FOR CHRISTMAS!
Karo Syrup Makes Fine Christmas Gandies
Dromedary Golden Dates Pop Yonr Own Popcorn
Ripe and Green Olives Water White Gomh Honey
Peeled Preserved Figs Lemon, Orange and Citrus Peel
1916 Crop Almonds and Walnuts
Grape Fruit, Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Etc., Etc.
Sam’l Applebaum
IGLOO NO, 10, PIONEERS OF ALASKA, THIRD ANNUAL
IVask CarnSval
A. B. Hall, Iditarod
NEW YEAR'S NIGHT, MONDAY, JANUARY I
SEE LIST OF PRIZES AND THEIR DONORS IN NEWS COLUMNS
A SUPPER OF DELICIOUS VIANDS
Under the Supervision of that V eteran Chef, FRANK KEENAN
Tickets on sale at all business houses in the district. $3 takes you
all the way through
COMMISSIONER W. A. VINAL
PAYS VISIT TO IDITAROD
W. A. Vinal. United States commissioner
for Innoko prcinct, with headquaters at
Ophir, who is also a prominent mining
operator of that section, and of the
Tolstoi, arrived in the city last Saturday,
TOYS TOYS
TOYS
■ A ■ We received a splendid assortment
of Toys. Games and Children's
Playthings—
■ EVERYTHING
m TO MAKE THE
“| BABIES HAPPY
□ Don't buy until you have looked
at our display. Everything brand
new.
□ DON'T MISS
THE
BOOGIE BEARS
I and spent a few days here. Mr. \ inal,
who was a candidate for the legislature on
the Wickersham ticket at the recent elec
| tion, finds consolation in the fact that he
' was defeated, because business affairs have
1 developed which probably would have made
it possible for him to serve in case of his
election only at great personal sacrifice.
Mr. Yinal has the utmost faith in the future
development of that section of Alaska
in which he dispenses justice, and believes
that both the Ophir and Tolstoi districts
have a great future before them.
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GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
During the past week The Iditarod Pio
neer has placed upon its subscription books
the names and Outside addresses of parents
or other relatives of quite a number of the
stampeders to the new camps in this vicin
ity. One young man remarked as he or
dered The .Pioneer forwarded to an old
friend: "This is the easiest and most regu
lar manner in which to keep one’s friends
posted on the developments of this coun
try, and besides, it saves a tremendous j
amount of letter writing.”
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OPHIR ARRIVALS AT SEWARD
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Tom Donahue, Billie Donahue and Gus
Olson arrived from Ophir last evening over
land, after one of their seasons’ mining. They
operate every summer and go out every
winter. The result of the voting in the In
noko had not been learned by them, but j
Tom says there are about 75 votes in there.
—Seward Gateway, November 17.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
If you have a girl, go to PECK’S and get her a box of Orange
Blossom Candy.
If you have no girl, go to PECK’S, get a box of Orange Blos
som Candy, and get one.
CANDY
Society Chocolate Creame, per lb . S .75
Imperial Chocolate Creame, per lb. 1.00
GASOLINE FLAT IRONS American* Flat Irons, each. 7.50
Tents, Tarpaulins, Nome Dog Harness, Webbing, Gasoline Lamps, Guns, Am
munition, Hardware, 8toves, Heaters, Furniture and Bedding, Rugs.
SMITH’S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 8ECOND AND WILLOW
CHILDREN OF FLAT SCHOOL
HAVE SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
The committees having charge of the
Christmas tree entertainment which is to
he given in Moose hall, Hat, on Christmas
eve are making splendid progress with
the arrangements, and everything points to
the success of this annual Flat festivity.
Under the supervision of Miss Helen Grant,
teacher of the Otter school district, the chil
dren of the school have prepared an elab
orate program of songs, recitations and dia
logues, and this feature, always so interest
ing to the friends of the children—which
includes the whole community—promises
to be particularly enjoyable this year.
The program is scheduled to begin at 8
o’clock, and after the children's exercises
will come the distribution of presents from
the Christmas tree. Lunch will then be
served, and the entertainment will conclude
with dancing.
No fund was collected this year for the
generil distribution of presents, but the par- ■
ents and friends of the little ones will send i
in their presents to be placed on the tree.
The ladies have donated their services in
preparing end serving the supper, and
everything will be free. The people
of the entire district, children and
adults, are extended a cordial welcome by
he people of Flat to participate in the
entertainment.
