Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-09-22
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
De.sert-The Editor Candidate
for Mayor


De.ser.-The Editor Candidate
for Mayor.
Poor SHOOTING. AS we were COM
Jog across the sand lots the other evening,
after spending couple of very agreeable
hours at the adobe residence of the Wid>
OF Jackson, sc-ne would be assassin who
was in hiding, fired six bullets at us from
revolver. We link it was Tom Bige.
low. We think so, because Tom has
shot at everybody in this town and never
hit anyone. He didn't hit US. Being
armed only with 8 bowie knife, we lit
out as soon as the shooting begun, and
the last bullet went 10 feet above our
head.
I'VE did tn nix Of hunting Tom up yes
teriay and splitting his Car with bullet
as great moral lesson, but on second
thought we concluded not To waste the
time He'll keep on blazing away around
this town until somebody gets vexed at
the noise and then e'Ilsuddenly go hence.
We don't want his funeral expenses on
our hands"
HRS A SUBSCRIBER Last week, as
noticed by our contemporary in a double-
loaded article with three scare heads on
it, Jim Renshaw, who owns the cactus
ranch out on the Tuscon road, refused to
take his copy of the Kicker out of the
postoffice. Jim not only owed his ST. SO
subscription, but refused his paper to
hurt our feelings. He's been sore on us
ever since we refused to lend him our
white shirt-the only one in town-to
go on q drunk in.
I'VE want to show an accommoda.
ting spirit to all. and we have the name
of being good>fellOg, but we want to
say right here and now that we believe a
common wool shirt is plenty good enough
for any man in this town to get drunk
in. If il isn't, bed better stay sober
When We saw Jim's little game We
mounted our mule and rode over TO in
ierview him. He was expecting US. One
bullet went through our hat and another
raked our mule, but after that Jim lay
down and we dug the bullet out of his
shoulder and helped him into his dug
out. He not only paid US al arrears in
spot cash. but dollar on advance SUBJ
scription. and as soon as able to move
about he will personally canvas for sub
scribers"
WE SHALL GET THERE.-Lsst Friday
evening We were nominated for mayor ON
the democratic ticket by reclamation, and
this is equivalent TO an election. We don't
deny that We sought the nomination. We
have had our eye on it for q year past
We shall also do our level best to snow our
opponent under. We have been moved to
this course by desire to see the town well
governed and because We believe the
mayor should be the representative man
of the town. We are that man. There's
no use in filling and backing and talking
about modesty and self-conceit and all
that. We lead this town. We know
more than any 10 men in it rolled together
We shall make the best mayor the town
has ever hsd, and we shall see that all the
city printing is given to the Kicker at legal
rates -
"DowNED AGAIN When the new sd
ministrstion came in we wanted to be
postmaster We we're eminentlS fitted
for the place. Instead of giving it to US
Mr.. Wanamaker appointed a creature who
goes by the name OF Hank Scott. A more
unfit man could not have been found in
Arizona. Hank knew how we felt, and
he set out to make it pleasant for US. In
side of two weeks be knitted US in the leg
and We ST OF him In the shoulder. Since
then Hank and US have had q shooting
bee at least once month, and on two
occasions we left him for dead. He's as
slow on the shoot as be Is in sorting the
mail.
Saturday afternoon We entered tie post.
Office with the complaints of 81 substri-
bers who had failed to get last weeks pa
per. Hank had no doubt taken them
home to put under carpet. which his
extrsvsgant wife has lately got from
Denver. Hank was watching for US
with his head 81 the general delivery win
dow, and we have the testimony of half
q dozen gentlemen that re beesn shoot
ing first. We wanted to argue. but lie
Kept pulling the trigger an knocking
the buttons & our rev fall u I, snd we
finally had to wing him in self defense
He isn't badly hurt and " u be as good
as new q month hence.
While we did baDk-r to be pos, N AS
ter. and while we do honestly believe
that Hank Scott doesn't know enough to
string dried apples, we don't like these
incidents. They detrsct from q mans
dignity and help give our town q hard
name. We hope Hank will change his
tactics after he gets around again. This
is the third or fourth time we've had to
pump lead into him, and we don't like 10
do it. 1t gives outsiders the idea that we
are street-brawler instead of q quiet,
pescesble editor with the best interests