L. 0. 0. M.’S “FIRST” OF 1917-18 SEASON
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Miners & Merchants Bank, of iditarod, Alaska,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 5, 1917
Raaouroaa I Llabllltlaa
Loans and discounts . $190,149.11
Overdrafts. 8.90
Liberty bonds . 10,200.00
Cash, bullion and ex
change 97,904.82
$304,262.83
Capital, surplus and undi
rided profits. 75,060.89
Deposits. 229,201.91
1304,262.83
I n. C. Button, cashier or the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
H. C. BUTTON', Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
R. C. Button.
C. Baker. Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th dav of November. 1917.
[Seal] Geo. W. Albrecht,
Notary Public in and for Alaska.
My commission expires 2d June, 1918.
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JOE SMITH TELLS !
OF MOORE GREEK
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Confirming a report previously
received in Fairbanks, Joseph H.
Smith, the well-known Fairbanks
and Iditarod business man, told a
representative of the Citizen that
the Moore-creek property of the
defunct American Bank of Alaska
will undoubtedly prove to be of
value, and probably in the very
near future at that. The report
previously received and pub
lished was to the effect that good
pay had been struck on Moore
creek in the Kuskokwim country,
and that the ground on that creek
held under mortgage by the
American Bank, might eventu
ally produce enough revenue to
pay off the creditors of the now
defunct institution.
Mr. Smith stated that he is
practically certain that the
ground held by the bank con
tains pay. Good prospects have
been found on claims both above
and below the ground in question
and the mining men of the lower
country who have investigated
the proposition are unanimously
■of the opinion that the bank
property contains equally as
good if not better prospects.
Mr. Smith himself is the owner
of the claim which adjoins the
bank property on the down
stream end. He prospected his
ground during the past summer
and says that from the results
••cured it is certain to turn out
to be valuable dredging property.
In common with other mining
men of the Iditarod region, he
therefore thinks that the same
paystreak runs through the two
claims owned by the American
Bank, in view of the fact that
even better pay than he found on
his ground has been located on
the claim which adjoins the bank
property on the upper end. The
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ban]- also owns a number of in
terests further up the creek, but
they are not believed to be very
valuable—Fairbanks Citizen.
WIRELESS WAVES
(From Bulletin of Nov. 10)
Washington — From official govern
mental sources it is learned that the
restrictions governing the activities
of the enemy aliens in this country are
to be tightened with a jerk, as the
activities of the German spy system
are spreading throughout the United
States alarmingly.
Seattle — The arbitration board has
advanced tiie pay of street railway em
ployes of Seattle and Tacoma four
cents an hour.
Seattle—The police say they have at
last captured the much wanted woman
slugger in the person of Samuel Bell,
who was arrested today.
Seattle — The government has begun
a rigid investigation of the claim
made by the steamship companies that
all the vessels now in the Alaska trade
are needed in this service.
Honolulu — Ex-queen Liliuokalini is
dying today. The physicians say the
royal patient cannot live many hours.
New York—Broadway’s world-famed
“Great White Way’’ will be dimmed
for the remaining period of the war,
by order of Food Commissioner Hoover
This action is taken to save coal.
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE
WAS BLACKBALLED
Kansas City, Oct. 24. — Colonel
Roosevelt today, for the first time
since the war began, made caustic
comment on the fact that he was not
allowed to recruit bis special division
and take it to Europe. The occasion
was Roosevelt’s arrival here to take a
position on the editorial staff of the
Kansas City Star. Roosevelt and Gen
eral Leonard Wood were the speakers
at a big mass meeting here tonight.
“This is a very exclusive war,”said
the colonel. “As far as I am immedi
ately concerned, I was blackballed by
the committee on admission and was
given a golden .quill which was to re
mind me that the pen is mightier
than the sword. As for me, I would
rather have the sword.’’
Touching upon the war, General
Wood said, “It is utterly foolish to say
that America can win the war in the
air or with chemical devices. The
war can be won only with men and by
making sacrifices.”
General Wood was the guest of
Roosevelt at luncheon here today.
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The Fairbanks aer!e of Eagles re
cently invested $4,000 in Liberty bonds'
ALASKA
On October 2 at Fairbanks, Judge
Bunnell admitted Dr. Aline Bradley to
practice in the courts of Alaska as an
attorney.
Judge Bunnell has received a peti
tion from a number of the residents of
Nenana, asking for the organization of
a Citizenship Night School, under the
act of the territorial legislature. The
law provides that such a school
may be formed and that three sessions
a week may be held, for which the in
structor is to receive the sum of $5 per
night from the territorial treasury.
The contract for hauling the mail
hetween Fairbanks and Nenana, from
November 1 to April 1, had been let to
Knute Koland, the stage man, who
had the run last winter. Mr. Koland
gave excellent stage service last win
ter and expects to go into the business
on a more extensive scale this year.
Be will make one mail trip each week.
Miss Camille Paddock, formerly a
school teacher in the Fairbanks public
schools, and Seward Baggerly a busi
ness man of Iiuby, were married at the
latter place recently, where they *vill
reside.
I Fire in the mattress factory of
Frank Zachow, at Nenana, caused a
j loss of about 815,000. The origin of
| the fire is as yet unknown.
In a letter from England, Dan
McPherson, of Chatanika, is advised
of the death of his brother, Jack
McPherson, who was so seriously in
jured on the western front during the
early part of August that he died on
August 16th at a hospital in London.
