IDITAROD PIONEER |
Published Every Sunday Morning at Iditarod, Alaska.
FRANK F. BECKER, EDITOR
cl 1 C;o. M. /irbucklu, Publisher No. 6
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Gone are the distressing relics of the strife; gone are
the valiant heroes who so nobly fought and strove;"* gone
are Ed Orr, Col. Ousby and Billy Koon with their few pal
try Guggly dollars, and in the house of the people, alone
and unsullied, stands the commanding figure of Our Jim,
with wrinkled brow and thoughtful mien, mixing another
bunch of mental lyddite to be hurled into the camp of the
enemy.
The election for delegate to congress is over, and al
though the returns have not been received from other parts
of Alaska, we will bet two dollars to the hole in a dough
nut that the people of other districts exercised their suffrage
in the same free and untrammeled spirit as marked the vot
ing in this new and progressive camp.
We are not surprised that Wickersham polled two
votes in this precinct to every one counted for Orr.and
O'Connor. We confidently believe that he will do the same
throughout the interior of the territory for it is the voice of
the people that has spoken, and no more independent peo
ple exist upon the earth than the brave, intelligent and in
dustrious race that inhabits this northern empire.
The vote here should be a safe criterion in estimating
the total ballot. Drawn from every part of the territory,
the people here represent the thought and feeling of the
whole country—the Iditarod should be the political bar
ometer to note the weight of partisan sentiment.
Above all there Is one feature of the campaign in the
Iditarod that stands out with striking prominence which
will not fail to be noted by the thoughtful citizen. This is
the fact that the Wickersham campaign carried itself.
With Ed Orr personally on the ground, his boosters
permeating every community and buying drinks at every
bar, liis henchmen whispering behind every corner, and
O'Connor shouters masticating the atmosphere from every
elevation, they polled but a miserable vote compared to the
sweeping majority of the Wickersham silent campaign.
Through all the fight we never saw a dollar of
Wickersham money. He hasn’t it and don’t need it. Fol
lowing the heated debate with Shackleford at Fairbanks
there was a large overflow meeting held on Front street of
that city, where, standing upon the bridge, Wickersham
told the friends who gathered about him until the street
was packed that he was comparatively a poor man, that he
didn’t even own the dwelling in which he lived. He told
them that in going back to congress he was sacrificing his
law practice, and jeopardizing a small income, but that he
sought vindication, that he was in the fight to stay, and
that his enemies would bear the scars of the coming battle
to their political graves.
There were many dollars of Orr money brought into
this camp. We heard various rumors of the amounts car
ried by the Orr supporters and we know that like all the
rest it came from the coffers of the Guggenheim interests
down in Southeastern Alaska where they, strained every
nerve and their bank account to put Wickersham out of the
way.
Wickersham had no campaign fund. The battle was
carried on by his friends throughout the territory who
fought not for the pitiful wage of the political sycophant
who enlists under the banner with the gold lining, but who
fought for their convictions and the future of Alaska.
With such soldiery in the field, Wickersham could not
but win. With grafters working for his votes and Shackle
ford, paid lobbyist and party dictator, doing his talking,
Orr could not but lose.
We are confident of Wickersham’s election, and al
though as we have hitherto remarked, we do not agiee with
him on all things we will support him in his fight, knowing
that he looks to the future and the best and largest good
for Alaska.
UNSANCTIFIED sanctorum
Last week our readers were complaining abort the dearth of
mining news in this paper. They said that we were overlooking
most of the important things coming off on the creeks and that
there were lots of deals that we wotted not of.
In the last issue of this metropolitan journal we attempted to
set forth certain reliable data concerning high finance on the
creeks, as a result it has suddenly been deemed advisable to add a
cyclone cellar to our equipment and a gatling gun attachment to
the press.
The public is a hard person to please. If the news is dead and
LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTRY
Sash,
GLASS,
Paper, Loclcs, \Iirror«, Etc.
