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The Prairie Belle arrived Tuesday with
passengers and freight from Dikeman.
Among her passengers was Mrs. Charles
Gerhart of Flat, who has been Outside dur
ing the past year.
Mrs. Charles E. Taylor has received word
that her daughter. Miss Lucile, left Seattle
on August 27 for Iditarod.
Dan Olson and Dan McGinnis arrived
from the Tolstoi Tuesday, having made the
journey overland.
Mrs. L. C. Thornton left Sunday on a
visit to Dikeman, returning Wednesday
morning.
Herman Naehter, Sr., after twenty years
in the Northland, started for the Outside
last Thursday, where he will spend the
winter. Mps. Naehter will remain in the
camp until next spring, when she will join
her husband in the States.
Commissioner A. M. Kilgore was a vis
itor in the city Thursday from Flat.
Mrs. George Mutchler, the popular leading
lady of the Grand hotel, Flat, was a visitor
in the city last Thursday.
Prof. Edwin Golden, formerly principal of
the Flat City School of Ancient and Mod
ern Languages, paid a long overdue visit
to Iditarod yesterday. He returned home
in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Brewis are receiving
congratulations from their many friends on
the advent of a baby daughter, born on
Tuesday last. Mrs. Brewis and the little
newcomer are reported to be doing nicely.
The new Diesel engine of the Otter creek
dredge, with which considerable trouble was
experienced since its recent installation, is
now said to be working perfectly, and an
air of satisfaction is worn by all concerned.
Paul Keating, George Potter and Howard
Armstrong were three of the membeis of a
party which arrived yesterday afternoon by
launch from Tolstoi.
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TO DEPART FOR SEATTLE
Charles A. Derry, for the past four years
connected with The Pioneer, will depart
on the next boat for Seattle, his former
home. He takes this opportunity of ex
pressing his keen appreciation of the gen
eral kindness and consideration accorded
him in connection with his labors here.
LOOK HERE!
Women’s, Men's and Children's Hose,
per pair.from 25c to $ 1.00
Childrens Dresses ..75
Women's Overall Aprons, AI... 1.25
Misses' Dresses. 1.25
BLACK BEAR BRAND MEN’S GOODS
Boys' Overalls .$ 1.25
Heavy Cruiser Shirts. 10.00
Heavy Loggers' Shirts $7.00 aid 8.00
Work Pants ..from $3.00 to 6.50
Heavy Sox, per pair. 25c to .75
American Sox, knee lengths. 2.25
AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED. ASK
FOR IT—WE HAVE IT. LOW
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD. ALASKA
MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
LEAVING FOR THE STATES
There were animated scenes along the
water front last Thursday morning, when
the launches Sea Wolf and Prairie Belle
were making ready to leave for Dikeman
to connect with the Washburn. It had
been learned the previous day that the
Sarah would leave Gibbon in time to make
connection with the Umatilla, leaving St.
Michael on September 1, and Agent Scott
at Dikeman had made arrangements that
the Washburn would connect with the
Sarah. Word was gotten to the creeks, and
arrangements w’ere quickly made by those
ntending to depart. Among those who
■ft on Thursday’s boats were the follow
ing:
Mrs. George Phillips and two children,
Mrs. Ed King and two children, Mr. end
Mrs. Olson and child, Mrs. Jay Johnston
and two children, Mrs. William Heitman
and child, Mrs. Funk and Herman Naeh
tcr. Sr.
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LABOR DAY CONTESTS
AROUSING KEEN INTEREST
A great deal of interest has been aroused
in the boxing contests scheduled -For Labor
day at Flat. The program is to be carried
out in a building which has just been
erected on the river bank next to the Ar
cade restaurant.
The contestants in the main event, Sid
Schloeman and Eddie Kimball, are well
known local amateurs, both known to be
clever, and they are both in splendid phys
ical condition. The sports-loving members
of the community are therefore looking for
ward to a great exhibition of boxing.
Two other events between local amateurs
are also to be put on, and there will be in
addition a musical entertainment.
