St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-11
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Its Hustling Editor BECOMES
Mayor of the Town.

Mayor OF the Town.
M. Quad in Chicago Tribune.
We Are, of Course "A letter from
an Ohio man to the Kicker asks who is
mayor of this town. The editor of the
Kicker (who is ourself would gently
reply that we are now filling that hon
ored position by majority of 730. and
filling it great deal better that it has
ever been filed before. We have no
egotism in our composition; we simply
talk facts.
In this connection we would again call
the attention of theatrical people to the
fact that the owner of the opera house
here (who is ourself) is also mayor (who
is OurselD of the town, and has the
granting or refusal of licenses. The ed
ltor of the Kicker (who is ourself would
therefore suggest liberal display of
fraternal courtesy in the matter of leav-
ing complimentary tickets at the Office.
We do not seek to dictate; we simply
throw out suggestion which is all
clear hay and weighs plump $50 pounds
to the bale
Better than ever.-ln sending out our
annual prospectus it is meet that we
should add q few more words for the
benefit of the public. Three years ago,
the first night we arrived in this town
we had to sleep under a wagon OH the
public square. For nearly year any
one who so desired could kick us and
feel sure of getting away without a
counter. 1t was eight months before
we could indulge in the luxury of an
S0-cent nightshirt.
Today we are not only owner and edi-
tor OF the greatest weekly paper in the
West, but the roof of the Kicker Office
also covers grocery, meat market,
shoe store, saddlery, gunshop, and
a feed store, each and every one an in
dividual property, and all run, like the
spokes OF a wheel, from common CEN
ter. Further, we are mayor OF this
town, having been elected by an over
whelming majority, and are the only
citizen deserving the name of capitalist.
The Kicker for the coming year will
be better and brighter than ever, as a
matter of course. We shall Introduce
new features and new departments.
keep the tone to its high standard and
only ask 81 per year for what will really
be worth at least $40.
His Usual Way.-Our esteemed con-
temporary down the street made an
other exhibition of the smallneSs of
his soul last week in publishing list
OF those present at Mrs. Maj. Harper's
anniversary party and leaving out
our cognomeD. The contemplate spirit
thus displayed has resulted not to our
injury, but in winning us new friends.
Hon. Hugh Smith, for instance. who
threatened only two weeks ago to shoot
us on sight. came around yesterday and
asked for reconciliation, and declared
that meaner and more contemplate
exhibition of the littleness of Western
Journalism had never been recorded.
The editor of the Kicker (who Is our
self and the mayor (who is ourself, of
cOnrSe) were not only there, but they
had on the only Prince Albert coat and
doeskin trousers in the vast assemblage.
They were also consulted by the host
and hostess as to the way things should
be run. They took the lead in every
thing, and were the big gun of the
evening, while that wretched man of
the dlshrag publication down the street
was not even invited. At 10 o'clock he
was seen standing at the gate, doubtless
hoping to be invited in, but some one
set the dog OH him and run him into
Pawnee ravine.
1t Looks That Way.-While Maj. Cal
lahan was going up the alley in the rear
OF the postoffice the other day he dis
covered a bundle containing twelve
copies of the Kicker which had been
mailed to town in Nevada, but which
MIR. Wanamaker's postmaster in this
town had no doubt deliberately thrown
out in order 10 spite us. This isn't the
first instance by fifty. as our readers are
well aware. The major hit the nail OIL
the head when he came into the office
with the bundle and remarked that we
would have to remove" the postmaster
before we could expect anything like
decent treatment.
1t looks that way. We have had four
separate encounters with him. in every
one of which we came Off first best. He
is now carrying two of our bullets in his
body, and the doctor succeeded in dig
ging out one or two others. We are not
quarrelsome man, but the editor of the
Kicker (wh0 is Ourself) and the mayor
OF this town (who is also ourselD have
certain dignity to maintain, and are also
guaranteed certain rights under the
sacred constitution. They will make
one or more effort toward restoration
OF harmony at the postoffice, and failing
to secure it will feel it their duty to give
Mr.. Wanamaker's man chance to draw
and then arrange for his wicked soul to
wing its flight 10 other lands.
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