Alii E? 1L/’’ Warehouse on Waterfront,
p JgW p Foot of Richmond Street
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! Shirtwaist Sale 1
$ To maka room for our large stock, v
X we are selling all Shirtwaists at a O SZ. mam a X
| reduction of.P6T 00161. g
I IS ADORE GOLDSTEIN 1
X Front Ave., Between Richmond and Willow Sts., Iditarod g
CITY DRUG STORE!
Z. J. Loussac, Ph.G. |
PURITY QUALITY RELIABILITY!
^ First Ave., Bet. Willow and Richmond Sts., Iditnrod^
I Riverside Hotel]
< Iditarod City A. F. Morgan, Manager $
FINEST EQUIPPED LOG HOTEL IN THE NORTH
t Furnished Rooms and Bunks at Moderate Rates j
| Every Bunk a Spring j
colorless, the paper is thrown aside in disgust. If a few live and
pertinent observations are inchided-it immediately becomes neces
sary to take to the woods.
In another part of this issue v;e are accused of being a “dirty
little sheet,’’ truly a painful accusation since we have been actuated
by only the highest motives in an attempt to set the news before
the readers of the camp.
Last week we published a story about the alleged defection of
Major Amaker. Mr. Earl Crutcher calls it a direct attack upon
Major Amaker and himself, while we insist that it is a news story
based upon all the information obtainable. In it we gave Mr. Crut
cher’s explanation of the Major’s absence and in this issue we give
further particulars of Mr. Crutcher’s side of the story since both
parties to the controversy are entitled to the fullest hearing. If
Major Amaker has been done a grievious wrong as contended by
Mr. Crutcher we are the first to apologize, since the story was in
no sense actuated by personal malice. However, the contentions
of both parties to the deal on Flat are before the public and it is up
to them to judge.
Again, we published a story last week about a big deal on the
Wildcat association on Flat creek. This story, written solely be
cause of its news value has stirred up all sorts of trouble. The
officers of the Miners & Merchants bank of this city, indignantly
deny any interest whatever in the negotiations just concluded on
that ground. They insist that they are engaged in a banking
business and are not interested in mine speculation. By everyone
else connected with the deal we are quietly but firmly requested to
mind our own business.
As said before, these admonitions are very painful. They re
mind us of the unhappy lot of the newspaper, but having taken up
the task of running a real newspaper in this camp we are loth to
lay it down and must perforce continue on this thorny path guided
by the light of duty and experience.
We have always been opposed to the Sherlock Holmes school
of journalism. We don’t look through keyholes or open other
people’s mail. We go out upon the public highways andbyways
for our news, and it comes froin the press clean and unaltered,
neither sweetened or soured by personal malice or prejudice.
In the ordinary course of human events, it is but natural that
we will make occasional mistakes. Should such mistakes bring
harm upon others, ours will be the first voice raised to right the
injury. Again, we have no doubt, we will frequently tread upon
tender toes, for some men court publicity while others shun it.
However regretable this may be, experience has taught us that it
is unavoidable, and must be taken with the day’s work as philoso
phically ’ s may be.
In c< .elusion we wish to say that we intend to print the news.
This will be done after careful inquiry to guarantee its reliability,
and if it should so fall out that everyone is not pleased we must
then muse with George Ade, who said, “There’s a room in the
county poor house with a southern exposure. In it lives a man
who tried to run a paper to suit everybody.”
THESE ARE PUBLIC
spirited citizens
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Finding the cooperative work of
the residents of the town too slow
for them in the repair and paving
of streets, Jos. Smith and Anderson
Bros., assisted by a small coterie of
their neighbors got busy themselves
on street improvement last week
and carried on a little public en
terprise from a private standpoint.
Willow street below Second was
practically an impassable morass,
where voyagers to the creeks met
their first serious setback. A quar
ter ot a mile of such going was
enough to put the fear of the trail
in the heart of the stoutest, and
that at the very outset of tue
journey.
