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VOL. 3. NO. 58.
HYDEfc. Aiulcjt, Dec. 6. 19K
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FIVE DOLiARS A YEAR
NEW KEITHS’ HOTEL
AUSPICIOUS OPENING
Never in the history of Portland
Canal was such a gathering as
sembled as attended the opening
«>; :he new Keiths* Hotel in Hy
d r B. C. on the night of Novem
b i 30, the American Thanksgiv
ing. An effort was made to have
everyone register but this was im
possible, as they came in flocks and
could no; be rounded up. The
book shows c ose to 200 names
and that is just about one-half of
the number present.
Although the hotel was far
bom being finished, the interior
decorations gave it a most attrac
tive appearance, and the guests
tacked nothing in comfort. Bob |
and Mrs. Keiih had organized an1
efficient si sff of employees, who
Were nested by a number of vol
unteers, and there was not a hitch
in the program or an untoward in
cident to mar the event.
The assembly hall was turned
into a temporary dining room, the
(\rge dining room being utilized
for dancing, and comfortably ac
commodating more than 100 cou
ples. Various rooms on the first
floor were also converted into din
ing rooms for private parties, a
number of which had been organ
ized for the opening weeks in ad
vance, the residents of Hyder es
pecially takrng advantage of the
occasion to observe one of their
time-honored customs by dining
on the recognized eniblematrc fowl,
th ■ luscious, corn-fed turkey. The
fact tha: alth >ugh a week has cl
apsed the residents on both sides
of the line are still talking about
that dinner and the dance, leaves
little to be said in commendation
of the combination.
The festivities continued almost
until the tardy winter sun com
menced to touch up the blushing
eastern range with a morning
beauty-tint of carmine, and every
moment of the fleeting night was
fraught with enjoyment.
The new hotel was designed by
Bob Keith, and Wm. Fraser, the
contractor, and is built as a mode!
of comfort and convenience. Mr.
Fraser, since he started its con
struction, cannot be given too
much credit for quality of work
and speedy results. He appears
to possess the happy faculty ol
surrounding himself with a crew
all of whom have “Loyalty” for a
middle name, and they have ac
complished splendid results.
The hotel is 76x40 feet in size,
two stories high, and contains 18
bed rooms on the upper floor, be
sides two bath rooms, rest rooms,
linen room, store room etc. The
first floor contains the culinary de
partment, including the largest din
ing room in the district, commodi
ous lobby and office, two sitting
rooms and a large assembly hall.
A Delco lighting system sup
plies the lights, and was installed
by H. Pattinson, of the Bruce
Robertson Electric Co., Vancou
ver, who are distributors for the
Delco light products for B. C.
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Tuesday Night
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Eyes of the Mummy”
And Charlie Chaplin in
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PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Found elsewhere try
Tbe Midget Emporium.
Hand decorated Christmas cards
at The Midget Emporium.
Andy Anderson has opened a
shoe repair shop in Stewart.
Mrs. Carolan returned Sunday
from a business trip to Vancouver
Get your Lang Heater at The
Midget Emporium.
James Stewart of Stewart left
Sunday on a business trip to Vic
toria.
Wm. Newell left Sunday for Se
attle to have an operation per
formed.
D. W. McLeman has returned
fro.n a trip to Ketchikan on court
business,
John Carlson has gone to Vic
toria to spend the holidays with
relatives.
W. J. Crawford and daughter
Helen returned Sunday from a visit
in Rupert.
P. R. Backus returned on the
Carmen from a business trip to
Ketchikan
Tom Powers, wharf foreman for
the Premier, returned Sunday from
a visit in Rupert.
K. W. Bee man has bought th<
Smith building in Stewart, known
as “The Big Store.”
J. B. Lambert, B. C. government
engineer, was In camp during the
stay of the Prince Rupert.
Mrs. Wm. Gray left Sunday for
Seattle to spend the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. Sobieralski.
The building will be steam-heat
ed throughout, the plant being in
stalled by W. Robertson of Van
couver and R. Davidson of Prince
Rupert. Owing to non-arrival of
fixtures, this plant was not in op
eration on the night of the open
ing, but no inconvenience resulted.
Music for the dance was sup
plied by Mrs. W. H. Watson at
the piano and Frank Bowler at the
drums. A1 Blackburn, the well
known Southern chef, cooked the
turkeys brown, and McDougal
Williams and Nicholson circulated
them around,—fifty of them. The
interior decorating, which consist
ed of festoons of bunting and ever
greens and a profusion of Ameri
can and Canadian i ags, was done
by a volunteer committee, Mrs.
Anna Miller, Mrs. Mildred Cur
tis, Wm. Dann and Bob Stewart.
L. S. Whittaker, manager of
the hotel, who was formerly man
ager of the Bank of Montreal in
Stcw'art, had the first chance in
his new position to revel in figures
and the art of efficiency, while
Scotty Patterson, engineer of the
lighting and heating plants, dem
onstrated his well known useful
ness in anticipating emergencies
did preventing friction.
Wm. Sloan, assayer at the Daly
Alaska, lett Sunday on a business
trip to Vancouver and Seattle.
The Griffco oleared Monday night
for Taeoma with a eargo of Premier
high-grade ore and concentrates.
China Tea Sets at The Midget
Emporium.
M. Mclsaac and C. McPbail are
down this week from the Fish
Creek mine for a few days' lay-off.
M. S. Whittier, special deputy
collector of customs, was in oamp
during the stay of the Prince Ru
pert Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morrison, who
spent the summer and fail here,
left Sunday for Seattle and intend
returning to Interior Alaska.
