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VOL.. 3. NO. 8.
HYDER, Alaska, Dec. 28. 1921
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FIVE DOLLARS A yEAJR
CARNIVAL QUEEN
WILL ALIGN AVER
BRIGHT FAIRYLAND:
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^ Donna Batch. 1.201
J] Elizabeth Baynton . 1,876
| Elizabeth J?ilt ... 8,176
\| lla Young . 40.108
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Preparations for the Pioneers’
New Year's carnival and dance are
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practically complete;, and when j
£hose attending enter the famtUar
frail they will not be able to recog
nize it ypder the transformation
ihat has been effected .upon it. The
sensation will he like stepping Into
# new world—a veritable fairyland.
Currency for the games has been
printed, each certificate being re
deemable with fifty million dollars'
(Worth of fyn. The games will open
jat 8 o’clock and dancing is t.o .start
ian hour later.
As the date of the carnival draws
ftisr. interest in the election of the
Carnival Qtf een grows keener. The j
last report received in this office
Shows Miss Young in the lead, but
with Miss Pitt s dangerous second..
Candidates in races such as this
/mve been known, however to with,
pjd disci sing theif strength until
toward the dose of the contest, and
though the two Hyder candidates
ere so fat behind in this report as
to appear hopelessly distanced, the
wise ones say that there is apt to
be a sensational surprise sprung at
any moment between now and mid
night of New Year’s eve. Early in
the week someone started a report
that Miss Baynton had withdrawn
from the race, but this young lady
says she is still very much a can
didate and intends to stay through
to the finish.
■ RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
HITS MIKE CUTOFF
IN AWFUL WALLOP
Mike Kozoff, a Russian, was fined
$250 and costs Tuesday morning
for gambling. The complaining wit
ness was William Holla, a friend of
Jim Johnson, upon whom Mike had
framed a complaint on the 23d. The
arrest of Johnson was quickly fol
I wed oy the arrest of Kozoff, and
the convictions succeeded one an
other “one, two," just like that. Bill
had played poker with Mike and
tinder the laws of Alaska any gam
bler, unless he has a proprietary
Interest in the game, can squeal on
another gambler and not get stuck
tiimself.. Kozoff has elected to board
at government expense during the
balance of the winter.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ENJOY A MERRY
CHRISTMAS TOT
The Hyder district school Christ
mas celebration being: held on the
night of the 23d, Santa Claus was
unable to be there jn person, so he
appointed John Cornyn as hjs dep
uty, m\d John performed his duties
right well and bravely. The Christ-;
mas tree in the school ht\use was
loaded jvith gifts, and the distfibu-’
tion of thej# vvas ftuite a task, so
Santa bad three little Brownies,1
John Barron, Myrtle Liindvajl and
Mona Mehlfeld, take part of jthe,
work off his deputy’s bands.
The schoolroom was comfortably
filled with pppils, parents and friends
and a nrogr; m was presented In
such a manner as to reflect great
credit on the children and their
teacher, Miss Estjier Olson. Thanks
to the Pioneers, Fogles, Fish Creek
mine crew and tbo public generally
there were ample funds to provide
all of the children with an abun
dance of Christmas cheer.
The program w as as follows:
THE FIR TREE
(A Playlet)
Scene—Out of douis in an open
forest. A single fir tree standing
in center.
vHA RACfCHS
Fir Tree Spirit—Di>wm Balch.
Snowbirds—June Mehlfeid and Pat
Ross,
Peep —Lillian Stewart.
1st Scout—Arthur hall.
2nd Scout—Clarence Coffyn.
Entering children—Dorothy Mehl
feid, Agnes Lundvall, Frances Batch
and Josephine McFarland.
Song, (All) "Holy Night”
Recitation, "Bethlehem,” Frances
Balch.
Recitation, “A Christmas Eve
Thought," Mona Mehlfeld.
Sofig, (All) “Hurrah for Santa
Claus,"
Recitation, "Santa Claus," Josephine
McFarland.
TUHNER—BWFIELD
U. S. Commissioner John W.
Frame last Friday afternoon united
in marriage Mi9s Olive Turner, of
Calgary, Alberta, and Dr. Geoffrey
E. Bayfield, physician at the Pre
mier mine. Miss Turner arrived on
the Albert Friday noon and the
wedding took place shortly after
her arrival. They will make their
home at the Premier. This was
Commissioner Frame's first exper
ience in uniting two to make one
but he is said to have gone through
the trying ordeal without more than
a slight tremor. Witnesses to the
ceremony were Customs Collector
E. R. Stivers and Ex-commissioner
John T. Reed.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn’t to be
F'ound elsewhere try
The M idget Emporium,
Meet me at the NqrthStar.
