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BLOWOUT AT FLAT
On Wednesday night last at Hat City j
there was something doing from the time
President Charles called the second meeting j
of Iditarod Igloo No. 10. Pioneers of Alaska,
to order until the dispersement, about 2
o’clock in the morning. The lower room
of Moose hall was crowded with the mem
bers of the igloo and those who were await
ing initiations. There were many happy re
unions that evening among the old timers,
and acquaintanceships of years ago were
renewed in many instances. Pioneers put
in appearance at that gathering who had
not attended a similar meeting in years, and
they received a hearty welcome from all.
To see so many of the real old settlers
around the camp tire and taking a good
natured interest in the organization cer
tainlv was a pleasing feature for the pro
moters of the new igloo. Several of the
old boys, in the long ago. had been among
the founders and members of the ^ ukon
Order of Pioneers, the parent lodge that
formerly thrived at Fortymile, Circle and
Dawson.
Those Initiated
Following is the list of the old-timers who
were initiated on Wednesday evening at Flat
City:
F. B. FONT AS
J ('. JENKINS
E. ANDERSON
H MARTIN
T. E, McGRATH
A K HORNER
J F. KEELER
J. G. BARRET
O. M. ANDERSON
!I NAEHTER. Sr
O. 1’ LARSON
J H. ROGERS
K. LORANGER
T R MOORE
('. P. GERHART
G. MUTCHLER
H M KEARNEY
R. S. HART
J. BAGOY
P CLAUSTRUP
W. K DAY
G JUNTTE
J. E- KENNEY
F. LEWIS
C ENQUIST
A (’. JOHNSON
J. F. MON KM AN '
J. J NOVAK
E GUSTAFSON
P. MILLER
J. GERHOI.D
HR JOHNSTON
I HILL
K. J G. MURDOCK
R. BROWN
F DEEMING
J GIACHERIO
J J. GALLAGHER
G. W DOANE
J K LON AS
M BRADY
R DUNN
r J. NEVILLE
1 LABELLE
J. SOLE
J SHALLER
d McDonald l
A Me EWING
J E. ANDERSON
I WALES
P. FLEMING
1J STRANDBERG
W FAUTEAUX
s ih ckstaii
A. WHIR
II HOHBACK
Mike Brady, one of the most widely
known men in the Interior, was on hand,
and dill his best to help a good thing along.
Mr. Brady, so The Pioneer is informed, has
not been out of Alaska for about thirty
years, and although he has lived on Otter
creek for the past six years, he has vwteH
“the landing” but once during that time,
and that was in the fall of ly 10.
An old pioneer of the Circle camp was
there in the person of Robert Brown, who
has been on Otter creek with the Bates boys
ever since the first shovel of dirt was dis
turbed on that famous stream.
“Kettle George,” an old Fortymiler, on
account of illness was unable to be there,
so the igloo made him an honorary member
of the order.
Fred Koltschoff. an old resident of thirty
years in the Interior, who arrived in this
camp last week afoot over the Seward trail,
after spending a few months on the Out
side. gave a very interesting talk and was
listened to attentively. He said the Outside
world was no place for an old Alaskan, and.
speaking for himself, he made it clear to
his hearers that this country was good
enough for him.
tweryoony in me nan seeineti u> oe Hav
ing lots of fun xcpt I'illy Fauteai'X. It's
too bad’ for Billy he never seems to enjoy
himself no time!
That was a great feed arranged for by
the trustees and furnished by Frank Stan
ley. It consisted of the biggest pot of beans
ever displayed in the camp, and stacks of
various kinds of sandwiches, with plenty of
liquid refreshments. It is The Pioneer’s
honest belief that a bushel of beans never
disappeared faster, and many old “doughs”
were sadly disappointed when they went for
a second plate to find the bottom of the
pot staring them in the face.
One of the amusing incidents of the
“feed” happened when Ole Sanders, “the
Swede with the iron jaw ami teeth of ada
mant," picked up a round table at the edge
of the top with his teeth and proceeded to
march around the hall offering the refresh
ments thereon to the guests. This slight
diversion proved to be entre nous and ex
tremely vice versa for Billy Fauteaux, who
immediately rolled off his stool, but B’llv
recovered his equilibrium before “the
Swede” got too far away with the refresh*
ments.
