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MOOSE SMOKER LAST SUNDAY
REVEALED PLENTY OF TALENT
Last Sunday night the Moose lodge held
its annual meeting for the nomination of
officers Ivan Wales, who has been dic
tator for the past two years, was again the
sole nominee; and so likewise was Oscar
Anderson for secretary, which position he
has held fur three consecutive terms. The
meeting was well attended, it having a great
drawing card other than that of tlie nomi
nation of officers.
After the regular business had been dis
posed of a smoker program was in order.
The smoker committee, with Jay Johnston
as its chairman, had gathered some talent
that was “positively first appearance.” The
“cafeteria squad" had arranged a long table
running the full length of the upper lodge
room, that was a replica of "Good Eats
Cafeteria,” First and Cherry, Spirit City.
Everything that the market afforded was
there in abundance. Everyone lined up.
“gave it the once over,” and then com
menced to spear and pluck.
After the repast the chairman of the
smoker called upon the dictator for a speceh
Mr. Wales welcomed the visiting guests,
gave a short talk on Mooseheart. and some
history in connection with the ever-gaining
enrollment on the Outside.
Story-telling was next in order, and
When you start
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IDITAROD. ALA3XA
I everyone seemed itching to tell one. Tobias
! Perry recited well an Alaskan poem about
j the vicissitudes of an Indian maiden, en
titled “The Waters of the Kobuk Rippled
i Onward to the Sea.” J. W. Farrell recited
i "Good-bye, Jim, Take Keer o' Yourse’f,” a
story poem by the late James Whitcomb
Riley, and for an encore, "Casey at the Bat.”
Jay Johnston, with his clever Swede dia j
lect. recited “The Spell of the Yukon."
Among others who gave good stories were
Grant Murdock, Charles Lovett, Jim Burke,
Dr. Auringer and Jonas Brewis.
The real feature of the evening, however,
were the boxing matches. The first bout
was between two favorites who have ap
peared before in local doings—William Case
' and “Eat ’Em Up” Johnson. For three
rounds, in a cloud of smoke, they gave a
good exhibition of the manly art, Case dis
playing good old-time form and Johnson
boring in like Battling Nelson, The final
bout, between two Discovery lightweights,
Smith and Carlson, was good enough to
see anywhere. They certainly showed
“signs of speed” and “some pep.” From the
sound of the gong they flew' at each other
| as though their friendship had ceased.
Smith went to the mat twice in the first
1 round, but took no count In the second
| round Smith came up with a rush that
| bewildered his opponent and soon had him
, groggy. The atmosphere was so heavy in
j the hall that the boys had to quit. But
! they were willing to continue the perform -
I ance under more suitable conditions at a
future date. A vote of thanks was ex
: tended to the boys by the lodge, they being
visiting guests.
The splendid program furnished evoked
i words of praise for the Moose and the hope
/. as generally expressed that there will be |
[ similar entertainments soon.
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HE USED PROFANE LANGUAGE
An individual who is known locally as
“Billy the Pog” is confined in the federal
bastile, serving a ten days’ sentence in
flicted by Commissioner Geraghty for "using
'obscene language” bpfore ladies at Flat.
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House.
Flat.
General Ladles’
FURfMSSMIRSGS
Ladies' Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
j
C. R. PECK, FLAT
General Merchandise
BARGAINS
Diamond Safety Razors $2 00
Diamond Safety Razor Blades, dozen . ... . 1.00
Gillette Safety Razors, regular, $5.00; vest pocket size 6.00
Gillette and Auto Strop Razor Blades, per dozen 1.50
INGERSOLL WATCHES—Yankee, $1.50; Eclipse, $2.50; Junior, $3.00; Midget 3.00
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POCKET KNIVES
Imperial Chocolate Candles, per lb., 75c and $1.00
DRUGS—AT OUTSIDE PRICES
SMITH'S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
POLICE DRAGNET AT WORK
IN OUTLYING PRECINCTS
Deputy Marshal Percy Charles returned
on Wednesday last from a trip which took
him to the Tolstoi, Ophir and as far as
Long creek, in the Ruby district. His mis
sion was to round up violators of the liquor
laws, and as a consequence the treasury of
Uncle Sam hits been enhanced by several
hundreds of dollars. In addition to the case
from Tolstoi reported in last week's Pio
neer, the deputy marshal procured a war
rant for Nellie Bates, and she was brought
to Ophir and pleaded guilty to the charge
I f selling liquor without a license at Tol
stoi. A fine of $100 and costs was assessed
by Commissioner Vinal. The costs totaled
$150.
