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BEST GROCERIES IN 1DITAROD
Everything ct the Highest Grade and Strictly Fresh
Prices at All Times Absolutely Right
Best Attention Given to All Mail and 'Phone Orders
Sam’I Applebaum
WILL
SOON BE HERE.
TOYS AND NOVELTY
GOODS ARE SCARCE. DON’T
WAIT TILL LAST DAY TO MAKE
YOUR PURCHASES OR YOU
WILL GET LEFT. FOR
THE BEST IVNE
CALL AT
Iditarod
PORT OF ARCHAN ’,EL
ASSUMES MUCH V PORTANCE
LONDON, Oct. 2. Advi. < from northern
Russia state that Archangel, the czar’s lead
ing port on the White sea. has become one
of the busiest in the world, and is ranking
'with New York in importance. A great
many ships are coming an i .oing constantly,
engaged in the traffic in i t jnitions of war
and general supplies. Bi.iaess which for
merly passed through tl e Baltic and the
Black sea ports is going th.vugh Archangel,
taxing the water front far d ries to the ex
treme. Ice-breakers have >een purchased
for the port and other pre» : utions taken to
keep the traffic moving \.i .» as little inter
ference its possible.
Vladivostok, the Rush; r: oort mi the La
cific, at the terminus of tlie Transsiberian
railway, also has become of great impor
tance >ince the beginning of the war. Im
mense shipments are passing through that
city from ('amnia, the Pacific coast of the
tailed S.ates. .Japanese and other Pacific
ports.
FORMER SECRETARY BRYAN
KISSED BY BEWHISKERED MAN
KINSMAN. Kan.. Sept. 1. A largo, wet
kiss, saved for William Jennings Bryan for
four years by John Graber. a big farmer
living near Murdock, was planted squarely
upon Mr. Bryan’s quivering lips tonight just
after he had ended a Chautauqua lecture
here. Mr. Graber has whiskers.
Throughout his address, especially when
he touched upon the subject of the war,
Mr. Bryan had been interrupted by enthu
siastic applause. He knew that his audi
ence v:as sympathetic, but was apparently
amazed to discover that it was becoming
aim rous. Hardly had the last clink of
his silver voice faded into silence when Mr.
Graber rose from his seat, and with out
s'*retched hand and bristling portieres, ex
claimed that Mr. Brvan was a credit to
the country.
Mr. Bryan, who will shake with anyone
once, reached out to accept the hand of
Mr. Graber. and before he knew it, ex
perienced the sensation of being patted upon
the features by an excited porcupine. His
genial face disappeared in the Graber whis
ker patch for a full moment and a smack
like an elephant assaulted with a hot-water
bag rang or spattered through the audi
torium. Mr. Bryan, his face as red as the
wine he so dreads, sprang back and mut
tered something. It was not "God blov>
you.”
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A few more Hamiltons left.
WM. TAYLOR. Hat.
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J H Printing a* Pioneer office.
™ PIONEER SALOON
FOP COOD WHISKEY
fwo Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Said—$4.5u Gal.
RA MRS PETERSON
CLOSING-OUT SALE
$!"• A\ AAA Stock Will Be Sold
il ),000.00 Benardless of Co*!
Satisfaction gu.'>r«Mteed op money refunded. Our entire stock of Hlgh-Clasi
Merchandise must be scid before June 1, 1916, as we will close our store at thai
time.
Come yourself or send In your orders and they will be filled at genuine bar
gain prices.
SMITH'S GUN STORE,
SECOND AND IV ..LOW STS. IDITAROD, Ai-ASKA
REINDEER MEAT
By the Side or Whole . . 30c per lb.
Front Quarter .. . 25c per lb.
Less than Quarter 30c and 35c per lb.
C. R, PECK FLAT CITY
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t LOCAL AND PERSONAL oj
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E. M. Stanton was in town for a few i
minutes on Tuesday last.
Fred Dicksen was a business visitor in
town from Kbit City Wednesday.
i
Harry Yeager has moved his office to the j
city, and will remain for the balance of the i
*:’.inter.