Charter Closes February 3
The charter for Iditarod Igloo No. 10 will
close immediately after the business por
tion of the meeting to be held in this city on
February 3, and the organizer is very anx
ious to have as many of the old-timers as
possible on hand at that time. All the of
ficers and members of the igloo are looking
forward to that gathering, and the occa
sion will be one never to be forgotten.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to sincerely thank all those neigh
bors and friends who saved my home on
Gold street, Flat City, from destruction by
fire recently during my absence.
ALEX WEIR.
Flat City. Jan. 20, 1915.
Fine Watch Repairing. ,Ta>"
Best Line ot WHISKIES AND WINES tn the Camp
MONOGRAM, MARQUETTE, NATIONAL CLUB,
GIBSON RYE (ALSO SCOTCH), and all lines of
Whiskies bottled in bond, per bottle.
Imported Port and Sherry, Three Star Hennessey and Bulk Whiskies cut in
proportion
PHONE “RAMPS” At the PIONEER
Just Received
A Choice Lot of the Latest
Victor Phonograph Records
Come In and Hear Them
SMITH'S CUN STORE,
ID IT A ROD. ALASKA
FLAT CITY A. B. CAMP
TO HOLD MEETING
As will be seen by reference to a notice
published elsewhere in this issue, the mem
bers of Camp Flat, Arctic Brotherhood, will
hold a meeting next Friday evening for the
purpose of deciding the question of surren
dering the charter of that organization or
otherwise.
Ever since the destruction of the A. B.
hall at Flat City last spring there has been
a disposition on the part of the members
of the organization to allow the charter to
lapse, and this feeling has been encouraged
to some extent by the fact of the organ
ization of the Moose lodge at that place,
which has assumed the place formerly oc
cupied in the community by the Brother
hood, in the way of taking the initiative
in social gatherings, such as balls, smokers,
etc. It has been felt for some time that
there was not sufficient encouragement for
the existence of two lodges there.
However, most of the members, while
reluctant to part with their charter, are
determined not to lose their membership
in the Arctic Brotherhood, and it is for the
purpose of straightening out the affairs of
the organization and permitting the issu
ance of withdrawal cards that the meeting
has ostensibly been called, although, if in
terest enough is displayed, it is not unlikely
that the camp may be reorganized and the
charter retained.
Camp Iditarod No. 27 has issued an in
vitation to the members of Camp Flat, in
the event of the surrender of their charter,
to affiliate with the camp here.
NEWS OF POORMAN CREEK
POORMAN CREEK, Ruby District, Jan.
10.- The mining community here is in high
spirits because of the outlook for the future.
Wolff, Bailey & Powers have just made a
good strike on the Bluebird, Star Associa
tion. Tamarack creek, showing over SI to
the pan. Seventeen dollars was rocked out
in one hour. They have crosscut eighteen
feet and the gravel runs 10 to 20 cents in
the crosscut.
Cowan, McGillis, Floyd, a Russian and
Abe Collins, on Tamarack, just above the
Bluebird, have 50-cent to 75-cent pans.
They have drifted twenty eight feet.
Craig & Olson, about three-quarters of a
mile above the last-named, on Tamarack,
have struck $1 dirt. The width of the pay
has not been determined, but is probably
about thirty feet. It looks good.
There are five creeks in the Poorman
country with pay on them now'. About
seventy five men are here, and they think
well of it, especially the new find on Tam- ,
arack.
There are two roadhouses, one restaurant, I
two stores and one cigar and pool room
here, and the Loyal Order of Moose is going
to build a hall.
Coal from the Poorman mine is being
used here.
Moose and caribou have been killed on
the creek, though game is not plentiful
here. About seventy-five miles from here
game is found in abundance.
CLEMONS SENT SEVERAL
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS
The Pioneer by the last mail received
several fine flashlight pictures of the dedi
cation ball and minstrel entertainment
given recently by the Long Lodge of L. 0.
O. M. Judging from the photos, the new
lodge room, which is 24x60 feet, is a beau
tifully-decorated one, and the lodge is re
ported as being in a most prosperous con
dition. The excellent photographs are the j
work of our old friend “B-a-w-sil” (that’s
how Walter Rowson pronounces it) Clem
ons, formerly of Flat City, who is the dis- !
trict organizer for the Moose.
NED WAS SNOWED UNDER
A recent arrival from Ruby states that
C. K. Snow has received official notification
of his election to the lower house of the
Alaska legislature.
