Leading Jeweler of the Worth McDonald Hotel Bldg, Iditarod
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IDiTAROD, ALASKA
Capita!, S50,000.00
General Hanking Business Transacted Gold Gust Bought end Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vise President
R. C. BUTTON. Cashier
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HERBERT 5. RILEY, PROP.
GROCERIES FOOTWEAR
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MINERS' OUTFITS HARDWARE
WOMEN DOING THE WORK
OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE,
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• : that h •• now 1 \ is
I) ... >rt. (' -r; any. -•r,i' a yra; he
oietrrO : f the -it-:5*:ion in the * in alter <*itir*.
t f the li rn ni •"n/iie. where v.n *r 1:■. 1 arc
niitvil to perform the work of the coni
onity while the fight for ’’.nr c •:11:
. rv The following extract.- are taken from
hi h*t trr '
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.via. didn’t go tin-- front an* • uh r
.. o rid »*r ermpl1 d. - * the womr n am .
il 1 *11 i’ i ..11 the work necessary i ir the
. ••••' v. i!d -i.’.g. it may seem funny to
y. .. to -»■** w •!:.«• ■ motornifr'. and c m.due
, •*ref! car', hut wo have become
i i ; . a is d many other strange
-•ght'. I have hern rut to work :u a
have ■ ton
i Acr. the s:r* $*t two other rrirl<
-.) i Tf'.e conserve.’<>r\ re wearing id «• «1
.- - ■. a it. red at.ivns m . '• utehf r sh; an!
time ju rglii
. f i.• ■ f General Sherman was right.
•avery »!; y the .. >u:id.-d men are hro’ight
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: - . ier '" 1!v
.had they are hurt. ><> th / may get homo
• ) sa th‘• ir loved ones.
‘There has been .‘-ornc talk lately of an
-t i.;i the Zeoprlui sheds litre by the
ft: iu h aeroplanes, and if this is done.
heaven a.< wha rill hapj to Du
•}i-ri.' Juneau Empire.
'•.1ST OF KLONDIKERS
ON WAY TO THE FROM!
(Paw-oil .NOWS'
ng is the li.4
v> iuntf red in Pawvoft for tli • li *yl • \ . u
detael : :eu, f.-r the f. and who ha*,
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As Congress is about to hand us a package of prohibition, the
sasa m m, g if® 5» s E z#%
Standard Assorted Liquors, at Eastern Prices
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INCLUDING BRANDIES, RUM, GINS, VERMOUTH, BENEDIC
TINE, CREME DE MENTHE, FERNET, etc,, etc.
BULK GOODS, V2-gallon packages.
FINEST FRENCH LIQUEURS, per Lottie...
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Maintaining to the last his indomitable
spirit. William McDonald, known to every
resident of the district as “Uncle Killy,
was .-.rioken with a tatal dim -s last l rday
nigh, ami breathed his last a! the Inner
gency hospital. Hat City, shortly after 1
o’clock on Saturday afternoon. Kverything
po. -ihle was done to relieve the old man,
but i was realized that there was no hope,
his great age being against him.
‘Toeir Kiliy” McDonald will be mourned
by the entire community. He was one of
the best known men in the district, and had
been a resident here since the early days of
the stampede. Despite his age, he always
insisted upon doing a man’s work, ami
pride;! himself upon his ability to take his
plan with younger m 'n When “Doc* Mad
imr was operating on Hat creek. “Uncle
Billy” was mt his payroll, and n -body kept ;
time on him; he came and went as he
pleased, end was a privileged character.
Tiu 1 • Billy’’ bed wo*ke i * r
Yukon K Id Company. He was a gem ral
favorit ■ among ihe miners. All had a 1
cry ' >rk f r the old man, s
pleased hum better than to have them ac
knowledge his ability as a workman, which .
th'*y all were willing to do. lbs death |
called forth a sincere tribute from his lei- j
low-workers of the creeks.
The funeral was held on J iu-< l:ty utter
i\> ,.:i at 12 and v < attended by a larire
thmnjr. In spite of the weather, which was
raw and blurry. scr *' of man walked in
fn i.i the cret k' ' » pay their tribute of re
• poet, and the funeral was mnM impressive.
