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(Portland Oregonian)
On the list of young women who volun
teered for service as nurses in the event of
the I'niied States becoming involved in war
appears a name that aroused country wide
interest a relatively few years ago in a far
different manner. It is that of Lolita Ar
mour. daughter of ,1. Ogden Armour, rich
Chicagoan. It does not seem long since
Miss Armour, then a child, became the cen
ter of attraction because of her fathers
efforts to obtain the services of a surgeon
capable of removing the serious disability
caused by a congenital bone deformity.
Little Lolita Armour, it was said then,
had little chance to be other than a hope
less cripple. Then there appeared a famous
Austrian surgeon. Dr. Adolf Lorenz of \i
enna. who. by a method not even then
wholly new, but highly developed by his
own skill, gave to the little girl a promise
of happy, normal life and made her sound
and well. It was hailed as a remarkable
achievement in “bloodless surgery.’’ and it
was noteworthy because at the same time
it opened the door of hope to thousands of
little cripples all over the land.
Little Lolita’s ordeal was tedious and
painful. She contributed not a little to its
success by her own uncomplaining forti
tude. and by characteristics that those who
accept the doctrine of heredity will say
were transmitted from a parent who had
made it a rule of his life to sweep ob
stacles aside. At any rate, the cure was
accomplished, and how successful the ef
forts of the good doctor were will be at
Stop! Look! Listen!
WALLPAPER
Brightens Up the Home
We have a complete line of Wall Paper in
Various Colors and Designs
50c A ROLL AND UP
LINOLEUM
Linoleums—Beautiful Patterns, Extra
Heavy Weight
$1.50 A YARD
Ansleys
IDITAROD, A LAC X A
tested by the records of Miss Armour’s a-/
plication, now on file in Washington, to be
sent to the front at tfie first opportunity
as a Red Cross nurse.
The sequel shows that the girl has a
sense of justice that is practical as well a
sentimental. She is 19 now, an age when
a good many girls are thinking most of
the pleasures of life. She is rosy and
hearty and strong, a fact made possible by
the outdoor life she has lived and that
would have been denied to her if the great
surgeon had not been found in the nick of
time. A few years ago .she was among the
entrants at the horse show at Chicago, and
since then she has won laurels in amateur
open-air sports. It is vastly to her credit
that she is dominated by ambition to pay
with her own efforts for the blessing that
has come to her. She proposes by kindness
to others to show her thankfulness for hav
ing escaped a life of misery. In an ideal
world one would accept her action as a
matter of course, perhaps, but she deserve.
praise for having by her own initiative
set a high example,
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WOULD CHANGE THE LAW
Charles E. Taylor, who is interested in
a group of placer claims on the hill over
looking Flat creek, believes that there i
room for improvement in the present lav
with reference to assessment work on nun
ing claims. Every year he and his asso
ciates religiously comply with the law whici
requires that $100 worth of work shall bi
done on each claim held. So far as the
claims in question are concerned, says Mr
Taylor, this is all practically dead work
The claims are so situated that there is n<
tailings dump unless the adjoining claim
are used, and this cannot be done until they
have been worked out. In the meantime
the claims of Mr. Taylor and hu partners
' cannot be worked. They know what the
! ground contains, and there is little that can
i be done in the meantime in the way of de
velopment work. Mr. Taylor suggests that
the labor annually required to be expendeu
! on the claims should be applied to the road,
of the district and the amount credited as
assessment work. This can only be done
by changing the law. but he suggests that
as there are doubtless thousands of others
similarly situated, the change would be a
benefit to the country as well as to the claim
owners.
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J. II. Ritter, who is operating on Slate
creek, a tributary of Otter, was a visitor
in Iditarod last Wednesday, attending to
several business matters and incidental!)
to identify himself with the Pioneers of
Alaska.
Children’s
Dresses and Hose
Ladies’ and Children's Munsing Underwear
All-Wool Serges in All Colors
Kimono Flannels in attractive pattern:.
MRS. YOUNG’S
Next Door to McDonald Hotel
"Just look at these old harnesses. I’m ashamed to put them on my dogs again
this year. I'm going right down to PECK'S and get a complete new outfit for
them. He makes a specialty, you know, of
Dog Harness, Collars, Snaps, Rings, anti Everything in That Line.”