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MIGHTY HUNTERS LEAVE
A hunting party consisting of Captain
Jesse FI. Rogers and Paul (Budweiser1
Reimer will leave this morning for the flats
of the lower Iditarod river, to remain for
several weeks. They will travel in one of
Captain Rogers's many boats, and expect
to make a slaughter among the tender
young geese and ducks that will greatly
relieve any possible shortage in the lcoal
market during the coming winter. The
party as originally planned included Jerry
Baker, but the old-timer, being a busy man
‘these days at the head of Flat creek, can
celed his transportation arrangements.
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“LOST” MAN FOUND
Last week The Pioneer published an item
telling of the supposed disappearance of A.
Jemische, an Iditarod passenger on one of
the Yukon river boats. In last week’s mail
word w7as recived from the man asking that
his mail be forwarded ta Nenana, and the
following from the Fairbanks Newrs-Miner
explains the incident. His real name turns
out to be Alfred Jinnischi:
“When the steamer Washburn left Idita
rod some weeks ago, taking the court party
down to connect with Yukon river steam
ers, there was aboard the boat a man named
A. Jinnischi. He was accompanied by a
dog that he valued very highly. When the
* boat arrived at Nenana all went ashore to
wait for the Seattle No. 3, which was due
to pass there that night. When the court
party wnt aboard the Seattle No. 3 and
started up-river it was noted that Jinnischi
was missing, but his dog was aboard. Upon
reaching the first telegraph station a wire
was sent back to the agent at Holy Cross
and he replied that the man had not been
seen there. Under the circumstances the
officials thought Jinnischi had met with an
accident, and feared that he might have
lost his life. Nothing more was heard
from him until he appared at Nenana a few
days ago to claim his dog. He explained
by saying he had gone to sleep at Holy
Cross and that the agent there was mis
taken in sending the wire that he had not
been seen.”
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
LANG'S
Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
C- R- PECK, FLAT
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EXPERIENCES OF DR. BEHLA
IN RETURN TO COUNTRY
WERE MANY AND TRYING
Dr. H. Behla, the Flat dentist, arrived
here on the mail boat Sea Wolf last Satur
day, after a series of experiences and ad
ventures that give zest and sincerity to his
statement that “he is glad to be back in
Iditarod.”
Dr. Behla, who is a native of Germany,
i has never perfected his American citizen
ship, and therein lies the cause of the
trouble, anxiety and expense to which he
has been subjected during the past year.
The doctor left here late last fall to put in
the final term at a Chicago medical college
which would qualify him to practice medi
cine. Hoping to save time, and not wishing
to go by way of Dawson and the \ ukon for
fear of internment by the British authori
ties. he decided to go out by way of Fair
banks and the Valdez trail. When he ar
rived at Tanana he found that the last reg
ular boat had left for Fairbanks, and he
chartered a launch, which took him as far
as Nenana. At that point he hired another
boat which took him to Fairbanks. After
waiting in Fairbanks five days he took pas
sage on the automobile stage for Chitina.
paying $125 for the trip. When but a few
miles out from the Tanana metropolis an
accident to the automobile caused a dis
continuance of the journey, and he was com
pelled to dig up another $125 for passage
on another vehicle, as it was necessary for
him to be in Chicago on a certain date. He
finally reached Valdez, and after another
delay finally took ship for Seattle and fin
ished the journey to Chicago speedily by
rail. The trip cast him $900.
The return trip was made under even
more difficult conditions because of the^en
try of the United States into the war.
Dr. Behla was compelled to take an exami
nation before the territorial medical board
at Juneau, and after passing with high hon
ors he was compelled to return to Seattle
to take ship for St. Michael on his way to
Iditarod. Owing to the wet season the
trail from Chitina was impassable for auto
mobiles. Now St. Michael is on a military
reservation, and the law prohibits a subject
of an enemy nation from entry there. Thus
when the Victoria arrived at the Alaska
port Dr. Behla was not allowed to land,
and might have been taken back to Seattle
but for the fact that Frank Kern, the In
noko freighter, happened to be there with
his launch, the Alice. He took the grateful
doctor from the ship and brought him to
Holy Cross, whence he made the final stages
by mail boat. It is not to be wondered at,
therefore, that the doctor is making prepara
tions for an extended stay in the Iditarod.
