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Attorney at ^tani
PylU'r, Alaska
1>r. C. D. Carter
DENTIST
International Avenue - HYDER, AIASKA
WHEN IN STEWART
EAT AT
THE POODLE DOG CAFE
" The House of Quality
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PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING
* STEWART, B‘ C. AND HYDER ALASKA
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
Sunday School at 11 o’clock
Classes for all ages
Preaching at 8 o’clock P. M.
F. E. REddick, Pastor
MRS. W. S. SULLIVAN
TAILOR SHOP
International & Premier Ave.
..LOCATION NOTICES and
PROOF OF LABOR blanks at
the MINER office
Patronize your Home Town
Paper.
In the Commissioners Court;
Territory of Alaska; Division
Number One; Hyder Precinct.
In Probate
In the matter of the estate of
Frank Johnson, Deceased.
Number 9 Probate.
Notice of hearing on Appli
cation for Appointment of Ad
ministrator.
Notice is hereby given that
Merle Thomas, of Hyder, Alas
ka, has filed in the above entit
led court a petition praying for
the appointment of adminis
trator of the aforesaid esl n- ,
and that at the hour of 10
o’clock in the forenoon of Jan
uary 3d.,1924, at the United
States Commissioner’s office m
Hyder, Alaska, will be held the
hearing upon said petition,
when and where all persons
may have the opportunity to
be heard in connection there
with.
And notice is hereby further
given that it appearing to this
court that the value of the
aforesaid estate does not ex
ceed the costs incident to ae
cedant’s last sickness, the fun
eral expenses and the cost* oi
administration; therefore, an
order will be entered com
manding that said estate be
summarily closed and all per
sons may have the opportun
ity at the aforesaid time ann
place to make any objections
thereto. And it is so ordered.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this
3rd. day of December, 1923.
Chas. F. Sandford.
United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Judge of Pro
bate.
J. W. Hartley, a former well
known Alaskan, recently met a
horrible death, probably by
his own hand, at Breckenridge,
Texas. His body was blown to
pieces by the explosion of a
charge of dynamite, probably
set off by himself.
Games of all sorts—-the latest
in entertainment for the chil
dren. Fun with instruction; at
the MIDGET EMPORIUM.
I
PECULIAR SHOOTING CASE
PUZZLES JUNEAU OEFKMSj
Harry Taggert, who gave his
age as 26 years, was found un
conscious and with bullet holes
in his head and chest in the
driving seat of a rented Ford
automobile on the outskirts 01
-Juneau on the evening of Nov
ember 15. On regaining con
sciousness in a hospital laier,
Taggert declared that he had
been shot' accidentally by a
man whom he knew as Pete
Nelson, who'm he had taker.
,’or a ride in the car. Que&
Tioned by U. S.> Commissioner
Paine and District Attorney
N. H. Castle, Taggert asserted
that Nelson had playfully
pointed a 22c.alibre rifle at him
during the course of the rioc
and a sudden lurch of the car
had discharged it, the bullet
striking him in the head. Ask
ed how he received the shot in
th chest, Taggert was unable
to give an intelligent answer.
He also gave a very vague de
scription of the man Nelson
and claimed that Nelson, owed
him $75. Taggert’s replies,
coupled with the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding tne
case caused general disbelief
among the officials, who
think there was more behind
the shooting than Taggert has
i admitted. Taggert is said to
h ve been drinking and iiad
passed bogus checks to tne
amount of $100 on various bui>
incss houses. Officers were
in search of himwith a warrant
of arrest at the time he was out!
in the auto. The Juneau au
thorities are inclined to believe
that Taggart’s story is a fab- j
rication. The fact that the only
Pete Nelson known in Juneau
could not have had any con
nection with the shooting, hav
ing been out of town at the
time, also tends to add doubt j
to the story told by Taggert.
One theory is that Taggert
shot himself, probably owing
to fear that be would be arrest
ed in connection with the bog
us checks, after he had- failed
to get away on a lumber ves
sel bound for Australia. The
vessel in question failed to sail
on schedule, and it is thought'
the delay led Taggert to at
tempt to escape the consequen
ces of his check passing operat
ion? by the suicide route.
Taggert is said to have arriv-1
ed in Juneau from Seward,
where he said he was employed
by the Standard Oil Company
in constructing oil tanks.