The Program
The program to be presented by the chil
dren is as follows:
-song—“The Christmas Welcome”. • -School
Recitation-—"Save a Little Christmas”
. Ralph Rivers
Recitation—“Blue Eyes and Brown Eyes” j
.Five little girls |
Recitation—“A Christmas Tree Farm”
.Charles Johnston ]
Song—“Telling Santa” -Esther Strundberg
Dialogue—“Watching for Santa”. j
. .Harold Stranuoerg and victor mvers |
Recitation—"The Day of Days”.
.Theo. Audette
Recitation.Mary Bagoy
'ong—“Silent Night”.School
Recitation—“Empty Stockings”.
.Florence King
Recitation—“What Little Saul Got for
Christmas”.Flerbert Strandberg
Song—“Christmas Secrets”...Four little girls
Recitation —“Papa’s Darling”.
.Virginia Rivers
Recitation—“Looks Like Pa”. Howard King
Song—“Christmas of Two”. Ralph Rivers
Dialogue—"The Day After Christmas”
"Johnnie,” Arthur Strandburg; “Lucy,"
Esther Strandberg; “Doctor,” James
Shaller.
Song—-“Christmas Bells”.School
Recitation—“Boundary of Christmas”.
. Peter Bagoy
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VISITORS FROM KUSKOKWIM
BRING REPORTS OF ACTIVITY
On Saturday last the vanguard of a nu
merous crowd of Kuskokwim residents
reached Flat, among whom were several
well-known old-timers of that promising
section. More followed on Monday, and
now that the trails are being opened up,
considerable travel may be expected to am!
m that valley.
Among the first to arrive were Carl
Thiele, Danny Bryce and Elza Fisher. Mr.
Thiele is the former Iditarod merchant who
now located at Akiak, on the lower Kus
kokwim, and supplies a most promising
ining section, including the Canyon creek
district. He brought with a him a large
amount of furs, which are being shipped
Outside by parcel post. Mr. Thiele has had
■nsiderable difficulty in landing goods at
his present location, having been the victim
two marine casualties during the past
two years. In 1915 the vessel which was
bringing his stock North, the gasoline
schooner Ruby, was destroyed by fire off
Douglas island, Southeastern Alaska, and
was a total loss, together with her cargo.
This year his shipment was on board the
power boat Kuskokwim River, which, after
a series of mishaps, was forced to put back
to Seattle and abandon her voyage to the
Kuskokwim. However, Mr. Thiele had re
ceived a considerable shipment on an earlier
trip of that vessel, and it is said that there
is not nearly so serious a shortage of food
supplies as was feared would be the case.
Mr. Thiele returned home yesterday. He
will return immediately and continue his
trip to the Outside.
uanny oryce, tnc well Known near creeK
miner, was also in the party. Danny is on
his way Outside to secure a hydraulic
plant to work his Bear creek property, and
will return over the trail in the spring.
Even with his crude plant he had a very
good output last season, and expects to
work on an extensive scale hereafter. His
mission will take him to the Eastern states.
Danny denies that the object of his trip
Outside is to lead a fair Yankee to the
altar, as had been rumored.
Elza Fisher, the third member of the
party, came here to get material for pros
pecting some promising ground which he
has located, and incidentally to interview
Mr. Twitched, the reindeer man, and make
his peace with him. Recently while hunt
ing Mr. Fisher spied a band of what he
supposed were caribou, and he emptied his
magazine rifle into them, killing five. When
he reached the carcasses he found to his
dismay that they were one and all decorated
as to ears with buttons and numbers, and
he then realized that he had discovered the
band of reindeer which wandered from Mr.
Twitchell’s main herd in this section last
summer. The mistake is one that easily
can be made, as the animals have become
extremely wild, and at a distance it is im
possible to distinguish them from their wild
kin. Mr. Fisher also left on the return trip
yesterday.
W. Y. Fisher and Harry Buhro, who have
been working on Marvel creek, in the Kus
kokwim country, also arrived at Flat on
Tuesday last. They started for Kolmakoff
just prior to the recent extremely cold
weather and had a difficult trip. They
reached Kolmakoff in an almost exhausted
condition, and after remaining there a few
lays to recuperate they resumed their jour
ney to Iditarod. The recent winds had
completely obliterated the trail, and they
were compelled to snowshoe the entire dis
tance. During the storm of last Saturday
night they were obliged to “siwash” on
Bonanza creek. They suffered no serious
consequences from their battle with the
storm, however, and will return within a
few days.
It is noteworthy of all these arrivals from
the Kuskokwim that they speak in glowing
terms of the future activity of that section,
and while development has been slow, much
is expected when things begin to move.
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John Huekfeldt, the Happy creek miner, j
was a visitor in town last Tuesday and :
Wednesday.
Jue Konechney, one of the old reliable I
stand-bys of Donlin creek, was in the city
during the early part of the week, attend
ing to business matters.
