New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
hHE ARIZONA KICKER.
FROM The Detroit Free Press.

from Ine Detroit Free Press.
We extract the following items from the last issue
of The Arizona Kicker:
Apologetical-We must apologize to our readers this
week for any lack of interesting matter In The Kicker
Monday morning, we busy at the editorial
table, that parsonage known as Kansas joe entered
the Office and fired both barrels of shot gun at
| from distance Of eighteen feet. one OF the shot
raked scalp, while the rest passed above our head
into the wall In another thirty seconds Joseph was
dead. We pulled on him with "A revolver under the
smoke and dropped him with single bullet scores
OF our leading citizens pronounce it the finest shot
There was the usual inquest burial. ETC., occupying
the attention it deserved Next week, unless We have
10 kill Tennessee BIZ, "The Kicker VIII again be
See Ills Ad.-We call attention to the twocoumn
advertisement of The White Elephant drugstore
which Is to be found on our third page. ms adver-
had ascertained that Mr.. Drew. the druggist,
abscondcr from NewJersey. and was mere living under
a false name and with woman not MS WIFE, but be
cause he is a believer in printers ink and has faith
that The Kicker viii increase his already large and
Happens That Wagon Friday afternoon we ap-
preached Henry smith, Of the dry goods firm Of
Smith Bros. and suggested that he advertise his bust
ness in "The Kicker" lie courteousy replied that
he would see in the hucllleberry country-wherever
that is-befOre he would do business WIN ms. one
word brought another. and the result was that
he knocked us down picked up our L nan unconscious
his collar; and we were then flung out OF the door
into the sand.
bump up against I'm this country. we nave chawed
up seven for every time we have been done mp, and
everybody says that Is record 10 Doast or AS for
Henry Smith while we owe him no grudge, we deem
II our duty 10 find out where he Is wanted by the
police, and Wen bet barrel OF sugar lie Jumps this
town inside Of two weeks.
Let Him Howl.-Our bowbacked lOp-shOuldcpd
knee sprung, green eyed contemporary uOWn the street
IS half dead with envy because we were the leading
feature at Mrs. O'IIaras party me other evening
while he received the cold cut. Nhlle we were re
ceivng hundred compliments on our late editorial
in regard 10 cOlonizng Iceland with American Indians
he sitting among his paste pots with cold glare
IN his eyes While leading the first quadrille
he kicking cOckrOachcs I'm the semi Darkness and
while declaminC d" Sherdan's Ride In our
own inimtable style the fire OF envy was consuming
his small, cheap soul which was doubtless purchased
at some second hand sale in the East
Let him howl, however. We can anord 10 pass
him b. with good nature We are far above The
old vulturc Pixies Peak IS above the deepest spot
n the
Explanatory. An explanation Is due our readers
that 5tll another breach OF promise suit has been
brought against u.s. making the seventeenth In two
years This time Il Is the Widow Cuubers who brings
suit and she lays her damage at $4,000. Society
here Is peculiar Lone women seek this locality 10
catch a husband ANY unmarried man Is fair game
and ordinary courtesy s construed 10 love and
a proposal. Take the last case for Instance Mrs |
CuInbcrs invited us to dinner She said ID vas an
OF the power Of the press. We mt |
clean shirt and cOmbcd our hair, and she tool, N
60 mean that We were gone her. We spoke kindly |
Of the way she boiled beef and she argued that
we loved her We praised her prnne pie and she |
The sixteen other suits have All been decided I'm our |
favor. and o course this will be- II Is plan 10
capture us or cash but we don't surrender. Even
when have lad Offers to settle $50 900 suit for
~ and calico dress have sterDly held 10 our |
course and let the case 60 TO trial