Chamber
of
Commerce
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Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
Hyder
| Chamber of Commerce
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Incorporated
< Regular Meeting Second
Wednesday of the Month
THE BARGAIN COUNTER
If you wish to sell some useful sec
ond hand commodity or wish to buy
something, we will list your wants in
this classified colum at the low rate
of 10 cents per line. Watch this col
umn for bargains.
1 Baby Ben Alarm Clock .$1.00
1 Large Butcher knife, new ..60
1 14 lh. sledge hammer .1.50
2 hand axes, each .75
1 Iron Cot and Spring, only $4.00
Salmon trolling spoons, each .on
1 Diston Hand Saw, cutoff only $1
10 gal. gas. pressure tank.
Large Fyre-Fyter fire extinguisher.
Small cook stove
Iron heating stove.
Hand force pump
Iron laundry stove
Full bed and spring.
8-4 bed and spring.
2 3-4 bed mattresses.
1 wood door •
Large electric lamps—100-150 watt.
Fairbanks-Morse 1-2 h. p. motor and
J. K. force pump, heavy duty, slightly
used-bargain.
Also several plain chairs, shovels,
saws, axes, tools, cooking and tablt
utensils, straight razors, scissors, and
numerous other good and useful art
ides at give-away prices. No matter
what you want, see us, we may have
it or can get it for you.
Cardboards, in varied grades
and colors at the Herald office,
Phone 82.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
Subscriptions to The Herald are PAY
ABLE IN ADVANCE. This is the com
mon practice of newspapers through
out the world. The rates charged are
the lowest asked for a newspaper
anywhere in the North and are not
yond the means of anyone. The profit
at present prices is too small to per
mit us to carry the burden of delin
quent sabscriptions. ..For this reason
we ask that you keep your subscript
ion PAID UP, or we will be compelled
to discontinue delivery of the paper
when your paid subscription expires.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
Large bundle of old papers for
starting fires 25 cents at the Herald
office, __ . —j.
RADIO PROGRAM
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Sunday, April 29.
7:00 Chevrolet Motor Co.
7:30 Hall of Fame
8:00 Wendall Hall.
8:15 Walter Winchell.
8:30 Death Valley Days.
9:00 Adventures in Health.
9:15 True Story Program
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Ben Tipp Program.
10:30 Washington Hour.
Monday, April 30
7:00 Carnation Company.
7:30 Demi Tasise Revue.
8:00 Amos V Andy.
8:15 Crazy Wells Water Co.
8:30 Voice of Firestone.
9:00 The King’s Foursome.
9:15 Radio and Television.
9:30 30 Minutes of Music
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Mark Hopkins Orch.
10:30 Silver Strings, Solberg
11:00 Ambassador Orch.
11:30 Stringwod Ensemble.
Tuesday, May 1.
7:00 Palmolive Theatre,NBC
8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
8:15 Memory Lane
9:00 Blue Ribbon Orch.
9:30 Songs of Araby.
8 :45 Ben Tipp Program.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Mark Hopkins Orch.
10:30 Silver Strings, Solberg.
11:00 Ambassador Orchestra.
11:30 Bal Tabarin Orch.
Wednesday, May 2.
7:00 Corn Cob Pipe Club.
7:30 Caswell Coffee Comcert
7:45 Crazy Wells Water Co.
»:U0 Amos n Andy.
8:15 Raymon Knight.
8:45 Ben Tipp Program.
9:00 The Hour of Smiles.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Mark Hopkins Orch.
10:30 Melodies & Memories.
11:00 Ambassador Orchestra.
11:30 Bal Tabarin Orchestra.
Thursday, May 3.
7:00 Whiteman's Orchestra.
8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
8:15 Standard Symphony.
9:15 Winning the West, NBC
9 :45 Beauty That Endures
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Harkins, Rider and Lee.
10:30 Silver Strings, Solberg.
11:00 Ambassador Orchestra.
11:30 Bal Tabarin Orchestra.
Friday, May 4.
7:00 The First Nighter.
7:30 Jack Benny
8:00 Amos ’n’ Andy.
8:15 One Man’s Family
8:45 The Big Ten, NBC.
9:00 The King’s Foursome.
9:15 Crazy Wells Program.
9:45 Ben Tipp Program.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Harkins, Rider and Lee.
10:30 Jack Bain’s Orchestra.
10:55 Memory’s Garden.
11:00 Ambassador Hotel Orch
11:30 Bal Tabarin Orchestra.
