HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
v at 8 p. m.
Sunday School at 11 a. m.
Everyone Welcome
Rev. C. T. Hatten, Pastor
BRIEF ITEMS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
EVENTS IN THE NORTH AS PORTRAYED IN THE
PRESS OF ALASKA
The Roberts dance hall, one
of the first buildings erected
in Anchorage and the scene
of that city’s social events
since the early days, burned
down recently with a loss of
$50,000.
Clare St. George Yarwood,
who, as the representative of
the Canadian Bank of Com
merce, sent the first shipment
of gold from the Klondike to
the Outside, died recently in
3umas, B. C. The deceased aid
ed in organizing the first bank
in the Yukon,.Territory.
Mike Thompson, a trapper,
was recently found frozen in
his bunk in his cabin in the Ig
igik region, according to word
received in Valdez. The man
had been dead about two
weeks when discovered by a
passing traveller. The cause of
his demise is not known.
Thousands of fur seal on
their way to the breeding
grounds on Pribiloff islands
were seen in the latter days of
February, according to word
received at Seward. The mi
gration ia said to be at least
two months earlier than usual.
An Alaska pup taken from
the Interior by the McCombe
brothers a year ago, recently
carried off first honors at the
Canadian dog show in Quebec,
winning the Pratt cup for be
ing the best type of sled dog
of any competing.
L. O. Gore, assistant U. S. at
torney for the First Division
during the past few years, re
signed from that position a few
days ago $nd will practice law
in Ketchikan.
Mr. Gore has made a splendid
record during his period of
office and his resignation was
accepted with deep regret by
District Attorney A. G. Shoup.
Alaska shipped 2,000,000 feet
of clear spruce last year and
will surpass the figure this
year. B. F. Heintzleman, As
sistant United States District
Forester, at Juneau, forecast
recently.. He said the lumber
prospects were better and ord
ers had been received from
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
IIYDER. ALASKA
THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
Presents Greater Opportunities for Legitimate Mining Investment than any Mining District
on the Continent. In .additionto the great Premier, the most Spectacular Silver-Gold M®*
in Existence, with a record ofover Seven Millions in Dividends in Four Years, the Portland
C»ml District contains Two Producing Mines; a Half Dozen or More on the Very Thresh
old of Production, and Numerous Partially Developed Properties Which Hold Forth Every
Prospect of Becoming Paying Minsk
The Mineralization is Proved: Only Capital and Intelligent Mining is Required to Make
the District the Greatest Mineral Producing Area on the Globe.
England. The mills at Ketch
ikan, Wrangell and Juneau
have been enlarged and im
proved.
The world pack of salmon in
1924 shows an increase of four
per cent, according to a recent
report issued by the Bureau of
Fisheries.
The packs of Alaska, Brit'.’h
Columbia and Siberia sh ;
in this increase, while that o i
the Pacific Coast states suffer
ed a decrease which was mo t
severe in Puget Sound, where
less than half as much was
packed as in 1923.
British Columbia’s pack w<; .
second in volume last year, ag
gregating 1,738,313 cases of
all varieties. The Pacific Coa i.
states’ pack was 953,057 cast •
and that of Siberia 799,12 a
The Aiaska pack aggregal
ed 5,285,742 cases which wa
more than 50 per cent of th.
total output for the year. Cent
ral Alaska’s pack was 1.604.
418 and of western Alaska
897,650 cases.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I ■
under the provisions of Chap
ter 29 Session Laws of Alaska,
1919, there is imposed and lev- .
ied upon each male person :
except soldiers, sailors in the ;
U. S. Navy or Revenue Cutter \
Service, paupers, insane per- ‘
sons, or territorial charges, i;
within the Territory of Alaska, j ‘
or the waters thereof, over the |‘
age of 21 years and under the jf
age of 50 years, an annual tax f
in the sum of $5.00 Said tax is ‘
due and payable between the ^
first Monday in the month of J
April and the first Monday in J
the month of August in each \
yeatf Provided, that all persons Cc
subject to the tax who are inJt
the Territory of Alaska, on or j
before the the first day of May, |
in the same year, and all per-1
sons arriving in the Territory j
of Alaska after the first Mon- j
day in the month of April shall!
pay said tax within Thirty |
days after such arrival; Pro
vided further, that all persons ,
subject to said tax shall pay I.
the same within Ten days aft- ^
er a written or oral demand <
by the school tax collector '
made within the period be-j
tween the first Monday in,,
April, and the first Monday .
in August each year. If not f
paid within the time prescrib-!
ed or within Ten days after j
demand by School Tax Collect- j
or, each person delinquent in 1
the payment thereof, shall be
subject to a penalty of Two
Dollars in addition to the
amount of the tax.
