The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-05-29
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
western Editorial Life Continues 60 -
Full OF Surprises.

Western Editorial Life Continues 60 Ne
Full OF Surprises.
We extract the following from lsta
ssue of the Arizona Kicker:
A Foolish IDEA-Certain people IN
his town are In the Rabit of shooting
into the Kicker Office every night or
lsro, in hopes to riddle US. Sometimes
Ihey shoot through a window and some
Zines through door, and although they
have always wasted their lead we are
rowing tired Of the operation 1t Is
loolish idea to suppose we sleep In any
bne spot in the Office on two successive
aights, and if these would-be asssssins
haven't got sense enough to haul on we
shall go into ambush outside some night
and gather couple more subjects for
Our private graveyard.
GIVING HIM A SHow.-During the
afternoon of Wednesday last, while out
with the boys on the great rabbit hunt
In Strawberry Valley. we several times
ielt the whizz of bullets and wondered
who could be so careless. 1t seemed
that ex-Ald. johnson, who was forced
TO resign when the Kicker showed him
up as bribe-taker, wasn't shooting at
iack-rabbits, but at us. He sent at least
half dozen bullets In our direction De-
fore the boys caught on to him. Then
shey would have hung him up but for US.
We believe in giving everybody snow
out West We believe that is the way
20 build up the country. We begged
Johnson off and gave him show to re-
pent of the error of his ways, and we
nope he will have sense enough to profit
ny 1t. If not he will be found playing
pendulum some morning from the limb
of tree.
ExPLANAroRY.-The third column OF
the second page of this issue will be
found blank. 1t is not our fault Colonel
John Kyloff, one of the old pioneers OF
this town, died last week, and his widow
sent in an obituary notice which Just
filled the column. We thought it read
pretty strong when we set it up, but as
the Colonel was the third man to sub
scribe to this paper and pay in advance
we intended to let it slide. The forms
were all ready for the press when de-
tective arrived from Portland to identity
the Colonel as thief, embezzler, blga-
| mist and all-round bad man. His proofs
were so straight that we hadn't the
cheek to publish the obituary. we
sent a bouquet to the widow with oul
compliments, but that was the best we
could do.
THEY OBJECTED.-The- twenty-five
hands over on Smith & Wiley's rancho
are easily stampeded One of them II
named Baddon, and two or three weeks
since we commented on the size OF hi
mouth, We did i. entirely in his praise
as We believe him to be the only NAL
in Arizona Tho can hold pint of waite
in his mouth. His friends got wronI
impression, however, and the othe
afternoon the whole crowd rode over Of
@ personal visit We didn't go oil fish
ing because they were coming; it wa
simply a coincidence. We didn't boz
row mule and go off at gallop be
I cause we didn't want to see the boys
but because we were limited as to time
We didn't wait until midnight to retur
because we had any fear, but Ne rs
bit so we'll we hated to leave en-. Sesn
day, whom the cowboys have time en-
we have time. and every thing is a.
right, we shall hope for long visit an
. fpiaudlv chat.-Uetroie Free Press