Jack McPherson was well known in
Interior Alaska, having resided at
Chatanika for several years, where he
was engaged as lineman for the
Tanaua Electric company. Mr. Mc
Pherson was among the Canadian
troops which were so badly shattered
in one of the vicious battles in the
early part of Augnst, when so many
Dawsonites lost their lives also. Be
sides his brother Dan McPherson, of
Chatanika, the soldier is survived by
two brothers in Interior Alaska,
Angus McPherson, of Nenana, and
Colin McPherson, the Tolovana mer
chant.—Fairbanks News-Miner.
Cordova is to have a new Episco
palian church to replace the Red
Dragon building which has been in use
since 1908. The new church will have
a concrete basement.. It will be fur
nace-heater and in size is to be 24 by
36 feet.
OUR SMITHY OUTDONE
Kimball, S. D., Aug 30.—The
hard luck champion of the mid
dle west, also perhaps the great
est optimist, is A. W. Bovey, a
farmer living near here.
While mowing hay today a
spark from the mowing machine
set fire to the grass.
The flames set lire to the
blankets on his horses’ backs.
The team ran to the barn and
enroute the burning blankets
set a hundred acre wheat field
afire and destroyed it.
The horses dashed into the
barn with the mowing machine
in flames.
The barn caught fire.
A heavy wind carried a shin
gle from the burning barn to
several stacks of grain and they
burned.
“After all I guess I’m a lucky
guy, I wasn’t hurt,” Bovey re
marked.
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CORBETT HAS NEW JOB
Princeton, N* J. Sept. 28.—
James J. Corbett, former heavy
weight champion of the world,
today received an appointment
from the United States govern
ment to be chairman of the war
department committee on athle
tics. Serving also in the body
will be: Sergt. Norman Selby
(Kid McCoy); Mike Donovan,
physical director of the New
York Athletic club; Professor
Richard Nelligan, of Amherst
college, and Robert Edgren,
sporting editor of the New York
Evening World.
DIDN'T GET VERY FAR
London, Nov. 7-—-A peace res
olution was introduced yesterday
in the house of commons by Lee
Smith. It was voted down nine
1 to one. <
! DEWEY KNEW OF PLAN
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j Washington, D. C., Oct. 24.—Sena
tor James Hamilton Lewis today noti
fied the United States seuate that Cap
tain Von Goetz of the German im
perial navy told Admiral Dewey just1
after the battle of Manila that in,
about fifteen years Germany would i
wage a war for world conquest, taking
Paris, subjugating England, capturing i
New York and Washington and secur- j
ing an enormous indemnity.
He also told Dewey that Germany ,
i would destroy the Monroe Doctrine I
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| and would control South America by
j force of arms.
j Admiral Dewey’s report on this
| German boast has been on file with
I the navy department since that time,
according to Senator Lewis.
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Sit Tight
j Douglas Island News: Sit tight and j
; don’t be discouraged. True, these are
trying times for gold producing camps
but better days are coming. There is
a prevalent “hunch” that the war
which began suddenly, will end the
same way and that soon. Then there
will be a greater demand for gold than
has ever been known, the cost of pro
duction will be lessened and Alaska
will blossom like a full-blown aster.
Don’t be a pessimist just because your
business last month lacked a few dol
lars of being what it was during the
same month last ydar. Don’t blow
cold. The best times ever known by
Alaska are yet to be experienced and
they are cotnicg. Stick a pin there.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. F. Baird, Marie Baird and Char
les Hoxsie, and to their heirs and as
signs:
| You are hereby notified that the un
dersigned have expended in each of the
years 1915 and 191G the sum of one hun
dred dollars in labor and improvements
upon each of the placer mining claims
known and described as follows, to wit:
The Rainbow association, situated at
the head of Flat creek, in Otter pre
cinet, Fourth division, territory of
Alaska, the location certificate of which
is found of record in book one of loca
tions, page 318, in the office of the re
eorder for said precinct: the Montana
association, adjoining the above-de
scribed Rainbow association, the Loca
tion certificate of which is found of rec
ord in volume one of Locations, page
318, in the office of the recorder cf said
precinct; in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of Section 2321 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and the amendment thereto ap
proved January 22, 1880,concerning an
nual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required t.o hold said placer
mining claims for the periods ending on
the 31st day of December, 1915. and 1910.
A.nd if, within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or within
ninety days after the publication there
of, you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditure us a co
owner, vour interests in the said two
placer mining claims will become the
property of the subscribers, your co
owners," who have made the required
expenditures, bv the terms of said sec
tion. Geo. W. Albrecht
Chas. E. Taylok.
First publication Nov. 3, 1917.
Last publication Feb. 2, 1918.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To Gus Johnson, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that during
each of the years of 1913, 1914, 1915 and
1916 the undersigned has expended at
least one hundred dollars in labor and
improvements upon each of the follow
ing named placer miningclaims, to-wit:
Lower 3, 4 and 5 above upper discovery
on Ophir creek in the Innoko mining
and recording district, in the territory
of Alaska, in which mining locations
you claim an undivided one-half inter
est, as shown by the records of said re
cording district. The said labor was
performed as and for the annual repre
sentation of the said claims and each of
them for the said years of 1913, 1914,
1915 and 1916 as required by the laws
of the United States concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, and the
same was the amount required to hold
said claims for said years. You are
further notified that unless within 90
days after the completed service of
this notice upon you and within 90 days
after the publication thereof, you con
tribute your portion of said expendi
ture as a co-owner, to-wit: The sum of
two hundred dollars for each of said
claims and six hundred dollars in all,
your interest in said claims or in any
one of which you so fail to contribute
will be forfeited to the undersigned,
who has made such expenditure, and
will become his property in the manner
provided by law.
Dated at Ophir September 4, 1917.
ALFRED JOHNSON, Co-owner,
First publication Nov. 3, 1917.
Last publication Feb. 2, 1918,
Mitchell Lumber Co.
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