LOCAL TOPICS
William Younkin, well-known
Stewart miinng man, has taken
a position as mine assayer for
the Grange Mining Company
at Pavijlicn, B. C., and left re
cently for that point.
Owing to bad weather down
the Canal, the Ketchikan mail
boat, Tuscan, did not arrive un
til 10 p. m. Thursday evening,
about 14 hours behind sched
ule.
Although no more than 43
days have passed since the
shortest day of the year, Dec
ember 22, the hours of day
light have already increased to
such extent as to be noticeable
to the average person.
In fact a full hour has been
added to the daylight periods
up to the present. By the end
of the present month there will
be a further increase of 1 hour
and 8 minutes in the daylight
periods.
The Herald has received from
the office of Alaska Delegate
A. J. Dimond copies of the var
ious bills introduced by him in
the present Congressional ses
ion, all of which have been pre
viously mentioned in these col
umn:1. As space for a proper
description of the measures is
not available, those interested
may inspect them at this office.
Dr. W. S. Chase of Cordova
will oppose Walstein G. Smith,
incumbent for the republican
nomination as Territorial treas
urer in the April primary elect
ion. Mr. Smith is the only
treasurer the Territory has had
‘ since the office was created.
Dr. Chase is the republican
leader of the Third Division
and is serving his tenth term
as Mayor of Cordova.
So far no Democrat has filed
for Treasurer.
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Friday was Ground Hog day
and the sun shone, for the first
time in more than a week.
Rupert Warmest Point In
West Thursday
Although only a hundred
miles or #0 south of Hyder,
Prince Rupert was for several
days this week the warmest
point in the entire west, accord
ing to Vancouver weather re
ports. Freezing or sub-zero
weather was reported at the
same time over most of Can
ada, the Eastern States and
middle west, while unusually
low temperatures prevailed
along the Pacific Coast.
CIGARETTES & TOBACCOS
AT POPULAR PRICES at the
HYDER DRUG CO.-Postoffice
Ernest Blue Now Editor
Ernest Blue, former Hyder
attorney and Alaskan news
paper man, has assumed the
editorial direction of the Red
ding (Calif.) Independent,
with which he has been asso
ciated for some time, accord
ing to a letter from Mr. Blue
received this week by Hubert
Thomas, proprietor cf the
Boundary Gift Shop.
Mr. Blue states in his letter
that the Redding district has a
splendid future outlook as a
result of the recent authoriza- j
tion of an $180,000,000 state;
water project within twelve
miles cf Redding. The project,
known as the Central Valley
Water Project, centers around
two great dam constructions on
the Sacramento and San Joa
quin Rivers and is expected to |
employ around 30,000 men.
PRICES ARE LOWER ATTHE
HYDER DRUG CO.-Poetoffice
Store.
Hyderites In Juneau
The following interesting!
notes regardink former Hyder;
residents was received last j
week from Donald E. Martin, j
former local representative of
the U. S. Marshal’s office:
“I see E. R. Stivers, A. W.
Fox and the Crone’s regularly.
They are all well, Mr. Crone is
working for the governor. L.
E. Bigham is d oing well in his
restaurant. Jimmie Jackson
and George Divine are around
town.
Marius Pederson was injured
quite severely by a blast while
working on the road several
weeks ago. A piece of stump
hit him on the side of the hip
and probably fractured the
joint. He is in the hospital.
“‘Mitch’ Dabo caught on fine
with the Gastineau Cafe and
is making good in a big way.”
Mrs. Rose Dabo and Holly
Evans are also mentioned.
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fire to start? Use old papers from
the Herald Office. I
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