Saturday, May 5.
7:00 Hudson Essex Motor Co.
7:30 National Barn Dance.
8:30 Fisher Half Hour.
9:00 30 Minutes of Music.
9 :30 Sacred Lyrics.
9:45 Olympians, Brashen.
10:15 Roderick and Lynch.
10:30 Artistic Trio.
11:00 Ambassador Orchestra.
11:30 Slumber Hour
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A Man Named
Branigan
By HORACE THATCHER
(£), by McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
HER twenty-sixth birthday
's-' Sally Talbot decided that so l'ar
a* present plans Indicated she was
destined to be an old maid. •'But,"
she concluded, "it Isn't ns though I’d'
never been asked. Torn did nnd he
would suit almost any girl who want
ed to get married, but for me lie was i
too dull.” I
Through her six years working in
an insurance otliee Sally had managed,
to save live hundred dollars in a se
cret bank account. Now that she was
twenty-six she had decided to take a
vacation nnd see California as well ns
the Grand Canyon nnd the Rocky
mountains, she had approached her
friend, Dorothy Evans, about the trip
suggesting that they take the trip
together. After deep discussion the
two young women decided that they
could accomplish a good deal of sight
seeing In the West during their three
weeks’ vacation. So Sally paid a vis
it to the central ticket agency to get
some learned advice on the proposed
vacation.
She came back and was most en
thusiastic. “Dot. there's the nicest
man up there. He certainly took good
care of me. He said his name was
‘Branigan.’ Well,” she ended with a
laugh, “you know I always did enjoy
the Irish.”
Dorothy and Sally joined forces and
went to see .Mr. Branigan to ask for
further information about their pro-i
posed trip. As Dorothy was just as
favorably Impressed with the gentle
man as Sally, whenever they were to
gether of an evening they thought up
more questions to confront Mr. Brani
gan with.
Those get-togethers were by appoint
ment as Sally lived In Stonewall, a
little suburb town, and she commuted
to work In the city. One day as she
was at the station waiting to catch a
train to convey her to work, she was
exceedingly surprised to see a familiar
face behind a newspaper. There was
Mr. Branigan reading.
As he didn't apparently notice her,
Sally was curious to know all about
Mr. Branigan and whether or not he
whs a married man.
At lunch that day she told Dorothy
all about the Incident as they ate their
toast sandwiches and drank their malt
ed milks through straws. “And, Dor
othy,” said Sally, “I’ve virtually told
that man my entire family history and
how much money I have In the bank.
Before I know It, it may be the talk
of the town.”
After confessing her story to Dor
othy, Sally decided to risk taking an
extra hour for lunch and she set off
to see Mr. Branigan at bis nflice. She
concluded that she would not mention
Stonewall until he did.
But after Mr. Branigan smiled so
graciously at her, Sally let her tongue
slip. “Mr. Branigan,” she said, “do
you live in Stonewall?”
The young man said that Jie did and
returned to the discussion of her pro
posed trip with Dorothy.
But somehow Sally was more Inter
ested in Mr. Branigan than in her trip
at that particular moment. “I had no
Idea that you lived in Stonewall but a
friend of mine said she knew a man
of that name there and our descrip
tions coincided.”
“Oh. yes," said Mr. Branigan, “I'm
an old citizen of Stonewall. In fact, I
was born there and have lived there
ever since."
“And you’ve never seen me about
the town, have you?"
“I've known you by sight for many
years,” Mr. Branigan answered quietly.
“Oh," and Sally couldn't hide a
blush.
Presently Branigan offered her a slip
of paper to sign and as she scrawled j
her name on it, the ticket agent said,
"1 had an idea the S stood for Sylvia.
So It's Sally. You see, I stood behind
you one day as you were buying your
commutation ticket. T.et’s see—you
were wearing a blue hat and a blue
coat with gray ftir on the collar. Am
I right?"
Sally was forced to smile. "You have
a remarkable memory. Mr. Branigan.”
Then she looked at her watch and de
cided that It was past time she had
started back to the office. With a hasty
good-by she dashed out of the oflice.
A week before she andiDorothv were
[gold tax blow to
CANADA GOLD MINING
Canadian gold miners are
much exercised by the imposi
tion of a federal ten per cent
tax on new mined gold. This
: means, 'oif course, that with
gold at the present price, min
ers will have to pay to the gov
ernment $3.50 on every (ounce
of gold they produce.