The .-ervices v. are held at the chap 1
of Si: iih’s undwi akimr par! >r-. and were
■onducted by K. M. Stanton, a-- ted by a
Car com;up.--! (»f Mr Maher. Mrs. Clarke
ti.fi Mr.', Charles. Cyril i V' >• d, Charh-s
Tiivhu • or! Karl B. Hunt 1 he ah and was
( :. >\\ tied :•• its capacity.
Mr. Stant 'ii read die fm rra! service am!
in a sir rt enlocry paid a tribute to the
ah aria ter and sturdy independence of the
deci ased.
A 1 are" .v ni'cr followed the body to the !
I
lditarod cemetery, in spite of the inclemency j
of the weather, where the burial service
was read by Mr. Stanton.
The pallbearers were Charles Jackson.
\1 Berg, Ivan Wales, Harry H. Harms. John
Krugei anil Jack Smith.
William McDonald was born in Scotland
Atiin, B. C., in 1899. He was there a year |
ada by his parents when 5 years of age.
He lived most of his life there, and went to |
Atiin, B. (’.. in 1S99. lie was thrr a year j
and then went to Dawson, from which place j
he went to Fairbanks, and lived in that j
district for several years. In 1910 he came!
to Iditarod. and has resided in this district ;
ever since. But little is known a- to his lift |
and history. George Young, who was
raised in "Uncle Billy’s" home town of j
YV ark worth, Oat., had not •• ne him for '
forty three years until he met him ai 1 ox, j
in tlie Fairbanks district, .-ome year.- ago. ;
Mr. Young took charge id the funeral ar- j
rangements. He says that -aster of “t ncle '
Billy". Miss Jane McDonald, is still living |
at Warkworth. She has been informed of '
die death of her brother. A younger
hr. r died last November from injuries i
received in a railroad accident.
CARD OF THANKS
On behalf of Miss Jane McDonald of !
Warkworth. Ontario. Canada, the sister of
the late William McDonald, and myself, a !
I'd lung friend of the deceased. I desire In
'di.ink ail who so kinuly aided at the funeral
and burnt on Tuesday last. F-e, cdally the,
undersigned fei Is graft fid to Me-srs. B; rn
and Al WaMi, James Burke. Oran: Mur
l:,ak. Jolt n Kiugt r. Robert Dunn and other!
friends for the labor perforr.I at the core
i. one during most tii agn ea tie '.vi uhrr eon
liiiions GEORGK YOUNG.
Elat City. Alaska. Dec. 17. 191-1.
Fresh whiudish and grayling.
Crowleys <fc Porter.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Output of Pcorm.an Section
A cm creative ■ i the output of
i'on.,,n section the •ma.-on jli.-*
it :
I •; .'.i rate i-lie. Iluby tfeeord 1'iii*
: i n.
Me*, ins Reindeer Herds
!i i- the ii'.rcnti 'ii o' :h«* h rt!*-:! to c-.wcit
■ in mo of ;he ii' :d> '' rainde *r
bvl«',.”iiv/ ’o t':I.a; lender- to the south
hv< This is 1
;! I* par •*-(• of seerrim: :t market for the
it as well as ’ relieve the situ
.-'“ward m-niii-ida. While <1k;v is
•«nli:*iit1 d j-u*'ura.4 back from the c >a-\
i!•.■ j.aims haw st aved cl - to the natit *
\ i:i:_«»■-. and the native herd .-wners are
P • sure to vi it the P< - * ■ »f»lr. • Store
et P1 ::t City, and m’> the <’■ ; lay of
Christn.: s Goods while the lines are
complete.
In Boxes, Baskets and Bulk
For Youths of Various Ages
Fine Assortment of
For Grown-Ups
From 25 c XJp
Latest Novelties in
For the Little Ones
Fine Array of
DOLLS
Many Sizes, Colors and Nationalities
Nice Line of
Very Suitable for the Holidays
STORE,
ick, Prop.
