, jr n B ,/&» n ng Now on display, embracing Cut Glass, Silverware, Silver Depositware and China, which is being offered m m qn& jul m mob
Bi Stock of mew Goodsailowestprices- ffeh,,twewU1 ni°,eouri",iktoFlal ^■ L, sale
j FOR YOUR WINTER OUTFIT j
♦ We will guarantee to give you Better Goods than anybody else in £
f Idilarod £
♦ Swift’s Premium %
I Ham and Bacon f
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,> Without the seal-tight covering—the best money can ♦
5 possibly produce Y
v Silver Leaf Lard |
| Golden Glow Butt or !
t Selected Petaluma *
| Fresh Ranch Eggs j
| Fully Matured ?
I Yakima Potatoes |
I Both Eggs and Potatoes with exceptional keeping qualities for the |
Y winter ^
? Mil Happy Home and S. & W. I
l Canned Goods, etc. j
♦ In fact, everything we carry is of the Highest Grades only, and ^
♦ strictly fresh. We will guarantee that every article coming from Z
% us will more than please you. ^
% LOCALLY GROWN ON J. J. SMITH’S RANCH £
♦ Fresh Carrots, 5 cents per pound ♦
<* Fresh Turnips. 5 cents per pound J
♦ Fresh Celery, two heads for 25c t
! Sami Applebaum |
Trunk, Handbag, Grip,
Suit Case. White Rubber
Shoes, Quilts, Blankets,
Sox, a Suit of Clothing,
Gloves, Mitts, heavy and
light, Shoes, Suspenders,
Hats, Caps, Underwear, or any
thing else to wear, Blank
Books or other Stationery,
Drugs, Cosmetics, Photo Goods,
your films developed or
prints made (special rates
to those who buy their
supplies from us). Don't go
out without a Kodak. Keep
a picture record of your
trip out, and before you go
call at the only up-to-date
store in the camp, where
you can get your money's
worth,
Iditarcd
PI APARTlS P;,f allJ small, printed on
i paper. cardboard or cloth,
on short notice, at Jditarod Pioneer office.
Bergen’s
Rich
GUT GLASS
Heavy Sterling Depositware,
Community Silver and Toilet
Novelties
At that ALWAYS reduced prices. Na
tive Ivory and Nugget Jewelry or to
order.
Wm. TAYLOR,
_FLAT_
PROSPECTORS LEAVE FOR
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
| Billy Kay and Tom Killea left on Sunday
i last for Buckstock creek, near Kolmakoff
."ki, on the Kuskokwim, where they have
some quartz properties. They took along
as part of their equipment a pack horse.
Ripe cucumbers for preserving.
Crowley & Porter.
For Working Clothing, see Boas, Flat.
rae>.-a.,**. r i aa
All Robber Boots Reduced in Price |
White III©@ts5 $91
Still a Few Pairs of No. 7 Gold Seal, $5 |
.... C. R. PECK, FLAT CiTY 1
PIONEER SALOON]
J FOR GOOD WHISKEY |
| Two Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Sold—$4.50 Gal. I
\ RAMPS PETERSON %
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| CLOSING-OUT SALE
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| $50,000.00 ”«r
♦ Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Our entire stock of High-Class
♦ Merchandise must be sold before June 1, 1916, as we will close our store at that
T time.
♦ Come yourself or send in your orders and they will be filled at genuine bar
Y gain prices.
\ SMITH’S GUN STORE\
i SECOND AND WILLOW STS. IDITAROD, ALASKA
SUBJEMEiTHOF
CBiS. DRAPEAU
The death of Charles Drapeau, which oc
curred at the McDonald about midnight last
Saturday night, and brief mention of which
was made last week, came as a great shock
j to the many friends and acquaintances of
! the popular entertainer.
Mr. Drapeau had been in poor health for
I several months, and while he was not
thought to be dangerously ill, he had been
an intense sufferer. On the day of his
death he had been making arrangements
! for the removal of his moving picture plant
I to Flat City to give a series of shows, ex
I pec ting to return here by November 1. and
I had ordered advertisements to that effect
j with The Pioneer. At that time he seemed
to be in better shape physically than for
I some time past. During the evening he had
j chatted pleasantly with friends, and retired
j about 10 o’clock. Shortly afterwards he
was seized with severe pains and Mrs. Mc
Donald of the McDonald hotel hastily sum
! moned assistance, and everything possible
was done to relieve nun. oui wnnoui suc
| cess. He died before the arrival of Dr. Aur
j inger from Flat City.