The tax is expected to real
ize ten million dollars for the
: government, a sizeable income
under any conditions, but will
! unquestionably db a vast
j amount of harm to the industry
unless modified by later reg
! ulatibns.
In addition to 'imposing a
heavy decrease of revenue on
the richer mines, as evidenced
i by the fact that the Premier
| would have had to pay more
than $181,000 on last year’s
gold production of 51,863
ounces—or mlore than $31,000
more than was distributed to
shareholders in each of the
quarterly dividend periods save
i one—the heavy tax will work
a severe hardship on numerous
low-grade mines wherein the
margin of profit over operating
: costs is small.
It will also force many of the
1 higher grade mines to suspend
1 extraction of low grade ores,
I which could not be profitably
handled except under the pre
vailing high price of gold. As
la result, millions of tons of
| these low grade ores now yield
i ing a fair revenue and increas
ing the Dominion's wealth, will
undoubtedly have to be aban
doned and beclome worthless.
Spring Birds Numerous
Several flights of geese going
north were observed during the
week by Hyderites. The re
turn of spring is further em
phasized by the presence of
numerous ruby-throated hum
ming birds, finches, robins,
swallows and other varieties of
summer birds. Observers re
poit that the swallows arrived
nine days earlier than last
year.
to start on their vacation, Mr. Eranl
gan dropped In one evening at her
home. They were looking over pic
tures of Yellowstone park when the
telephone rang. It was Dorothy and
she said her mother had been taken
ill and would have to go to the moun
tains. There was nothing for Doro
thy to do but to cancel her western
trip and spend her vacation with her
mother.
••Well, there go all my plana for a
grand time In the wild and woolly
West.” said Sally as she Joined Mr.
Tiranigan on the lounge. ‘‘And after
I've bothered you ro much getting the
entire trip planned to perfection."
Mr. Branigan closed the book of pic
tures. He asked her when she first
had come to him for Information.
“It was three weeks ago,” said Sally.
“Well. I've known you Intimately for
three weeks and I've wanted to know
you Intimately for the past couple ofi
years. What say we get married and
then we can take the trip for a honey
moon?”
Somehow Sally wasn’t as shocked nt;
Mr. Branigan's statement as most peo
ple might have been. Instead she
laughed. “It’s sort of sudden." she
said, "but I must say your invitation
sounds most attractive."
WORLD CONFERENCE ON
SILVER IS FORESEEN
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A world conference on the
question of remonetization of
silver is not an unlikely event
uality of the near future, ac
cording- to Washington, D. C.
reports.
An international, agreement
for remonetizing silver at a
uniform ratio with gold was
saiid to be foreseen in high of
ficial and dip'olmatic quarters,
following an announcement
that conferences were afio'ot for
an international discussion of
the question after Congress ad
journs, if possible.
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Moose Install Officers
—
Installation ceremonies of the
Moose lodge Thursday even
ing ushered into ofice the fi 1
lowing new officials:
Dictator, Louis Watkins;
vice-dictator, J. O’Keefe; pre
late, Jas. Mcrrice; treasurer,
W. L. Newell; sergeant-at
arms, M. P. Murphy; inner
guard, Gus Erickson; outer
guard, Alex. Whidden; trus
tees, F. W. Fisher, W. D. Smith,
F. E. Risch.
The installation was fol
lowed by an enjoyable repast
and social session.
The lodge will hold an enter
tainment in the Moose Hall.
Stewart, this evening in honor
of their newly installed offic
ials. Cards, music, and a
luncheon will feature the en
tertainment, which will be op
en to members, their relatives
and invited guests.
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Whist Series Closed
Miss Nicholson and Owney
McFadden of Stewart, 3re
declared the winners of the
progressive whist tourney held
in Pioneer Hall Saturday even
ing under the joint auspices f
the Pioneers of Alaska and
Woman’s Club.
The entertainment was the
last of the winter series and
attracted the largest gathering
of the period. The grand
• prizes for the series were
awarded to Mrs. E. D. HaddOn
and Felix Seppi. The program
included dancing and refresh
ments.
A new series of socials will
be inaugurated on the evening
of May 5.
Pioneer Killed By Fall
William McFadden, 72, pio
neer Alaskan, employed by the
Copper River Railroad, died
lecently at Cordova from in
juries sustained by falling
down stairs. Deceased resided
at. Cordbva 26 years.
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Arthur Yantes, 83, Pld-time
northerner and Rampart resi
dent, died recently in Fair
banks.