Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS
The Arizona Kicker,

For some time past clique of citi-
zenS, hcrdod by Joe Taylor. have
been agitating the idea of Changing
the uame of this town from Giyea,
dam Gulch to Rose Hill. The cliuue
went so far as to call public meet
ing for Wednesday evening. which
was largely attended. Taylor and
others made strong speeches i'm favor
Oh change, claiming that the namo
OF the town kept people away and
that to continue to call it Giveadam
Gulch was against policy, prosperity
ana civilization. The editor Of THE
h'cker (who is ourself) the Mayor
who is ourSclf) and the Postmaster
(who is ourself) were called upon to
speak in opposition. Weg gave a his
tory OF the town from the day old
l]ill Williams didn't give d-n for
the Indians surrounding him i'm this
guich, 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 boards thing which
Smacked Ola rough but good hearted
community--int the name of Givea-
dam Gulch. Rose Hill might do for
n colony of Sunday School teachers,
but for people who knew the prints
of Il grizzly bears foot from the spot
where Il mule had tried to roll the
saddle of, ii wouldn't fit. Our cog
nomen is jim Hellso. It's sugges.
tive cognomen, and certain folks
might object to it, but yet we have
borne it through poverty to wealth
and had the word of the Postmaster
General that he loved to dwell upon
1t. Jim Hellso and Giveadam Gulch
were linked together, and they might
rs we'll try to change one name as
the other. Other speakers followed
in line, and when vote was taken
the Taylor crowd was laid on the
shelf by 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 Tues
day, 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 Co.
chise 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 even a dog prOwling
about. Our esteemed may have en-
cOuntered us, but we can't recall the
incident. He may have fired upon
US, but if so we haven't the least re-
membrance. If he did, it was go.
ing to useless trouble. We have Of
fered time and again to stand up be-
fore him by daylight, at any range
he may elect, and let him blaze
away, and why he should put him.
self out at night is a puzzle. The
only thing we begrudge the poor old
chap is his ability to lie. If we were
half as good a liar as he is wo'd be
In Congress next session.
HE DIDN'T TURN UP.-We be-
lieve that 40 out of every 80 editors
in Arizona will agree that we are al
ways ready to extend every courtesy
To members of the craft, and that we
seek tn honor and elevate the pro-
tessiOn i'm all we do. Last week Mr..
John Baker, editor of the Bad Hal
GAZETTE, sent us letter at the hands
of man named Stuart. In that let
ter he called us buffer, a coward
and sneak, and added that if we
would be at Ten Mile Creek Sunday
noon he would rid the earth of an in
cumbrance. AS we had never had a
word with Mr.. Baker, we were sur
prised at his challenge, but courtesy
compelled us to say that we would
be on hand at the time named. We
we're there at half past and waited
until three O'Clock in the afternoon,
but no Mr.. Baker showed up. He did
not even send messenger with an
excuse. We do not propose to waste
further courtesy on any such critter
We shall make it our business to ride
over to Bad Hill some day soon and
take his editorial nose between our
thumb and finger and pinch it and
give 1t twist. If he will fight,
we'll and good if not, we will make
him apologize for his letter. He 81
evidently man who has blundered
into the profession and has no sense
of its honor and dignity, and the
sooner he is out of it the better.
JUST A DIVERSION.-The Chicago
correspondent who telegraphed hi.
paper the other day the aldermen Of
this town had been shooting eaci
other deserves to lose his ears. A
the Tuesday night meeting of tn,
common council, Alderman Murphy
called Alderman Baxter liar. Th,
latter pulled his gun and fred a sho
which tickled Alderman Hasting