CANDY
Society Chocolate Creams, per lb $ .75
Imperial Chocolate Creams, per lb. 1.00
RASOI INF FI AT IRONS Acorn Special Flat Iron, eacf . 7.50
U/WV/LilllEi I brt i lAl/liJ American Flat Irons, each. 7.50
Tents, Tarpaulins, Nome Dog Harness, Webbing, Gasoline Lamps, Guns, Am
munition, Hardware, Stoves, Heaters, Furniture and Bedding, Rugs.
SMITHS CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 8ECOND AND WILLOW
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George Mutchler will leave today for the
Tolstoi.
O. H. Solibakke was a visitor in the city
on Monday last.
Miss Albertine I loan was a visitor to
Flat on Thursday last.
Henry DuRand and “Dr.” Golden were
visitors in the city on Thursday last.
Frank B. Stanley, the veteran restaurant
nan of Mat, mushed in last Wednesday to
ttend the Pioneers' meeting.
George Young came in from upper Flar
reek last Wednesday afternoon and at
ended the Pioneers’ meeting in the evening.
Mrs. Selma Mutchler of the Grand hotel,
Flat, is boasting of having the best ap
pointed dog kennels in the camp, which she
has installed for the convenience of trav
elers.
The log building occupied during the win
ter of 1910-11 as a federal jail, located on
upper Second street, was demolished t hi.
week by the Gunning brothers, and the
material hauled to Fiat creek.
Mike Lucey was in the city a couple of
days during the week. Mr. Luccy, who has
not been Outside since ’98. when asked if
he were getting ready to “hit the trail’ lor
Seward, said he was going to stop right
here with the old pioneers.
Considerable* damage was done to the
ci bin of A. E. Meacham on C >11 street,
Flat, last Saturday night, by fire. It hap
pened during the Democratic meeting, and
quickly ti t* hell was almost emptied. After
subduing the flames the crowd returned to
the hull.
Joe Loranger of Willow creek, one of the
nioneer miners of this vicinity, left yes
terday to spend the winter visiting relatives
and friends in the States, and will return
over the ice next spring. With his usual
thoughtfulness, Mr. Loranger ordered the
Fioneer his favorite weekly newspaper and
fireside companion sent to his Outside ad
dress, in order that he may keep apace
with events in Interior Alaska during his
l sojourn in Cheeehakadoni.
LOCAL IGLOO OF PIONEERS
HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING
Iditarod Igloo No. 10, Pioneer? of Aladi.i,
held its tirst meeting of the 1016-17 season
list Wednesday evening at A. B. hail, which
vas well attended. First Vice ire i ,ent 1-. u>
.Vales occupied the president's chair.
The business of tilling the office.-, ma .
vacant by re.-ignations and departures fro...
the vicinity was postponed until the regular
annual election, which tabes place next
month. Temporary officers were appointed
by the lodge to ret until that time. C. E.
Taylor was selected as secretary and Robert
Soutar was made treasurer. .1. II. Ritter
was initiated into the order, and after the
business meeting refreshments were served
and a social session was enioyed.
The next meeting of the igloo will be held
in Moose hall, Flat, on tVeunesday, Aovem
ber 15, and as there are several new mem
bers to be initiated, a splendid meeting is
expected.
BEATTIE IN THE PAY
J. E. Beattie and Harry Meehan arrived
from the Tolstoi on Tuc-slay last, and will
return there within a flay or s--- It ha
been currently reported lince their arrival
that Beattie and associates, operating a lay
m No. 2 above. Boob creek, hu\e struck
licit pay in two holes sunk. Good reports
are also current with reference to the out
look on discovery, which is being pros
pected by Frank Dawson anil Ears Ostness,
SKATING A POPULAR PASTIME
During the past week good skating ha.
been enjoyed on the lake in the southern
portion of the city and later on the r»ver
at the foot of Richmond street. The ice
is fairly good, and while it requires consiii
erable amount of work to keep the surtacv
clear of snow, the sport is worth the price.
Skating is extremely popular with the fair
sex of Iditarod, and some excellent skaters
are among them.
THANKSGIVING BALL
Everyone is on the anxious seat to hear
the particulars of a Thanksgiving ball that
it is rumored the Moose lodge will give.
If it should be decided to open the social
season on that date with a public function
there is little doubt that it will be a most
popular event, as there has been but little
dancing
THE OLDEST JOKE
One of Luke McLuke’s “oldest jokes” is
the one relating to the wealthy young
widow whose husband had just died. As
the casket was being lowered into the grave
one of the pall bearers rushed over to the
widow and asked her to become his wife
The widow told him that she was sorry,
but that one of the gentlemen win. -a. i
with the corpse the night before had pro
posed and she had accepted him.