FIAT CITY
n mplnirdug that their pa.-ture ground m j
: ;■ ■ . ■ • ! i.; nn by tf ei By
moving tin - • hard-- !•> the Kti<knkv»in: r ein
try it i- expected '.hat during rail raid *’on- ,
• 'ruction there will be a good, market for i
;he <!- f-r end at tin- <ame time do\«h>p the j
Indus; ty in the.t section of the country,
.... 1 to la idiarly : lap ted U •
inn1! ve ;:■ t-r and rummer oa-i urage. The
u • . v( a! ■ i> establ died ; marl
die Yukon at Ruby and have gone
.... far as tin- Idif.red and the irin- ko driv- j
,i.g the u‘\d< through go -d p-rure ground;
>n ihere trip . The law permits the n.iti /or J
and Lapp- to sell only mal - animals, but
ihe- are so mimerou.** that tiny are now j
a! j - i• > supply a hu ge mark.'! i ach year.
X .me Nugget.
Bo>'e Contingent at Gkagway
'he B yle Yuk< :\ editing' n: of Canadian
v'-lunlii rs i’.r service in tin British army ip. |
the F / ;ean war left >1‘ v.v.v on their i
.vay ft r Cue p< rut «»f departure for the front ;
from Eas ;. •' p* s May
on October 22. There were forty three of,
II in he vig r of \ ung manh >od,
d,ll i f enthu.-i ism for the m-. .her country |
am! \\ith courage and ri< lenninadon to help j
in her defense to the full measure of their I
.*-rength. -’hagway Alaskan.
Big Caribou Run Attracts Hunters
Fairbanks is almost depopulated of hunt
ers and would-be hunters. •’>••• the Fair
banks Citizen of October 12. f ir a Vug cari- !
bou run is reported to be in the vicinity ot
Fairbanks creek. It is headed for Birch :
lake, it is said, and some of the hunters j
have gone to the latter place to head it oil. \
|The news of the run was first received in j
Chatnnika before the herd readied Fair- i
Hank' creek, and immediately a number of j
S huntes left the latter place fur tho scene
■ f the run. Some are of the opinion thal
I the herd will pass between Fairbanks and
• the Nine-mila house.
A Hint to Our Percy
In frontier countries, where people can
| not always enjoy the luxuries of the more
■thickly settled districts, men are compelled
'to follow various occupations at the same
i time, -ays the Fairbanks Citizen. But it
is seldom indeed that a peace officer finds
!i? necessary to conduct religious services.
Over in Fort Yukon Deputy United States
i Mt.ish&i T. F. Winecotf is filling the double
I capacity of peace officer and minister.
I though the duties of the latter are done
j as a matter of accommodation for the ppo
I pie of the place who have been deprived
I of church accommodations. Mr. Winecotf,
) who was previously a minister by profes
sion. was urged to hold services, but he re*
1 fused to do so until he received official con
sent from his superiors in Fairbanks. In
Ider the peculiar conditions that exist at
i Fort Yukon the marshal's office concluded
j that it would not be improper for Mr. Wine
coff to hold religious services, and the de
; sired consent was granted him. There is an
Episcopal mission at Fort \ukon, but it is
for the Indians, and the white population
i there complain that there are no services
! held for them.
Always Room for One More
It is reported that Mr. Rivard will move
his printing plant from Petersburg to
Ketchikan and publish a paper here. Al
though Mr. Rivard will be in competition
■ witli the Mail, we shall try and be friendly
because we may wish to borrow occasion
ally, and we believe the three papers will
have a jolly time—starving.—Ketchikan
Mail.
The Koyukuk Country
“The people of the Koyukuk,” said Frank
1 Whalley this morning, who is in Fairbanks
lor the first time in eight years, “are be
ginning to feel as though the head of navi
gation was about a hundred miles too high
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on that river. For two or three season.'
now we have had very little water, and {
the r.-ult i' that boats have to go up from ;
Hughes on the flood and then slip back j
again before it recedes. There is actually j
so me talk of mo\ ing down stream so that :
we can get some kind of service during the
rason Our mail service in summer is
•» arcely worth the name. Koynkwk people
have a far-away interest in the railway 1
projects of the government. They do not
• ■ t lev they will be wry much atfected.
