Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21
Kicks From the Arizona Kicker.

From the Detroit Free Press.
We extract the following items from the last
issue of The Arizona Kicker"
surprised man.-Last week we had n
friendly criticism on Jim Taylor. who keeps
the whisky ranch at the other end Of the
bridge. We stated that his den was probably
the 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 con-
sumo SO much oxygen and hydrogen. IL was
intended AS pleasant little caution TO Jim 20
set his shanty on fire and go hcrce. but he
didn take II that way. On Wednesday of this
week he came over to take our scalp. He didn't
drop hint as TO Inns intentions. lut when We
caught sight OF him a block off We "a -lcw by the
jerk OF his eyebrows that lac meant Us
Ii Mr.. Taylor expects to make Il success in
life he must carefully observe two or three
things. Don't pull your gun too quick Don't
shoot before you get ready. Don't veil when
you shoot, AS 1t only rattles your own nerve
lie opened on us at a distance of 200 feet
which was $50 feet too much. He was in too
great a hurry 10 take aim and his bullets were
wasted His yells took away his breath. When
he had fired six bullets at us we closed in nut
him on his back and made hm holler IN about
sixty seconds. The look of surprise and aston
ishment on his face rs he found himself licked
was laughable sight The boys put him IN an
empty barrel and rolled him around until he
was thoroughly weary, and yesterday he was
chased out OF his dive and departed for the
mountains
1t didn't fail-Last Saturday the Granite
Hill Savings Bank of this town failed 10 omen
its doors. and a notice was posted up 10 the
effect that II would open IN about a week and
pay at least 90 cents on the dollar. The bows
got together about 10 o'clock and Mr. Duggan.
the president, was invited 60 explain matte rs
He said he hadn't time just then, but after A
rope had been passed over his neck he ex-
planned that the failure had been caused by
oyer-conhdence IN silver mine Investments
The boys doubted this. and Mr. Duggan was
taken TO the bank and compelled 10 show his
books and his cash. After figuring for about
two hours committee found that there was
money enough TO pay every depositor 81 AZ on
the dollar, and IL was accordingly passed ont
and the bank wound up in ship-shape fashion.
1t was no failure, but simply gong out OF
business. Mr.. Duggan had calculated on "A
little scoop, but the boys got ahead of him He
left town on foot, carrying spare paper collar
In his hind pocket, and he will probably look
for some hayseed town in which to begin life
anew. We have failure here in trade now
and then but we permit no bank to fail unless
all depositors are first paid IN full.
For other fields.-EX-Judge Jim Harrison,
who has been a familiar figure on our streets
for the last year and who was supposed 10 be
a retired -four merchant from Minnesota. out
here TO cure his asthma, is with us no more.
He departed yesterday in charge Of a detective.
and will bring up at Joliet the end of his
journey.
Judge Jim objected TO the course of The
Kicker" He didn't like us one bit. and when
he saw us walking to the front he felt i: per-
sonal Int at himself. He threw out his hints
that we were trying TO run the town. but that
he would make us chew cactus before he was
done with US. One day two weeks ago he tried
TO force US into a personal quarrel, and We
learned afterward that he had Derringer IN
his pants pocket and snapped il at us, but
it failed to go off.
Believing that we could run the town better
than the judge. we began hunting up his pedi-
gree and In the course of a week discovered
that he was an escaped gentleman" from state
prison. He went away saying that he owed us
one, but, as he has seven years vet to serve,
We shan't begin to worry for some time vet.