Daily Republican., 1890-06-11
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

We extract the following items from
the last issue of the Arizona Kicker;
A SURPRISED .MAN.-Last week we
had a friendly criticism on jim Taylor,
who keeps the whioky ranch at tho other
end OF the bridge. We stated that his
den was probably tho nearest imitation
OF Hades to be found on earth, and that
the people OF this section were not doing
their duty In allowing Jim to consume
so much oxygen and hydrogen. 1t was
intended as q pleasant little caution to
Jim to set his ahanty on fire aud go
hence, hut he didn't take It that way.
On Wednesday OF this week he came
over to take our scalp. He didn't drop
a hint Is to his intentions, but when we
CAUGHT eight OF him block oil wcknew
by the Jerk OF his eyebrows that he
meant us.
Ii Mr. Taylor expects to make a sue
cess IN lie he must carefully observe two
or three things. Don't pail your gun
too quick. Don't shoot before you get
ready. Don't yell when you shoot, as 1t
only rAttles your own nerve. He opened
on US at a distance Of 200 feet, which
was $50 fcet too much. He WAS In TOO
great u hurry to take aim. and his bull
lets were wasted. His yells took away
his breath. When he had fired six bull
lets at us we closed in, put him on his
back. aud made him holler in about
sixty seconds. The look OF surprise and
RS enlistment on his jaco as he found
himself licked wac laughab'e sight.
The boys put him In an empty barrel and
rolled him around until he was thor
ouyhly weary. and yesterday he was
chased out oi his dive aud departed for
the mountaine.
IT DIDN'T FAIL.-Last Saturday the
Grant Hill Savlngs Bank, oil this town,
failed to open its doors, and o notice was
posted up to the effect that 1t would open
in abont . week and pay at least fifty
cents on the dollar. The boys got to-
gether about 10 o'clock aud Mr.. Dugea AN,
the president, was invited to explain
matters, lie said he hadn't time just
then, but after rope had been passed
over his neck he explained that the fail.
ure had been caused by over confidence
10 silver mine investments. TIE boys
doubted this. and Mr.. Duggan was taken
TO the bank and compelled to show his
books and Ills cash. After figuring for
about two hours committee found that
there was money enough TO pay every
depositor Si.i7 on the dollar, and It was
accordingly passed out and the bank
wound up in shiy-shspe fashion. 1t was
no failure, hut simply going cut of busi-
ness. Mr.. Duggan had calculated on q
little scoop, but he boys got ahead of
him. He left town on loot, carrying
spare paper collar In his hind pocket, aud
he will probably look Tor some hay-seed
town In Which to begin lie anew. We
bave failure h. re in trade now and
then. but we permit no bank to fail un-
less all deposltors are first paid In full.
FoR OTHER FIELDS. -Ex-Judge Jim
Harrison, who has been a familiar figure
on our streets Tor the 10 t year. and who
WAS supposed TO be Q retired 1our mer-
chant from Minnesota, out here to cure
his asthma, Ia with us no more. He de-
parted yesterday In charge OF detec-
tive, and will bring up at Joliet as the
end OF his journey.
Ju'ge Jim objected to the cour OF
the Kicker. He didn't like us one bit,
aud when he saw US walking to the front
lie felt IT personal hit st himself He
threw out Ills hints that we were trying
to run tie town, but that lie would
make US chew cAcius before he was done
with us. One day two weeks ago he
tried to force ~ into personal quarrel,
aud We learned Afterwards that he had
s'SAAAASNs 80 AAio Punt . puthos phA
snapped At US, but It failed to 20 oil.
Believing that We could run the town
better than the Judge, We began hunting
up his Iedigree, and In the course oi
week discovered that he WAS an ESCAPED
gentleman" from State prison. lie
went away saying that he owed us onc,
but as nc mas seven years yet to serve
We shsn't begin to worry for some time
get.
sTiLL HARPtSs.-Our jealous-minded
contemporary is still giving himself
away in every issue Of his poor old senile
theets anu such Subscribers as he has
take It ior the soc object OF seeing what
ne says ABOUT US. Tue hair that broke
yard. When We went to an expense of
!6o to remove the seven bodies to a nice
little plst of ground. and 10 identify each
grave w'th nics hsaa board. his gall