Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-11
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oun wbich do more blowing about
paper s,.culation than we do. and there
tn sr he sa q few who add more subscribers
Gay " a,e week, but the Kicker gets
IN ''I isst the same. We began on q
there . , of two (2) copies. one Of
cl i'us va carried about In our own
snlsn n, and the other won't as dead
p0c sa 10 the postmaster. We now work
heau " Which are paid for in ad-
p0 This Is an increase OF "a per
sau . IN seven months, and we've got a
ecu" which says no other newspaper
oouaa rorId can equal it. We don't
ID Wv that the Kicker makes Kings and
o"iu ors tremble on their thrones. or
i hu'p II has bettered the moral standing
va, American masses thousand
u W. ao,t but we do know that we have
Pe ~ life worth the living for a good
u nanv people out this way who were
paa S, 70 hang themselves when our
,o".. ,,,mher was issued, and that every
n'' ~ aubscriber who comes has faith
n' .o will make a better man OF him
o.n rxcrrsE.-We have been severe
s.;,icised because we refused to at
,.,d the funeral of old Pete Shiny.
died on the street OF too much
rh;stv one night last week. 1t La
,n,med that Old Pete was our creditor
t IT, tbe sum of twelve dollars. and that
!, was shabby in us not to see him
N,,r,ed. In the first place Old Pete
rrmod rs two dollars borrowed money.
i..toad of our owing him. In the next
mr Sunday pantaloons needed patch
.ho,t four feet square at the end oppo-
s,,a the bow, and we did not care to
.,,hisct ourselves to ridicule for the
ssts Of showing off. We can keep our
h.sk behind us in our own office until
hitter times arrive, and that's what we
.,s irving to do. We have sent to San
Francisco for patch the color OF our
,.rtaloons and when it arrives and is
relded on to the spot, Richard will be
himself again. and ready to rustic at
funerals or address public meeting
on the topics of the day.
MIST TAKE THEIR CHANCES. Three
times during the past month we have
surprised ourself and the public by
manning the floor with assailants
while on two occasions we have igno
.niniously took to flight. We state il
asa physiological fact that there are
times when we had as lief fight dozer
men, and other times when we'd rur
from good-sized bog. Parties plan
ming to lick US must be prepared t.
take their chances. We may fight like
lion or run like jack-rabbit.
The COLONEL HAS GONE.-Tony so
ciety pretended to be all upset las
week because Colonel Declare wa,
arrested for horse thief and taken Il
Nebraska to stand trial. 1t was only ,
pretense. We have known for months
past that the Colonel was beat ant
an impostor, and many others hav,
known it. He sent us an order for ;
new hat as soon as he arrived here
and thus put us under obligations no
to give him away. The hat grew OLE
and rusty after time, and as tn
Colonel didn't come in with casl
subscription we felt that we had giver
him rope enough. We just dropped
hint to the sheriff of Henry County
and a week later the Colonel had tn
irons On. We are alone every eveniu!
after six. We can't be bribed, but Their
are parties in this town who had bes
come in and subscribe for copies t,
send to friends, Our terms are 81 pc
year-strictly in advance.
Nor ON HIM-There are no flies o.
JIM. 7. Brayton, Esq, who owns tina
beautiful ranch commonly known a
Jackass Dell. He entered our offic
The other day and left peck of pota
toes Of his own raising. His wife i
one Of the handsomest women in tn
West, his daughter the finest SINCE
and musician, and the gentlemen him
sell ought to be President of the Unite
Sa'es 1t is to such go-ahead. enter
prlslng men as Mr.. Brayton that Ar
iona Is indebted for her prosperity
Necall attention to the two-colum
d. which we have Inserted free, of tn
act that Jackass Dell is for sale O
slo an acre. It's worth five times thai
~ Is not for us to suggest that othe
farmers bring us in potatoes, butter
Varrots or apples. Such as do will fin
@ready and willing to give them froI
Oue-nal column to three columns
aouce In return, and in our most cheer
@ veIn"-DetroN Free Press.
he Had Had Experience.
Applicant-Twenty-flve dollars