Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
<'has. I Loss, President
T. J. Nestor, Vice President
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
FIRST GAME OF SERIES
WON BY FLAT TEAM
'I'lle first game of the basketball series was pulled off at A. B. Hall, !
Fiat, last Saturday evening, and resulted in an easy victory lor Flat
with a score of j2 to 5.
The result was not altogether unexpected. LaBelle, captain and 1
trainer of the Fiat team, had drilled his men for many nights previous
to the game, and had got them into good shape. In addition he had [
had an opportunity of witnessing the Iditarod team play on several oc
casions, and knew the strength and weakness of the team to a I.
There were over 300 people present—a circumstance which circum
scribed the floor-space available lor the players and handicapped them :
somewhat in their play. Intense excitement prevailed throughout the
game. Both sides had their supporters; but the boosters for the home j
team were naturally in a preponderance, and made that fact telt.
The amount of money that changed hands was considerable.
A social dance followed the ball game.
The number of Iditarod visitors was exceptionally large, one con - |
veyance alone accounting for no less than 38, while there were many [
small parties, dogteams and mushers to swell the total.
Tonight’s game will be played at A. B. Hall, this city, and the
Iditarod team should win. They are more at home in their own hall,
and know the baskets. They also will be spared the tedious journey 1
which occupies so much of the time of the visiting teams.
GOAL MINING BEGINS AT
FORT GRAMM DISTRICT
Seattle, March 7.—W. G. Whorf, of.’Port Graham, Kenai pen-;
insula, who recently was granted a patent to his coal lands after
years of litigation, left here for the North this week with a large
crew of laborers and mechanics. Pie will commence opening up
his property without further delay, and should be shipping coal in
less than a year.
MATHESON MOST SERVE
LIFE SENTENCE IN FEN
Washington, March 0.—The United States supreme court has
affirmed the sentence of life imprisonment at McNeil island passed
upon George Matheson for murdering Gus Lawless, in the Forty
mile district some five years ago.
Matheson was convicted at Fairbanks of murder in the first
degree and given a life sentence.
ALL RELAYED MAIL HAS
ARRIVED AT FAIRDANKS
—
Fairbanks, March 7.—All mail for Fairbanks which had been
delayed owing to the blockade on the Copper-river railroad, has I
now arrived. Principal Knowlton,of the Fairbanks public school,
received a complete encyclopaedia, which tilled several sacks.
[While Fairbanks is getting encyclopaedias Iditarod is get
ting the bunk; our mail service being as wretched, insufficient and
inefficient as ever it was.]
WILLIAM HAYWOOD RECALLED
FROM SOCIALIST COMMITTEE
New York, March a.—William Haywood has been i-ecalled
from membership of the national executive committee of the Soci
alist party on account of his advocacy of direct action
Haywood took a prominent part in the Lawrence strike of tex
tile workers, when he was a strong advocate of direct action, and
an organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World.
Mrs. Muir had a bad accident last
Saturday by which she has temporarily
lost the use of both hands. She was
cleaning a window from the outside
wtben she slipped fro® the bos upon
which she was standing, her right
hand striking a stump which tore the
flesh for several inches. Mrs. Gear
hart is caring for her while incapaci
tated.
—A-i-A-S-K-A—
The sawmill that was burned at Haines same weeks ago is to
be rebuilt, according to J. J. Kennedy, a business man of that place.
A through trail is now open from Fairbanks to the Koyukuk?
by way of Chatanika, Beaver and the Chandlar. There are good
roadhouses at various points along the trail. A round trip can be
made in the time that it formerly took to go one way.
A. A. Lyden, formerly interested in quartz mining in South
western Alaska, is now engaged in placer mining on Dome creek,
Fairbanks district.
Fairbanks has a ladies’ hockey club, its instructor is F. M.
Dunham, a local druggist.
Another hotel for Wrangel is spoken of as a possibility of the
near future.
David Thompson, a pioneer'of.18S1, died recently at Wrangel,
73 years old.
Ketchikan has an epidemic of whooping cough, and the clerk
of the school board has issued a warning to parents against the
spread of the disease.
L. Frank Shaw, editor of the Seward Gateway is being urged
by his friends to become an applicant for the office of surveyor
general of Alaska, under the Democratic administration. Shaw
has always been a staunch Democrat, and has a strong following at
Seward.
