Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-19
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Extracts from Recent Issue OF Ths&
journal of Civilization.

Extracts from Recent Issue OF ThS@
journal of Civilization.
'sNoT A MURDER -The other morning
Hank Poole, a veteran old bum and
buffer of this locality, was found dead
in Goldfish alley, about ten feet from the
door of the Red Jacket saloon. He had
received about thirty buckshot, and had
been dead for some hours when discov-
cred. 1t was, of course, suspected that
he had been killed in row in the
saloon. and the sheriff was wabbling
around with half dozen warrants IN
his hand when we stepped in and threw
a light of 250 candle-power on the stu
alton.
Eat about midnight on the previcas
night some one kicked on our office
door, and when we called out to know
who was there rock was hurled through
one of the windows. We slid out of bed.
grabbed our shotgun, and fired into tie
street through the same window, Suppos-
ing the boys wanted some fun with US.
We heard some one run away, and have
no doubt that Hank Poole was the target
Of our buck-shot Hank had been down or
us ever since we sliced off his left ear &
year ago in front of the po5t-ofice, and
within two days he had been heard Il
declare that he would have our life.
The coroner's jury acquitted us Of all
blame, but stuck us for the burial eX-
pensas, which footed up $3.50. We are
not complaining any. Any man j. liza
BILE 10 kill one Of his fellow-creaturcs
out here any hour in the day, and it i
only fair that he sholld see the BODY
decently laid away. We are sorry tina
Hank didn't meet Us on the street IL
daylight. and thus have a better show
but as he chose his own way no one is to
blame but himself"
He WILL. EH?-The other day, when
we saw Judge Saunders steering BoS-
ton man around the country, we felt thai
conspiracy of some sort was on the
carpet. and we arranged fora private in
teryiew with the tenderfoot. The re
suit justified our anticipations. Iht
Judge owns twenty-SiX acres of sand anu
cactus three miles out of town on the
Mormon Trail. He had made that B0s-
ton man believe this tract covered a
ledge Of pure silver, and was worth a
million dollars. but owing to various
reasons he would sell it for So, 900. We
spoiled the sale in about thirty seconds,
and we understand that the Judge has
sworn to have our life as an offset
Say. Judge, come and see us. If you
thirst for our gore come and qUench.
We are always on deck every day in the
week, and if you can get the drop on us.
our scalp is yours We shan't interior"
in any thing like square deal in this
I neigh horhood. but we don't want to Se@
our sand prairie all dug up and tossed
+ about by a lot of tenderfeet who will
afterwards seek to kill the town out OF
spite. Judge Saunders will find plat
I Of our graveyard hanging up in the
post-officc. Those lots marked with a
! blue pencil have already been taken and
occupied
CONE AND SEE Ir.-We have just
received from friend in Denver a
laundried shirt valued at seventy-fye
cents. cut in the latest style and button
ing in the back. 1t is not only a valued
present, but a curiosity which all should
see, and for few days we will have il
on exhibition at the office"
SETTLED OUT OF CoURT.-One of the
first libel suits started against this
paper was brought by DR.. King, the
druggist on Sioux Place. We stated that
the doctor was quack and fraud; that
he was skipper from the East: that he
did not know rTui nine from arSeulc. and
that this climate would be sure effect his
health if he stayed few weeks longer.
A SINISTER lawyer named Davis made the
doctor believe that he had been damaged,
and he brought suit for quarter of 4
million.
six months ago Davis spit on our hat
as we were coming out of the post-Ottice.
and we had to pay S13 to bury him.
Three months ago the judge before
whom the case would have been tried
was thrown out of a second-story window
in a saloon and killed. -Four weeks age
the doctor was hung by the boys up at
Penny Gulch for giving 81 k man
strychnine in place of calmel. and yes
terday we settled the case with his heir.
for sack of flour and two dozen Michi-
gan clothes-pins. We have eleven Others
on hand, aggregating about $4,000, 600,
and if any Of the plaintiffs want to set
tie we will be open to trade all this
week though we shall limit them strict
ly to clothes-pins. Detroit Free Press,