CANVAS_^^TENTS_TAnPAULINS ^jOSE
Correct Dress
For men who care is always shown by a Hart, Schafiner & Marx
or Chesterfield Suit, John B. Stetson Hat and a pair of those cele
brated “All America” Shoes.
Cheer up and dress up for spring.
H. Boas, Leading Clothier
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
THIS STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. M.; SUNDAYS AT NOON
Highest Prices Paid for Raw Furs
lVter Lepetich arrived at Flat from Glen |
gulch, a tributary of Candle creek, lust j
Sunday, where he has been prospecting all ,
winter. Pete says he thinks Candle creek
will give employment to a large number of
men, once it is peoned up. Aldridge, Black
burn and Waltham have just finished haul
ing logs to be used for the building of i
two large dams on 3 and 4 above, Glen
gulch, and will open up there this summer.
They have moved to Candle creek and are
going to crosscut that creek before the i
break-up. Mike Hayes and partner, on No. j
5 above, Glen gulch, have good prospects. ,
but are unable to get to bedrock on ac
count of water, and have moved to Hobby
gulch, another tributary of Candle, and
are getting good prospects there. ‘‘Deep
Hole” Bill Stanton, on Cash creek, has]
sunk a hole 12S feet, struck water, and is I
now on No. 4 below. Candle, prospecting. j
with Fowler, Cantor and Nicholas. Barney.
Larson and Olson, on right limit bench.
No .1 above. Candle, have a hole down 45 1
feet. Smiling Albert Lane, who has been ;
freezing holes down on Spring gulch, a i
tributary of Candle, but lost most of them, j
is now helping Carl Shultcr. on Coral creek 1
Jack Esterman U prospecting with a drill 1
at the mouth of Dome creek. j
Herb Gutenplan and Nels Jensen, who )
went Outside last fall, arrived at Flat last j
Thursday. They were 30 days on the trail '
from Seward. Mr. Jensen worked a lay on J
Happy creek last summer, and Herb was a j
barber at Fiat City. He is going back to j
his old business again. He commenced by j
Wholesale and Retail
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PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIES
Developing and Printing at rea
sonable prices.
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Tell your ailments to us. We:
have the medicines to fix you up. \
Ansley's Book Store
IDITAROD, ALASKA
j giving Jerry Winn, of the Ruby roadhouse, j
the first shave and haircut he has had in
| six months.
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Charles Jackson and Bert Kennedy, both
! old-time Iditaroders, arrived at Hat Thurs- 1
| day. Mr. Jackson is from Fairbanks and
j Mr. Kennedv is from the Chisana.
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Frank Joaquin arrived at Takotna from .
! the Outside last week.
Mrs. J. E. Kettlewell was taken home
l again from the hospital. She is now be- j
I ing cared for by Dr. Moore, and is im- i
! proving fast.
Hans Tilson, who has a wood contract on
Bonanza creek, is taking a short vacation
at Flat City.
Dan McDonald and Angus McLellan have
a lay on No. 0 above, Candle, Blackburn’s |
ground, and are sinking holes.
Frtiz Tittle has sold all his interests in |
Nos. 8. 9 and 10 above. Candle creek, to j
j Harol 1 Seddon.
I Charles Goebel, who was at Ophir. has
| gone back to his ground at Candle, and
expects to open it up this summer.
Frank Font as returned yesterday from a
! visit to Candle creek, where he has an in
; terest with "Porcupine Nick." He brought
back Mrs. Gilley Bates from Moore creek,
i where she has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Folsom.
Harry Harms left for Candle Thursday
| morning. He is interested in a lay on No.
0 above. Candle creek, and expects to re
turn in about two weeks with Jim Bullard,
who is going Outside on the first boat.
ALASKA 13 GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM J
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Isaac., who are now
1 living in Indiana, write that they would
l rather live in Fairbanks if it had only 300
: population than on the Outside. They are
! therefore expected back on one of the first
train.-. Fairbanks News-Miner.
F. C. Bennett, agent for the Northern
Commercial Company at Kolmakoffsky. on
the lower Kuskokwim, arrived in the city
Monday and left for Flat City Wednesday
on hi^ return home. This is Mr. BennettY
first visit to Iditarod. He reports that
conditions from a business and mining
standpoint never looked better in his see
tion than they do at present.
Choice fresh lamb. 35c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
We love to make baby pictures.
