The Washington herald., 1914-01-04

Last week (Monday) a mule backed
up on US on the street and put both hind
feet against our waistband. and IT was
two days before We got our breath back
to ask what had hsppensd. On Tuesday
our horse editor was shotVh the shoulder
by Pine Hill man and will be laid up
for a week. Next day. while our agri-
cultural editor was prowling over the
sand hills. he was bitten by blind wclf.
and on Thursday old Jim Hewson broke
loose and shot our local editor in the left
leg. With the four compositors wrestling
with the measels. the week was busy
one. but the Kicker Is out on time as
usual. and contains an extra number of
choice murder items. Circumstances may
sometimes flop n Western editor on his
back. but he has got to be shot through
both legs to make him stay there
An Act of Providence.
Joe Peters. the mailrider on the Big Hill
route. did not show up Thursday evening
at the usual bour nor at any other hour
during the niyht. and Friday morning we
saddled our mule and went out to look
for him. Joe has been in the habit Ct
getting drunk and falling of his horse
to take a nap, and we expected to find
him within three or four miles OF town
and give him an expediting to be long
remembered. We discovered no trace
OF him, however. until We reached Muir
derers Creek. Just acrcss the creek a
big bear was eating the last of the mail
Dag. and few yards away a second
grizzly was licking his chops over the
last morsel of poor. Joe He probably
rolled on at that spot to take a nap. u.s.
Ing the mail bag for a pillow, and the
bears came upon him while he slumbered
We saw nothing OF the horse, but he will
m a
two. We have reported the case at
Washington. under the proper heading of
Acts Of Providence" and the route will
soon be advertised again. As postmaster
We have had a great deal of bother with
Pete. and II the bears got any benefit we
are ready TO congratulate them.
A Disappointed Crowd.
Some one told Col Kelso's gang of
cowboys that we were going to ride
over to Rocky Bar Saturday afternoon.
and eight OF the boys waited there three
hours for us on the highway They had
two hanging ropes with them, and one
OF them had a paper and pencil to take
down any dying statement We might
wish to make. We don't know how
high Mr.. Haman was hung, but the in
tention OF the gang was to boost US at
least a foot higher. As mayor Of Givea-
dam Gulch, We have a strained relation
with this crowd for two years past and
nothing short OF our death Will even
things up. We didn't start for Rocky
Bar-had no idea of going there-and the
gang was disappointed again. Such is
life. Sometimes an Arizona editor rides
right into the necktie prepared for him.
and Providence seems to have the guild
ance Of his footsteps. The boys may ge.
hold of US sooner or later, but We are
not going to worry over II.
He. a Nice Man.
Maj. Bill Jackson, who came here from
New Mexico last spring. and has been
posing as a man of nerve and a great
pistol shot. got into a political discus
sion with George Barnes near the post
office the other day. and after some hot
words had passed George Barnes called
him liar. The major made a great
show OF pulling his pop, and finally took
a snapshot. with the result that the bull !
let intended for a man ten feet away !
entered his own foot. Mr.. Barnes, who |
was not armed. was backing off when |
the shot was fired. The affair was wit |
messed by half dozen citizens. and SO |
great was their surprise and contempt |
for the majors craftsmanship that he J
had to limp away unassisted. He sent |
for US and was prolific OF excuses. but ]
the best thing he can do when able to |
travel is to get out of town. Such shoot !
ing would be condemned even in a Chi
naman. and 1t was evident that he be-
longs to the class who should fight with
clubs and brass knuckles.
We beg to Apologize.
Two weeks ago We published an item
to the effect that Billy Baines. of the
White Swan saloon. had been imprisoned
In Utah for biting a mans nose on. We
have nothing against Billy as citizen,
but wrote the item. which we believed
to he true. to fill a space OF four lines
at the bottom OF a column on the local
page. Mr. Baines visited the Kicker
1ffice two or three days ago and showed
Us letters and documents to prove that
we were in error. He was never in Utah
m his life. but many years ago. back
IN Illinois he got into a fight with a
lightning rod man. and chewed his ear.
put chewed very softly. Since that event,
which he has always deeply deplored.
Mr.. Baines has encouraged Sunday
schools and the missionary cause, and
,nly last week drew his check for S1Ol
n favor of the african heather. We
beg to apologize <c- our mistake and
rom this time on shall frequently take
nip at Billy's bar to show that We wish