Taggert’s chances for recov
er/ from his wounds are said
to be slight. If he should recov
er he will be totally blind, as
the bullet fired into his head
serened the optic nerve of
both eyes.
Exceptionally attractive books
for children at the MIDGET
EMPORIUM.
The steamship Northwestern,
sailing from Seattle December
29, will be the next vessel to ar
rive at Hyder direct from tne
states, according to a circular
announcement of the Alaska
Steamship Company sailing
dates received by the Hyder
Dock Company on the Alame
da last week.
The circular giver the comp
any’s sailing schedule for the
period from December 8th. to
March 15 and discloses ttyat
our present bi-weekly service
if to be reduced to a once a
month service until March 15.
or later.
following is the complete
chedule of Alaska sailings tor
ihe period indicated.
“ Steamers operating on tile
Southwestern Alaska Route are
duled to ail from Pier 2.
'.cattle, as lifted below, the
sailing hour for the balance oi
1923 to be 9 a. fn., and for
1924, commencing with the i
first sailing in January, 10:00
a. m.
‘ The regular ports M call for
all steamers will be Ketchikan,
Wragell, Juneau, Cordova,
Vadez, I ntone he and Sewaru,
with additional calls at various
ports by the steamers North
western, Victoria and Alame
da as shown.
Northwestern Dec. 8 will al
-o call at Petersburg north and
southbound.
Alaska Dec. 15 regular ports
only.
Victoria Dec. 22. will also call
4 Prince Rupert north ana
■southbound: Chilkoot Bar
racks (Haines) and Skagwav
i north bound only.
Northwestern Dec. 29 will ai
| so call at Hyder and Stewart
northbound only; Petersburg
north and southbound.
1924
Alaska Jan. 5 regular ports
only.
| Victoria Jan. 12 will call at
Prince Rupert north and south
bound.
Northwestern Jan. 19 will call
at Hyder, Stewart, Chilkooi
Barracks (Haines) and Skag
way, northbound only; Peters
burg, north 'and southbouna.
Alaska J*u». 2G regi/lar ports
only. J
Alarmma Feb. 2 will call at
Prince .Rupert, north and soutn
bound.
Northwestern Feb. 9 will call
up Hyder and Stewart, north
Jbound only; Petersburg, north
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MOUNTED POLICEMAN
JOINS BENEDICTS
Corporal John Harry Bonshar
of the Royal Northwest Mount
ed Police, who has served tor
years in the North, was mai
ried recently at Edmonton 10
Miss Johanna Van Manen.
Corporal Bonshar is on an ex
tended leave of absence, tnc
first one in years, and he ana
his bride will spend then
honeymoon in England.
Snow fell on the streets of Ju
neau for the first time this fall
on November 20, eighteen days
later than last year.
Frank Slavin, writing to the
Dawson News from Coal Creek
near Circle City, says that
there were never so many car
ibou and moose in that section
of Alaska as during the late'
fall months.. He said that the
miners of that section haci
no difficulty in securing an au
undant store of meat for the
winter.
,Juneau boasts of having the
second largest payroll in the
Territory in the Alaska-Juneau
mine, which employs four hun
dred men.
Dolls—all-sizes—at the MID
GET EMPORIUM.
and southbound.
Alaska Feb.16 will call at reg
ular ports only.
Alameda Feb. 23 will call at
Prince Rupert north and soutn
bound.
Northwestern Mar. 1 will call
at Petersburg north and south
bound.
Alaska Mar. 8 will call at reg
ular ports only.
Alameda Mar. 15 will call at
Prince Rupert north and soutn
bound.
The Northwestern on her
December 29 sailing, the Ala
meda, February 2d., and the
Northwestern March 1st.,will
be scheduled to connect at
Seward with the S. S. Starr tor
Alaska Peninsula ports.”
Novelties in Lacquer, Wrought
Iron, Pottery, Chinaware,
Brass, Bronze, Leather, Bro^
cade and Ivory from almost ev
ery country of the Old Worm
to the Newest Camp of the
New. Give them your consider
ation at THE MIDGET EM
PORIUM.
NEW PLACER STRIKE
ON KUSKOKWIM
.Pay gravel has been found on
Crooked Creek, a tributary ot
the Kuskokwim river, accord
ing to arrivals from that sec
tion whose statements are re
ported in the Alaska Weekly.
