Your patriotic duty to your conntry
requires you to save wheat.
In the absence of substitutes, for the present
USE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
You will Help to save wheat and improve your health at the same time
WE HAVE IT IN IO- AND 49-LB. SACKS
Sam’l Applebaum
DRY GOODS S FURNISHINGS
FLAT
Ladies, buy your Arctics, Dawsons, Rubbers and Rubber Boots
from us, with a guarantee that they are not
injured by frost or age
Childrens’ Rubbers, Pacs and Rubber Boots
at Outside Prices
ITEMS FROM
KUSKOKWIM
L. K. Barnham, an old time prospec
tor and trapper, froze both feet in an
overflow at Hood News bay. Li A.
Smith brought him to the government
hospital at Akiak, where Dr. Lamb
amputated part of the toes on both feet.
Joe Yenes, formerly of this camp,
but who went to the Kuskokwim at the
time of the strike on Canyon creek,
while taking his dogteam from that
creek to the Kuskokwim was caught in
the soft weather just before the
breakup. IBs provisions, being ex
hausted, he killed and feed his dog.-,
one at lime to the others until the last ,
one, which he ate himself. He was
finally found by two natives at Akiak;
in a very bad way. j
Alfred Anderson, another miner on j
Canyon creak, started for the Kuskok
wim river at the same time as Mr. j
Yenes, l1!i;1 not 'been heard from, j
but may have reached some of the na-:
live camps.
The natives of luiuKsaK village re
port seeing a driver and large dogteam
on the ice after the breakup occurred.
The mau was so far out that they were
unable to render any assistance. As
the outfit did not pass Akiak, the next
village below, it is not known if lie got
ashore or went down under the ice.
A miner on Bear creek had ar
ranged to have his dogs boarded at
Tuluksak this summer, but up to the
time of the break-up did not reach
there with them, and many believe
this was the outfit caught by the run
ning ice.
The ice began to move on the Kus
kokwim river at Aniak May 10, the
water came up very high, but did no
damage on the central river, with the
exception of flooding a few cellars.
Large numbers of ducks, geese, cranes,
swans and other water birds appeared
early and were in great numbers.
Parties coming up river since the
breakup report another pay creek at
Good News bay. The pay was found on
ground owned by Smith <fc L’Hreaux.
The diggings are shallow and the gold
fine but uniform. A large number of
poling and power boats went down
river after the break-up, all going to
the scene of the new strike.
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IDITAROD SCHOOL CLOSED FRIDAY
The Iditarod public school closed for
the summer months yesterday, and
today all the youngsters are enjoying
their “new freedom.'1
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Michigan Dope for mosquitoes and
gnats, sure killer, supplied by J. VV.
Farrell only. _
NOTIONS,
Ladies’ Furnishings
—AT—
Mrs. Chittick’s, Flat
EDITOR HENRY
POSTPONES TRIP
The widely-known editor, George!
Hinton Henry, is the subject of the fol
lowing serial story appearing in the
Fairbanks News-Miner during the last;
week of May:
(Monday, May 27.)
G. Hinton Henry, the Socialist editor.'
started Sunday over the trail for Cor
dova. where he hopes to start a news-!
paper. To show his contempt for mon
opolies, he walked out,
(Tuesday, May 23.)
Although he is reported to have;
walked out over the trail to show his ;
contempt for corporations, George Hin
ton Henry came back to town at an |
early hour this morning, and he came
back in an automobile.
He was accompanied by Deputy
Marshal Peter McMullen, and showed I
no visible discomfort in making the j
back track on cushions.
Mr. Henry was brought back on a j
warrant sharping him with criminal
libel, it being charged in his arraign
ment that he classed all members of
the district attorney’s office as pro-Ger
mans, and particularly cited Chief of
I’olice Wiseman as being pro-German
and the brother of a man killed by a
mob in Kansas City recently as a pro
German. The utterances with which
Mr. Henry is charged are contained in
a letter written by him to Attorney
General Gregory. j
He was arraigned in the commission
er's court this morning, and plead not
guilty to the charge. He was ordered
to appear at 4 o'clock this afternoou, at
which time a date for his trial will be
set. Bonds in the sum of $1,000 were
fixed, and until they are arranged he
will repose in the local jail.
(Wednesday, May 49.)
The trial of George Hinton Henry
was opened in the commissioner's court
this afternoon, and at a late hour.be
fore going to press the defendant w >a
; occupied in putting his defense before
the jury.
i A special venire of five jurors was
; required to fill the panel.
The defense offered by Mr. Henry,
who defended his own case, was that he
appealed to the attorney general over
the heads of the local federal authori
ties from a purely patriotic motive, and
j that the charge of libel with which he
is accused is not just.
LATER.—The case went to the jury
about 3.30; and after bting out for but
a few minutes the jury turned in a
unanimous verdict of guilty as charged.
Commissioner Heilig then passed sen
tence, giving the limit as provided,
which is one year in the federal jail.
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Joe Loranger of Willow creek was in
town the first of the week.
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PIANO AND FURNITURE—A brand
new Ellington piano and some house
hold and kitchen furniture for sale.
Harry Leland, Flat City.
FOR SALE—Iditarod bakery building
and fine bakeoven. See G. Wada.
C. R PECK, FLAT
JURYMEN
SELECTED
The 1918 special term of the district
court for the Fourth judicial division,
Judge C. E. Bunnell presiding, con
vened at II a. in. last Monday in Mooso
hall, Flat City. The jury commissioner
(C. R. Peck) and the clerk of tho court
(Frank B. Hall) drew for members of
the gp'and and petit juries with the
following result:
Grand Jurors
1). P. McDonald, Flat.
