tlM Salmon Rirar Uiatrict la
Marvelouely Rich in MineraJe
fend Hydei U the Gateway in
Consequence of Which Hyder U
the Faateat Growing Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL, 4. NO. 1.
HYP^R. Alaska, Dec, >7. 1922
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATION
BRINGS CHEER
(t would be hard to determine
whether the kiddies or the grown
HP boys and girls most thoroughly
pnjoyecj the Christmas observance,
with its time-honored program of
Verbal ancj vocal selections follow
ed by distribution q( gifts plucked
from the Christina; (fee by one of
£>anta’s deputies.
The school children displayed
(he anticipated tplent pod lT>P ren
dition of their r §t times ■; diff-cult
parts rpfje^tod §rP*t credit on their
(eaches. Mis* Either Qlson, by
yrhose careful and conscientious
([aining their talents are being d?'
yeloped.
Pioneer Hail was tastefully dec
prated, evergreens, of course, dom
inating the decorative scheme, im
agination papnot cpnceiye pf a
more beautiful Christmas tree, with
(ts vari-colored electric lights and
giiltSring decpratipn*. And a meT
rier Santa than Bity Tooth, whom
(he real Santa had appointed as
Jiis deputy, never filled ch‘!$?H
hearts with glee.
following is the program
Recitation & song. “Xhe Song, the
Scar and the Story” Josephine IVfc
farlancf * Qhoir Invisible, pupils
pf School.
Recitation, “Pc$r Santa" Mona
Mehlfeld,
Recitation, “My, Platform" by
dumber by W. S, Qrr.
Recitation,. “Santa in a Flat”
Leonard Xraversy.
Song, ^‘Cradle Hymn," /\gne*
h- tndvall and Dorothy MehlfeldL
Recitation, “Santa’s Letter,” b^
----
Howdy, Folks! How’d you
all enjoy Christmas? What’s
that? Glad to »ee it come but
glad it’s over? Well, so are we.
Here’s wishing you all a bright
and prosperous New Yeaf.
--/
Teddy Higgins,
Solo, Arthur Baynten,
Play, “King Winter’s Throne/'
King Winter - Dorothy Mehlfetd;
December - Agnes Lundvallj
Frost - Deddy Mahoodj Snow
Fairies - Betty Mah°°d. Mona end
June Mehlfeld, Pearl Lypn; Shep
herds • Myrtle Lundyail, Josephine
McFarland, Lillian Stewart; Wise
Men - Leonard Travprsy, Johnnie
Barron, Teddy Higgin^
Song, "Holy N*gbt" by School.
Qsjartpt,
Dance of Snowflakes, Girls of
School.
Number bv W. S. Qrr.
Recitation, “Constant Christ
mas” - Dorothy MehHeld,
Solo, Arthur Baynton.
A Pennsylvania subscriber writes
suggesting that tt\e stock quotations
pf the various utinvpg companies
in the territory be ipclyded in the
make-up of tho Miner. It is im
possible to comply with this request
since Hyder has not yet attained
the dignity of a stock or mining
exchange^ pud we k now of no seuree
from which the information he de
sires c«uld be secured. When the
camp ^merges ft01? ‘,B swaddling
clothes, lias pas^etf fhe strictly for
mative period, has reached a P°P*
ulation of something more fhaii
three hundred inhabitants, un
doubtedly there will he formed a
board, here who will keep the BMb
lie. ipfeymed as to stock fluctuations
affecting the various companies
operating in the district, but the
camp ha% not yet readied that point
I"1.....—.” I
| Green Theatre |
I ! DOft’t Miss This One ! |
(The $10 Raise)
SFrom the Saturday E\$a*i^ Jp-ost Story by PETER B. KYNEgs
| T uesday 1
A
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If It isn't to be
Found elsewbfre try
The Midget Emporium,
J. Sinqlair hae returned after an
abaence of a year Outside,
Mr, and Mra, Albert Martin have
Hone to tb«ir former Home in Ore
gon,
hf. A, McDonald, of the Premier
carpenter crew, spent Christina* in
town,
Jim Qlair, formerly cook at the
Indian, baa returned from * trip
tq Ketchikan,
Harry Smith, teacher of the
Stewart achool, ia ependjpg the hol
idays Outside,
Dr. Lee Hedger left on thePf)nle
Rupert for Vancouver, to b* tone
about si* week*
The Chilcoot was fn this wrek
with 35,000 feet ef lumber and a
shipment of coal.
Major C, B. ffafth, superinten
dent of the B. 6. Silver, was down
for a day tbi5 week on business.
,\l Sweeney. Edward Lawrence
Casey and dank Muhin of the Titan
crew were down for the holidays,..