FAIRBANKS IGLOO NOMINATIONS
The following have been nominated for
igloo officers at Fairbanks:
President—T. A. McGowan.
First Vice-President—A. R. Heilig.
Second Vice-President—William F. Kra
mer and H. M. Badger.
Secretary—George Markus and H. T. Ray.
Treasurer—J. II. Groves and T. H. Deal.
Sergeant-at-Arms—Dan Berger.
Historian—Cecil H. Clegg.
Doorkeeper Frank Lutes and Thomas
Lloyd.
PIONEERS AT RUBY ELECT OFFICERS
Following are the officers elected by Ruby
igloo No. 5 for the ensuing year:
President—J. J. Filbin.
First Vice-President—Charles Carlson.
Second Vice-President—Alex N. Larsen.
Chaplain—Fred Umphrey.
Secretary—0. E. Tackstrom.
Treasurer—Al Birnbaum.
Historian—C. K. Snow’.
Sergeant-at-Arms--Felix Seppi. f
Trustees—Harry Clarke, for three years;
J. A. Slippern, two years; Charles Gay, one
year.
The new officers were installed Monday,
January 4.
SERGE
DRESSES
Serge Dresses in Blue, Brown and
Black
Dress Goods by the Piece
Aprons, Hosiery, House Comfys
Arctics and Shoes
CLEANING AND PRESSING AND*
PLAIN SEWING
MISS PETERSON, IDITAROD
TIMOTHY JOSEPH LYNCH
SUDDENLY CLAIMED BY DEATH
One of the district’s most popular men |
passed on to the Great Beyond early last |
Sunday morning, January 17, when Tim- |
othy Joseph Lynch was suddenly called, i
“Joe,” as he was known by hundreds of
friends throughout Alaska, had been in at- j
tendance at. the Moose entertainment (of |
which order he was a member I at Flat j
City on last Saturday night, and was, no
ticeably so, one of the happiest and busiest |
in the big crowd. It was about 2 :30 o’clock i
in the morning, just as he was about to re
tire, that he was stricken, and without a
murmur of pain, he died almost instantly
while talking with friends.
That Mr. Lynch was one of the best
known and best-liked men in the camp was
evidenced last Wednesday, when scores of
friends and neighbors from all parts of
the district faced one of the worst snow
storms of the winter and traveled many
miles afoot and by dog team to pay their
last respects.
The funeral services were conducted by
Iditarod Lodge No. 1429, Loyal Order of
Moose, and the burial ritual of the organ
ization was beautifully and impressively ex
emplified in the hall and at the grave. The
ceremony took place at A. B. hall at 1
o clock. and tne Dig Duuaing was crowueu
with members of the Moose lodge, Arctic
Brotherhood and people from the creek
towns and this city.
The casket was almost covered with beau
tiful floral offerings, which plainly showed
the result of many hours of patient labor
by the ladies of the community. A large
pillow with the initials “L. 0. 0. M., P. A.
P.,” fashioned in blooms, was sent by
ladies of Flat creek, and many beautiful
wreaths, crosses, crescents and broken cir
cles (a lodge emblem) were heaped about
the supports- all thoughtful token by the
noble women all over the district.
Several hymns were rendered by a choir
composed of Mesdames Ray I). Clarke. M.
Maher and P. G. Charles, and Messrs. C. E.
Taylor, Earl B. Hunt and P. G. Charles.
Mrs. Maher accompanied on the piano.
The pall-bearers, all old friends of the de
ceased, were Dan McKenzie, A. J. Weiss,
James Burke. Arnold de House, T. L. Mc
Grath, James F. Finnegan, Patrick Fleming
and Alex Hately.
Timothy Joseph Lynch was born in On
tario, Canada, on October 4, 1859, and was
a blacksmith by trade. He went to Nome
in 1902, to Fairbanks in 190", and was in
business on Dome creek until 1907, when he
went to Rawhide, Nev., and remained until
1910, when he returned to Fairbanks, and
came to Iditarod the same year, where he
had since resided. He had relatives at Onan
aga, Ontario, and a sister’s husband, Michael
Haley, has been communicated with by of
ficers of the Moose lodge.
