IDITAROD PIONEER
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at Iditarod, Alaska,
BY GEORGE M. ARBUCKLK
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AS A BRITON SEES US
Here are a few yem r il conclusions
made by an Kr.ylishmati on America:
Tire men .ire briyht, but the women
are hriyhter.
There is rot >o much convention in
American life as in Kurope, but there
I» less met hod a leo.
America is stili Ridorado not only for
the political^ oppressed in other coun
tries hut f.u- those in poverty.
The country people in America are
pruhah.y the happiest in the world.
What is called by outsiders the love I
<>f smwit ion iu America is really the j
iove of ad vent ure—commercial, politi
cal and personal. I
New \ ork is the most un-American!
of all tin.' yreat American cities.
Material in some respects, Ameii-j
cans are the most romantic and poetic
of any people.
With a profusion of the yood thinys
of life Atm ricans are inclined to be
slap-dash. They have at bedrock much
of the Anylo-Saxon temperament, of
“muddliny t hrouy h.,?
They are prouder of their national
flay than any other nation of a national
symbol.
Americans areas sensitive as French
men and more sensitive than Knyiish
men on matters affect iny their count ry .
They are fund of experiment —because
their experiments have so often proved
successful.
As a nation they are siowly but
surely deveinpiny into a i uce, distinc
tive from any ollmr race, ancient or
modern. _
Right With the Times
“Madam, you have had three hus
bands now.” said tier legal adviser,
“and every one of them eiihet went
crazy or turned out to he worthies...
XndyeLyuuure thinking-of mat rung
again !”
“Yes, sir,” answered the fair client;
“what J think I've got now is a salt
and sane fourt h--Ex.
dob Printing at Pioneer office.
Iditarod Lunch Room
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
Choice Confections, Cigars. Tobaccos,
Cigarettes, Pipes, Soft Drinks, Etc.
POOL AND CARD TABLES
Porcelain 1^ .1L. [) iv or
Tub BathS Niuht
Domenick Sorari. Prop.
Pete's Bakery
Anti Coffee House
Front St., Flat
Regular Meals, Short Orders
Fresh Bread. Pies and Cakes
Always on Band
IV M1CHKCS. t'ROl*.
Big Stocks of Fresh Goods
Everything for the Miner and
Prospector
MAX SIMEL r„"
Stort at Mouth of Tolatol
MY CREED
To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter, where, a man:
To take what comes of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still:
To do ray best and let, that stand
The record of my brain and hand;
And then should failure come to uie.
Still work and hope for victory.
To have no secret, place wherein
I stoop unseen to shame or sin:
To be the same when I'm alone
As when my every deed is known:
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that i have made;
I'o Vie without pretense or shame
Exactly what men think f am.
To leave some simple mark behind
To keep my having lived in mind:
If enmity to aught 1 show.
To lie an honest, generous foe
To play ray little part, nor whine
That greater honors are not mine.
This, i believe, is till 1 need
For my philosophy ami creed. -Anon.
ALASKA’S COAL FIELDS AT NENANA
The Nenana coal field, which lies
about 200 miles north of Cook Inlet.
Alaska, and will be reached by the new
Government railroad from Seward, .‘>t>4
miles distant, has been examined by
G. Marlin, of the United Slates Geo
logical Survey, Department, of the In
terior-. whose report on it has just been
published The field is about 100 miles
south of Fairbanks, i he inland terminus
of the railroad, and is more accessible
to t he gold mines of the Tanana valley
than any o'her coa l field in Alaska.
The coal is a lignite of good grade
which, when the field is made accessi
ble, will be used as locomotive fuel on
the railroad, for generating power and
for thawing at the gold mines, as do
mestic fuel in t he region, and as fuel on
steamboats that ply on Tanana river,
possibly on some of the boa's on the
Yukon.
The report gives the classification of
the coal land and non-coal land in the
field by seci ions, contains detailed maps
showing i he areas of coal-hearing and
non coal-hearing rocks, and gives de
tailed statements of the conditions ol
mining and transportation A copy oi
the report, which is published us IJnl
let in fi()4 of i he United States Geolog
ical Survey, can be obtained free ui
charge from the Director of theSuive\
at Washington. D. 0.
