The Press., 1889-06-06
LOCALS FROM THE ARIZONA KICKER.

POOR SHooTING.-As we were return ing to our office from the Widow Smiths s the other evening (we have been sparkling the widow for several weeks past), and just as we came opposite the old Indian fort, some person whose manners certainly need polishing ur, fired four bullets at us from 8 revolver. The intent, no doubt, was to kill us. It took us about the mil lionth part of g second to realize this fact, and then we opened out for run and made good our escape. We don't claim to be great shakes on shooting, but if we can't hit the editor and proprietor of great and growing weekly at distance of twenty feet once in four shots, we will leave Ariz'na. We don't claim to be a Chesterfield, but if our manners permitted us to hide away and begin popping at a gentleman without warning, we'd expect to be mentioned in the same line with a hyena.
 Too MUCH TA1K.-There is altogether too much talk about that mistake of our popular young druggist of the Blue Front which sent Colonel Jim Jackson to his grave. Colonel Jim asked for quinine and got stry ychnine by mistake, but there are good many redeeming features. The Col onel was old, lazy and drunk half his time, and left no one to mourn his loss. The druggist is young and energetic man, who sold out 8 coal-yard in Chicago to come here and go into the drug business, and 1t must be expected that he will make few mistakes in the go off. We call at- tention to his liberal manner of advertising in the Kicker. He has assured us that such mistake can not occur again, as he has properly labeled the bottles.
 ANOTHER LIE NA1LED-Our esteemed contemporary down the street charges us with bulldozing the business men of this town into advertising with us. We nail the statement as 8 lie, and every business man will nail it as lie. Our methods of secur- ing advertising have always been perfectly legitimate. If man who fled from Ohio to escape state prison for arson opens a grocery here we drop around for friendly chat with him, and we let him. know that we are posted on him. Then we set forth our circulation and influence, give him rates. and if he says he doesn't want to ad- vertise that ends it. While. we advise all to advertise, we never bulldoze, as ali can testify. If bulldozing would secure ad- vertising the old clap-trap concern down the street covered with mortgages would be quite apt to try it.
 APoLoaETIoAL.- During our absence last week an item crept into the local columns which has stirred up considerable feeling. It was in relation to the death of Judge Handy, and the writer of it supposing truth was demanded, said, the deceased was an old loafer, hummer, drunkard and dead beat, and that he was found dead beside a Jug of whiskey. The friends of the de- ceased are justly indignant at this expose, although they do not dispute the charges. We are very sorry that any thing of the sort should happen, and are now preparing an article for next week, in which the judge is complimented for his sobriety and love of cold water praised for his honesty and integrity ty-complimented for his public charities, and referred to as one of the most upright men west of Chicago. While all know better, and while the whole thing will be falsehood, we shall be smoothing 1t over for his friends. Extra copies, done up ready for mailing, only five cents each.