Mrs. Joseph McDowell, who has been in ’
attendance on Mrs. Frank Larson, returned |
to her home at Flat City on Thursday last, j
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Meetings of the Pioneers will be held on ;
Wednesday evening, December 8, at Flat 1
Citv, and on Wednesday, December 22. at ,
1 Iditvirod.
’Gene Norton made the trip to Moore
creek eailv in the week, and left for that !
place again the latter part of the week with |
a heavy load of freight.
Joseph IF Smith expects to leave over the !
Seward trail for the Outside about December ;
15. He will return on one of the first boats <
in the spring, via Fairbanks.
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Dan Dennis of Discovery visited the city ‘
during the week. He is leaving for Chicken
creek, where he has large holdings, and will
remain there during the balance of the ,
; winter.
A1 Thorns, the (Janes creek. Innoko dis
trict. operator, arrived at Flat City on Fri
! day morning. He is said to be here for the
lpurpe.se of securing Mock to move machinery
lo the Innoko.
E. J. Smith had another touch of hard
i luck on Thursday last, when he fell from a
Udder and severely wrenched his ankle.
The injury is not serious, but is extremely
j painful, and will keep him confined for some
I time.
W. Y. Fisher arrived in the city on
Wednesday last from Marvel creek, in the
, Kuskokwim region, and will return soon,
accompanied by his wife and daughter, who
have been awaiting his arrival here since
1 the close of navigatb n.
MEETING OF PIONEERS
TO BE OF MUCH INTEREST
Iditarod Igloo No. 10, Pioneers of Ala.'ka,
will meet next Wednesday evening. Dec.
'8, at 8:80 p. m.. at A. B. hall, Iditarod.
Scvt r. I applicants will he initiated and a
'hot lunch will be served. The question of
the igloo giving a masquerade ball on New
Year's eve \vi;l be discussed. Officers for the
l ensuing year will be nominated.
DEPUTY MARSHAL THOMAS
MAKES TRIP TO TAKOTNA
Deputy Marshal Billy Thomas left on
Tuesday last for the Kuskokwim by way of
Ophir. George Adams accompanied him
dog musher but net with an accident and
came back the same day, and after making
repairs to his sled resumed his journey, ex
necting to catch up with the deputy at the
Halfway roadhouse.
The mission of Mr. Thomas is not di
vulged, but it is surmised that he is on the
trail of some offender against the dignity of
the law.
T0L0VANA IS ALL RIGHT,
SAYS FORMER POSTMASTER
According to the Juneau Empire of Oct.
21, among the passengers on the steamship
Northwestern arriving in that city that
morning was Albert Wile, former postmaster
at Iditarod, who was on his way to Sacra
ment ). Cal., to spend the winter. Says the
Empire:
“Mr. Wile made the trip over the trail in
; one of the new stages, and reports that from
!■ *i 11 indications the fearful trip over the trail
; is doomed to become one of the pleasantest
in the country. ‘The trail wasnt rough and
I never rode in anything that moved along
: more easily,’ said Mr. Wile. ‘There were
| fourteen of us in the bus and we had a i
j great trip.’ ”
The people of Fairbanks and the Tolo
vana country will be grea _ relieved to
hear that “Major” Wile has given his O. K.
to the new mining district. The “major” i<
; Quoted as say ing:
“Tclovana surely has a big future ahead |
'of it. Everyone there feels the same way I
i about it. Good pay has been located in I
! many places on Livengood creek, and there j
| are a large number of prospectors who !
! have claims that arc showing good values." j
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FREIGHTING OUTFIT FOR SALE
Route Roland, the well-known freighter,
is offering for sale his entire freighting out
1 fit, consisting of four horses, wagons, slpds, [
harness, etc. The property can he seen j
at Mr. Roland’s place in Flat Citv.
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It is never too late or too early to ac
commodate the people from the creeks when
they come to the
CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk- j
ish Bath
Unusually Severe Weather Causes
Much Discomfort and Some
Inconvenience
The long-continued cold spell, with tem
peratures ranging from it) to 45 degrees
below zero, ha< caused much inconvenience
and is being remarked upon as being of
somewhat unusual occurrence in this section
of Alaska. Ever since Thanksgiving day
the temperature hits been far below zer >,
and although there has been no wind it
has been exceptionally disagreeable, prob
ably in cent last with the excellent weather
with which Iditarxl has b*en favored this
fall up to the present time.
