Asheville daily citizen., 1892-08-03

ONLY ELEVEN SECONDS.
thumb off at the Joint, and he went out of
business after firing only the one shot
From the time he fred until we had
him disarmed and he was begging our
pardon was only eleven seconds, as counted
by tho grocer, who had his watch in his
hand. AS mayor of the town we shall sell
the guns at public auction, as usual, and
turn the money into the street improve
ment fund We understand that the
colonel left town last night for some point
in Montana. While we firmly believe his
going Is benefit to the community, we
want to thank him for the manly way he
set about getting oven with us. Anybody
can begin libel suit, but it takes n manly
sort Of n man to go cunning for an editor
who can shoot two handed and has had
three or four days warning Of what Is to
come.
THE MULE RACE.-The great mule race
which was advertised to come off last
Saturday proved to be m exciting affair
F>and the event of the season. 1t was u
Lone Tree mule called Cyclone against the
well known Thunderbolt, owned by the
editor Of TIE KICKER. The stakes were
for 500 n side and the distance one mile.
His honor the mayor (who is ourself) was
present as n spectator As the editor of u
great family weekly it Is not beneath our
dignity to own the fastest mule in the
county, but theforeman of our office had
entire charge Of the animal after reaching
the race track The Lone Tree contingent
figured they had sure thing Of it, and
when our mule came in three lengths
ahead they made dash to carry off the
stakeholder. AS editor of THE KICKER we
were interested to considerable extent in
a financial way, but us mayor Of the town
and the acknowledged lfead of law and
order we sailed in on general principles
and left ruin and desolation In our path
Only one Of the crowd got away unhurt,
and that was because he started early
A chap called New Mexican Jim" was
tho leader of the Lone Tree gang. His
honor didn't have hold of him over eight
| cen seconds, and yet the doctors say 1t
will be three weeks before he is able to
| ride home. We are an up and up people
In this town. Our mule always starts or
! we pay the forfeit. He also runs fair and
for all there is in him. If he loses we
make no kick. II he wins we want the
long green and are bound to have It. 1t
was putup job to "do' us, but 1t didn't
work. Even our contemporary, as mean
n critter as he Is, can't find nerve enough
to sympathize with the Lone Tree crowd.
A MISSING LINK.-Last week there was
drove of Moquis Indian bucks and
squaws in town to do trading, and a num-
| Der of them were prowling about the yard
| in rear of THE KICKER Office Nobody paid
| any especial attention to them, but next
day news came In from Shack valley that
about twenty of them were deathly sick,
! and It was supposed they had been pois-
| oned by canned fruit bought in town. If
| there is any missing link in the case we
think we can supply it. Our pressman
\ had that morning been cutting the core
| out of composition roller in order to cast
another, and the Indians had discovered
| the strip and pieces and had appropriated
them. Every one rode outof town chew
ing some of the stuff, which they thought
was soft snap of some sort, and it didn't
| exactly agree with 'em. They will prob
| ably get over the effects In time, but they
won't have any further interest ina white
mans printing shop.