Any person failing, neglect
ing or refusing to paytsaid tax
shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon con
viction thereof, shall be pun- i
ished by a fine of not more t
than Twenty-five Dollars or
by imprisonment in the Fed- ,
eral Jail not to exceed one J
month.
Clyde Hager !
School Tax Collector
i '
m kti. ££ o •—*
ENORMOUS DEMAND
FOR ALASKA FURS
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have ail kinds for quick sale.
Money sent same day shipment comes in—cash, draft or
money order, whichever you want. ACT NOW—if you
have one skin or a hundred. Ship to us at once.
Fouke Fur Ql
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
Our New Linoleum Patterns
Solve the Puzzle of Floors
5-3
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>. Eager
>. When the circus comes
0. Shylock’s trade
2. The best linoleum
.5. Part of the verb “be”
7. Cork, Linseed Oil, Burlap
8. It never grows less
10. Chief ingredients, linoleum
!1. Second sign of the zodiac
12. Becomes linen & linoleum
!3. Used in playing billiards
15. Presbyterian (Abbr.)
7. Samuel’s predecessor (Bib.)
:8. A bone
9. Part of a circle
1. Therefore
2. A toiling insect
4. And (Latin)
5. A brilliant constellation
7. To apportion
9. Just before the tenth
40. A step
41. Form of the verb “be”
43. Consumed
44. To recede (Simp, spelling
46. Oxodized for linoleum
47. Toward
49. Lair '
51. You may slip upon it
53. What the poet calls an eye
54. Electricity (Abbr.)
55. Back of genuine linoleum
57. A primary color
58. To increase
59. Slandered
61. Eight hours for the worker
62. Ingredient of linoleum
64. Chief of the German Gen
eral Staff in the World War
65. Overpowered by emotion
66. A good queen of England
67. Colored
Vertical Words Defined:
. Man’s name
. Raw material for Portland
ement
. To acknowledge or concede
. To snap again
. Son of Poseidon & Canace
(Greek Myth)
. Goddess of Love
. Ingeminate (Abbr.)
>. Doctor of Dental Surgery
i. Having pores
1. To refresh or delight
3. A city of central France
4. Rear light on a lleo(Abbr.)
5. Initials of linoleum comp
my
6. Before
.8. A drink of Merrie England
9. Where you go out
14. Kind of Linoleum
16. Colors go through to burlap
19. An operatic melody
!0 The home of the doves
32. The third voice in the choir
33. Work
35. Upon
36. New England state (Abbr.)
37. Like
38. The strenuous American
41. Thought
42. Not often
44. Weird; fearsome
45. Belgian (Fr.)
47. Absentee from school
48. To yield obedience
50. Boy’s name
51. Heartbeats
52. Disembarked
53. Ancient
55. Where we put our money
56. A garden flower
59. The widow’s gift
60. Calamitous
62. Bachelor of Laws
63. Boy
Don’t be baffled by the puzzle of what to do with your old
wood floors. Let us lay a good-looking, comurtaoie, ta^r- to
keep-clean floor of genuine Armsti-ong’s Linoleum.
MERCANTILE COMPANY
H Y D E R
The Peterburg Igloo of the
Jioneers of Alaska recently
jassed a resolution instructing
ts delegates to the Grand Ig
oo, now meeting in Juneau, to
go on record in favor of legis
lation providing for a monthly
pay day for labor in Alaska
and to take the matter up with
the legislature.
LOCAL STOCKS
(Vancouver Quotations)
March 27th.
B. C. Silver
Indian Mines
Silver Crest
Dunwell
Glacier
Independence
Premier
Rufus
L & L Glacier
Victoria Mines
Daly Alaska
Bid Asked
1.06 1.15
.0914 .10
— .22
3.85 4 25
.25 .34
_ 90
2.23 2^35
.15 —
.22 .23
— .6)
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Sales
March 27— 1000 Glacier, .28;
200 Premier, 2.33; 200 B C.
Silver, 1.07; 100 B C. S'lver,
1.08; 100 L & L, 24i/j>.
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