Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-12-24
ARIZONA KICKER.

ARIZONA KICKER.
Major ehotwell IL enubbed b. . Gin. |
namon Bear.
We have ON several occasions an |
nounced our belief that Maj. Shotwell |
was the meanest critter In all Arizona,
and something happened the other day
to corroborate all we have said. The
Major was on his way to Lone Pine. to
dodge his creditors In this town for
awhile. when he ran slap up against
cinnamon bear at the crossing OF Dog
Creek. The bear was hungry enough
to eat grass. and the Major was &C
frightened that he made NO effort to
get away, and yet there was no TRACE
dy. The bear sized him up. rolled him
over two or three times. and then walk
ed on In disgust. He didn't propose to
lower the reputation Of the Bruin fam.
lily by eating any such specimen Of hu-
mainly. We have been told that the
Major took 1t az snub anu feels very
much cut up over 1t, and we are glad
Of 1t. He IL a sleek. slick liar. q rr0fes-
sional dead-beat. and no decent coyote
would howl over his grave II he were
dead.
Monday last. when Col. Sage Green
of this town departed for Pilot Hill to
deliver speech to the citizens OF that
town in the interests of new railroad
we warned him to begin and end with
the railroad and not wander on to
Christopher Columbus, ~ we knew ne
would be quite apt to do. The Colonel
has n lecture on Columbus, and while
never yet invited to deliver 1t 40 q
whole. he is always seeking to work In
a few chapters under some other head.
We know the Pilot Hill people like a
book. They can stand q good deal OF
Gen. jackson aud william Shakespeare,
but they are down on Christopher Co
lumbus and George Washington. The
Colonel thanked us for our caution and
rode gaily away, and that evening he
had an audience to make him proud
He began on the railroad all right, but
vanity soon switched him on ON Co
lumbus, and three minutes later he wal
flying for his life. He reached here
Wednesday, after lying In the woods
thirty six hours, and q more lonesome
and bedraggled object was never seen
His first act was to tear up his address
on Columbus, and his next to get drunk
and we have strong hopes that he vii
get some sense into his head rs he no
bers up. Every town has its idioms
and they should be respected. Here n
! .l..v~ p1.1s ru-A m
Shakespeare and up on Columbus. blu
II the Pilot Hill people are the Othe
, way their feelings should be consulte'
instead of outraged.
When Mr.. John Graham of Chicag
, arrived here last week to see about In
I Producing electric lighting for the pub
lie streets we plainly told him that "
a didn't believe our people would stan
It. TallOw candles and kerosene o.
have been used ever since the first ligil
was hung out and no one has eve
. heard any complaints. lar. Graham d.
;, cited to give an exhibition Of his ART
light and let the people Judge for then
selves. and the display took place Wee
:, nesday evening in front Of the city hal
:. The boys were so quiet for the fir
- five minutes that we began to be hop
full, but then old Jim Hcwsen began
= yell and away she went. 1t seemed q
a II fifty pistols were popping Mt ono
and OF course it didn't take long Il
= that arc-light to grow wings and 4
:, away. When 1t had disappeared Il
:. boys turned their attention to Mr.. CIR
ham, and the last we heard Of him
was seven miles west Of the town nj
- still on the 90. We trust he Is Statistic
- with his experiment. Our people didr
~ mean him any harm. but It's just the
= way. Wen be In the swim with q
cagO some day, but just Mt present o
affection for candles and kerosene
: too strong to he broken by any sudd
wrench.