The Qriffco cleared fpr |he Ta
coma *me!ter qp Christmas p^y
with 130ft tons of Premier high
grade ore.
Jack Pfsmond. an oidtitrif r of
the Interior wh,\ has been here f0^
several months, has gone- to ©asper
Wyoming.
i
Cha% Lake left on the Priuqe
Rupert foj. V-aqcoqver with the e^
pectntiqp of returning in three or
four weeks.
Albert vh>hnson and Morris Ped
erson, who are driving the tunnel
on the Virginia, were ftd.wn over
Christmas.
masque:
Arthnr Halt, spnofrfyfo and Mrs.
J. A. Hall, came up fg*tbohf?JWax*
from New Westminster, where he
is atteQ^jpg Columbia College.
Frank Ha w* a» oWtwu^f oi
Northern B. C. section, arrived on
the Prinee Rupeip. He just came
out from Mayo, Yuko^Territory.
Mr and Mrs, R. E. Lundvall re-,
ceiyed m,ost wonderful Christ
m^i praseuk ift the world—a fine
baby boy, born, on t,h$. n^orning of
D**%. ?$•
Wr. GpMblooWk the Rupert fur
buyer, was in camp Sunday. He
claims to haye bought furs from a
Sep^ipan nnd spld \hem t,o a Jeiy
al> a, profit.
Mrs. M. E. Wakefield came over
fjpnfc Rotchikgn on the Muaon an<j|
yisited* wi£b, friends here for a few
days before proceeding to he*homo
in Chicago.
Miss Mildred Prout has returned
| from Victoria, where she went as
I nqrse in attendance upon George
Thomas, who was injured at the
Premier.
As an Indication of activity in
this district, the Green Theatre is
now putting on four shows a week
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays
and Sundays,
©izabeth Pitt, who is attending
school in Rupert, is spending the
holidays With her parents, General
Manager and Mrs- Bale U Pitt, at
the Premier mine,
The Pripee Rupert hag been tak
en off the run for a general over
hauling apd is replaced by the
Prince George, which will arrive on
the morning of Jan, 4,.
Mm, Qeqfge Powell apd child
have arrived from Pnpeetop. 3 c.,
to jcip Mr. Powell, who if em*
ployed at the Fish creek angle sta-.
tion of the Premier tram
Mr. and Mrs,- W, G-. (Blondie)
Sutton of Anchorage arrived op ’
the Carmep. Mr. Sutton in looking j
over the situation hat* with a view I
of eat a Wishing a steam. laundry.
Joe Ulmer, road commissioner!
for the fust Qitytuon ami vte&dent |
of the Gfapd. Igloo. Pioneer? of Al
aska, is here to boost for the carni
val staged by the local Pioneer?.
George Clothier. & €. resident
'engineer, arrived OP the Prince Ru
Ipert to spend the hoMStfS with his
hrother, R. L. Clothier, superinten
dent of the and, Mobile
mines
Anv^e who would kich op the
brand winter weather thus fat
dished UP here should go to Hai
j ifax, ’f)jt near zero yet. and less
than tw-x feet of an >w on the level
'—Op the le.ye!?
■ CARNIVAL
1 Wm. \$cQrew, Felix Seppi, Archie
jfat\yrscn ayd Jiay.k Hyeke re
,turned: oy the My*oy Ijsoni Ketchi
kan. The test named h%dl nw»e
splinters of bony r^to.yyd! $$«/P bte
• right elbow, whi^h by inityedi so ray
time ago while handling freight.
The whylspg. ship Craj^ belonging
Vbtfhytf Co. of
Vicyyft* po*t this ve«b and
took out 830iyw?s,oli bt*br
grade <,.-e to tb,c Tjacoina smelly.
wui prohabty he erupted l>
’tly8,\w>fk yptili the
open*
Tl&e qfiw. electee. 1/ght $*nt iy
a^alted) ^ Lee Bpjth
apapothiy, giving,ap, all-night ser
\ice, ami \gbyn the b«X^ lead
X;ijt(B%;). j i#, yjane.. vvyj| lfigk* Hy
,<hwi-ttt> ms,brightly a%?#¥ *£#«> ip
thp.<a qptrjj, Tibia/? xu*e%ay* now
bftipg % »HP£
DjBh'kSp. hftmf hufigr*r. Gpt a, liyy-ir'•
Wtf QjhvkVax.
IS INCORPORATED
SLOGAN WANTED
With#view to more efficiently
handling the rapidly growing busi
n jss of The Midget Emporium and
placing the popular rtore ia a po
sition where It will be able to meet
the demands that are certain to
be made upon it with the large
influx of population that will ac
company the accumulating mining
activities of the district, the store
has been incorporated,
The new corporation retains the
name: 'The Midget Emporiun
has a capitalization of $100,01 0
divided into 10,000 share* of $10
each, and the incorporators me
Helen Howard, 4uhP J. Peters ana
Hirry Howard. The object is
given to engage in a general mei*
phandizing business.
