OUR FRESH GOODS
Over Lake Lebarge Have Arrived
Our Swift's Premium
Hams and Bacon
THE BEST IN THE MARKET
We guarantee the prices and quality of all our goods to give
the utmost satisfaction. *. • -
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Sam’l Applebaum
General Ladies’
FURNISHINGS
Ladies' Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
Flat City Bakery
AND COFFEE HOUSE
Front St., Opp. Flat City Hotel
Our Coffee Is Unsurpassed
Our Bakery Products Always Fresh and
Wholesome
Pies, Cakes, Bread, etc.
KEENAN & MICHELS, Props.
FIRST MAIL OF THE SEASON
The first mail of the summer service ar
rived last Sunday on board the launch Sea
Wolf, which reached here half an hour
ahead of the Washburn. It consisted prin
cipally of consignments from Yukon and
Tanana river points, with little more than
first-class mail from the Outside. The big
spring mail, containing tons of delayed
newspaper and other mail which could not
be forwarded over the trail, may be ex
pected shortly, as it was reported that the
ice was out of Lake La Bergc on Thursday
last.
On Thursday morning last, about 11 :30
o'clock, Tom Boyd reached Iditarod from
Ophir with two consignments of winter
mail, consisting of nearly four hundred
pounds. Mr. Boyd states that he waited
for the third and last consignment until
May 24, but reports of fearful trail condi
tions caused him to wait no longer, and he
started for Iditarod without it. The last
two outgoing consignments were also
returned by Mr. Boyd, and were dispatched
with the down-river mail on Thursday.
As soon as the summer service is fairly
established it is expected that announce
ment of a set date each week for the clos
ing of the mail will be made.
MISSING
Peter McGinn is inquired for by Mrs.
Peter McGinn, 426 Twenty-eighth avenue
south, Seattle, Wash.
To Build Up
To Brace Up
To Tone Up
WE RECOMMEND
ALTI-TONE
MOST COMPLETE LINE
Drugs —Toilet
Articles
Ansleys
IDITAROD. ALASXA
NAVAL RESERVE CLAIMED
BY LADY FROM SEATTLE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 0. Miss Char
lotte Jones of Seattle, accompanied by an
attorney, is here to press her claim to the
ownership of Goat island, now used as a
naval reservation. She claims to hold a
Spanish land grant covering the island,
which was given to her grandfather, E P.
Jones, bv Juan Castro, for a consideration
of $1,000.
CHILE IMPRESSED
WASHINGTON, June 2.—Dispatches to
the state department from Chile indicate
that the course of Brazil in relation to the
war between Germany and the United
States has had a profound effect upon the
Chilean press.
RIOT AMONG CONVICTS
JOLIET, 111., June 5.—Serious rioting is
in progress among the convicts of the state
penitentiary. Five buildings have been set
on fire and the militia has been called out.
MILLIONAIRE DEAD
ZANESVILLE. Ohio, June V. John
Huge, multimillionaire, and uncle of James
D. Hoge, the Seattle banker, died here to
day, *
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SUCCESSOR TO H. A. BISHOP
IS CONFIRMED BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, June 4. -The senate to
day confirmed the appointment of J. M.
Tanner of Skagway to be United States mar
shal for the First division of Alaska.
According to Juneau advices, Harry A,
Bishop, marshal of the First division, tele
graphed his resignation to the attorney gen
eral on April 14. While no reason for the
resignation except that of poor health was
made public, the general impression was
that it was forced because of the escape of
Edward Krause, who was in jail under sen
tence of death, and who was later shot to
death. The new marshal, who is familiarly
known throughout the country as “Si''
Tanner, has been an Alaskan for many
years. Under the administration of Mar
shal Shoup he was a deputy.
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OTTER CREEK NEWS NOTES
Felix Boucher, the well-known Moore
creek miner, arrived at Discovery on Thurs
day and left on his return trip Friday. He
reports Moore creek properties showing up
well.
An air of activity pervades the camp of
Bates & Co., on Otter creek. Ten men are
employed in getting ready for the season’s
work.
Bob McMillan has commenced work on a
bench claim on the left limit of Otter creek,
upon which some work was done last sum
mer.
Driving of wood in Otter creek for the
Otter Dredge Company is still retarded by
low water. Not all of the wood can be
moved until another freshet comes.