Send this paper,to your frituul
Ketchikan Chronicle at (lie North Star.
Charlie Olantop went .out on the Albert
for a short trip.
I). W. McLoman has gono .Outside lor
a month or two.
John Lox and John Nyholm went up
to the Premier today .
Geo. Clothier, B, C, rqtident minin' en
gineer, spent Christmas in Hyder.
Jack Me Knight, book-keeper at the
Premier, was in town for Christmas.
Jack Webster haagene to Seattle tor*
visit, with the intention of remaining two
months.
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The next meeting of the Citizens Asso
ciation will be held Thursday evening,,
Jan. 5,
A. B, Wing, who is working the Swamp
Point lime quarry for the Granby com
pany under contract, and Ole Ito'.lag, en
gineer on the < huqualla, came Up in that
crafi Kiiday to celebrate Christmas.
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JIM JOHNSON
THE VICTIM OF
BONE DRY LAW
On the evidence of two Russian*,
one of whom had lost a few dollars
in a poker game, and neither of
whom could admit that they were
sober when the events that they
described transpired, Jim Johnson,
proprietor of a bath house and laun
dry, was oonvicted of violating the
Alaska bone-dry iaw, and Was sen
tenced by Commissioner Frame to
pay a fine of $200 and serve three
months in jail
Johnson, who in spite of his Am
erican name is an Armenian by
birth, oame to Hyder practically
without a cent, but with an instinct
for business and guts enough to get
out and rustle. He bought the old
Star bed-house, after leasing the
Jap laundry for awhile, and was
building up a nice trade, investing
| every nickle over living expenses
in improvements.
Because the Hyder jail is not
commodious enough to hold both
Jim and his accuser, Mike KozofT,
the former has been confined else
where. Deputy Marshal Oaksmith
has received orders from Marshal
Beaumont to take both men to Ket
i shikan on the first bokt,
1
Morris* Pqfle 13011, who was with ti.-•
tinder dumber Co. all summer, has gone
I,to the Premier.
i The T. H. Express, with ioqis Legge
,as qpndpctor, started making regular trips
,tp .the.Premier today.
j
'Noel Traversy has decorated the lobby
wipdow of the Ocean View Hotel ,witb
an attractive gold sign,
Mrs. Newt Hoguewqod went to R tpert
Friday night to pack their household ef
fects and bring them .here.
The Albert .aroived &oui 'Bupey Fri
day noon with ‘freight for local merchants
and a number of passengers
The Amur Strrkyed Friday with mach
inery fur the Premier, and took out 400
tons of ore and concentrates, lenviny $un
s! ly morning.
Wm Gray and Pete Wilson, ot the i
Hyder Lumber Company, left last Friday 1
Captain Ed. J. Williams, owner of the j
Carmen and Taku II, has been seriously j
sick with pneumonia in Ketchikan, but is'
reported to be on the up-grade.
The Alaska Cafe has keen materially
improved both in appearance and con
venience for guests by inn tailing a num- |
her of boxes and a party dining room
John Nyholm. a former foreman of thej
Perseverance mine near Juneau, arrived |
Thursday on the Carmen. He is inter
ested with Gtis Anderson, Premier fore
man, in mining property on Baranoff:
island.
night for a trip Outside. Mr. Gray
join his wife in Seattle
The samples which i’ul Daly brought'
down from a new cut on the New Alaska
assayed 120.6 oz. in silver and 24.2 per
cent lead, also carrying a little gold. Pat
is naturally pleased with the results and
will do a considerable amount of work at
this place.
John T. Reed, United States Commiss
ioner In Hyder from April 1, 1920 till
Dec. 1, 1921. left last Friday night for a
trip through California, When he tires
of the perpetual sunshine of the south he
will return and enter the practice of law
in Ketchikan.
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Deputy .Marshal Oaksmith has received
a letter front Marshal Beaumont in Jun
eau requesting him to remain in Hyder
until he (Mr. Beaumont) has an oppor
tunity to come here. This should refute
the report recently circulated, that a per
manent deputy had been appointed for
Hyder.
