Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-11-20

Some men might have tried it again.
but we didn't. When we want any
thing more in that line, We'll get it In
the way of a stampeding herd OF
steers, or try a timber slide down n
mountain. Our friendly feelings for
the bikist will undergo no change, bot
as for the critter itself. we warn it
that our guns are loaded and we shall
take all precautions to protect our
self
Unwise William Wise.
Colonel Sinclairs wagon train arrivs-
ed from the railroad Wednesday after
noon, and at about o'clock his honor
(who Is ourselfD received word from g
mule whacker named William Wise
that he proposed to capture the town
at 6 o'clock. Mr.. Wise hadn't allowed
for any change in Giveadam Gulch in
the last five years.
He figured that things were just az
they used to be, when a lone duffer
could ride into town with hoot. shoot
right and left with yell. and in tha'
course of five minutes have the streets
to himself and something to brag
about for the rest of his life. We
were ready. in company with the city
marshal, at 5:55.
At exactly g o'clock William Wise
came down the river road like a cy-
clone, hair flying. a gun in either
hand and a warwhoop on the end OF
his tongue. At 6:05 his cayuse was
dead in the road and William was in
the town lookup and wondering where
he was at.
Next morning he was fined $15 and
his guns We're confiscated, and when
he walked off he kept looking behind
him and trying to make out how things
had happened that way. Any other
duffer who feels like capturing the
town is invited to communicate with
US by mail or personal interview.
Reforming Road Agent.
In returning from the Red valley the
other afternoon we were stopped at
Buckshot creek by an ugly faced crit
ter who commanded US to shell out.
AS he had the drop on us we handed
over our personal effects with prompt
ness and dispatch. He was about to
ride away when we proposed game ;
of poker, and the idea struck him IA,
vorably.
The two of US sat down on the grass
and started in, and at the end of forty
minutes we had won back our valua-
bles and had him dead broke. On the
last hand out we held only pair of
kings. and we knew from the run of
the cards that he had a full house
with ace high. and yet we bluffed him
out of his horse and guns.
He was mean looking cuss. and he
had no scruples about robbing us. but
he was man of his word. He made
no kick about being cleaned out, and
there was something like tear in his
eyes as he asked us If we knew where
he could strike job at 81 a day. We
don't see how he can get another start
in the highway robbery business this
fall, and we have considerable hopes
that being cleaned out will lead to his
reformation and salvation.
A Public Retraction.
The policy of the Kicker since the
AAoS iocuC hHS DCcH " SLdIc LulkifgS
fairly and truthfully. and whenever
we have discovered later that a pub
lished item has done any one injustice
we have not been slow to follow it
with an explanation perfectly salts
factory to the party aggrieved.
Last week we had local item to-
the effect that some miserable wretch
had robbed Major Smiths clOtheslfns
of four shirts, and we INDUCED in the
hope that he would speedily be caught
and given a dance on the head OF o..
barrel.
1t seems that we were mistaken, ard
the major feels that he has been plnc>
ed in false position to the public
The fact is, as he wishes us to statss
he does not own four shirts. hue ONLY
two, and neither of these is wtds,
one. They were old blue flannel shirts.
much the worse for wear. What was,
really stolen was a Navajo blanket
and we are glad to make this retrac-
tion and set the major right before.
this community.