, 1884-05-31

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and it is al query hard to answer.
He was never heard of until he burst
into local notoriety through labor
ious literary effort, recently pub
lished in the Cheney Sentinel, the
refrain of which is abuse of Spokane
Falls and the annihilation of the
REVIEW. This brilliant genius,
frothing with indignation, sur
charged with spite, forgetful of the
fate Of Ananias, plunges into print
with the valor Of a Don Quixote.
HWhile our limited space is too valu-
able to waste on smooth bore gun
of such light calibre as this fellow
Hooker, yet we desire to correct a
few Of the glaring falsehoods con-
tanned in this screed. Let it be IN
derstoOd, however that Cheney is
not a recognized rival Of Spokane,
or any other place in America that
can boast Of two houses. Ali that
feeling exploded long ago. But to
the subject. Hooker's ire wasstirred
up by the following letter:
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 1884.
MR.. w. +. HOOKER, Agent.
Dear Sir! We learn from what
seems to be reliable authority, that
your town is quite dead, nearly ev-
cry one left it and gone to Spokane.
DIpoGn LOT ne hnnr fr,Y,, ,.,,, -, NIa
subject Very truly yours,
HUTCHINSON d MANN,
General Agents.
Now Hook presumes that the
above information was furnished bya
citizen of the Falls, an error he is
anxious to make others believe.
There is but one gentleman here, we
believe who does business with
Hutchinson & Mann. He denies
that he ever wrote a line to San
Francisco Of the above purport, and
we would take his word sooner than
Hooks oath. No suchletter was ever
written by Spokaneite.
an no case could | answer such
n letter under the seal Of privacy and
commit it to the cover and prOtec-
tiOn Of the U. S. mail because my
reply would 50 conflict with this
seemingly reliable authority, that
my veracity would be called in Ques-
tiOn and the chances would he all
against me. So ] answer publicly
that this seemingly reliable author
ity, is far from truth, as night is
from day."
How Godlike! How adorable !
How Yirtuous Hook, old boy, you
missed your vocation. Instead Of
writing out policies, writing for the
press, and skirmishing for a living
you ought to be enrolled among the
winged seraphs. Your "veracity
would be called in question" Ha!
ha Hook, if the letter is a sample Of
your stock in hand 1t is like Timber
ger cheese, unapproachable? Are
you not afraid that some poor un-
lucky human, who is short of verac.,
may rob you Of your stock?
"There has not been a moment
since Cheney was mapped by the
N. p. II. II. Co., and offered TO the
public as town property, when the
signs were all as healthful as to-day.
Business is steady and increasing in
volume. Every house in the place,
that could be called decent and fit to
live in, is occupied; private resi-
dences worthy Of any place are now
under contract"
Yes, Cheney is in such flourish
ing condition that property cannot
be sold to-day for any price what
ever. We also know of parties own
ing buildings in that city who cam
not find tenant. But this is some
more Of the writer's veracity.
"Why, gentlemen, there has not
been n day nor hour when you could
not hear upon the streets, private
offices, hotels, counting rooms and
In the chamber Of commerce at SpO-
kane, that Cheney was dead This
song has been bugged in the ears of
every stranger that enters the place
until 1t has become nauseating to the
public"
"Why, gentlemen" we deny the
above in toto. Hooker is assuming
more Importance for Cheney than it
deserves. The people of Spokane
Falls have too much to attend to to
waste time talking of Cheney. The
fact is most Of the new, comers in
in this city do not know that any
such place is in existence. My cal
low friend, you are labOring under a
sad, sad hallucination II you think
for a moment that a single man in
this city ever gives Cheney a second
thought, unless it may be those who
are so unfortunate as to be COM
PEELED to pay taxes on worthless real
estate situated in the limits of your
village.
"Why, the leading paper Of Spo-
kane. The REVIEW "a copy l here
with enclose for your perusaD was
paid to write up bull devOuring
Cheney from the crown Of her head
TO the sOles Of her feet, and the edi-
tor boasted Of having a thousand ex-
ira copies on sale which did not near
supply the demand, so great was the
run upon hisofiice for that particular
issue"
Ho ! no ! old fellow, so the REVIEW
is the sun-of-a-gun you were after
from the start. Eh9 Well, go for
it 1t has had more contemplate
barkers after 1t than you are, and
yet it has survived. But right here,
Hook you go daft, and the bOasted
"veracity" is scattered to the winds.
II seems that you kept a copy Of the
REVIEW containing a sketch Of your
town, and yet we would be willing