Knifed in Half!
ROOM-MAKING SALE STILL GOES ON
Room T must have for the many lines of goods that m.v buyer has been
selecting this winter in New York, Chicago, Boston and other noted
points at far lower than manufacturers’ cost. In order to have the room
required, I am offering ray clean and tirsi-class Men's Wearing Apparel—
everything goes- ono-haif cf regular selling price.
FRIEDMAN'S
won VOTERS
PROVIDES (OR
By the action of the city council at
the meeting last Wednesday night,
Iditaiod women will be given an op
portunity to exercise the franchise
April 2. An ordinance was passed pro
viding for annual election of members
of the school board, and at such elec
tions the only qualification required of
voters is bona fide citizenship or
declared intention and an age of at
least 21 years. For members of coun
cil, to be elected the same day, women
are ineligible as candidates or voters.
The clerk was instructed to post
notices and open registration books
by March 20. Officers of election are
yet to be named. Members of the
school board are elected for one, two
and three years, respectively. Only
oni . ml 1 is now to be be voted for, a
successor to L. S- Robe, who will hold
onii-e three years.
A memorial from the mayor and coun
cil of Nome was read, praying to con
gress for change of laws empowering
municipalities in Alaska to levy and
collect taxes. The memorial recites that
under court decisions municipalities
have no power to attach penalties to
taxes becoming delinquent, and that not
exceeding 8 per cent, per annum interest
can be charged against delinquent tax
payers; also, that under present law in
order to force payment on real prop
erty, separate action in the district
court must be instituted against each
delinquent. Power is prayed for to
attach penalties, to charge 12 per cent,
interest, and to proceed in realty cases
on a lump order from the district
judge. The memorial outlined by
Nome will be drawn and forwarded to
Delegate Wickersham.
A bill from the N. C. for $16.22 was
allowed.
H. W. Vallery was voted $25 out of
the sa'arv fund in consideration 01 his
duties as night watchman.
Treasurer Lindbterg in a communi
cation said the school board would re
quire about $470 more to run the school
to the end of the term, about the
middle of June. Director Strelic was
present and said he could wait, for the
money a week or two longer. Zeke
Perovich was present, and the council
expressed sorrow that the money from
Fairbanks had not yet come, so that
he could be paid the balance on bis
wood bill. Zeke, he was sorry too.
Clerk O’Farrell submitted a state
ment to March 1. as follows:
RECEIPTS.
From trustees . $ 45 59
Federal licenses. 12,315.00
Poll taxes . 636.60
Taxes ... 12.665.67
Fines . 1,625.00
Fire department (sales). 85.00
$27,372.86
DISBURSEMENTS.
Street department.$ 4,157.79
Fire department 17.4!,°.13
General expenses. 4,552.5;)
Police department. 2,887.10
School board . 2.581.69
Interest 392.29
$31,989.50
DEFICIT.
General fund over
drawn .$4,605.91
Salary fund over
drawn .. 55.23
- $4,061.14
Emergency fund balance . 44.50
Total deficit. $4,616.64
H. BOAS ENLARGES STOREROOM
The clothing store of H. Boak
during the past week has under
gone improvements which easiiv
place it among the most attractive
business houses of the city. Thn
fioor space has been greatly en
larged, and several large clothing
display racks add much to the big
store's conveniences.
CONCERT AND DANCE St2i
A. B. Hall, Fiat City \
By Mrs. S. L. Harvin and Her Music Class
Program will include Vocal and Instrumental Pieces by l
many of the best-known ladies of Flat City and vicinity, jc
Admission $1.50 Social Dance at Conclusion of Program. ^
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL j
Reliance
Brand Groceries
! W. SUNDERBRUCH
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds, Snowstioes Coal Oil aud Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH'S GUN STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarcd, Alaska
W. F. Thompson, the pioneer Fair
banks newspaper man, after an Outside
sojourn lasting several mouths, has re
turned direct from Washington. In
the News-Miner lie airs 1)is views and
opinions, based on such information as
lie was able to glean at the capital and
elsewhere, regarding the outlook for
I Alaskan legislation. The net result of
1 li s co.a 1 isions is stated thus:
“Alaska is being turned over to tlie
theorists of tlie United States, as a
preserve upon which to tryout their
theories. The title deeds which give
the theorists Alaska as their very own
are now being prepared in Washington,
! and before the present session of con
i'gress ends they will be in complete
possession of all the resources of
Alaska and will be backed by the
I money of the United States to try their
: theories out “on the dog." Alaska is
: the dog. Uast year saw the coal, lim
i her and hot springs of Alaska »ith
j drawn from entry by the people of
Alaska and turned over to the conser
vationists. This year will undoubtedly
see added to the list of Alaska re
sources which have been conserved all
the natural gas, oil and all the MIN
ERAL WEALTH of Alaska before
the end of this year the bill will have
I passed congress which will rent >ve all
the placer and other mineral wealth
from the possibility of acquisition by
the prospectors and miners of Alaska.
