The Arizona Kicker

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 143, 26 May 1891, Page 3

The Arizona Kicker

OffliTrTHE ;HcSTtEB CAN SUCCEED In The West. We extract the following from the last issue of The Arizona Kicker: • ? In Town. — We received a, call yesterday from Major Jim Porter, of Deep Cut, •who dwns-the biggest mule ranch in all Arizona and who will probaply be out next.Governor. The history of the Major is that of other hustling, -energetic men, Failing as a lawyer in Chicago, he came west.'killedV man at Cheyenne, bought an old' mm inn claim in Nevada, shot another man in Idaho, ran for Sheriff in Colorado^ killed ' a man at Tombstone, and finally> settled down on a ranch at Deep Cut to enjoy the truit of his labors and take things easy. .His case is <>ne which .the. youths of our country would do well to emulate. :. A, New Enterprise. — The Kicker is proud to .announce in its pr<.-ssnt issue that Colonel Gilders, the indefatigable and eminent t ". president of the Great Western F.irm Exchange, .will begin the erection of a nandsome block "of stores about- April I, 1891. This" news is exclusive with the Kicker, as all important local news is. - Colonel Gilders came to this town so poor that he had to borrow a sand-bank to sleep on. ([is qualities were first l>rougbi to public attention ' when he broke, the postmaster's jaw. He nex! killed^a cowboy over on. Scott'h Run, followed it up by planting -McCoy, the Jhulf- breed, in good -shape, and in a year had won a high place in the esteem of iiis fellow townsmen. Nothing succeeds like success, and nothing brings success so rapidly as hustling. They got left. — liast week we had a _^'few words*, of Fartherly advice for the crowd down* the river. That they are a "bad gang no one outside their ranks disputes. They, are always, blowing, quarTelling aDd snooting, and our Sheriff says, the gang does not -hesitate to 'take in a nhe^p or a steer now and then 'w itliojut inquiring' who is -the owner. We aa« vised them to wash-up, shave upj and git pp, and be white,. and had something to ' say about a visit from a vigilance com mittee r 'in case they did not mend their 'ways. v , Tuesday night we got word that the gang were, coming over to get revenge In company with a few friends we took ■np a strategic" position outside the'office and waited. About midnight nineteen - of the river crowd rode up, forced the front door of the office with a rush, and dashed in to secure our scalp. It wasn't there. It vi as outside. • We' dropped a chap named Pete Biocado, a halt- breed, and the remainder ■were allowed to ride off in a panic. We did'nt really mean",to kill Pew, but the elevation of .our .shotgun was too high, and n'e fell over without a kick. Ihe coroner's inquest,' coffin undertaking^ etc., cost us 13 dol. 25 cents, but it wasn't a bad investment. He makes No. 10 iir< our' private' graveyard nnd the gang has been taught a great moral lesson. Pay no"atlention . whatever to the ravings of our- contemporay. He tried to steel the bones, of a dead mule and a half an acre" of 'sand lot to start ap. g. of his own, but was detected and had to publicly apologize. • '• .

Our New Man.— The story on our fourth page 'entitled " Bosina, the Man]Cafer," is from the facile pen of a tenderfoot from Denver, who is, working for us at a salaVy of 4dols per week. We rather like the style, and it makes " phat " -for the printers. ' " " Year 1774 " " Place, India." ■ „£ > \ " Time— noon \" f " " Scene— highway !" i " Two horsemen I" " Two hortes '!" ' ♦' One tiger !" ■ "One jungle 1" •• A roar I" " "A shout!" " Beport of a, pistol !" "When!" ' " WhoopJ" „ «, Bang ! Saved ! , .Hurrah !" " " The' above 'style *is - a little fresh to this country, but as it is only costing us 48ols.,per week to introduce it, we shall give it at least'tbree weeks' trial."

(For contimtation-qf Beading Matter see fourth page.)