Mr. Lynch had traveled considerably, and
was possessed of a wide range of knowl
edge. He was always a student, and a
very keen observer. His ever genial nature
made him many warm personal friends
Resolutions of Moose Lodge
Whereas, Our brother, Timothy Joseph
Lynch, departed this life at Flat City,
Alaska, on January 17, 1915; and
Whereas, We have lost a brother who
was loved for himself, and who had earned
the respect and lasting friendship of all who
knew him by his sterling character and
kindly ways: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That in our sense or our per
sonal loss we express in this way our pro
found appreciation of him, and our synt"
pathy with his family; and further
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of Iditarod Lodge No.
1429, Loyal Order of Moose, that they be
published in The Iditarod Pioneer, and that
a copy of them be sent to his family.
W. F. HARRISON,
GRANT MURDOCK,
E. M. STANTON,
Committee for the Lodge.
CARD OF THANKS
On behalf of the officers and members of
Iditarod Lodge No. 1429, L. 0. 0. M., we
desire to express our earnest and appre
ciative thanks to all the noble women of
the district who supplied the beautiful floral
offerings that were laid upon the casket ol
our departed brother, Timothy Joseph
Lynch, on Wednesday last.
OBSEQUIES COMMITTEE.
FOR SALE—Victor phonograph and about
seventy records, cheap. Inquire postoffice.
___
| Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails. $2
can Iditarod Meat Co.
Fresh Killed Beef
Pure and sweet. Once you try it. you will eat no other. Insist
on getting it
Sam’! Applebaum
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Dog Bacon, 15c.
Dog Haniy !0c.
Dog Buttery 10c.
C. R. PECK, FLAT CITY ri4rJ
REGARDING PASSPORTS
Commissioner Albrecht, as deputy clerk of
the district court, has received a copy of
a circular from the department of justice
at Washington, I). C., calling attention to
the fact that the rules governing'the grant
ing and issuing of passports in the United
States provide that applications shall be
submitted in the form of an affidavit to
the secretary of state, and must be attested
by a clerk of a federal or state court
within the jurisdiction of which the appli
cant or his witness resides, and the seal of
the court must be affixed.
Those contemplating visiting foreign
countries would do well to bear this in
mind.
NEWS FROM CANDLE CREEK
A letter received in the last mail from
Harry Harms, on Candle creek, in the Kus*
kokwim country, tells of the visit of Jerry
Ford of Flat City and Mr. Conway, from
Ganes, who looked over the various creeks
in that vicinity. Mr. Harms, Dan McDonald
and Angus McLellan are sinking on Candle
creek. Charles Goebel is on 0. K., and
about fourteen men are on Karl creek. Fred
Smith and A1 Berg have gone on a hunting
trip. __
FORMER NOME OFFICIAL
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA
LOS GATOS, Cal., Jan. 18—William
Landers, United States attorney for Porto
Rico, and formerly assistant federal attor"
ney at Nome, Alaska, died here yesterday
from the effects of a tropical disease.
Mr. Landers was well known to many
lditarod citirens who were former residents
of Nome, where he was very popular. He
was known in that city as “Nice” Landers.
When you come in from the creeks,
don’t forget to stop in at the Crosby Mas
sage and Bath Parlors and try the Electric
Vibration and Vapor Baths.
STANDARD GOODS
AT RIGHT PRICES
Bayles Clothing Co.
IDITAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
FORMER IDITAROD RESIDENT i
SUCCUMBS IN CALIFORNIA
(Ruby Record-Citizen)
Henry Hickey, who left Ruby for the
Outside last fall, died in Woodland, Cal.,
September 2G. The news is contained in a
letter dated November 17. from Mrs. W. T.
Powell, a sister, who resides at W'oodland.
Mr. Hickey had resided in Alaska a num
ber of years. He went to Nome in the
"arly days of that camp. He prospered
there, but later went to the Koyukuk, where
he met reverses. Then paying a visit to
California, he returned in time to join in
the rush following the Iditarod discovery.
After two years’ unsuccessful prospecting I
there, he came to Ruby and staked a lot of
ground in this district, which he abandoned
to make a trip into the Kuskokwim. The
hardships encountered in the last-named dis
trict broke his health, and when he returned
from there last summer he was scarcelv
recognizable as the .same man, who formerly
was noticeable as a fine specimen ot physic^
manhood. When he went Outside last fall
it was recognized that his days were num
bered.
