West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-29
ARIZONA K|CKlETS.
The Editor OF The Kicker Has Few
Plans for 1908.

The Editor OF The Kicker Has a Few
Plans for 1908.
We understand that Major Callahan has
referred to " as jaekass aud dude. We
shall take early occasion to meet tho major
and give him opportunity to confirm or
deny. Wen bet two to one he denies.
Daring the year 1904 We told more than
SO lies about the circulation of ..The Kick
er." Our objee, was not to deceive adver.
,isers. but to keep pace with the Dragging
editors Of New York Our readers may
look for almost any sort OF claim ON our
par, during 1908.
Colonel Handy has several times sent us
word 10 the effec, that IL we would ride out
to his ranch he would fill us with lead. One
of OUT plans for 1908 is to drop in on the
colonel some day and see who gets the first
shot IL we cam, beat him on the draw by
two seconds our scalp Is his.
We shall no, aim TO make 'srhe Kicker
any better during 1908 than IL has been for
two years past. |, stands at the front in
our opinion and those who differ with us
can subscribe to some other sheet. It's
worth the subscription price even to China
man.
We hope during the year TO be able to get
sight Of the editor of the Lone Jack "Re.
corder" for about FIVE seconds and ii success.
ful we promise him limp that will take up
all his time for at leas, 90 days. No hard
feelings you know but we just want to i'm.
prove his gait.
"rhe Kicker" is now publishing an aver
age of 10 murder cases per week in order to
meet the literary wants Of certain subscrib-
ers. We may run the number up TO IS dur
ing 1908, OF we may cut them down 20 five.
We don't propose to bind ourself about the
matter as We did last year.
While we now hold the honored positions
Of editor, postmaster. mayor, senator and
United States marshal. we feel that we
could easily take care Of two onthree more
aud shall do our level best to gather them in.
We know ofno reason why an editor should
lie, good thing get pas, him,
There are seven shys,er lAwyers-in this
town. all of whom get living by stirring
up trouble. There are also six men who
claim to.be doctors but who are the rankest
sort Of quacks We think we shall turn
loose very early in the year and head a pop
alar movement to start both Shysters aud
quacks ont in search Of new abiding places.
During the year 1907 our esteemed con.
temporary lay in wait for us with gun on
rs different occasions but none of his bull
let's even grazed us. We shall make no
change in the program We shall continue
saunter around and lie may continue to
shoot. We believe in continuing harmless
apIusements.
We have been the leader Of society in
this town for the last FIVE years, being The
only man with white shirt and a dress
coat and the year 1908 will see us marching
ON in our accustomed place. Men may
come and men go but our position is too
secure to be uprooted even by man wear.
ing paten, feathers.
As mayor Of this town we have M New
Years address to deliver and no promises
of boom 10 send the price Of real estate a.
kiting As people we are happy and con-
tented and as town the growth is sure and
steady. We don't want any further wick
edness and we don't want reform. We
shall simply continue 10 play poker aud he
glad that Arizona isn't IN Mexico
The editor Of the Pine Hill eagle" has
called US a conceiied ass and two.leeeed
egoiist about forty times during the last
year but whether we shall ride over there
some day this year c1d pull his nose or con-
lime to ignore him in the past we cannot
say. Perhaps u will be as we'll for him to
be on the watch for us and have his nose
handy.
We have no good resolutions TO make for
1908. We feel that we are good enough
for the people we live among. We own
fighting dog and a race horse and play poker
when II comes our way and II we didn't cuss
in three different languages now and then
our Office force would 90 on strike and
the Chinamen around town refuse TO take
sh their hats 10 us.
Daring the last ~ months we have had
little Misunderstanding with Colonel Hayes,
Judge Harper and Captain OBrien These
misunderstanding still exist but We hope
and trust that the first month of 1908 will
sec them cleared away We are aIways at
home and always ready to be shot and to
shoot back. Come and see US, gentlemen,
or leave word with the boy where We can
see you and settle matters.
We notice ihs, some Of The weeklies Of
this State are announcing that they will pot
in new presses during 1909. We have no
such surprise in store. Our old Potter press
With a Chinaman or half breed at the crank
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