MEAT SHORTAGE RELIEVED
For some weeks prior to the arrival of
the Washburn there was a shortage of
fresh meat, and the restaurants particularly
have been “up against it” in providing for
their patrons. Thirty-five head of prime
cattle arrived last Sunday, and the work
of slaughter has been in progress since at
the plant below town. Claud Baker's suc
cessor as manager of the Meat Company
failed to arrive, and Claud is still in charge.
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
LANG'S
Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
C. R. PECK, FLAT
TENTS, TARPAULINS
ALL 8IZE8
MOSQUITO BED-COVERS
SHOTGUN SHELLS
Pitch
Oakum
Calking Cotton
Oars, Paddles
Oarlocks
Pike Poles
Picaroons
Paints
Stains
Linseed Oil
Turpentine
Greyling Nets
Whitefish Nets
Fishing Flies
Canvas
SMITH'S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 8EOOND AND WILLOW
STEAMER M. L. WASHBURN
ARRIVES ON FIRST TRIP
FROM UPPER YUKON POINTS
The welcome cry of “Steamboat" last
Sunday forenoon announced that the
steamer M. L. Washburn, from Whitehorse
and Dawson, and the first arrival from the
Yukon of the season, was in sight. Before
noon the boat, with the well-known figure
of Captain Josie iu the pilot house, had tied
up at the Northern Commercial Company’s
dock, and her passengers were soon engaged
in greeting friends and acquaintances. As
the first arrivals of the season from the
Outside, they were given a most hearty wel
come. Hags were hoisted, and an air of
activity to which the city had been unac
customed for months was soon apparent.
The Washburn had the following list of
passengers for Iditarod:
A. Rowe, Mrs. B. I. Ray, Whitley Ray,
Mr. and Mrs. Lars Ostness, Mr. and Mrs.
A1 Stuhr, Mr. and Mrs. John Beaton and
'.wo children, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bates,
Mrs. Johana I runes, A. McEwing, Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Longtin J. A. Sohmes, C. A.
Thomas, II. B. Ingram, T. N. Turner, Louis
Garfinkle, Henry Roden, Alex Hanoff, J.
Mehern.
Besides the passengers, the w asnourn
brought a barge-load of cattle for the Idita
rod Meat Company, besides large consign
ments of perishables for local merchants.
These consisted largely of grape fruit, or
anges, apples, potatoes and eggs, and as
the market was practically bare of these
commodities, they were eagerly grabbed up.
The Washburn was fortunate that the
stage of water in the Iditarod enabled her
to make the trip to this city, instead of
terminating her voyage at Dikeman, as is
usually the case. Up to a few days prior
to her arrival the water was too low to
admit of any but the smaller boats making
the trip between the two points, but the
heavy rains of the latter part of last week
brought a stage of water which was ample
for her. and also for the removal of the
big barge Trinder of the Cold Storage Com
pany.
The Washburn left on her return trip on
Monday afternoon with several passengers,
and pushing the barge Trinder. Another
barge, loaded with feed for Fairbanks, had
been taken a considerable distance down
river during the night, end the two barges
will be taken into Dikeman. The outgoing
passengers were:
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Folsom and child, John
11. Scott, Miss Lueiie Taylor. Leo Cliford,
Bill Leonard and Jack Sohmes.
DISASTER TO TREADWELL
BRINGS GLOOM TO DOUGLAS
By a cave-in on the night of April 20
three of the great mines of the Treadwell
company, on Douglas island, Southeastern
Alaska, were flooded by millions of gallons
of water. The mines affected were the
Treadwell, Mexican and 700. But one life
was lost.
The disaster enveloped the swimming tank
and fire hall, and both buildings sank from
right into the yawning abyss beneath, fol
lowed by a rush of water from the bay,
says the Douglas Island News.
Sufficient time was allowed to notify all
the men in the mines, and all were rescued
with the possible exception of Alex Tassel,
who has not since been seen, although sev
er;l of the employes insist that he was a
passenger in the cage from the Mexican
mine.
All the homes in the vicinity of the
cave-in were vacated as speedily as possible,
but thus far there have been no further
slides into the cavity, from examinations
since made by the company’s engineers, it
is not anticipated that there will be further
breaks. The fact remains, however, that
three mines, those above mentioned, are out
of business for the time being, but as they
contain millions of dollars’ worth of ere.
much of which is already mined and re- j
nosing in the stopes, it is confidently be
lieved steps will be taken for its recovery,
in which event the Treadwell company will
be the principal loser by the disaster, as a
force of men equal to that previously em
ployed would be necessary to carry on the j
work.
