YOU WILL HAVE
THE SATISFACTION
When buying your Groceries from us, of getting everything of the
highest quality only. We have neither second nor third grade
goods nor old goeds to offer you, but our prices all along the line
are positively right. We have proven that conclusively to scores
of satisfied customers. May we have the privilege of proving that
to you also?
We shall always be pleased to hear from you.
Sam’l Applebaum
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT
BY PIONEERS OF OPHIR
The entertainment and dance given by j
the Uplnr Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, on
February ID was a must enjoy: blv occasion, j
according to accounts just received. Fifty j
persons took advantage of the line weather (
to attend and partake in the festivities. The i
hall was filiingly decorated with the Stars
and Stripes, whl'e at the back was located !
the punch bowl of hospitality.
Dancing beg.m at S .30. and continued j
until 12:30. when a fine supper was served:
by men.1 . r> of the order.
Toni Price called the assemblage to order, I
appointing the old stand-by. W. A. Vinal. j
chairman. After the opening address Dick :
Benson, “the poet laureate” of Ophir. sang J
a somr and gave a recitation, both of which
were composed by himself. Next was , a j
paper by William sSchnehh. John Baker
gave a short talk, in which he proved lorn
self quite a ladies’ man. Dick Benson was j
then . ailed upon for another song, and “he j
was there with the home-made goods.” On j
request of the chairman, Hans Hansen gave !
a recitation, showing much elocutionary i
talent. Robert Evans closed the program !
with, an address befitting the occasion. Dur- |
ing his talk he requested that one paper be j
published.
At the close of the program dancing was j
resumed and continued until a late hour. :
The committee spared no pains to see that I
Ml had a good time. Music was furnished i
by Michelbust. and Romanstead.
Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
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Major Albrecht ami Charles E. Taylor,
who have been on a trip to the Tolstoi and
linn ho. returned home nil Eridny of last
\\\ ek.
Frank Dawson and Fred Mnith, who have
been in the Tolstoi for some time past, re
turned to Discovery on l'rthty of last week.
Mrs. George Phillips and two children, of
Plat creek, arrived in town last Wednesday
and were the guests of Mrs. John C. Currin.
The heavy windstorm of last Thursday
afternoon apparently appeased its fury by
breaking a large window pane in II. Boas'
No. 8 warehouse. A few minutes afterward
everything v.ae so calm a summer sigh.
Fred Bishop, the trader at Sleitmute, on
the Kuskokwim, was in the city for a few
days this week. He brought over a bunch
of furs and took back with him a big load
of freight.
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FINE TRAILS WERE RUINED
BY HOOES OF REINDEER
Travelers over the trails between this city
end the Tolstoi and Ophir recently have
been loud in their complaints at the way
the trails have been cut up by the hoofs of
the reindeer which have been driven over
them. Until recently these trails were in
excellent condition, anil fast time was made
by the freighters and mushers. But since
the reindeer passed over them traveling lias
been made much more difficult.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that at Hie hour
of 10 o’clock on the 23d day or March,
1917. lhe registration books will he open
at the ollliv or the municipal clerk, in the
t inted States commissioner's building, on
Second avenue, in the town or Idiiarml.
Alaska, lor the purpose or registering all
male and remain persons, or twenty-one
veilrs of age. who are citizens of the railed
States, or who have declared lileir inten
tions to become such, and who have re
sided continuously one year next preceding
ttii' date of election in the territory or
Alaska, and six months next preceding the
date or election within the town of idltarod.
Ail persons desiring to vote at said elec
tion must, before voting, register their
names and qualilleations with the town
register of the town or Idltarod.
Registration books will he kept open
every day. except Sundays, beginning March
32, 19 17. during the hours of 10 o'clock
a. in. and i p. m. The said registration will
close on Man’ll 01, 1017.
Tile said election will he held on tile tlrst
Tuesday In April, 1017. for the, purpose of!
electing seven (7 nimicilmpn and oil" I i
member of the school hoard.