Pete Jorgensen of Tolstoi also was
brought before Commissioner Vinal at Tol
j stoi and paid a fine of $100 and costs, or
a total of $150,, for a similar offense.
Mr. Charles expects to leave again for the
same region in a few days, and it is likely
that further arrests may be made.
Another matter brought to the attention
of the marshal is that of violations of the
territorial law with reference to obtaining
food and lodging under false pretenses. The
.i.vf was made to protect to the roadhouse
men along the trails, who have been the
victims of a peculiarly vicious practice. It
frequently happens that men will boast of
having made a trip over the trail from Hew
i :rd to the Interior without the expenditure
of a cent in money. These men stop at
the roadhouses and secure accommodations
and on their departure inform the road
house men that they have no money. In
many instances it has been known that the
men guilty of this practice have been well
supplied with money.
Mr. Charles brings word that Commis
sioner \V. A. Yinal of the Innoko precinct
has tendered his resignation, which has
been accepted, to take elfeet June 30. His
successor is to be John W. Dunn of Ruby.
A story also was in circulation at Poor
man and Ruby that .A. M. Kilgore had
been appointed to succeed Guy Geraghty as
commissioner of Otter precinct, to take ef
fect on the same date.
Mr. Charles says that there has been a
i great deal of activity at Poorman this wili
er, and the indications are that the coming
season will be a prosperous one. Many win
ter dumps were taken out. On Long creek
it was rather quiet, but considerable pros
pecting was being done with power drills.
Pete Jensen, formerly of Iditarod, had in
operation a traction drill which was said to
be doing good work.
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“HAM” BACK FROM MARSHALL
George Hamilton returned on Wednesday
last from a trip to the Marshall diggings,
having been gone about three weeks. There
is nothing new to report in the way of
mining developments, he says, and he does
not appear to have become wildly excited
over the outlook there.
Mr. Hamilton brings word that Mat tin
Moran, the new commissioner there, who
recently arrived from Nome, is starting out
with th intention of maintaining law and
order in the new camp, and gives the im
pression of meaning business.
Joe McDowell, the well-known old-timer,
accompanied Mr. Hamilton to Iditarod.
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BUDWE!SER TO CLOSE
Through a deal consummated yesterday
Manuel Gularte became the owner of the
Budweiser saloon, including stock, building
and fixtures. It is understood the place
will be closed. Mr. Gularte supplying the
wants of the customers of the two places
from his present place of business, the Idit
arod saloon. Harry Yeager, who thus dis
poses of his business was compelled to close
up his affairs here because of urgent mat
ters requiring his attention on the Outside.
He will leave for Seward within a few days.
A WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
The following is a record of the week’s
temperatures, from readings taken at 7 a. m.
daily, compared with the temperature on
the same date a year ago:
Date— 7 a. m. Min. 1916.
March 3. 36 34 —16
4 . 24 24 —20 |
5 . 20 18 —12
6 . 14 4 —15 |
7 . 16 12 —22 |
8 . 34 28 —22:
9 . 24 16 —23
TO VISIT SAM CALLAHAN
Jerry Ford left yesterday afternoon for
Dikeman, from whence he will proceed to
the headwaters of the Innoko to pay a visit
to Sam Callahan, the old newspaper man
who is prospecting in that region, and who
has not been heard from in several months,
before returning Mr. Ford will extend his
trip to Tokotna.
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George Mutchler, Sture Stenberg and
(George Kay have returned from the Ditna.
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2 LOCAL AND PERSONAL %
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J. (I. Rivers of Discovery was in town
during the week.
Dr. Auringer was in the city from Flat
on Wednesday last.
Earl Byers and J. C. Currin returned last
evening from Marshall.
Abe Weiss was a visitor in the city on
Tuesday last from Flat.
A1 Walsh end nephew, Jimmy, left for
the Innoko on Wednesday.
Dr. W. F. Green of Tokotna was a visitor
in the city on Sunday last.
Mrs. Frank Dawson and Mrs. Fred Smith
of Discovery and Miss Grant of Flat were
visitors in the city on Sunday last.
Mrs. John C. Currin entertained the ladies
of Iditarod last Saturday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. George Phillips of Flat.