Clemons & Koon.
Riley & Marston have lost two horses as
the result of accidents within the past week
Chicago, 111., March 6, 1914. j
Iditarod Kennel Club, Iditarod, Alaska:
Will subscribe $100.00 towards purse for event to be held
Warch 17. GROMMES & ULLRICH.
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I fee! more than proud for having handled exclusively their <
famous Marquette and National Club Whiskeys and Monogram Rye, <
because they are right. «
.RARfIPS PETERSON \
DRUGS, GOAL OIL, GASOLINE, GARDEN SEEDS
Paints, Oils, Window Glass Harness and Harness Supplies
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells Stoves, Ranges, Heaters
Victrolas and Victor Records Granite and White Enamelware
Carpets, Rugs, Matting, Furniture Bar Glassware, Crockery
Gasoline Mantles and Globes Skates, Hockey Sticks, Pucks
GENUINE NOME DOG HARNESS
Yukon Sleds Snowshoes Siwash Mitts
SMITH'S GUN STORE\
IDITAROD, ALASKA
RETURNS FROM CHISANA I
J. B. Kennedy, who left here last sum
mer for Chisanu, returned to Iditarod yes
terday. He came by way of Fairbanks and
Ruby. Mr. Kennedy reports that the Chi- |
sana stampede was the biggest humbug [
ever perpetrated in Alaska. He says that
nothing has been found to indicate that
there is gold in the country in paying
quantities. He ridicules the reports of
the bonding of claims for large sums and ;
the much-advertised large cash payments
said to have been made on such bonds,
lie says Ives, of Ives & Manley, was at
Chitina when he came through that place,
and that he is taking in supplies to carry
on the prospecting work, and that is about
all the indications of activity in sight for
the district. lie says that Fairbanks is :
very quiet, and that Hot Springs shows the
only signs of activity in a mining way that
lie came across on his long mush.
Harry Harms, who has been on Candl'*
creek for the greater part of the winter,
was in the city Monday. He reports that
prospecting in that vicinity has been satis
factory, but that he looks for no extensive
operations there the coming season. Har
old Seddon, who met with a serious acci
dent some time ago, is now able to be
about, end may suffer no permanent dis
ability on account of his injuries.
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The most forward, upward, out-ward-!ook:ng clothes made; the
best and most advanced styles; the most perfect tailoring; the
most worthy fabrics. They’re cloth that will help a man look
well and feel well.
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VALUABLE DOGS
KILLED EY POISON
The Fairbanks News-Miner says that the
trappers of the lower Tanana river and of
the Yukon are making great inroads into
the numbers of the fur-bearing animals in
those ffistricts by the use of poison is the
report received by District Attorney James
J. Crosslcy from the commissioners at Ram
part and Tanana, aside from private sources
of information. It is stated that the fur
bearers are being killed off in large num
bers in this manner, and the federal offi
cials in their inquiries ask that an inves
tigation be made.
There is a strict law in Alaska which
jays that no fur-bearing animal shall be
caught or killed by the use of poison, and
the district attorney states that he intends
to investigate the charges at cnce. Many
of the animals thus poisoned are never
found, as they creep away and die, and it
is a well-known fact that the pelts of poi
soned animals are not nearly as valuable
as are those shot or taken in traps.
Experience cf Mr. Johnson
J. Frederick Johnson, who arrived Mon
day in Iditarod, had an experience with
one of the transgressors against the
law which ho is not likely to forgot. A
j few miles from Dikeman he was traveling
! with some of his dogs running loose, and
' they picked up some poisoned meat on the
; trail. Missing two of his dogs, he retraced
j his steps and met a native, who informed
| him that he found his dogs dead by the
, side cf the trail. He stated unconcernedly
: that he had set the poison for foxes, and
! expressed no regret for his act. Mr. John
son was justly indignant, and when he ar
: rived in Iditarod he made known his griev
ance, but was informed that he had no
redress.
Choice fresh lamb, 35c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
Location N( rices at Pioneer office.
Get the Password, Get the nap,
Howdy, Howdy, Howdy Pap I
Iditarod Lodge No. 1429, Loya! Order of Moose, was instituted on Wednesday evening at Flat, and 105 were initiated info
the order. The meetlrg y/as scheduled for 8 o'clock, tut after 'he national director had concluded his remarks new applications be
gan to pour in, and it was after 10 before the meeting could o: called to erde*. ,
Thursday evening "Moose” Johnson and his able deputy. Basil Clemons, held a meeting in the Social hall at Discovery and
added 35 Moose to the fast-growing herd.