0. il. CiERAOIITY, Municipal Clerk. |
C. R. PECK, FLAT
General Merchandise
BARGAINS
Diamond Safety Razors . $2 00
Diamond Safety Razor Blades, dozen 1.00
Gillette Safety Razors, regular, $5.00; vest pocket size 6.00
Gillette and Auto Strop Razor Blades, per dozen 1.50
INGERSOLL WATCHES—Yankee, $1.50; Eclipse, $2.50; Junior, $3.00; Midget 3.00
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POCKET KNIVES
Imperial Chocolate Candies, per lb., 75c and $1.00
DRUGS—AT OUTSIDE PRICES
SMITH'S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
SAVAGE BEASTS OF PREY
CREATE HAVOC AMONG
REINDEER AND CARIBOU
During the present winter, probably be
cause of the almost total disappearance of
small game, such as ptarmigan, grouse, rab
bits, etc., there have been evidences of un
usual ferocity among beasts of prey such as
wolves, lynx, etc. Lynx, which heretofore
have not been plentiful in this part of
Alaska, are numerous and savage. Driven
to desperation by hunger, they are said to
he attacking and devouring caribou and
even reindeer. A1 Walsh, who arrived in
the city on Wednesday evening last from
iht Iunoko country, reports that lynx are
fearlessly attacking the reindeer herds under
the very eyes of the herders. Twitchell anil
his Lapp partners recently drove their herds
into that region, and it is said that since
then'many of the animals have been killed
by lynx. The reindeer men are now devot
ing a good deal of their time to trapping, and
are said to have captured several of the
animals.
A Race for Life
J. E. Beattie, the Tolstoi freighter, who
returned to this city last Wednesday even
ing, tells of an interesting race he witnessed
Tuesday last on the trail near Jerry Baker’s
roadhouse, between Dikeman and Tolstoi.
The contestants were three large wolves chas
ng a caribou that had doubtless carelessly
wandered away from its herd, and the crafty
wolves apparently made it their urgent
business to keep it so separated. When Mr.
Beattie first, espied the contest they were
about a quarter of a mile from the trail,
and the course, generally speaking, was
diagonally from it across the tundra —“over
the moss, the niggerheads, and inland em
pire,'’ as a former Iditarod editor was wont
to express it. The freighter stopped his
string of dogs to watch the chase. As
:bc caribou, savagely pursued by his re
lentless enemies, disappeared beyond a swale
of tundra, he gave every evidence of col
lapse, and after a run of only a few rods
would be the meat of the hungry wolves.
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HIGH COST OF WHISKY
IN ALASKA “DRY” SECTION
W. C. Mitchell, who arrived from the
coast last week, says that the liquor indus
try in the “dry " town of Anchorage is lively,
and although there have been several con
victions and some heavy fines have been
assessed, the profits of the business arc
such that bootlegging is by no means on the
wane. It seems that any resident of An
chorage may secure liquor from outside
points by means of an order, and that the
dealers import great quantities of the goods
under “orders” from individual customers.
It is a case of making the consumer pay the
freight, however, as Mr. Mitchell says that
the price of a bottle of whisky, containing a
fifth of a gallon, is So. Beer is sold at $3
per bottle. And the demand for both beer
and whisky is brisk.
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POSTMASTER ANSLEY PLANS
TO RELIEVE MAIL SITUATION
Two consignments of mail arrived from
Seward on Monday last, and, as usual, were
comparatively light. Very little second
class matter was received, and disappointed
subscribers to Outside publications, some
of whom have not received a single copy
of the periodicals for which they have paid
good money, are loud in their complaints.
Postmaster Anslev has a plan to relieve the
situation, and if the department heeds his
request the mail congestion at Seward may
be relieved somewhat. He has forwarded
the following telegram:
“Second Assistant Postmaster Genera],
Washington, D. C.:
“Mail supplied to McGrath, Tokotna and
Ophir deducted from original limit of 400
pounds weekly for Iditarod and Flat, leaves
insufficient reading matter for largest popu
lation this star route. Dikeman, Discovery
and Tolstoi also supplied through Iditarod.
Please authorize 200 pounds additional
weight each trip until April 6. Leave off
second-class matter last three trips April
account of impassable trails for heavy loads
at that time.
“ANSLEY, Postmaster.”
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BLOW AT SALMON INDUSTRY
LONDON, Feb. 24.- Tire importation of
canned salmon has been prohibited, save
under license given by the board of trade.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—The curtailment of
the importations of canned salmon by the
British government, cannerymen here say,
will seriously affect the industry in Alaska,
on Puget sound and on the Columbia river.
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JOHN HOLMES SINKING
A letter received by Dick Button in the
last mail from Charley Ross stated that
hope for the recovery of John Holmes had
been practically abandoned. Mr. Holmes is
at a sanatorium at Santa Barbara, Cal., and
his condition is growing gradually worse.
BOOTLEGGING AT TOLSTOI
RECEIVES SERIOUS BLOW
AT COMMISSIONER'S HANDS
OPHIR, Feb. 24 Mrs. N. S. Jacobsgaard.
a business woman of Tolstoi, appeared be
fore Commissioner W. A. Vinal here yester
day and pleaded guilty to the charge of sell
ing liquor without a license. The commis
sioner assessed a line of £200 and cost
against her. which she immediately paid and
returned at once to Tolstoi. The costs in the
case totaled £17o. The warrant upon which i
she was cited to appear before the comm: i
sinner was sworn to by Deputy Marshal
Percy Charles of Iditurod.