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A MERE DETAIL
“We’ve learned a lot from the present
war.”
“Yes, indeed. Everything except what
it’s all about.”—Detroit Free Press.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters.
$1.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
TWO DREDGES FOR YANKEE
ACCORDING TO LATE REPORT
Tom Boyd, the mail carrier, who arrived
from Tokotna on Sunday last, brings word
that the past season was a lively one in the
Innoko mining region, and that prepara
tions are under way which will insure an
increased activity next year. Mr. Boyd
says that the prospecting being carried on
by the Kimball Flume Dredging Company
on Yankee creek has shown such results as
to justify the placing of a dredge on that
stream, anil Mr Saupe, the manager, is his
authority for the statement that one wilt
be installed next summer. It is currently
rumored, however, that it is the intention
of the company to put two dredges on
\ ankee creek.
Henry Hiley has secured an option to
ground at. the mouth of Ganes creek, on
which good pay was found early in the
summer.
Higgins & Thorns, on Ganes, have done
exceedingly well during the past summer,
and it is their intention to put another
scraping plant on their property in the
spring.
Vibe <t Co. had a poor season, owing to
difficulty in handlin': the water. Their
pumping plant was inadequate for the pur
se. It is said they will move their outfit
l" ground on tl e upper end of Ganes creek,
where they wih operate next year.
Mr. Boyd says that there are several
now "craning nlents going in on Ganes creek
next year and a busy summer Is looked for.
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A MYSTERY SOLVED
Recently rne of Iditarod’s enterprising
lady dry goods merchants received an order
for goods for the construction of a “tango
gown.” The economy apparent in the size
• ;f I ho order caused the good lady to wonder,
end she determined to learn what a “tango
own” really was. After diligent inquiry
he located a men who had seen one at a
■ inner party Outside. Asked to describe it,
he said he was unable to do so, as he did
not look under the table. Authentic in
h.-rmatii n was finally secured, and it was
1.’-rued that this species of gown was built
ir.cv.-l at after the order of Gunga Din's
rtlime, which
Was nothin' much before
An’ rather less than arf of that be'ind.”
Getting down to detail-, the “tango gown"
a garment composed of one yard of goods
'a front and a yard and a half behind. It
is cut very 1 >w in frr nt. and in the back is
a prodigious V, and it is sleeve ess. That’s
about all there is to a tango gown.
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h e K ■ ■ ii■ ky. lie < f the ri al 1 ' over
■ 1 Invri' ~ after a sea-on of activity
on Willi.-w creek, was in town for a short
e la-; We inevdav. iie will 1 ave -hortl;
id r tie T .1 t"i district, to remain during
;he winter.
A.J.WEISS,
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
NOTICE
Beginning Monday. November 6. rna:l
will leave Flat weekly over the Seward
trad. Mail will close at 5 p. m. on Sund v
a* the Flat po roffice. M; ney order busi
> and registration from 9:30 a. m. to
Fj 39 , •. m. on week days. Clo ed on Sun
ay.*:. A. CIIITTICK, Postmaster.
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7 he kiddies rf Iditarod duly celebrated
Hall ween on Tuesday evening last, and
enjoyed ill the traditional prank-. But j
they refrained from mischief and all their j
pranks were harmless. One prominent busi- !
nr. .- man purchisrd immunity by bestowing
a bm\ of candy on each one of them, but
was informed by tlie ringleader after the
brd:*e 1 a. been accepted that “they didn’t
inter, i to do nothin’, nohow.”
Frank Keenan, after a summer’s activi
ties on Otter creek, in the employ of Riley
& Co., returned to this city last Sunday.
Ladies’ Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
T T p Sewing and
I v Repairing
Cleaning and Pressing
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
FOR
GOOD POTATOES AND CIGARS
CALL UP
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We Still Have Some to Wholesale
VOTE FOR
GEO. D.
SCHOFIELD
Republican
Nominee for
Attorney-General
of Alaska
Nome’s “Sourdough” Attorney--Has Been a Res
ident of the Territory for Pftore Than Sixteen Years
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GEORGE MARSH BUDWEISER ID1TAROD FLAT CITY i HB BRANCH A. D. CURRIE
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