It has been possible to learn but little in
; regard to his antecedents prior to bis resi
j deuce in the North. Several persons now
! lviing in the district knew him in Dawson
in early days, and later in Fairbanks. For
a time he resided in Ruby, where he be
came a member of the Pioneers of Alaska,
j but did not keep up his membership. He
| appears to have had but few intimates. It
i was said that he had a brother in Fairbanks,
j but the efforts of Percy Charles, president
of the local Pioneers igloo, were unsuccess
i ful in locating him by telegraph. It was
j learned that he had a sister in Nova Scotia,
| and she was communicated with. No re
i sponse has been received, however.
A little more than a year ago Mr. Drapeau
came to this citv with a moving picture
j outfit, from Ruby, and with the exception
j of several months last winter, when he took
| his outfit over the trail to Takotna, Mc
| Grath. Ophir. Long City and Ruby, he has
been here since that time. lie had been a
j resident of Iditarod in the early days of the
| camp, also, when he followed the occupa
i tion of musician.
Paul LaPlant has been appointed admin
istrator of his estate.
The Funeral
The funeral was held at 2 o’clock last
i Tuesday, and while it was not held under
! the auspices of any lodge, many members
I of the Pioneers’ igloo were present, and the
j officials of that organization made the ar
\ rangements for the obsequies. The services
were held in Smith’s undertaking chapel,
and E. M. Stanton read the burial service.
The place was crowded to the doors. Ladies
of the city had contributed a profusion of
flowers, made up in wreaths and set pieces,
and the coffin was literally covered with
the blossoms.
The interment was at the Iditarod ceme
tery. the pall bearer* being Frank Stanley.
Andy Conlin, Herb Plan, 'Gene Norton and
William Thomas.
COAST PROSPECTS DISCUSSED
BY BENNETT T. JAMES
In a letter to The Pioneer, Bennett T.
James, the well-known mining man. who
now is located at Seward, says that indica
tions point to Anchorage becoming the bet
ter town of the two. It undoubtedly will
be, he says, if they are able to make a
harbor there.
“This part of the country looks like a
comer," continues the letter, “although al
most universally low grade, both in placer
and lode. Some good and some bad re
ports come from the Broad Pass region.
So the answer is—more development."
Mr. James expects to visit Iditarod early
next spring.
AUTO BREAKS DOWN AND
IS PUT OUT OF COMMISSION
The Mutchler Bros.’ auto, which has done
such good service in the passenger traffic
between Iditarod and Flat City during the
season, broke down during the week and
has been put out of commission until next
spring. It would have been impossible to
operate the car during the winter season,
and as snow may be expected almost any
time now. it was not thought worth while
to again patch it up this year.
The horse trams will continue to operate
the tramway will be abandoned for the win
ter, and the stage will furnish transporta
tion facilities.
Green tomatoes for pickling.
Crowley & Porter.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
IDITAROD MERCHANTS ARE
PLEASED WITH NEW GOODS
It is a goodly sight these days to view
the stores of the Iditarod merchants, re
plenished with the new goods for fall and
winter use. With warehouses bursting with
freight shipments, and every available bit
of store space tilled, the business men of
the district are prepared for the winter’s
trade. Probably never before have goods
arrived in better conditions than this year.
The Outside shippers seem to be learning
the needs and requirements of the trade bet
ter every year, and as a consequence the
goods shown will compare favorably with
| those in the better grade stores of the
States.
This is especially true of fruits and vege
tables. Some of the apples, oranges and
other fruits make a most tempting display,
and the vegetables are as sound and whole
! some looking as though just gathered,
j Most of the shipments have been received i
from the terminus at Dikeman, and it is j
; probable that everything will be housed j
■ in the Iditarod warehouses before there is i
! danger of a freeze-up.
AGENT WAS CIRCUMVENTED
BY AID OF BEN EROMBERG
_
Ray Henderson, who will take a party
I to St. Michael next week to make connec
, tion with the last outgoing boats, tells a
1 good story of how Ben Bromberg, who left
recently for the Tolovana, saved the day on
a former trip made by Henderson at the
close of the season last year.
! Ben is a man of great energy, nervous
ness and impulse, and it was due to these
i characteristics that the members of the
; party on the occasion referred to were saved
great inconvenience and an added expense
on their trip Outside.