Last night at the meeting held in Iditarod A. B. hail, 21 put on the shovel horns and decided or another meeting to be held
next Thursday, when this number will be more than doubled. Iditarod can have a separate charter if desired.
A big meeting will be held Sunday at Flat by the Moose from all three towns, when officers will be elected and a resolution
adopted as to which town the lodge will have its headquarters in. More than 200 Moose are expected to be in attendance.
Nearly $!,000 has been paid in for dues to the acting secretary, Dr. Howard Moore, and it is gratifying to the directors to note
the sincere interest that is being taken in the welfare of the new lodge by the people of the Iditarod district, which insure; No. 1429
enjoying unqualified success. The Directors will hold a meeting at Discovery Wednesday.
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Iditarod Camp No. 1429 now has a membership of more than 150, and extends a cordial invita
tion to all respected citizens to join on the charter, which will close in a few days. Put on the horns and in
sure yourself and wife care in old age and a free college education for your children. Only $10 to join!
now and $4.25 dues for the next quarter. See Basil Clemons at once and get in at the next meeting.
Finest Assortment of Nettieton. Florshelm and Barry
Bayles Clothing Co.
IDITAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. M.; SUNDAY AT NOON
TUESDAY’S RACE TO Bl BIS EVENT
Next Tuesday St. Patrick’s day will
be run the annual sweekstakes of the Idit
arod Kennel Club, open to all comers. For
the past several weeks the race has been
the principal subject of conversation in the
district, and indications all point to the
fact that this will be one of the most inter
esting events ever pulled off by the club..
The purse offered $600 in cash—is enough
in itself to attract the owners of fast ani
mals. and this, added to the distinction
of winning the premier event of the sea
son, has had the effect of bringing out the
l est dogs in the district for the competition.
With fair weather and a good trail, some
records are quite likely to be broken this
, year.
Much disappointment has been expressed
at the word brought from Takotna that
no entry will be in the race from that sec
tion. and the further fact that no entry
from Ruby has been received, but in spite
of this, a good race can be depended upon.
The Course
The race will be run over the Idi arod
| Summit-Flat Citv-Discovery-Otter City trail,
twice over the course, a distance of 57.6
[ miles. It will start at the corner of First
I and Richmond streets, Iditarod, and finish
at the same place, all contestants to “show”
there and turn to begin the second Ian of
the race. It should be understood by all
! contestants that on arriving in this city
from the mouth of Otter on the first lap
they will come to the starting place, turn
their teams, proceed up First street to the
Tram office, and out Otter street.
At a meeting of the Iditarod Kennel Club
held last Thursday evening at the Bud
weiser it was decided to make the purse
for the Third Annual Sweepstakes race on
St. Patrick's day £600 to be divided into
three awards. £300 for the winning team.
£-00 for the second and £100 for the third
team. The purse has about been made up.
Among the contributors to the fund was
the firm of Grommes <fc Ullrich, wholesale
wine, liquor and cigar dealrrs, of Chicago
who placed S100 to the credit • . the !ub
for this purpose.
Officer; of the Course
Officers of the course were appoint- 1 as
folli ws:
At Iriitarod- Starter. Ramps Peters n;
judges, Henry Weir and Percy G. Charles;
timekeeper, Christy Anthonie.son.
At Summit -Frank Chew.
At Mat City Judges, Joe Turner and
Tom McMahon; timekeeper, William Tay
lor.
At Discovery—Judges, Joe Jerman and
George M. Auten ; timekeeper. Sam Bayles.
At Otter City Judges and timekeepers, :
Byers and McKeague.
Conditions of ths Race
The race will be run under ihe Iditsrod
Kennel Club rules The entrance fee is
$10, and the entries close at K p. rn. Sun
day, March 15. Drawing for place will
lake place at that time. A description of
dogs entered must be turned in to the sec
retary at the itme entries close.
The Time Last Year
The winning team in the race of last
year, that of Baird and Riley, driven by
Joe Jean, made the distance in 6 hours
and 37 minutes, but it is stated that ever,
better time will be made this year.
