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A Huge Success
t fioneers Maintain
Their Reputation
Fm Staging High
Glass Attractions
l^d yoq eyer see a cowpuncher
glueing with the Queen of Egypt,
rtnd y.an you imagine the vitrol
cempered “Maggie” in the arms of a
. Chinaman? No? Then you missT
ed the Pioneers' annual masquer
ado held Tuesday night.
Thu big event of the social sea
son ha(i been looked forward to for
months, and elaborate preparations
made for a display of the most
’ Itrikipg and bizprre costumes that
human ingpngity coujd produce.
' The attendance front Stewart was
not as large as that of last year’s
masquerade, our good neighbors
having gone rather strong for the
past two months, and being “fed
up,” as the saying goes, but never
theless the large hall was filled to
„ overflowing, and no better illustra.
(ion of tha sapid growth in popula.
tion taking place in Hyder could
be provided. The fun was so fast
and furious that no one noticed the
flight of time, and it was 5 o’clock
In the morning before the Sand
Man palled the merrymakers to
the hay.
Messrs. Cameron and Bowler of
Stewart supplied the music, which
received a unanimous seal of ap
proval. A tasty supper, served by
the Silver Grill was enjoyed by 165
patrons.
Description of all the costumes
would stagger the best reportoriid
ability, and to segregate a few of
the most striking would be equally
impossible. In fact the judges found
tint they h id an exceptionally
hard task on their hands. The re
sult of their awards follows:
Best group, “Maggie and Jiggs,”
Mrs. 0. F. Hill and Geo. Mehlfeld
pieture.
Best sust . 1 ly, “.Tbs Liana
S.iowbali." a, Baynton—atomizer.
Best sustained gentleman, "Col
ored gentleman, Louis Legge—toi
let hold-all
Best dressed lady, "Cleopatra,’’
Mrs. W. L. Batch—cut glass dish.
Most original costume, "Concen
trates,” .foe McFarland—picture.
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RYDER TRANSFER STAGE
FOR 13-MILE
Leaves Salmon River Store
Monday Wednesday Saturday
AT 10 A. M,
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As we were about to go to
press we received the following
rr^essage from Forest Super
visor Gardner, jn Ketchikan;
“President signed proclama
tion eliminating Hyder town
site February 7 from national
forest.
ORE SHIPMENTS OUT
BY BARGE AND BOAT
The tug Tartar came over this
week from Anyox wjjth two barges,
left one here and took the other
hack to the Granby smelter with
500 tons of Premier second-grade
ore. The other barge is now being
loaded and will be taken to the
smelter on the next trip of fh« tug
which will bfing another barge to
replace it.
The freighter Amur loaded over
1000 tons of high-grade ore and
cleared for the Tacoma smelter,
For two days this week the tram
olosed down because the bunkers
were full and no vessels here to
take the ore away.
NEGLECT OF GOVT,
HORSES IS CHARGED
A volunteer indignation committee of
two, wno anthorized the publication of
their names if desired, filed a formal com
plaint with the Miner Tuesday morning
regarding the alleged abuse of govern
ment borsei wintering here which, they
say. are left out in the snow over night
and have no place to linger except along
the road. They say that one of the
horses, Old Jerry, is a veteran in the ser
vice of Uncle Sam. having worked many
years on the Fairbanks trail before being
transferred here, snd is at least entitled
to a bed, and hay in front of him all the
time.
INFORMATION RECEIVED
OF VALUE TO VETERANS
P'Si _ i' > en F. Hill hr s re
ceived 11 • •! from the ,J ited States
Veterans' bureau that they are
collecting eta (a x-_ei\ice men
! disabled during ;he war, or safe -
ing from disease contracted wh, .
in the service. Claims of from ten
per cent upwards will be entertain
ed. The Bureau also arranges vo
cational training courses for those
who wish to take them. Arrange
ments are also made for re-instate
ment of government insurance, and
converting same iuto various life
policies, including 20 and 30-year
endowments, for those who have
allowed their insurance to lapse.
Mr. Hill is provided with ail
papers necessary to send in, and
will be glad to get in touch with
any ex-service man who desires to
taka advantage of this opportunity.
