Knifed in Half Sale
Has caused an excitement in tiiis vicinity such as has never before
occurred, and we are surely selling loads of goods. Merchants in
business in this district are taking this opportunity and are stocking
up on our Knifed in Half Sate. Why not you? Got busy and stock
up for tlie summer. We have loads of clean and first-class goods and
MUST SELL REGARDLESS OF COST.
FRIEDMAN'S
FLATS BEATEN
A SECOND TIB
Last Saturday evening, before the
largest crowd yet assembled in A. B.
Hail, Iditarod, the second games of the
double baskotbal! series were played
between Flat and Iditarod, the Iditarod |
ladies winning by the narrow margin
of 10 to 8, and the local men's team
winning by the score of 20 to 8. Both
games were replete with exciting
plays and the results were in doubt un
til the very finish.
The individual and team play was
good on all sides, and showed marked
improvement on the previous weak. The
1 ulies' game, in which the better half
of the interest and betting seemed to
be centered, was first on the program,
and at the conclusion of the first half
i he local five seemed to have victory
w; bin their grasn, the score then
being 8 to 2 in their favor; but during
tiie interval the visitors seemed to
have puzzled out a combination, for
their work and form in the second half
was a distinct surprise and reversal,
and they almost snatched victory from
defeat-many being of the opinion that
if the game had gone five minutes
longer such would hare been the
result. The game, to a disinterested
bystander, seemed unnecessarily rough
and aggressive for ladies' play. The
coaches should teach more cleverness
and less brawn, thereby making a
prettier game and also minimizing the
risk of injury. Also, the rooting of
some had too personal a flavor. None
should forget the rules of good conduct
because the ladies have consented to
play for our amusement. Let there be
no selection of players for personal re
marks in the ensuing games: it might
disrupt the sport.
In the men's game an effort had been
made to balance the talent equally,
and Iditarod was represented by an
entirely different set of players from
the previous week. The visitors dis
played greatly improved form over the
last game, and when the first half
ended with the score 0 to 6, the betting
was even that they would win, with
few takers. But the loss of Labelie,
who was in poor condition from the
trail, was disastrous for them, and
although they fought doggedly, they
lost the half by the score of 11 to 2.
The play of Labelie was a matter of
much favorable comment by every one.
He has t good eye for baskets, and is
fairly e’usive under guard. The only
criticism of his game is that he should
bound his hall from the board more,
instead of throwing clean for the bas
ket. The previous style of play is
generally conceded to average better.
The visiting five throughout indicate
excellent latent talent that, practice
and good coaching will develop into a
fine team, and it is predicted that if
the present lineup is maintained, the
concluding games of the series will
produce some scores very flattering to
Flat City. Considering that they,
almost, to a man, never saw a game of
basketball before this winter, their
present skill and knowledge of the
game is much to he commanded.
MEN OF MARVEL
ENTER PROTEST
In the Pioneer of March 2 appeared
a story headed “Nothing At All Found
in Aniak,” the purport of which has
been disproved by later and well au
thenticated information. Indeed after
the. story in question had been inserted
and printed in one side of the paper
another and more correct version was
given on another page of the same
issue. The erroneous story has called
forth the following letter, which is
published without the customary guar
antee of a signature of the writer:
Marvel Creek. March 28, 1912.
Editor Pioneer: Enclosed you will
find a clipping of the Pioneer which
hits us pretty hard. But we are still
ready to back up the prospects we
claimed to have last summer by one
lay on Marvel creek having $300,000
in sight (in gold), and eight other lay
men preparing to sluice this summer,
on Marvel. The statement made by us
last fall were from a prospector's view
oi the country with a pick and shovel,
and were not made by sitting around
the mouth of Dominion, where the ma
jority of the stampeders stopped—10
miles from the diggings. We are not,
asking you to publish this with a view
of coming out to rustic a grubstake.
Signed by Marvel Creek
Prospectors, and Not by
Camp Followers and
Knockers.
HOLCACHAXET NATIVE
BRINGS IN FINE FURS
Peter, a loading resident of Holca
cbaket ludian village at the mouth of
Shageluk slough, was in town this
week. He brought a small lot of hand
some furs which he sold to M. Fried
man. There was one land otter in the
lot, and the balance were marten and
mink.