1 ille to our placer and hard-rock min
eral resources will remain vested in
t.ie government of the United States,
i and no man will be able to get patent
or title to any mineral ground he dis
covers and seeks to develop. This does
not sound reasonable to us people in
the North, hut our inquiries in Wash
I ington, D. U.. indicate to us that this is
! just what is coming to Alaska, and we
; cannot see how Alaska can possibly es
; cape the program which is before con
| gress today as to the future conduct of
! Alaska’s affairs and resources.”
j Mr. Thompson talked with chairmen
>{ committees, heads of departments,
! rtul high-ups of every description.
; " 'Not a thing that is proposed sounded
, good to us, and we did not hesitate to
I say so,’ is the way he puts it.
“ ‘Why don’t you try this new theory
of the conservation of undiscovered
! mineral wealth out upon Nevada,
Washington, Oregon or Montana,
where the poor prospector can walk out
of the country if it didn't suit him?’
we asked. ‘It’s loo late,’ answered
the attorn, y general 'They wouldn’t
stand for it.’ And then lie laughed, as
much as to say that Alaska couldn’t
help itself. 'Did you ever know of or
hear of a country that had been
developed except upon its own re
sources?’ we asked them all, and their
answer was I li-it the government would
have 10 develop Alaska—that when
such issues as conservation and govern
ment ownership had obtained the fol
lowing which they have in the United
States, no political party could afford
to stand in their way, especially upon
the eve uf a national election.”
”So,” says Thompson, *‘ihat is what
is due for Alaska—the conservation of
of all the resources of Alaska, including
our mineral resources. In lieu thereof
they offer us government ownership,
government-built railroads, and Wash
ington-made laws and government lo
tlie limit. They do not say when they
| will give us tlie railroad, but. promise
! an appropriation at tins session for in
vestigation. Every session that comes
promises further appropriations for
further investigations and surveys, and
we should not he surprised to hear be
; fore tlie end of this y*ar that the
1 government lias purchased the Alaska
| Central and is proceeding to pusli that
line on through to Nenaua or to the
(Yukon at the mouth of the Tanana
river. If Col. Richardson could have
his way, the automobile road would be
completed this year, but it does not
j look as if it will ever come. More ap
propriations for necessary roadwork in
j Alaska, exclusive of the automobile
( road, are asked for at this session than
i there is any possibility of obtaining
| from congress, and the further the
! government-railway idea progresses,
the further off will be our automobile
i road.” _
Bob Griflis, the noted gold trafn con
i duetor, after resting up a few days in
j lditarod, departed with this week’s mail
j team for his headquarters at Diskaket.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rev, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line ol
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
1 mercial Co.
WADA AND BAIRD
LO ED FOR BEAR
John F. Baird stampeded in company
with Wada the Jap last Wednesday.
Wada had come in from the Aniak and
Tulaksak regions a few days before
and it was known he intended to return
and wotk this coming summer on Bear
creek, of the last-named stream.
They took with them considerable
provisions, as well as t .o'sand a 2i-inch
hand drill. They will add tothe>r out
fit. upon leaching Bethel. Wada said
he thought that a creek where grub
stakes could be sniped out year after
year, as lias been the case with Bear,
would warrant diligent prospecting.
He did not claim to have found pay
over there, but said Bear looked a good
deal better to him than the creeks of
ihe Aniak.
BASEBALL AT
THE A, B. HALL
A highly exciting game of baseball
was played at A. B. Hall last Wednes
day night, as a prelude to tlie basket
ball. Chas. Hanover captained one
team and Albert Wile the other.
Owing to pressure of time only two
innings were played and the game
resulted in a tie, the final score being
8-8.
The following composed the teams:
Wile’s Team—Albert Wile (captain),
H. Paris, V. Wolfe, W. Hanauer, P.
Garcken, Jack Ryan, W. Watson.
Hanover Team—C. Hanover (cap
tain), W. Kraemer, Earl Hunt, C.
Fowler, W. Wilson, J. Novak, W. De
Baun, Dick Button.
Best non-astigmatic snow glasses at
Simpson’s.
INQUIRED FOE
Inquiries have been received at the
governor’s office, Juneau, Alaska, for
the following persons:
Aaron Fool—Gold miner, supposed to
be in Alaska. Only living relative
anxious to learn his whereabouts.
