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KOU COYFFN'OR OK ALASKA
,1. F. A. Strong j
TOMORROW 53 EASTER SUNDAY
Not.;,; I,' years has Master come any earlier in the year than
it will lids year, and it will not come as early again for another j
y,.:trs. .orrow is Master Sunday. March 20. Not since 18is
did it arrive earlier in the year. In that, year it came March
;(nti 1 al'tei’ the year 2000 will it come so early again.
1 HE TOWN COENEIL
\V;t!: the approach of the municipal election set for,
T»r-ilay, April 1, city polities once more becomes a livej
issl!e. and the selection of possible candidates a favoritej
pastime among the politicians. _ s
[luring tin' [>ast twelve months the complexion ot
municipal affairs in Iditarod has undergone a great change.
A vear age the city was overburdened with debt: it was
handicapped by an extravagant body' of councillors: and
weighed’ down' by an overpaid and underworked ofhcial
staff. In fact for several months after the election of last
April the city was not only making no progress towards
solvency, but was getting deeper into debt with each pass
ing month. Such a condition of affairs, if peisisted in,
could end but one way- in municipal bankruptcy: but,
happilv for the community's self respect, the awakening
came, and the November election resulted m a body ot men
being returned with one purpose—economy and extinction
of all indebtedness.
Since November the cluiiiife thnt h«*is tnkeii pkice in tin
conduct of municipal affairs must be gratifying to all who
have business or other interests in the city, faced with a
heavy debt, and the necessity of meeting running expenses,
ihe new council established a rule of economy from which
they have not deviated. The result is that within less than
ffve* months every cent of indebtedness has been met and
there is a cash balance m the treasury to carry forward to
next year's account.
Such a satisfactory state ot an airs is one ennim li
the efficiency and earnestness of tlie present active members
of the council, and we would therefore advocate that they
lie induced to continue in office for another year. J here
arc several reasons why they should do so. The present
economical administration of city affairs is the result of
tbiWi .initiated it, have practiced it for live
111 11 11 i o. tl lit I S i J ) 0 j 11 ub l /1Y ]/cll ni iv / tu im.-uonuio ho chi
ecjuai-y for a longer period. Moreover most of the council
men have expressed the opinion that tax assessments will
be unnecessary in future: that federal license moneys will
be sufficient to meet all expenses. We agree with them:
but we submit that when eouneilmen propound such a faith
the best thing to do is to continue them in office and let
them demonstrate the correctness of their theories. That
would be better than leaving the solution to new and pos
sibly inexperienced men.
There is one point more. Since the city has shaken
itself free from debt some have advocated disincorporation.
Such a step would be the acme of foolishness. With an
economical council we have everything to gain and nothing
to lose in our present status. What folly it would be to
hand over license moneys to the federal treasury, with no
hope of return, when the same can be redistributed among
the people from whom it is collected. Who would wish to
return to the old method of private subscription for school,
fire protection, etc., and at the same time donate £7,000 of
our own money to the United States treasury, which does
not need it!
By the terms of an indenture dated Seattle February 7, Joseph
Poz. Angus Kennedy and Henry Ray sold to Duncan Michie, of
this camp, but at present on the Outside, an undivided three
eighths interest in the Washington association, adjoining the upper
end of the Texas association, on Happy creek. A nominal consid
eration of $100 is mentioned in the deed.
On the same date and at the same place Duncan Michie be
came owner of ar. undivided half interest in the Bell association, on
Happy creek. This interest was sold to him by Joseph Poz.
Mil Hoars Alike in This House
CARI III
GOME ONCE AND TOO WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR & SUTHERLAND, Props.