PERSONAL AMD PERTINENT
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Jf it Un't to bo
Found elsewhere try
Tlie Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the North'Star.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at tfie North Star
The Pachena was in jfrom Bupert Sijt
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urtjay.
Bj|Iy McDonnell received a banjo on
the l^st mail.
John Cornyn has gone to wor|t at Thir
teen. mile for the Premier compeny,
Ed Stark, machinist, an oldtimer of the
nolth. is a recent arrival from Ketchikan.
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P. T. Raker, of the as°ay firm of Clo
thier gt (taker, has returned from a jrip
Ontside.
Deputy Marshal Stanley Ocksmith l-ft
on the Carmen for Ketchup" on official
business.
S. C Benson, after spending a fejy days
in came, left Sunday <n Ms return to
Vane oover.
Mipkev Graham has gone to Stewart (
to help Harry Reid rawhide Rilveradp ore
down the hill.
L. R. Doggett, of the International
roadhouse, left Sunday on a business
trip to Ketchikan.
John Hoviand, the assayer, returned
Saturday from Ketchikan, where he took
out citizenship papers.
Howard fame-on, managing engineer
of the Silyerado, returned on the Chlili
wack from a trip tg Terrace.
On this dgv in February, 1898, the bat
tleship Maine was sunk in Havana har
bor. Then Uncie Sam proceeded to put
the pam in Spain,
J. A- Mitchell, surveyor a( the Pre
mier, who has boon continuously on. the
job for 18 months, left on the Chilliwack
for a vacation Outside, -
Postmaster Oren F. Hill went to Ket
chikan Sunday on a short business trip.
The Carmen arrived Saturday morning
from Ketcfiikan with five passengers and
a Quantity of freight, and left on the re
turn trip Sunday noon,
Tom Savoy, a piledrlvrr man, formerly
a resident of Anchorage, arrived on the
Carmen from Ketchikan, He has been
at Xenakee hot springs for a few weeks.
R ( . Jeffery, a pioneer business man
of the eamn, who sold the Northern Pool
HnJ) last fflij to Blanton & Johnson, re
turned S-tltrdoy from a visit of sever'd
piocths :n Peatt’e.
Ofloial ’nf< rmetii.o i>at been received
at the forestry o*fl ;2 Ketchikan that
,1. M, (PV) W yk-iff has b-eti promoted to
be a 'fepiitv forest iipervisor, ip charge
of t' e fang -r d’'ti:oj; gurropndjpg Ketchi
kan.
If there was a grpapdhos in Hyder
February 2 h“ saw bis shadow, and if he
stayed here he hjjs been peeing it every
day since. If h“ could reach up high
enough to see the registered thermometer
pt Hill's drug stqrp he would also have
se“n that it has been cold—14 below pne
ptght. Buf-r-r-r. Don't swat the fly.
When ttyf pfrepts pnd walks of the
piled area were fenced last November the
•ecrefary of the High Jflve Clqb heaved
a sigh and heaved the membership books
into the salt chuok, thinking there would
be no more members. Now comes Jules
pundergon, and prove# that fences are
notan invincible bar tQ membership,
given the right combination of circum
stances. Friday night he slipped on an
icy walk and shot under the fence out
onto the frozen flats. Not only that, he
landed on some rubbish and hurt him
self and has since beeh under Dr. Chace's
Care,
Next Saturday
William Desmond, in a scene from "Dangerous Waters,"
he Hyder moving picture theatre is setting a high mark for
quality in+he shows given, and the standard of excellence will
he maintained in the picture to be put on neict Saturday night. “Hid
den Waters” is considered by critics as one of the best film productions
of the past year. It is an absorbing drama of city life, full of intrigue
and exciting situations. The leading role i3 portrayed by the great
American actor, William Desmond; who is supported by an exception
ally strong cast.
Prosperous Plumbing, Heating and I
Sheet Metal Business for sale Six Thous
and Dollars cash.
Sanitary Plumbing Co. Junea®, Alaska
For sale, three-rqomed house, with lot
Enquire of Hugh MacDougall.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
FUST SERVICE
ILL EXTENO
LOCAL MS
According to R, L. Cline, who is
in charge of trail construction for
the Forest Service, every effort is
to be made by the government to
open up the vast section of coun
try between the head-waters of the
Unuk and the Bear and Salmon
rivers, which is known to be one of
the most heavily mineralized in the
world, says the Ketchikan Chronicle.
