The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-24
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Public Invited To Take a Pop At
the Editor.

Out City Hall window Panes-Base Ca
pard Concerning Captain Kennedy Cir
culated by q 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 be made. The gentleman
knows all about horses and has got the
mule down to fine point, but be Is lame
on meteorology He predicted rain, and no
rain came. He predicted dry weather, and
we had flood. He saw only gentle zephyrs
for Wednesday, whereas it blew gale all
day Some 20 different citizens, all having
reason to be indignant, hunted for the
horse editor with guns in their hands, but
he had wisely taken refuge in the su burbs.
We are sorry that he didn't do better, and
ii it will console any one to come around
and have a 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, teamsters 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 indulging in pistol practice to
their hearts content, but a line must be
drawn somewhere, and we draw it at pub
lie property. The front doors of the 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 different thing Copies Of this
notice will be sent to all ranches for 90
miles around, and we hope the warning
conveyed will be needed by all
Base Canard.
The story floating around town to the
effect that Captain Kennedy, late arrival
from the east was horse thief who had
to cut sticks from Indiana is a base canard
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 a
horse, he 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 co. he happened to take train just
ahead of the sheriff He didn't come here
as skulk from justice, but to see II the
pure air wouldn't help his catarrh. He
will remain for several weeks yet unless
the Indiana officers come along and get
his identity miEed up, And we bespeak for
him the courtesy and good will OF all our
people. The day he arrived in town he
was asked to subscribe to the miserable
apology issued by the bow legged critter
down the street, and his refusal to do SO
probably set this vile calumny afoat. 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 ara 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
newspaper we are expected to take drink
with the boys and sit down to game of
,,ostn,astor ,7o arc oblieed N assnn,e and
I,reserva a certain dienitv This the bovs
pec ',,,derstand and talrs in a GOOD
patured xsav Tbos, who saw us at the
doc fisbt ~nderstood that va had left our
dignity of nosition behind us for an honr
and had come "a SEQ the fracas the same as
env other Individual in the audience.
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