The Sunday gloom lapped over and en
compassed Monday, when, during the first
half of the day, it looked as though the
owls might soon hoot at midnight from
school and church belfrys on the island,
while bats would ever and anon dart in
and out through broken windows of de
serted homes.
But it was not for long. By Monday
afternoon optmism began to assert itself.
General Manager Bradley set the pace. True,
he said little, but his every look and word
indicated that he had no thought of throw
ing up the sponge. The result was that
pessimism gave way to optimism, and the
latter has since been increasing and spread
ing until at present there are those here
who are confident that, in case operations
are inaugurated to salvage the ore and
machinery in the three flooded mines, there
will be more activity on the island in the
future than there has been in the past.
It is known even this early that plans
are beng entertained for inaugurating oper
ations which will result in the reopening
of the flooded mines by the erection of
cofferdams and bulkheads and then pump
ing out the water This would be a mighty
engineering feat, but the Treadwell com
pany is capable of big things.
RETURN THE MAIL SACKS
Postmaster Ansley has received a circular
from C. Riddiford, postal inspector in charge
at Spokane. Wash., calling attention to the
fact that the department has been advised
that misappropriation of United States mail
bags and sacks for private use by persons
both in and out of the service is prevalent
in Alaska. It is claimed, he says, that mail
bags are frequently found in prospectors’
cabins and at camps, and in some instances
the bags are cut up for other use. He calls
attention to 1696 of the Postal Laws and
Regulations, making such practices a crimi
nal offense, punishable by a fine of $200 or
imprisonment not more than three years, or
both. Postmasters are admonished to co
operate with the department in remedying
this state of affairs.
In consequence Mr. Ansley advises that if
anyone is in possession of any mail bags
they send the same to the Iditarod postoffice
immediately. He says that reports already
have been made that bags are being used
in this community for private purposes, and
in future he will not send out bags except
to regular postofficcs.
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FOR SALK—Three pool tables, in good
condition, complete with all necessary
equipment. Inquire at postoffice, flat.
SENSATIONAL CHARGE MADE
AGAINST FAIRBANKS MAN
That David H. Cascaden removed his
name from the stakes of the Gold Dollar
association claim of forty acres on Liven
good creek, in the Tolovana district, substi
tuting the name of Albert Bell, is the sen
sational charge made against Cascaden in a
suit filed in the office of the clerk of court
at Fairbanks on April 22 by Pat O’Connor,
according to the Citizen.
The complaint asks that the defendant,
Cascaden, be compelled by the court to
make a deed to half of the ground in ques
tion to O’Connor; that he be compelled to
make an accounting of all of the royalties
taken from the ground to date, and to pay
half of them to the plaintiff, and that he
pay the plaintiff the sum of $10,000 dam
ages. It also asks that the gold being taken
from the ground as royalty to the present
time be turned into the registry of the
court until such time as the case is tried
and decided, and that the defendant be en
joined from keeping them.
GRAND IGLOO OF PIONEERS
In the mail received during the past
week James W. Farrell, secretary of the
local Igloo of Pioneers, received a copy of
the proceedings of the Grand Igloo, held
at Juneau, March 2G to April 22. The ses
sions were presided over by Vice President
C. M. Day, with the assistance of the fol
lowing officials: H. B. LeFevre, acting
vice president; John Sundback, grand his
torian; Tom Williams, sergeant-at-arms;
William Maloney, secretary and Rev. J. H.
Condit, chaplain. Credentials were presented
by 0. P. Hubbard, Valdez Igloo No. 7; O.
P. Gaustad, Fairbanks Igloo No. 4; C. K.
Snow, Ruby Igloo No. 5, Iditarod Igloo
No. 10 and Ophir Igloo No. 11; A. J. Achi
sion Skagwrsy Igloo No. 12; W. A. C.
Baldwin and J. J. McGrath, Seward Igloo
No. 9; Thomas Price, Frank B. Cannon and
Peter Korth, Anchorage Igloo No. 15.
Much business of general interest to the
order was transacted, and the following offi
cers were elected: *
President—Cecil H. Clegg. Fairbanks.
First Vice President—C. M. Day, Valdez.
Second Vice President—J. J Filbin,
Ruby.