Dr. Behla has purchased the store build
ing of Joe Smith in this city, which is be
ing razed and will be moved to Flat, where
a modern hospital will be installed. Equip
ment in the way of medical and surgical
supplies hes been brought in by Dr. Behla
and he will conduct the hospital in connec
tion with his practice as a physician, sur
geon and dentist.
CONSCRIPTION REGISTRATION
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW
Registration under the selective draft act
will close throughout Alaska tomorrow
evening at 9 o’clock. Unless there should
be a rush to register during the ensuing
twenty-four hours it is likely that many
men between the prescribed ages will fail
to get the cards which are evidence that
they have complied with the law, and will
be liable to the severe penalties provided
for.
The following persons were registered by
C. R. Peck at Flat during the past week:
Louis Saubeck, Harry Nelson, Kourbek
Takozoff, Mato Matich, Gisa Kazoff, Michael
Takeoff, Isider Baysoff. Alexander Dzukoeff,
Azamat Taisavo, David Kosoff, Lair Kibi
sov and George Cooper.
J. G. Rivers, registrar at Discovery, re
ported yesterday that a total of thirty had
so far been enrolled in that precinct. The
names of those registered since the last re
port were as follow-s:
J. A. Matheney, Arthur Turgeon, Manus
Ferry, Romeo Gaudreau, J. A. Feutz and
George Nogulich.
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AUTOCRACY MUST BE SHORN,
SAYS DANIEL GUGGENHEIM
I assume that the fresh energy of Amer
ica, and of Japan, too, will be directed
against Germany in all of its fullness, and
therefore I look for an early peace. An
examination of the situation, I think, will
justify my optimism. In the first place, no
one wants this war. Everyone hates it.
It is decidedly unpopular with all neutrals
and belligerents. But everyone in the war
is determined to fight it out in the hope
of establishing permanent peace. Strange
as it may seem, I claim that the Germans
and Austrians are contending for the same
thing that the allies are fighting for—that
there shall be no more wars among civilized
nations.
Now, what is necessary to stop this war
and guarantee peace in the future? To an
swer this we must look at the cause of the
war. Whether the war was brought on by
the kaiser or the emperor of Austria-Hun
gary or the czar of Russia is not the ques
tion now. The fact is that one or more of
these rulers was responsible for the war.
We suffer from the war because one, two or
three men had the power to throw the na
tions of the world into conflict. If we
had had no autocracy in the civilized world
we should have had no war, and as long as
we have autocracy we shall be in danger of
war.
So we can’t bring this war to an end
with the hope of an enduring peace after it
until the power of individuals to make war
is ended.—Daniel Guggenheim.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
All parties having dogs at my dog ranch
are requested to come for them by the
15th day of October. STEVE RESCH.
Iditarod, Alaska, Aug. 31, 1917.
GETS INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE
THROUGH VIGOROUS MEANS
OF ENFORCING RESTITUTION
Deputy United States Marshal Guy G.
Geraghty left early yesterday morning for
Hat, with a warrant for the arrest of B.
Crist, who is charged with assault in con
nection with an alleged violent attempt to
enforce restitution of money claimed to be
due him.
It is alleged that on Wednesday last Crist
confronted Dr. Wharton, the dentist, and
demanded $40, claiming that work done
by the dentist, for which he had already
paid $50, was in reality only worth $10.
The dentist refused to make the refund,
and in the altercation which ensued Crist
is alleged to have threatened the doctor
and to have compelled him to disgorge the
$40. Dr. Wharton reported the affair to
Commissioner Kilgore, and a warrant was
sworn out.
When it was sought to serve the warrant
on Crist it was found that he had disap
peared from his usual haunts, and Deputy
Geraghty, having learned of his supposed
whereabouts, made an early start yesterday
morning in order to apprehend him and
bring him to trial, as Dr. Wharton is anx
ious to get away by boat as early as pos
sible.
