Hyder weekly miner., 1923-12-17
-.a4I<2 Midget Emporium In New. Quarters
Pioneer Business Establishment Outgrows Original Home Occupies Modern
 Building

The doors of the new home of the Midget Emporium on Inter
 national Avenue were opened
 to the public at ' D. m. Thurs
 day evening, with a simple but
 pretty formality. Little Mar
 garet Jancowski, whom Harry
 Howard, manager of the store,
 has known all her life, did the
 the honors in opening the new
 establishment. The dainty lit
 tie miss officiated so prettily that she was presented with a splendid souvenir to keep the occasion fresh in her memory
 for a long time to come. Little
 Margaret, who is the daughter
 of MT. and Mrs. Fred Jancow- ski, of Stewart, had previously carried into the new store from
 the old display a case of Ever
 sharp pencils, her choice for
 the first thing to enter the new
 Emporium. The new store is
 the outgrowth of a steadily in-
 creasing business, begun in
 Humble quarters in the spring
 of 1920. Located in a small
 building on the piling at the
 head of First Avenue near the International boundary line,
 the first store occupied a floor rspace of ten by fifteen feet and
 housing a stock, to quote MT.
 Towards characterization of
 it. dimensions, (which would almost fill a-bushel basket"
 In seeking a name for the bus
 mess, MT. Howard at that time
 ran name contest, offering a
 substantial cash prize for the most appropriate name. The name the establishment now bears was chosen from the considerable number submit ted. And time has demonstrat-
 ed that it was a happy choice, for the name has caught on," La1 has also the store's slogan:
 "If it isn't to be found else where, try The Midget Emp orium." As a result of the en- terprise and untiring devotion
 of it's proprietor, the little bus
 mess grew to such proportions that capitalization became inn perative and The Midget En- porium, Incorporated, took it's stand in the field recently, taking over the business and property of The Midget En- porium. MT. Howard is not un- mindful of the support accord him in the past and when seen at the new store after the open ing said that this is his great
 est hope for the success of the new venture. As manager of The Midget Emporium, Incorp-
 orated, MT. Howard is justly i proud of the progress made by the business and hopes that the
 community as a whole may en- ter into that pride and help to make the new establishment a
 depot for their own require
 ments and a show place for
 visitors.
 | The new Midget Emporium
 building is a model of fine
 craftsmanship that is worthy iof description in this connect ion. The structure Is two story,
 thirty by fifty feet, finished
 throughout in first grade mat
 erials brought from Seattle. It 1 is plastered and decorated in the best of taste and combines comfort with utility. The store
 on the ground floor has a front
 age of twenty four feet on In- ternational Avenue and is Itwenty-eight feet deep, with
 twelve foot ceiling. The full plate glass front, with its deep recessed door, gives ample room for large window dis plays and the present fine ar arrangement of Christmas goods ! lends to the store decidedly
 metropolitan aspect. The fix lures, shelving, drawers, the
 handsome show cases, all ex-
 tend an invitation to the passer- I by in their attractiveness. Good taste is the most striking feat 1 rIIT CLASS. IEWEI RY.