The Republican., 1889-04-20
The Arizona Kicker.
We take the following from the last

AeaHCu1 Cdtnc III lilG OlHeE udy anu
subscribed for the Kicker in the
name of his siX-year-old son, who
las been crying for it for the last two
months. This is the fifth or sixth
case where children have eyinced
their interest in and admiration for
our great enterprise. and we can not
help but feel 6attered. While the
Kicker Will net enter the field to CON-
pete with the Sunday School Advo-
cate. or the Christian Herald, we
shall give every thing goodiSh
twist and strive to point moral and
inculcate lesson.
LAME EXPLANATIONS. stran-
ger. supposed to be man who is
wanted for murder in Tucson, was
discovered hiding under the bridge
the other day and taken to Jail to be
held until identified, That night he
dug his way out, and next day the
sheriff was around trying to get
hundred dollar bill changed. He says
he found the bill on the street, but
that story looks fishy. There isn't a
man in this town that wouldn't yell
a lung out if he lost that much mon
ey. The prisoner used crowbar to
dig out with, and the sheriff says he
must have had it concealed in his
pistol pocket. The official owes US
Sl5, and if we can't get our hands on
the money this week we shall, in our
next issue, advise the public to run
him out of town as dishonest scoun-
drel.
A SURPRISE PARTY. - Two or
three weeks since we denounced Col
onel Hallimell as cIaim-jumper,
mule.stealer and wife-deserter. and
added a few words to the effect that
he would look well at the end of
rope. Saturday evening. as we were
talking to the cashier of the First
National Bank, the Colonel ap.
preached and warned us to prepare
for death. Greatly 10 our amaze.
ment and to the intense surprise of
the whole street, we didn't run. On
the contrary, we sailed into the COL
Onel like brick house falling on a
sand fly, and we had him licked in
side of five minutes. We can't ac-
count for these freaks in our nature,
sonetimes we figh3 like a tornado
and again we run like jack-rabbit.
People intending to lay for us must
take their chances.
WE CAN'T Do IT. We have re-
ceived several communications this
week asking US to pitch into the N.
P. branch road for its slow time dirty
coaches and impudent officials. We
can't do it. We have an annual pass
oyer the branch, and we feel in honor
bound not to even mention accidents
along the line.
NOT A CRITICIsM.-In a law suit
before ESQUIRE Jones last week four.
teen reputable witnesses swore to
seeing Pete Jackson carry off a rifle
belonging to Abram Weeks. Jack
son himself didn't deny the fact. re-
fusing to plead at all, but his Honor
discharged him. Why? Because
Jackson's brother Jim sent four gal.
Ions of whisKey around to his Hon.
or's shanty the day before the trial.
We do not propose to criticise the
judiciary of this town. but we feel to
remark that if Esquire Jones was
soaked in the creek for about four
days he'd be more worthy of the con-
tidence of our people. We don't say
that he sold himself for four gallons
of whiskey. but we are ready to form
one of a committee to wait upon him
and prove that he has been drunk
eyer since the case was ended.
GONE HoME.-News reached town
yesterday that William Napoleon
otherwise known as
French Bill, had departed from this
world. He was materially assisted
by three or four bullets which Hank
Henderson fired into him during a
dispute about the ownership of a
piece of land. We don't know
whether Hank was right or wrong,
but We have felt for some time that
this cold world was no place for Mr..
He wasn't bit content
and he was in the habit of shooting
at such people as were. He wanted
cheaper whlskey. better weather,
more latitude for his skill with the
pistol, and we truly hope he got it.
NoTICE.-We desire to give notice
to the public at large that the next
man who filings a stone against our
Office door will have to outrun six
bullets. We have got tired of the
business. We don't want to seem
captious, but enough is enough. Tim
Joe Smith and Hank White
will please take notice. SO.
LaZiness travels so slowly that