The temperature has been particularly
trying on horses, and fur this reason the
dispatch of the mail was delayed this week
fr m Mt.ndnv until Tuesday, the thermom
eter on Monday morning last registering
more then -10 degrees below zero. For this
reason Mr. Cassidy, the carrier, refused to
take his horses out until the weather mod
erated somewhat. He left on Tuesday
orniiig, although the mercury was still
low.
Karl Byers was compelled to close down
his logging camp on Moose creel: early in
the week on account of the weather, and
be has returned to the city.
Travelers using dog teams have not been
laid up becalm* of the weather conditions to
any extent, but the going is far from a
pleasure trip.
The following temperature table, from
readings taken at 1 a. m. daily at the X. C.
Co. corner, is furnished by Fire Chief Currin:
Above Belnw
Zero. Zero.
Xov. 20. 20
21 . . I li
22 . 25
23 . 18
21. 1)
25. S
20. 4
27 . 15
28 . 14
29 . 40
30- 40
Deo. 1 40
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CHARGE AGAINST STRONG
(Juneau Empire, Oct. 4'
Dispatches received from Washington to
day continued statements that have been
made on the streets t>y Edward 1. Wade,
who was a stenograph -:r and clerk in the
governor’s office trom early in August until
the lMh of the present month, that he had
filed charge against Governor J. 1*. A
Strong.
The Seattle Times’ correspondent, accord
ing to the Seattle dispatches, said in today's
Times:
“Formal charges were tiled against Gov
ernor J. F. A. Sirong with President Wood
row Wilson late yesterday afternoon. Tht
Alaska executive is charged with retaining a
Republican m office, the said Republican
being William W. shorthill. the governor’s
private secretary.
“The charges against the governor art
written on stationery from the executive of
fice. and are signed by Wi.liam (Edward'
1. Wade, who, it i> presumed at Washington,
is a former clerk in the governor’s office.
On plain paper Wade informs the President
that he has resigned in order to he free
to file charges against the governor. The
charges against the governor aver that
Shorthill manifests a partisanship of a par
ticularly offensive and radical type, and that
his incumbency of this important confiden
tial and lucrative office is in defiance of
Democratic protests of the most vigorous
and trenchant character.’
“1* is understood that the charges will be
laid before Secretary Lane of the depart
ment of the interior, and that he will de
termine what action will be taken.’
Not Considered Seriously
After resigning his position in the gov
ernor’s office, Mr. \\ ade stated that it was
due to friction between himself and Mr.
Shorthill. and for several days he has been
conducting u more or less vociferous cam
paign against the governor for retaining
Shorthill in his office. He has stated that
be had filed charges against the governor
jtyi' doing so, and alleges that Shorthill is a
bitter partisan Republican. The incipient
campaign against the governor was not re
garded seriously in Juneau.
Governor Strong Says Nothing
When questioned regarding the charges
this afternoon Governor Strong replied:
“I have nothing to say in regard to the
matter, as 1 consider the charges too abso
lutely foolish to pay any attention to them.
I shall make my answer to the secretary of
the interior if 1 am called upon to do so.”
Shorthill Not a Republican
William W. Shorthill, in a statement given
to. the Empire, said that he was not a Re
publican. and never had been one; that he
had voted only once for President, and that
was for William J. Bryan in 1896, and that
he had taken little part in politics in Alaska
except to vote. Mr. Shorthiil’s statement fol
lows :
“I have never been active in politics since
coming to Alaska, nor, for that matter, be
fore that time. In the campaign of 1896
I worked and voted for William Jennings
Bryan. I came to Alaska in February, 1898,
and have lived here continuously ever since.
