Show THE ARIZONA KICKER I NOTICE Wo desire to givo notice to the public at largo that tho next man who flings a stone against our office door will halO to outrun six bullets Wo havo got tired of the business We dont want to seem captious but enough is enough Tim Reeves Joe Smith and Hank White will please take notice GONE HOME News reached town yesterday yester-day that William Napoleon Farrington otherwise known as French Bill had departed from this world Ho was materially assisted by three or four bullets which Hank Hender son fired into him during a dispute about the ownership of a piece of land Wb dont know whether Henry was right or wrong but we halO felt for somo time that this cold world was no place for Mr Farrington Ho wasnt a bit content and ho was in tho habit of shooting at such people as were Ho wanted better weather more latitude for his skill with tho pistol and vo truly hope hes got it LWLAME LAME EXPLANATIONS A stranger supposed sup-posed to bo a man who is wanted for murder in Tucson was discovered hiding under tho bridge tho other day and taken to jail to beheld be-held until identified That night he dug his way out and next dttT tho sheriff was around trying to cot a hundred dollar bill changed Efe says ho found tho bill on the street but that story looks fishy There isnt a man In this town that wouldnt yell a lung out if he lost that much money Tho prisoner used a crowbar to dig out with and the sheriff says ho must have had it concealed in his pistol pocket The official owes us 815 and if wo can get our hands on tho money this week we shall in our next issue advise tho public to run him out of town as a dishonest scoundrel A SURmISE PAETT Two or three weeks since wo denounced Col Hallimell as a claim jumper mule stealer and wife deserter and added a few words to the effect that ho would ook well at tho end of a rope Saturday evening as wo wero talking with tho cashier of tho First National bank the colonel approached ap-proached us and warned us to prepare for death Greatly to our own amazement ando and-o tho intense surprise of tho whole street we didnt run On tho contrary wo sailed into tho colonel liko a brick houso falling on a sand fly and wo had him licked inside of five minutes Wo cant account for these freaks in our nature Sometimes wo fight liko a tornado md again wo run liko a jack rabbit People intending to lay for us must take their chances Detroit Freo Press i |