The Juneau Socialist Club is organized and has filed articles or
incorporation with Secretary Distin. The club is a business organ
ization for the purpose of engaging in mining, commerce, etc. The
capital stock is placed at $5,000, divided into 1,000 shares. The
incorporators are _Grafton Colmun, Charles Helsing and John
Noland.
Joseph A. Bourka has been granted a franchise to install a
water supply and sewerage system in Valdez.
The steamship Yukon has been placed on the run to Unalaska
and Dutch Harbor, the Dora having been given up as a complete
loss.
Cordova occupies the unique position among the incorporated
towns of Alaska because of the fact that since incorporation a mu
nicipal tax has only been levied one year--during lfilO.
Captain Kerr, of the steamer British Empire, is to receive a
Carnegie medal for plunging into the bay at Skagway and pulling
a drowning sailor out of the water.
David Starr Jordan, of Stanford university, recommends the
repeal of the law prohibiting for five years and killing of seals on
Pribilof islands.
The Skagway paper does not want to be considered a part of
the Far North. It doesn't have to.
Charging that after contracting to work as a seaman aboard
the gasoline schooner Bender Brothers, he was denied the payment
of his wages and forcibly put ashore, June '20 last, at Bethel,
Alaska, on account of which he was subjected to great exposure
and hardship, compelled to rely on the assistance of Indians for
food, and walk over a hundred miles to make the return trip home,
William Bateman has instituted a suit in admiralty at Seattle
against the schooner, her owners and Captain L. Ivanaficb, whom,
he alleges, was in command of the schooner, and forcibly removed
him from the ship. Besides the wages of 22.»0, which he says has
been withheld from him, Bateman sues for $5,000 on occount of
the alleged abandonment and exposure.
The Seward Gateway warns the city marshal that if ho doesn’t
shoo away a flock of ptarmigan that insist on hanging around the
Gateway office, the paper’s staff will feast on ptarmigan stew until
nary a bird is left
Dr. W. W. Council, of Cordova, has been appointed Indian
physician for the Prince William sound country.
An aerial tramway and a sawmill have been installed on the
Skeen-Lechner Mining Co.’s property in the Seward district.
Mrs. E. F. German, who was recently committed at Valdez, to
the Morningside sanitarium, died on the Mariposa shortly after the
steamer reached Seattle. Har husband is a Valdez dentist.
The remains of David Waldron, who was recently burned to
death at Valdez, have been shipped to Los Angeles for interment.
LOST, STOLEN
OR STRAYED?
“Where is Bob Martin?” is a
question easier put than answered, i
The last authentic information the
Pioneer had about Bob he had just
completed the sale of some options
on Bear creek to K. A. Mcllhenny,
of Louisiana. Then from out of
the East came a faint whisper that
Bob was in New York, hobnobbing
with Wall street magnates and giv
ing advice on Alaskan rniuing in
vestments.
Then came a painful silence, and
it was feared that never again
would he fill this camp with his
presence, or join with infinite gusto
and merry jest in the strains of that
inspiring but misleading melody,
“We’ve Got the Pay in Ruby.”
Now comes the Seward Gateway |
of December 21 with the following:!
“Robert Martin, one of the heavy
operators of the Iditarod, arrived
on the Northwestern, and is eu
route to the Interior camp.’’
NOTHING SO FAR ON DRY CREEK
Overland Jim Burton, who is pros
pecting on Dry creek, a couple of miles
above Iditarod, reached bedrock at a
depth of 33 feet a few days ago. Be
found nothing, but the formation is
promising and he will start on another
hole right away. The hole was dry.
Mrs. Claude Baker is giving a party
today in celebration of her second wed
ding anniversary.
j Mrs. L.C.THORNTON j
LADIES’FURNISHINGS I
| Confectionery, Drugs
| Successor to Miss Kotsch FLAT CITY, Gold St.
Tditarod
SALOON
COMPLETE LINE OF
Cigars
OPTIMO, LOVERA
and JUAN DE FUCA
FULL LINE OF
Liquors
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
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Delivered in any part of town
Ball Band Rubber Boots and Pacs
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PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS
FOR RACE AND BARN DANCE
There was a large attendance at the meeting of the Iditarod Ken
uel Club, held at the Budweiser parlors last Monday evening for the
purpose of making arrangements for the great race and dance to be
given under the auspices of the club on St. Patrick’s day, Monday,
March 17.