BOB GRIFFIS AND JIM HALEY
ENCOUNTER TOUGH TRAIL
(Ruby Record-Citiren, Dec. 191
Bob Griffis and Jim Haley arrived at
Ruby from Iditarod last Wednesday even’
ing, en route to Tanana with about 950
pounds of gold for the Wells Fargo Express
Company. They departed Thursday morn
ing. At Tanana the consignment will be
turned over to the company and the mes
sengers will proceed to the Outside.
They left Iditarod November 30. and trav
eled over the old mail trail via Kaltag.
These old mushers have some pretty tough
experiences to their credit, but they declared
this was the hardest trip they had ever un
dertaken. From Iditarod to Dikeman they
sledded over bare ground, and from there
on the snow was soft and sticky and would
not support the load. They had twenty
two dogs and two sleds.
Mr. Haley expects to return from the
Outside over the winter trail, but Mr.
Griffis probably will wait for the opening of
; navigation.
! DECISION OF JUDGE FULLER
REVERSED BY HIGHER COURT
I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1—The supreme
court of the United States has reversed the
decision of Judge Fuller of the district court
for tbe Fourth division of Alaska, in the
John Wigger case, the question at issue be
ing the validity of an act passed by the ter
ritorial legislature authorizing the joining of
two or more indictments covering two or
more acts or transactions of the same char
acter of crimes or offenses.
Wigger was charged with three separate
offenses in one indictment, and Judge Ful
ler sustained a demurrer in which it was
claimed that the act of congress limiting
the number of charges invalidated the ter
j ritorial law.
G. ELLIS GARDNER WAS
AMONG THOSE MENTIONED
According to Fairbanks newspapers re
ceived in last Thursday’s mail, there was
ouite a scramble for the position of district
judge, recently vacated by Judge F'uller,
and to which Charles E. Bunnell, late can
didate for congressional delegate, has since
been appointed. Among those mentioned
for the position were: Commissioner John
F. Dillon; Luther C. Hess, vice president of
the First National Bank of F'airbanks; G.
Ellis Gardner, assistant district attorney,
and Frank Goodbody of Tombstone, Ariz.
Mr. Hess is well known in Iditarod, and
G. Ellis Gardner, who accompanied the
court officials here last summer, achieved a
great deal of popularity here at that time.
NEW NAVIGATION COMPANY
TO OPERATE ON YUKON
O. L. Dickeson, who recently resigned as
president of the White Pass <fc Yukon rail
road, has been named as president in new
articles of incorporation filed with Secre
tary of the Territory Davidson for the
American-Yukon Navigation Company, with
a capital stock of SI25,000.
BOY OF 12 IS WAR HERO
PARIS, Nov. 21. The youngest soldier in
the war is said to be a Servian lad named
Dragoljub Jelititich. Though only 12 years
□Id. he is said to have already fought in
seven engagements. In the last he was
wounded.
Crown Prince Alexander of Servia learned
of the boy’s prowess and as a reward for
valor personally handed little Dragoljub his
stripes as a corporal, an honor which so
pleased the boy that he is itching to be back
at the front.
LESS CHANCE FOR DELAY
“Great Scott! I forgot to bring the tool
kit along.”
“Good!” exclaimed his wife. “Now we
can go right ahead without taking time
out for you to tinker with the engine.”'
Detroit Free Press.
A BUM GUESS
(New York World)
The first decisive German blow against
England will unite all Ireland, and there
will be an Irish revolution. The Irish want
Canada, and they’ll get Canada. A. G.
Koelble, President United German Societies.
The Irish may want Prussia too which is
much nearer than Canada.
ARRIVED AT KNIK
(Knik News)
E. R. King and wife arrived from Idita
rod the first of the week and registered
at the Pioneer hotel.
Frank McGibney purchased a team of
horses while in Iditarod this week, and is
now engaged in halding wood on the creeks.
LOST—Between Iditarod and Flat City last
Saturday night, sack containing three
pairs shoes and one pair rubbers. Return
to Caribou cafe, Iditarod. Reward.
Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer.
A Reminder
For Drugs, Rubber Goods,
and Pool Table Supplies,
Typewriter, Photograph
Kodaks. Safety Razors, Soaps.
Tooth Brushes and Blank
Books, Smokers’ Supplies,
Candies, Nuts and
Fruits, call at
Ansley’s Book Store
Iditarod
Where you can always find a good
supply at reasonable prices
The House of Quality
For Best Goods
and Right Prices
CROWLEY & PORTER
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