Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-19
THE ARIZONA KICKER"


4 Few of the yexa'ions which Bes
Frontier Editor.
The following extracts are taken from
the last issue of the Arizona hicker:
TEN THOUSAND REWARD On Tues
day night Of last week, as We were pre-
pairing to 90 TO bed after hard evenings
work, some murderous wretch hurled
brick through the only window IN our Of
fee twas intended for our destruction,
but that providence which watches over
An editor as well as sparrow willed
otherwise. 1t struck and knocked our
bedstesd to pieces, pied three dead ads
on the stone, and then glanced off and
ripped up several feet of flooring, but
left our person untouched. We were out
of the office inside of ten minutes, but
the blood,thirsty tiend had made good
his escape.
I've have been warned that we must
60, and this is the seventh emphatic hint
to stir our stumps, but here we squat.
We don't vacate We don't scare. We
don't change our editorial course one
iots. We hereby offer $4,000 reward
for information that will lead to the cap.
ture of the bastard who attempted to
assassinste US, and hereafter We warn the
public that we shall sleep with doubles
barrelled shot gun across the foot of the
bed. Any one coming to the Office at q
late hour to ask us to play game OF
poker should stop at SCOTS corner sn6
whistle four times as signal.
"CoRaECTIoN. Last week we had a
brief item 10 the effect that Major Horn
back our efficient register of deeds, had
got staving drunk, destroyed Il bushel or
two Of valuable papers, had two fights,
| and then gone home to smash his cook
stove and lick his wife. Next day Major
Hornback called at this Office and no
only subscribed for the Kicker for him.
self, but sent two copies to friends in the
east. paying us Sc in cash.
I'VE therefore desire TO correct tht
item of last week. The major was no
drunk. 1t was simply an attack of VERT.
go, to which he is subject, He was new
er drunk in his life. and more efficient
public officer and kinder husband arc
father cannot be found on the face of tn
globe. We shall make other corrections
from time to time as the victims come il
aud subscribe
SPECIMEN VENOM This week W
nail the lie set afloat last week BY SOM
OF the venomous serpents on Jackson hi
to the effect that we had been refuset
credit at Booker's saloon. No event O
the sort ever occurred, and the story wa
set afoat to injure our commercial stand
ing in Chicago. 1t was lie made out O
whole cloth. and as soon as we can locat
the liar he'll be made to believe that
double two~slory house fell upon him.
"REvKNGE.-Two weeks ago we ha
the pleasure of showing Steve Battle Il
to this community in his true light-th,
of a Jail breaker, incendisry and robbel
/ In revenge Steve waited for us in front {
the Widow Chllton's house the otht
night, where it is well known we are d.
ing little counting with view to ma
rimOny, and as we reached the road
3 made rush for US, crying out that
would have our life. We were taken u
swsres. knocked down and pounded III
Ill we couldn't holer. As result, Ste
Battle has been run out of this TOW
: with rail beneath him, and warn,
s that he will be hung if he return
We are able to be about again. and /
turn our thanks to such friends
I have sent in flowers, sausages, butte
It crackers, Goldfish and other mementoe
|. We expected dozen wsllowings the fiji
i. year of our stay. and will probably g
. EN-. as we have averaged one month
far. The worm will turn some day no
l. ever, and then look out"
"THANKs.-On Thursday night, Just
we had changed our day shirt for /
l. calico Mother Hubbard in which
7 sweetly sleep, music suddenly broke
!. the Silly atmosphere. Ii was llttl
"a serenade arranged tor our beufit by Il
D. golden haired angel, Miss Bella Hawk
he whose father has been prominently me
n toned as our next mayor. She led a ba
of five, and they played two fddes a
sang several old ballads which deeply
20 fecied US. Indeed, for the moment
were carried back to our mothers KIN
and all that night we felt much nes
heaven than ever before.
lie Miss Bella is not only superior to {
IS songstress before the American public,
~ her father and mother are stars fit
v" adorn any armament. They reside
he that beautiful abode on the right as
rise Jackass Hill. and one has but
10. glance at the outside to realize that p
pie Of culture live there. Yes, it wa
glorious serenade, and we shall feel
10. invigorating effects Of it for some mon
to come. ANY subscriber receiving a
per with an x marked in violet ink
the margin will know that his lime is
ng out and that he is expected to come az
Oh in siY months E"