Of cour. e we are glad to see he railway
come, but so far as it will lielp us, we
think it will be very little. As p> the output
of the Koyukuk. you can say it will be
about the Mime as it has been for several
y, ars past, $2iM,lK)0 in round number.. This
i> an average of e 1.000 to the person. as
then* i- a permanent population of about
200 perse,ns. Both the Wild river and
t looia strikes have been small, but good.
I'n-.’.C'ly --wen or eight men in each camp
Aiii come out with good money, but the
tens : extremely limited, practically
-x:!y one crock in each de-in: t. Whalley
came across mntry to Tanana. intending
to catch a b -at up the Yukon, but he
missol tin last boat by half a day. and so
d-nd'-d t - go Out-ide by way of Fair' >xnl: -.
1; has b T*ii SO many year.* -ince he ha.
that .
x.ii ■ ib\ in recognizing him. but once they _
bid. they wire quick to give him a hearty
weld me. He looks to be in rugged health
and has apparently prospered in the bu >
nr-' freighting, in which he is engaged. ;
1 airbanks News-Miner, Oct. 6.
N3w Deputv District Attorney
United States Attorney Roth has an*
nouncid that he h.. recouihtenuod IU*e '
Heili-x. si n of Mr. and Mr. a. It. Ilcilig *t .
Fairbanks for ajauuir. men! by the attorney
general as hi> third deputy for tl'.e Fourth
divi. i n. The mane:-' of Harry Rratt and
Retd Hcilig are both in the hands of the
it Wa n
h. .-s be acted upon within a short time. j
Famous Case Recalled
IF Fort Michaelson, who served on the
jury in the irial of James F. Dwyer for the
Knik murder, and aided in bringing in a
verdict < f manslaughter, was a memi -t ni
the jury in the fir.-t trial that ever to k
place i<i Ala.'ka. The first murder trial to 'k
place at Sitka in lSfd before .fudge Dw.v.-cm.
It was the trial of a Jesuit priest named, as
well as Mr. Michaelson can remember.
Father Fuller, who was accuse.1 of inuro •
ing Bishop Siegole below Anvik. on the
Yuin u. in the same \ear. i.'.e hi.hop and
ling mis
sions. One evening a- they were seated
around a camp lire with i-,nne natives the
prie.-t suddenly arose to his feet and shot the
bishop dead. Mr. Michaelson says that dur
ing the trial everyone, particularly the of
ficial- and the officers of the government
ship then at Sitka, was in favor of the ac
quittal of the pries!. The def-eii.-e wa- the
insanity plea. But the jury brought in a
verdict of manslaughter. The priest w -,s
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary,
but disappeared after three years. The
probability is, although Mr. Michaelson
does not say so. that the authorities be
lieved him insane and had him removed to
an asylum.- Seward Gateway.
St«jr HP* of a Trapper
Clark Adams, a trapper and woodchop
per in his 67th year, committed suicide on
October 9 at his cabin, situated five miles
up stream from Eagle, on the \ ukon river.
Ervin Mather and Ed Olson discovered
him. He had stood his repeating Win
chester shotgun on its butt beside him,
against the trigger and fired it with his heel,
placed a short stick about two feet long
Adorns had lost one eye and was in dread
of losing the other one. He had threatened
to kill himself if he thought his sight was
leaving him. and all indications pointed to
his .-elf-destruction. He had two $20 gold
pieces in his pocket, which were forwarded
to Clerk of ihe Court McBride at Fair
banks.
Black Cod, 35c pound.
Idifcarod Meat Co.
RESIDENTS OF FLAT
NOTICE
At a meeting of the fire committee, Mr.
William James was appointed to inspect
all safeties and stovepipes in Flat. All resi
dents are urged to co-operate with the
committee to prevent tires.
FIRE COMMITTEE.
C- If- Feck, Sec Trots.
BRITISH MIDSHIPMAN HAS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
LONDON, Ocf. 24. The correspondent
of the London Telegraph at Holt'roam
quot.'.- (' plain Berkhout of tin ste.inw.’
