The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
ald Building in Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter
at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March
3, 1879.
Subscription price $3.00 per
year in advance by mail or
carrier.
Advertising Rates
on application
An Independent Newspaper
Feeding Prejudices
Most of us who consider our
selves broadminded are any
thing but that . Otherwise,
how can we account for the
fact that we are seldom inter
ested in reading “the other
side" of any question.
We read almost exclusively
such books, periodicals and
newspapers as we know in ad
vance will generally coincide
with our own views. Few Re
publicans subscribe for a red
hot Democratic newspaper, 01
vice versa. People take church
papers only of their own de
nomination. Capitalists take
few labor papers, and laboring
men will hardly look at one
that reflects the capitalistic
viewpoint.
In other words, we all have
more or less confirmed opin
ions on nearly every import
ant subject and do not admit
that there may be some virtue
in the contentions of those who
take an opposite view.
As a recent writer has said:
“The only facts we can tolerate
are those we already know.”
We read, not to learn some
thing new, but for the purpose
of confirming ourselves in our
present beliefs and prejudices.
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Relic of Lincoln
The return of the Lincoln an
niversary recalls the existence
of an unusual relic of the fam
oue martyred president.
When President Lincoln,
mortally wounded, was carried
from Ford’s theatre to the
home of William Peterson, a
tailor, living across the street,
he was placed in the room of
13-year old Pauline Peterson,
where he breathed his last
early the following morning.
During the night the blood
stained head of the president
had rested on the child’s
square feather pillow. The pil
low was reverently preserved
by the tailor’s daughter, who
afterwards became Mrs. Wen
zing, and upon her death she
willed the prized relic to Mrs.
Jessie F. Webster, a school
teacher. With it went an af
fidavit prepared by Mrs. Wen
zing before her death, as fol
lows :
“This is to certify that the
pillow now in the possession of
Jessie F. Webster of the City
of Washington, D. C., is the
same pillow on which Presi
dent Lincoln died, April 15,
1865. His death occurred in
my room in my old home, No.
516 Tenth street, Washington,
D. C.”
The pillow, now yellow with
age, still bears its crimson
stains and is perhaps the most
intimate memento of a nation
al tragedy now in existence,
t should be preserved in the
National Museum or other ap
propriate depository.
Just for Fun
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If one has mastered all of |
Einstein’s theories he may be
qualified to tackle “Technoc
racy.”
Every new fai-m relief meas
ure seems a little crazier than
the one before. And not only
crazier but also costlier.
A California publisher pre- j
diets that big daily newspapers;
will soon be printed on per
fumed paper. Some of them
need a disinfectant right npw.
No Nobel peace prize was
awarded in 1932, which shows
the judge’s lack of appreciat
ion for Japan’s efforts in Man
churia and Shanghai.
Whatever else President
elect Roosevelt may need for
the task before him, he will
not lack for advice.
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A deadly snake bit a St. Lou
is man. Which is news only
because the snake died, while
| the man is recovering.
INTERESTING NOTES
The mechanical “white
wing,” a robot which performs
far more efficiently and far
more speedily than man the
work of sweeping streets, has
made its appearance in Eng
i land.
More than three and three- j
quarters million people visited
I national parks and monu-!
ments in 1932.
Matheticians have
that an American
figured
will be
struck by a meteor about once
every 9,300 years on an aver
1 age. They also calculate that
a person living to the age iof 70
has one chance in 7,000 of be
ing struck by lightning.
Silver production in the Unit
ed States decreased 6,506,961
ounces to 24,425,089 ounces
last year, compared with the
previous year. The gold out
put increased 2,300,200 ounc
es compared with 1931.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
January 3, 1923.
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Indicating the activity in
this district, the Green Theat
re is now putting on four shows
a week.
Anyone who would kick on.
the brand of winter weather
thus far dished up here should
go to Halifax. Not near zero
yet, and less than.two feet of
snow on the level. —On the
level!
When the steamship Jeffer
son, of the Alaska Steamship
Company’s fleet, docked at the
Hyder wharf on the morning of
January 2, it marked a new
epoch in the commercial life-of
this coming mining metropolis
of Alaska. The Jefferson was
the first ocean-going ship to
tie up at the new dock and the
first to make a direct trip from
Seattle, to Hyder, hence the
visit is historical. On this init
ial trip the vessel brought 55
tons of freight, including a
compressor for the American
Mining and Milling Co., and 4
tons of dynamite for the River- j
side property, in addition to!
two passengers, J. W. Frame,
Jr. and M. Drobbe.
Bill Tooth made kids out of
everyone who attended the j
birthday party held this week
to celebrate the first anniver
sary of the Ocean View Hotel
opening. And a busier or jol
lier set of kids never assembled
in one hall before. Folks, it
was some shindig and those
who were not there sure missed
something!
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The American Mining and
Milling Company’s Fish Creek
mine will be the first to ship
ore over the new Hyder wharf.
Twenty-two tons of high-grade
such as netted $200 per ton last
year are now stored in Hyder
awaiting the completion of the
wharf, and about 1700 sacks
thatwill average 110 pounds to
the sack, or approximately 100
tons, are awaiting transportat
ion from the mine. To date
there has not been sufficient
snow for raw-hiding, although
nine hides are at the mine.
The Midget Emporium, op
erated by H. H. Howard, has
been incorporated with a cap
italization of $100,000 divided
into 10,000 shares of $10 each.
The incorporators are Helen
Howard, John J. Peters and
H. H. Howard.
The Midget Emporium has
had an interesting career. Es
tablished in the fall of 1919 by
Edgar Harris under the name
of the “Up To Date Store” it as
pired to handle nothing but
a line of candies, patent medi
cines and knick-knacs. It was
purchased in March, 1920 by
Mr. Howard, who changed the
name to the one it now bears.
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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* Hyder *
* Methodist Episcopal *
* Church *
* Rev. F. Bushfield, Pastor. *
* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church *
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. ni. •
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. •
* Everyone is cordially invited to •
* the services. •
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
E. D. Hadden, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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