After being out of commission
for a few days on aceount of an
accident to the boiler, the Hyder
sawmill is again in operation.
Eli Watland has gone to work at
the Independence, where Owney
McFadden and Allan Carolan have
a contract for 150 feet of tunnel.
Garnet C. Watt, representative
of the Mutual Life Assurance Co.
of Canada, left for the Outside Sun
day after spending a week in camp.
Cut flowers and Red Holley at
The Midget Emporium
Grant Mahood, president, and W.
R. Tonkin, vice president, of the
American Mining and Milling Co.,
left Sunday for Vancouver and Se
attle.
Pat Daly left Sunday for New
York on business in connection
with the Yellowstone group, which
he recently bonded from William
Murphy.
Captain C. H. Nicholson of Van
couver, and R. Beaumont of Rupert,
Grand Trunk steamship officials,
were in camp during the stay of
the Prince Rupert.
A permit has been granted fc r a
sawmill and power plant site 300
feet in width, extending from First
street to deep water and parallel
ing the government dock approach.
C. W. Cheatham, senior highway
engineer for the Bureau of Public
roads, with headquarters in Jun
eau, was h=re during the stay of
the Prince of Wales to inspect the
government dock approach.
Dale L. Pitt, manager of the Pre
mier, c d Mrs. Pitt, arrived home
Sunday. The latter has been on an
extended visit with relatives and
friends in the east, and Mr. Pitt
went out two weeks ago to meet
her as she was returning.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bunting left
Sunday for Spokane to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Bunting’s rela-.
tives. Mr. Bunting will also confer
in regard to the development of
the Virginia with A. G. Larson who
has the property bonded.
Alladin lamps never fail. They
jive you light when you need light.
Toe Midget Emporium seli.; them.
ENGINEER VAILE
GOES OUTSIDE
L F. Vaile has been with the
engineering department ef the Bu
reau of Public Reads for the past
i8 months, the fore part of his ser
vice being located in the Seward
district and during the past six
months in charge of work in South
eastern Alaska. But he recently
determined to open an office for
himself and also engage in the con
tracting business, so he tendered
his resignition. Mr. Vaile feft for
the outside on the Alameda and
will join his wife in California for
a short vacation.—Juneau Capital.
Next Thursday night the Hyder
Commercial Association will hold
their regular meeting, which was
deferred this week on account of
conflicting with a number of social
gatherings.
Owen K. McManus of San Jose,
representing the Independent Ad
vertising agency of that city, is in
camp putting in a line of hotel ad
vertising. He has visited all the
coast towns of Alaska as far west
as Seward.
Less than three weeks till Christ
mas. Don’t forget the community
festivities in Pioneer hall on the
night of Dec. 23. And by the way,
those Christmas boxes in all public
places hold out an invitation to
help along the good cheer.
A large number of Stewart and
Hyder residents enjoyed the hard
times ball given by the Pioneers
in their hall on the night of Nov.
29, and were particularly pleased
with the prospectors’ bean : upper.
Costume prizes were wen by Mis3
Edith Crawford and Billy Bunting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Green return-1
ed on the Prince of Wales from a
trip to Ketchikan, where Joe ar
ranged for an improved film ser
vice for his theatre. He says that
everyone in the “First City’’ is talk
ing Hyder, and that we will have
many visitors from there in the
spring.
Next Monday night a class is to
be initiated into the local lodge of i
Moose, in Stewart, the meeting
place being the Stewart Hotel, and ,
the time 7:30 sh -rp. At 9:30 a
dance will commence in the hote*
ballroom. Ladies are requested to
bring refreshments. Deputy Su
preme Dictator Ernest Blue will
deliver an address.
The oil-tanker Else Gundo, 350 ft
in length, the largest vessel that
ever steamed into this harbor, last
Tuesday night discharged 5000 bar- j
rels, 210,000 gallons, of crude oil
into the new tank built by the j
Premier company above the dock.
The ship came from California. She
has a capacity for 40,000 gallons, |
and co numes about. 10,000 gallons
on an Alaskan trip.
EMI
MiHIUTES
HAROLD 600EY
Blown to atoms last Sunday mor
ning by an explosion which h« is
believed to have caused voluntar
ily. Harold Booey lost his life in
No. 2 tunnel of the Premier, where,
with a uumber of other men, he
was employes pushing ore ears.
When he reached tha mouth of a
short cross-cut where dynamite for
the shift, amounting to two or
three hundred pounds was stored,
he entered it and almost immed
iately a terriffic explosion occurred
which annihilated him and injured
A. Thomas, J. Rinje, H. Westburn
and J. Paripovich, all of whtm
were taken to the hospital suffer
ing from shock, while Thomas, who
was nearest te the crosscut, was
also eut about the head by flying
rocks. None of the men are be
lieved to be seriously injured.
An inquiry into the aocident was
held in Stewart, and but little light
was thrown upon the circumstan
ces surrounding it. No inquest
could be held because there were
no remains to view except a small
piece of skin from the victim's heel.
Nothing is known as to Booey’s an
tecedents prior to his coming to
the mine, where he had been em
ployed but a short time.
E. E. "0: Charlton this
week received the sad news ih t
his mother, ters. Virginia Easier
Charlton, had died at their o! 1
home in Virginia. She was i
years of age, and one of iiie re ,
old-fashioned oountrv mothers f
that famous old state. he w s
stricken with heart disease on
Sunday,and passed away the nest
Tuesday without regah .g e •• •
sciousncss.
Don't go home hungry. Get i !um:!i tf
the Ocean View.
Russian steam baths *1. i. J. Scott.
Lawrence, the Watchm her.
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