The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-14
ARIZONA KICKLETS.
just as Lively as When She Was q
Territory.

Territory.
We had forgotten to lie about our ed.-
torial staff, and hasten, to make good at
once. 1t comprises 1900 editors and re-
porters, and not one of them receive less
bottles of champagne per day, which is
the greatest newspaper record in the
known world. By sending in your adver
tisements year ahead you are sure of
an insertion. We take the advertisements
of all fakes and leave the fools to look
out fo- themselves.
The Mosehead Tribune says that we set
fire to a school house in Michigan when
We were only 10 days old. Thanks that
we were never in the state of Mictigan
and at 10 years old were taking Sun
day school prizes for our meek and lowly
behavior The Tribune means well. but
1t does get things mixed up.
Our esteemed contemporary came out
last week with an announcement that we
were loafing in the Red Front saloon or,
certain evening to the detriment of our
dignity. His statement lacks truth AS
editor of the Kicker he went in for
| disposed of, we took look around to see
If any of the ordinances were being vio-
| lated.
Mr.. George Frayne, of Lone Jack
cooled Mr.. Jim Harper, of the same town
with bullet in the shoulder the other
and no particular interest.
The editor of the Kicker, who is our
self, and the mayor of this town, who
is also ourself, are in receipt of invita-
lions to attend the opening of the Pa
| clio poker rooms next week. AS editor
ton, but as mayor we shall decline it.
This will probably give chance as
private individual without hurting any
bodys feelings.
Henry Ruby, of indianapolis trav-
cling and a guest at the Royal
Hotel last week, found unnecessary fault
with the number of cockroaches IN evil
oence, and was so persistent that min ;
through the shoulder. After having the
bullets extracted and lying by for three
days the gentleman departed. He ex-
pAalned that there were times when lie
was off and at such times he had
been known to find fault even with the
color of his own hair.
Editor Blackman, of the Blue Hills
Banner, called US liar in his last issue
and last Sunday we rode over to pay him
friendly call and see how his cucum-
Der plants were getting We were
still six miles from the town when he
mounted his cayuse and left for the
mountains at a pace that left the trail
smoking.
Some of our friends want to launch
our presidential boom ~ once and get
the people used to the sight of the bar
rel, SO that they will not be shy later on
We thank them kindly, but we refuse to
be killed off that way. Any candidate
doomed in advance of nomination Is
dead duck.
John Hammer, of a town in Illinois.
writes that he will soon arrive in the
Gulch to set up as dentist, and he in
closes a dollar and asks us to give him
puff" In order to earn the money we
will say that Mr.. Hammer will be lynched
within two hours of his drawing the first
tooth in the town. It's a way we have
had with the last four dentists.
A young man who gave US his name as
Samuel Gordon and his place of residen &c
as Pekin, Ill. called on us one day last
week and asked US if there was room In
Arizona for hustling young man. We
and he gave US his thanks and disar
peared. That day he walked eight miles
and stole horse. That night he rode IS
miles and stole two others. When caught
the next day he had a fourth. When the
rope was around his neck and he was
about to be launched, he was asked II
he had anything to say. In reply he laid
it on US, asserting that If had not en-
couraged him to hustle he'd have simply
content. We shall be careful after this
how we sling our advice around.
Weare sorry to announce the death OF
thomas Ford, of Idaho, which event
took place one day last week, during a
DISPUTE aT% With miner r, For year NM Nv
and many time, as secretary of the
vigilance committee, we entreated MIR.
Ford to furnish the subject of lynch
ing, but he always hung back; 1t was
a foregone conclusion with us that soon
or later he would get what was COM
ing to him, but he departed one day and
left US sorrowing. We would have given
him headstone and couplet here, while
over there in Idaho he fills nameless
grave, and there is no curfew to sing ms
sad song as evening comes down upon the
land.
Last Tuesday afternoon a man calling
himself Grizzly Bill got into a dispute at
the Red Trout saloon with an individual
who has been generally known ar4 qSaT1!
guns and stepped to the sidewalk and be
gan shooting. Twelve shots were fired,
hans bulldog, who died an hour later:
When the parties were arrested and
brought before us as mayor we fined
each $25, and in default they went to Jail
for three months apiece. The fine was
not imposed so much for infraction of the
ordinance as for the poor shooting they
did.
A Montana paper charges us with be
ing a madly ambitious man and thinks
we ought to be curbed. Madly nothing!
Why, man, we could hire a hundred
newspapers to mention us as a candidate
for the next pres1d d i put w we are NOT
some day, but there is nothing madly
aoout that. That is only the reward for
virtue we WISH Iue ~ ess VI "a 80 aZoi'i
would come to understand US as we are
One Mr.. Johnson, of Utah, has gone to
the trouble and expense of buying
postal card and writing US to the erect
that he will soon arrive in this town for
the purpose of plunking us. Mr.. johnson,
come along; come along and PUNK u
and let PUNK at you. Bring your
funeral expenses in your hind pocket.
Have your will drawn. Overhaul your
conscience and make such Teparadon as
YOU can. When you arrive in town, Mr.
johnson, don't lose time in calling. De-
Laws are DANGEROUS. Come in with a gun