The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-26
THE ARIZONA KICKER
Not ali Serene in the OFFICE of N
Famous Journal.


From the Detroit Free Press.l
We take following from the last issue
of the Arizona Kicker:
"Sued for libel.-Our genial sheriff
Bill Mayes, dropped i'm on us the other
day to subscribe tor COPY of the
Kicker, to send to friend in Vermont
and to speak words of cheer and en-
couragement in regard to our enter
prise. Before he left he incidentally
served papers on us in libel suits as
follows:
The Widow Hockins.. $40. 900
Jack times. ............ ............ 20 600
Coi' Johnson. ........................ 10000
Mrs. Smlthers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 600
|SN''S' 'hH lD,UUU
"All the above suits were the result
OF few truthful paragraphs i'm a re-
cent issue, and while not exactly ex-
pected, are not unwelcome. We don't
think newspaper amounts to shucks
until it has half a dozen libel suits on
the docket, and we don't believe that
any editor will get up and hump him
sell until he realizes that he has got to
raise 100000 in cash inside of a year .
Friends, Romans! Come and see us!,
"Explanatory.-Last week we advis-
ed our friends to give the cold shoulder
to a travelling theatrical company
which advertised weeks engagement
at Root Hog or Die Hall, and after
playing to empty benches for two
nights, the company slid out of town,
though not before the leading man, the
william, the juvenile, 1.-The first old woman
and Clara We're De We're, the heroine,
had stoned the Kicker office and dared
us to come forth in the Silly night and
be mangled to pulp"
LET this be a warming to other theat-
| rlcal companies. No free tickets were
| left at this office in this case. In fact,
the Kicker was coolly ignored. 1t will
be wise for all others to come and sec
US at once. We want at least six dead.
head tickets to front seats, and i'm case
we don't get 'em the show is going to
prove a bad financial failure. This
office is the place to get date lines and
dodgers, and this paper ia the proper
medium to advertise in"
| -"
"Some suggestions.-In the coming
county and city elections it is desirable
that good, clean men be put in the field
as candidates.
We have considerable spare time or
our hands, and if nominated for and
elected to the office of county clerk we
should hope 10 fill the place to the sat
isfaction of the public.
| We are satisfied that we would also
make good mayor. We could give
that Office our attention for two hours
per day, and we believe we know the
needs of the town and how to satisfy
| them.
If we are elected register of deeds VIC
promise that the Office shall be mopped
out every Saturday, and those who
have business with us will find us
always in cheerful humor.
II looks well to see leading Jour.
nalist holding positions of trust and
respect. They invariably make the
best office-holders. We throw out
these few suggestions in all candor,
and have no doubt they will be acted
upon TO the best interests of the party
and the public. They either will be OF
the party will hear something drop"
Bound for the gallows.-We attended
church the other evening in company
with Hank Rifer's oldest girl, Sarah.
When the contribution box was passed
We intended to chip in a quarter, but
got hold of a dollar by accident. After
the services we went to Deacon Jag
gers, who runs the box, and requested
seventy five cents rebate. He refused
to make it, saying that the Lord never
allowed discounts or rebates. The
deacon being this sort of aman, the
Kicker does not hesitate to record the
fact that he broke Jail at Akron, o.,
twelve years ago, and is still wanted in
that state for bigamy. We have been
keeping still on him because we were
trotting Sarah about, and because the
deacon claimed that he was doing
work for the Lord in this locality. We
have given Sarah the shake, and we
shall now stand the deacon out to pub.
lie view in way which will make him
anxious to move before Christmas.