The Green Forest tribune., 1892-05-26
The Arizona Kicker.

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by stage and announced herself as
the wife of Maj. Blake, our justly
popular town marshall. AS the ma
ior has wife and two children in
his home on Cactus avenue it doubt
less y made things somewhat embar-
RAISING for him. He might have
wiggled out Of it, however, but for
the appearance Of Il second lone
woman on Monday noon, who al
so claimed to be his wife. This
made three on the majors hands at
once, and all threatening to shoot,
and it is no wonder be broke for
the brush.
We don't know how the major
intends - arrange matters, out it
seems to us that some sort of sat
isfactory understanding can easily
be arrived at. There are over 10U
men in this town ust as good a.
the ma or who will marry these
extra wives tomorrow and provl3 {
them with good homes. There is
no use of three women chasing up
one man in this neigborhood. l.
they Will cali at The Kicker Office
we think We can arrange matters
so that each and every one will en-
JOY much happiness in the future.
Nor CAPTIoUs.--We don't want
to find fault with the way the cor
ner conducts the affair OF his Office,
but we do feel like throwing out a
gentle suggestion that we believe
is worthy of consideration. In
three different instances where he
has gone over to Clinch valley to
inquest on bodies found hanging
to trees the verdicts have been
"cause unknown There should
be no hesiteney in stating that the
deceased was hanged. If he hadn't
deserved hanging he wouldn't have
got there, and no one will blame
the crowd who pulled on the rope.
Some of the executed may have
relatives who will want to know
all about it, and they should not be
deceived into believing that it was
case of mountain fever or heart
failure. The great and glorious
west has {. reputation for truth and
veracity to maintain, and all Off
cial facts should be given straight
from the shoulders.
He WAS Toe FRESH Every man
has individual characteristics and
eccentricities, and where they are
harmless they should be O: erlook-
ed. We have in some manner con-
tracted the habit or eccentricity of
splitting tobacco jlice on the right
foot ofany person we may happen
to be talking with on the street. We
do this unconsciousl y and with the
best of motives. 1t is just as natur-
al for us to do it as it is for coyote
to strike gait of thirty miles an
hour when dog gets after him.
All our citizens know this and ex-
cnse the action. The other day a
stranger from, Hiko, New, who was
looking our town er,stopped us in
front of the Bank to ask for
information. While posting him
our eccentricity probably develop
ed itself. We don't know that it
did, but we judge so from the fact
that he suddenly jumped back, drew
his gun and began blazing away.
He had fired tour shots before
Judge Hopkins, who was near at
hand, could collar and disarm MIN
His bullets cut two buttons off oul
vest and gazed the hide under oul
left arm.
The usual crowd gathered, and
when the boys learned the facts in
the case the strange was disarmed
and ordered to leave town on the 4
O'clock stage. He went. 1t was
the general opinion that be was al
together too fresh for this locality
We don't want the inference to gt
out that a stranger, who won't per
nit us to spit on his boots, has nc
rights in this town, and that his
life will be III danger at the hands
of mob. We simply reiterats
: that we have some peculiarities, anc
it is a great deal better for a strang
, es to ask for an explanation Or de
mand an apology before beginning
to shoot.