Peter came alone and only remained
over one day He started back home
Thursday.
“Obey Your Impulse”
AND GET THE HABIT OF BUYING YOUR
HOUSEHOLD GROCERIES OF
SimderbruGh
Quality Unsurpassed
RELIANCE BRAND GOODS
Reliable Outfitting Dependable Goods
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds. Snowshoes Goal Oil aud Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH’S GUN STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarod, Alaska
STATEMENTS OF CITY’S FINANCES
The following statements read by City Clerk O’Farrell last
Wednesday night show the condition of the city finances prior to
the organization of the new council:
RECEIPTS.
Federal Licenses.i.$13,537 50
Poll Taxes.. 630.00
Trustees of Town 45.59
Fines. 1,625.00
Taxes . 12,688.17
DISBURSEMENTS.
Street Department . .... . . . . $ 4,157.79
Fire Department. 18,509.60
General Expense. 4,727.50
Police Department, . 2,912.10
School Board. 2,581.69
Interest . 392.29
CASH ON HAND.
Emergency Fund . $ 40.75
General Fund overdrawn 4,617.88
Salary Fund overdrawn . 170.98
Total Deliicit .. 4,748.11
$33,280.97 $33,280.97
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
ASSETS.
Fire depart meat—
Two chemical engines .. .. $ 811.75
8oda and acid. 136.84
Sleds and ladders. 193.05
Fittings . 338 47
1,500 feet hose ... . 1,875.00
296 leet 4-incb pipe . 592.00
l'ools . 51.00
Pump house . 13 63
Pump . 300.00
Three nozzles 48.00
j Sundries. .. 18.00
63 feet 1 1-2 inch pipe . 28.35
Old fire hall. 863.52
New Are inti I 3,177.21
Fifteen cords wood . 165.00
Total $8,651.82
Street Department—
Improvements . 4,157.79
Police Department—
Two stars . 20.00
General Department —
Furniture and stationery 161.00
$13,000.61
Deficit . 4,748.11
Total assets over liabilities $ 8,252.50
Of course the assets above enumerated are set down at cost
prices. They do not include school property.
GROCERS OPENING UP
BRANCH HOUSE AT FLAT
Crowley & Porter, First avenue gro
cers, ate establishing a branch house
at Flat City, in the building formerly
occupied by the M. & M. Bank on
Front street. Torn Dean will be in
charge.
The goods have been going out in
quantity during the week, and it is
expected the house will be open for
business in a day or two.
Get your new hat of H. Boas, the big
clothing store on the corner.
.. April ..
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April is the fourth month of the
year, consisting of 30 days, so called
probably from the word uperire, to
open, as the buds begin to open at this
season of the year. It was called
Ouster, or Easter month, by the Anglo
Saxons, and Charlemagne in his new
calendar called it the giass month. In
the Roman calendar April was the
second month of the year and it was
Julius Caesar who added the 30th day
to it; during Nero’s reign it was called
Neroneus; and in the Athenian calen
dar it corresponds to the latter portion
of Elaphebolion and to the greater part
of Munychion. In the French revolu
tionary calendar, as adopted by a decree
of the National Convention on Nov. 24,
1793, it was merged into the last part j
of Germinal (bud month), and the first
part of Floreal (flower month). Thus
Germinal corresponds to the period
March 21 to April 19, and Floreal to
the period April 20 to Mav 19.—Amer
icana. _
TO REOPEN REGINA NEXT WEEK
The Regina hotel is being renovated
after being closed during tbe winter
months. Among the other improve
ments the lobby is being repapertd
and brightened up. Mr. and Mrs. Ny
holm will probably reopen the place
next week._
Lee Forsman and four companions
are late arrivals over the Seward trail.
Mr. Forsman is an old Juneauite who
has been prospecting for a year past
around Knik. Ha believes that region
has a future, but just now it is quiet.
Come once and you will cotne again.
Arcade Cafe, Flat City.
FIR LUMBER
Malthoid, Corrugated Iron,
Doors, Windows, Etc.