B. W. Johnston—Formetiy of Paris,
Texas. Been in Alaska a number ol
years. About 37 years of age; last
heard hum at Fairbanks in en
gageu in sleamDoaung and prospecting.
Daughters anxious to hear from turn.
Thomas Lynch—Reported to have
died in some Alaska hospital on the
Yukon rive.-. Party inquiring thinks
may have been assumed name, right
name being Harold Miller, Scotchman,
light complexion, light blue eyes.
John H. Morris—Forty years of age,
6 feet in heignt, gray eyes, dark brown
hair. A pitiful appeal from an old
mother who is kept alive in the hope
of seeing her boy again.
Pavlo Nicolicehia—Twenty-five years
of age; last heard from at Sati Fran
cisco in February, 1911, ut which time
he claimed to be going to Alaska as a
fisherman.
ALASKA GEOLOGICAL REPORTS
TO COME TO THE PIONEER
At the invitation of Alfred H. Brooks,
head of the Alaska geological survey,
the Pioneer will put the survey on its
mailing list and in return will be
favored with the complete geological
reports for the territory. The geo
logical survey has been the best
handled of any government institution
in Alaska, and the courtesy of Mr.
Brooks is duly appreciated.
Nothing but the best and popular
prices. Arcade Cafe. Flat City.
Tomorrow (Sunday) night. March 17,
at the A. B. hall in Flat City the public
wil1 have a chance to witness another
of the so-much-talked-about baseball
games, and it will undoubtedly be one
of the hardest contested games of the
season. The Willow Creeks vs. Flat
A. B.’s, in an exhibition basketball
game to start at 8:30 sharp, will pre
cede the baseball The basketball line
up follows:
Willow Creek—George Phillips, A.
L. Kells, Dan McCarty, .Tark Shrop
shire, Frank Hanson, Ollie Ives, George
Krause, J. Bid well.
A. B.'s—Hank Martin,Charles Suter.
Jack Runati, Bert Moores, George
Mutcliler, Fred Webber, Harry Mitch
ell, V. Hanson.
i Admission—Men $1, ladies 30 cents.
LAST WEEK’S GAMES
The lineup of the baseball teams in
the game between Discovery and Flat
on Friday of last week was as follows:
Flat City—Captain, C. J. Suter, o:
Bert Moores p, Hank Martin lb, John
Ronan 2b. Fred Webber 3b, Dr. Carter
ss, E. Hanson rf, Frank Moores If.
j Discovery—Captain, J. M. Ryan, p:
George Clary lb, E. Golden 2b, H.
Braugli 3b, G. Bates ss, A. Shonbeck
| rf, J. Kelly If, Karl Thiel, c.
While the game resulted in faVor of
Flat City, the boys from Diseovery
| with a little more practice and team
; work would put themselves in line with
the teams of Flat or Iuilarod.
Ladies' Basketball
The basketball game between the
single ladies and married ladies last I
week resulted in victory for the singlt
ladies. The lineup follows:
Single Ladies — Miss Kotcb, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Laing, Mrs. Patcbell, !
Miss Murray.
Married Ladies—Mrs. Atnalong, Mrs. j
Lentner, Mrs. Suter, Mrs. Gardner.,
Mrs. Dawson.
Sunday Baseball
A most enjoyable baseball game was
played last Sunday evening at A. B.
Ball belween the Flat and Willow
Creek teams. Seven innings were
played and tlie Willows treated Flat
like T. R. is trying to treat the Broad
I Smile. Tlte end was 4 to 3 agin Flat.
! Captain Suter lays his defeat to the
[ Roof Garden.
Flats — Suter, Moores, Mutch ler,
| Webber, Hanson, Martin, Ronan.
Willows—Call, Phillips, Young Mc
1 Cany, Shropshire, Hanson.
CONCERT AND DANCE
At A. B. Hall. Fiat, City, March 2S. :
■ a concert will be given by Mrs. S. L. '
j Marvin and the ladies composing her,
| u usie class. The program will include i
I vocal and instrumental pieces and the !
! performers many of the best-known |
ladies and accomplished musicians oi
| Flat City and the creeks. Look for the
! program in this paper next week.
Dancing will follow the concert.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
About seventy-five ladies and gentle- j
men from Discovery and Flat went in j
to see the elephant and enjoy the Root
Garden entertainment, and one and all
i
j .ire loud in praising the great show.
Fred Pei arson, Arthur Eaton and
| Frank Murray returned Irom the An
j iak with nothing new to tell.
Mrs. Duncan Michie and sister were
shopping in Flat City the early part of
tlie week.
Frank Morgan has returned from the
Aniak and gone on to Mud river.
Henry Weir and wife were visiting
at Flat the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe and their charm
ing daughter were visiting in Flat from
Iditarod during the week.