A.s soon as the .snow has melted
sufficiently, probably some time in
Juue, the Forest Service will begin
worjc on four miles of pack trail
and J2 miles pf foot trail in the Tex
as creek district near Hyder. Tl is
trail will be of value tp prospectors
wishing to reach the country be
tween the Chickamin and Texas
creek, which is impolitic tp reach
from the Chjckanjin op pccount of
the glacier in the diyide between
the headwaters of the two fivers.
Two tp four miles of additional
pack trail will be joined tf the trail
put In last year in the Fish creek
district, said Mr, Cline. Fish creek
Is probably the most promising of
the prospects of the American side,
aocording to ore taken opt, which
gives indications of being as rich
as that mined at th© Premier on
the other side of the line.
A full reconnjssance of the Unuk
river valley will be made by the
Forest Service during the year from
the standpoint of finding a route
into the interior country and to look
into the timber resources of the re
gion. "A party will be sent clear
to the headwaters of the river,” Mr.
Cline said, “and will remain in un
til ail the required data is obtained.”
A trail into that region would oj ti
it up to prospectors and miners
who would use Ketchikan as ar.
outfitting center because of it being
the largest town near the Unuk.
Work on a trail along tha rive>
will also start during the summer.
HEW DEPUTY MARSHAL
nfYtiiriifcu run much
Word comes from Ketchikan
Hyder is to have a new deputy l.
S. marshal, Bill McDonald succeed
ing Stanley Oahsmith, who hso
been filling the position temporal
ity since J. K. Green Fesig«ed fout
months ago. Mr. Oahsmith re
mains in the service, taking the
office job in Ketchikan, where his
family reside. Mr. McDonald is an
experienced officer, having been on
the city police force in Ketchikan
for some time. It if probable that
he will arrive on the next trip of
the Carmen to assume office here.
Found—Gold signet ring. Owner may
obtain same at the Silver Grill by paj ing
for this^adi
HOME RULE
fOR ALASKA
JSJHDORSED
The following resolutions!, which
are self-explanatory, were unani
mously endorsed at the last meet
ing 0/ the Hyder Commercial Asso
ciation, and the secretary instructed
to send notice of this action to the
proper quarters. The resolutions
were introduced at the last meet
ing of the American Mining Con
gress by Falcon Joslin, <-»e of the
best known and most successful
mining men of Alaska, and .were
a iopted by the Congrej# A nation
wide effort is now being made to
have their substance enacted into
1 iw, and to this end ad civic bodies
in the territory are asked to co
operate.
Whereas, the development of the
grfeat territory 0/ Alaska is a sub
ect of national importance,, hat s
serious decline in the population
the territory is taking place, and
Whereas, the form .of governmeni
of the territory with its administra
tion distributed through a great
number of bureaus, boards and
commissions acting without eo-cr*
dination from Washington, 4,000
miles and more away, where the
law-makjng power rests, has been
mainly responsible for the ill-adapt
ea ana unworkable policies under
which the territory is suffering.
Now therefore be it resolved, by
the American Mining Congress in
24th Annual Convention assembled
that it is the sense of this organi
zition that the restrictive policies
in effect in Alaska should be re
versed and the resources there'
opened for development on the
most liberal terms.
Resolved further, ihat it is the
sense of this organization that the
government of Alaska s i >uld be
reorganized, that its a, ainistra
ion be consolidated ai.a placed
vithiu the territory and made di
ectiy responsible to the i resident.
DOOMING BERNEY STONE
FDR LEGISLATIVE Ml
J neau, (Special.)—lie follow
ing appeared in a Sunday Capita!
editorial: “Friends are trying to
induce the popular and versatile
newspaperman, Berney Stone, of
.lyder, Ketchikan and Jmieau, to
ihrow his hat in the ring for repre
sentative on the Republican ticket.
rTis twenty years’ residence in all
sections of the territory would prove
valuable.
Laundry work done right and promptly
delivered. Tub and shower baths, new,
modern, strictly up to date. Jim Johnson.
Shoe shine stand, Alaskan’llotel, Rube
Miller. Leave orders for laundry.
Mrs. Johnson, Sanitary laundry, A street