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in cur new quarters at Fiat City, in the store room formerly occupied by
William Taylor, where we will be glad to meet all our old friends and to
show our splendid lines of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, etc.
Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard
In 5, 10 and 50-ib. cans
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$5.00 Underwear .$3.50 and 4.00
75c Sox for . -50
50c Sox for 25c, and 3 pairs for ■ ■ • .50
Mackinaw Coats. 5.00
Rubber Blankets.5.-0
Cotton Blankets, pair. 1.00
Fur Caps . 3.00
Wool Mills.25c to 1.00
Oranges, Apples, Lemons, One Dollar per
Dozen
Kodaks at Outside Prices
We do developing and printing at reason
able prices. Send in your orders. If we
haven’t what you W3nt we will get it for
you if it’s in the camp.
ANSLEY’S
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GENERAL
LADIES’
FURNISHINGS
!f You Are Interested in
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EARLS. HUNT
OUR OLD FRIEND G. ELLIS
DOING NICELY, THANK YOU
In a letter to Postmaster T. H. Deal of
Fairbanks, G. Ellis Gardner, who formerly
was an assistant in the district attorney’s
office, states that he has arrived at his old
home, in Burnsville, N. C. He also states
that the old home town has improved
greatly during the two years he spent in
Alaska, and that he is content to settle down
and travel no more.
Since his arrival home Mr. Gardner has
helped in the organization of a light and
power company, and he writes that he is
connected with it in a legal capacity, as well
as being a stockholder in the concern. His
son, who also is an attorney, is associated
with Mr. Gardner, and when the letter was
written the firm was just completing the
construction of a new office building.
' Mr. Gardner states that his reception
home was a warm one. All the people of
the vicinity in which he lives are anxious
to know more of Alaska, and, accordingly,
he has been invited to lecture on several oc
casions, with “Alaska” as bis subject. He
had been too busy to lecture when his let
ter was written, but stated that he would
take every opportunity afforded after he
gets settled.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. anil Mrs. Vigalius of Discovery. Otter,
were visitors in the city on Tuesday last. ,
Eddie Anderson, the Yankee creek trader,
was a visitor in the city on Wednesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dawson of Discovery
were in town this week, on their way to
visit with friends at Ophir.
John Mvklebust and Nels Vibe, miners
from the Innoko district, have been in the
city during ths paet week.
Mrs. Matilda M. Moses, who is interested
in mining operations in the Innoko district,
was an arrival from Ophir during the pti-st
week.
A letter written from San Francisco by
John Holmes to Dick Button describes an
aerial voyage the writer made with Art
Smith, the exposition aviator.
Dominick Soraci returned Monday from
Bear creeks in the Kuskokwim district,
where he went more than a month ago. He
expects to leave within a few weeks for that
district, prepared to make an extended stay.
Joe Lewis of Ophir creek, lower Kusko
kwim, has been in the city this week. He
reports about ten men working on Ophir
creek this winter, and that prospects arc
bright.
'Gene Norton, with his passenger pled,
the Nortonia, left for Seward on Monday
last with Ed Smith as a passenger. ’Gene
will return immediately with Mrs. Joe Smith,
who is expected at Seward by the time of
his arrival there.
The mail which arrived about noon last
Saturday brought the Fairbanks and upper
Yukon consignments. In the latter were
Dawson newspapers of as early date as Oc
tober. The mail which is due today is ex
pected to be a targe one, as the consignment
which was skipped some weeks ago is ex
pected to arrive.
Danny Bryce, the well-known Bear creek
miner, was a visitor in the city Monday,
and returned to Flat the following day. He
is here for supplies, and will start on the
return trip immediately. Danny, at no
time the least optimistic of men, is confident
that Bear creek is coming out all right, and
looks for extended development wrork in that
region in the near future.
William Schermeyer, the proprietor of the
Halfway roadhouse, was a visitor in the city
on Monday last. Respecting the Horsefly
district, Mr. Schermeyer said there was no
news other than that already published in
The Pioneer. He fully expects that pay
will be found on that creek, however, and
certainly it will be found in that neighbor
hood, as good reports have also been re
ceived of prospects on the Ditna side of the
divide.
END OF NOTORIOUS CASE
OAKLAND, Cal.. Jan. 16— Maury L.
Diggs, whose arrest, trial and conviction ;
for contributing to the delinquency of i
Martha Warrington, a San Francisco girl,
caused a sensation, has completed his sen
tence and was recently married to Miss
Warrington.
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Job Printing at Pioneer office.
C. R. PECK ■ FLAT CITY
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
SOCIAL AT FLAT
Moose Lodge Entertains Monster
Crowd in Lavish Manner—
A Jolly Throng
Tho social and dance given by the Loyal
Order of Moose at Moose hall, Flat City,
last Saturday evening, brought out one of
the largest gatherings of the winter season,
and proved to he a most enjyoable affair.