H. II. Porter, the former Iditarod mer
chant, .sends word from the Marshall camp,
where he is now located, that he will leave
for Iditarod on March 18.
0. A. Waechter, II. P. W'aechter and H.
E. Gardner have tiled suit in the district
court against J. f>. Johnston to collect
S287.70, together with interest from June 5,
1911, anti costs.
Skating enthusiasts enjoyed a few days
of sport during the early part of the week
on the ice at the river bend above town.
The soft weather has put an end to the
pastime, however.
James Fullerton, the Diketnan roadhouse
man, arrived in the city last Wednesday
afternoon, suffering from a broken arm, the
result of a fall on slippery ice during the
morning. He was given first aid by Mrs.
Ellison, the Dikeman nurse.
The trails between Iditarod and the creeks
are being well traveled there days by aspir
ants for the prizes offered by the Pioneers
in the big dog-team race on St. Patrick'?
day. From the number of persons who are
"trying out" their teams it is apparent that
there is good s]>ort in store.
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MURDER ON THE KUSKOKV/IM
Word was brought t.. Pimute, <r. the
Yukon, by Charles Castleman, who was on
his way from Bethel to the Marshall dig
gings, that a murder was recently commit
ted at the lower Kuskokwim town. The
names of the murdered man and his slayer
could not be recalled by the travelers who
brought the word to Iditarod, but the story
is that three sailors marooned at Bethel for
the winter imbibed too freely of home-made
“hootch.” As a result they became en
gaged in a fight, and one of them became
enraged and went to his cabin for a gun. ^
On his return to the place where the fight
'ook place he was ordered to drop his gun,
and on his refusal to do so he was shot
dead. The slayer is said to have gone to
Nushagak to give himself up to the authori
ties.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Jay Johnston of Flat entertained the
ladies and children c f that vicinity last ,
Tuesday afternoon in honor of the eighth
birthday of her little son, Charles. A very ;
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
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at the McDonald
R. McMillan, Tony Tropa, William Lee,
Dan Palmer, Mrs. Rivers, Lem Groner, Mr.
Van Orsdfil, Professor Golden. James Walsh,
A1 Walsh, Henry Allain. Robert Lowery,
Felix Riley, J. E. Beattie. Fred Smith.
Frank Dawson, Mr. Valentine, George Alobf, j
W. Ainorf, Win. Bristol, Charles O’Halloran, i
John Maguire, Ole Simonson, Harry Panter. j
COMPULSORY TRAINING
ADVOCATED BY W. H. TAFT
NEW YORK, I-'eb. 10.—“We are facing
war now. We are on the brink of it." This ■
solemn declaration was made today by for
mer President Taft in a speech at the Hotel
Astor. He spoke ironically of the American j
people sitting back in rocking chairs, at I
perfect ease, while the great Eluropean con- \
diet is raging. Taft's indorsement of the j
policy of compulsory military training:
evoked tremendous applause from his audi- ;
tors. “Call it conscription if you will, but
we need it,” exclaimed the speaker. “It is
believed that the American people have j
grave cause to fear a menace from the far
East,” he said. “We own the Hawaiian
islands, and the largest element in the pop
ulation there is 70,000 Japanese, who have
served in the Japanese army. We have a
force of 5.000 men in the islands.” In con
cluding Mr. Taft said:
“In the Philippine islands we have eight
million people who owe their allegiance to
the United States, and to whom we owe pro
tection. They are under the eaves of Asia
and they therefore make us an Asiatic
power. Next come our relations with
China and Japan. We yearn for Chinese
and Japanese trade, but not for the peoples
of those nations. The Japanese do not like
that. President Wilson says that in the
next war we shall not be neutral. That is
probably true. In the next war the explo
sion will be world wide and there will be l
no room for neutrals.”
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ONE OLD-TIMER INITIATED
AT MEETING OE PIONEERS
At the meeting of the local igloo of Pin- j
necrs last Wednesday night at A. B. hall, j
this city, E. W. Parks, Joe Cummings, j
Charles Schubert and Robert II. G-.'bs were j
elected to membership, and Cyril P. Wood
became an active -member by presenting a
certificate from the Fairbanks igloo. Mr.
Griffis being the only applicant w-ho could
be rounded up by Sergeant-at-Arms Mullm,
he was initiated into the order and received
a hearty W'di-ene- from hi-; many old
friends.