The offense with which Crist is charged
is a serious one, and heavy penalties are
provided by the statute.
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A WAR-TIME SENTENCE
BOSTON, Aug. 18.—James Cameron, a
bagpiper with the McLean Kilties of New
Brunswick, was sentenced recently to serv
ice in the front line when his regiment goes
into action, as punishment for confessed
polygamy. After his sentence Cameron
was return'''1 ‘ f .. camp of his regiment
at Fredericton, N. B. His commander
agreed to see that the sentence was carried
out.
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DR. BEHLA’S NEW HOSPITAL
Dr. H. Behla has commenced the erection
of a modern hospital building on the site
of the old Connnelly building, next to Mc
Mahon’s store, at Flat. It will be equipped
with the latest surgical appliances, and will
be thoroughly sanitary. Besides the prac
tice of medicine and surgery, Dr. Behla
wi 1 continue his dental practice, and is lo
cated temporarily over Dr. Moore’s drug
store.
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NAMES AND LOCATIONS
OF ARMY AND GUARD CAMPS
The names and locations of the National
army cantonments and the National Guard
mobilization camps are as follows;
National Army Cantonments—Camp
Deven. Ayer, Mass.; Camp Upton, Yaphank,
L. I.; Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J.; Camp
Meade, Admiral, Md.; Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va.; Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C.;
Camn Gordon. Chamblee, Ga.; Camp Sher
man, Chillicothe, Ohio; Camp Taylor, Louis
ville, Ky.; Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Mich.; Camp Grant. Rockford, 111.; Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark.; Camp Dodge. De^
Moines, Iowa; Camp Funston, Fort Riley,
Kan.; Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas;
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.
National Guard Mobilization Camps—
Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C.; Camp Wads
worth, Spartansburg, S. C.; Camp Hancock,
Augusta, Ga.; Camp McClellan, Anniston,
Ala.; Camp Sevier. Greenville, S. C.; Camp
Wheeler, Macon, Ga.; Camp MacArthur,
Waco, Texas; Camp.. Logan, Houston,
Texas; Camp Cody, Doming, N. M.; Camp
Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla.; Camp Bowie,
Fort Worth, Texas; Camp Shelby, Hatties
burg, Miss.; Camp Beauregard, Alexandria,
La.; Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Cal.;
Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal.
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CONSECRATION OF BISHOP
Rt. Rev. Joseph Raphael Crimont, S. J.,
first bishop of the newly-created diocese of
Alaska, was consecrated at a solemn high
mass held in St. James' cathedral, Seattle,
on July 25. The enthronement sermon was
preached by Most Rev. Thomas Casey, arch
bishop of Vancouver, B. C. Among the
dignitaries of the church in attendance were
the following:
Most Rev. Alexander Christie, archbishop
of Oregon City, Ore.; Rt. Rev. Edward J.
O’Dea, D. D., bishop of Seattle; Rt. Rev.
Augustin F. Schinner, D. D., bishop of Spo
kane; Most Rev. Oliver E. Mathieu, arch
bishop of Regina, Sask.; Rt. Rev. John F.
McNally, bishop of Calgary, Alta.; Rt. Rev.
Alexander MacDonald, bishop of Victoria,
B. C.; Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Glass, bishop of
Salt Lake, Utah; Rt. Rev. A. J. Schuler,
S. J., bishop of El Paso, Texas.
A banquet was tendered to Bishop Cri
mont by the Knights of Columbus following
the ceremony.
A FORMER IDITAROD RESIDENT
Advices have been received in Dawson
that Stanley White, old-time Klondiker, has
joined the Canadian flying corps, and has
left % the East. He left Dawson last
fall, and was on the coast for several
months, having the rheumatism boiled out
of him.—Dawson News, Aug. 10.
AN APPRECIATION
Having closed out my business here, I
wish to tender my sincere thanks to the
people of the Iditarod district for their lib
eral patronage during the past seven years.
With best wishes to all,
JOSEPH H. SMITH.
DR. AURINGER TO LEAVE
All persons having accounts against me
will please present them immediately, and
all accounts due me should be settled at
once, as I expect to leave for the Outside
on September 7.
