THE FINEST SUTTER PRODUCED
Ah Our Goods
Are the Best In the Market
Every Article
Is of the Highest Grade Only
Sam’l Applsbaum
Now is the time to take
pictures, while the light
is good. \\ e keep a full
line of Photo Supplies
and Kodaks, do Developing
and Printing at reasonable
pi-ires. _
If you need Shoes. Clothing.
Sox. Underwear. Hats.
Or anything in the Drug line. 1
eon Mij.pJy you with belter
goods and at lower prices
than any place in the camp.
GENERAL
LADIES’
FURNISHINGS
FINE WATCH REPAIRING
NUGGET JEWELRY TO ORDER
j. L. SALE, Fiat City
*••»<* • k : k wwwh
l I WILL DISPATCH
I A LAUNCH FOR THE %
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Houth of |
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| IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE |
I BREAK-UP. MAKE RESER- I
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
LUMBER FOR SALE
1- In. Boards, rough Window Frame Material
2- in. Dimension Window Frames, ready-made
4-in. Flooring, Outside fir 1 4-in. Round
8-in. Shipiap, Outside fir Doers and Windows
4-in. Ceiling, Out3ide fir Window Glass
1 1 2-in ■ Sluice Box Bottoms, Outside fir Tar Paper
Stains, Varnish, Paints, Oil r.nd Turpentine
CLOSING-CUT PRICES
Ail Drugs at Outside Prices
Who,I Alcohol, per Wtl- $ -50
per bottle. .50
Coal Oil, jo-r bottle... .25
Shaving Brushes .50c to 1.50
Win'p III.ms. 50
bath Brushes . 51.50 to 2.00
Mellin’s Food .-.75
sal Hepatic* . .75 j
Vaseline, large bottles. .25
Witch Hazel Salve .25 i
Animated Salve . -25 I
Brnrno Quinine. $ .25 «
< ump'Minci < afhartic Pills .25 <
Beerharn's Pills. .25 <
•Vyer’s Pills .25 <
Sanitol Face Cream .25 <
Pompeiian «iream .. .25 -
Stearns’ Headache Powders .25 <
Seidlitz Powders. .25 <
Witch Hazel . <50 <
Pond’s l-\tract. .50 <
Snow Glasses.25c to .50 «
SMITH’S GUN
Iditarod, Alaska
AEROPLANE POSSIBILITIES
EXPLAINED BY INVENTOR
Ever idnce announcement was made in
The Pioneer recently that the United States
governemnt was about to award coiPnieL
for the carrying of Alaska mad 1>\ a; ro
pl: ne. including routes to and from Idita
rod. there has been much local di-eu~sa :i
as to the (practicability of the t E li Some
have contended that the severe weather
conditions to be encountered in the crossing
of the dreary Alaska range of mountains
would offer obstacles which would be in
surmountable. while others have as vigor
ously argued that the modern aeroplane
was so equipped as to easily overcome even
worse climatic conditions than are to U'
met with in this section of Ala.-ka. As
ha\ing a bearing on the discussion at this
time, the following from Leslie’s will be
read with interest. It is from the (pen of
Charlton Hates Sprayer
‘The conquest of the air is the greatest
n-p-ria! achievement in the world’s history.
With ,-uch amazing swiftness has the art
of Hying advanced during the past decade
that in forecasting the near future the
imagination must be enlisted. Ii is not
wile to say that in a few years the aero
plane will be as commonly used as the
automobile is now. In the rapidity of its
• lupment. and in a far more difficult
field at that, the aeroplane has fairlv run
.way from the automobile. This prt gross
is largely the result of the war. A few
. (• 1 rs ago a flight across the English chan
nel was an amazing feat, the aeroplane v.\
the h-ipl--' victim of every fickle gust of
wind, while the Hight of an hour with a
(passenger aboard made a thriller for the
headline is. The memorable trip across the
channel by Miss Harriet Quimby of Leslie’s
staff in 1912. the first channel flight by a
woman alone, has not yet been duplicated.
“ ‘Less than a decade ago,’ says Senor
Santos-D-umont, the Brazilian aviator and
scientist, ‘my aeroplane was considered a
marvel. In this machine, in which there
was room for only one person, I used a
twenty horse-power motor. My record flight
was twelve miles, and I could carry only
enough gasoline to Hy three-quarters of an
hour.’ Today aeroplanes can carry thirty
-engers, can Hy over twenty-four hours
without alighting, have ascended (practically
five miles, and between sunri-e and sunset
have traveled 1.300 miles. ‘We no 1 mger,’
.-ays M. Dumont, “fear wind or weather.
