IDSTA ROD PIONEER
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•Judge \YiekershamL petition in the
contest case, like his attack on Secre
tary Lane, carries its own refutation.
He attempts to prove Governor lliggs,
Acting Collector of Customs Garfield,
•Judge .Jennings, .Judge Brown, .Judge
Bunnell. .Judge Lioizheimer, District
Attorney Stuiser, United States mar
shals. court, commissioners, army men,
members of the Bureau of Kducalion.
and other officials by the score to be
political crooks and felons is so absurd
that no one in Washington or Alaska
can consider him seriously. Juneau
Umpire. ^
Mr. Grigshy was seated as delegate
to ( .’ongross without a dissenting vote,
notwithstanding that a hearing of both
sides of the question was held. Mr.
WtcUersham must have a number of
good friends in Congress among the
I Republicans. — Douglas New-*.
Bandits Make a Rich Grab
San Francisco. Aug. 1).—Three ban
hits yesterday morning held up the
Morgan Jewelry (Jo., located in the
heart of the business district, and es
caped with gems valued at $00,000.
Struck Big Vein of Bornite
Whitehorse, Y. T., Aug. 1. — A 14
JouL vein of bornite. going 40 to 00 per
cent, copper, has been struck on the
linO-foot level in the (’upper King mine.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Professional
Mirhilrun, 18,81 Kentucky, 1891
Alaska, 1 u10
George Woodruff Albrecht
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney or JdiUrud
CHAS. E. TAYLOR
Attorney at Law
BANK BLOCK
First Avenue Iditarod
DR. MOORE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
DRUE STORE
DR.H.BEHLA
Physician AND
Surgeon
Dentistry in Connection
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Behla Hospital
Flat, Alaska
81g Stocks of Fresh Goods
Everything for the Miner and
Prospector
MAX SIMEL ;S5ST
S‘cr3 at Mouth of Tolstoi
Juneau Empire. .July 20.
After months of peristent effort to
secure tin* body of his wife who was
• >ue of the passengers on the Princess
Sophia at the time it was wrecked last
October, Ai XVinchell’s perseverence
was rewarded when Jack Donovan,
diver for the Deep Sea Salvage Com
pany, secured Mrs. WinchelP.s body
yesterday. It was brought, iti last night
with four other bodies, as follows:
Unknown woman, wearing a dark
blue, or green silk dress and short fur
trimmed reddish colored coat and large
manic leaf breastpin and rough gold
wishbone pin.
Chinaman, unidentified member of
Princess Sophia crew.
Charles Look hardt Queen. Vancou
ver, carried a gold watch and $100.08
Dan A. McDonald, of Flat, Alaska,
member of Pioneers of Alaska: carried
$420 in travelers’ checks and gold
watch and chain.
Mrs. A! Winch ell, Iditarod.
The bodv of Mrs. vVinoheil was found
outside of room 40 on the saloon deck,
and on the opposite side of the ship
ffotT iter stateroom. It was reported
last winter when divers were searching
the Sophia for Mrs. WinehMPs body,
and the story was published, that her
body had been located in her stateroom,
room .*>;>, with that of another woman.
It was also said that.it was impossible
insecure the body without, furl Iter as
sistance because of the manner m which
the berths had loosened and jammed
against the door. Unahle to open the
door, the diver had broken the window,
it was said, hut. was unable to rescue
Mrs. W incite IPs body. Mr. Donovan
said that it was evident that some mis
take had been made because the win
dow of room Jo was intact, and that
there was no one in the room.
Air. \\ tnehell arrived ir .Juneau from
Idiiarod as soon after the wreck of the
Princess Sophia in which Mrs. Winch
ell perished as he was able to yet here.
He wailed for days while search wax
being made ot the shores neighboring
the wreck, hoping that one of the
bodies recovered would he that of his
wife Finally, when it was determined
Hint the heat still remained intact and
could he searched by divers, he hired
them to boat cl the ship and search for
Airs. Winehell. After days of unsuc
cessful work. Mr. Winehell left for the
south, satisfied that, everything had
been dot e that was possible at that
time, but still anxious Do get more
help. He returned about two months
ago with the representatives from the
Deep Sea Salvage Company, and since
i ley have been working on t he wreck,
has accompanied them on each trip to
the sunken vessel hoping always that
among the bodies they were recovering
he would find that of Mrs. Winehell.
