Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-02

thumb off at the joint, and he went out of
business after firing only the one shot.
From the time he fired until we had
him disarmed and he was begging our
pardon was only eleven seconds, as counted
by the 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 a benefit to the community, we
want to thank him for the manly way he
set about getting even with us. Anybody
can begin a libel suit, but it takes a manly
sort of 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 an exciting affair
and the event of the season 1t was a
Lone Tree mule called Cyclone against the
well known Thunderbolt, owned by the
editor of TIE KICKER. The stakes were
for 500 a side and the distance one mile.
His honor the mayor (who is ourselD was
present as a spectator. As the editor of a
great family weekly it is not beneath our
dignity to own the fastest mule in the
county, but the foreman of our office had
entire charge of the animal after reaching
the race track. The Lone Tree contingent
figured they had n sure thing of it, and
when our mule came in three lengths
ahead they made a dash to carry off the
stakeholder. AS editor of THE KICKER we
We're interested to n considerable extent in
a financial way, but mayor of the town
and the acknowledged head of law and
order sailed in general principles
and left ruin and desolation i'll our path.
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and that was because he started early.
A chap called New Mexican Jim" was
the leader of the Lone Tree gang. His
honor didn't have hold of him over eight
cen seconds, and yet the doctors say it
will be three weeks before he is able to
ride home. We are 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. If he wins we want the
long green and are bound to have it. 1t
was putup job to do us, but it didn't
work. Even our contemporary, mean
a critter as he is, can't find nerve enough
to sympathize with the Lone Tree crowd.
\ MISSING LINK.-Last week there was
drove of Moquis Indian bucks and
squaws in town to do trading, and n 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 We're deathly sick,
and it 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 a composition roller in order to cast
another, and the Indians had discovered
the strip and pieces and had appropriated
mt of chew
ing some of the stuff, which they thought
n 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 in a white
mans printing shop.