The. party which left here with Bender -
, son last year consisted of eleven men. in
' eluding Ben. Arriving at St. Michael, they
found that all the regular boats had been
put out of commission for the winter. There 1
were several Yukon river steamboat men !
at St. Michael, however, who were to go to
i Nome to take passage on one of the ships
for Seattle. It was the intention of the
company to send these men over on the
Meteor, a harbor tug. and Ray’s party
.would make a nice addition to the passen
ger list. The Meteor would not leave for
several days, however, and the Iditarod
people wanted to get away from St. Michael
at the earliest possible moment. Bender
son therefore telegraphed to one of the I
steamship company agents at Nome asking
them if they would not call at St. Michael
j for them, and naming the number of would
be passengers. No reply was received. The
: agent at St. Michael also informed them, so
! the story goes, that the steamer Corwin
! was in the Arctic and could not be reached
bv wire. Therefore the boys seemed des
tined to wait at St. Michael and take the
Meteor.
But right there was where the restless- i
ness and energy of Ben Bromberg came to j
the rescue. St. Michael is a small place, and
soon Ben was acquainted with everyone
there, including the officials and the sol
diers. While playing a friendly game of
chess with the postmaster one day Ben over ■
heard a remark which proved that instead |
of being in the Arctic, the Corwin was at j
Nome, waiting to gather up a crowd of pas
sengers for the trip to Seattle. Dropping '
the chess game. Ben excitedly rushed to
Henderson and gave the information, and
in a few minutes Henderson had a message 1
on the way to Captain Healey of the Cor
win. asking him to call at St. Michael for
them, and in a short time he had a favor
able reply.
When the Corwin steamed into the har
bor the White Pass officials were dum
founded, and they were equally astonished
when they learned that Henderson had been I
in communication with her. It turned cut
afterward that the reason that Henderson
did not get a reply to his wire to Nome was j
that the St. Michael agent had sent word i
"that all the passengers were going over on
the Meteor. They knew there had been a
leak of information somewhere, but they
could not locate it.
Henderson and his party boarded the Cor
win and left St. Michael several days ahead j
of the Meteor, and were well on their way
'to Seattle before the company's men got |
started, with a saving of considerable time
and expense.
Henderson says that was one time that
Bromberg's personal peculiarities were of
real benefit, as had it not been for him they
would never have received the useful in
formation.
L G. ELLIS GARDNER LEAVES
I The late Fairbanks papers contain the an
nouncement of the departure for the Out
side of Deputy District Attorney G. Ellis j
Gardner, on a thirty days’ leave of ab
sence. It is not generally believed, however,
that he intends to return to his post.
BRIDES FOR FAIRBANKS
Advices from Fairbanks state that there
have been an unusual number of fall wed
dings in the Tanana metropolis this season.
Four brides recently have arrived from the
Outside, and more are said to be on the
way.
f Visit our new store at Flat.
Boas the Clothier.
Fresh Fairbanks cabbage and cauliflower.
Crowley & Porter.
| It is never too late or too early to ac
commodate the people from the creeks when
they come to the
I CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
, The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk
ish Bath
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Don’t forget the picture show tomorrow
night for the benefit of the Drapeau estate.
Word has been received that the mail left
Dikeman on the Sea Wolf at 10 a. m. yes
terday.
Mrs. Herb Riley made a trip to Dike
man on the last voyage of the Little Delta,
as the guest of Mrs. Si Atwell. She re
turned Tuesday.
Mrs. John C. Currin and children returned
from Dikeman on the Little Delta Tuesday.
Mr. Currin is not expected here until after
the freeze up.
Dan Brice, the Bear creek miner, made
a Hying trip to Flat City a few days ago.
He did not continue his journey to this city,
and his stay in Flat was brief.
Word was received Thursday that the
Valdez-Sitka cable was interrupted, and it
is still out of commission. No war bulletins
have been received during the past two
days.
The river vessels are being prepared for
the freeze-up While no slush ice has as yet
appeared, indications are that the tighten
ing process may be in operation at any
time now.
Maintaining an air of great secrecy, and
ostensibly bent on a hunting expedition.
“Dr." Goolden and Andy Conlin slipped
down the river on Thursday last to investi
gate a reported strike.
The wife of Henry Overbeck, living near
the Forks, on Flat creek, met with a pain
ful and somewhat serious accident a few
days ago. The lady sustained a heavy fall
and received a severe cut from a jagged
rock. She is reported to be recovering rap
idly.
Harry Watson and Bert Thorsen are now
operating the steamer Pup. They made
their first trip this week to a slough on the
Yukon to pick up some freight and two pas
sengers left by a White pass vessel, after
the last runs of the Delta and Washburn.
Major Albrecht. Charles E. Taylor and
Charles Lovett returned Wednesday evening
from a hunting trip which took them to
the waters of the lower Iditarod and Innoko
rivers. They report having had a splendid
outing, and while game was plentiful, it
was extremely wild, consequently they did
not meet with much success.