'lit.i!. that re.'cued ill nan from the Brr
ish iiiii.er- Aboukir, Ii’-gur an : Cressv.
which were destroyed in the North .sea. as
follows:
“C unmander Sells of one of the de
jtroyed v*. .-seK told me of the expedencc
of a brave little midshipman, a fellow
at'-)art! the Aboukir, lh. ii 1ST V(--.i •
was truck. As the Aboukir was setting
he jumped overboard and swam cT v of
the vortex. He was picked up bv another
cruiser, but she was also soon struck by a
torpedo and began to sett! '. The* mid-hip
man w a- again forced to jump clear of die
s !ii- •:.o craft, and was rescued bv the third
ciui-ar just before she. too. icceiveu her
dead: ■... end. 1 <.i the third tune he t*l::.ped
into t! • water and .-warn to a piece of
wreckto which he was clinging when
we r-.'CUod him.
“The midshipman desired to return to
Kiel nd *c;i of < niing hero with us.
and we took the trouble to trur.-fer him to
a British ii< Ar* y i. We felt then he had
ear;.; -1 the right to have his request
grant? cl.”
MAN WHO LAID MINES
FINDS THEM FOR BRITISH
LONDON, N;>v. d. A story is going t':• *
rounds hero that when one of the Divt-'h
nune-hunting boats captured a. mine-laying
r a hr by (’« arums t, v. North
so a, the Briti.-h captain lou d up his cap
tives and picked out -he we alms: 1 ' king
of the lot. Ordering him to .-tep forward,
he said:
“I ant you to tell me where those mines
are that you laid.”
“I'll die first.” said the sailor, as he
straighten; d up.
"Very well.” replied the captain, “you
are going to die first, anyway, if any of v.<
do. You haw helped lay these mines, and
you 1»i;mw precisely where they are. We
are ung *n hunt for them, and your pi :
tion is going to be right in the bow of this
.-hip. that if we hit one of them you
• r.rely will be the fir t man to die.”
He oidered the prisoner directly in the
bow and then steamed ahead over tin* wide
hi,i ,\n i be mined. The end of the -t, ry
that this vessel picked up nearly dOO
iiiires while the captured prisoner was kept
in his position of danger.
Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer
HALF-WAY ROADHOUSE
Twenty-two toiler front Moore Creel.
Twr r.i v-eight miles from Ttikutmi
GGOD BARN AND DOG HOUSES
D05 Sa'rnon for Sale
SP/ilYH_& SNOW, PR0PS._
Notice of Forfeiture
To J• ■ i111 I'. •; i -■ :i .i: .l J. \. w. ti.-’tr
lull' anil . < - -1 ; i -.
Noli.v is Iiit, to mii i) tl-it il1" iimi'T
.-ime ,1 ha- li .||, " tin ailin' i! a -lie nl
Work on \". I a below il:--very. III- ' to r.
. . | 'in :;i, nrli. an i il- ' n V’. -I below
,i'-i"o'oileft limit, llrst tier 1 o u' -11. (in
ink, .• is. III’! 'ko I-.-f, ■" iOlL- pi i'IIH'1.
I I II.-i V of \ la-'.a a - pi'"! ' I' 111 I'lli'l,
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I. .Win"' 10 N'l. i I" low. I' M limit, ami
ell 'il Ini" rail, il to p i.v ‘a- )>!•■ .porl u. ‘i a .1
if ;.| ihe e\| iralii n i r Him ij (lays
I'l.aii lii’ 11 ' i'111* 11■ ■ iiian nr ti - iii'Ii' •'
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sip ['At l.siJ.N.
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Fast j.utiMenih.il. .Ian. ii". tala.
GRA R NOTHING BUT THE BEST i
a * The Place to IVSeet
FLAT CITY Your Friends_J
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Bottled Beer $25 Barrel, $5 Dozen, SOc Bottle, 3 Bottles $1.25
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Warm, Clean ''Veil Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
MEDICATED, MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM.
TUB. SALT AND FRESH WATER
Caribou St., Bet. Black and Vs iilow Sts., on VY aterrront
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Lighted by Gas Heated by Steam