It is believed that there will be at least
six entries. The Glantz team, supplement
ed by the fast dogs of Charles Worden, are
the favorites, but it is asserted that there
are some extremely good entries, and that,
some surprises are in store for lovers of the
sport.
WILSON DEMOCRATIC CLUB
OF FLAT
Minutes of Meeting Held March 8, 1914
Tf:♦ * ineefiiig was called to order nL j
p. m. by lb - • uairman. 1'ii*• minim - • ! ■ f■ • *
!•; <ri diilg Fit- eting W"|v >‘•1(1 :p l i j •, > . r
File committee <-it posmtlire a' I .at r
ported that the following- te'- .* ini t ad
been sent to tin* postmaster g-p-ril: on at
Service wo I Id be fender d 111.- p I or
Flat by making- Flat j»>»<lc»nt• • - '•;••■■ o.'•
IP I" It or e-.nimittee ace;!;. ■ I.
The e.\eCl]tt\ e e. TP IIP I te- ‘ • ! tl»‘*
Followin'* minutes of a me'di.a* p. - i .March
10 14:
A letter from William • '-ontn-n
ing a statement *r acco tints to dam. and
•i gnat ioi 11 ' ley • -• i
rctary-treasiirersHlp on aceient .»r ub:l
ity t« i ’ en - u i
read. Moved by Mr. Handley and uid.-d
Mr. Ans .:
tion be accepted. Carried."
rn mated 1
manept secretary-treasurer nil the va
cap -y creaT"d by Mr. Ansley’.- re-ignatioii.
and was unanimously elected.
1 • ■. • t a r}
t rea-urer be authorized to sign all • h • - - k -
mi l"-iiair or the Wilson I “•in- 'T atb olim
in payment of bills. Carried.
M‘i«.ed and seconded that the chairman,
'-Marie- F.-fmere, b- author z«.«| t<» «• lie. t
m riibersliip dues during March, lull, our
r.etl.
The following bill- were present* d f •
approval
Hy «diaries Kstmere T" William M. -1- .
stationary. *3.r.o; to It. P. I.-wn- ha
'•••--I wood, Srp-.o i,. \,-s pear—ri lab •
■' i; to Iditarod Pioneer, notice. . i
tal. si.
Py Wiiiiain Taylor To Ala-ka Wirclc
Telegraph Company, s l''. 2 r>.
y *M-d and .-••oiided that the lull
:",:'"Cil iiiitl the -cercta'-y-uvn-io-er 1 •
... -:: t; * * t»o! pay tie- same. Carried.
V ’• ■■■: Hill! -• en! | that tile seecetar.
■ i'’:t ’■ i . - ai lit ' i/. d to purchase
ci' 1 p -fam; - t- c .
" i:y earry on tie- b p-.n ... p,.
club. Carried.
y-v*’d and seconded that the po-tma-t.-r
re 1 icar.-d !••• iiotill.-d that »?! nr' matter
• - • --• t-» t.h-- Wil o.n |>eiii . : p, club
1- d'du-red to Wi'liam Tavlor o ins or
''' ' • - Hi '■ (fuest to |,r sent to a. nt Of
Ai i-ka Wireless Telegraph Coinp.mv. car
ried.
Motion to adjourn executive committee
carried.
M oed and seconded that the minute- of
the executive committee 1m aj p: oed as
read. Carried.
'['lie question of monthly due- was dis
’ 1. it was moved and seconded that
the rate per nn nth he reduced to ;,n cents.
I -t I»< rt tl- of pa.viiM iit p. i,,. made quar
terly. viz., s i ..'ii (|-, arh r!y c *meil.
t'he nie‘Tin«- t‘n adj -timed to meet
again .March 22, 1914.
“Can any little boy or girl tell me.” said
he. impressively, “what is the greatest of
all the virtues?”
McDonald House ACCOMMODATION
New warm dog house, large enough to accommodate fifty dogs
The House of Quality
and Right Prices
CROWLEY & PORTER
IDITAROD The House of Quality FLAT CITY
We Handle Grommes A Ullrich's
Marquette Rye Motional Club Bourbon
WE HAVE HANDLED GROMMES & ULLRICH GOODS A LONG TIME, AND TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION OF YOUR PATRONAGE, THIS FIRM HAS CONTRIBUTED $100 TOWARDS IDITAROD’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY DOG RACE
NEW BUD WEISER IDITAROD _ BAIRD & ANDERSON FLAT CITY THE BRANCH