I> Beef, by the side,.$ .40 j
button, by the carcass. . .35 j
Fowl,, per lb.40 j
Halibut, “ .25 |
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THE HOME OF THE “QHAKERltAr
Foot of Willow St., Iditurod
ANOTHER APPEAL
EAR Woodrow Wilson : Hero I stand, a lightning rod in
either hand, impatient to be struck; I told you how Id
bleed and die, but you have sent me no reply-just like
my doggone luck 1 1 told you if I had a chance I d tie ^out
minister to France, or ditto to St. James; turn down the patri
ots who shirked, but don’t neglect the one who worked until
they broke their hamesl You well may shudder when you think
of how you'd bo upon the blink had 1 not toiled and slaved for
you throughout the long campaign; I wore out body, boots and
brain - and how have you behaved? Long since you got my
courteous note; no answer to the same you wrote, but left me
here to pine, and all my enemies in town predict that you will
turn me down, that I'll get soup for mine. I don't insist on
foreign post—though such a snap would suit me most-most
any job will do; just any snap beneath the sun to show you we
not forgotten one who did so much for you. I am the man who
for you yelled when all the other fellows held the fort foy Ted
or Bill; I am the man who drilled the dubs, and organized the
Wilson clubs at Mudville-on-the Hill - Walt M^i.on-__
A1 Morris, who, with John Nelson and John Anderson, is
working a lay on s a Slate creek (left fork), came to town last
Monday fora brief visit.
Mr Morris is very hopeful regarding the outlook on Slate
j creek, especially where he and his partners are working. They
have a lay on 1,470 feet. The claim has been crosscut and a pay
streak from 2'> feet to JO feet wide developed. It averages from
':$1.7fi to $2 to the foot. With a 12-horsepower boiler for thawing
ana a windlass »»<■•*> .. >.»o uum;... *»-:•»
which they expect to clean up a respectable sum in the spring. It
is about 22 feet to bedrock and the ground is frozen, although out
tits above and below them have been troubled with water.
The laymen have a lease on the ground until 1010, but it is
understood that Tom Aitken is negotiating for the purchase of the
property.
A Seward restaurant man is ad
ve. tisinp; tree meals for roadhouse
men on the Seward Susi'na 11ail.
The Ruby Record.Citizen says
that Dave Grassman (former mayor
of Otter City), has landed on the
pay on the Novikaket association,
Long creek. He got 75 cents from
1 2 pans.
The Rubyites are building a trail
to Cripple City. The government
contributed $500 towards the ex
pense on condition that the Ruby
ites raised a similar sum, which
they did.
Joe Davis reports extra good
prospects on Poormai: creek, tribu
tary of the Salatna.
William Nolan has been ap
pointed director of the Fairbanks
Harmonie Society, in succession to
Senator Henry Roden, resigned.
R. L- Palmer, the Fairbanks
commission man, is very ill at Los
Angeles.
A white man in Alaska pur
chases more in a year than any
other white man in the world. The
amount, according to government
report, is $4,000 per capita.
Very reliable information is at
hand, says the Petersburg Progres
sive, to the effect that a New York
firm has its agent in the vicinity of
Petersburg looking over the advan
tages and practicability of putting
up a paper mill along the coast.
Klia Kanagin, charged with giv
ing liquor to Indians, after two
juries at Valdez had disagreed, en
tered a plea of guilty, and was sen
tenced to 20 days imprisonment.
Kanagin is an Aleut, and in pass
ing sentence Judge Lyons took oc
casion to say that the Aleuts were
not citizens within the meaning of
the act, and that the tuere fact that
they had voted occasionally was nc
indication of their citizenship.
Noatak Eskimos are reported tc
have found pay on that river which
runs as high as 75 cents to the pan.
The Noatak empties into Kotzebue
sound.
John W. Troy, formerly’ editor
of the Skagway Alaskan, has writ
ten to some of his Democratic
friends in Alaska that he is not, has
not been, and will not be a candi
date for the governorship of Alaska
nor for anv other position in the
territory. John says that Alaska
ought to be governed by Alaskans,
and that the offices in all the de
partments ought to be filled by
Alaskans.
