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MINING DEVELOPMENTS
IN KUSKOKWIM DISTRICT
Recent arrivals from the Kuskokwim re
gion bring word that Carl Thiel, the well
known trader, brought in with his shipment
of goods to the mouth of the river a large
hydraulic outfit for Harry Stevens and as
sociates on Crooked creek (sometimes called
Dunlin creek), which consisted of a large
amount of pipe and connections, giants, etc.,
besides a large consignment of provisions.
Mr. Thiel also brought in a hydraulic out
fit for Louis Huber and associates, on New
York creek, which will also be installed this
summer, and which is expected to greatly
increase the production from this promising
camp. New York creek produces nuggets
"as big as walnuts.”
It is but a few miles above New York j
creek to where Charley Worden and asso
ciates have been prospecting during the past
winter, and where Mr. Worden is still at I
work. The prospecting is being carried on
on tributaries of Sue creek.
Along the same belt with New York j
creek a considerable number of holes were !
sunk and a very good showing of gold was j
found. The character of gold, accompanied |
by granite sand and small cinnabar pebbles, J
very much resembles that found at the j
head of Flat creek, in the Iditarod district j
One of the latest improved gasoline power
drills made by the L'nion Construction Coni
pany has been ordered by Joseph Xewis and
associates for prospecting on Ophir creek,
where the panning has greatly encouraged
the owners. Drill and outfit, with extra
parts, cost over S2.000. Included with the
order were three tons of gasoline and other
supplies. A four-cylinder thirty horse-power
motor has been ordered by wire and will be
used in a specially-built boat to operate be
tween Bethel, where the ocean boats dis- j
charge, and Whitefish lake, where the drill
will be in operation. Other improvements
have been planned for the Ophip creek camp
for the coming summer.
The probabilities are that a power drill
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD. ALASXA i
will l>e put to work on Bear creek for fur
ther prospecting.
Marvel creek, on the Aniak, has a crew
at work shoveling in. The power drill
shipped last season for this creek had a
number of essential parts missing, and as
they failed to get in bn the first boat, its
installation wifi be delayed.
Although four vessels—the steam schooner
Santa Ana, and the gasoline boats Ruby,
Bender Brothers and Eunice came into
Bethel loaded to the water’s edge, there was
much freight left at the dock in Seattle,
which they report the inspectors would not
allow them to load. The Santa Ana carried
twenty-one first cabin passengers for the
Kuskokwim.
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MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE
HAS PEOPLE GUESSING
A mysterious stampede, which for a time
had tlie residents of the whole district guess
ing, started from Flat early in the week, and
a dozen or more men are said to have
started out over the tundra in the direc
tion of the Kuskokwim. Borne who started
to follow the trail of the stampeders lost
the scent and came back, and thus escaped
a fruitless journey.
On Friday morning the stampeders re
turned to Otter creek with the statement
that they had been on a wild goose chase.
It appears that the excitement grew out of
a conversation relative to a creek running
into Moore creek which someone had in
tended to prospect. Apparently there was
not the least excuse for the excitement.
Various localities in the neighborhood of
Tokotna were mentioned as the scene of the
“strike," but it appears that the stampeders
themselves were relying largely on guess
work. They kept their destination a pro
found secret, and no one appeared to know
their destination.
One of the stories related was to the effect
that forty ounces of gold, which had been
rocked out by two women, had reached Flat,
but this received no confirmation.
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A NOTED CHARACTER
Ivan J. Andrirnotf. "aged 83, has made j
application to the governor for a pioneer's I
pension. Andrianoff is one of the noted J
characters of the Kuskokwim. Fie is 83
years old, and came to that country when
a very young man as an officer under the
Russian regime. Later he became a trader,
and assumed and maintained almost sov
ereign sway over the natives of that vast
region. Many interesting stories are told
of him, not the least interesting of which
are those connected with his matrimonial
affairs. He is said to have had fifteen wives
and has scores of descendants. In his old
age he is dependent upon these, and it is
with a view to making him independent of
them that interested persons are pressing
a pension claim for him.