V. H. Fierce, manager for E. W.
Griffin, is having the goods which were
stored in the Iditarod warehouse hauled
out to Flat. Dominick Zehnder is doing
the work and Tom Dean has charge of
tlie newly fitted-up stage.
Mrs. Bert Moores visited Mrs. Joe
McDowell at the mouth of Fiat this
week.
Most every afternoon the ladies’ bas
ketball team is practicing, and t he
Iditarod team has the sympathy of all.
They will have no look in.
Bast Wednesday and Thursday John
Bund, Charles Olson and two other
good mushers were busy on snowshoes
breaking the trail from the mouth of
Otter to Flat for tomorrow’s dog race.
O. S. Grant, with a long string of dogs
and a part sleigh load, followed the
trailbreakers.
The A. B. baseball and basketball
REINCARNATION
THE WARM SUN tliis week has sort of infused new
active life generally. Storm windows removed
and stored, awnings lehung, and other suitable im
provements for the coming season.
This firm leading industriously as well as com
mercially, shelves and counters daily being replenished
with fresh, high-class Men’s Wearing Apparel, out of
our well-stocked warehouse.
Our mail this week from headquarters, ordering
that our entire Gigantic Stock be reverted into ready
cash regardless of price, which is to be enforced.
A campaign of marketing our unexcelled line of
Clothing, Gents’ Furnishings, Hats and Shoes
will begin with the coming week without fear or favor.
ALL CAMP MERCHANTS TAKE NOTICE.
Leading CSothiers
teams are keeping up the good work,
practicing nearly every night and
showing daily improvement. On Mon
day and Thursday dights the public is
welcome to witness the play.
Mrs. Arthur Shonbeck and Mrs. Cas
per Ellingerfrotn Discovery came down
last Wednesday afternoon to witness
the play of the ladies’ basketball team.
In a letter to Charles lynn, Joe
Kaminski speaks very favorably of
Ruby creeks.
Tite best time so far this winter
from the Summit Roadhouse to The
Connolly in Flat City was made last
Thursday evening by Sam Adams, who
recently returned from t he Aniak.
Sam started at 3 o'clock and arrived at
3:11:30. This is a record breaker: nev
ertheless Sam and his backer lost the
money, as 11 minutes was the time
(hat would have counted. Starr Bal
lard was Official starter and Frank
Moores timekeeper and judge. Sev
eral well-known citizens lost heavily,
Fergv suffering to the extent of 25
cents.
IS
Handsome trophies have been put on
display for the winning teams in the
series of basketball games the first of
which is to be witnessed at A. B. hail,
Fiat City. Saturday evening, March 2d.
For the winning ladies' team Jsadore
Boldstein lias offered a silver cup,
which may he seen and admired in the
s'now window of his establishment on
First street.
I tamps Peterson lias also offered a
silver cup to be contested for by the
male players. This trophy occupies a
place of honor on top of the cash regis
ter at his place of business.
Joe McDowell, mentioned elsewhere
in tliis papet as a probable Bear creek
enthusiast, has been in idiiarod several
days during the week. He was not
heard to express any partiality for
Bear while here.
II. Boas, the leading clothier, has it.
A. B.'S WINNERS
BASKETBALL
Last Wednesday's basketball game
was not one of the regular series, bur
a scratch game played for the purpose
of finding a reprr: enta'ive leant t .
play against Flat City. Nevertheless
the attendance was fairly good and ll; ■
game was much enjoyed by [In
spect a tors.
As was expected the A. B.'s won the
game, their score being (Ki points
against their opponents' 31. The main
cause of the N. O. defeat was poor
team work, in which the A. I>. team
was quite proficient. Paris, Button
and Fowler were the principal con
tributors to the score of tlie successful
team, their play being frequently and
deservedly applauded.
Following are the scores in detail:
A. 15. Team.
Basket s.
1st 2nd
Half. Half.
Fowler ;5
Wilson tt 2
Paris G * G
Button G 2
Lumen 1 2
Hi 17
Total Score. G(i points.
N. t7 Scrubs.
Bask et s.
1st 2nd
Half. Half. Foul
De Bunn 0 2 1
Donnelly .7 i! o
Brubn . o 2 it
Hanauer 2 1 o
Wolfe 0
7 S i
Toti.l Score, 21 points.
Umpire, C. K. Taylor: referee, Karl
B. Hunt; timekeeper, J. Nelson: scorer.
Z. Loussac.
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Young lady stenographer, experienced
and capable, would like position in
Alaska during summer. References
exchanged. Address Box 2‘J, “I. P.’’
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jackson were vis
itors in town Wednesday.
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