WE ARE CLOSING OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK
At Prices That Wiil Interest You
ROSS & NESTOR
NO ANSWER YET
FROM BOLIVIA
Questions are continuously being put
to the Pioneer as to the whies and
wherefores of the delay io an answer to
that now famous query dispatched to
Horace Greeley Knowles for informa
tion about the placers of Bolivia. The
men from the wireless cannot even look
sidewise at an acquaintance without
laying themselves liable to a quizzing
that leaves them feeling like they are
suspected of conspiracy to suppress the
facts.
Nobody can tel 1 what is the matter.
The message was filed Mareh 5. At
that time the Alaska cable was out of
working order, but instructions were
given to forward the message ovfcr the
Canadian land lines to the Outside. It
has since been learned that a break
also occurred in the Canadian line
about that time, but the break was
only temporary and can scarcely ac
count for the trouble.
At the time the message was filed
882.40 was deposited to pay for the
query and answer. Under the rules,
that money will be retained for a pe
riod of 90 days, after which, if no an
sweat- is forthcoming, all will be re
turned except the amount chargeable
to the query.
That is all that is known about it,
and all thaL can be found out about it,
unless there is a good deal more good
money sent after the bad. There is no
flimflam on the part of anybody con
nected with the matter in Idilamd.
H. S Looey has a receipt for the
money, and noons is more anxioU'ih:m
he to get the news. The men of the
wireless would also like to hear the
answer for its own sake, as well as to
get an annoying piece of business off
their hands
HARD-TIMES BALL
PLEASANT AFFAIR
Those who failed to attend the hard
times calico ball last Wednesday night
missed one of the most enjoyable dances
of the season. The music surpassed
any that has been heard on a like occa
sion, and everything conspired to pro
mote the pleasure of the rather small
number present. The musicians were:
Mrs. Maher, piano; Charles Kemp, vio
lin; Charles Drapeau and Tom Cannon,
cornet; Frank E. Snyder, tuba; Jim
McCain, trombone; Tom MeSmart,
drums and traps.
The ball was gotten up as a benefit
to the musicians of the city, who have
been very generous in lending their
services on many occasions during the
winter. Finarcialiy it was net a pro
nounced success. Several things tended
to restrict the attendance. Many were
tired out from the labors of a strenuous
political campaign; the old council was
retiring and the new one was being or
ganized, it was Lent, etc. The musi
cians deserved a better turnout, but
they acquitted themselves in good style
as it was. _
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
NAT HEARD FROM
IN SPIRIT CITY
In a letter dated February 18 Nat
Lyons tells the Pioneer of his experi
ences on the Seward trail and of his
luxuriant apartments at the Arctic
Club, Seattle, at the time of writing.
Nat mushed out in company with
E. Coke Hill, and of their experiences
on the trail he says: “We struck Crow
Pass late in the afternoon in a bad
blizzard. Our dogs refused to face it;
so we had to turn them loose. They
were blown out to the end of a bluff.
I let Coke Hill down to them on the
end of a rope, but before he could reach
them they toppled over and fell 150
feet. They fortunately lit in a snow
drift and were taken out all alive.”
At Seward the travelers were
anxious to catch a slow boat and were
lucky in getting the Bertha two hours
after their arrival. Nat says: “It took
her eleven days to make Seattle. We
had the pleasure of calling at all the
coast towns. Each one of them has
many quartz claims, and we saw many
fine specimens. If one tenth of what
the inhabitants told us is true, the
coast has a great future. . . About
twenty miles from Prince Rupert we
saw a signal of distress from one of the
lighthouses. The keeper wished to
send a wireless for help. A short time
beforo we arrived his wife and son had
gone out in a boat which had sprung a
leak, and he had watched them go
down without being able to render
assist ance. ”
The Climax ...
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We have reached. An UKASE issued from headquarters, <
transmitted b.y wireless, instructing us here that everything be j
cleaned up without the least reservation. Our aim is to obey |
orders. As such we cleared our decks for action. «
Our limited space will not permit us to insert figures of J
our tremendous cut on high-class merchandise. Hence we J
earnestly extend a courteous invitation to you all— Iditarod «
Consumers, Men of Plat, and all other adjacent camps to J
participate in our J
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Bona Fide Closing-Out Saie *
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NOTE, All Camp Merchants. We are in position to offer j
best inducements ever experienced in the entire territory. j
ISAACS BROS. & CO 1
Leading Clothiers j
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FLAT CITY NOTES
Last Thursday Dave Grass man re
turned from the Aniak. He has closed
up his roadhouse for tin season.