C. A. Duffv, Flat.
Jerry Ford, Flat.
Dave Mutchler, Flat.
William Fowler, Discovery.
Thos. McMahon, Flat,
William Hereford, Flat.
J E. Bryant, Tolstoi.
Ben Cederman, Flat.
H. Hubert, Ophir.
Edgar Ryder, Discovery,
•Toon Handley. Flat.
Geo. A. Chapin, Discovery.
11. E. Hardin, Fiat.
t). J. Quinn, Flat.
H. R. Burress, Flat.
Bert Thorson, Flat.
John 1’. Stephenson, Discovery.
Jas. McGinniss, I1 iat.
John O'Brien, Flat.
K. J. G. Murdock, Fiat.
J. H. Rogers, Iditarod.
Al. Wenchell, Fiat.
Petit Jurors
George Mutchler, Flat.
H. R. Sheppard, Flat.
T. It. Moore, Flat.
Olaf T. Olson, Flat.
Hal Ellinwood, Ophir.
I. I1’. Kaat/., Ophir.
John Baker, Takotna.
Will. Johnson, Willow Greek.
F. McCaffrey, Tolstoi.
Frank Cooper, Takotna.
Frank Hetcus, Discovery.
Charles Murray, Flat.
James H. Ryan, Ophir.
I. Beaumeister, Takotna.
A. White, Discovery.
Michael Brady, Discovery.
O. R. Ebev, Takotna.
Mike Roke, Ophir.
T;. A. Edwards, Ophir.
Quinn Murphy, Flat.
J. E Gunning, Flat.
Wm. Schneirta. Ophir.
T. T. Wight, Discovery.
John Anderson, Fiat.
R. L. Howie, Ophir.
R. S. Keith, Flat.
R. K. O'Brien, Flat.
E. H. Christ ianson, Takotna.
Ole Olson, Takotna.
John Shaller, Discovery.
John Novak, Flat.
Tim Rayl, Tolstoi,
George A. Fredericks, Georgetown.
Owen Gray, Fiat.
Dan Quinn, Flat.
John Handley, Mouth of Crooked.
At yesterday afternoon's session of
the court, Judge Bunnell instructed
the grand jury, and named Thus. Mc
Mahon as foreman.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
FATHERLESS CHILDREN
The following names have been
added to the list published a short time
ago of these who have taken a father
less child of France to support: Miss
Helen Grant, Emil Gustavson, R. M.
Hall, W. W. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Longtin, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoh
back, Mrs. Henry Hohback, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Uhl, Geo. A. Chapin, Jack
Mullen, James W. Farrell, Andrew
White, Wra. B. Thomas, Harry Panter.
To dato 26 children have been cared
I for.
| The contributions at present total
$621.
All donors have responded promptly
and gladly in helping to save the
fatherless children of France; words
are inadequate to express the thanks
of those who are soliciting contribu
tions in the x-esidence portions of the
community, and they feel that each
donor will be fully repaid when the
letters of gratitude are received from
war-ridden France.
Quite a few others have declared
their intention of taking a child to sup
port, but payments have not yet been
made.
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Harry Panter returned to Discovery
last Tuesday from a trip to Meore creek
with a pack train. He reports a very
heavy hail storm in that locality last
Sunday that stripped the trees and
bushes of the tender new foliage.
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Mrs. Ralph J. Button and little son
are leaving today for the Outside by
way of up river.
Nettleton
and Cut ter\
SHOES
Are Always Worth What You Pay for Them
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
j
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
PETE MICHELS
“SHY” ONE MULE
The shortage and high cost of dog
feed is resulting quite seriously. Last
Sunday at Flat a pack of dogs rendered
vicious by hunger attacked Pete Mich
el’s mule. They worried the animal
until it was exhausted and became
mired in the brush across the slough
from the Y. G. Co. messhouse. The
disturbance was heard for some hours
before the cause was discovered. From
a little distance, the animal which was
entirely covered with blood, was
thought to be George Mutehler’s rac"
ing horse, and he was at once notified.
Arriving on the scene with a shotgun
he discovered it was not his horse but
a mule belonging' to I’ete Michels.
Despite the fact that the tail was torn
off, both ears ealen away and some of
the neck devoured, the poor animal
was still alive. Of course Mutchler
put it out of misery at once and then
notified the owner, wiio is reported to
have started suit against the owners of
the dogs.
Dogs at Fla! have likewise showed
vicious disposition toward children,
and the above incident should be suffi
cient warning to all dog owners to
keep their dogs chained and well fed if
they value them or else kill them be
fore some irreparable disaster occurs.
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KERENSKY MAY COME TO STATES
New York, June 2.—The Call, a So
cialist organ, says former Premier Ke
rensky, of Russia, will arrive in the
United States inside of another week,
Kerensky was ousted by Leon Trotsky
and Nickolai Lenine. He was reported
captured and killed several times when
the Bolsheviki came intocontrol. It is
claimed of him that he still retains a
strong hold upon the conservative ele
ment of the Russian people.
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We have Buhach, and all reliable
Mosquito killers. Ansley’s General
Merchandise, IditaroJ.
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Why Biame the Pig ?
An old farmer and his wife were
standing by their pigsty looking at
their only pig, when the old lady said:
“Say, John, it be our silver wedding
tomorrow. Let’s kill the pig.”
John replied with disgust:
“What’s the use of murdering the
poor pig for what happened 25 years
ago?”
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