The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-17
THE ARIZONA KICKER,
Tho Editors Criticisms Caused Trouble ana
the departure OF tho Horse Reporter.

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AsURrRIsE PARrr.-Last week Major Cowan.
| the owner OF Sunset ranch. over in Clinch
| Valley. invited us over to eat Sunday dinner
| with him and look over his grounds and build
inEs. AS editor Of the Kicker We have been
very frank in our criticisms OF the Clinch
Valley cowboys. AS Mayor OF this town we have
wounded three Of them and kept the crowd on
their good behavior when they have come into
the city. 1t was. therefore. with feeling Of
hesitancy that we saddled our mule last Sum
day morning and set out for the Majors. We
had proceeded as far as Turkey Bend. and
were communing with the spirit OF nature
and loading our guns for business when
about thirty cowboys. led by Bill Wheeler.
who has standing offer of 500 for
either Of our ears. suddenly broke cover
from the scrub half a mile away. We were
not looking for subscriptions among that
crowd. neither did We care to go into any .
extended argument or the political situation ,
on tho Lords day. We decided to return to !
town by the shortest route For about a milo
the crowd was within shooting range. Wo
counted seventy -six bullets which passed |
within speaking distance OF us. We finally
began to gain and mile out OF town we wero
amile ahead Of tn" gang. All stopped at the
usual. We haven't tho slightest complaint to
their business to Kill us Off il they can. and on
the other hand we shall pepper every one who
prise on us but we think we did the right
thing in the right place.
q horse reporter When tho young man who
has been sporting that titlc came along here
East. h" aisurei T us that he et himself ea""
to any emGrgency. We could ofI"r him only |
Nv Was ala c n"t 1"k
have always becn rather doubtful Of him.
lie, didn't have the genuine Western motion
n hnpE Ia
weeks. PVT while hH yisibly ilnnroIyed On the
about the shoulder muscles He was an agree
nh" fellow. howry,er, and his dcrartment was
along ana hoped that he might somehow
squeeze through.
came to pass. Our horse reporter started for
Lone Tree to look at some fancy stock On tho
onse dung thr"psh the alley window a q this
Office Joe rightly looked, upon him as our
#s snSu d Srd s% Sn GS 1f
carcass exactly six times before he Ind
sd TIN his back sR Pr want
leather; faced, half breed. who hasn't got
made hin, sing and dance until no iell OK
sentative to return to town at tho end Of an
h l., Int ut We DID not know him when Il
his story We mounted OUT, mule and flew Quito
tho spot. hoping to mud the half brood ling"r-
ing about. We beat up the country for Two
miles around. but he was not to be found.
As stated above we have no horse reporter
now. Upon returning to the Office we told re
realizo the situation Himself and was already
packing up: He was badly broken up. and we
felt sorry for him, and We hereby wish to
recommend him to any paper east Of Kansas
or Nebraska which has "A situation open He
u q capital writ but too slow On the draw ior
this section. In a community where tho horse
reporter defends himself with a. club or brass
knuckles he'd be invaluable. Wo shall wiIe
half hra ed nj the 0rst onnortuDitY.