Speaking of the Aniak Mr. Grossman
says: ”1 went down in the hole that
l'ony Zimmerman and Fred Labelle
have dewn on Marvel creek, and got
over 5 cents to the pan. There is 4
feet of pay located two miles up and
down the creek, 65 feet wide.” Dave
went with Jack Baird to the mouth of
Dominion creek, and says Jack will be
back about the middle of this mouth.
There are about eighteen men working
on Marvel. The ground runs from 6 to
11 feet to bedrock. The trail is about
gone, and in coming over Mr. Grass
man broke through the ice.
W. P. McKeague lias beeii looking
over the creeks the last week.
Charles T.inn, star basketball player
of Plat City, has been down with a bad
leg. lie got it hurt iu the lirst game
and it has given him a good deal of
[ trouble. He will col be able to play
I lon'ght.
Last Thursday seventeen inushers
: came in over the Seward trail.
!
i
A! Berg, an old prospector, died at
| the Iditarod hospital last Sunday. For
I some days it was known that his case
i was hopeless. He was a victim of con
. sumption.
| But. little is known of Mr. Berg’s
j antecedents. He had a brother, last
j heard of in Butte, Mont., whom he had
| not seen in seven years. Men who
■ knew him on the Kuskokwira, from
| which region he was brought a few
| weeks ago. spoke well of him, but he
seems to have had few intimates.
Felix Boucher, who passed through
Iditarod last week, was on friendly
lerms with him. He was industrious
| and persevering, and in speaking of his
_
death a man who had known him on
the Kuskokwim said: “I can pay him
no higher tribute than to say he tried."
The funeral took place Thursday at. 2
o'clock. Judge Stanton read the Epis
copal burial service and Henry Roden,
John St relic, Grant Murdock and Man
tel Gularte were the pallbeuiers.
lnhnito. Humboldt, Ouerte Key Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States of America, )
Fourth I)is‘rict of Alaska, \ v *
Public notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias (or execu
tion), dated March 21st, A. I). 1912.
issued out of the District Court of the
United States for the Fourth District of
Alaska 011 a judgment rendered in said
< 'ourL on tils.* 21 st day of February, A. D.
1912, in favor of W. S. Clark, doing
business as Clark Lumber Company,
and against W. FI. Tom, I have, on
this 3rd day of April, .V. I >. ujr 2,
levied upon the following described re d
estate, siuated in the town of Flat and
territory of Alaska, to wit: All of tin*
leasehold and other interests of the
defendant \V. H Tom in and to a cer
tain piece or parcel of ground fronting
forty feet more or less on the easterly
side of Gold street in the town of Flat.
Otter precinct. Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska, said parcel of ground ex
tending back from said Gold street t<»
Flat cr*ek; and which said ground is
bounded on the north by the premises
now occupied by one Lee Roby and on
the south by the premises now occupied
by one S. Rnshow; also all and singular
that certain one-story colUmwuod log
building being fourteen feet wide and
eighteen feet deep, situated on the above
described parcel of ground and fronting
on Gold street aforesaid. Also ail and
singular all the logs, lumber ami other
material now on tlie said described
parcel of ground and being used in
the erection and construction of a
cabin thereon and adjoining said cot
ton wood cabin; and all the logs, um
ber and other material otherwise situ
ated upon said premises and property, and
that I will, accordingly, offer said real
estate for sale, at public vendue to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, 0:1 the
4th day of May, A. D. 1912, at
2 o’clock p. m., at the front door of the
Marshal’s office in the town of Fli t.
Otter precinct.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska, April 3rd.
A. L). 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth District of Alaska.
Bv T. \V. Howell, Deputy.
Chas. E. Taylor, Plaintiff's Attorney.
MERCHANTS CAFE I
Caters to Large and Smalt Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
Open All Night Open All N/ght}
THE NORTHERN j
Family Trade a Speolalty 's
Goods Dtdivered to All Parts of City Dty or Night i
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HARRY ASHLAND G£0. F. MARSH^
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