The arrangements committee for the Sr. j
Patrick’s day ball and dog race reported j
that the details of the program were being
gradually promoted, and everything inch- j
eated a splendid turnout on that occasion.
Owing to the absence of President Charles I
E. Taylor, the meeting was presided over
by First Vice President William Lee, who j
proved himself a very competent chairman, j
At the meeting of the igloo at Flat on :
February 21, which was one of the largest j
held this winter, Andy White, Tim Cor- j
coran and J. J. Clarke were elected to mem- j
bership.
The next meeting will be held at Flat j
on Wednesday, March 21, and there’s al- [
ways something doing there.
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A PHARISAICAL STATEMENT:
The Leipsic Neueste Nachrichten, com- I
menting on the speculation on the New
York stock exchange at the time of the is
suance of President Wilson’s note, under :
the heading of “The Washington Scandal,1' ■
says:
“What interests us most in the scandal ;
so characteristic of American adroitness in j
making dollars out of a horrible slaughter j
by rustling peace palms, is the searchlight
falling on national institutions and the ad- j
ministration. The war shows anew what i
peace taught to us a hundred times —
Jupiter Mammon is the real ruler of the j
constitutions, and which, so far as stay-at- j
home Germans see of their free constitu
tions, so far as they are linked with our
enemies who talk to us of their aim to lib- |
crate us from militarism and monarchy, and j
offer to bless us with their patented liber- I
ties. Germany declines with thanks the j
offer to improve us.
“Though there may be many respects in ;
which we need reform, and are susceptible j
of improvement, the inner purity and un
'tssailability of our monarchical government i
raise it hieh above the pseudo-democratic- ■
republican production, and cause us to I
thank God that we remain protected from j
this : il too western progress."
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UNPARALLELED SABOTAGE
Thirty million dollars’ worth of damage
was done to thirty-one German and Aus- J
trian ships in the New York harbor, accord- |
ing to the Sun of February 6. That news- j
paper says that sabotage on a scale of such
magnitude is without parallel in the history
of the world.
Without the slightest hesitation, and on
the mere hint from high officials, whose j
hints are never slighted, persons in author- j
ity were ordered to axe and crowbar the j
finest products of Hamburg and Bremen. J
Last Wednesday, says the Sun, a German j
in street clothes stepped quietly aboard j
every Hamburg and North German liner j
in port, bearing a code word that meant
scrapping $30,000,000 worth of splendid en- *
gines. The Sun claims to have informa
tion from men of unquestionable veracity
and honor as to the extent of dismantling
and as to the general methods employed.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
CYRIL WOOD RETURNS
Cvril Wood, local manager of the North
eru Commercial (.'- r pany, returned last
Wednesday from T k itna and way points.
On his return he spent a few days looking
around the Tolstoi ii-'triet, and was much
impre.sed with what he saw. He
made the trip from Tolstoi to Iditartjd,
said to be a distanc of seventy-two miles, in
one day, coming b> way of Dikexnan This
is said to be the first time this feat has
been accomplished.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
You malamute 11 ushers, salmon sliugrrs
and towline trip; ers. Get your ki
curried up for
THE PIONEERS'
ST, PATRICK'S DAY
DOG RAGE
from Iditarod to Discovery, via Flat,
return same way. Race will be run un
der Kennel Ciub rules. Controversies
between conte.- .ants will be decided by
open air bout under packing house rules
and the eye of a husky referee.
The start will be from the front of the
N. C. store. Idiiarod, at 2 p. m.
Teams will leave five minutes apart.
Telephone tin o used.
ENTRIES FREE
Open to All
But entry- must be made with Jam-,.
Farrell. Iditand, or Grant Muni,ok,
Flat, before n >en on March 16, giving
name of cont- tant and number of dogs
to be run.
GERAGHTY WILL SOAK ANY
BODY THE LIMIT
who owns a {-am and fails, neglects or
refuses to emir same in this race.
Plenty of n-oiu and trail for all. Get
in the game and win a prize.
First, S75; recond, $50; Third, $25
AND THEN, AFTERWARDS,
THE BIG jQURDOUGH DANCE
AND FEED AT THE A. B. HALL j
Mosquito Tents For Sale!
I Latest Novelties in SILK GOODS
for Lacli ?. Just In over the Ice
MRS. YOUNG’S STORE
Next C oor McDonald Hotel
Watches and Diamonds
At
STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J- L. SALE
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