IDITAROD PIONEER
Published Every Saturday Morning
at Iditarod, Alaska,
BY GEORGE M. ARBUCKLE
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Vol. 0 No. 20
SUSPENSION
With this issue The Iditarod
Pioneer will cease publication
under the present management.
The printing plant of the outfit
is for sale at a very low price.
With a total absence of suds
like verbosity, the Pioneer’s pub
lisher wishes to sincerely thank
all readers and all patrons of its
advertising columns for past sup
port, and extends heartfelt
wishes for their future prosper
ity and iiappiness.
After resting a few days (in
order to better enjoy the big
Fourth of July celebration at
Flat City), the publisher will
assemble bis scanty “gather
ings” of fifty years, and “beat it”
along the lines of least resist
ance.
WELCOME BACK TO THE
FOLD
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It was a negro preacher who said, !
”Pe easiest thing in the world am to i
be mistaken." Good men often err
with the best of intentions but though
misguided judgment.
Good men erred lately in Alaska by
being persuaded to attempt to wreck
The
Branch
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Flat Citv
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ihe Democratic party in the Territory
through having their vanity played
upon. For example:
William Maloney was exploited by
friends of Wickersham and was made
to believe he could secure the Demo
cratic nomination at the primary elec
tion. It was not that those friends ol
Wickersham loved Maloney more, but
that thay loved Sulzer less that
Maloney was beguiled into attempting
a hopeless race. Maloney was mistaken
and there is no doubt but that he now
realizes bis mistake, as probably do
other Democrats who were persuaded
into being lined up and used as a tail to
his kite. .
Now that Mr. Mrfi'oney and those
who joined him in being used as tools
of those whose aim was to wreck the
Democratic party in Alaska having
been shown their error at the polls,
there is still room for them within the
ranks of the Democratic parry if they
see lit to return to ii and work for it
and for the best interest of the Terri
tory as they did before they were ex
ploited by politicians less honest and
more designing than themselves. True,
they erred but most people do at some
time in their career, but if they return
like ransomed sinners to the fold now,
their errors will be forgiven them.
There is work to be done for Alaska
and, so long as the Democratic party is
in power at Washington, that work can
be accomplished within the ranks and
til rough the Democratic party in
A1ask a.
‘‘Seventy times seven shall thou for
give thy brother" is a divine command
which no good Democrat will hesitate
to obev. — Douglas Island News.
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EVERY LITTLE HELPS
We all are doing what we can, to
make the war a big success, to help
along the Red Cross plan, or to allevi
ate distress. I see the busy women
knit, as down the village street l come,
I watch their shining needles fly, 1
hear their silver thimhle%hum, I mark
the farmer as he shucks his corn and
throws it in a van. and he, while earn
ing needed bucks, is helping, like a
little man. I watch the poet slug his
fyre. and sing glad songs about the llag;
and his poor effort may inspire some
man who finds his courage sag. f note
the grocer sells his prunes, lie asks a
modest price per pound, and as he nails
the picayunes, he helps to make the
wheels go round. The pastor of the
village kirk, who in his pulpit takes his
stand, and urges men to pray and work,
is helping, too, to beat the band. All
men who pass along a smile, a word of
courage and of cheer, are doing some
thing worth the while, they help to
bring our triumph rear. He does not
help who idle stands, who saws no
wood, who tills no soil, who loafs
around with empty hands, discouraging
the lads who toil. -Walt Mason.
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FOR SALE -Two cabins and contents
in Iditarod. Good residence. Apply
Iditarod Meat Co.
Miners & Merchants
ID1TAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT. SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
CLAUDE BAKER, Vice-President
R. C. BUTTON, Cashier
J. W. Farrell,
The Only Issue: “Hooverize”
Discovery, Otter _
Thfl if* MQ M r| Gold st- Fiat City
I llU I MlllJ Mrs. Geo. Mutchler, Prop.
Nicely Furnished Rooms Barn for Horses and Dogs Baths in Connection
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
GENERAL HARDWARE
Stoves and Graniteware Gasoline, Goal OH, Etc.
The Only First-Class Dog; Harness in Alaska
PRIMARY
Fairbanks, .Tune 24.—The offi
cial count of ballots cast at the
primary election of April 30 last
has been finished in office of the
clerk of the district court. Fol
lowing are the totals for the
Fourth division:
Delegate to Congress
Sulzer, Dem. 655
YVickersham, Rep. 475
Maloney, Dem. 07
Connelley, Soc. . 75
Territorial Senator
Hess, Dem. 094
I)e Vane, Dem. ............. 5
Pratt, Rep. ... 200
Gaustad, Rep. 180
McCabe, Soc. 7
Territorial Representatives
Dunn, Dem.017
Kilgore, Dem. 325
Nordale, Dem. . 013
Pennington, Dem. 050
Colbert 04
Collins, Rep. . 353
Good, Soc. 06
Hilliery, Soc. 68
Road Commissioner
Sheldon, Dem. 514
Steil, Dem 106
Ross, Rep- . 331
Grow, Rep. . 100 j
The above represents the total
vote received from all parties, j
Total votes cast in Fourth divi j
sion, 1,409; total Democratic vote, ,
798.
