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, aad improve your health at the same time
WE HAVE IT IN 10- AND 49-LB. SACKS
Sam’! Applebaum
DRY GOODS 3 FURNISHINGS
FLAT
Ladies, buy your Arctics, Dawsons, Rubbers and Rubber Eioots
from us, with a guarantee that they are not
injured by frost or age i
Childrens’ Rubbers, Pacs and Rubber Boots
at Outside Prices
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. J. J. Smith has been in town
several days this week.
Charley Bowman visited Discovery
on Tuesday.
John Bruno, one of the wenchman on
the Y. G. Co., dredge will oe a pas
senger on the first. boat.
Pete Michels was in town a couple
days this week.
Nels ("Tear ’Em Down") Johnson, a
resident of Interior Alaska for io! these
many years, will leave within the next
few weeks for the Outside, principally
to Chicago, where urgent business
awaits his arrival. Should Mr. Johnson
undertake to tear down Chicago pro
portionately to his work of destruction '
in Iditarod, he’d have a big job on his;
his hands.
Mrs. Robert Soutar left the Reed j
hospital yesterday, and returned home!
to Iditarod.
Dr. Reed has prepared a tent home
near the hospital for Mr. Lee, who was!
brought over from the Kuskokwim two
months ago.
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MARINEBULLETIN
Monday, May 27.
Seattle No. 3 leaves Gibbon for Fair
banks on arrival of the Reliance.
Washburn leaves Gibbon for Iditarod
on arrival of the Reliance.
Reliance is at Tolovana, for Betties.
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Julia B. down Tolovana 6 a. m.
Tanana leaves Fairbanks this morn-1
ing for Dawson.
Wednesday, May 29.
Tanana kown Hot Springs 4 a. in.
Seattle No. 3 up Hot Springs 4 a. m.
Washburn down Birches 0:30 p. m.
28th.
Reliance at Gibbon.
Julia B. down Gibbon for St. Michael
10 p. m. 28th.
Benchley at Hot Springs.
Friday, May 31.
Tanana up Rampart at 3 p. m.
Seattle 3 up Nenana 8:30 p. in. 30th.
Martha Clow down Gibbon 11 a. m.
Minneapolis at Chena.
Sibella up Gibbon for Fairbanks 1 p.
in. 30th.
Washburn not yet. sighted at Nulato
at 3:45 p. in. Arrangements have been
made to obtain passenger list from
Nulato.
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THREE WERE KILLED
Seattle, May 25.—William Ray
Horner has been arrested in Okanogan
county for the murder at Kelso last
Sunday of Mrs. Mellin Bassett and two
children.
NOTIONS,
Ladies’ Furnishings
—AT—
Mrs. Chittick’s, Flat
NEW SOLDIERS
GOODBYE HOP
AT FLAT CITY
There was not a larger attended
affair pulled off' through the winter
then the public, farewell reception
given at Flat last Thursday night for
our soldier boys who are leaving for
the front.
A program was rendered and trie
new and popular war songs were sung.
All the boys that are leaving were
called up and a badge pinned on them.
Mrs. Crouse, who is the only mother j
of a new soldier in the camp, was pre
sented with a service Hag, containing a
single star. She is giving her son
George C. Kay, to his country’s ser
vice. A splended supper was served,
and dancing continued all night,
CROSBY SAILS MONDAY
On Monday next at 10 a. tn. the
new launch M. T. Crosby, with the
barge Fanny Gray in tow, will leave
the city dock for Lower Yukon river
points, J. II. Rogers, the general
freight aud passenger agent, announces
that cargo will begin going aboard
about tomorrow morning, and that, all
will be in readiness at the sailing time
Several passengers have engaged ac
commodations for the boat’s initial
voyage. The fare to Fortuna Ledge is
$40, and to Andreofsky $45. Captain
Smith has been putting the finishing
touches on the craft this week, and re
ports everv detail in splendid form.
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PRICE OF ZINC FIXED
Washington, May 25.—President Wil
son today fixed the price of zinc for the
period until September for the follow- j
ing grades; “A,” 12c.; plate, f. o. b.
plant, 14c.; sheet, f. o, b. plant, 12c.
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Nearly twenty-five hundred women
and girls are now working in the
operating department of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, the greater part of them
having been employed during recent
months. Among the forms of service
to which more than ordinary interest
attaches it is to be noted that seventy
one signalwomen are at work, and six
student signal women ar^ on the pay
rolls; there are four women locomotive
dispatchers, nineteen station cleaners,
two hundred and six car cleaners, two
draughts-women, one hundred and four
messengers, twenty student messen
gers, ten extra messengers, twenty
three station agents, and eighteen
store attendants.—-Ex.
A.
Stewardess Browning, of the Prin
cess Sophia, on the Southeastern
Alaska route, has turned over $650 to
the Red Cross at Douglas, donations
contributed during the past months to
“her sock” which she always carried
with her to secure cash deposits for
war purposes.
C. R. PECK, FLAT
HIGH WATER
DURING WEEK
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' The warm weather together with
the rainfall last week precipitated the
snow of the mountains into the valleys
with such rapidity that one of the
greatest floods known to this community
resulted. At Flat about a thousand feet
of the tram track was washed out of
place, and the bridge was damaged.
The bridge over the slough opposite
Rat City was destroyed. The Y. Q.