A purse of $500 has been guaranteed, to be divided into three
prizes, as follows: First, $300; second, $125; third, $75. A finance
committee consisting of John Holmes, Sam Bayles and Heniy Weir
will consider ways and means of raising the amount.
The Course
The course will probably be the same as last year, viz.: Start at
Otter and First streets, Iditarod; out by way of Otter past Summit
ioadhouse to Flat; through Flat to Discovery; Discovery through
Fiat and down Otter creek to the mouth; thence to Iditarod, and again
over the same course.
In the evening there will be a big barn dance at A. B. Hall, when
straw hats, bandannas and overalls will be the order of the day.
Further details of the race and dance will be given in next week’s
Pioneer,
The executive committee for the dance consists or Sam Bayles,
John F. Baird, Joe Smith, Henry Weir and George Marsh.
The reception committee was made tip from all parts of the dis
trict and includes: Messrs, and Mesdaines Shonbeck, J. E. Riley, Dave
Str.mberg, Field, Brewis, Kilroy, Bain, Ford, Rivers, Chas. Strauberg,
James, Price, Snyder, Lowrie, Monkmau, Brooks, Wood, Miller, Herb
Riley, Ramps Peterson, Thurston, Smith, C. Larson, P. Larson, Billy
Peterson, Rusk, Acheson, Baker, I'ontas, Currin, Jay J Smith, Duffy,
Albrecht, Gularte, McGrath, Beattie, Bagoy, Maher, Soutar, Naehter,
Mutcliler, Lowell, Stanford, and many others.
Other committees will be appointed by the executive oommittee.
MISSING PERSONS
INQUIRED AFTER
The following missing persons
are inquired after by relatives or
friends. Anyone knowing of their
whereabouts will kindly notify
Deputy-Marshal II. I*. Sheppard.
Worley, Charles II : 5 ft. 8 ins.
tall, weighs 160 pounds, aged 24
years Smooth face, heavy black
hair, first finger on left hand mis
sing, second finger crippled. Mrs.
j Rathe W. Blaekbourne, Route 2,
[Selah, Washington, is inquiring.
I Pop, Jacob (also known as Jake
or Jack Popp): Geiman descent;
aged 38; leit [foi?] Klondike in
1.896. Sister lives in Brooklyn.
Morrone, Biagio. Letter await
ing him at the Iditarod postoffice.
REBELLIOUS FILIPINOS
KILL AND WOUND MANY
Manila, January 26.—According to
information received here today, the
whole .Tolo archipelago is once more in
open rebellion. In a battle which took
place Capt. McNally and eight native
scoots were killed and 14 more were
seriously wounded
A strong elTort will be made to crush
the rebellion before it spreads.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod Alaska. 5 March. :
To Mont Downing, A. B. Ferguson , A D Fuller.
W. . Golder, Barney Haggerty, John M<
('.raw, Joe Porter and .Minnie Thorns.
You are hereby notified that I have expended
1 during the year nineteen hundred and twel> e
1912—one hundred dollars—jioo in labor and
improvements upon the Bonanza association
placer mining claim, on Dominion creek a trib
utary of Salmon river, Kuskokwim Mining >nd
Recording district, Territory of Alaska, notice
of location of which is found in volume No (>, at
page /03, in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Stat
utes of the Tinted States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22, ns >. concerning
! annual labor upon mining claims, being tlu:
amount required to hold said placer mining
[ claim for the period ending on the 31st day ot
December, 1912. And if, within ninety day
after the publication of this notice, you fail 01
| refuse to contribute >our proportion <-f such ex
penditure as a co-owner, vour, and each and
every, of your interests in the said Bonanza as
sociation placer miring claim will become th -
property of the subscribed, vour co-owner, who
has made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said section. J. M. PICKFL
Chau. K. Tavlor, Iditarod. Alaska, attorney lor
J. M. Pickel..
* First publication March S. 1913
Last publication May 31, 1913.
