Graham guardian., 1897-11-05
The Impression 1t Creates Abroad.

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Denison, Iowa Rerie,o, concerning
the Ifdiier. The Rerteio is publish
ed at the old home Of Mr.. BoDney,
editor Of the Trailer:
."The Arizona Trailer is the latest
addition to our exchange list.
1t is edited by our old friend, DR..
A. Il. Bonney, formerly of Buck
Grove, and if ii docs not breathe
the Spirit of The West, we are
totally unfamiliar with said spirits.
Its head line presents cowboy
with impossible lndia.rubber arms
and legs, armed TO the teeth, out
on the sandy desert, evidently hot
on the trail OF cactus. II is a
good advertisement for Stafford,
where the paper is published. We
Supposed nothing would grow
there but find from the illustration
that the soil supports about eight
varieties of cacti. DIR. Bonney IS
evidently a naturalized citizen.
His leading editorial is in true
Arizona style and shows the
Trailer to be worthy successor of
the Arizona Kicker" The editori-
al begins
Last Sunday morning as we
poked our nose out of the rear
door Of the Trader Office and let
the warm sunlight reject i4olf Oh
our noble brow, and as we inhaled
the fresh morning breeze, aud
several odors not found on
lady's toilet case, friend lifted
his VOICE and said, You've raised
He'll now"
What can be more realistic and
truer to life in Arizona than these
parnetic lines.
The Ifailer is evidently short on
type and a good proof reader ought
to find employment on its columns.
The type we are informed is on
the way, but at present the Trailer
looks like a proof sheet of a print
er's shell box"
Another evidence of the West
ern tone of the Trailer is found In
the cheerful recommendation ofthe
Trailer that the county officers
should be lynched. We might like
to be society, or religious, or teIe-
graph editor of the Trailer, but
lighting editor, never. The Trail
En- speaks of the county seat town
as dobe village. This is also
Characteristic of the genuine "wild
and wooley.R If Brer Nichols of
the Manila Register would only
get hold of the paper at dobe town
and Start up friendly controver-
sy with the Trader we would prom.
Use the natives a time which for
warmth and activity and varied
luridness would surpass the most
extravagant dreams Of the oldest
settler in his most aggravated sea.
son Of delirium trcmens.
The Trailer quotes several notices
about itself one of which Is certain
" worth copying. 1t is from an
Arizona paper called "Our Mineral
Wealth and reads as follows:
"Phe Arizona Traier is the name
Of new paper started at Stafford.
1t starts out on the trail Of mis-
iemeanors with the intention Of
1t has a head like Black
Jack and a form like the late
wreck in Kansas. They viii col.
ect subscriptions at the business
end of slxshooter and hold up
trains after business hours. Sue
less TO you gentlemen"
Sixteen to one has evidently
found it's level in Arizona, for we
lotice in the advertising columns
IN advertisement reading
l6 TO 1.
When you come to town drop
INTO the l6 to l saloon for a nice
cool glass of Pabst keg beer on
We wish DR.. Bonney and the
Trader success, his paper is certain
" unique, there is nothing else
ike il in the earth beneath, or the
heavens above or the waters under
the earth."-Denison RecieW.
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