LOCAL TOPICS
* Mrs. Holger Johnoan, who
has been undergoing medical
treatment in Prince Rupert for
some weeks, returned home
Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Traversy,
who spent a part of the winter
season in Suquamish, Wn„ re
turned Thursday.
It is reliably though not of
ficially reported that Chas.
Goldsburgh has received wire
instructions from D. L. Pitt to
fix up the Porter-Idaho tram,
in addition to further repairing
the Premier tram.
Wiliam Gray, head of the Hy
der Lumber Company, is ex
pected to return next-week, af
ter spending the winter in the
south.
The second of the series of
whiit eocials planned by the
Ilo nee rs of Alaska was held
in Pioneer Friday evening and
attracted a good sized gather
ing. The program included
dancing and refreshments in
addition to the whist tourney.
The whist prizes were won by
Mrs. Pearl Glantz and David
Allan. Mr. Allan tied with L.
Watknis for the gentlemen’s
prize but lost on the draw-off.
Louie says what chance had he
against.a Scotchman.
Word comes from Ketchikan
to the effect that D. J. Mul
care, former local immigration
inspector, now stationed at
Ketchikan, has been trans
ferred to Pembina, North Da
kota, and will leave for that
point shortly, accompanied by
Mrs. Mulcare.
Two huge mud sharks were
caught this week by Gus Mal
min and Gust. Johnson while
firhing for halibut with a set
line near the mouth of Marmot
River. The big fish were be
tween ten and twelve feet in
length.
Several catches of halibut
are said to have been made re
cently off the Marmot. Some
salmon have also been taken,
although the fish are not yet
running in the Canal.
Thick Ice at Fairbanks
Ice on the Chena Slough at
Fairbanks was 53 inches thick
on February 28. This will give
the ice pool fans something
more for the dope sheet.
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More Light On Economics
In an effort to answer the
numeious questions asked by
readers concerning such pre
dominant subjects of discuss
ion as inflation, credit expan
sion, price stabilization, and
others of similar character, the
Herald will present weekly on
page three an article by Prof.
G. F. Warren, of Cornell Uni
versity, famous economist, ex
plaining the meaning of those
terms as applied to the present
economic situation.
The first article of the series
deals with the meaning and ef
fects of that condition known
as deflation, through which we
have long been passing.
By following the series, the
reader may acquire much valu
able information and a compre
hensive understanding of the
more important questions of
present-day economics.
When Grub Came High
Local restaurant charges will
appear decidedly diminutive
when compared with the fol
lowing list of items copied by
Stroller’s Weekly from a menu
in Dawson in 1898:
Bowl of soup, $1; mush and
milk, $1.25; dish of canned
corn, $1.25; dish of canned to
matoes, $2; stewed fruit, $1.
25; slice of pie, 75c; dough
nuts with coffee or tea, $1.25;
coffee and bread with beans,
$2; plain steak, $3.50; porter
house steak, $5.00.
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