The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-14
THE ARIZONA KICKER.


xditoffal Enscrprfse Peculiar to the
Wfdc-Awake West.
Detroit Free Press
We extract the following from the last is
sue Of the Arizeaa Kicky-
ALWAYS IN THE LKAp.--Last week We es-
tsbaished = new department in the Kicker
that Of answering questions concerning dis
puted points on games Of chance as well IS
making decisions thereon. These games
viii include euchre. old sledge. ssseven-up. Pc
dro. whist. keno. faro. roulette. &c. taking
in, In fact, each and every game known to
the sporting world.
This department will Be edited by an old
gambler Of thirty years experience, and
who carries seven knife wounds and the
scars Of four bullets as proofs Of his literary
caliber.
The fact that such department hit the
bull's-cye Is evidenced by the fact that we
have added tweuty-one new Subscribers
within week. and they are still coming.
We we're intending 10 devote this space to
religious news, but after looking the ground
over. and discovering that there vas none
10 chronicle, we gave way to the urgent de-
mands Of the boys and Instituted the new
departure. II Is the general belief that this
viii do more 10 boom our town than ii we
had secured $50 900 for q new government
building, All communications intended
for this department should be addressed:
Gambling Department OF The Kick<r y
Write only on one side Of the paper, and
do not attempt to write with blood
AGREAr Recommendations Obadiah
shaw, our popular register Of deeds has pre-
scented us with a new ss-ealibef revolver Of
smith 4 Wcsson make as . token of his
esteem and affection. and we feel as proud
rs boy with his first pair of boots
We have been. as some Of our friends
know. greatly hamperei in our editorial
work during the past year by an oid-fash-
ioned revolver which could never be de-
pended On in m emergency. II was ont Of
repair ell along the line. and when we
brought IL down on . man We never felt
sure which Of US would get the contents
IL Was also too large for our pistol pocket,
and on three or four occasions the other
man had opened fire before we could ges il
out When Arkansas Bill met es in front
of Tayiov's hank one day las. sgmmer and
opened Ere he had pulled the trigger three
times before we could get our old shooting
iron on line with his left lung. We didn 4
mitch expect to drop him then. ~ the ham
tamblsd and he lived long enough to tell
as that he made the mistake Of his life when
he started out 20 remove the editorial head
OF Arizona's great weekly newspaper
Tlls rev weapon adds TO our editorial
seal and enterprise. and pats the Ksek<y on
q more certain foundation. We have had
only oae weeks practice. and vet we can
draw IL and send two bullets rixpsnr
through fellow beings carcass while an
average scAoolhoy can get his mouth puck
erred 10 begin the tirst lane OF Henry Claw
great speech. We shall nos be satisfied uss-
iii ne have done little better than that
I've seconds better. Meanwhile. anyone
haakerinx Tor eur scalp can aud rs al the
asaai place prepared So De the best sc can
under the circumstances.
II EEsgLxEp.-Me wsrr horn with spirit
81 fair play in our composition wh.ch has
never wyvwn less. Ne want TO see every
body and everything have = fair show. For
tass rsassa. xhea hall ssosen oi our prom
ssseat esslssns same 80 as one day last week
and suggested nsxk-sse party 10 remove
Cow toy Jack. as he calls himself. from
his sphere ca earth Ia one a great deal
higher no. we suggested that he first ne
given shew 10 insiics his ,ssesesace on the
Yeorle Of Tombstone or Tucson lie had
lesa with rs tAree ~esks. te-rosizsng ols.
nsa. women and boys by his wild shoot.
ing ard being ready ~sth his rep when a
daspate arose in salcsan. The assertion az
essr loTeArcd contemporary thai we want
si 10 save him unssl he had subscribed Tor
the kstsxs is declaration worthy Of satan
himself
TWAS suggested that We call ason the
gentleman named within the quotation
marks. AID shrow car hsnf thar he hsa
sssser walk We Asa 50 lie r4csEvea rs
with chslltng FsAsssness. listened 10 our
wuesis 81 WISDOM. srsd then gave rs sAirt<es
sesoHds - sss dewnt Aree pairs OF stairs