The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-28
ARIZONA KIckLErs.
some Every Day Pick Ups in the
bass West.

Some Every Day Pick Ups IN the
5az7 West.
We regret to announce that Joe Scott,
formerly of this town, was Iynched in
Idaho last week for cheating at cards.
We regret 1t because he might Just as
well have been 1yuched here and let
the boys had an hours enjoyment.
The snow is z feet deep around Blue
Hill, and we don't know what the edi-
tor of the Banner would do If we should
happen to walk in on him. He could
not bolt for the weeds, as usual and
he hasn't enough human feelings to
faint away.
The Arizona Kicker employs no can
Vassers, gives cut no prize packages and
doesn't give a durn whether you sub
scribe or not. II you haven't sufficient
enthusiasm TO send IN clean dollar
bill for the best weekly newspaper pub
Hshed on the face Of this earth, go with
out it.
Ex-Judge Truelove, who owes US over
a hundred dollars borrowed nnonev. and
has several times borrowed our Tuxedo
coat and boiled shirt to attend parties
in, is out in a card in the columns Of
our esteemed contemporary to call us a
Nero. The coyote Is not the meanest
thing IN Arizona.
Il
cisco q Mr.. George Harness writes us
( that we are a liar, a hypocrite, a boaster
and an ass and that he would like Moth
ing better than to dabble his hands in
George. Our heart is on tap every day
in the year, Sunday included.
At the meeting Of the common coun-
/ ell Tuesday evening City Marshal
Stringer rendered his resisnation after
! holding the office for four months, In
/ that time he was shot five times, stabbed
+ once knocked down twice and left for
dead. after having been kicked by an
old mule. The salary OF city marshal
/ is not princeiv, but the man holding
/ the job never has any lonesome days or
nights.
The wave OF political reform beginning
in the east IN November has finally
/ rolled into the Cfulch. Boss Johnson.
( OF the Black Eagle saloon. who has
/ been holding the price Of brar7-- at
1 80 cents a drink for the last i've years
/ and watching a man as he poured it out,
/ has had to cut the price te 70 and walk
to the back end of the saloon as the
/ customer fills his glass You can't halt
a good thing when it gets started
we have had the inner sides of the
( two doors leading into sanctum boil
er plated, and persons seeking our life
I viii now have to walk in and take a
fair pop at us, instead OF shooting
through the door at random. Come
I and try the new way
We don't set up to be a prophet
but il we were a member OF the beei
trust and had been engaged for the
Il past ten years in squeezing the day
lights out of the people OF America
and were now planning to raise tht
price of beef livers ten per cent tC
cover the repairs to our steam yacht
we should pause and think a bit The
! Yankee nation has been known tt
! raise hob when it got started.
We have begun the new year Will
a clean slate SO far as libel suits are
concerned. Our way differs from tht
Chicago and New York way. When Z
newspaper In one Of these cities Il
sued it rushes off and pays a lawyer
ten thousand dollars 90 defend it
When The Kicker is sued we buckle
on our two guns and call on the shy
ster interested. and fifteen minutes
. later he is on the gallon for the hal
Of justice to quash the suit. Thee
. must be taken care OF IN their in
5 fancy.
{ Tt became necessary IN q brief con.
{ versation with Mr.. John McCurdy OF
the street the other dav to call hin