J. E. Riley left for the Outside last Sat
urday, going via Tolstoi and the Sew'ard
trail.
Bob McMillan, the Otter creek operator,
was a visitor in the city on Saturday and
Sunday last.
Charles Castleman and Ed Prue were
among those who left for the Kuskokwim
last Tuesday. They will rest and recuperate
at the hot springs for some time, and prob
ably spend the balance of the winter in
prospecting.
The past week was an unlucky one for
employes of the Aukon Gold Company.
First John Novak had the end of his finger
hammered off by the drill, and then Oscar
Gardner was thrown from his wagon and
one of the horses evidently walked on his
face. Both are getting along nicely, how
ever.
Fred Deming recently moved to Happy
creek, where he will do some work during
the winter.
Ivan Wales and Grant Murdock, who
have been doing some great hustling in be
half of the Pioneers’ New A'ear masquerade,
were in town during the week.
Mike Lucey was one of the old-timers
who were in the city for the Pioneers’ meet
ing.
Jack Smeaton of Donlin creek, wdio has
been in Flat for several days, left for home
during the week.
A1 Walsh left on Monday last for Ophir
and the Tolstoi.
John Auld w'as a visitor in the city for
the Pioneers’ meeting.
Charley Worden left for Willow' creek
yesterday, where he will toil during the holi
day season.
Earl Hunt, who has been visiting in the
city for some time, left last Sunday to
again take up his work at Tolstoi.
GUGGENHEIM MAN LEAVES
II. W. Parmelee, a representative of the
Guggenheims, who has been on an extended
tour through Interior Alaska, which included
the Tolovana, Ruby and Marshall City dis
tricts, left on Monday last for the Outside.
He went by way of the Tolstoi.
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THE WEATHER
Quite a welcome change of weather was
experienced during the past week, the ther
mometer rising from considerably below the
zero point to a maximum of 32 degrees
above on Tuesday last, and it has continued
imld ever since, with southerly wands pre
vailing.
The following table of temperatures is
from readings taken daily at 7 a. m. at the
fire station, compared with similar readings
of the same date last year. The minimum
is for the preceding twenty-four hours:
Date— 7 a.m. Min. 1915
Dec 9. 16 ■ 34 33
10 . -12 — 8 —30
11 . 10 — 4 —32
12 . 32 10 —23
13 . 10 8 —24
14 . 12 6 8
15 . 12 10 —6
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NOT RESPONSIBLE
Barber—Your hair is thinning, sir. Ever
try our hair preparations?”
Patron—No; I can’t blame it on that.—
Puck.
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Caps made to order. Furs repaired.
Mrs. Shaller, Flat City.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters. $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
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GEORGE BITTEL
Information wanted of the above party,
who left home (New York city) in 1898.
Any news of him will be greatly appreciated ■
by his mother. Address
CHRIS BITTEL
Box 323, Albany. N. Y,
A. J. WEISS,
The
Clothier
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARA
BIG DAN LOSES CASTE
AMONG OLD SOURDOUGHS
To be called “lough” in this part of
the world does not convey the impression
f a hardened character, as it does else*
vhere. Rather it. is a designation to be
proud of. It indicates that the man on
whom it is bestowed is hardened to the
climate and to the tasks set out for the
red-blooded men who are wresting fortune
from an inhospitable and barren land. The
“tough” man of the North is he who, de
fying the elements in their fiercest moods,
accomplishes tasks which the Arctic ex
plorer of a few years ago would have cov
ered reams of paper in describing, and
laughs at the experience and glories in the
difficulties overcome. In summer sun, with
myriads of mosquitos thirsting for his
blood, he traverses the swamps and jungles
n search of new fields to exploit, and in
winter, when King Boreas reigns supreme
n this his chosen kingdom, he boldly defies
him to do his worst, setting forth on long
ourneys with little in the way of protec
inn from the cutting winds and penetrat
\g frosts, and emerges from hurricane like
blizzards and death-dealing temperatures
ith no visible ill effects bui a few fru.-t
bites, which he regards as of no conse
uence. He makes light of the difficulties
^countered, and laughs at the cheechako
ho marvels at his exploits and his hardi
hood, with something akin to condescension.
