Wichita eagle., 1889-01-09
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Many Phases Of Editorial life Cuiled by
The Detroit Free Press

Many Phases Of Editorial Life Cuiied BY
The Detroit Free Press.
The last issue Of the Arizona Kicser con-
tains the following:
/ NEARING THE LiaTT.-We have beea re-
/ peatedly asked why we did not open on the
/ g. 81 s. railroad for 1t slow time, miserable
cars, rough road. high rates and generally
incompetent service. Il is because we have
been expecting an annual pass from the road.
/ We applied for it three months ago, but have
heard nothing as yet We are nearing the
/ limit. If that pass is not here inside Of fort
! night we shall sound our bugie in a manner
to make the officials of the road wish they
had never been born.
I Non OUR NIGHT alaj Rathbooe made a
personal assault on US last Tuesday, as we
were about TO interview the prosecuting at
torney in regard TO the Kellar AFFAIR. We
presume it was because The Kicker Of last
week referred to the tor as liar and an
absconGer We presume it was, although he
made no explanation A minute before be
seized us we felt Like fighting. minute
afterwards we were on the run There are
times when we can fght to the death, and
other times when can outran any coyote
ia the glorious west. The major happened to
get US on our or night. or be would other
wise have been reduced 20 pulp. There is a
good deal Of winking and chuckiing around
town, but we don't see anything 20 laugh at
II we didn't have our of spells we'd be q
veritable terror TO the whole district It's
lucky for Arizona that We were born that
way
ONLY OUR WAT-Ws understand that
Col. Colfa1 feels sggrieved because We re-
ferred TO him last week as a dead beat bum
who ought to be given a dose Of VI bite Cap
medicine The colonel should not os 40 thin
skinned It's only our way o. keeping track
Of the leaders of society
A FALSE ALAEx-A Chicago correspond
ent dropped in on Us the other day for a
brief visit, and after showing him our Wash
ington hand-press, SIX varieties Of JOB tyre
and two bundles Of print paper, we tooE I'm
out for a surrey Of the town. The uers hs-l
gone abroad that he was e Chicago detective,
and it was lsugha5le 10 note the effect upon
our leading citizens A dozen or more broke
for the sage brush, without stopping for
clean shirts, and 50 many others cut OF their
Whiskers or doaned false ones that ws walksd
the whole length Of Apache avenue without
rneeeinS man we cos5ld recognize e. 1rg.
glancs-
While there Is nothing mean abozt "a, this
is feature we are going 20 WORK sbout twice
q month on this to~u- L will keep tie boys
unsettled and anxious, ard may lie Ia means
Of converting sonae Of them fro-n the error @:
taeir wsTa. It's an swfGl good fssnnZ 20 feel
tass you are TIE Only nan Ia town % 200
people whose User don't kiek TIE breath CIT
Of ht-n every tine q stranger co1z slo1g
ard takes a second look at TIE bridge O. yosr
Lose
We CONF DovH-We stated or belief
last wsek that CTR utsznPorsrJ, which 10
esernalIy dragging abort IL ircrsaso Ct cir
culstion. did not pm. 40 copies weekly.
We we're horess IA yEat we aid TIE old
hrz<ele bacxsd hysna wko CLANS 20 - e<isor
aai pzblishs< 81. for - yusterday 70 .x-
anime his books and figure Cd hix circulation
We raA5e the astounding c.-oovs-y tsas 10
las boaa fde ct-czlat.oz o, 10 copies.
When we are rfxh. ~s sick TO t5s limbs q.
al nazzrd& IS hea re are wrong VIC les 20
ard cozsz do~z- We wsrs vrcag "a tAa
case. ws co1s down Tbe Rowling Ccyo.e
ard weekly VISA wasA VII please xce~ps
CTR tnrnbls aposogv.
Do5T FoE6zT lin a61..sc- 20 ia
rToo<ry IL CIR trous room, vac. Il rapidly
sscsEiag ,ns cream C trade, - tavs ss.sb-
Ils5ed tn shop N tos ranr Il e. kczaxy sEsf
pr5pse % 90 e. sc-ss of rr7a4r.nz Later