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MISSING MEN
Inquiry has been made for the following
persons through the Iditarod postmaster:
George L. Hale—By Mrs. Maud Halvor
sen, 1034 East Fifth avenue North. Rose
burg, Ore.
Duncan Russel By Mrs. E. E. Dilley,
box 895, F'airbanks Alaska. Russel is
wanted to settle his mother’s estate in Ga
lena, Kan.
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FOR OFFICERS’ RESERVE CORPS
Commissioner Kilgore has received blank
application forms for admission to the offi
cers’ training camps of the United States
army. Those desiring to become members
of the officers’ reserve corps should make
application immediately, as the camp opens
on August 27 next.
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
LANG'S
Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
C. R. PECK, FLAT
BIG CLEARANCE SALE
Is Now On—Will Close Store August 1st—Everything to Go
Regardless of Cost
BARGAINS BARGAINS
One Packard Piano, $300
SMITH’S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
DEATH OF JOHN HOLMES
COMES AS A SURPRISE
AND CAUSES SORROW
A wireless message to Charles Ross of
the Miners A Merchants Bank on Wednes
day last brought the sad news that John
Holmes, vice president of the institution,
died that morning at 10 o’clock at his home
in Tacoma. No word was received as to
when the funeral was to take place, but as a
mark of respect to the deceased the bank
was closed all day Thursday.
The news of the death of Mr. Holmes was
somewhat unexpected, lie left here last
summer in feeble health, und went to a
sanitarium in California. His condition
grew rapidly worse, and he was removed to
Seattle. Recent reports were to the effect
that he had greatly improved in health and
was able to be about again. But his friends
and physicians knew that his condition was
serious. Heath was due to Bright’s disease.
The death of John Holmes will come as a
personal loss to every member of this com
munity. He had been connected with the
camp since the early days of its existence,
had taken an active part in its development,
and was known to all as an enterprising,
foresighterl business man. No activity which
required the concerted action of the com
munity lout what John Ih lines took a keen
interest in it and helped to bring about its
success. He dearly loved the North, its
people and surroundings. When he left
here host summer, broken in health and
discouraged, he felt keenly the parting from
the friends with whom he had labored for
so many years, and seemed to have a pre
monition that he was taking his last look
at the scenes he loved so well.
John Holmes was born in the state of
Washington in 1881, and received his early
education in the public schools of Tacoma.
He graduated from Leland Stanford Uni
versity in 1904. Shortly after the establish
ment of the United States assay office a*
Seattle he was appointed assayer at that,
institution, which position he filled for some
years. In 190(1 he went to Candle, Ala.-ka,
as cashier and assayer of the Miners A Mer
chants Bank of that place, remaining there
three years. After a stay of a year in Se
attle he again came North, this time as
cudiier and assayer of the Miners A Mer
chants Bank of Iditarod. He came here in
1910. and had been connected with the bank
ever since, at the time of his death being
vice president.