The weather was mild and clear, and the
trails were in splendid shape, and as a con
sequence there was a large attendance from
Discovery, Otter, and from Iditarod.
One feature of the gathering which at
traded a great deal of comment was the
large number of pretty, healthy and lively
children in attendance. To one who imagines
Interior Alaska to be the exclusive abode of •
the sourdough miner a gathering of this
kind would be a revelation.
The entertainment commenced soon after I
9 o'clock with progressive whist, and after
an hour’s play prizes were awarded as fol
lows :
Ladies’ First Prize* Mrs. Naehter.
Ladies’ Second Prize—Mrs. Dieksen.
Men’s Prize Martin Joscphson.
A Splendid Program
At the conclusion of the card games Grant
Murdock, as master of ceremonies, intro
duced A. M. Kilgore to make an address of
welcome.
Mr. Kilgore prefaced his remarks with a
humorous story, and then expressed the ap
preciation of the lodge for the large attend
ance, and especially of women. He launched
into a discussion of women's rights, and paid j
an eloquent tribute to the gentler sex. He j
spoke of the work of women, and welcomed
them as equals.
A cornet solo by V. J. Jacobs was the next
number on the program. Miss Coolidge
played the accompaniment.
Jack McDonald gave a recitation, and ,
upon being encored gave a humorous Scotch
story.
Mrs. Charles Larson gave a vocal solo, ac
companied on the piano by Mrs. Percy G.
Charles.
Fred Levy, the versatile Innoko mining
man, rendered a recitation.
The Mandolin Club of Iditarcd, composed
of Mrs. Percy G. Charles, Mrs. Robert
Soutar, Arthur Bourne, Dick Button and
Billy Thomas, rendered selections.
Little Miss Beatrice Atwell, who has won
the hearts of the entire district by her clever
and graceful performances, gave one of her
pretty dances, and was tumultuously ap
plauded. and the dainty little lady was
obliged to respond to an encore.
Miss Coolidge gave a humorous song, and
rendered it in such manner that she was
compelled to repeat the retrain. Miss Taylor
was accompanist.
Mayor E. M. Stanton of Iditarod gave two
recitations from his favorite author, Rud
yard Kipling.
Jack Smith, “Alaska’s Harry Lauder,"
rendered Scotch songs in a manner most
pleasing to the audience, and one of his ad
mirers who had heard the original Lauder
recently was heard to say that “Jack liar,
it a'l over him.’’
Mrs. King rendered a vocal solo, accom
panied by Miss Coolidge on the piano.
The entertainment closed with a one-act
comedy by the “James Farrell Comedy Com
pany,” entitled “The Wrong House hut the
Right Room,” which was provocative of
much merriment. Mr. Farrell, as the typi
cal Hibernian, showed much cleverness, and
Mrs. George Mutchler, as the widow willing
and anxious to take another chance, showed
talent which entitles her to a place as star
in this locally famous company. The many
local hits were well received.
A Bounteous Feast
At the conclusion of the entertainment
supper was announced, and it was served in
the lodge room above the hall. The spread
was gotten up under the supervision of that
prince of chefs, Harry, Harms, who wtss as
sisted by Fred Hicksen, Sid Ensor and Ed
Hensley. An abundance of good things had
been provided, and the big crowd did jus
tice to them. The supper was a credit to
the skill of the, volunteer culinary artists
and to the hospitality of the lodge.
Dancing was commenced about midnight
and lasted until nearly 4 o’clock, when the
out-of-town guests began making prepara
tions for their return home. The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity with dancers,
and although there was much jostling and
pet corns were sometimes imperiled, it was
'a good-humored and jolly crowd, and the
many little accidents unavoidable under such
crowded conditions were passed off with a
laugh.
The entertainment committee of the
Yfoose lodge, consisting of Grant Murdock
arid Ivan Wales, are entitled to much credit \
for the success of the entertainment, which j
necessarily involved a great deal of hard |
work on their part.
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BULGARIAN SOLDIERS SHOT
FOR REFUSAL TO JOIN TURKS
LONDON, Dec. 8.—Three hundred Bul
garian soldiers who were ordered to the Dar
danelles for the purpose of aiding the Turks
against the allies were shot yesterday be
cSuse of their refusal to join with their an
cient enemies. The majority of the men de
clared that they would rather die as muti
neers than to fight with the Turks against
Christians. The action of the government
in ordering Bulgarian regiments to assist
the Moslems has created a storm of protest
throughout the army, and there is much dis
affection. Six officers were among those
who were shot.