Mr. Charles, accompanied by Sid Ensor,
left here today for Poorman to serve a simi
lar warrant upon Mrs. Nel.ic Bates upon a j
similar charge. The otiense is also allegen ;
to have been committed at Tolstoi.
PLACED UNDER BONDS
TO KEEP THE PEACE
i
Milo Stegero was placed under a bond
of $1,000 by Commissioner Gcraghty last
Wednesday morning to keep the peace A
warrant was issued against Stegero on the
affidavit and complaint of William Bristol, j
the trouble between the men is alleged to
have taken place at Bristol’s wood camp, j
on the South fork of Otter crpek. Thomas ’
McMahon furnished bonds for Stegero.
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BILLY BEAVEN MARRIED
In the last mail A1 Walsh received a let
ter from William Beaven, the well-known;
Candle creek miner, announcing his mar
riage on December 20 to Mrs. Hart, at Se- j
attle. The happy couple were on a honey- j
moon trip to California, and expected to
leave for the North in the spring. The
bride was a widow with one son. 14 years
old.
OFF FOR THE DITNA
George Mutchler, Julius Schlapik arid
George Kay comprised a party which left
early last Saturday morning for the Ditna.
There has been considerable prospecting in
progress in that vicinity during the winter,
and there are hints of some interesting de
velopments soon.
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RETURN FROM COAST
Bob Griffis, the veteran dog musher, and
Siegfrid Wiig, who left here with the gold |
shipment early in December last, returned to i
the city late last evening, having made the j
journey homeward in leisurely manner.
RIGORS OF WINTER WEATHER
FATAL TO FEATHERED TRIBE
KOLMAKOFF, Feb. 24. During the re
| cent cold weather the dead bodies of thou- [
sands of the small birds which live all win- j
ter in Alaska were found on the snow under J
the trees. From all indications their whole- i
Sale death was the result of freezing. Ap- i
parently the only birds that stay in the j
North all winter and that survived the !
severe cold weather were the crow or raven j
and the bird generally detested by pros- |
pectors, and called the “camp robber.” j
Frank Moran, for whose safety some j
anxiety was felt during the early part of the j
winter, is reported to be all right, and has I
a big outfit. Natives have been to his camp j
and have talked with him since Messrs.
Fisher and Buhro reported in Iditarod their j
fears that he had been lost.
A native recently came to Kolmakoff j
from the head of the Holitna river, passing |
the camp of T. J. Taylor, Fritz Tittle and J
two partners, and brought a note saying [
that they were all right, but that it had
been so cold up to the time of the writing j
that they could not use the drilling outfits |
they took in with them. They had no finds J
to report, but were in good spirits, and j
have great faith that they will yet run j
down the paystreak which they believe is j
there somewhere.
NEW SUITS FILED
Suit lias been flier! in the district court
by T. J. Nestor, as the Empire Commercial
Company, vs, Dominick Soraci, asking j
judgment for 3170.65, with interest from !
March 15, 1911, and costs of suit. Taylor J
and Albrecht represent the plaintiff.
G. W. Albrecht, as attorney for Joseph j
H. Smith, has commenced suit in the dis- j
trict court against J. H. Scott on a promis- ,
sory note for 3442, with interest from March ’■
13. 1911. together with costs.
Matilda M. Moses has filed suit for di- *
vorce from Otto Mose«, alleging desertion j
A WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
The following is a record of the week’s j
temperatures, from readings taken at 7 a. m. j
dailv, compared with the temperature on
the same date a year ago:
Date 7 a. m. Min. 1916.
Kch 24. '4 14 30
25 . 14 12 16
26 . 12 10 2S
27 . 18 16 IS
28 . 20 18 16 1
Mar. 1 . 34 32 10
2. 38 34 11
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
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WILL BE THE ANSWER THE COMING SUMMER
Our Stock 2s Complete With the Very Latest
and Best That !s Worn by Men
W1 -Ha
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THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
WORKING ON PROBLEM
OF PROVIDING SCHOOL FUNDS
(Fairbanks News-Miner, Jan. 30
In Fairbanks the city council, the school
board, the leaders <>f the dry m.tier, par
ents, and, m tact, all interested m ; • ; tore,
are figuring on ways and m('.:r ' r nmm
taining the schools after proim. itii.n i.- put
into effect, in accordance with the WicKer
ham bill, which is now before congress. The
same apj lies in every other incorporated
town in the North. Papers arriving on
(very mail show that the nuPmr F b*,m?r
given the fullest consideration, but to dale
the matter has not been solved.
