The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-07
The Arizona Kicker.
Arizona Kicker.

AIlZOna Alcker.
He Was CoRREcT-There was con
siderable astonlsbment exhibited by ouI
people the other day when the governor
of Arizona shook hands with US in front
of the postofice, and we have noticed a
considerable change in the demeanor OF
certain people toward US ever since. Th,
governor was correct. We are no clam
shell hidden In the drifts, and he appre
clates the fact. He knows and respects
the power of the press. He knows that
great paper like the kicker, having be-
hind it, but under one and the same roof,
grocery, feed store, butcher shop, har-
ness shop, crockery store and gents fur
nlshing, must WELD mighty influence
of good.
The people in this burgh who have
been looking upon US as one. mule
power had better get their eyes open.
CAME TO GRIEF Tile suit of the
widow Gibbs against US for breach OF
promise, damages $4,000, came up in
court last Friday. This suit was insli-
tuted six months ago by the court house
ring, which has sought our downfall ever
since tfe first issue of this paper. That
is, they pat the widow up to sue US, and
have advanced the money as 1t was
needed.
When the widow was put Oh the stand
she testified that on the night of Febru-
ary 81, 1887, we asked her to marry us.
She insisted that the dale was correct,
and that nothing could change her mino
about it. We then exhibited the records
OF the Jail to prove that on that day and
Light we were prisoner, having, as somt
of our readers may remember, departed
from the line CT virture and gone on 9
LENDER This exhibit knocked the widow
cut IN the first round, and confounded |
Ter supporters, and We don't believe they
Will tackle US again after that fashion.
As for the widow, size was only q cats !
paw, and we have sent to her house |
basket OF groceries, a clothes line, SET
of cups and saucers and a SACK of flour to |
prove that we have no malice.
IT WILL Be VERY QUlET.-Our CITY
election, which takes place next Tuesday.
viii be very quiet one, and the singu-
lar spect lcle of two tickets almost with.
out candidates, will be presented. As
both tickets were made up of ring candl-
dates, we felt oIr duty 10 publish, as far
as we could secure it, = history of EACH
Our biographies Included thirteen out of
the sixteen candidates, and the publica
ton was only three day cid when most of
them were hunting other localities. Thev
averaged all the way from murderers
down tc barn burners. and we are not
lkely to be troubled with them again
: what IL lett OF the two tickets is fairly
clean and honest. We are sorry we had
TO interfere and thus place the parties in
= queer fix, but we felt it duty we owe I
20 the public.
A Waste OF MoNEY.-Some rerson
who has grievance against The Kicker
cit an Internal machine on our doorstep 3
NE night last week. 1t was q starch box 9
llled with giant powder and two pounds
I bullets, and was SO arranged as to ex- t
lode when the cover was lifted. We Q
ook it In and started to opcn it, suppos. s
IS some modest admirer had left us q e
OK of fruit or confectionery, but ON Sec q
nd thought concluded to soak it for a i
lille. This action saved our life. Not =;
My that, but it prevented the destruc. 4
on of our institution and probably of
luch surrounding property. IL
We have made every effort TO trace the PI
O Po' uP tuiS Jou, OUT SD Tar | 0f
lthout success. We realize that there m,
e many men in this community who
anker for our life, but we hope to disap.
'int them. If they feel that they must G
rye it, why not fire buckshot into our e
'd-room window, ambush US at night or en- en-
ok quarrel in the street, This plot ~
ng to scatter our bloody fragments over
lr large and excellent stock of groceries
both unkind and unreasonable.