The Midget Emporium has had
an interesting cajeer and growth.
Established in the fall of lglg by
i Edgar Harrig under the pa pie ,vlbe
Up Tos Date Store” it ngpired to
hancde. nothing_mc,re than a hue
.of c<mdv?% patent medicines anti a
■few knick-knacks. In March, 1920,
;it was purchased by H. H, Howard
land ih April the name was changed
;to the one it now hear3
ay careful atteptiop to business
pnd catering to the wants of the
'people,, gradually expanding with
the \nc*eas$ of population, b t.
j Howard ha* built up ap establis ,
j meat that is a credit to. the camp;
in fact the nan^e ‘'Midget"1 seem*
applicable any mure; but it
has besome a trade mark and will
not likely *?e dropped, though the
;ou*i%pas should increase to ifn
times its present volume,
j Mr., (iowupd no,w desires a slogan
l^id witt giyu a cash prize of $2h to
| anyone who will supply one to his
liking. Ihc siogan siiouid be as
uuief as, possible. It should be
I
catcfeys hftd. appropriate to the ca-.
ture. of the business. As ap exam
ple,^ ahigS.n:. ‘•'■Whep tt rains it
i pou^uv’aa, to $haker Salt,
!.nay t^ dtedi If Mr. Howard can
secure p#e as pointed as this he
will be more than, pleased. He is
to be the |ple judg^and does not
;agree to accept any slogan unless
jw*i&sigbpvtte(i that suits him.
| PijaQU yours in a scaled envelope
iwjjft your name attached, and
mutt it or br.m^it i& to The Midget
jjjhnpqjipm. You may. hit upon
ijUstbhuMwng a.D(i earn an easy
'$25. The contest closes Jan. 31.
Three-room house, apd two lots for
!»ale. §f)ap: Enq*)ir,^. Miner office.
Lawrence, She. Watchmaker .
Cabins, ta rant Bloody Chariton.
Largs coal heater,, now in Salmon
Rj var Stpre, fp£ raJs». %P«®t Rhip.
GROWN UP KIDS
AT ANNIVERSARY
OF OCEAN VIEW
“What’re you going to do with
all that kid stuff?” enquired the
society editor of W. R. Tooth as
he was unpacking about a thous
and toy balloons and squawkers.
“Going to make kids out of the
whole bunch.” replied that inde
fatigueable booster.
And he did.
At the birthday party to eele
brate the first anniversary of the
Ocean View Hotel opening, they
were all kids, just that; and a bus
ier or jollier set of kids never as
sembled in one hall before.
The ballroom resembled a fairy
palace rather than a play-ground
>f mere mortals. A maze of ever*
»reen rope entwined with serpen
( ine paper ribbon carrying all the
! colors of the rainbow, swung from
'the ceiling below the electric lights
just clearing the heads of the dan
cer?, and toy balloons of varied
hue floated and praneed every
where. On the walls were sprays
: of evergreen boughs, flags, banners
-md what-not, sfl combined i*
pleasing harmony. Every one of
Uhe kids was furnished with a
■ wierd noise producer of some kind
and Bill had imported about half
a ton of confetti, of which there is
none left over.
Folks, it was some shindig,
H \d it not been for a breathing
spefl while Walter Blanton and
hi. corps p>s%ed the eats and
fee around, how could everyone
have appeared upon the broad
high-ways the next day?
But they did. though most of
them slept very late and awoke
very sleepy, but very bappy in re*
membrance oJf the night before.
Will C. Canyuojn with the pia -
no and W- S. Orr with the drums
produced such a concatenation off
melody and ry*h» that the Turtle
Man, who was born without legs,
would have, bad to dance if be
ihpd been there. It’s a wonde%
anyone stopped.. Probably they
wouldnt, only thftt tbe music did,
i about ’stoop <a clock
; CHRISTMAS AI UITK’S
Viafty residents of the djetrieft
from, bPth sides of the )»**»$**.
;ttie special dinner at Keith’a Hotel;
c hrimo)**.. A mogg these were %
iujjnoer vitfiahave-hwe* of tfcei*
'«w a, l>u,t rather than po to the?
trouble hnd worry of preparing a,
'Cnrtstuutp feast, apd remembering,
i ,. = treat they, hadi a* the Dew hotelt
, , rtiaehsgivipg,, made thfe again,
i,. n i-eoder wn. The dinner wp#;
i vnod; by au enjoyable ipforqjajj
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