Grand Spring Sale
We have been on the jump, waiting on eager buyers who are taking ad
vantage of our Spring Sale. Our loss is your gain. Loads of goods.
Stetson, Conqueror, Hardeman and Lor.gley Hats at Grcnily
Roclmod Prices
SHOE SPECIAL 200 pairs
Black and Tan. in Vlci
Kid and Box Calf Shoes,
ill ail sizes, to go for $2.50
First Grade Levi Strauss
Overalls I-00
12-inch McKinley Pa-os,
heeis, pair 3.00
There is always something doing here.
,'s‘. n"' H. Boss, The Clothier
Gi0V8i LBS! POCS Suet ossor K) M. Fi ieilninn
r:,' x,. Sore Ihe:" Kiml Home of Hart, Schaffner a, Marx Clothes
P|$|3 DISKAXETand
|f! OFHIR CITY
Stampi'iuTs to the New Strike ran rely on getting Nice Fresh Goods
at Very Reasonable Pricos
Big Stocks, Standard Goods_
$7.00
Per Case
OIL
Fresh-Killed Reindeer Meat
The Most Complete Stock of the Very Best Grades of
GROCERIES n!iD PROVISIONS
In Iditarod. PRICES ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SAM’L APPLES RUM
Successor to Cheslev, Ryan & Kehoe
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There were few matters to come'
before the Iditarod town council at
last Wednesday’s meeting.
City Treasurer Bert Myers an
nounced that he had collected the
sum of $220 from delinquent tax
povers, and was still on the job.
Attorney7 K. M. Stanton handed
in a statement showing that he had
been successful in gathering in j
$132.43 from the same source.
A bill of $150 for cord wood sup
plied for use at the city hall by Ira
Wood, was referred to the finance
committee.
COL. G. LAFE BELLOWS
INHERITS LARGE FORTUNE
According to Fairbanks papers |
received on the last mail, Colonel i
George Lafayette Bellows, formei ly
of the New York World and Chena
Herald, and later with the Alaska
Citizen, has fallen heir to a fortune
approximating $roo,ooo. The cash :
Snowshoes
Yukon Sleds
WEBBING AND SNAPS
Dog Harness
Team Harness
22-Long Repeating Rifles
“ Automatic Rifies
SIWASH MITTS
PHONOGRAPHS
RECORDS
SMITH’S
GUftl STORE
comes from an uncle, Henry M
Bellows, who was president of Un
American News Company and sev
eral other big concerns George L
is irot quite sure how much his
uncle was worth when he died, but
knows he was rated at $600,ooi
20 years ago, and concludes that
the fortune has increased consider
ably sitree then. There are about
15 heirs to the estate, but Col Bei
lows was the favorite neph, and
probably will get the liorr’s share.
The following items are taken from
Governor Walter 10. Clark's annual re
port to the Secretary of the Interior:
There was a siight decrease in the
white population of Alaska during
1912, accompanied by a falling off in
freight shipments and loss of business
prosperity in the Interior.
Southeastern Alaska is more pros
perous than at any previous period in
its history, because of the expansion of
the fishing industry there and thr
development of quartz mining in the
vicinity of Juneau.
The total oversea commerce of the
territory for 1912 was $1)2,780.5 C.
"The placers of the Iditarod are
gradually being worked out."
The governor reconmmends that as
sessment work on mining claims may
he paid for in cash or by work on roads
and trails outside incorporated towns.
There are over 209 species of fish in
Alaskan waters.
Cattle breeding on Kodiak island has
met with signal success.
Natives are forbidden to use firearms
in their sealing operations.
Deer have become scarce in South
eastern Alaska, owing to the ravages
of wolves. A bounty of $10 for each
wolf killed is urged.
The natives of the Copper river val
ley are poorer than those of oilier
sections of Alaska.
The value of merchandize shipped to
Iditarod in 1912 was $523,231; Fair
banks, $$95,101: Ruby, $13,784.
HENRY REUPKA IS INQUIRED FOR
Mrs. Elise Williams, lock box 28,
Ormond, Fla., is inquiring for Henry
Reupke, who was located on Flat creek
about 2.J years ago. Mr. Reupke’s sis
ter, Mrs. Marie Lindemann, has been
very ill for nine weeks, and wants to
hear from him badly. Anyone know
ing where he can be found will please
communicate with Postmaster Thurs
ton, or write to the address given
above. _
Quitclaim deed blanks—Pioneer.
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Sam’l Applebanni, Iditarod'shustling
young merchant, visited Flat City Sat
urday.
Vize A- Morgan have opened up a
restaurant at Discovery, Otter.
Mrs. Gill, of Boulder creek, is suffer
ing from insomnia, and feeling very
ill.
Hob McMillan, of Discovery, was a
visitor in Iditarod during the week.
Curly Robinson wishes to thank the
party who robbed bis meathouse last
week. De is sorry they did not lake
it all, but hopes that next time they
will close the door behind them.
