UM 1 A R 0 D PIONEER, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1315______
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Miners & Merchants Bank, of Iditarod, Alaska,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, NOV. 10, 1915
Resources
loans ami discounts.. * 1 '.!*•-’*
owed rails . ‘!
Cash, bullion and exchange 1 9 I ,9ss.;><>
$9 $7,0 1 9.90
Liabilities
Capital an il snpl.ni>'.$100,000.00
I'lulivultil profits <',-72.1$
Deposits . 180,240.72
$287,0 1 2.90
1 is c, milton, cashier of tlit- above-named hank, do solemnly swear that the
above’statement is true to the best of my knowledge and 'jjjjxtON Cashier
Correct—Attest:
H. C. Ill TTti.Y Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of ^ovmnbcr^ ,t 9^:’;()N
A nary Public in and for Alaska.
Cnmmissioh expires Jan. It, 1918.
BEST LSQUORS AND CIGARS
Three-Times-Move Bar
(Formerly the Stanley House)
JOHN 3AG0Y, PROP.
GOOD ROOMS CLEAN BEDS
_FLAT CITY_
If You Are Interested in
LIFE INSURANCE
Let me talk it over with you
EARL B. HUNT
Horses for Sale
Two Horses and Sled, Together with Harness,
Blankets, etc.
INQUIRE OF Qe WAD A Rear of Pioneer Office
HURST CIGAR STORE
PIPES AND TOBACCOS
Nice, Fresh Chocolates, Nuts, Candies and Fruits
POOL BARBER SHOP
J. A. NELSON, Prop. Xl
SNYDER HOUSE ““—REAS0N~
ri it PITY
r,' J' , n FINE DOG KENNELS IN CONNECTION
MRS. DICKSEN. Prop.__
CIGAR AND POOL ROOM
ALEX GRUBAS, Prop. FLAT CITV
Cigars, Candies, Fruits and Soft Drinks
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iWHEN IN DISCOVERY.CALL AT H
BISMARCK’S PLACE |
Cigars, Tobaccos, Cigarettes, Pipes, Candies, Fruits, etc. S',
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FINNEGAN & CAMERON
POOL ROOM CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
FLAT C2TY
MERCHANTS' CAFE
HERBERT E. R8LEY, PROP.
The Best of Everything the Market Affords
TABLES FOR LADIES TELEPHONE
GRAND BAR nothing but the best
FLAT CITY The Place to Meet
_Your Friends_
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK
Warm, Clean Well Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
tuc nnnODV Wassa«e and
12“ UnUODl Bath Pariors
MEDICATED, MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM,
TUB, SALT AND FRESH WATER
Caribou St., Bet. Black and WillowSts., on Waterfront
Electric and Faradic Massage Treatments by Expert Attendants
Lighted by Gas Healed by Steam
Job Printing at Pioneer Print Shop
ITSAS ASUCCESS
Splendid Entertainment Provided
by “Bachelors,” and a Good
Time Enjoyed by All
The line hall of the Arctic Brotherhood in
this city has been the scene of many notable
public entertainments, affairs at which the
crowd was much larger than it was last
Saturday night, but it is doubtful if there
ever was an event held in the spacious build
ing which was more successful and more
enjoyable than the “bachelors’ social” held
on Saturday, November 13. \\ by it was
called a “bachelors’ social” is not quite un
derstood, but however that may be, the
fact remains that it was a splendid enter
tainment from start to finish. The concert
was a treat to music lovers, and the one-act ;
skit which wound up that portion of the
program was excellently done. The supper j
was most delicious, and the dancing was pro- j
longed to an early hour Sunday morning ;
to the strains of the best dance music that j
Iditarod has enjoyed for some time.
The Entertainment
The social was scheduled to commence at
9 o’clock, but as in all affairs of the kind
which take place here, it was nearer 10
o’clock when the first number on the pro
gram was announced. Card tables had been
prepared for the guests around the hall,
however, and the tedium of the wait was |
somewhat mitigated.