According to the Hot Springs
Eelioof February 23, Mrs. A Byron
has been fined the sum of $220 for
selling liquor without a license at
Tofty, The charge had been pre
ferred by Deputy Marshal Anders,
of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Byron
was arrested at Fort Gibbon and
taken to Hot Springs for trial. She
entered a plea of guilty.
PROF. RHODES DIES AT DAWSON
The Dawson News of January 17
tells of the death of Prof. W. E.
Rhodes, the well known pianist of
that place. He died at St. Mary’s
hospital, Dawson Prof Rhodes
bad been a resident of the North
for many years, and was an accorn
plisbed musician. For a long time
he was a member of Dines’ orches
tra. ___
Dan McKenzie is among the later ar
rivals from Ruby.
At A B. Hall, Flat, last Satur
day evening, the final game in the
basketball series between Plat and
Iditaiod was played. The series
was intended to run for five games,
hut as Flat gained three victories
in succession, the need for the other
two games does not exist, and 1 lat
gets the cup presented by Ramps
Peterson.
Last Saturday’s game was the
best of the three played. Changes
in the Iditarod team had strength
ened it considerably, and while
they were beaten by a score of 16
to 8, they played a much better
game than they previously had
done. But the the basket shooting
of the Iditarod team was very poor,
while that of Flat was remarkably
good. On the floor there was very
little to choose between the teams,
although Flat’s team work was
better than that of their opponents.
A feature of the evening was the
great good feeling exhibited, there
being nothing but good-natured
raillery from either side, and an ab
sence of rough play between the
teams.
There were ever 250 people in
the hall, including a very large
number of ladies.
Following were the lineups: Flat
— Fid La Belle (captain), Chris Han
j sou, T. Bidwell, Lawrence Thorn
! ton, Bull Cameron. Iditarod —
j Harry Donnelly (captain), Trux
ton, Earl Byeis, Frank Larson,
, Claude Baker.
The big game was preceded by a
: 'rattle between scrubs representing
Flat and Iditarod. This game re
; suited in a crushing defeat for Idit
] arod, the score being: Flat 20, Idit
arod 5. The game was the source
1 of much amusement ior the specta
j tors, particularly brilliant plays
i being cheered to the echo. A11 en
joyable dance followed the games.
George Williamson Adams, of Idit
arod, has filed a declaration of his in
! tention to become a citizen of the
1 United States. At present he is a
British subject.
I
tamp [uitarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
; erhood, meets at A. B. Hall every
.Monday evening a! 8 o’clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
CYRIL P. WOOD,
Arc! ic Chief.
RONALD FROST.
Arctic Recorder.
HOmE AGAImi
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Honrs.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
Notice is hereby given that at the
hour of 10 o'clock on the morning o!
March 22. 1913, the registration books
will be open at the Iditarod Postofflce,
in the town of Iditarod, Alaska, for the
purpose of registering all male persous,
21 years of age, who are citizens of the
United States or who have declarec
their intentions to become such, and
who have resided continuously one year
next preceeding the date of the elec
tion within the town of Iditarod. All
persons desiring to vote at said election
must, before voting, register their
names and qualifications with the town
registrar of the town of Iditarod.
Registration books will be kept open
every day, except Sundays, beginning
March 22, 1913, during the hours of K
a.m. and 4 p.m. The said registration
books will close at 4 p. m., March 31,
1913.
The said election will be held on the
first Tuesday (April 1) in April, for the
purpose of electing seven (7) council
men. T. L. THURSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, April 1, 1913, there will be held in
the Town Hull, in the town of Iditarod,
Alaska, an election for the purpose of
electing seven (7) councilmen.
The polls for said election will be
-open at 9 o'clock a. m. on the day and
will close at 8 o’clock p. m. on the
same day, and all qualified electors of
the town of Iditarod who have regis
tered as provided in Sec. G of Ordinance
No. 32, will be entitled to vote at said
election. T. L. THURSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
Dated this 17th day of March, 1913.
The New Plaeer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enrcted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the I -
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be locate! in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall he performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of loeation, for, each and every 20 acies
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim 111
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto 1 a
power of attorney in writing. duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office ill the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individual?
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent 01 utloi
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mi,..ng
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
i no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under die
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That 110 person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to he lo
catecl, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month :
Provided, That one or both such locations may he included in an assoi n
claim. t ,
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska sha.i e
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed bylaw, nor which
is longer Ilian three times its greatest width.
See. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
Iron of this act shall be null and void, ami the whole area thereof may ; . lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been m. 1
Pat Fleming came in from Discovery
last Monday to help the boys celebrate
St. Patrick’s day, and was gladly wel
comed by numerous old friends.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Physician ami Surgeon
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA.
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stot e.
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wicker sham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
Michigan, 1381 Kentucky, 189! Alaska, 1910
George Woodruff Albrecht,
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD. ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
: Office in Wicker.sham & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
Notice to Creditors
All persons having claims against the
: estate of George H. Brink man, deceased,
i are hereby required to present them.
! with the proper vouchers, within six
| months of the date of this notice, to the
I undersigned, at the office of the commis
sioner for Otter precinct, in Iditarod,
; Alaska.
Dated: 24th February, 1913.
JAY J. SMITH,
i Administrator of the Kstate of George
II. Brinkman. Deceased.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod Alaska. 5 March 19:
! To Mont Downing. A. B Ferguson, A. l>. Fuller.
I W. . (io'.der. Barney Haggerty. John Mc
j (.raw, Joe I wiui ami Minnie i'li« rn>.
J You are hereby notified that I have expended
1 during the year nineteen hundred and twelve -
• 1012 -one hundred dollars—j mo—in labor and
| improvements upon the Bonanza association
: placer mining claim, on Dominion era ek, a trib
! utary of Salmon river, Kuskokwim Mining and
' Recording district. Territory of Alaska, notice
! of location of Which is found in volume No. 6. at
i page /03. in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of section 23.’4 of the Revised Stat
utes of the ITiited States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22,1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said placer mining
| claim tor the period ending on the 31st day of
December, 19:2. And if. within ninety 'lays
! after the publication of this notice, you fail or
I refuse to contribute vour proportion of such ex
penditure as a co-owner, your, and each and
j every, of vour interests in the said Bonanza as
sociation placer miring claim will become the
i property of the subscribed, vour co-owner, who
has made the required expenditure, bv the
j terms of said section. J. M. PICK FI.,
j Chas. K. Tavlor. Iditarod, Alaska, attorney for
jj M. Pickel..
! First publication March 8, 1913.
j I.ast publication Mav 3!, 1913.
I
Notice of Forfeiture
TO C. HARTYBACK:
You. your heirs and assigns, are hereby noti
fied that the sum of one hundred dollars— jioo -
has been expended upon placer mining claim
known as the Lucky Dog association. Arab
creek, tributary of Willow creek, Otter mining
and recording precinct, Territory ot Alaska,
being assessment work for the year iq!2. You
are further notified that if at the expiration of
ninety—90—days after the last publication of
this notice you f.iil or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditure, your interest
in said claim will become the property of the un
dersigned and his co owners, under Section 2324
of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
DAN HARTNETT.
First publication January 18, 19:3.
Last publication April 19, 1913.
Capt. Haiev arrived with the mail
Monday afternoon.
Hours—9 a.in. to 5 p.m.: Sundays and
holidays 12 m. to 1 p.m.
Mail Schedule, four round trips per
month.—In-bound mail due Tuesdays
about 5 p.m.: out-bound mall clu-.es
Tuesdays at f> p.m.: register mail
closes 3 p.m.
The public are informed that pack
ages f parcels post) may be sent out
bound during the winter at the follow
ing rates from Iditarod: TpIFskakc;,
7c per lb., Ruby, 8c: Fairbanks.
the Outside, 12c.