Jack McCormack, who purchased the
Mecca cigar store from Alex Frazer a few
weeks ago, has re-named it the N orth
Star, and has made a number of interior
alterations and improvements. One side
of the establishment is r.ow occupied by
a lunch counter and private dining room,
put in by L. S. Bingham, and the whole
interior arrangement presents an attrac
tive appearance.
Found—pocketbook containing money.
Owner may have same by calling at the
postoffice and payinfl f6r (his ad.
IRK RESUMED
0) EMIL DIVIS ON
COMMONWEALTH
j Emil Davis, manager of fheCom
! .nonwealth, returned Friday from
a trip to Seattle and Puyallup where
he went to confer with the officials
of the company regarding theprop
erty. Wm. Negated, a brother of
Geo. Nepsted, president of the com
pany, and G. McLaughlin returned
with him They brought in a con
siderable amount of supplies and
equipment which they took down
to the property Tuesday,, making
the trip in the Sea Lion.
Mr. Dayjs says that it is the in
jtentioti to continue development
throughout the wii.ter., driving the
tunnd to gain depth on the largfe
vein that passes through the prop
erty. He took down lumber to;
make the cabin at the mine com-1
fortable, and will also replace the
bridge over Davis river that was;
taken out by the flood last fall
The west has not yet commenced;
to feel the revival of business sta
bility reported in the east, Mr. Davis
says, <.nd the Sound cities are com
paratively quiet However, there
appears to be plenty of money for
investment in legitimate mining,
and the treasury of the Common
wealth company is in good condi
tion for actively prosecuting the
development program now lain out.
President Ntpsted is expected to
visit here in about two months.
NOTICE
Because of interfering with
the Pioneer carnival there will
be no moving picturfe show
Saturday night
Don't go hOiiie hungry, Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
Imperial Baths. Russian steam baths $1
See Pete Fite (or saw filing, wood cut
ting, or any kind of work, Leave orders
at Hotel Hyder.
, TO WHO'! IT MAY CONCERN
{ Neither the International Roadhouse,
I I), S. Mains nor L. R. Doggett will be re
sponsible from this date for any indebt
; edness incurred by H. 1>. Gillis.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, December 15,
1921.
Signed,
L. R. Doggett, Manager of International
Roadhouse.
Shoe shine stand, Alaskan Hotel, Rube
Miller. Leave orders for laundry.
Laundry work done right and promptly
delivered. Tub and shower baths, new,
modern, strictly up to date. Jim Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson, Sanitary laundry. A street
FIRE DESTROYS
MESS HOUSE AT
THIRTEEN-MILE
Starting at 10:30 Christmas mor
ning, fire completely destroyed the
Premier mess house at Thirteen
mile, also the kitchen, store room
and meat house which were annex:
es to the main building. The fine
started at the dining room stove
which set the oil-saturated floor
ablaze, and spread with auch rapid
ity that Blrckie Irwin, the cook,
saved none of his personal effects
except tlie clothes he wore. About
$2000 worth of supplies were lost
and the Christmas dinner, prepared
for the crew 1 warding there, was
cremated,
GRAND OPENING
OCEAN VIEW HOTEL
WILL BE BIG EVENT
W. R. Tooth has ■set Thursday
night of this week as the date for
the grand t-penihg of the Ocean
View Hotel. Although the building
has been in its new location for two
.
months, aud business going on, th<!
proprietor considered that the in*
terior appearance did not warrant
him in asking the general public to
come and look the place over. But
now, with the new lobby complet
ed, new furniture put in and other
conveniences for the comfort and
convenience of guests ihStalled, hi
is ready to invite comparison witl>
any 1 total in the north.
So everybody is invited to attend
the opening1 on Thursday night ef
this week and participate in the
dancing and dinner as his guest:'.
There will be good music for devc*
tees of the ballroom, and since Mr.
Tooth is an experienced culinary
caterer, something appetizing in the
edible line may be expected* It i* ,
a certainty that Hyder, Alaska, will
give the first business in Hyder,
British Columbia, the once over,
and the glad hand.
MCtNTILE
LICENSES DUE
imumr first
Federal mercantile licenses aje
due January 1 and must be paid at
the ^Commissioner’s office. The •
Commissioner is not required to go
around and collect these licensis,
and there is a penalty attached if'
they are not paid promptly,