The day following the recovery of
Mrs. W incite 11’s body, Mr. Winehell
left for San Francisco with t he remains
where they will be interred by the side
ot her mother, and the promise made
by the husband just, before the wife
started for the States will have been
fulfilled. The months of patient, perse
vering. waiting and laboring have left
their mark on Al Winehell. who has
aged years in the short time that has
elapsed since the Princess Sophia went
down in Lynn canal.
FARMER'S HEARTLESS DECEPTION
Those who have a hankering after a
little “Oh lie Joyful” should hear in
mind that appearances are deceiving
and sometimes they can he mistaken in
following up a clue as to the where
abouts of their favorite refreshment.
A warning may tie gathered from the
experience of some Omaha. Neb., resi
dents. They paid a farmer *4 a pint
for 2,200 quarts of what he told them
was “pink tea.” And that was what it
was. The men who paid the fabulous
price thought it was something witli a
"hefty kick.” The amusing tiling
about it is that they cannot make a
complaint to the authorities that they
were “hooked,” as that, would put them
as much in tlie mud as the farmer is in
the mire. But the “hayseed” has a fat
roll in his pocket and a roughish smile
in liis eye. Surely the way of the
thirsty is going to tie hard.
Mi's. Charles Gerhart, of Flat creek.
leTt for Nome several days ago to join
her husband, who is now employed by
; one of the dredging companies of that
1 damp
HEARS AT THE HEAD
Washington, An?. 11.—The Presi
dent. today appointed Col. Frederick
Mea.rs to be chairman of the. Alaska
engineering Commission, to succeed
W. C. Fdes, who will remain with the
commission as consulting engineer.
Col. Mears lately returned from ac
tive military*.service in France.
Congress Ready to Speed Up
Washington, Aug 11. — Representa
r ive Mondcdl, Republican, majority floor
leaner, declared hi the House today
that Gongre^s was ready to ad
promptly on such legislation as was
needed to carry out the suggestions
made by the President in his address
to Gongress last. Friday, for the reduc
tion of the cost of living, and would
also speed up’’ the passage of the ap
propriations suggested by the President,
on that occasion .Mr. .Mondell stated
t bar while some legislation would be
acted on promptly, that which affected
profound policies of goverment would
he debated.
After the “Honest Farmers”
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 11.—George W.
Sheenan. president, of the Gentral
Sugar (’ompany. and three r>t her offi
cials of l lie same corporation, have
been indicted for profiteering in sugar.
In a, drive last week against profit
eering among farmers who sell food
stulTs at abnormal prices and fail ft)
mark their measures properly as the
law requires, city officials arrested 30
farmers.
AEROPLA 3 FIRED ON
I
' Yuma, Ari.. Attp. 11.—Mexican fed
, era! soldiers tired on two aeroplanes of
! t lie American border patrol yesterday
j near Andrade, in Lower Califoi nia. six
miles west of here. The aeroplanes
[ welt) on the American side when fired
upon by the Mexicans, who used tua
I chine puns and t-tlies. When the avi
ators returned the fire with machine
! puns the Mexicans fled. The. aeroplanes
involved in the exchange of shots were
from Lock wed field, San Diego. Calif.
No Socialism for Mr. Taft
Cincinnati, Aug. 11.—Former Presi
; dent Taft issued a statement today in
which lie said that President Wilson's
I plan for tlie public ownership of rail
roads was extremely socialistic and
radical. Mr. Ta.fi said that certain R< -
publicans will vigorously oppose the
! plan, at:d hopes that Democrats will do
1 so. “We should not allow the soviet
! system to gain even a toehold here,*’
1 concluded the ex-president.
Big Prices Paid in Italy
Rome, Aug. 9. The American army
j reaped a harvest in Italy when it dis
posed of its surplus equipment. Auto
mobiles which sell for but $900 when
new in America brought $2,000. Type
writers which sold for $100 in'the
United Stales were bought for $200:
All the material was second hand, the
automobiles having been used on the
Italian front. The importation restric
tions and the scarcity of material is the
'cause attributed for the high prices.
Twenty-Two Years’ Experience in Alaska and Yukon
MUTCHLER BROS.’.
Iditarod-Flat Tramway
Freighting to All Parts of the District.
Saddle Horses and Teams for Hire.
JAS. E. FULLERTON
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
FLAT, ALASKA
Tom McMahon’s Old Stand
Ladies’ Furnishings
MANY NEW NOVELTIES JUST UNPACKED
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Iditarod
J. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Discovery, Otter
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
GENERAL HARDWARE
Stoves and Graniteware Gasoline, Coal Oil, Etc.
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