Such was the reputation enjoyed by Dan
McKinzie. Everybody knows Dan. He has
oeen in the North for many years, and has
been considered one of the “toughest of the
tough.” No task was too hard for him
ind no weather too forbidding. The weak
ling found little sympathy from Dan, and
e was considered a husky individual who
vould attempt to compete with him in
feats of endurance and strength. Recently
Dan has been operating on his own account
n the new camp of Marshall, and some two
weeks ago arrived here with hte season’s
clean-up for shipment Outside. The fact
that he was accompanied on his trip from
Marshall by Indian guides was passed over
without much comment by his many
friends, although there was some whispered
discussion on that somewhat unusual oc
currence. But something has happened to
make the big, powerful Scotch Canadian
hang his head somewhat, and by general
consent he has been deprived of his reputa
tion for toughness. He who has been known
as the most inveterate practical joker of
this section of Alaska has been made the
butt of sarcastic “joshing” to such an extent
hat when he left here last Tuesday m
company with several others he must have
felt profound relief at being able to evade
his tormentors. And it all came about in
this manner:
On the trip from Marshall, accompanied
by “Curly” Smith, he came over a short cut
trail that made the distance between the
two points but little more than a hundred
miles. True, the trail had not been broken,
but this made little difference to such a
veteran musher as Dan. Having transacted
his business here, Dan prepared for the re
turn trip, and loaded his sled with goods
uch as could not be purchased in the new
camp, and as it was approaching the holi
days, he stowed away the makings of a
Christmas dinner, with turkey, oysters and
other good things. He left Flat last Satur
day morning, and shortly after his departure
a storm blew up. The temperature was not
very low, but traveling was hard. When
nightfall came and he had not yet reached
the power plant of the Yukon Gold Com
any, on the Iditarod river, some alarm was
felt, and next morning some of the boys
stationed there set out to look for him. They
found that he had been compelled to
“siwash” about a mile from the plant. They
set him on the trail again, and one of them
even accompanied him some miles. But
he snow was deep, and snowshoeing in
front of his tea mwas arduous. After going
about eight miles Dan “dogged it,” and
turned his team again in the direction of
Flat, which he reached Sunday evening. He
then detemined to await the departure of
several men and teams who were leaving
for the Kuskokwim, and following their
trail, proceed to the portage between the
Kuskokwim and Yukon which is kept open
during the winter by the mail carrier. Thus
he would have a beaten trail all the way,
even though the distance is much greater
than by the crosscountry route. The
crowd left Tuesday, and it was noticed that
Dan brought up the rear of the procession.
Thus have the mighty fallen; and he who
enjoyed the reputation of being one of the
“toughest” men in this portion of Alaska
is reduced to the category of those wno sit
around the stove in severe weather and wait
for the other fellow to "break trail.” To
add to his other sorrows, some unfeeling m.s
creant stole the makings of his Christmas
dinner from his sled after he bad returned
to Flat; and the probabilities are that he
will have to do some further explaining
when he reaches his destination.
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GOLD DUST AWARDED TO PECK
The case of C. R. Peck vs. Marshal Er
win for possession of something more than
fifteen ounces of gold dust in the possession
of that official, which was seized in attach
ment proceedings in the case of Pete Mi
kovich vs. Charles Estmere, ha= been <n
missed by Commissioner Geraghty on mo
tion of the plaintilf. The gold dust in con
troversy was turned over to Mr. Peck
upon a bill of sale presented by Mr. Peck,
supported by affidavit, in which he claimed
to be the owner.
HOWARD KING’S BIRTHDAY
Howard King, the little sen of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed King of Flat, entertained his young
friends last Thursday evening, when he ede
brated his fourth birthday. The youngsters
had a very pleasant time, playing games
and enjoying the good things to eat pro
vided by Mrs. King. Those present were:
I Arthur, Esther, Herbert and Viola Strand
berg, Peter end Doris Bagoy. Margaret and
I Jessie Gunning. Jim Shtiller. Charlie John
ston, Alvira lleitman. Florence King and
the young host. A number of ladies c.l-o
enjoyed the children’s celebration.
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ADAMS SEEKS PARDON
I George Edward Adunis, the mart w u»
i looted the Seattle assay office, is again seek
ing a pardon. According to a \\ ashington
dispatch the matter is before the depart
ment of justice for consideration, hut it is
belived that no action will be taken.
CARIBOU ON CIRCLE TRAIL
A recent arrival at Fairbanks from Circle
reports that at Miller House and at the
Eagle summit he saw the largest herd of
caribou he had ever seen. He states that
he has seen many caribou runs, but that
this year’s beats any that he ever saw
before.
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Dr. Moore, the Flat druggist, has grease
paint and nose putty for those who wish
| to “fix up” for the masquerade ball. Also
I a full line of Gillette razors and blades.
FOR SALE
Two Yukon stoves, In good
condition.
Ladies’ Furnishing Store
; MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
FOR
GOOD POTATOES AND CIGARSj
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GEORGE MARSH BUDWEISER ID1TAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D, CURRIE