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Washington, 1). C. June 15 A spe
cial order issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder today contains in
structions to Northern boys who have
reached the age of 21 since last June,.
to comply with the registration regula
tions of the selective service law.
Residents of Alaska must register be- j
tween July 2 and September 3.
This period, it is believed by the
provost marshal general, will give
Northernors ample lime to comply
with the regulations, the fact having
been taken into consideration that the
difficulties of travel in Alaska render
registration slower and more difficult
than in the States.
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AMERICANS MORE THAN
MATCH FOR THE GERMANS
London, June 17 Reuter’s dispatches j
from the battlefront declare that the,
American soldiers are more than a i
match for the Germans. Wherever |
the Germans have met Americans, j
correspondents of the news agency say, j
thay have been defeated.
^ The American soldiers, ordinarily J
full of tenderness, have resolved to
avenge the death of their comrades, j
who have been slain by treachery, j
The Yankees will have no mercy on |
enemy' soldiers who refuse to fight
straight.
Th° achievements of the Americans
on the French front are being given
wide publicity in this country, and
their presence on the firing line in in
creasing number is having the effect of
strengthening confidence throughout
the British Isles and stiffening the
resistance of the Allied troops.
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YANKEE AIRMAN CLIMBS
LADDER TO AERIAL TOP
Paris, June 17.—Sergeant David Put- j
nara, of Brookline, Mass., is reported
to have downed five German planes on
June 10, bringing the total number of
his victories up to thirteen.
Three of the five victories credited
to the American aviator in June are
official and the other three are being
investigated. Should all five be cred
ited as efficial, Putman’s record will
supplant that of Lieut. Frank Bayliss, i
of New Bedford, Mass., who now ranks |
first among the American aerial j
heroes. Putnam will be the ace of
American aces.
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OLD CLOTHES DRIVE IS STILL ON
The ladies in charge request that if
you have any old clothes or shoes that
; are serviceable, and which you would
I like to send to the Belgians, to please
send them in. They can be left at the
Adams house, the N. C. Co-, or at the
telephone office.
Tub and steam baths at all hours.
Snyder House, Flat.
Good
LUMBER
For Sale Ch eap
Also Doors, Windows, &c.
owm
See G. Wada, Iditarod
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FORGETS NAME OF UNCLE SAM
Butte, Mont., May 31.—“I buy for my
uncle; you know him,” declared a
swarthy native of Southern Europe
who purchased thrift stamps here,
when asked if he was starting a card
for a son or daughter.
“Yes, you know him,” he persisted,
when the sales woman professed igno
rance of that person’s identity. “Him
need every dollar I can give, f forgot
name. Big uncle. Him own the whole
country. You know.”
“()!i, you mean Unble Sam?”
“Yes, that. him. I forgot name,” and
he left the booth with a smile of satis
faction on his face.
A miner, with his dinner bucket
swinging from his arm, approached the
thrift stamp booth in Lite federal build
ing here recently and listened patiently
to the “selling talk” of the women on
duty there. When they had finished,
he opened the dinner pail and dumped
its contents—nickels, dimes and quar
ters—upon the counter. They repre
sented his savings, amounting to $330
in all which he exchanged for “baby
bonds.”
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THEY DON'T LOYE KAISER BILL
Charleston, Mo., June 4—The Ger
ipan-Ameriean Society, tlie only one of
its kind in southeast Missouri has dis
solved and surrendered its funds to the
lied Cross. The remittance was ac
companied with the following message:
‘•VVe, the undersigned, president and
treasurer of the defunct German-Araer
ican Society, do hereby remit to your
society the balance on hand, to the
amount of $348.87, and we hope that
this may lielp send the kaiser to hell.”
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WHAT THE D. S. ASKS
One meatless meal each day.
One wheatless meal each day.
A wheatless Monday.
A meatless Tuesday each week.
A wheatless Wednesday.
A porkless Saturday each week.
(Meatless means without beef, mutton
or pork.)
(Wheatiess means without bread,
cracker or cakes made of wheat flour
alone.)
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Professional
Michigan, 1881 Kentucky, 1891
Alaska, 19 19
George Woodruff Albrecht
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
1DITAROO, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of Idltarod
CHAS. E. TAYLOR
Attorney at Law
BANK BLOCK
First Avenue Iditarod
DR. MOORE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
J. WiLSOM REED, iVS.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Flat Hospital, Flat, Alaska
DR.H.BEHLA
Physician *»°
Surgeon
Dentistry in Connection
R ESI DEN T P FI VS ICIA N
Behia Hospital
Fiat, Alaska
Big Stocks of Fresh Goods
Everything for the Miner and
Prospector
WAX SIWEL ”
Store &t Mouth of Tolstoi
WHERE 00 WE GO
FROM HERE? Over, o the
Arcade Cafe
To Get a Big Square Meal.
ISSUED BY THE I
UNITED STATES I
GOVERNMENT |
Front Street, Flat City Formerly the Bagoy Premises
Flat City Hotel DOG KENNELS I
_Mrg. J. E. Gunning, Prop._Speeial Rates by the Week and Month
WHAT NEXT?
Help the Boys at the Front by Boosting
the Bed Gross at Home
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Space Contributed by Thos. McMahon