DR. H. E. AURINGER.
Flat, August 31, 1917.
JUST
RECEIVED
New Clothing from Hart,
Sohaffner & Marx
New Hats from John B. Stetson
New Shoes from Nett let on
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart. Sohaffner & Marx Good Clothes
RECRIMINATIONS OF EDITORS
RESULT IN SUIT FOR LIBEL
In the commissioner’s court at Fairbanks
on August 18 a jury in the case of the
United States vs. J. II. Caskey brought in a
verdict of not guilty. The defendant was
charged with criminal libel against W. F.
Thompson, editor of the News Miner, in the
publication of the following editcrn.I in the
Alaska Citizen, of which Caskey is editor:
“Patriotism for Profit”
“The editor of the News-Miner avers that
his entire being throbs with a high patri
otic resolve and that he is the only simon
pure, blown-in-the-bottle patriot in Fair
banks. Who ever heard of Thompson ever
throbbing with any kind of emotion except
ing at so much per throb? And thus if
he is throbbing with patriotic impulses he
is a patriot for profit, and Fairbanksans
have already put him down as such.
“Compered to a patriot for profit, the
leaders of the Oklahoma draft riots are
saintly enough to, sit in the amen corner,
and hanging is too good for them at that.
They, at least, did not expect to make any
money out of their treasonable acts, while
the patriot for profit feathers his own nest
by preying on the lofty sentiments of til
good citizens and then places himself upon
his own little pedestal as a high priest of
patriotism.
“He points with pride to his- record in
raising the funds to purchase the armory.
Hpw did he do it? Wasn't the system but
little short of blackmail? Didn’t he decide
how much each business man and citizen
would have to pay toward his pet scheme,
and didn’t he threaten to brand as slackers
and traitors anyone who failed to come
through? Will you deny, Brother Thomp
son, that you received a good, fat commit
sion from the deal? Deny it as emphatic
ally as you will, the people of Fairbanks
wall not believe you. They know you too
well.”
The jury which found there was nothing
libelous in the above tirade consisted of:
Fargo Rose, F. S. Faulkner, Louis Hansen,
J. R. Fowde, Louis Levy, C. P. Barrett, Roy
Blair, P. Schultze, Charles Main, Swan Nel
son and A. J. Heinecke.
OFF FOR OUTSIDE
The launch Loew-Victor left Monday last
for St. Michael to connect with the Uma
tilla, due to leave there for. Seattle on or
about the first of September. Among her
passengers W'ere H. Boas and son Max, Will
iam Fowler ami Robert de Journel.
Word was brought up the river Wednes
day that because of an accident to the en
gine of the Loew-Victor she had not yet
reached Dikeinan. In all probability the
passengers were transferred to the Wash
burn, w'hich left Dikeman yesterday.
DR.H.BEHLA
Physician AND
Surgeon
Temporarily Locaied Over Dr.
Moore’s Drug Store, Gold
Street, Flat City
DENTISTRY IN CONNECTION
ladba?r sports
Flat Oiiy, Monday, Sept. 3
Scientific Boxing Contests
EDDIE SID
KIMBALL v. SCHLOEMAN
Ten Rounds
Harry Alain vs. Joe Smith
Four Rounds
George Kay vs. Roger McNally
Four Rounds
MIKMPAI CyTCPTAIWMCMT General Admission, $2.50
mUOluAL LR I LU I AlUmLII I Ringside Seats, $3.50
Good Dry Rough and Dressed
LUMBER
For Sale
All Kinds of Materials
for House Building
FLOORING, STUDDING, JOIST, ROOFING,
WINDOWS AND WINDOW FRAMES AND CASING
Panel Doors and Frames, with Locks and Hinges
Residents of Iditarod and vicinity contemplating building an
addition, woodshed, lean-to or any necessary structure should call
on me for the lumber. Low prices for good material.
House Lining—Many yards, already sewed, with paper at
tached, will be sold very reasonable.
STOCK MUST BE SOLD WITHIN NEXT THIRTY DAYS
See J. H. Rogers
Corner Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod