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Tarpaulins Bunks Mattresses
Pillows Comforters Burlap
Cretonne and House Lining
Johnson Tent & Hose Co.
On July 2i a disastrous forest fire drove into Georgetown, on the
Kuskokwim. and only by the most desperate efforts of the inhabitants
was the town saved from being completely wiped out. As it was, more
than 100 cabins were destroyed, leaving the business portion of the
city, and clearing the entire residence district with the exception of one
or two buildings.
The fire swept in on a high wind, and had become dangerous be
fore the people realized their peril. The dry weather of the last few
weeks gave it every advantage, and the flames crept along the moss
with startling rapidity.
Realizing that it was impossible to save the outlying portion ol the
the town the inhabitants concentrated their efforts along the business
sections and managed to hold the flames in check. Everything back of
the marshal's office was wiped out save one cabin, and all the lower end
of town was burned with the exception of the Pioneer hotel. In all
there are only 43 cabins left standing.
The story was brought in by Lymer Cox, who arrived at Discov
ery, Otter, Thursday evening after a hard mush across the hills. He
reports that the loss sustained at Georgetown will not be extensive
since most of the cabins were vacant. However, in many of them out
fits were stored by owners now absent, and these will all come under
the head of total loss.
Trouble Starts In
Prominent Family
Suing for separate maintenance without divorce, Mrs. Agnes
A. Kellogg tiled a complaint in the district court last Monday
against E. E. Kellogg, through her attorney, Mr. A. J. Daly, ask
ing for attorney’s fees and alimony and a restraining order against
the defendant disposing of his property pending the action and
also for a receiver to effect a proper division of the property of
defendant. A temporary restraining order was issued by Judge
Overfield directing the defendant to appear before the court at 10
o’clock this morning and show cause why the prayers of the plain
tiff be not granted.
The complaint recites that the plaintiff and the defendant were,
married at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, November 20, 1888. Of this
marriage there is one issue living, a son, Francis A. Kellogg, 13
years of age, now on his way Outside to school.
After setting out the causes of disagreement between the par
ties to the suit, plaintiff asks for $230 attorney’s fees, and costs of
suit, $200 a month during the pendency of the action, and reason
able expenses for a trip to Fairbanks. She also asks the care and
custody of the child and a permanent alimony of $200 a month
for their support.
Further than this a division of the property is desired, the
appointment of a receiver, and an injunction against any acts on
the part of the defendant tending to dissipate or dispose of the
prop erty.
GOING TO YAKIMA TO GROW BED APPLES
So take advantage of these prices while you can: |
3 doz. Eggs. $1.25
2 doz. Lemons . SI.80
9 lbs. Florida Potatoes. SI.00
8 lbs. Australian Onions $1.00
8 lbs. Sugar $1.00
10 bars Lenox Soap .. $1.00
1 sack Rolled Oats $1.00
2 lbs. Butter. $1.00
2 lbs. Hills Coffee Si. GO I
4 cans Reliance Corn .. $1.00
4 cans Reliance Beans $1.00
4 cans Reliance Reas. Si.OO
C cans Carnation Milk. .. SI.OO
3 cans Tomatoes $1.00 |
3 cans Sweet Potatoes. $1.00 I
8 packages Matches... $1.00
('pp Wholesale and Retail Groceries, ]
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PAT KEYS AND PHIL MAYHAN, PROPS.
Telephone Main 04. Office at 0phir House, Willow St.
PASSENGERS, EXPRESS and FREIGHT
Leaves Ophir House Iditarod, daily, except Sunday 9 am.
Leaves Hat Creek, daily, except Sunday..".2 p.m
Passenger Rate, $5, each way.
Freight Rates: From Iditarod to Flat City. 3}c a pound. To Creek Points
above Flat City, 4}c. To Discovery, Otter, 4*c.
C/ ..
at Georgetown
Following the visit ot Volney
Richmond to Georgetown, the
Northern Commercial Co recently
purchased the old Woitke road
house in that city, and has estab
lished a small trading post. They
also have a store at Bethel, but
their main efforts are being concen
trated on the Takotna.
Capt. Boerner has put the Lave lie
Young in the discard for the pres,
ent and is operating the Alice, car
rying supplies to the upper post.
The Kuskokwim Commercial Co.
is still operating its post at George
town but most of their freight is
going to Takotna, being handled
by the Quickstep and the May D, a
private boat.
Seattle, July 24.— On his second trial
lor graft, Charles W. Wappenstein,
chief of police under Mayors Moore and
Hi Gill, has been found guilty, a sen
tence of three to ten years being pos
sible. He has tiled notice of appeal,
the bonds being fixed at $30,000. He
is being defended by William Morris
Seattle’s famous criminal lawyer.
Niagara Falls. N. Y., July 25.-—Hob
by Leach went over Niagara falls today
in a steel barrel, sustaining only a
broken leg.