The modern machine can brave any gale,
and Hy through a storm of any velocity.
It can travel over mountains, forests and
seas. The atmosphere is its ocean, and its
ports are everywhere.’ ”
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DANCE POSTPONED
The free dance announced for last Thurs
day evening had, unfortunately, to be post
poned, owing to the enforced absence of
some ol the principal (performers. It will
take place on Easter Monday, April 24. at
A. B. hall, and everybody is invited to come
and make merry.
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Job Printing at Pioneer office.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
AT DISCOVERY AND FLAT
DEVELOPS INTO CONTEST
The election for school trustees for the
Otter school district, held last Wednesday,
which at first promised to he a rather per
functory affair, developed into an exciting
election contest. Until Monday last no
candidates for the three positions had an
nounced themselves, and apparently there
was little interest. However, a ticket was
made up under the title of the “Citizens’
ticket.” containing the names of Ivan Wales,
E. R. King and Alex McEwing. Tins
appeared to he the signal for activity to
commence, and when the polls were opened
on Wednesday morning there were seven
candidates in the iii Id. The successful can
didates were Ivan Wales, H. R. King and
Mrs. .1. E. McDowell. Mat cast 89 voile's
and Discovery ft), distributed as fellows
Ivan Wales 111
];. R. King 1 OS
Alex McEwing 45
Mrs. ,1. E. McDowell 71
.1 J. Rivers. 2»i
Dave Strandberg 22
Abe Audetle. IS
It appears that the issue of the eonte-s
was upon the question as to whether the
school terms should be hcl 1 in summer or
in winter. As the roads between Mat and
Discovery are not in the best ndition for
travel m the summer, the residents of Dis
covery were in favor of holding the term
as formerly, during the winter season.
CHARGED WITH. INSANITY
Charley Kklund, :i Finn, who has been in
the employ of Gus Untilia, on Otter creek,
was taken into custody on Thursday last
by Deputy Marshal William Thomas on a
charge of insanity, preferred against him
by Oscar Hendricksem He was lodged
in the 1 »c:d jail and will receive an ex
animation before Commi'-iornr Gay G.
Geraghty on Monday next.
For some time past complaints have la on
'.'lit to the local marshal s office about the
: Heard irresponsible actions of Fldund, but
Deputy Marshal Charles did not feel justi
fied in taking actii n in the matter until
a formal complaint had been sworn to. It
is said that Kklund has acted rather queeriy
for some years, but showed no sign' of
violence until recently. He i- - ">! io have
sustained the 1'" of a considerable sum of
money some year' ego. end ihi' has preyed
on his mind until it r- churned that lie ha>
became mentally unb: lanced.
DID HOT ASK FOR PROXIES
T! ‘ riiinc aci • -.ml if ;ho 1 ’ ■ • ., -
rioianf - hold oil March 25 w: h u .
pub phed in the issue of April 1. contain: :
I he statement that i"tu. .us h.i ; ri !:.:•!
been received from .ludpe 1 fur. tel!, Db' re ;
Attorney Roth and Clerk of the Court Chirk
of Fairbanks, and Territorial Secretary H i
vidson of lunran Charles F. Estmere re
oue-ts that the fact he puhh in d that Mr.
Davidson was no; among thn.-e reque-; ir.:
proxies. They were sent to him i- chau
Man of the Deinoeratic territorial commit
tee. "the most logical parson to receive
diem under the circumstances and the lark
f information of prospective candidates.
A preference instruction in favor of Judge
Bunnell in case he we- a candidate was
attached to the proxies."
MANAGER AUSTIN RETURNS
K. A. Austin, resident iminngrr of th •
Yukon G( Id Company's interests here, re
turned from the Outside on Thur-duy la.t.
Mr. nd Mrs. Austin left her** I t-' Sep,-,,:i
ber and spent the winter in California. Mr.
Austin returned l»v way of I air .n':s and
Ruby.
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LANDERKING DIVORCE CASE
Helen J. Landerkinp. through her art.■:
nry, Charles I.. Taylor, has tiled suit for
divorce against George Milton Laii'O'rkine:.
whom she charges with desertion. She a'ks
alimony of $1,000. and that defendant be
required to deposit money with the court
for the prosecution of the suit by the
plaintiff.
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THE WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
Th? following is a record of the week s
temperatures, taken ;u 1 a. rn. daily at the
fire station:
Above
Zero.
April S IS
(l. 2S
II). -’4
11. -:l
jo 20
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14. . 12
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following is a list of letters remaining
uncalled for at the lditarod postoffice. Idit
arod, Alaska, for the week ending April 15,
1 It J f>. When calling for these please ask for
advertised letters.
WILLIAM .1. ANSLEY, Postmaster.
Austin, (1. E. (4) Kuckfeldt, John
Bacon & Chase lditarod Mining Co.
Bishop, Herbert Jensen, Peter
Bralt, 0. Johnson, C. W.
Bryson, Win. Johnson, John O.
Chrams, Mrs. F- Kram, David
Connellev, E. I’. Linquist, Peter H.
Cullen, E. A. Murdock, McKenzie
Davd, H. Mersereau, A. Z.
Daun Bros. Miechud, W. C. (2)
Derval, Mrs. Jeanne McDermott, Mike (2)
Duggan, Charles McDonald, Pat
Freidman, Edward McKee, J. H.
Gale, John L. Nauman, Bruno
Gamble, Thomas Noden, Win.
Halland, Mrs. R. Siebe, C. R.
Hanson, Hans S. Smythe, Capt.
Hoar, Agnes Swedin, Nels
Horvat, George (2)
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O LOCAL AND PERSONAL <>
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Dr. Moore of Flat whs in the city yester
day.
James Finnegan was a visitor in the city
from Mat yesterday.
Among the several Flat City people in
the city yesterday were Mrs. George Mutch
1 r and Mrs. Letnes.
Siegrried Wiig. the Nulato trader, was a
visitor in the city this week. Me took in
the stampede to the Tolstoi.
Charley Worden, who has been prospect
ing on the George river, in the Ivu>kokwim
country, during the past winter, returned
t > the city on Monday last.
One week from tomorrow. April 23, is
Farter Sunday. From present indications
there will be .no public recognition of the
gnat church festival in Iditarod.
One of the busiest men in this region at
the pri '*! 11 time is W. (\ Mitchel, who
• vetting his sawmill in readiness to oper
ate at the mouth of Moose creek immedi
ately after the break-up.
The mail arrived last M -rrkiy mormng
and h -.l the i ppearance of having had a
bar.! trip, some of the second-el a.— matter
-hawing evidence of having received a bath.
There will lie two more mails dispatcher
ova r the winter trail.
Ktl Davis was an erriv: 1 ovrT the Fewarb
rail from the Out-ibe on Wednesday la.-t.
Mr. I/avis was one* of tin* company which
left here on the launch Tramp late me-1 fall,
and who had a m >st ini ere.-ting expe:.;tKv
in reaching St. Michael.
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Owing to the fact t! at mo-t of the
city dad- are out of the city, -ome of them
attracted by the strike on the bd-tei. no
council meeting has yet been announce u.
.i it is prnblfmntic.l when tie* at’fmi.
f the city will he turned over to the
newly-el. clod council men.
A Immr frc in Leo Clifford. da‘ed Susifna.
M: "cli 1:1). males that he made the tr-n in .
Ophir to that point in seven dey-. fie
Mates that hundreds of person- ?.re coming
into the country, most of them going to
Anch< rage, but many are spreading out over
the country, slaking homo-tea;Is and p.v.- -
meeting. B» at.- coming from the S.atc- are
1 uided to the limit.
Although the Itiiia» ocl di.-trict h: • r-ached
the plant where •!; • independent s.miner
i> out of date, the production . : the o.'
fereut 'Techs thr nwh dredamg mid -craping
wiM in 1 i up the district’s output f- r the
■ xt five or : ix years, says R. S M M.llmi.
a mining opt-i a tor from ti.c Iditfeixm. win*
a* tii" Northern, says the V alt! • IV. • In
tci vi m r ; February 11.
that the Iditar d is a \v irked out temp." i e
“It work’d out a * t ar :■ small
operators are concerned, blit there will be
a half dozen year- of big gold production
yet before the camp can be called a dear!
one.” Mr. McMdbm i. a-.-'c:atcd with .L lx
iGeorge» ILley. He ha- be: n in the La i
mid Cabfronia for the winter, and is mw
a his way North. Although heavily in
terested in Ala-ka. Mr. McMdlan during
"he oa.-t few yearn has purchased a num
• : if properties in Mexico, and .-ays that
if the country would settle down he would
• d Mexico instead of Alaska. “Tin’ next
be <"■ ld-nroduc:ne country of the w.-rld will
Mexico.” he s ad. “.lust wait until things
ou.et down . mi see how ihe c iiinfry is
opened up. The climate there will permit
a man to w rk the ye: r around, whmh is
m ; the case in* a Tug wav- up North."
7/HO KNOWS JOE HENRY?
R. L. fMilorheil <f lol Gri.ml street,
Port Wayne, Inti, is making inquiry
hfough the department of the interior for
his uncle. wle-se mime is ■lee Henry. The
last heard of him he was in Seattle, on his
way to Idit.arod. Near here he owned
a building in some small town which the
government rented for a postoftice. He
was last heard from two years ago.
PIONEERS’ MEETING
The Pioneers will meet We ’ne-day even
ing next at Moose ha'l. Hat. Business of
importance will come up.
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STRUGGt E FOR EXISTENCE
PREVENTS OVERPOPULATION
SEATTLE, March 12. If one-fifth of all
the animals horn on the earth were to live
a normal life, there wouldn’t be enough
room to hold them all. Professor Trevor
Kincaid of the University of Washington
told a zoology class recently.
If the elephant family, for instance, had
multiplied in a direct geometric ratio, as
Ml animals tend to increase; if each suc
cessive offspring had survived the hard
ships of life and rounded out a normal
career, there would be standing room only
on earth, he said.
“Or, taking it from another angle,’’ he
added, “if the salmon family had survived
all the adversities that befall a fish, each
living an average salmon’s life, there would
not be enough ocean on the earth to hold
them all.”
A single tapeworm, according to the
Washington zoologist, lays 100,000,000 eggs
at a time. So if every egg should hatch
out and the worms grow unmolested, one j
mother tapeworm could supply every man, j
woman and child in the United States with |
a little tapeworm.
Fortunately, however, only a very small
percentage of animals born survive, and
Nature has provided barriers whin will
always keep the numbers limited properly.
Where You Can Cot Just What
You Want in the EL Ine of Shoes
A. A. CUTTER’S SHOE PACS
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STRONG & GARFIELD SIT rS
ig&ma&aBimEPamm. ■'iMWtiM -. 89
THE FELDER SHOE
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AND \UZ FI.ORSHEIM SHOE
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CHAIRMAN OF NAVY LEAGUE
AGAINST VOLUNTEER SYSTEM
WASHINGTON, April 1_'. August Bel
mont, chain:!: n of the Navy League, hi ;n
■addre ; bed’ "ri the annual convent i* n of the
leac.'c. outlined the fundamental- in the
deft!..-e j o.tv. and said that the volunteer
system works badly in war time.
HARDING Will BE CHAIRMAN
CUrOAGO. April ft. The sub eonimitte-'
• n arrair. ements f the Republ •an i:ati a; 1
committee h...- selected Warren <» Hard:'1:
f Ohio a* temp1 rary chairman of the F! •
publican national convention, to U* lull
r; : e in June.
FARMER IDiTAROD MINISTER
ROASTS GREEDY SYNDICATES
NI.’.V YORK. April 12. Rev. II.ll
Youi f- rn■••:!>• a nr- i >n:try minister in
Alaska, ch arg ■ that ignoi ■; < ■• ar 1 skept
cisrn in congress end the grN d end selfish
n“ s nf .-vndir a tea c< nibine to retard the
s of Alaska.
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GR"AT DEMAND FOR COPPER
J'JCTTiES COSTLY SHIPPING
CALUMET. Mi<! April 11 A r lini if
company here is shipping twenty-five tons
• • ; er Last by evore. , for which a rate
of 20 f• <■»,j• w r.ound is paid.
NLW YORK. Ar ril v -The price of c< p
■r ‘ is 28.75c per pound.
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•; a v \\r npr n rn*) ;>r
L ■■ 2 Ki VV i 2 i\ L IY_. ^ L ^ i\ i .G.,j Jai
M AY YORK. At r l 12. The man v/
recently \v« n notoriety by stov in:' sway c ir
b< : rd a Briti.-h s:t t?:i>hip and holding up
the officer* dir 1“ h: tried and cnmpi-Uh:
them to obey his orders will b? held on a
char-:'1 of j erji.rv in Delaware.
CRISIS IN SWEDEN
STOCKHOl M, April 10. Sweden i
freing a rahinct crisis. The premier ha
$hre;itened to re-ion if the hill •..'■•.v'.’i.g
fur the res-elaiien by the government ,-f
v.-ar traiie with f. reign nation.-, now pend
ing, becomes l.v.v.
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FRENCH SOCIALISTS APPROVE
PARIS, Aoril 11. The French Socia'i.-t
rtv has pa -e;l re- lution- favoring the
continuance of the policy of giving close
support to the government in the plan- for
national defense.