Chaplain—H. B. LeFevre, Juneau.
Secretary-Treasurer—Henry T. Ray, Fair
banks.
Historian—Rev. A. P. Kasheveroff, Ju
neau.
Sergeant-at-Arms—J. P. Daly, Nome.
Trustees—O. P. Hubbard, Valdez; F. B.
Cannon, Anchorage; J. H. Romig, Seward;
Percy Charles, Iditarod; John Sundback,
Nome.
The next meeting will be held in Fair
banks on the third Monday in March, 1918.
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OFFICIAL CHANGES
Percy G. Chsiles has received a wire
from Marshal L. K. Erwin relieving him of
his official duties as deputy marshal for
Iditarod on June 30. Mr. Erwin took oc
casion to speak in most complimentary
terms of Mr. Charles’ conduct cf the office
during his incumbency.
While no successor to Mr. Charles has
yet been appointed. Guy G. Gersghty. who
has been United States commissioner for
the past two years, has been offered the
position by Marshal Erwin, and it is prob
able that he will accept the appointment.
He will immediately resign as commis
sioner, and will be succeeded by A. M. Kil
gore.
YUKON GOLD OFFICIALS HERE
Amcng the Washburn’s passengers, ar
riving here on Sunday last, were C. A.
Thomas and T. N. Turner. The former is
general manager for the A uken Gold Com
pany ct Dawson, and the latter lias been
connected with the company’s dredge on
Greenstone creek, in the Ruby district, and
will become resident manager of the com
pany here, succeeding Garrison Cottar. The
two officials have been engaged in a gen
eral survey of the company's interests here
during the week, being piloted around the
district by Mr. Costar and J. E. Kettlewell,
chief electrician.
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CUPID WAS AT THE HELM
Arriving on the Washburn last Sunday
were no less than three bridal couples, and
rumor has it that another of her passengers
will soon enter the bonds of holy matri
mony. The newly-weds were Mr. and Mrs.
Lars Ostness, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Longtin
and Mr. and Mrs. Ai Stuhr.
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"“PARD” LEONARD DEPARTS
“Pard” William Leonard, after a resi
dence in this city since the early days of
the camp, was an outgoing passenger on
the Washburn last Monday.
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HEINIE IS WITH US AGAIN
Henry Roden arrived in Iditarod on Sun
day last from Ruby, Fairbanks and the
coast. Heinie refuses to confirm the story
that he was recently married.
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Domestic Science Student—Science shows
that a man can live on Limburger cheese
alone. Her father—Well, if he’s going to
live on that stuff he ought to be kept alone.
—Orange Peel.
Customer—Have you any more sixteenth
century chairs like those I bought from
you before? Dealer in Genuine Antiques—
No, sir; they’ve stopped making them since
the war.—Le Pele Mele.
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“Is this hotel run on the European plan?”
“What do you mean, sir?” "Furious
charges, trouble over borders, and no quar
ter given.”—Lampoon.
Some folks are born great, but the man
who makes up his mind that he is one of
those is usually a dismal failure.—Detroit
Free Press.
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Bread made of straw flour is now an arti
cle of German diet. This is the straw
which shows the way the wind blows.—
Passing Show.
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A GOOD LESSON
“We might learn one lesson from all the
crowned heads.”
“What is that?"
“To put as good a‘ face as they do on
their defeats.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.
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More than 100,000 Mohammedan pilgrims
annually visit the shrine of Mecca,
Where You Can Get Just What You Want in the Line of
A. A. Gutter Shoepacs,
Strong & Garfield Shoes,
The Felder Shoes,
The Daugherty Shoes
12 and 14-Inch Tops
a. j. Weiss
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
A. H. Twitchcll, the reindeer man, reports '
that there have been numerous disastrous j
fires in the Sawtooth mountains, where his ;
herds are, and besides much valuable lim- j
her being destroyed, the pasturage for the i
animals is ruined. These fires usually are |
the result of pure wantonness, and Twitchcll
threatens to bring the matter to the atten- ;
tion of the federal authorities.
Leo Clifford was a passenger on the 1
Washburn last Monday for Nome. He ex
pects to return later in the summer.
Miss Lucile Taylor left for the Outside
on Monday last. She will go by way of the
upper Yukon and White Pass.
Jack Sohmes the liquor salesman, was
an arrival last Sunday. He left on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mutchler were in
the city Sunday to greet Mrs. Johana Letnes
on her return from the Outside.