Spokane, July 25—The Washington
state socialists have forwarded a com.
munication to Congress asking the
government to hold on to the coal
lands to prevent corporation grabbing.
Washington, July 25. — Attorney
General Wickersham has placed Dele
gate Wickersham in the Ananias club
by reason of certain allegations made
by the delegate before a house com
mittee investigating government coal
contracts for Alaska forts. Delegate
Wickersham implied that the attorney
general was connected with question
able transactions by which the govern
ment was charged exorbitant prices i
for coal. He called the delegate a liar
and the latter lias been given until
| Monday to submit his proofs or with
j draw his charges.
San Diego, Cal., July 25.—Due to un
| settled political conditions, the state of
j lower California is in a ferment and
j Americans are fleeing fur safety.
Indianapolis, July 25.—Having been
indicted under four counts for the kid
napping of the McNamara brothers,
suspected of dynamiting the Los
Angeles Times building, William J.
Burns, the famous detective who ran
I Ruef and Wappenstein to earth, has
1 pleaded not guilty and has been re
! leased on $10,000 bail. His trial comes
up in October.
Constantinople, July 25.—Entailing a
loss of 1,500 lives and $10,000,000 in
property, a fire has raged here for 24
hours, which has destroyed one third
of the city.
Rome, July 25.—The end is near for
Pope Pius X., whose throat trouble is
complicated by an attack of pneu
rnonia.
Dawson, July 2G.—The quarantine
lias been lifted all along the Yukon,
including Dawson. Smallpox is thought
to be stamped out.
Washington, July 25.—Pelagic seal
ing in Alaskan waters has been pro- ]
hibited by a joint treaty between the I
United States, Japan and Canada.
Austin, July 25.—State-wide pro
hibition was defeated today by a nar
row margin. The wets still remain
supreme.
San Frrncisco. July 25.—The site for
the Panama-Pacific Exposition to be
held in this city 1915, will overlook the
harbor. It will have a fine view of the
Golden Gate and will be connected
with that point by a splendid bou
levard. _
Flies 'Midst the
Mists of Niagara
Niagara Falls, June 29.—With the
whirr of his biplane motor drowned by
the roar of the cataract, and with man
and machine momentarily obscured by
the mist, Lincoln Beachey, after cir
cling above the falls, swooped beneath
the arches of the upper steel bridge
and down the gorge almost to the
whirlpool.
Beachey then landed on the Canadian
side. One hundred and fifty thousand
people saw the daring aviator perform
the remarkable feat.
A shipment of gold bars left this
week for the Outside, making nearly
$400,000 that has gone out in four ship
ments from the M. & M. bank.
When you want something good and
at a reasonable price—go to Loussac’s
City Drug Store,
Petaluma Eggs, Salinas Potatoes,, Pomona
Oranges-, Lemons-, Seal-Tight Hams and Bacon-,
Lowney’s Chocolates
And a Large Variety of CANNED SWEATS All First-Class and in Prime Condition
Complete Line Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Pipe, Iran, Steel, Gable and Fillings
Dikeman Iciitarod
M Chapman Wins
in the Idaho Case
Judgment was rendered for the de
fendant Tuesday afternoon in the case
of Geo. W. Mitchell vs. Fred W.Chap
man, a suit started this spring wherein
Mitchell attempted to establish his
claim to a one-sixth interest in the
Idaho association at the head of Flat
creek.
The plaintiff asserted that he had
assisted the defendant in the negotia
tions for the purchase of a one-third in
the Idaho association and that accord
ing to an oral agreement between
them, he was to have one-half of the
interest thus acquired.
The matter was argued before Judge
Overfield by E. Coke Hill for the
plaintiff and Cecil Clegg for the defen
dant, and the court held that the oral
agreement was not sufficiently estab
lished. He therefore ruled in favor of
the defendant.
Wanted Fuii Ron
For His Mousy
John Hanson was pinched the other
day by the city police and hailed before
Magistrate Hunt. It appears that John
had been mixed up in some personal
encounter with a disagreeable person,
and it having been the second timo lie
had been brought up for disorderly
conduct, the court frowned at him se
verely.
Having heard the evidence, the court
was for soaking him with a stiff line,
but John demurred. “Ay tank ay tak
das har vail sentence,” said he, and ac
cordingly they trundled him away to
the cooler for a 10-day visit.
The tenth day was up this week and
Chief of Police O’Connor went to turn
John loose. He said, “You may go
now, John, and lot this be a lesson to
you,” but John was again holding back.
“Yas, ay know das har bane gude
talk,” said he, “but you fullers can't
come das har tnonkeydoodie business
on may. Ay skul got one more meal
coinin’ das har cooler, an’ by jimmy
ay skal have it.”
