The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-05-15
THE ARIZONA KICKER
NO ROSE HILL FOR THE PEOPLE OF
GlvEADAM GULCH.

Turn Up Just a Diversion = Mixing
Morphine and Quinine.
For some time past a clique of citi-
gems, headed by Joe Taylor, have been
agitating the idea of changing the name
of this town from Giveadam Gulch to
Rose Hill. The clique went SO far as to
call a public meeting for Wednesday
evening, which was largely attended.
Taylor and others made strong speeches
in favor Of a change, claiming that the
mann of the town kept people away and
that to continue to call it Giveadam
Gulch was against policy, prosperity
and civilization. The editor of The
Kicker (who is ourself), the mayor (who
is o~urself) and the postmaster (who is
ourself) were called upon to speak in
opposition. We gave a history of the
town from the day old Bill Williams
didn't give a damn for the Indians sur
rounding him in this gulch, and thus
gave the name to a place which has
grown and prospered beyond any town
In the territory. There was something
honest and above board - something
which smacked of a rough but good
hearted community-in the name OF
Giveadam Gulch. Rose Hill might do
for a colony of Sunday school teachers,
but for a people who knew the prints of a
grizzly bears foot from the spot where
a mule had tried to roll the saddle off it
wouldn't fit. Our cognomen is Jim
Hellso. It'sa suggestive cognomen, and
certain folks might object to it, but yet
we have borne it through poverty to
wealth and had the word Of the post
master general that he loved to dwell
upon it. Jim Hellso and Giveadam
Gulch were linked together, and they
might as we'll try to change one name
as the other. Other speakers followed
in line, and when a vote was taken the
Taylor crowd was laid on the shelf by a
large majority. We are still Giveadam
Gulch, and Giveadam Gulch we shall
remain, and odds is the difference who
gives a blank and who doesn't.
Perhaps He Did.
Our esteemed contemporary, in his
issue of Tuesday, says that he met us on
Cochise place Sunday evening and fired
five shots at us, but owing to the dark
ness we escaped. We were on Cochise
place Sunday evening. We passed two
loving hours with a widow whom we
have long been sweet on, and, after
pressing her hand for the thousandth
time, got under our hat and departed.
We walked down to Cheyenne street
and from thence to Apache avenue, but
did not see ever a dog providing about.
Our esteemed may have encountered us,
but we can't recall the incident. He
may have fired upon us, but If SO we
haven't the least remembrance. Ii he
did, it was going to useless trouble. We
have offered time and again to stand up
before him by daylight, at any range he
may elect, and let him blaze away, and
why he should put himself out at night
is a puzzle. The only thing we begrudge
the poor old chap is his ability to lie.
II we were half as good a liar as he is
we'd be in congress next session.
He Didn' Turn Up.
We believe that 40 out of every sc
editors in Arizona will agree that we
are always ready to extend every cour-
. tesy to members of the craft, and that
we seek to honor and elevate the pro-
fession in all we do. Last week Mr..
= John Baker, editor Of the Bad Hill Ga
zette. sent Us q letter at the hands of {
man named Stuart. In that letter hi
called us a buffer, a coward and
| sneak, and added that if we would be al
Ten Mile creek Sunday noon he would
rid the earth of an i~ncumbrance. AS W.
n had never had a word with Mr.. Baker
we were surprised at his challenge, bu
courtesy compelled us to say that w
would be on hand at the time named
We were there at half past II and waited
until 8 O'Clock in the afternoon, but N
Mr.. Baker showed up. He did not ever
! send q messenger with an excuse. w
- do not propose to waste further c%ourtes.
'r on any such critter. We shall make
g our business to ride over to Bad Hill
some day soon and take his editoria
% nose between our thumb and finger an
pinch it and give it a twist. If he vii
fight, we'll and good; if not, we viii
make him apologize for his letter. H
is evidently a man who has blundere
into the profession and has no sense c
)e its honor and dignity, and the sooner h
& ia out of it the better.
Just q Diversion.
th The Chicago correspondent who tele
y, graphed his paper the other day that tn
Us aldermen of this town had been Shoot
en- ing each other deserves to lose his ears
c. At the Tuesday night meeting of til
&c common council Alderman Murphy cal
ed Alderman Baxter a liar. The latte
pulled his gun and fired a shot whic
licked Alderman Hastings on the chin
and we then pulled both our guns al
ce stopped the fun. The whole affair W;
q simply a diversion. Alderman Baxt'
. did lie, and Alderman Murphy though
~. it no harm to say so. 1t was begun an
no ended in a minute, nor was business
nd all interrupted. There is never a NEE
IT. ing of the council without the lie
Il, passed and a gun drawn, but the DO.
don't mean anything by it. 1t simp,
makes the session lively and gives IL
taxpayers to understand that they a
earning their 50 per week. The DO.
Just love each other like a band of brot
ers, and the idea that they should ha
ker for each others gore is too absurd
l. put into print. If the corresponds
sends out any more such nonsense,
will be waited upon by a committe
n and the results may be unpleasant.