C. R Peck, the Flat business man, was
in the city Sunday, superintending the ship
ping of his new goods, which came in on
the Washburn.
Harry Harms, the chef of the Yukon
Gold Company's mess house, was in the
city Sunday and Monday.
A1 Currie was a visitor in the city from
Flat early in the week.
Louis Gcrfinkle, the traveling salesman,
on his annual visit to Iditarod, came in on
the Washburn and left with the mail boat
on Thursday.
Mrs. B. I. Ray and little son, Whitley,
former residents of Iditarod, were passen- ;
acrs on the Washburn. Mrs. Ray is a sister
of Mrs. J. J. Smith.
James Finnegan, the Flat business man,
was in the city last Thursday.
Alex McEwing was an arrival from the
Outside last Sunday. "When he left here
last fall it was with no thought of returning,
but he says he has been too long in the
North to accustom himself to other climes.
Charles Denton, for the past four years
in charge of the Pacific Cold Storage Com
pany’s refrigerator barge Trinder in this -
city, left on that craft last Sunday.
Launch Beaver (Captain A1 Jones), six
days from Tolstoi, reached port last Satur
day at noon. Captain James Green was a
passenger.
The launch Ruth, Captain Elmer J. |
Smith, made a trip to the power plnat last ,
Wednesday with a cargo of supplies.
Abe Weiss, the Flat clothier, made a
hurried trip to the city on Wednesday last.
A. M. Kilgore, who has a big wood con
tract with the Yukon Gold Company, was
•n town during the week. Mr. Kilgore is
expecting a caterpillar tractor from the
Outside shortly. The machine will be used
in hauling wood, and its operations will be
watched with interest.
The residents of Flat have been smitten !
with the baseball bug, and their splendid
grounds have been the scene of some good
games recently. A game is scheduled for
tomorrow, and is attracting considerable
interest. A large order for baseball para
phernalia has been forwarded to Fairbanks.
JIM MADE A RECORD
The Anchorage Democrat of April 7. just
received, says: “Jim Fullerton, the well
known hotel man from Dikeman, on the
Iditarod river, arrived in Anchorage just
in time to register with his old friend,
Skookum Johnson, say ‘Hello’ to a lot of
his former acquaintances located here, and
catch the Alameda for Seattle. Jim made
the trip from his place here in the record
time of eight days, and the way he rolled
off 50s and 60s on his way out will be the
envy of many a man with a slower team
than Jim’s seven.”
Jim’s statements about 50s and 60s (per
haps meaning that he made fifty and sixty
miles a day) will be taken for what they
are worth around these parts.
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PACKAGE OF LETTERS
ON SIDESTREAM EXCURSION
In a mail sack for the Flat postoffice, ar
riving here last Sunday from upper Yukon
river points, was a package of letters for
the St. Michael postoffice—the handiwork
of some careless mail tosser. That chap
knows how to teach a community to take
a joke.
IT S “CAPTAIN JACK" NOW
By a deal consummated during the week
Jack Nelson, proprietor of the Hurst Cigar
Store, became the owner of the launch
Beaver. It is understood that she will be
manned by Vic Pierson and Jim Wilson
and operated on the Iditarod river.
CAP. SPROULE AT ANCHORAGE
Captain George R. Sproule, for many
years master of the steamer White Sesl, is
now at Anchorage, in the employ of the
Alaskan engineering commission.
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Tub and steam baths at all hours. Sny
der House, Flat.
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FOR SALE—HORSES
One team of horses, with sleds and har
ness complete.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
IDITAROD
RESTAURANTmiBAKERY
Short Orders
and Meals
Everything of Best Quality
Oper 6 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Foot of Willow Street
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PSICES
J, L. SALE
J. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Discovery, Ctter_
Front Street, Flat City Formerly the Bagoy Premises
Flat City Hotel Bed,fr""fcoc
_Mi*«. E. Punning, Prop._Special Rates by the Week and Mopth
H. BOAS, THE CLOTHIER,
Now Located at Flat City
And Is Closing Out His Big Stock of Men’s Clothing and Furnish
ings at Greatly Reduced Prices
BIG BARGAINS FOR ALL IN HIGH-CLASS GOODS
FOR
GOOD POTATOES AND CIGARS
CALL UP
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We Still Have Son e to Wholesale