A neatly ornamental mail box has
been set up in front of the City drug
store, and it wears a distinctly metro
politan air. Dr. Loussac guarantees
that your mail will he delivered from
the box every evening without fail,
but, of course, lie doesn’t undertake to
see that it starts down river.
Martin Moran, a miner of the creeks
who has not looked upon this fair city
for several months, came in to rubber
at the wireless plant this week.
Waiter A. Lord, leading member of
the local jewelry firm which was re
cently established here, went to the
creeks last Thursday for the purpose of
making a general survey of the situa
tion.
The residents in the vicinity of the
ball grounds in this city are complain
ing that they like the noise and excite
ment, but don’t care for the peculations
incident thereto. It appears that the
over-enthusiastic fans grab all the
loose lumber and material laying
around the adjacent houses and pack it
away to the ball grounds, forgetting all
about returning it.
Bound for Seattle, where she is going
for an extended visit, Mrs. Leslie
Kehoe, of Discovery, Otter, departed
down river last Monday on the launch
Comrade.
Mrs. Lottila Creighton was granted
a divorce in the district court last
Tuesday afternoon from Richard
Creighton. The taking of testimony
w’as brief and tended to show unfaith
fulimsg on the part of the defendant.
Charles E. Taylor acted for plaintiff.
Manuel’s saloon sells Bock cigars.
Latest papers at Johnstone's.
Flat Yearns For
Plenty Satisfy
Following the walloping handed out by the Iditarod team last
Sunday, Flat city is thirsting for revenge and will proceed to jump
on the necks of Iditaroders tomorrow afternoon, if they don’t
dance the life out of them tonight. They complained last week
that the walk tired them when they came in last Sunday, but if
that Flat bunch gets a chance at our team tonight you might just
as well kiss your bet good bye they will look like a bunch of am
bulance candidates tomorrow.
But as we were saying, that game Sunday was a pippin.
The Flat team came in dressed up like the Red Sox and they
looked like a glorious Italian sunset. They pranced out on the
diamond and prceeded gracefully enough to take a beating while
the side-lines roared and fielders did lithesome somersaults over
niggerheads, or poked holes in the atmosphere with great vim and
eclat. The final score was somewhere between 13 and 13 to 5,—
nobody seems to remember just which, but it was generally
acknowledged that Flat was the loser. Teddy Heaeock umpired
the slaughter and he had to keep his eyes peeled, for sometimes
there were as many as eight fielders after a ball and three of them
falling down at the same time.
This was not the fault of the players, however, but the fault
of the grounds, and it contributed to the entire enjoyment of the
occasion. There were some cranks there who demanded fast ball,
but they were told that the grounds wouldn’t permit it, and were
requested to beat it while the wind was with them. It was fun the
crowd wanted and fun they got
Tonight, everybody will dance at Flat to the success of the
ball club. Our team will be there and tomorrow they will try to
beat Flat again. If they don’t, we hope they will at least give
everybody a good time as Flat gave this city.
The line-up last week was as follows. It will be something
like this tomorrow:—
Iditarod.—Beynon, 2nd; Luscomb, If; O’Brien, c ; Fowler,
s s ; Hanover, 1st; Lobley, p ; De Baum, cf; Wilson, r f ; Mc
Mullen, 3rd.
Flat.—Fitzgerald, 1st; Henning, 3rd; McNamee, 3; Kaiu,
s s ; Beleal, 2nd ; Brown, 1 f ; Bullene, Ballard, cf; D. Shea, r f ;
Bid well, pitcher.
F. I. N. of Fiat city says: “Eight
men all come in. The pack runs out
when there are still two men to be
helped. One of these, A., bets that
his discard does not go into the dead
wood that is to be gathered up to finish
the deal for the draw. Dealer bets all
discards must be shuffled up when the
pack gives out. A considerable pot
depends upon the issue, and we would
like an early answer.”
The best way to settle this difficulty
is to divide the pot and play two tables
hereafter, providing there are enough
suckers on tap. In the case given,
however, both are correct. Under the
rules, a player does not discard until
the dealer comes around to him and
asks him how many cards he wants, so
A.’s discard cannot be among the dead
wood unless he discarded before his
turn came. If he has, he cannot take
it back and muse, take his chances of
getting his own cards back again.
When players do not follow the rules
they must suffer the consequences.—
Poker Editor.
Washington, July 25,—Owing to the
fact that Secretary Fisher of the de
partment of the Interior has announced
his intention of leaving Seattle on
August 14 for a visit to Southeastern
Alaska, the coal land fraud cases have
been postponed until October. He
will go to Katalla, accompanied by
: Governor Clark, and look over the
situation.
I Philadelphia, July 25.—Bidding for
a little more cheap notoriety, "Phila
i delphia” Jack O’Brien has succeeded
in getting a newspaper to print his
challenge to anyone in the world for
| any arnouut.
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