FUND FOR BELGIAN CHILDREN
TO BE FORWARDED AT ONCE
The fund subscribed for the relief of
starving Belgian children, the victims of
the great war, at the suggestion of the gov
ernor of Alaska, has reached the goodly
total of $352. Of this sum. $60 was sent
in by James W. Farrell from Discovery,
Otter; $147.50 was sent in by C. 11. Peck
from Fiat, and the balance, $14-4.50, was
collected by R. 0. Button at the bank in
Iditarod. Mr. Button, as local treasurer of
the fund, has prepared a letter to be for
warded in the neat mail, which will contain
a draft for the amount subscribed, and will
state that the money is from voluntary con
tributions by citizens of the Iditarod dis
trict. The money is to be forwarded to
William B. Thompson of New York, treas
urer of the Roeky-Mountain Club-Hoover
fund for the relief of starving children of
Belgium, which organization was instrumen
tal in interesting the chief executive of the
territory. The subscriptions were as fol
lows :
c ii. Peck.? 10.00
Maudit Peck . ['-00
.i. It. Kennedy. a.on
C. Antlionis ii . 10.00
Thomas Hennessey . 5.00
Hr. H. II. Moore 25.On
Mi's, t 11. Moore. 5.00
.1. G. Murdock.-. 25.00
Pd Wilkcson . 5.00
W. Iteit . 5.on
T. Perry . '
K. T. Golden. 20.i 1
.1. M. Pirnie . 5.On
V. P. Jacobs. 5.00
Maude Thompson .- 2.50
Cameron k Finnegan. 10.00
Joe I.ponaari . 5.00
Andy White . 5.00
Mrs. John Beaton. 5.00
Selma Hawson . 5.00
.1. \V. Farrell . 5.on
Hay J. I.ongtin . 5.00
W. A. Richardson . 5.00
Mrs. John Shailer. 5.00
Frank Hawson . 5.on
Joe Neville . 5.00
Miss F. Hill . 5.00
Sid Scbloeman .. 5.00
A. S. Bourne . 5.on
Mrs. F. L. livers. 5.00
Mrs. P. ft. Charles. 5.00
F. [.. livers . 5.oo
il. C. Button.... 5.00
C Baker . 5.00
c. A. Hern. 5.00
O. W. Albrecht. 5.00
Ci. G. Geraght.v.. 5.00
Jay .!. Smith. 5.00
Mrs. Joseph II. Smith... 5.00
Charles P. Taylor.. 5.on
Kmil Smilli . 20.00
c. p. Wood .. 5.oo
51 rs. M. McKenzie... 5.00
Ira Wood . 5.00
Manuel Gularte . 5.00
J. P. Mottkman .-.- 2.50
Anna Chittick . 5.00
J. s. Pilcher . K.oo
It. M. Hall. 10.00
Miss Hally . 12.00
F. Soule .- 5.00
R. S. McMillan . 5.00
Total .$352.00
Last evening, after the above was in type,
Mr. Peck telephoned from Flat an additional
subscription of $5 by Harry leland.
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OATMAN BOOM COLLAPSED
A letter received in the last mail from
Sam Bayles, formerly in the clothing busi
ness here, and now a business man of Oat
man, Anz., states that the mining boom in
that vicinity has collapsed. But two "real
mines" are in operation, employing about
350 men, and there are about 150 others
employed in the camp. In spite of this,
Sam is doing fairly well. He reports that
Sam Wilmer, also a former resident of Idit
arod, is located near Los Vegas, Nev., and
“is looking well and to all appearances doing
well.” The thermometer indicated 114 in
the shade when the letter was written. He
confesses to “a lingering soft spot” for Idit
arod, and asks to be remembered to his
friends.
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LOUIS PEIME AND FAMILY
Thursday, June 21, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Peime and two boys floated dowm the Yukon
from Whitehorse in a houseboat, says the
Ruby Record-Citizen. This side of Fort
Hamlin, on the river bank, they picked up
a little moose calf, which they had with
them on their arrival. Mr. Peime and family
were on their way to the Innoko.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT
AND WORK TO COMMENCE
ON ROADS OF DISTRICT
A wireless message received by J. E. Riley
on Tuesday last from II. H. Ross, chairman
of the divisional road commission, indicates
that an agreement lias been reached on the
apportionment of the $50,000 road fund to
be expended in the Fourth division this
year. By the terms of this agreement the
Iditarod district receives $10,000, Ruby
$10,000, and presumably the balance of the
fund will be expended in the Fairbanks and
other districts. The message advised Mr.
Riley to start work at once, and notified him
that the necessary forms had been mailed to
him.
Mr. Riley lost no time in launching his
plans. He announced that he would have
men and teams at work on preliminaries
yesterday morning. While he has received
no official advice from the federal road com
mission, it is expected that $3,000 will be
at his disposal from this source, making a
total of $13,000 for road work here. With
this sum he expects to be able to accomplish
a great deal toward making passable high
ways before the freeze-up.