The creek in question is locat
about 25 miles from the town
of McGrath, on the upper Ku.»
kokwim. The pay is said to
have been found on thre-s
claims. The crdek was pros
pected during the past summer
by two prospectors, who kept
the discovery quiet until the^
had fully determined the pay
streak and filed their locations.
It was late in the season be
fore news of the strike was g:\~
en out. Several prospector
from McGrath visited the seen*
as soon as the news was receiv
er! and made locations, but tne
freeze-up prevented any real
development work and the ex
tent of the paystreak is not
known as a result.
JJNEAU MURDERER
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
I Larry Johnson, charged with
Lri > murder of Hilda Weiss
ai d Luella Broadway, denizens
ot the Juneau underworld,
confessed to the shocking
double murder when arraigned
on charges of first degree min
der, two counts, before Judge
T. M. Reed in the District Court
at Juneau recently, and was
sentenced to life imprisonment
in the federal penitentiary ai
McNeil’s Island, after he had
pi laded guilty to murder in the
se-ond degree on both counts.
When brought before the
court, Johnson, through his at
torney Henry Roden, signified
a willingness to plead guilty to
second degree murder. District
Attorney A. G. Shoup agreed
to accept the plea, in which
agreement tne court concurred.
Judge Reed insisted, however,
that Johnson speak for himselr
ar.d not through his attorneys
and Johnson almost inaudibly
informed the court that he was
gi ilty of murdering the two
women.. Following sentence
Assistant District Attorney N.
II. Castle stated the reasons
why the prosecution accepted
•■pleas of second degree murder
when the evidence against the
accused man was considered
of such nature as would secure
first degree verdicts. Mr Cas
tle gave logical and convincing
reasons, the most important or
which was the questionable le
gality of the present Territor
ial law under which both grand
and petit juries are drawn
and the probability of the law
being declared illegal if a con
viction secured under it was
appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Other reasons were the likeli
hood of the trial jury being un
able to agree on the degree 01
punishment to be inflicted, the
uncertainties of an attempt
prove the prisoner of unsound
mind and the unlikelihood of a
verdict recommending deatr,
on purely circumstantial evi
dence, regardless of the uncon-i
trovei’tableness of its charac
ter.
Workmen engaged in driving
a 200-foot tunnel on the Gibbs
holdings opposite the Mabel
mine on Reed Creek, in the
Willow Creek district, recently,
cut a shoot on the surface that
gave assays of $900 per ton.
The tunnel is being driven in
on the contact with a view to
determining the extent of the
deposit.
CUT GLASS; JEWELRY;
MOCASSINS; CURIOS, EAST
MAN KODAKS; PIG’N WHIS
TLE CANDY.-HYDER DRUG
COMPANY-The Post Office*
Store.
CONVENTION ON TERRITORIAL
DIVISION MEETS IN JUKEAU
A divisional convention, the
purpose of which was to ar
range and present to the Con
gress of the United States con
1 crete and logical reasons why
the Territory ofAlaska should
be divided, met in Juneau Nov
ember 15, with representatives
in attendance from all of the
Southern Alaska towns which
participated in the recent elect
ion on Territorial division.
Sitka alone failed to hold the
election and was not represent
ed among the eleven delegates.
Mayor Goldstein, of Juneau
presided until the selection of
R. E. Robertson, of Juneau, as
permanent chairman, with I>.
A. Roselle, also of the capital
city, as secretary. .ont this
various delegation ;t hilcar.
was represented by J C "Bar
ber and George W. Woodruff,
the formef* holding the prosy
oi Mayor Thomas Torrey, wno
\v14 unable to be present.
S! agwew was represented by
M vj-or Howard Ashley; Maine?
by J. A. Davis, hold'ng the
p oxy of J. H. Chisel; Peters
burg by Henry Roden; Don'4
la; by f. A. J. Gallwar and Ju
n an by R. E. Robertson Root.
S mpr-on, J. W. Troy and ?». A.
R >selle. R. W. DeArmond. oi
3 ka, was also included in the
g thering as a delegate at
ia s-e, appointed by Governor
1, me.