WASHINGTON BOAT CREW WINS
SEATTLE. Wash., April 8. The rowing
crew of the University of Washington yes
terday defeated Sraip&rd university f r the
champion.-hip of the Pacific coast. The
time was 17 minutes. 0 seconds.
WILSON’S NAME ON BALLOT
SALEM, Ohio, April 12. Secretary of
State Olcott has received a personal tel4
tarn from President Wilson a-kine that
his name he placed on the ballot for th *
'residential primary election.
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Levina Hotel First-class in every respect.
G£F ' .AN ACTIVITY IN EAST
V.WOfVKU. B. ( '.. April 11 He;,. ft
receive here state that Germans ui Shung
l-.ai h. i planned the de.-;ruction t.f 'he
Tran.-.-: •rien railroa*
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Mi. GAMES DURING WAR
PAR'*' April 11. The iaternati 2:.-.j
Olyiiij i f.r;tr.if'S committee has dec-bled * *
h« i ! i. ::iOf i while the war fasts.
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. vUA i iUhJr.il CA^.Cli
KAN ' - CITY, A; r 1 12. I»r. E;df will
face a y in the Swope in ;rdrr l-c f r
the foGil •inif.
LINE REAPS HARVEST
NEW OHK, A[ ril 12. The H Hand
\; . ( ' . Sd 2« 1 '
uniig \ I year
MINIS': ;ILS ARE UP TO SNUFF
PORT: and Or . April 11. - The M
rj;:ii-1 Mi .\"< < iaticn has held \
oiid el i>e of chi rges f
b,x >tn! . which had been made.
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THE V. 7 SECRETARY GF WAR
New-..., ] ■' 11 Balt-w, recently app: ■ nt< ■ i
-'■( rrt i r' i v : to succeed Lindley M <>ar
jj •;>. wars 'Id. He was born in
.. W. Va.. and at the age of
25 was a minted private serretary to P s't
.. i it serai W ilson in Presidt nt Cleve
land's c:t a. . In 1S1J7 h<
tire f.f 1. ■ at M. rlinshurg. but not ml::
thereafter moved to Clevelan.! O'.in. wiser,
he beet:'.a city s, licitnr in He hold
i hat .:1V)- >r ten yt ars, until el n
as r.stiynr.
Mr. H: ' er has received d> --r.“>s from
Johns It’i kin- and Washington and I.'-e
univer.-i'ie . For year:- he has been closely
identified wi ll the re-form movement :n
Uevilitii-l ml has taken an active part in
the street >ailway controversy there. V. 1.-11
M y r Tovi .Johnson die-1 Mr. Baker *•
up tl e fig’ t for lower street car i o' - n
t'ieM'l:.i.d argued the c: -e before •!:•
.-rent" i tot. and finally brought about
ndiustm.-n i the street railway franch:
in Cl 'iF, I.
At the 'true of the Baltin, -r,- c i. •
tion. wh'-n Pre-ident Wilson was nontin:
Mr. B:.l- r w s prominently mentioned f-.r
the vice pi >si lency because of ’I < fight I -
made in s--pport of Mr. \\ ds.-n. II -
to the coi ntion a a Wil«on
and foueht successfully against the a: "la a
tion of ilm unit rule to the Ohi •! 'Vgn
tion.
Mr. B-.k o' is highly regarded : \ •
President a lawyer. Mr. Wilson w..nt
;he place f iled by an attorney because of
i - 1 . :: i- constantly iris : t
voni-trati o. of the war departim-n''
fairs.
Mr. Bakir is a thorough believer in na
ti -nal prep: redness. He was a studem ut .
Presdient Wilson when the latter w - an
in-oructrr :' Johns Hopkins univ-rdly
NOTICE TO TEAMSTERS
V-. M p vdd .-f the Mr-P-m::1 1 II
ha- r-T-n.tli purchn-ed ill" barn f-rmwl'.
otvpr.,1 i)V (, rgc Adams, on Willow -'reel,
which has been put in repair and is n 1
readv for service, free, to patron- of t.
McDonald Hotel _
THE HOUSE OF QUALST'V
nRcynirp I cmt By eating a nice, fat No. ! Mackerel.
UDl>£,i\ V ^ The same can be said of fat. t’ood-red Salmon Bellies
Also Alaska Herring
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GOOD POTATOES A!BID CSGARS
CALL UP
UmnULMUMIMoE
We Still Have Some to Wholesale
RING US UP ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU - RING US UP
NATIONAL CLUB and MARQUETTE WHISKEYS
GEORGE MARSH BUBWEISER IDITAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D. CURRIE