AL WALSH ENDEAVORS
TO FIND BODY OF BOULLET
Word brought by recent arrivals from the
Kuskokwim country is to the effect that
At Walsh is engaged in a systematic effort
to locate the body of Oscar Boullet, who
is believed to have perished in the Aniuk
river near its mouth on October 20 last, or
to have wandered off into the wilderness
during a temporary aberration of mind and
have become a Victim of hunger or cold.
Mr. Walsh, who recently left here for the
Kuskokwim to visit his quartz properties in
that section, is engaged with Duke K. Stubbs,
United States commissioner at Aniuk, in
erecting a contrivance on the river with
which it is hoped to locate the body of the
missing man when the break-up occurs. It
is patterned after a fish-trap, and is to he
placed at the mouth of the river.
There is now no hope that Boullet has
survived. It will be remembered that on
the date mentioned Mr. Boullet, while cross
ing the Aniak in a small boat, was precipi
tated into the icy waters. The accident oc
eurred near the Stubbs home, and Mrs.
Stubbs endeavored to pass matches to him
across the river by attaching them to the
collar of one of Boullet’s dogs, so that he
might make a fire and dry his clothing. It
is supposed that she was unsuccessful, and
Boullet either attempted to recross the liver
or make his way to Bear creek, thirty miles
away. In either event he must have per
ished, as nothing has since been heard from
him.
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RUBY KENNEL CLUB’S DERBY
TO BE RUN ON MARCH 17
Ruby, Alaska, Doc. 7, 1915.
Iditarod Kennel Club, Iditarod, Alaska.
Gentlemen: We send you greetings and
wish you a season's success. Also we beg
to advise you and remind you that on March
17, 1<J1G, the annual Ruby Derby will be
run between Ruby and Long and return.
The distance is fifty-seven and a half miles
and the record for the distance over the
course is still held by your picked team
driven by J. L. Jean in 1913. Our prizes
lhis year are double any we have offered
before, and are divided as follows: 8500
for first money, 8300 for second and $200
for third. Entrance fee, $25. We hope to
attract many entries. At present we un
derstand that there will be two from Nulato
and that Sture Stenberg will be here with
a team, and there will be one from Tatiana
and two or three from Ruby and Long. We
also have invited Nome to send a team.
We hope we may get Fairbanks to pick a
team and send it, but of course it is not
likely they will, as they are only beginners
at this Northern pastime.
We inclose a card which shows, in addi
tion to the Derby, the other races we have
planned for the following winter.
We will be very glad to welcome any
entry from Iditarod for any of the races,
and especially the Derby. We know you
are good sports, have good dogs, md we
would like you to come and play with us.
Very sincerely,
RUBY KENNEL CLUB.
By Basil Clemons, Sec.
The above letter to the Iditarod Kennel
Club was received by George Marsh in the
last mail. While Mr. Clemons speaks of
Sture Stenberg’s taking part in the Ruby
race, this is by no means assured. Mr.
Stenberg is now on the Outside, and it is
not probable that he will return in time for
the race.
Interest in the dog-racing game in this
camp has been at a low ebo for some time,
and no attempt has been made to pull off
the customary races this year. The Iditarod
Kennel Club appears to have just dropped
into innocuous desuetude, as a former Presi
dent used to say.
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REJOICING CAUSED IN BERLIN
OVER ARRIVAL OF SUPPLIES
LONDON, Dec. 1.—The most significant
evidence that the food resources of the Ger
man countries were at a very much lover
ebb than the government was willing to ad
mit is contained in dispatches from Amster
dam and Copenhagen disclosing that there
is great rejoicing throughout the empire
over the receipt of large shipments of grain
and other food supplies from the Bulgarian
territory. The dispatches state that Berlin
has given itself over to merry-making be
cause of the announcement that ample sup
plies of grain may now be expected. An of
ficial report from Berlin states that German
agents have secured the entire surplus grain
supply of Bulgaria for the use of the Teu
tonic nations.
GERMANS NOT CHARGEABLE
WITH BURNING OF HOPEWELL
PETERSBURG, Va.. Dec. 10.—The fire
which entirely destroyed the Dupont Pow
der Company’s boom town of Hopewell last
night was started by an upturned oil stove,
from which the blaze spread with amazing
quickness. There is no doubt about the
origin of the fire, and this fact removes
all suspicion that the pro-German elements
were responsible. It is the third fire re
corded in relation to this company within a
month.
The town had twenty-five thousand inhab
itants, and had sprung up in a few months
because of the immense number of men em
ployed in the work of making war muni
tions. It was composed almost entirely of
frame buildings, and the fire ran through
it almost like a prairie fire, no time hav
ing been given since the establishment of the
town to the furnishing of fire-fighting ap
paratus.
Scenes of wild disorder now prevail, and
already one negro has been lynched and
two white men have been shot for looting.
We Can Fit
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THE HOME GF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
Three companies of militia have been rushed
to the place, and at last accounts were in
control of the situation.