That the Schools may be maintained, if
given sufficient assistance from the terri
tory, seems certain, but many impracticable
[Jans have been put forth.
Recently, in the Juneau Empire, it w:t
pointed out that the Ala. ka fund, 65 per
cent of which is now used for road purposes
and the balance for schools in the unincor
porated towns and for flie relief of indi
gent.. could be diverted for use of the
schools. It was also shown tha, some $105.
000 of thF fund was given to the road
commission in one year. The writer in the
Juneau Empire points out that >100.000 of
this fund could ; ■’ r.iv a ! cho* F within
incorporated towns; $90,000 for schools not
in incorporated towns, etc. This estimate
was made mi the reoemts of th'* Alaska fund
for the year 1016.
But Thi - estimator failed to remember
that practics’lly ali of the so-called Alaska
fund was derived fro:., liquor licenses out
side incorporated towns. Cutting out these
licenses, the fund would net he sufficient to
furnish 25 per cent of the money now used
for the schools outside incorporated towns,
to say nothing of those within the incorpor
ated towns, one councilman of Fairbanks
points out.
Without the liquor revenues it will be
necessary for the territory to find ways and
means for the maintenance of the schools
not only in the incorporated towns, but also
those outside the incorporated towns. The
territory has sufficient funds in the treasury
and will have sufficient, according to its
present revenues, to appropriate money for
schools, but it cannot be worked out by
depending on the federal licenses, which are
now turned into the Alaska fund.
And this brings up another question—that
of the indigent fund. Heretofore the 5 per
cent of the Alaska fund set aside for the
relief of indigents, and under the control of
the judges of the several divisions, has been
scarcely sufficient in the past, and in the
future 5 per cent of these revenues will be
so insignificant that they would scarcely
give relief to one old-timer, so that it would
be impossible for a judge to look after a
whole division.
All legislators of the Fourth division are
giving their full attention to the matter and
are trying to arrive at a suitable solution of
the problem. They agree that the Alaska
fund suggestion bears little merit.
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NOT A HARD-TIMES BALL
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the big entertainment at A. B,
hall, this city, on March 17, by the Pioneers,
desires to correct the impression generally
circulated about the district that the affair
is to be a dance of the “hard times” variety.
Such is not the case; it will bp a genuine
“sourdough” dance—one of those glorious
and wholesome affairs at which the old
timers will feel perfectly at home, and every
body can have a good time. There w’ill be
nothing to hinder anybody from appearing
in hard-times regalia—they would be wel
comed like the flowers of May—but woe
unto the old-timer who looms up on that oc
casion with a h’iled shirt and shined shoes.
'Twill sure cost him dearly for hi; stylish
efforts.
You ninlamiU' mu&hers, salmon slinger
and towline trippers. Get your kioodles
curried up for
THE PIONEERS'
ST, PATRICK'S DAY
DOG RAGE
from Iditarod to Discovery, via Flat,
return same • ly. Race will be run un
der Kennel Club rules. Controversies
between contestants will be decided by
open air bovr under packing house rule
and the eye >■ a husky referee.
Tha start \\ 11 be from the front of the
N. C. store. 1 iitarod. at 2 p. m.
Teams will leave five minutes part
Telephone tii .e used.
ENTRIES FREE
Open to All
Rut entry must bp made with James
Farrell. I,Iitarod, or Grant Murdock.
Flat, before noon on March 16, giving
name of contestant end number of dogs
to be run.
GERAGH7Y WILL SOAK ANY
BODY THE LIMIT
who owns a team and fails, neglects or
refuses to enter same in this race.
Plenty of room and trail for all. Get
in the game and win a prize.
First, $75; Second, $50; Third, $25
AND THEN, AFTERWARDS,
THE BIG SOURDOUGH DANCE |
AND FEE D AT THE A. B. HALL
Clothes Cleaned and Pressed
Dog Moccasins for Sale
Parkas Made to Order
MRS. YOUNG S STORE
Next Door McDonald Hotel
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
.Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday.
April 3, [in?, there will be held in the city
hall, in !:■■ town of Iditarod, Alaska, an
election f< ' the purpose or electing seven
roiineiline;. and one member or the school
hoard. .
The polls for said election will be open
at a o’clo ■ a. nt. on that day and will close
at 8 o'elt.vn p. m. nr the same day. and al!
qualified eetors or the town of Iditarod
who have "i gistered as provided by ordi
nance wil he entitled to vote al said elec
don, G. 0. C-FRAGHTY.
Municipal Clerk.
Fated March 3, 19 17.
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