His plans include the graveling of the
present road between Iditarod and Flat from
the city limits to the base of the hill south
west of the city. He will not be able to
start on this at once, however, because the
gravel must be obtained from the river bed,
and the water is now too high to allow of
this. The present Flat-Iditarod road will be
extended up Cottonwood creek to the Sum
mit, thus cutting off the worst section of
that highway, which has been by way of
the steep hill at the outskirts of the town
of Flat. The new route will give an easy
grade from the Summit to Flat.
No further work will be done on the
road from the Summit by way of Boulder
creek to Discovery, Otter. This road will
be abandoned, and work will immediately I
be commenced on the road from Hat to !
Discovery up Otter creek. This much-needed ;
road is expected to be made available by j
fall, and may be completed next year.
It is not expected that with the funds !
available boulevards will be provided, but !
Mr. Riley expects to get these projects in
such shape this year that next year's work :
will make them passable for teams with I
fair loads.
The limited recognition given to the road !
needs of the district through the divisional .
commission has encouraged miners and iner- I
chants to hope that in the near future aid
may be secured in providing roads for (he
outlying districts, which are entirely dcsti- |
tute of transportation facilities at present, i
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TRACTOR ARRIVES
The big caterpillar tractor and sleds for r
the Yukon Gold Company arrived at Dike
man on the last trip of the Washburn, and |
is being hauled to this city. The machine j
is to be used for hauling wood during the j
coming winter. The wood sleds, twenty- :
seven in number, are the heaviest of the j
kind ever seen here.
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FRANK JOAQUIN BRINGS BRIDE ;
Among the twenty-one passengers of the j
Santa Ana, which passed through Seward J
recently on the way to Bethel, was Frank \
Joaquin of the Kuskokwim Commercial j
Company, who was accompanied bv his j
bride.
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WIRELESS AT MARSHALL
It is announced that John Currin’s wire
less station at Marshall, or Fortuna Ledge,
is now working by permission of the gov
ernment. Rates have not yet been an
nounced.
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EIGHT MILLIONS FOR RAILROAD i
The sundry civil bill, csrrying rn appro
priation of between seven and eight million
dollars for the continuation of cons’ruetion
work on the Alaska government railway
war parsed by congress and signed by the
President. Includes! in this important ap
propriation. says the Anchorage Times of
June 25, are other items of importance to
the territory, among which may be men
tioned appropriations for United States geo
logical survey work in Alaska, game pro
j teetion, education of the natives, installa
tion of additional lighthouse facilities, etc.
This bill failed to pass at the bust session
j because the LaFollette filibuster delayed it,*
I as well as other highly important legisla
tion. While not officially stated, it is com
moil street talk that about a million dollars
will be turned loose in the community on
July 1, in payment of contracts on Turn
again arm and other railway projects.
REGIMENT OF RUSSIAN GIRLS
Two hundred girl students of the Petro
grad Technical Institute have entered their
names on the rolls of a female regiment
which is being raised by Ensign Butchkareff,
says a dispatch from the Russian capital.
The aim is immediately to start to the front
and to fight in all respects under the same
conditions as men. Scores of girb and
women, eager to enlist, appeared at the of
fices of the League of Equal Rights for
Women, which has expressed its approval
of Lieutenant. Butchkareff’s plan. The other
day the women warriors held their first
meeting. They were addressed by Colonel
Popoff of the Twelfth army, who appealed
to the women to shame male slackers and
to admit to their hearts only suitors who
have actively helped to defend the father
land.
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FAMILIES MERGE
C. V. Vasseau, Sr., established a sheep
ranch at New Richmond, Wis. At Necho,
N. D., lived the family of John Douville,
also a sheep rancher. C. V. Vasseau, Jr.,
son of C. V. Vasseau, Sr., went West to
buy sheep, and called at the Douville rauch.