T. L. THURSTON, f’ostrc: >
Notice of Forfeiture
To F. Morency, J !
their heirs, assigns, successors o. poisin'.
| representative-;
I You are hereby notified that I In e < \per.-i--:
in labor anil improvements for vear n:.
sum f oti( hundred d liars :
1 tain Home association placer tnitiiu. claim
; uated on Willow creek, a tributary M
: river, in the otter Mining and Ko '-tic
trict. Territory of Alaska, which h.;«- h* rr. • 1 >
recorded at the commissioner s oil. :r i bit
arod. The above amount lias been e 4pen 1< 1 in
ordet • old the sa :
: sions of the law concerning annua! 'ah r upon
• ng claims being t in i to
hold such claim. And you are further not if--d
: that if. within ninety -go days atwr the last
publication of this notice, vou tail t > ontributc
' viinr proportion of said expenditure. yo'.r in
terest-in said claim will become I lie pro; ert • :
the undersigned, vor.r co o\s tier
c i. Tf\T^
First publication January iS
J.ast publication April :
Notice cf Forfeiture
T(» CHART,KV MACK
You and your heirs and assigns are licrebv
' notified that tlie undersigned has cm pend- 1 tu
r and improve im ts tl im • hun
■ It' : 11 11 it • • i ■ 11 y<.n pi
mining claim known as the Bailor ssuciation
Willow creek a tiibutarv of tl.v Idi’a:-»d rivi-j
C tter Mining District, Territory • f Al.iikn A n
, are further notified that if at the expiration <•:
ninety -o<—'days from the last pub cation t
this notice vou fail or refuse toconti’.bate to the
undersigned your proportion t h expeudi
tore, your interest in said cla
* property ot the undersigned. under -m
the Revised Statutes of the Cnit- i : -
II. ST I.AWKKNCK
' First publication March i. ’yij
l.ast publication May 31. io-j.
Nctic« of Forfeiture
' To W. J. Sweeney. 1 red Andrak. •' Ft iedmau
and I. Dark, their heirs, assigns, sue- essors or
; •!•. 1 rep:- iOtUati
• mi are hereby notified that I ha • xpei de I
>r and improvements : r • ( )\2 the
sum of one hundred dollars -$:oo on t lie Fine
. Tree association placer mining cl • " situated
at the head of Flat creek, in the (»lt r Mining
and Recording District. Territory < r Alaska,
which has been duly recorded at :lie commis
sionei - office at iitarod rhe al > - u >unt
has been expended in order to hold the said
claim under tl j visions *f th ern
ing annual labor upon mining claims. being the
amount required to hold s ' Jou
are further notified that if. within ninety days
go—days after the last pubicalion of tliis notice
you fail to contribute your proportion of sai l
expenditure, your interest in said claim will be
come the property ot the undersigned, vour co
owner. ' \V. H CRAWFORD
First publication February S, 1913
! I.ast publication Mav 10, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO CllAS. HACKI.UND, or Heirs or Agent*
You. and each of you. are hereby notifie 1 that
the undersigned has expended in labor and im
provements the sum of one hundred dollars
$100— foi the years of 1910, 1911 and 1912 upon the
; following nnrn-d placer mining claim to-wit
1 No. 1 Bench below Discovery on Yankee creek
land the years 1911 1912 upon the following
named placer mining claim. to-wit No 1 Below
Discovery on Yankee creek, a tributary ot In
noko river, Innoko Mining am! R-. : 'ling Dis
! trict, District ot Alaska; location t oticc ot No
; 1 Bench being recorded in Yol. tat Page 273. and
locatiou notice of No. 1 being recorded in Yol : >
: at Page 274. all of the records of the Innoko
Mining and Recording District. District ot
Alaska. You are further notified that if at the
expiration of ninetv .0—days aftet the last pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
\our interest in said claims will become the
'property of the undersigned, your c<> owner
under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes ol the
: United States.
OLOF OLSON, Co-Owner
First publication February 1, 1 13.
Last publication May 3, 1913
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