never kicked twice.
alt pleases us! The idea of another
paper makes US smile. The fact that
Colonel Jim Johnson-a man who stole
his title in Indiana and busted up rs a
faro dealer in Onaha-is behind the
move makes us grow fat! We shall
open on this old he-wolf next week,
unless he skips the town, and if we
land him in Jail he must remember that
he provoked the fight.
Brass WEDDING. --On Tuesday even
ing Of last week Major Pee Scott and
his wife. of Jackass Hill. held their
brass wedding anniversary. and it
eclipsed any thing in the society limo
vet attempted in this locality. Their
dugout was illuminated by two pounds
I of tallow candles, and Green's string
band furnished the most enhancing
music. All the nobs were present, and
; dancing and feasting prevailed to a
, late hour.
, 1.-THE only event which marrcd the
pleasure of the evening was an arrest
made by our sheriff. He collared Gen
eral De Lsle, society star, just as nc
had finished his first waltz. and we are
informed that the Colonel will be taken
back to Wisconsin to stand trial fol-
> barn-burning.
Y mo presents were given or expected
1t was more 10 introduce Mrs. Scott tc
high society than any thing else. Pete
t used to be a baggageman on the Z. b
& @. road, and his wife was beer
!, singer in St. Louis saloon. Some o.
! the high-toned didn't take kindly to her
but this blowout, which served to show
: off their new carpets and upright piano
q will place her on the top shelf There
a is some talk that Pete is liable to arres
O. for bunko-steering in Chicago. and tina
. his wife could be tripped up for rob
berry, but we wish the couple many re
!, turns of the happy occasion. We wer
there in person, and can vouch for tn
> fact that it was a square meal"
"OBITUARY.-Sunday afternoon las
, Judge Knapp passed in his checks
). after an illness of only two weeks. Hi
wife had supported him by laundr
work for the last two years. and a
though the widow has donned the weed
and is figuring on a tombstone with
lamb on top of it, we've got dolla
ii which says she's glad the old loafer hs
: gone to a hotter country. If she ism
a. we are. for he made our Office his loa
6, ing place, and the tobacco stains he lie
" after him will keep his memory gree
e. for year to come. F"
of THAT'S OUR BUSINESS. pumpki
,e headed weekly published over in Tom
=. stone by dough-faced renegade fro
n. New England has been poking fun
ne us for publishing dead ads. We .
~ knowledge to six columns, but that
n our business. We set out TO furni
our subscribers with literary matt
~ which they could comprehend al
digest. Besides. we are sending samp
NJ copies of the Kicker all over the cOu
try, and pride compels US to make
,d show of advertising.
r. go ahead with your fun, old ful
o. tive! Keep it up couple of wee
he longer and Wen send your descripti
re: to the chief of police of Boston. We
at heard he wanted to see you for abou
he minute, and that you broke out befc
inn you had served half your sentence. "
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