The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-04-25
WHOLE NO. 26l
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
A Misplaced Charge Of BuckshOt. Er.
rOrs In Reporting a Recent
Shooting ARRAY.

ohOOtlng ARRAY.
The last issue of the Arizona Kicker
contains the following cheerful para.
graphs:
"Not Success-Last SATURDAY.
night, soon after II O'Clock, some gen.
tleman whose identity is unknown to
us, fired a charge OF buckshot through
the side window of our editorial room.
directly at the spot where our cot is
usually placed. Had the cot been
there we would have been inquested
on and buried ere this. But the cot
wasn't there. We are not purity, but
we are no hayseed We haven't slept
twice in the same spot for the last
twelve weeks. We have learned the
ways OF this community at considera.
BILE cost and trouble, and we don't pro.
pose to plant ourselves as a midnight
target.
We feel sorry for the gent who
wasted his energies and ammunition.
he doubtless went away from the
window feeling that he was entitled to
credit for doing smart thing. Come
again, old chap"
Can't Tell Yet--The Boston ACME
Opera Company is billed for two nights
next week at Carter's Hail. This may
be a tirst-class combination, or it may
be snide show which our people
should give the cold shoulder No
tickets have been left at this Office up
to date, and we shall not express our
opinion in this ISSUE"
Erratta-We find we were in error
last week in regard to the shooting af.
fray between the honorable Bill Dakin
and Col. Jones. We supposed at the
time that Col. Jones was regular
subscriber to this paper, but look
through our list proves that we have
never had his name at all, On the
contrary, the honoral Dakin has sub
scribed for five copies. We were mis-
informed as to the following
/. Dakin did not call Jones a liar.
80. Dakin did rot draw his gun first.
3. Jones did not offer to apologize.
ave were hasty in saying that Da-
kin ought to swing from limb, and
that he had long been terror to the
town. We found him to be a mild,
courteous, genteel citizen, full OF push
and enterprise, and his presence is a
credit to the town Col. Jones had
better travel for his health as soon rs
alb lie, and in case he finds town to
suit him better he should buy it and
settle there"
" Not this year-A correspondent
who signs himself P. D. O." wants to
know Why the Kicker doesn't pitch in
to thu. Board OF Aldermen for it's cor
ruption, and he adds that every moth
er's son of them could be sent to prison
for thief. We don't doubt this as
sertion in the least, but we are not say
ing anything. We have the city print
ing this year at a good fat price, and
J are not saying a word"
Returned-Maj. jim Smith created
quite a sensation by descending from
the stage as it reached town last Fri.
day evening We had no sooner noti-
fed hlm that his subscription to the
, Kicker had expired than he handed
us two big silver dollars for renewal
" The Major has put in the past
year in State prison, having been sem
there by mistake, as his friends are
convinced He served his term like q
man, and has returned to the bosom o
his family and society He has cad:
out for high coffee day after to-
morrow, and the elete will be there in
legions Free Press.