I have been more or less non-partisan in
Alaska politics, voting for Romm, the I)em- !
ocratic candidate for delegate, in 1910, and
for Gilmore, the Republican candidate, in i
1912, while in 1914 I voted for Mr. Bunnell, 1
the Democratic candidate, and worked in a I
quiet way for him as well, and made a small
contribution toward the campaign expense.-. ,
of the local Democratic committee. I have !
rover allied myself with any political or
ganization, but have for many years leaned
strongly toward the principles of the Demo
cratic party, especially since coming to
Alaska, it being more and more apparent to
me that these principles are far better for
the common people than those of the Re
publican party. I have never before had
my political views brought into question,
but since they are now questioned 1 have
no hesitation in saving that as between the ;
principle.- of the Republican party ms ex
pressed during tlie last twenty years, and
those of the Democratic party, i am most
ccrtainlv not a Republican, but a De.no !
cret. Neither Governor Clark nor Governor
Sfromr ever questioned, me as to my politi- i
cal faith. hence I had not deemed it an
important matter until now brought in qu.es- '
tion.”
CAN’T DEVELOP COUNTRY
WITHOUT THE PIONEER
Word comes from Democratic headquar
ter- on Horsefly creek that difficul'y is ex
perienced in seciwing regular delivery of
The Pioneer in that prospective Klondike.
It is suggested that Jenkins get busy with
that brand n*".v pick and shovel and develop
some claims which will justify the establish
ment of a po:ooffice there. When that time
comes, and with a loyal Democratic official
at the helm, no doubt the favori.v weekly
will be received regularly.
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“INDISPENSABLE” KILLED
A letter from Birmingham. England, pub
lished by the Associated Press, states that
Private Horace Gre. who boeani" known
throughout England as “the indispensable
man.” as the result of a debate in parlia
ment. ! as been lulled in action in the Dar
danelles. After he had enlisted the Bir
mingham Chamber of Commerce petiti* ned
parliament to release him from military
service, on the groi nd that his services as
an expert maker « f needles were indis
pensable to the local trade of Central Eng
1: rd. The matter was brought up in par
k: went a.id the government was conn filed
to defend its refusal to release Gee. stating
I that the shortage of needles had not -o far
i affected the rate of production of army
| boots.
i \J Vt i-s
Seattle, with its 300.000 and more people.
i> too lone cine for Abram Eriks, n of Cook
inlet, near Seidovia. He is going back >n
the fir: t 1j at to pm in the winter where
he is acquainted. He worked during the
summer for one of the big canneries, and
; came dr wn with the crew when the season
was over, but now. after three day - of city
life, he is anxious to gef back to the North
and do a li‘t! trapping. “It's too lonesome
for me.” he said. “I don’t know a soul in
the whole town, so I am going back. I can
i run a line of traps and keep real busy and
.contented this winter.” Seattle Pov Intelli
gencer.
£• R OLIVER LODGE
1 Sir Oliver Lodge, whose advice the Brit
! i.-h government has keen seeking in the war
disks ’s one of the most famous scientists
I in the world. He also is well known in
this country as president of the Society of
Psychic Re carch. which has been inve-tigat
, ing scientifically the question of communi
! eating with the dead. lie was born in 1851,
! and educated at the University College.
[London. He has been a lecturer at Ox
ford.
TOURIST RESORT DESTROYED
I.OS ANGELES. Nov. 20. Half the town
( f Avalon, which is the Mecca of thousrnds
of tourists, has been destroyed by fire. The
Homes were spread by a high wind.
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Corsica’s big industry is the manufacture
of chestnut extracts.
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Orders for 100.000 tunics for the Russian
army have been placed with Leeds firms.
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Mme. Koudachef, well known as an ex
plorer, has been attached to the Russian
scout service. She rides the same horse (
upon which she made her famous trip ;
from Vladivostok to Petrograd.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
ELEGANT DISPLAY OF
Holiday Goods
MRS. L. C. THORNTON’S
Beautiful line of Hand-Embroidered Lin- i
J'crie, Pillow Tops, Runners, and a choice j
selection of Infants' Hand-Made Robes, etc.
The Coming Week
S Will Have on Display a
Well-Selected Stock of
flat
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING
WICKERSHAM OPTIMISTIC
WITH REFERENCE TO ROAD
Before leaving for the Outside Delegate
Wickersham was interviewed by the ban
hanks New>-Miner as to the po.-Ability of
construction wmk on the Ala.-ka govern
ment railrr ad being pu-hed to a speedy emu
I letion. He was asked whether or not con
gress would gi\e Secretary of the Interior
Lane the amount lie asked for. and Wick
er, ham replied: “Certainly. There is no
doubt of it.”
