The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
THE ARIZONA KICKER
THE PUBLIC INVITED TO TAKE A POP
AT THE EDITOR.

A Fair Warning to Cowboys Who Shoot
Out City Hall window Panes-Bese Ca
nard Concerning Captain Kennedy Cir
culated by a Miserable Contemporary.
During our absence for three DAYS last
week the weather bureau was in the hands
of our horse editor, and we apologize for
the mistakes he made. The gentleman
knows all about horses and has got the
mule down to a fine point, but be is lame
on lneteoTology He predicted rain, and no
rain came. He predicted dry weather, and
we had a flood He saw only gentle zepbyrs
for Wednesday, whereas it blew a gale all
day. Some 20 different citizens, all having
reason to be indignant, hunted for the
horse editor with guns in their hands, but
be had wisely taken refuge in the su burbs.
We are sorry that he didn't do better, and
If it viii console any one to come around
and have pop at us we can be found at
almost any hour
Fair Warning to All.
The panes of glass which were shot out
of the city hall windows by Colonel Early
cowboys one day last week have been re-
stored and his honor the mayor, who is
ourself, hereby gives fair warning to all
cowboys, Transfers or any other class
that the next man who pops at those win
dows will find somebody popping away at
him. We don't object to the boys having
fun and INDUCING in pistol practice to
their hearts content, but line must be
drawn somewhere, and We draw it at pub
lie property. The front doors OF thu hall
are provided with iron knobs. ANY critter
sober enough to shoot can stand and bang
away at those knobs by the hour. and no
one will interfere with him, but the win
dows are a different thing. Copies of this
notice viii be sent to all ranches for 20
Z u,
conveyed win be needed by all
A Base Canard.
The story floating around town to the
effect that Captain Kennedy, a late arrival
from the east was horse thief who had
20 cut sticks from Indiana is a base cauard
and should be trampled under foot by ev-
cry respectable person. The other day,
when the captain came to this Office to
subscribe for The Kicker, he referred to
the scandal and produced documents to
prove his character. Instead of stealing
horse, ne drove off and sold three COWS
which he supposed belonged to an estate
in which he had an interest He was not
chased out of the state; but, being all ready
to go. he happened to take a train just
ahead of the sheriff. He didn' t come here
as a skulk from Justice, but to see if the
pure air wouldn't help his catarrh. He
viii remain for several weeks yet unless
the Indiana officers come along and get
his identity mixed up, And we bespeak for
him the courtesy and good viii of all our
people The day he arrived in town he
was asked to subscribe to the misera bic
apology issued by the bow legged critter
down the street, and his refusal to do so
probably set this vile calumny aaoat We
are glad that it is in our power to put this
matter right with the public.
As a Private Citizen.
Our esteemed contemporary has a col
umn article this week pitching into US be-
cause we attended the dog fight at the rink
last Saturday evening Yes, we were there,
and we are happy TO say that we had $40
on the winning dog. We did not attend
the soiree as the editor of The Kicker, as
mayor or as postmaster, but as private
citizen AS editor and proprietor of a
newspaper we are expected to take a drink
with the boys and sit down to a game of
poker now and then, but as mayor and
postmaster we are obliged to assume and
preserve "a certain dignity. This the boys
perfectly understand and take in a good
natured way Those who saw US at the
dog fight understood that we had left our
dignity of position behind US for an hour
and had come to see the fracas the same as
any other individual in the audience.
A New Arrival.
Among the late arrivals in this town IS
a critter calling himself the San Sebastian
Terror. and for the last week he has gone
about dourishing his guns and picking
his teeth with big bowie knife and put
ting on heap Of style. We have been told
that he is down on US as editor of The
Kicker, as mayor of the town and as an
individual and has more than once an
nOunced his intention to make US eat
grass We don't know where San Sebas-
tian is located, nor just how tall this ter
ror is when at home, but we have a word
Of caution to give This is no town for
him. 1t is too small and too quiet, and
this altitude is bad for the chap who works
his chin. We have a vigilance committee
here, and we personally know that the ex-
ocutiva committee has it's eye upon this
stranger. If he goes out Of the terror BUSH
ness in the course of a day or two or sees
fit to hunt for some other atmosphere, he
viii escape q sore throat. If he hangs on
and continues his chin music, he viii sure
ly be invited to a necktie social within a
week, and whom the party breaks up he
WON'T know the way home. Should he
meanwhile have any curiosity to see if we
arc loaded, be is cordially invited to call
around M. QUAD.