CONTRACT GOODS PERMITTED
TO BE SHIPPED TO AMERICA
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.—Concessions in
the enforcement against American commerce
of the British order in council were an
nounced yesterday as a result of informal
negotiations just completed by the foreign
trade advisers of the state department.
The British ambassador. Sir Cecil Spring
Rice. assured the trade advisers that their
informal representations in cases where the
British orders have caused “undue hardship”
to American commerce will receive special
consideration.
The ambassador called at the state de
partment personally to explain the extent
of the Biti.sh concessions, which are espe
cially intended to meet the growing com
plaint of American importers that their
Christmas trade is threatened by failure to
obtain goods made in Germany and Austria
for which they had contracted.
Generally speaking, it is the intention of
the British government to permit the pas
sage through the blockade line of goods for
which the American importers have entered
into contract with German and Austrian
firms. Heretofore it has been required that
the money shall have actually been paid for
the goods. Now it will be sufficient to show
that they were regularly contracted for. and
that the American importer is really the per
son responsible for them and title rests with
him. Goods valued at many millions of
dollars have accumulated at Rotterdam and
awrait- transportation to the United States.
The order applies to these, but whether it
will extend to goods yet in German fac
tories, but under contract for delivery on
this side of the Atlantic, is yet undeter
mined.
The success of private interests in London
represented by special attorneys in securing
the release of about $000,000 worth of such
goods now on the docks is explained at the
British embassy here as due to the fact
that the local attorneys there were able to
secure and present to the British authorities
the proof required as to the character of
the goods and the conditions of contract.
Now it is planed to permit American im
porters to present proof at the British em
bassy here, which, it is believed, will greatly
facilitate importations.
Just received, nice assortment of winter
apples. Crowley & Porter.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
A full line of Rubber Goods at Boas', Flat
and Iditarod.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
iditarod!
IHart, Schaffner St SVlarx Clothing 1
ftfettleton and Florsheim Shoes I
ILatest Styles of Stetson Hats!
i nee \
| I
MIH6 MOTES
The thawing crew at the dredge of the
Yukon Gold Company, on Flat creek, which
was laid off some weeks ago because of thp
fact that they were far ahead of the work
ings, is again at work. The dredge is now
working ground opposite to the power plant.
A sixty horse-power boiler has been moved
onto the old Monkman & R nan lav. and is
being used in moving the big tailings piles
at this point.
At the head of Flat creek there is great
activity at the Up Grade, caused by the
i recent heavy downpours of rain, and on the
| workings of A1 Walsh and Ait ken & Riley
! the same activity prevails. There has been
I a demand for workmen during the past
| few days.
On Willow creek Jonas Brewis has a crew
i of men ground-sluicing. lie also is making
! use of the prospecting drill rpcently secured
* from Bob Lowric.
At the Manley workings, also on Willow
creek, some ground-sluicing still is being
done, as there is plenty of water. The big
drag-line scraper has been moved and is
being placed in readiness for the spring op
erations.
Armstrong & Adams, who are working a
fraction at the mouth of Cottonwood creek,
in (he tr angle below Flat City, are said to
be taking out good pay.
| The heavy frost of last Thursday morning
! closed down the operations of the Summit
| Association, but it is expected to be only
j temporary. As far as could be learned, this
; was the only instance in which the frost
| interfered with work.
INSURANCE IDEA EXTENDED
0?i PARCEL POST MATTER
The local postoffice has been notified that,
| effective "eptember 1, llJ15, the following
; amendment has been made to the postal
| regulations:
! Fourth-class mail shall not be registered,
; but may bp insured against loss in an
| amount equivalent to its actual value, but
; not to exceed So in any one case, on pay
j ment of a ee of 3 cents; not to exceed $25
, on paymcr t of a fee of 5 cents; not to ex
ceed $50 cn payment of a fee of 10 cents,
i nr not texceed $100 on payment of a fee
i of 25 cem- in addition to the postage, both
i to be pn • aid by Stamps affixed; but in
j demnity v 11 not be allowed in cases of loss
! of such :; ail addressed to the Philippine
islands, ui I *ss the loss occurred in the ; • *>tal
| service of t le United States,
i The am mriment puts into effect new max
I mum and minimum indemnifies. Hereto
I fore if has been impossible to insure for less
| than So or more than $50.
j The construction of a new port on the east
I coast of the island of Luzon i> expected to
reduce the time for trips between the Pa
i cifir coast of the United States and Manila
! by four days.
j Fresh 01 mpia Oysters, for cocktails. $2
can Iditarod Meat Co.
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♦ SMOKERS’ SUPPLIES AT REDUCED RATES %
% All brands of Smoking Tobacco cut to Three Packages for 50c %
a Other goods in proportion ja
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