In explanation Wickersham outlined
briefly the history of the elimination from
the Wickersham bill of the clau.-e which
would empower the government to 1 --
ponds To cover 1 he job,000,00 ) a;>; ropria
lion, as was done in the bill authorizing the
issuance of bonds for the construction of the
Panama canal The News-Miner article con
tinues :
“It semes that Representative Fitzgerald
and the representatives from Georgia and
Oklahoma were very ,-trong in thpir opposi
tion to the appropriation of the money for
the construct^ n of i.n Alaska railroad, and
fought the passage of the bill with all their
might, night and day, on the floor of the
house, in the lobby and everywhere. Rep
resentative Fitzgerald was particularly bit
ter against the clause which would empower
the is.uai-cp of the £”.5,000.000 worth of
bonds. Finally it w; - agreed that the clause
woul l be dropped, but only with a definite
understanding.
“Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin had
fought just as hard for the passage of the
bill as Fitzgerald had fought against it.
When Fitzgerald fought to have the bond
issue clause erased from the bill. Representa
tive Lenroot went to him at the earnest
request of Delegate Wickersham and had
with Fitzgerald a definite understanding to
the effect that there would be no fight made
against the money being appropriated for
the road by the corning session of congress.
Representative Lenroot went to Mr. Fitz
gerald, and M \ Fitzgerald, who is chairman
-*f the finance committee in the house, as
sured him That if the bill passed lie wotil 1
p.ot offer any objection whatsoever to the
money being appropriat'd tt .my tinu- that
ti»e secretary of the interior asked for it.
“Accordingly, as explained by IH* gi o
Wicker-ham. all the secretary of the int'.mr
has to do is to put the amount of ri. :iey
he think- will be needed by the Alaska r .A
road commi.-.-i .n in the estimate which hi
furnishes < f hi- expenses for the en.-uing
year. ami c<*ngH--s will appropriate the
money with' ut que-tun. The money i
there, and it doc- not require an act of con
gress to get it. An act of congress provides
83">.000,000 for the c instruction of the
Ala,,ka railroad. The bill has parsed; the
money has been appropriated. As the sec re
tary of the interim- needs it. he can a-k f r
it. I>ei°<rato Wicker-ham’s work on the ra i
road bill is finished. He fought hard hr
its passage against fearful odd.-, and he won.
It is out of hi- hanT. The m my i- there
for the work, anti the .-‘cr'-tary of the in
terior can yet it any time lv* asks for it.
that i-. until the ^3o.0ih),000 appropriated
lias been used up.
“In the opinion < f I)rl?gat«- Wickersh: • i
the fact that Secretary I.anc is going to a - ;
for ■S.COi'.OOO ue an- that construction u .1
start at b >th ends next summer. It may be
that tr.er will be two crews working out f
NTnar.a. m. • tovard Fairbanks and the other
to- urd th" Hr. ad Pass country It means
that the \v< rk ".11 bf rushed to completion,
and that no delay wll be tolerated. Fair
banks wii! h- ve . railroad sooner, perh.a;
th'.n th'* m. t i-ptiu.iistic believe if "ill
come."
DECEMBER
to be my last month in business. All
Watch Repairs should be called for be
fore January I
My Lines of CUT GLASS, SILVER DE
POSIT. COMMUNITY SILVER ar.d
CHRISTMAS GOODS are selling at rea
sonable prices.
Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons,
Engraved, SI.00 and $1.50
FIRST-CLASS ENGRAVING
YiTl. TAYLOR, Flat_:
Stores at Iditarod Highest Prices Paid
and Fiat City 2 for Raw F'j-s
A Frit Line of Clothing and Furnishings
HiPPREES 7.TIITE RUBBER SHOES AND BOOTS
PRICES REASONABLE
Fresh Draft
FROM FAIRBANKS
New Shipment HAMER BEER From ills Outside
RING US UP_ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU_RING US UP
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