Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-14
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Only the Hustler Can succe~d On the We.

Only the Hustler Can succeed In the West.
From the Detroit Free Press.
We extract the following from the last issue
of The ATixOnd hicks7,:
IL TowE.--we received call yesterday from
Maj. Jim Porter of Deep Cut. who owns tho
biggest mule ranch in all Arizona, and who will
probably be our next governor. The history
of the major is that Of other hustling. ener-
getic men. Failing AS a lawyer in Chicago. he
came west, killed a man at Cheyenne. bough;
an old mining claim in Nevada, shot another
man in Idaho, ran for sheriff in Colorado.
killed man at Tombstone and finally settled
down on a ranch at Deep Cut to enjoy tbs fruit
of his lsbors and take things easy. HE case 10
one which the youths OF our country would 10
we'll 10 emulate.
A New ESrERPRIsE.-The Kiclsr is proud 20
announce an It's present issue that Col. Gilders
the indefatigable and eminent president Of the
Great Western Faro Exchange, viii begin the
erection OF a handsome block of stores about
April 1, 1881. Tins news is exclusive with the
Hacker. as all important local news ia
Col Gilders came to this town 80 poor that
he had 10 borrow sand bank 10 sleep ON.
His qualities were first brought 10 public at
tention when he broke the postmnster's law
de next killed a cowboy over on SCOTS run.
followed II up By planting Mccoy, the half
breed, in good shape and in . year had won a
high place in the esteem Of his fsllow-tOuns-
men. Nothing succeeds like success and moth
ing brings success so rapidly as hustiing.
THEY Cor LErr.-Last week we had a few
words of fatherly advice for the crowd down
the river. That they are a bad gang no one
outside their ranks disputes. They are alxays
blowing, quarreling and shooting. and our
sheriff says the gang does not hesitate 10 take
in sheep or a steer now and then without in
quiring who is the owner. We advised them TO
wash up, shave up and git mp and be white,
and had something to say about a visit from a
vigilance committee an case they did not raend
their ways.
Tuesday night we got word that the gang
were coming over 10 get revenge. In COM
pany with few friends We took up a strategic
position outside the Office and waited. About
midnight nineteen of the river crowd rode up,
forced the front door of the Office with a rush
and dashed in to secure our scalp.
Ii wasn't there.
1t was outside.
We dropped a chap named Pete Rioceio. Q
half-breed, and the remainder were allowed to
ride of in panic. We didn't really mean 70
kill Pete, but the elevation Of our shotgun was
too high, and he fell over without kick The
coroner inquest, coffin. undertaking, Ac,. cost
us slS.25, bus 1t wasn't such bad investment.
He makes No. 10 IN our private graveyard and
the gang has been taught great moral lesson.
Pay no attention whatever 10 the rawlings Of our
contemporary. He tried to steal the bones OF
a dead mule and half an scre Of sand lot 20
stsrt p. g. of mis- own, but was detected and
had to publicly apologize
oUR New MAS-The story on our fourth
page entitled Bosnia, the Man Eater, " is from
the facile pen of . tsnderfoot from Denver,
who Ii working for US at salary Of - per
week. We rather like the style and il makes
''phat'' for the printers.
Year I774,.
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1.-The above style il Q little fresh 10 this coma
try, but as il is only costing ms - per week to
introduce Il, We shall give it at least three
weeks trial"
Did He Expect the Earshf
From the Chicaeo Tribuns
Noon newsboy-"An bout Ire horrShh
railroad accident on tn West side PEPPER.
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