Finding the puolic improvement
too slow, they took the matter in
their own hands and laid a block
of street pavement, connecting up
some loose ends and making it pos
sible to get loads of material to the
lots where extensive building is
now being done on Third street.
At the same time, it has been
noted that the N. C. Co., C T
Snter and other business houses on j
First street have not found it too
expensive to pave the streets in
front of their store with slabs and
sawdust, affording means of access
for wagons, and adding much to
the appeara; cr of the thoroughfare.
FIRST SUMMER
PRISONER GOES GUT
Departing down river last 'yesterday
Capt. J. J. Donovan, deputy United
States marshal for the iditarod, de
parted for Fairbanks, taking with him
Wit. Hanauer, the young man who
confessed to having hypothecated
money and jewelry belonging to Otto
Kientz of this city.
With the same expedition, Henry
Roden, assistant United States district
attorney here, also left for Fairbanks,
to make the final arrangements inci
dental to his return to the new camp
before the freezeup.
Capt. Donovan expected to go Out
side with prisoners this fall but he has
changed his plans and as consequence
will come back here as soon as possible.
Mr. Roden, as representative of the
firm of Wickersham, Heilig & Roden
will establish permanently here, erect
ing winter quarters as soon as he re
turns.
Just received a shipment of Wash
ington fir lumber, kiln, dried. Ceiling,
flooring, shipUp and dimension lumber.
Ross & Nestor.
DOG MADING ACQUIRES
INTERESTS ON HAPPY
Among the mining deajs of last
week is the sale of a quarter in
terest in the Texas association on
Happy creek, by which Doc Mad
ing, the Flat creek operator ac
quired the interest of Win. Reif
for a cash consideration of $1800.
The sale was completed Wed
nesday and foreshadows work on
a considerable scale on Happy,
as the Madings now hold the ma
jority of that 4 claim association.
The Texas adjoins the Wash
ington association at the head of
Happy and was staked by J. B.
Mading, G. W. Mading, Duncan
Michie and Wm. Reif in Novem
ber, 1909. Gold was discovered
by Mading in March last, but the
first work of consequence was
done by L. I. Grimsmore.L. Nel
son, Dick Thorson and Frank
Johnson, laymen on the upper
600 feet. More recently, Frank
Wiseman and partners have been
doing some work on these claims.
When this ground was visited
by the writer in June, the work
done showed the pay to be at
least 30 feet wide, but of most
variable quality. Pans ranging
from three to 40 cents had been
found, and although there is be
lieved to be pay all through the
gravel there, the dirt will doubt
less have to bo handled in large
quantities to make it profitable.
They find a granite wash sup
posed to be the off scourings
from the porphyry and granite
contact constituting the dyke at
the head of the creek.
Doc Mading has not yet an
nounced his intentions in regard
to the ground.
Job Printing—many kinds—at
the Pioneer office.
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Capi, Allison's Place
Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks,
Confectionery and Fruit
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8D3TAROD
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RQOfflS AND
SPRING BEDS
HOSKY & 3CRVO, PROPS.
Adolphe Hippo. Manager
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| Discovery Otter
RESTAUR AWT
The Best on Otter
»n<i Only meal Cresl(
C. S. Bernhardt & E. B. Duncan, Props.
When Ye’re
Hungry
| THERE IS NO
PLACE LIKE
Be Wise JT wr
Home
Restaurant,
FLAT CREEK
Misses Ha^elin & Michel, Ptods.
Fort Gibbon's Up-to-Date House
Golden North
HOTEL
Finest and Neatest Rooms
Cater* Especially to FpjpiJy Trade
NO Bar
KD Y. IKE, PROF.
Enlarged Remodeled
BLACK’S
hotel
Fort Gibbon
WILL MAKE SUDS I
RIGHT HERE
There is no denying the fact that
the announcement ot the coming of
a brewery to Iditarod city is the
cause of much general rejoicing.
l'he news comes from Fairbanks,
and is to the effect that the Barthel
Brewing Company of that city is
shipping the plant of the old Arctic
brewery which they purchased last
winter.