; The first number on the program was a j
xylophone solo by James W. Farrell, and j
i so well did he render his selection that he |
! was enthusiastically encored.
I A mandolin selection by Mr. and Mrs. |
! Bob Lowrie followed, and made a great hit ■
| with the audience, who insisted upon
| “more.”
I The Mandolin Club, under the direction of
Mrs. Percy G. Charles, then rendered sev
eral selections. This was one of the treats
| of the evening, and the splendid work of
i the performers was received with enthusiasm
i by the audience. Later in the evening they
! also played several dance pieces, and their
1 work was much appreciated. The club con
I sists of Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Robert Soutar,
I Mr. Bourne, Billy Thomas and Dick Button.
Bob Soutar followed with a vocal solo. 1
I and his effort was well received, and he
j was compelled to respond to an encore. Miss
Johnson played his accompaniments,
i There war a thrill of anticipation notice- i
j able in the audience when the one-act com
! edy, “A Henpecked Husband,” was an
1 nounced, with Mrs. Earl Byers. James W
; Parrel and E. M. Stanton in the cast Stage j
settings had been provided on a lavish scale, i
and as the lights were turned down, leaving 1
one lamp standing on the piano to act as j
“footlights,” the audience settled back to j
enjoy itself. The humorous situations in
( the little playlet were made the most of by
the actors, and the audience was continually
convulsed with laughter. The declamations .
of Mrs. Earl Byers, as the strong-minded !
advocate of woman's rights, were excellently >
done, and Jimmy Parrel and Stanton car- j
ried out their parts to perfection. The piece j
was gotten up hv Mr. Farrell, and was a *
most creditable piece of amateur theatricals.
Dance and Supper
At the conclusion of the program dancing
was commenced, and continued until sup- -
per was announced. Bob Lowrie and Charles
Taylor furnished some excellent dance music, i
and were relieved at intervals by Mrs. |
Charles and the Mandolin Club, whose work
was appreciated and enjoyed. There was i
some delay in the announcement of supper, ;
owing to the fact that the number present ;
was somewhat larger than had been ex |
pected, but when it was served those pres- ,
| ent felt amply repaid for the wait The re- '
j past was most delicious, and served in in
formal style, was the occasion for much bin
and enjoyment.
After supper dancing was resumed, and j
the last strains were not played until after |
3 o’clock.
Notes of the Entertainment
Mrs. Byers, who presided over the supper 1
arrangements, was the busiest person in the |
hall.
Abe Weiss did not arrive until late in
the evening, but said he was glad he came. !
just the same.
J. E. Beattie lost an article of value dur
ing the entertainment, but he declined to ;
advertise for its recovery.
It wras said that Stanton had a genuine
case of stage fright before he became
i warmed up to his work in the playlet.
There was much speculation as to how
I Dick Button, the busy banker, ever found
time to become so proficient on the man
dolin.
The viands for the supper wrere ail con
tributed by the ladies of the city, and it is
putting it mildly to say that there are some
excellent cooks in Iditarod.
Louis Seyler, who, on being prevailed j
upon to give a vocal solo, announced him
self modestly as the “Flat City nightingale,”
made a hit with his rendition of “Michigan.”
It was the unanimous sentiment of those
present—and almost everybody was present
—that the managers of the entertainment
were entitled to the thanks of the com
munity for a most enjoyable evening.
Discovery, Otter, and Flat were each rep
resented, Andy Evans coming from the for
mer place and Mr. and Mrs. Dicksen, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Lowrie, Mrs. King, Mrs.
Patched, Abe Weiss, Billy Taylor and Louis
Seyler from the latter.
Miss Lillian Smith and Harry Watson,
who were on the program for a duet, for
some reason failed to respond. Later they
were announced to give their vocal number
between dunces. Instead of a duet, how
ever, a whole company appeared and sang
a “Rube” song with good effect. But the
audience refused to be satisfied, and loudly
insisted on “The Melody of Love,” which
finally was given. The singers were: Miss
Smith, Harry Watson. James Farrell and
Earl Hunt, with Miss Taylor as pianist and
Charles Taylor accompanying on the violin.
ALASKA DOGS FOR FRANCE
NOME. Sept. 30. When the Senator
sailed for Seattle yesterday she hud on
board Lieutenant Rene Haas of the French
army, who has been here on furlough,
with 108 dogs that he is taking with him
for service in Alsace and in the Vosges
mountains. The dogs were all fine animals,
among them being those formerly owned by
Scotty Allen, who cleaned up his entire ken
nels. sleds, harness and dogs. Allen goes
Outside with Haas as far as an Atlantic
port, where four other dog-men have been i
hired to take the dogs to France.
The dogs were hitched to a big dray with
a one-inch tug line, and made a fine pic i
ture in the street on their way to the dock.
A representative of Rathe Freres took a pic
ture of them.
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RUSSIAN RUNS AMOK
AND KILLS FOUR PERSONS
DAWSON, Sept. 30.—Alex Geogaff, a
Russian laborer employed on the White
Pass railroad as a section hand, ran amok
today three miles south of Whitehorse and
l killed four men before he was subdued.
| His victims were Pat Winslow, the section
foreman; George Lane. Tom Bokonieh and
[ Henry Cook, all railroad employes. After
he had killed his fellow-workmen, all of
[ whom he caught unawares, Geogaff took a
; hand car and went to Whitehorse, where he
asked for “Fighting Mike” Sinnet, saying:
"I have killed four and now I want to kill
i Sinnet. Before he could do any more harm
! he was placed under restraint.
Geogaff always has evinced a suspicious
j nature, and often refused to eat with the
others of the section gang. lie could not
j understand their language, and thought they
I were making fun of him. It was thought
| last spring that he was mentally deranged,
but not to the extent where his incarcera
I t ion was considered necessary.
Pat Winslow was an old Dawsonite, who
had been seventeen years in the country.
! Lane hailed from Lincolnshire, England,
j Bokonieh was an Austrian, interned here
since the outbreak of the war. Cook was
I an old-timer in the North and had worked
j for years on the White Pass road.
Coroner Bell and a jury impaneled for the
1 purpose left for the scene of the tragedy
! to view the remains.
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OLD INDIAN MEDICINE MAN
FREED OF MURDER CHARGE
Word was received at Ruby on September i
24 from Fairbanks that Old Toby, the na
tive “medicine man” who has been on trial
for murder at two sessions of the district I
court, had been acquitted by the jury, and
the Record-Citizen says:
The acquittal of Old Toby is the ending,
so far as legal procedure is concerned, of a
very remarkable case.
Old Toby is an aged “medicine man”
whose habitat is at the confluence of the
Ki-yukuk and Yukon rivers. He was very
zealous in maintaining the powers and pre
rogatives of his position as prophet and in
terpreter of occult phenomena.
The native people generally fear him
as much, perhaps, on account of his ob
ftreporousness as for his alleged power to
“make medicine,” Between him and Ju
lius, a lame Indian, there has long existed
a feeling of distrust and scarcely concealed
enmity.
At the Ruby term of court. 1914, the
grand jury returned a true bill charging
Old Toby with murder, and while on his
way to Fairbanks to be placed in the fed
eral jail he and Old Jimmy, another lower
river Indian similarly charged, both leaped
from a steamboat into the Tanana river,
and Old Jimmy was drowned.
Old Toby was tished out and in due
course his ease came up for trial at Ruby,
August 3, 1915. He was defended by E.
Coke Hill and Phil Gallaher, and no better
defense was possible with the limited time
afforded for mastering the intricacies of the
case, which was made more difficult by the
fact that Old Toby and most of the other
Indians were unable to speak English.
Julius was the main witness for the
prosecution. He told how Old Toby had
followed an unknown white man up from
the mouth of the Koyukuk in the sumn -n
of 1906; how the witness had heard shot:-)
and seen a big smoke; and how, later, the
witness had found where the white man’s
: boat had been burned in a hole in the sand
i and with a paddle had uncovered burnt
i human flesh and bones.
The story told by Julius was remark
j able for detail. Notwithstanding the lapse
of nine years, he replied to questions about
seemingly trivial circumstances with a readi
I ness that carried conviction to some and
suspicion to others. He was never evasive,
* never self-contradictory, and the sequence
of his story establishes his rank as a ge
nius either in the art of fabrication or in
the correlation of events that lead to :■
unmistakable conclusion. In any event,
Julius possesses an intellect that is unique
in character.
The jury was out forty-nine hours before
a mistrial was declared, and is said to have
stood eight to four for conviction from the
first.
That the element of doubt entered forci
i bly into the minds of the Fairbanks jurors
I is evidenced by their verdict.
FUR MARKET PICKING UP
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Beaver has doubled
in value, and all furs have materially in
creased in price, having gone up from 33
to 50 per cent. Wool also has gone up 10
per cent. The raise is due to the large
demand of the warring nations for warm
clothing and furs for the troops.
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DOGS FOR SALE, CHEAP
Fifteen good dogs. Iditarod Dog Ranch.
Inquire at Ramps Peterson’s,
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Paying the Depositors
Tbe receiver of the Valdez Bank & Trust
Company paid to the depositors of that de
funct institution on October 11 a little
more than $20,000.
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To Join Sieffansson
Engineer Crawford, who returned to
Nome last summer from the camp of Ex
plorer Stefansson, has bought the schooner
Challenger and intends to leave for Banks
land in the spring.
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Stock for Seldovia
W. R Bell of Montana, who has taken
up a ranch near Seldovia, will take in fifty
cows and several mares and stallions, and
will start to ranch on a large scale. He is
taking with him to his Seldovia property
the latest and best farming implements.
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Heavy Loss When Barge Sinks
A report from Seward states that the
barge Washington, which was lost off
Hinchinbrook recently, contained a cargo
valued at $250,000, which is a total loss,
according to the owners. All the members
of the crew wore saved.
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Wrecked on Siberian Coast
A fishing boat arrived at Nome recently
with the report of the wrecking of the
schooner Diamond L. on the coast of Si
beria. It is understood that the schooner
was caught in the ice and crushed. Most of
her crew arc believed to have escape!.
Seward Wants More Room
Chairman Edes of the Alaska engineering
commission has received a petition from
the people of Seward asking that lots in
the government terminal addition be offered
for sale immediately. The petition points
out that home-building is being delayed on
account of litigation.
Northwestern Net Badly Damaged
The steamship Northwestern, of the !
Alaska Steamship Company, which was
aground for nine hours on October 9 out
side of Skagway, arrived in Valdez on Oct.
12, apparently n > worse for her rest on the
rocks. It is reported that a number of j
plates on the starboard side of the vessel j
are sprung. The company has chartered
the steamship City of Puebla to take the
place of the Mariposa, recently lost.
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Increased Output at Nome
The gold output of the Seward peninsula
is expected to be about ?250.000 more than
it was last year. The exploitation of anti
mony, due to the foreign demands on ac
count of the war, has opened up two mines
on the Kougarok railroad, which the own
ers are preparing to open to traffic next
season. The Hed and Strand mine and the
Silscovich property have taken out about a
thousand tons of antimony ore.
Alaska Coal Costly to Mine
George W. Evans, the government sur
veyor who has been surveying the coal
fields in the Bering river region of Alaska,
returned to Seattle recently. He reports that
he completed the surety outlined by the
government for the Bering region. Mr.
Evans stated that the coal of the Bering
region can be mined only at an enormous
cost. He says that California fuel oil can
be shipped as far north as Cordova cheaper
than it would cost to mine the coal.
Cost of Jail Maintenance
In a report recently published of the op
erations of Marshal L. T. Erwin’s office,
it is shown that the cost of maintaining the
jails at various places in the Fourth divi
sion for the fiscal year ending July 31,
1915, was as follows: Fairbanks, $23,
254.24; Tanana, $11,428.43; Iditarod,
$8,221.90; Ruby, $2,379.12; Circle, $760;
Hot Springs, $626.50; Wiseman, $636.50;
Nulato, $559.61; Ophir, $471; Fort Yukon,
$318.10; Flat City, $180; Chatanika, $101;
Eagle, $56.50; Aniak, $260.25. Total, $49,
253.15.
To Dispose of Small Tracts
According to announcement recently made
from the Seward headquarters of the Alaska
engineering commission, the government is
planning to deal in farms at Anchorage as
well as town lots. The entire arrangement
of the commission in regard to the farms
has not yet been announced, but it is
known that five and ten-acre tracts of land
| are now being surveyed. It is understood
* that the j lan of the commission is to sell
I the small tracts of land at public auction.
1 It is hoped hat in this manner agriculture
| will be encouraged. The tracts of land are
j all located near Anchorage, some of them
| just outside of what will be the corporate
l limits of the town itself.
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Murder at Nulato
The district attorney’s office at Fairbanks
hies been notified by Commissioner Lamb
j at Nuiato that an Indian hail murdered
I his wife. The murder is stated to have
taken place at the 25-mile post on the Nu
i lato trail. The commissioner was instructed
to held an inquest and otherwise investi
I gate the murder. It was thought at first
| that the woman had committed suicide, but
later developments showed that she had been
| beaten o death. The native accused of the
crime is Nicholas. Later advices received
at the district attorney’s office are to the
effect that the coroner’s jury impaneled by
Commissioner Lamb failed to agree on a
verdict. It is probable that another inquest
will be hel l.
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Miner Killed at Eiiamar
Mike Zc.hn, an Austrian, who was em
ployed at the Ellamar mine, near Valdez,
was crushed on October 14 by a cave-in.
He died the next day. Mr Zohn was un
der the earth for four hours before he could
be released. Every man in the mine worked
j frantically to uncover the unfortunate fel
low. He was rushed to a waiting launch
and started at once for Valdez. A storm
held up the launch for nine hours between
E.lamar and Valdez. The skull of the miner
was badly crushed and he was injured in
i ternally. His leg was so badly crushed that
i it had to be amputated, and he was in
1 such a weakened condition that he could I
not stand the operation, and he died a few '
I hours later.
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Rush to the Koyuk
The big rush to Dime creek, in the Koyuk (
district, continues from Nome. Madsen & j
Co., the largest individual owners of prop
erty at the new diggings, after buying and j
leasing all the ground they needed, moved J
a complete plant over. About fifty well- '
stocked outfits have been taken. All who
have been there claim that the diggings
are sure to make a big camp, and add that
all the prospectors there are well outfitted.
Scotty Black sold a claim for $10,000. Lov
ell’s prospect dump cleaned up sixty ounces.
A general feeling of optimism prevails. Two
stores, two roadhouses and a sawmill have
been located at the new settlement. Gawilor
& Giorr, Council operators, have moved
their entire outfit onto the ground they
purchased.
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Cordova Fire Results Fatally
The fire in the navy wireless station at
Cordova on October 14 was caused by the
explosion of a tank of alcohol. Five men
were burned, one of them fatally, and a loss
of $8,000 resulted to the machinery. The
men from the Prometheus were adjusting
and testing the new insruments recently in
i stalled in the arc room when the alcohol
supply was ignited by the backfire. The
flames spread rapidly and the destruction of
the plant was threatened. John Gillis, the
j superintendent, was slightly burned; Dave
Barry, a civilian of the working party from j
the Prometheus, was burned about the face,
hands and body so severely that it was
feared he would die; J. Holton, a gunner j
from the Prometheus, was severely burned
about the face and hands; George O'Mara
and M. Schajkowski of the radio station
were badly burned. Gillis, Barry and
O’Mara jumped through the window to the
outside building. Barry, Holton and Schaj
kowski were taken to the Cordova hospital.
The latter two may recover. The interior
of the new addition to the plant was gutted
and the wireless was put out of commis
sion, but a temporary structure was fixed
up the next day and the station resumed
operations.
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FREIGHTING OUTFIT FOR SALE
Knute Koland, the well-known freighter,
is offering for sale his entire freighting out- 1
fit, consisting of four horses, wagons, sleds,
harness, etc. The property can be seen j
at Mr. Koland’s place in Flat City.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per cat). Iditarod Meat Co. 1
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Tmely Hints From the Fire Chief
as to Points to Be Observed to
Avoid Conflagrations
Editor Iditarod Pioneer:
I I would like to caution the good ;• pie
of Iditarod, through your excellent paper,
of the danger from overheated stove- Tin
I i- the cause, in my opinion, of hte tn. rjty
: of fire.-.
Unless your stove ia so protected iron v
! vv 1! that it could become red hot fr
i legs to ceiling without danger, it shr u!
at ended to. Thi- i- liable to hap; • : my
| time, should you step out for a m
J leaving the drafts open. Ashe-' -
| pr rectors should have air -pm I . i
j th rm to be the most effective Ai
! w \ to accomplish this i- to pi m f nr
i porcelain knobs or spools behind the cor
ners of the asbestos or tin. thus !• mb .: an
air pace the thickness of the knob- Chair
and laundry should be carefully rein , .,!
fr, ! i the vicinity of the stove when y< .
ar ■ going out. even if only for a few min
minutes.
Gasoline lamps are being used by almost
I everyone this winter. Care should be u- 1
I in handling these, and especially :n filling
thtia. Be sure there is no open tian > near
while handling gasoline. Fill them in day
light if possible, but if they must i- tided
at night, use an electric torch. !>• n't
smoke a cigar or pipe whie doing so. either -
it: becomes a habit to strike matches while
mi r king. One of Iditarod’s large tires was
i caused by the igniting of a can of gm-< 'me
while tilling a tank. A gasoline tiro
most impossible to extinguish by ord nary
methods. It mu.-t be smothered; water s
worthless.
When u fire gets beyond control -1. it tue
room up tight and turn in an alar:: A
I ligLt room usually will hold a fire back
i for some litte time, os it cannot burn cf
festively without air.
I ’ J. C. CURRIN
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SHOULDN’T LOOK RATTLED
“I took tea last month with C Igate
| Hoyt,” said a Chicagoan. “Mr. and Mr.-.
Nor vo Reach.” he said, “bought a tine >ixty
horsepower limousine. Their chauffeur,
taking them out for a trial spin, ran r.ver
an old woman. Noovo Reash uttered a cry
< f horror as he felt the car jolt over the
• 11 woman’s form, and he thrust a pale
and perturbed face out of the window
“But his wife hastily pulled him back.
“ ‘Don't look so rattled,’ she admonished
him. in a low, stern voice. ‘Do you want
everybody to think this is our hrst automo
bile ride?’”—Ex.
Join the big crowd at Moose hall, Flat
-\ Thanksgiving night.
THE BEATTIE HOUSE
Under New Management
MISS LILLIAN SMITH, Prop.
CLEANING AND PRESSING
ALL KINDS OF FUR WORK
Suits Cleaned and Pressed, Fur Coats and
Robes Lined, and All Kinds of
Fur Work Done
ftflRS. CHAS. LARSON
Orders may be left with Mrs. Thornton
I WILL HAVE ON DISPLAY
ABOUT DECEMBER 1
A Large Assortment of
Holiday Goods
Consisting of
ERECTORS’ MODEL BUILDERS
BOB-SLEDS, COASTERS
WESTERN FARM WAGONS, SKIS
DRUMS, ALL KINDS OF DOLLS
TOOL CHESTS, BLOCKS, GAMES
ROCKING HORSES, SHOO-FLIES
SMALL SEWING MACHINES
And All Kinds of
MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTS
LOTS OF FRESH CANDIES
MBS. G. C. CHITTICK Ft{T