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Anchorage Man
Exciting B;
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Attacked by a large bald eag
le'and compelled to battle with
the bird to save him elf from
injury, was the recent thrilling
experience of Tom Beavers, a
member of she Anchorage me
department. Accompanying a
party of duck hunters to ine
Susitna flats, Beaver wandered
some distance away from hie
companions. He noticed uw
ergle flying around at the-time
but turned his attention to mak
in t ready, for an approaching
fi ght of ducks. Bevers fired
both barrels at the ducks as
they passed. A moment later he
was startled to see the eagie
swooping down at him with a
harsh cry. Not having time to
reload the gun, Beavers grip
ped the barrel with both hands
ard swung at the bird, hiicmg
it a glancing blow on the* wing.
Tlie eagle, undaunted by the
bl )W, returned to the attack at
r.:ice but in the interval Bevers
eeeaded in reloading the
>■ n. With a lightning swoop
1 •? eagle flew directly at the
h -nic-r. When about twenty
■. ;t away Bevers pulled tn«^
! gger but the gun jamraea
<t th : eagle struck viciously
a it pa. ~.ed him, tearing a long
\ > in his hunting coat witn .
* talons. Unfortunately for
J ■ U: d, its claws caught in the
■! ih and it fell to the ground.
L a flash Bevers was upon
it and shuck the bird wi.h the
bvtt of the gun. The blow stun
ned the eagle and Bevers bear
it to death before it could re
ca ver.
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. >.< hanical, at the
EMPORIUM.
a mu nn ;.
MIDGET
The Hyder Lumber Company
has temporarily suspended the
operation of its sawmill, after
the most successful season m
its history, according to man
ager William Gray, who ray;,
(•Iterations will be resumed a
little later in the season.
During the past summer and
fall the mill has worked to i s
ft llest capacity, employing
twenty men during the greatei
part of the season and turning
out close to twenty five thou
sand feet of lumber daily prau
tically throughout that period.
The mill payroll has been the
largest of any concern in Hydci
and its activities have been a
most important factor in tiu
giowth of the town .through
providing lumber at rates far
below the prices charged tor
the outside product. In addition
the mill is a monument to Uu
energy and perseverenee 01
the owners, Messrs Wm. Gray,
P. B. Wilson and Robert And
rews, who commenced then
lumbering activities under tin
most uninviting conditions bam,
in 1920, when the future of liy
der was very much of a proo
lem. The present new and up
to date mill is the culmination
of three successive stage of ex
pansion, commencing with >
small mill of about 4,000 fed:
daily capacity,located in Du
Forest Reserve about three
quarters of a mile from tiu
mouth of Salmon river. Op
erations at that time were cor.
fined entirely to cutting spru:c
timber for local consumption
Later, with increased mining
development providing a law
ger demand for cut timber, a
scond mill was installed on Du
same site, with a capacity oi
Our display of Butterfly
Coasters, Service 'Trays, Ash
Trays, Change Purses and Pen
dants is awaiting your pleas
ure at the MIDGET EMPOR
IUM
>: i l':ou iand foet per dav. Dui
ir ' this period the matter oc
x _'Uring logs was a difficult
me, as the deep winter enow
nefentod almost insurmount
ible obstacles to seeming a;;
idequate pup ply of logs during
he winter period. Logs obta'.
it that time were cut on th
.vest side of Salmon river anu
; vote then hauled across the
tr.am with a donkej ca
rve. With the in^reas’nv de
mand for lumber,this inability
to secure logs during the sn > y
season necessitated removal
ito a site at some point aion;
the waterfront, where log
•oilId he brought to the m l! ai
any time of the year. The
present mill was built in 19212,
and has kept pace with tiic
!growth of the town dur ing tn.
| intervening period, new macn
ery being added to the plant as
| fast as the upbuilding of the
| camp and the continual v in
creasing mineral devel jpmem
in the hills created greater cm
! mands for lumber.
At present the mill handles
i from four to five milion feet ot
!logs annually, comprising botn
spruce and hemlock timber, an
|of which are supplied by co-.
I tractors working at vnrion
points along Portland Canal.
! The plant is ideally situa.ed
S on a small cove or bight on the
south border of Hyder toif/u
[site. A pile breakwater several
h mdred feet in length pra
v des protection for the rafting
pond, in which a large suorly
of logs may be impounded.
The mill is modern in all re
spects, with a splendid steam
power equipment and a pnv- *
ate electric light plant. A bet
ter equipped plant of the same
capacity is not to be found on
the Alaska coast.
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at THE MIDGET EMPCPTUM.
A wide variety of Christma.,
reniemberanc.es on display.