AT ANY HOUR AT
“A PLAGE TO EAT”
FLAT CITY
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
HOME AGAIN!
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
ROADHOUSE
| Meals All Hours.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
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ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Camp Iditarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at A. B. Hall every
Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
CYRIL I’. WOOD,
Arctic Chief.
RONALD FROST,
Arctic Recorder.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO PAY FREIGHT ANO STORAGE CHARGES
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Northern Navigation Company, is a common carrier, engaged in
transporting freight by its own lines and by other steamship lines from Seattle, Washington, to Dikeman, Alaska, and
Iditarod, Alaska, and heretofore transported from various points to Dikeman, Alaska, and Iditarod, Alaska, and now
holds, and for more than three months last past has held in its possession at Dikeman, Alaska, and Iditarod, Alaska,
certain freight and personal property, as hereinafter particularly described, by reason of the failure of the consignees
thereof to pay the just and reasonable charges for transporting said freight by the steamships of Northern Navigation
Company to Dikeman, Alaska, and Iditarod, Alaska; that the certain freight and personal property as hereinafter par
ticularly described consists in a list of freight on which the freight charges are due and unpaid as well as storage
charges: that the said Northern Navigation Company will, on the 1st day of April, 1913, at the hour of 2 o'clock p.m.,
offer for sale and sell at public auction at its office, in the town of Iditarod aforesaid, all or sufficient of said personal
property as shown as being on hand at Iditarod, as hereinafter particularly described, necessary to pay the freight and
storage charges now due thereon, and which are a lien thereon, together with the costs of keeping and selling the
same, and will, on the 10th day of April, 1913, at the hour of 2 o’clock p.m., offer for sale and sell at public auction at
its dock, in the town of Dikeman aforesaid, all or sufficient of said personal property as shown as being on hand at,
Dikeman, as hereinafter particularly described, necessary to pay the freight and storage charges now due thereon, and
which are a lien thereon, together with the costs of keeping and selling the same; that the consignees of said personal
property and freight have failed, neglected and refused to pay the said just and reasonable freight and storage or stor.
age charges thereon, and this sale is had for the purpose of satisfying said carrier’s lien thereon for freight and stor
age charges; that the storage charges on heavy and cold-storage articles are two dollars and fifty cents a ton a month,
and on warm storage articles the rate is five dollars a ton a month; that the year when said freight and personal prop
erty was received, the name of the consignor (where known), the name of the consignee and the markings on said
packages, the description of the goods to be sold (so far as known to Northern Navigation Company), and the amount
of freight charges thereon are as follows, to-wit;
Date
Received
1910 .. ..
1911 .
1911
Consignor
Unknown .
Schw. ltd we Uo.
Edw. Wolf & Co.
Seattle Tfr Co.
Unknown .
N. N. Co. (F).
Eli Pervich .
Seattle Tfr Co..
Consignee—Marks
tun nano
Rudolf Mills.
American Bnk of Als (marked M)
Ntfy Nels Glantz.
Ntfy Wicks & Wolfe.
(On hand
Hensley & Co.
Ntfy Tom Kopovices .
Eli Pervich .
L. Mary moot.
Description of Property
at Iditarod)
1 bale dog harness.
30 bars iron. 11 bdles iron, 30 prs.
iron wheels, 1 bdle. blocks (3), 29}
bdles wagon gear, 3 coils rope.}
1 cs. cigars. .}
3 bales rubber pacs. .
at Dikeman)
2 sheaves .
1 cs. smok. tobacco.
1 belle p. e.
3 showcases, 1 bx. glass..
Freight
SI.00
1,354.84
5.01
21.95
4.40
12.43
1.00
57.13
This sale is had under the provisions of chapter 29 of part 5 of Carter’s Annotated Code of Alaska, and particu
larly under the provisions of sections 277 and 278 thereof. The terms of the said sale are cash ffu acceptance of bid by
auctioneer. Only sufficient of each consignment above described will be sold to pay the freight and storage charges
and costs of sale, save and except that no package will be broken in order to sell the same. This notice is given by
publication in “Iditarod Pioneer,” a newspaper published in the town of Iditarod, Alaska, and the date of the first
publication thereof is the first day of March, 1913. NORTHERN NAVIGATION COMPANY,
By Cyril P. Wood, Atgvur.