Harry Harms is head cook for the
Yukon Gold Go. at the dredge, and
Frank Morgan hits a similar position
at the power house.
Louis Delmonico claims to have pay
on 5 a. Slate creek running 15 cents to
the pan. The paystveak is said to be
10 feet wide. Delmonico is also in
terested in 9-a.
Dr. Wortmann lias purchased the
Webber building, Flat City, from
Henry Schneider. The consideration
w as $300.
Another ward is being added to the
Emergency hospital at Flat.
About 30 men are working for the
Yukon Gold Company on Flat creek
now.- A dozen or so are at live power
house and the balance at the dredge
further up the creek.
Camp Flat No. 2(5, A. 15.. gained sev
eral new members at the regular meet
ing last Tuesday evening.
Much interest was centered in the
initiation of \V. If. Bachelder, N. C.
I agent at Georgetown, who was paying
a brief visit to the locality and wished
j to become a member of the order while
the opportunity presented itself. Ad
vantage was taken to initiate two oth
ers, while Tom Dean and Bennett I’.
James became members by affiliation.
Those initiated were: V\ . H. Bachel
der, Dan McDonald and Arne Erick
son . __
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF
ALASKA FOR LAST YEAR
The III it a rod Pioneer has just re
ceived advance reports of the l nited
I States geological survey, giving the
mineral production for the year 1012.
| It is estimated that the total produe
; tion for last year amounted to $21,K30,
| 000, as compared with $20,630,000 for
| 1911.
The value of the gold output was
$16,030,000, as against $16,^33.233 for
j 1911. The silver production for 1912
amounted to $300,000. and copper $4.
! 630,000. Tin, marble, gypsum, petro
leum, gvpsurn and other minerals ac
counted! for about $'160,000.
Mining began in Alaska in 18'?0.
since which time $229,000,000 has been
taken out, gold accounting for $202,
000,000. __
FREES FIVE PRISONERS;
LANDS IN JAIL HIMSELF
‘‘I said to them prisoners: ‘Here,
you folks in there! If you don't shut
up that yellin' I'm going to turn every
one of you out this fur from home.’
They wouldn’t stop, so I unlocked the
cage and told 'em all to beat it. They
did.”
This was the explanation given to
Chief of Police Heavers, of Atlanta,
tj.t., recently, by George Hamilton,
driver of the city workhouse van, re
garding the escape of five prisoners
from the van after lie had started on a
•■joy ride” during the trip from the
city court to the workhouse. The yel
ling of tiie prisoners is said to have
been due to the speed which Hamilton
maintained. They have not been re
captured.
‘‘I h id a real, nice, comfortable ride,
free, from noise, after them prisoners
beat it,” said Hamilton to the chief of
police. He was given a jail sentence
for being drunk and disorderly.
After the basketball game go to the
Crosby Bath Parlors for a refreshing
steam, tub or turkish bath.
Greg Stewart is on his way in.
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Kutries fur the great St. Patiick’s Day dog race close tonight at 8
o’clock, bv which hour those intending to c itnpete for the big prizes
must hand in a detailed description of their entry, giving number and
names of dogs, etc. So far there are four teams entered—John Holmes,
Joe Jean, Grand hotel and Charles Stanford—but it is possible that
others uill hand in their names before the entiics close.
The starting point for the race will be at the Iditarod Traction
Company’s office, corner of First and Otter streets, and the first team
will get away about ti o'clock.
The Course
The course is slightly different from that of last year, the direct
route fiom the Summit to Discovery via Boulder having been elimi
nated, and the route through Flat substituted Charley Marsh has
covered the whole course with a cyclometer, and finds the distance once
around to be 28.8 miles, which gives a total distance of 57.6 miles. The
distance last year was estimated at 54 miles. Following are the dis
tances between the various points:
Miles
Iditarod to Summit S
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Summit to Flat City... 2,7
Flat City to Discovery . 2.4
Discovery to Flat City . 24
Flat City to Mouth of Otter. . 8 2
Mouth of Otter to Iditarod . 8 1
Total . 28 S
The judges at Flat City will be stationed at the Traction Company's
office ou Second street, and teams leaving Flat for the moutt! of Otter
will turn up Wickersham street.
The regulations governing tiie race will be tlie same as last year,
with the added proviso that loose leaders entered must be hitched up
at the start.
A purse of $500 has been guaranteed, to be divided into three
prizes, as follows: First, $300; second, S125; third, $75.
Following are the officers of the day:
Judges—Henry Weir, Joe Smith and George Marsh.
Judges of the Course—A. A Siiouheck and J. K. Riley, Discovery;
Bennett James, Jack Piice and Kd Anderson, Flat City; Frank Chew,
Summit; Hairy Yeager and Harry I,eland, Otter City.
Timekeeper—Chris Anthonieson.
Starter—Chas Knell.
Spring is Here
Hats Are in Demand
We have the Doss Raw-Edge Stetson Hat-All Different Shapes
and Shades. Also Novelty Soft Hats and Golf Caps.
A, J„ WE*SS, FLAT CiTY
Successor to N. N. .Taffe The House of Stein-Bloch Clothing
The city of Juneau finished the year with over $i r,000 in the
treasury.
The U. S laud office is issuing a number of patents to Alaska min
ing claims.
Petersburg has a concern which builds gas engines.
The people ol Sitka have subscribed lor $10,000 worth of stock to
encourage the building of a cold storage plant there. The town offers
a free site for the enterprise.
Dan Pullen, the Skagway boy who has made himself famous in
the athletic and college world, still continues to advance, and from his
present place of second lieutenant he is headed for a first lieutenancy, and
then those who know Dan prophesy that soon a captaincy and so on to
the top of the service will be attained by him.
Claimow'.iers in Juneau are said to be asking for an injunction
against the continuation of the big Mt. Roberts tunnel that is being
driven by the Ala.-ka-Juneau Company.
Wrangell prospectors searching the shores of Frederick sound for
the Lost Rocker mine, succeeded in locating a ledge of quartz that goes
$20 to the toil.
A Ketchikan citizen fell off the sidewalk one day recently and in
jured his leg. Declaring the leg was broken he was about to sue the
city for heavy damages, when an X ray examination revealed the fact
that the supposed break was only a bruise.
A high tide enabled the salving crew to pull the little steamer Dora
off the beach at Seward, and as soon as temporary repairs can he made
on her she will start for Puget sound under her own power. The
staunch old hull is scarred and battered as the result of the terrible
pounding she has undergone from sea and rock, but contrary to expec
tations is leaking but little, and steamboat men say she will be back on
the run again in as good shape as ever within a few weeks.
Everything the best and large selections, judging from the in
voices that are coming in with every mail. We will be in posi
tion not alone to supply your wants, but everything you can
think of. Our CLOTHING will surely surpass everything that
was ever imported into this territory since its discovery.
LADIES’ TAILOR-MADE SUITS- such as will gladden the
hearts of the gentler sex when unpacking the shipment that
will reach here on the very first incoming boat.
“Clean up everything on hand,” is our slogan, for we must
have room. _
Successors to Isaacs Bros, & Co.
Leading Clothiers
ALL READY FOR THE RIG
KENNEL CLUB BARN DANCE
The executive committee appointed to supervise arrangements tor
the great Barn Dance to be beid at A B Hall, I iitaroi; on the even
ing ol St Patrick’s day (Monday next, March 17), have been busy all
week, and nothing has been left undone that could promote the success
and enjoyment of the dance.
The hall will present a truly rural appearance. There will be
bales of hay and sacks of oats under the shade of the old apple tree,
upon which dancers can rest their weary limbs after coming through
the rye from the cider mill. Goshallfishhooks! there's never been so
much fetclitakeit fun rigged up since Hec wms a pup. Saddles and
harness, whips, and other paraphernalia will decorate the walls in rus
tic simplicity. The refreshments will be plain, but wholesome. The
music will consist of the old, old tunes which everybody knows, played
upon the mandolin and piano, and everything will be done to make the
affair seem like the old days on the farm.
It is particularly desired that the dresses worn be as simple as pos
sible—overalls and, bandannas and sombreros for the men, and ging
ham and calico dresses, with sunbotinets, for the women.
The charge for admission to the dance will be $3 for gentlemen;
ladies will be admitted free.
The executive committee consists of Sam Bayles, Jack Baird, Joe
Smith, Henry Weir and George Marsh.
Believing that the solution of the Alaskan transportation problem
lies with the airship, Falcon Toslin, president of the Tatiana Valley
railroad and of the Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company, has been in
vestigating the working of the Zeppelin dirigible bn loon 5 in Germany.
He was in Berlin for this putpose during January, and should the
scheme look feasible to him he will form a company for the purpose ot
operating Zeppelin airships in Alaska.
The experiment would be made first between Chitina and Fair
banks, and upon the success of the scheme between those points would
depend the establishment of other routes.
The Zeppelin airship is proving a great success, a vessel of the
latest type being capable of carrying 20 or more passengers, and trav
eling at a speed of 40 miles an hour.
Wliiis-M Grouse, Ptarmigan, Grayling and White Fish
roceries
and Provisions
Full Line of Kitchen Utensils
CROWLEY & PORTER
IDITAROD The House of Quality FLAT CITY
Marquette Rye Budweiser Bear National Club Bourbon
The King of Whiskeys™—— IT k ■—»—>—Rye or Sour Mash
Case Goods 1 A 11 I |Hi || Original Package
$1.50 Per Bottle JmoMJL. $16.00 Per Case
BUDWEISER iditarod BAIRD & ANDERSON flat city THE BRANCH