The Washington weekly post., 1900-03-13
FROM THE ARIZONA KICKER.

Several weeks ago seven citizens OF
Grass Valley dubbed together and paid
an Eastern agency 50 apiece to send
on seven women in search OF husbands
The women arrived the other day The
youngest one Of the lot was fifty years
old. and the haudsOmest had a cataract
on her left eye and a broken nose. The
Grass Valley men took ore brief glance
and then bOltsd for the woods. and the
women were shipped to Denver next day.
Col John Roberts stopped his papsr
last week because there were only four
teen murder items in il. and his usual
dose Is twenty-one. We bad 10 over
haul over 80 exchanges 10 find as many
Items as We did, and We rather feel
glad the colonel Is or the list. Hes
got regular mania Tor murder items.
and II anybody has 90 Of them In a scrap
book the colonel will pay az l,as, So for
the outfit and read every one OF them
over I'VE times
The mayor OF Rocky Hill was In town
yesterday to invite us 10 deliver an adj
Wress on Columbus In his town next
week. We felt Obliged 10 decline With
| thanks \ year ago We delivered an ad-
dress on Washington over there. and The
audience got him mixed NJ with Napoi-
| con, Shakespeare. and Lord Byron. and
| Teltcd Us with missiles OF various sorts
| We've got jlm-dandy address Of CO.
lumbus, but II Is rot for Rocky Hal
/ They'd be all right over there for the first
| ten minutes. and then they'd mix the
| great discOveTer up with poets and pirates
! and slam-bang the breath out OF Us.
| Just after We went 10 press last week,
| and while on our way 10 Abraham
| Whites grocery. We met Dan Williams.
| who owns the livery stable on Violet
| street. Mr.. Williams did not return our
bow of recognition, but advancing upoa
Us in a threatening manner, he said:
| Mr.. Colwell, YOU owe me s.. and you
either hand over or / will take it out OF
your. hide,"
| Mr.. Williams" We kindly replied.
though much astOnished at his abruptuess.
| we know we owe YOU g. but we cannot
nay 1t at present. As soon as the money
| comes in on subscription you shall have
| it."
| This was the best we could DO. but so
| far from letting the matter drop he knock
| ed our hat into the middle of the street.
| Then he knocked us after the hat. Then
he kicked u and called US names. We
! did not fight back. Our editorial dignity
vas 1T stake. and We maintained IT, Ever
when Mr., Williams hit Us in the back
with an old tin can We did not turn TO
handy words with him. We think that p
editor should maintain his dignity at All
times and under all circumstances. and
cur wife is highly pleased at our conduct
in the affair mentioned. Mr. Williams is
beneath our notice. He may kick US
again and again, but it, will only be 20
strengthen the feeling of public sympathy
toward US
Day before yesterday we were told that
| Maj. Cahoon was laying his wires to get
US removed from the postmastership and
secure our place We were writing an
| article on the annexation of Mexico AT
the time, hut we laid down our pen AMI
| began looking for the major. After an
hours search We found him and the first
| thing ne did was 10 reach for his gun lie
was hve seconds slow, however, and as we
I backed MIN up against the wall he took
l water Ia the most graceful manner He
/ not only denied that he was schpmlug
against US. but declared that he would
camp on the trail Of any one who had the
audaCity to oppose us The major is a
slick sleek liar, but we Law nothing up
against MIN. We are as solid I'm the post
office as any mountain on its base ard
We can't be rooted out by anything less
than a revolution.
We take pleasure in recommending Mr..
David Jones to the favorable consIder9-
ton of the public Of this section OF Ari-
zona, and likewlss express the hone that
he may meet with nothing but good luck.
Mr.. Jones is highway robber He hailed
Us at Red Dog Greek last Sunday as We
were riding out to Big Four Ranch. and
had robbed us OF everything when be
learned that We sometimes INDUCED In The
game OF poker He kindly lent us a dollar
OF our own money as a stake and half an
hour later we had won everything hack
and one OF his guns to boot He acceDted
! the result without a kick and parted from
US in the most friendly manner We can
assure all who may fall into his hands OF