He came back with the stock and a few
months later went back to bring home a
bride, having married Miss Clina Douville,
daughter of the North Dakota rancher.
Then a year later Eugene Vasseau, brother
of C. V. Vasseau, Jr., wound up a romance
when he married Miss Harriet Douville, sis
ter of the wife of his brother. A year later
Mrs. John Douville, mother of the wives of
C. V., Jr., and Eugene Vasseau, was wed
in St. Paul to C. V. Vasseau, Sr., father
of her daughters’ husbands. Then Arthur
Vasseau, brother of C. V., Jr., and Eugene
Vasseau, married Miss Flora Douville, sis
ter of the wives of his two brothers. St.
Paul dispatch in Cincinnati Enquirer.
JUST
RECEIVED
New Clothing from Hart,
Schaffner & Marx
Ne w Hats from John B. Stetson
New Shoes from Nettleton
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner fit Marx Good Clothes
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS
WITH REGARD TO TITLES
IN BEAR CREEK DISTRICT
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Word comes from the Kuskokwim coun
try that serious complications have arisen
on Bet:r creek with reference to till?- to
ground held by Mcllhenny, the Louisiana
millionaire. The report is to the effect that
several claims held by him have been
jumped because of failure to do proper as
sessment work thereon.
The Alaska legislature enacted a law
providing that surveys made on mining
ground, as preparatory work for perfecting
patents, might apply as annual assessment
work. Puke E. Stubbs, who has charge of
the Mcllhenny interests, is said to have re
corded as assessment work on several claims
surveying work, which is described in de
tail.
Lawyers contend that this territorial law
is invalid, in that it is not work performed ,
which is calculated to develop the ground.
It is believed that it has been so decided by
the courts.
Acting on this advice, other cl rim own
ers on Bear creek have restaked Mcllhenny’s
ground, contending that while they do not
desire to deprive him of his interests, they
do want to see actual development work
done, similar to that which they are com
pelled to perform themselves.
Because of lack of communication with
the district no further details can be learned,
but future developments will be awaited
with much interest here.
DISTRICT COURT
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G. W. Albrecht has filed suit in the dis
trict court against R. L. Carli-le for pay
ment for goods sold and delivered.
G \V. Albrecht vs. Angus Me Le 11 an, An
gus McKinzie, Edward Willis ms and John
Boulton, doing business as Me Indian & Go.,
is the title of a suit hied in the district court
to recover payment for goods sold.
An amended complaint has been filed
in the case of Charles Bowman vs. A. E.
Edwards, Frank Waskey et al.
MURDER NEAR DAWSON
Mr;-. Hisha Yoshioka, a well known Japa
nese woman of Dev,-son, was murdered some
time within a few days of June 29. accord
ing to the News, near the fox ranch which
she and her husband have been running
back of We t Dawson. Ilcr husband, Roy
Yoshicka, reported the crime to the police
and stated that he found the body of his
wife lying in the brush near the cabin on
his return home about 5 o’clock in the
morning. He had been absent for some
time. When the body was found the woman
had on but one slipper or shoe, while the j
other was lying some distance nearer the j
house, on the trail, which might indicate !
that she had been pursued and lost the slip- j
per while running. There was a knife
wound in the front of the body and a bu'let
hole in the back. An Indian who had been |
helping Yoshioka hunt foxes up the river ;
had been at the fox farm recently was sus- |
pected of the crime. He could not be j
found. j
BRITISH SLACKERS IN AMERICA!
British subjects in this country who do
not enlist either in the American or British
armies probably will lose their citizenship :
and become “men without a country,” ac
cording to a statement made in New York
on June 12 by General Bridges of the Brit
ish war commission. General W. A. White,
C. M. G., who is at the head of the British
recruiting mission in the United States, cor
roborated the statement.
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HE KNEW
“What is the rod of affliction?”
“Goldenrod,” shouted the little girl whose
father has hay fever every August.—Judge.