The water here lias not been all
that it should be in quality, though
nothing can be said about the quail
tity. For this reason many have
found it difficult to drink much
water, i he coming of the brewery
will in a measure solve the prob
lem, for the product of the Arctic
plant has been universally rccotn
mended for cooling hot pipes, re
moving cobwebs, and taking the
stains out of unimpeachable charac
ters.
Housewives find it useful in
keeping ti,,_ family together, and
husbands have employed it in the
solution of difficult business propo
sitions. Taken with a cheese sand
wich it may be found a delightful
substitute fur postum cereal.
According to the report, the
plant is now on the way and will
be set up lieie before the freeze up.
No More Lady Notaries
According to the advices freni
Nome. Judge Moore, of that dis
trict, who is now waiting for the ar
rival of his successor, took s hate
ful fling at the fair sex before step
ping down from the bench, by iuI
ing iu a case before him, that wo
men are not entitled to the dignity
of a notary public.
The ruling came in a case pend
ing before Judge Moore, and only
emphasizes the fact that district
judges in Alaska can do a lot of
mean things if they wish. Just
why Judge Moore doesn’t care for
the impress of some fair notary's
seal upon his papers, deponent say.
eth not, but such is the ruling, and
it is fortunate that it acts as pre
cedent for the Second judicial di
vision only.
We can put y ou in a good, coin'or! -
able house in a jiffy. JSee Anderson
Bros. & Nerland—sash, doors, wall
paper, carpels, window shades, etc.
Notice to Public
I am not responsible for any bills
contracted by my wife, Mrs. L. N. Mar
kin, or Elizabeth Markle, since June;
14, 1910. L. N. Markle, Dis. Otter. j
DR. B. F. BROOKS,
Physician and Surgeon
Opposite Red Cross Drug Store
HEINRICH WORT MANN,
Physician and Surgeon
Office ut City Drug Store.
First Are., bet. Willow and Richmond
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
Dentist
Temporary Headquarters, Red Cross
Drug Store
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat and Otter
Will be it Flit list two weeks ot esch month
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Iditakod, Alaska
McGowan, Clark & Albrecht
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska Phone No. 7
The Pioneer Attorneys of This Camp
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
ll'. S. Commissioner]
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Practice only in District Court. IDiTAROJJ
F. E. BECKER,
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Office- Richmond St., near Second
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law.
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Abstracts of Titles
Plat Creek
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Iditakod, Alaska
J. C. MOODY,
Mtcrney atLaw
’ Iditakod, Alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON,
Watchmaker
tMSCOVERY, OTTER
Formerly with E. A. Suter, Fairbanks;
Diamond House, Sat) Francisco
LEAVE ORDERS
At City Drug Store, or Pony Express,
Iditarod
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0 H. C. Hamilton Raymond Brumbaugh q
X E. E. Kellogg, Consulting Engineer 8
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1 Brumbaugh, Hamilton k Kellogg |
| MINING MACHINERY, HARDWARE, I
§ STOVES, TIN AND GRANiTEWARE I
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X E. J. Baker, Manager Str. Samson, Regular Sailings X
STANLEY’S it the Mouth o! Flat Creek
SERVES THE BEST
MEALS AND LODGINGS
Telephone Connections With All the Principal Creeks.
Well Stocked With Soft Drinks, Cigars,
Tobaccos, and Fresh Fruits of the Season
A place where you ban meet all the boys.
FRANK O. STANLEY, PROP,
Formerly of the Stanley House, Hot Springs, Alaska
THE {
Pioneer
Sheet Metal Works
Are “THERE” on Willow Street
Cascade Steam Laundry
ONLY STEAM LAUNDRY IN IDITAROD
til Silks and Flannels Washed by Hand
Get Our Prices
Corner First Avenue, and Willow Street Look for the Big Sign