From the earlier accounts it was gleaned
that immediately after the fire lawless ele
ments attempted to loot and steal everything
in sight, and that some dangerous moments
came when a general fight threatened.
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ID'TARCD’S ANDY CARNEGIE
REACHES COAST TERMINAL
(Seward Gateway, Dec. 8)
Edward J. Uhl. who operates one of the
largest machine shops in Iditarod, arrived
yesterday by dog team on his early winter
■ rip Out.-ide, and brings word of a new
method employed in Iditarod for prospect
ing in frozen ground. The old method of
using a heavy boiler, weighing about 4.50
pounds, has been superseded by the hot
water pump method, which weighs about
' thirty pounds and is very convenient. A
large fiat pan of water is placed on an open
fire and the hot water pumped into pipes
and forced into the frozen ground. This
method has been found to be more efficient
than the old steam way.
I The strike made on Horsefly creek re
■ cently has brought out about eighty men,
| and many of them have gone back for ma
j terials and tools for working the ground this
J winter. Frank Dawson, a well-known oper
! ator of Iditarod, has found nuggets on the
creek and its tributaries weighing a dollar
and over.
Mr. Uhl states that Iditarod is enjoying
good times, and expresses the belief that the
gold output this year will be far in advance
of the output of last year. Mr. Uhl makes
the trip to the States to purchase supplies
and will return to Iditarod early next March
via Seward.
He says that the trail between Iditarod
j and Ophir has been completed, and affords
much better traveling facilities between the
i two camps. The trail was built by sub
' scription from the two towns. He also says
| that the road at the Iditarod end is far
| better than at the Seward end; in fact, the
j worst stretch being from Glacier creek to
.Bird creek, about fifteen miles. That stretch
i of road is dangerous, and several dogs and
i a horse have died there.
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
FAVORED BY BURLESON
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12. The report
of Postmaster General Burleson, .submit
ted yesterday, contains recommendations
i for government ownership of a number of
important public utilities, among them be
ing the telephone and telegraph liens.
Among other recommendations is one
that the parcel post weight limit be in
creased, the reason given being that half
of the postal business of the United States
during the past year was done under par
cel post regulations, and the postmaster
general feels that such business should be
encouraged by the government.
The report states that the war in Europe
has cost the postal department of the
United States the enormous sum of S21,
000,000. The economies practiced have
reduced what otherwise would have proved
I to be an enormous deficit in the earnings
| of the department to SI 1,000,000.
A WEEKS TEMPERATURES
The temperatures recorded during the
week have been the lowest of the winter.
The extreme cold has caused a practical sus
pension of travel between the creeks and the
city, and caused those having business to
transact to postpone it until a more auspi
cious time. The cold wave coincides with
that reported from the States, which is said
to be general throughout the continent. The
lowest temperature recorded during the week
was at 10:30 a. m. on the 20th, when 50
degrees below zero was indicated.
The following table of temperatures is
from readings taken daily at 1 a. m. by Fire
Chief John C. Currin:
Above Below
Zero. Zero.
Jan. 15. 20
ie. 22
17 . 12
18 . 12
19 . 38
20 . 48
21 . 45
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DAWSON S WINTER WEATHER
MILDEST IN ITS HiSTORY
DAWSON, Dec. 9. The mildest and
most uniform winter weather in the his
tory of the Klondike is being experienced,
but the snowfaii has b^cu cue of the
[heaviest known here. The thermometer
has seldom registered below zero. The
river closed at Yukon Crossing only last
week.
The mild weather has greatly delayed
individual winter mining, most of the op
erators having to wait for cold weather to
freeze the wet creeks so that holes can be
sunk to advantage. In the new Rude creek
camp, where hundreds are said to be build
ing cabins, only a few have started to sink
shafts. No pay is reported, as hardly any
body has reached bedrock yet.
Two of the dredges belonging to the
Boyle company are still operating during
the daylight hours on the Klondike river
One of them, which recently was over
hauled, may be worked all winter. It is
believed that operations will be possible
even when the thermometer registers 20
or 30 degrees below zero, without inter
ference. The record for late operations
on the creek was made when the Boyle
No. 1 dredge shut down last week because
of lack of powder.
TRIPOLITANS RESUME WAR
AGAINST ITALIAN INVADERS
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 10.—'The Ital
ian army in Tripoli has been badly defeated
and six thousand Italian soldiers have been
killed or wounded in a battle which has
taken place between the Tripolitan rebels
and the Italian army of occupation, accord
ing to the reports issued today. It is also
stated that the rebels have entered the
southern part of Tripoli city, on the coast,
and threaten Italian dominion in the col
ony. The reports are that the revolt has
become general, and that it has been joined
by the natives of the hinterland and some
of the Egyptians near the border. The re
volt is supposed to be the result of the “holy
war” proclaimed by the sultan of Turkey
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