Co.’s dredge has been shut down since
last Saturday. This was caused by the
power plant being flooded—a maximum
of 21 feet in the boiler houses. All the
inhabitants except the Moore family,
who are marooned in the upper story
of the big building, were compelled to
come to Iditarod. At Flat both the
mess and bunk houses are flooded.
Only the thawing crew continued at
work. On jFriday of last week the
Wenchell cabin was flooded and Mrs.
Wenchell had to ford the rising water
on horseback to higher ground.
John Bagoy, the Flat City gardener,
suffered irreparable loss, and the family
had to abandon their home.
At Otter the two dredges continued
to work, experiencing, however, con
siderable difficulty in reaching bedrock
in the deep water. The thawing crew
of the Beaton-Donnelley dredge had to
be laid off'.
DRIVE STARTS
FOR RED DROSS
Dr. Reed has received a wire from
Mr. Davies of Seattle stating that Id it- j
arod has been recognized as a distinct
Red Cross chapter, and that it is the
only district in the northwest that has
been allowed to extend its time to
June 27. Dr. Reed wishes to state that
beginning today, June Reach and every
man should do the very best he can, as
Alaska has been asked to double her
quota from $10,000 to $80,000.
BILL WILLIAMS HURT
William Williams met with a very
painful injury Wednesday morning.
His cabin across the river being flooded
he had been lodging aboard one of the
launches on the waterfront. While at
tempting to climb from his bunk he
misjudged his footing and fell. His
head struck the railing of the opposite
bunk with such force that the bone in
his nose cut through the tlesh and bis
upper lip was badly cut. With these
two great gashes in his face he had the
grit to walk out to Flat for medical
treatment. Mr. Williams is now at the
Reed hospital.
FORCED TO "BEAT IT"
’ Last Sunday morning the powerful
launch Peaceful Henry (Capt. Kettle
well and Bows’n A! Jones) arrived in
port with the working crew of the
Y. G. Co. power plant, the whole outfit
having been driven from their work
a second time this spring by high
water.
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Michigan Dope for mosquitoes and
gnats, sure killer, supplied by J. W.
Farrell onlv.
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A cablegram from Madrid states that
a mysterious plague is sweeping over
Spain.
WHAT 7 ~JJ. S. ASKS
One meatless meal each day.
One wheatless meal each day.
A wheatless Monday.
A meatless Tuesday each week.
A wheatless Wednesday.
A porkless Saturday each week.
(Meatless means without beef, mutton
or pork.)
(Wheatless means without bread,
cracker or cakes made of wheat flour
alone.)
OLD CLOTHES DRIVE IS STILL ON
The ladies in charge request that if
you have any old clothes or shoes that
are serviceable, and which you would
like to send to the Belgians, to please
send them in. They can be left at the
Adams house, the N. C. Co-, or at the
telephone office. _
FOR SALE CHEAP—Iditarod Bakery
building and lean-to, Willow street,
Iditarod, including contents, such as
bake oven, counter, tables, chairs,
double bed complete, etc. G. Wada.
Ne t tie te n
and Cutter
SHOES
Are Always Worth What You Pay for Them
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner 6t Marx Good Clothes
Ladies’
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY
Albert Goslow, Frank Hart and John
Mutchler outfitted a small power boat
during the week, preparatory to mak
ing an extended cruise down river.
A party consisting of Billy Hanlon, I
Charles Schubert and John Warren j
left last Tuesday in a small boat for |
Lower Yukon river points.
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BOOTLEGGERS TO LOSE MACHINES
Denver, May 3.—Hereafter, the auto
mobile in which is found liquor illicitly
biought into the state through use of
that automobile must suffer seizure and
sale, as provided by the law concerning i
vehicles used in such transportation,
city officials have announced. The an
nouncement, the said, is called forth
by the fact that many automobiles
•‘caught” by officers with cargoes of i
illicit liquor aboard turned out to be:
the property of friends of owners of the j
liquor, who ‘‘borrowed” them to bring I
intoxicant with the cognizance of their j
owners.
Thirteen cars now are under seizure!
by city officers in connection with li
quor importations. It is expected they
will be offered for sale soon.
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Job Priming at Pioneer office.
MOTHER SHIPTON S
FAMOUS PROPHECY
(Published by request)
These liues were first published in
1485, before the discovery of America,
and before any of the discoveries and
inventions mentioned therein. All the
events predicted have come to pass ex
cept that in the last'two lines.
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do,
Now strange, yet shall be true.
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse nor ass be at his side.
Under water man shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float,
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found ’mid stone,
In a land that’s now unknown.
Fire and water shall w onders do.
England shall at last admit a Jew.
And this world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eightv-one.
The Colossus of Mercy
Needs Your Help!
Get Ready for the Big Red Cross Drive
Whichjto^^
Goal Is to Raise $100,000,000 Alaska Is Allotted $40,000
Iditarod Figures Her Quota at $8,000
Four months from start of drive to raise the amount.
Means of raising this money is by signing Pledge Cards for $5 per month
for four months.
A lively committee will be around in a short time to take care of this end.
Committees in charge of this work at McGrath, Takotna
and Ophir: H. E. Carter, McGrath; Mrs. J. H.
McLean, Takotna; W. A. Vinal, Ophir.
Note; Lincoln Club members are exempted from pledge
cards.
SPACE CONTRIBUTED BV
Northern Commercial Co.