The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-02-03
LAND IT GAME TO PASS" AGAIN.

1t is not often that HERALD
stoops to notice the snarls and
barkings of cayotte attacts, but
in this Instance we deviate from
the rule. In slum sheet publish
= ed at Rathdrum we find the
following:
And it came to pass that in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety
Three, certain newspaper man, who lived and
abided on the line between America and British
Columbia, a land presided oven by Queen Vic,
being pressed by creditor and his enemies called
unto him his devil, who was named Walker, and
said unto him:
"Now, Walker it is high time that go hence;
the paper man sendeth in his bills, and | have
not the wherewith to liquidate, but l have rail
way passes-I can skip. l will take in the worlds
fair ION my gaD and toy and caress the soiled
doves OF the Midway Plaisance. Now, friend
Walker, here is snap Tor you; have passed my
period of usefulness here as quill pusher; the
people are onto me; will skip the gutter and
leave YOU in full charge
And il came to pass that Walker who
was weak minded, was taken in And in due
AAAiN tA1 WISE y it'lll WIN toipDIuuon klOl-
ach wendell mis- way eastward to join the freaks
Of the Midway, where he got mashed on the
dark-haired siren from Italy, firted with the
albino girl snapped gum with Japanese beau
~, and toyed with the golden tresses OF the swe-
dish warbler And IN due time he returned to
the land of the SiVush on the banks of the rag
ingKootenai, but was not met with brass band.
nor did the natives show any great appreciation
OF his return, whereat the wise man WAS wroth
and again called unto him his devil, Walker,
who was weary and oppressed and said unto
him; " Now Walker the jug is up. You viii
have to vamoose. Things have been running
too tremendously ] shall again weld the faber
and learn these jays lesson l shall stir them
up Bonnerport is a horrible name for this place
and shall have none oft; | shall guy them
TO death.
The balance of the article accuses
us of stirring up strife over the
City Hall.
We shall first consider this arti-
Gle as a whole, then as to the insin-
uations concerning our business
and, lastly, as to the personal al
lusions
The article pretends to be pub
lished to rebuke the editor of this
paper for alledged stirring up Of
strife in Eaton over the City Hall
We had practically dropped that
matter pending its settlement il
the courts, but Rathdrum's slum
sheet took the matter up where we
left off, and is now seeking to re-
vive the controversy. However,
we may say here that we stand
plat on the hall trouble. We de-
nounced the hall stealers and lot
jumpers and ON that issue we have
back of us all persons of recognized
standing in this community. 1t is
not at all surprising that the slum
sheet should appear in the role Of
defender of those we have denounc-
ed. 1t is always looking for snap
like that from which to get bride
for doing some dirty blackguard
work.
The impression sought to be con
veyed in regard to our business
shows not only to what lengths the
man will go as liar, but also
shows what a miserable stink heel
he is. The insinuations need no
reply from us, but if they did we
should refer to any business man
in Bonner's Ferry. That we have
owed any considerable amount
within the past year is false to start