WASHBURN’S STAY BRIEF
AFTER BRINGING BARGE
The steamer M. L. Washburn arrived at
Iditared about 5 o’clock last Sunday morn
ing, bringing the refrigerator barge Lithgow.
She left about 9 :30 a. m. with a number of
passengers to connect with the Seattle No. 3
for upper Yukon river points. Among the
passengers, besides Judge Bunnell and the
court party, were: Mrs. J. G. Rivers apd
two children, Mrs. E. D. Carter, Dan Mc
Donnell of Candle creek and A1 Rowe.
Three commercial travelers who arrived
on the Washburn were: Gael M. Kennedy,
representing the Imperial Candy Company
of Seattle; F. D. Labbe of the Marshall
Wells Hardware Company of Portland, and
Dave Dunbar of the National Grocery Com
pany, Seattle. They departed down river
on Tuesday, having chartered ’Gene Nor
ton’s launch Comet to take them to Holy
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THE MAIL
The mail on the summer schedule has
been arriving and departing as regularly as
clock work. Last week’s consignment ar
rived early on Saturday morning, anti the
outgoing mail was dispatched on Thursday,
the I9th. There will be no mail, either out
going or incoming, between August 26 and
September 29, according to Postmaster Ans
ley.
Tub and steam baths at ail hour*. Sdj’
der House, Hat.
Ahas Summons tor ruohcation
!n the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska. Fourth Division.—S. M. Dalby,
plaintiff, vs. \. D. Crane and W. C. Mad
ing. en-partrn-rs as Crane & Mading, de
fendants.--No. 278-!.
The President or the United States or
Ameri'-a to the above-named defendant
\V. C. Mading. greeting:
Summons having been duly issued out
of the above court in the above entitled
action, and placed in the hands of the
United States marshal for the Fourth divi
sion or Alaska for service, and the said
marshal having made due return thereof
showing that after making diligent search
he was unable to lind the above named de
fendant \V. 0. Mading within the territory
of Alaska;
And it having bpen shown to the court
by affidavit of the above named S. M. Dalbv
that the said defendant W. C. Mading is
not a resident within the territory or
Alaska, hut has property therein subject
to the jurisdiction of this court, which has
hoen attached In this action, and that a
good cause of action exists in favor of the
plaintiff against the above named defend
ants. and that the said \V. C. Mading is a
necessary and proper party hereto, and the
court having considered the matter, dtd. on
i lie nth day of July, 1917, make an order
directing the publication of the summons
in iliis action for a period of six weeks in
The Iditarori Pioneer, a newspaper or gen
eral circulation within said territory of
Alaska.
Now, therefore, you, the said W. C.
Mading, are hereby required to appear in
the district court for the territory of
Alaska. Fourth division, within thirty days
after the completion of the said publica
tion of summons, to wit: within thirty da vs
after the 1st day of September, A. D. 1917,
exclusive of said day. and answer the com
plain! of the plaintiff, w'hich is on flic* in
the office nf the clerk of the above entitled
court, and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will take judgment
against you Tor the sum of $509.Ofi and in
terest thereon from April 24. 1912. at 8
per cent per annum, and for the costs and
disbursements of the action, and will apply
to the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Witness The H'vnornhle CHART F$ F. BUN
NELL. judge of said court, this 20th day
of Julv. 1917.
(Seal) .1. E. CLARK. Clerk.
Bv A. M. KTI CORE. Deputy Clerk.
Chas. E. Taylor, .plaintiff's attorney.
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
J. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Discovery, Otter__
H. BOAS, THE CLOTHIER,
Now Located at Flat City
And Is Closing Out His Big Stock of Men’s Clothing and Furnish
ings at Greatly Reduced Prices
BIG BARGAINS FOR ALL IN HIGH-CLASS GOODS
FOR
GOOD POTATOES AND CIGARSj
CALL UP
nmnnnrnro"sALooNi i
We Still Have Some tc * uie^iv.
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