OTTER-CREEK BRIDGE
(.’ommillee report, on subscriptions
for anti tbe construction of the foot
bridge across Otter creek, opposite the
town of Flat. Alaska:
SUBSCRIPTION’S
Fourth of July Fund $ 7!).25
Branch I’oo] Room . 20.00
Manuel Gulat'te . 20.00
James Fullerton 20.00
A rcade < !afe. 20.00
R. Peck 20.00
Dr. Moore 5.00
.1. .T. Smith 5.oo
•I- Sat.re 5,00
Pete Micitels . .. . 5 00
A. J. Weiss 5.00
l.'itsh ,25
*204.50 |
D1SHCKSKMKNTS
Construction, per contract $145.00
Hxtra work, buiklinw walk 5.00
Two turnbuckles 10.00
'l'eatn birr 10.00
Lumber 28.00
Nails ... 0.50
$204.50
v otntnitteo: Felix Rilev, Manuel tlu-J
'arte. t'. R. Reck.
Flat. Alaska, Auy;. 2.'). 1010.
German Army Goes to Russia
Pal is, Ail". 30. A (Jerrnan array of j
+0.000 men. with modern equipment, I
including 3<K) aeroplanes, lias been as
sembled in Lithuania and is preparing
to march into Russia ostensibly to j
Lithuanian sources received here today.;
<»eneral von der (iolt/. is commanding j
tlie Hun army in Lithuania.
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Austria About Ready to Sign
Paris. Aug. 30.—The supreme peace
council this morning decided to hand
the peact? terms to the Austrian dele
sat ion on Tuesday afternoon. Five
da.'s delay will l>e granted Austria be
fore the signing of the treaty.
PERSHING IS PEEVISH
Paris. Aug. 29.—Gen. Pershing will
be examined tomorrow by the war ex
penditures investigation committee of
Congress. It is understood that, many
questions of a general character re
garding the disposition of surplus stocks
will be asked. He may also interro
gated concerning alleged attacks made
on Germans by American troops on the
day after the arn istice was signed, and
other features of military operations.
Paris, Aug. 30.—Gen. Pershing today
refused to testify before the House com
mittee investigating War Department,
expenditures. Representative Oscar
K. Bland of Indiana (Republican), a
member of the committee, issued a
statement, that. Gen. Pershing’s action
is an example of the indifference and
contempt shown during the war by the
War Department towards the wishes of
tlie people.
KNIGHTS OF COLD1BOS
Seattle, Aug. 30.— E. W. Barkley, of
St. Paul, supreme chieftain of the
Knights of Columbus; Martin H. C'ar
modv. deputy supreme knight.; M. ,T.
Luby and A. G. Bagiev, directors of
the society’s war activities on the Pa
cific coast, arrived in Seattle this after
noon on their way to Alaska to estab
lish recreation centers at, the military
posts in t lie Territory. They will prob
ably sail on the City of Seattle tomor
row .
Millions Want to Get Away
Berlin, Sept, 2.—Five million Get
mans have filed immigration applica
tions wit 11 the central bureau for per
mission to leave the country. The ma
jority are intending to immigrate to
the So tun American republics.
Belgian Royalty Coming Over
Brussels, Aug. 30. -King Albert, the
Queen and Crown Prince Leopold will
leave for America on September 24
on board a United States warship.
Professions 1
Michigan. 1881 Kentucky, 1891
Alaska, 1818
George Woodruff Albrecht
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALA8KA
The Pioneer Attorney of Iditarod
DR. MOORE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
DRUG STORE
DR.H.BEHLA.
Flat
Bolsheviki Abandons Bobrisk
London, Aujj. 30.—Bolsheviki forces
have abandoned the town of Bobrisk
88 miles southeast, of Minsk.
PROBATE NOTICE
In tlie Probate Court, for Otter Pre
cinct. Fourth Division. Territory of
Alaska; before Hon. H. R. Moore..
Commissioner and ex-officio Probate
Judge..—In the Matter of the Estate
of Fred E. Soule, deceased.—No. 42, .
Not ice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration of the estate of Fred
E. Soule, deceased, having heretofore,
to wit: on tlte 24tii day of December.
1918, been issued to the undersigned, all
persons having claims against said es
tate are required to present the same
to the administrator, each duly verified
and with proper vouchers, at the office
of Geo. W. Albrecht, attorney for the
estate, in the town of Iditarod, Alaska,
within six months of the date of this
notice. Dated: Aug. 30, 1919.
IRA F. WOOD. Administrator.
Twenty-Two Years’ Experience in Alaska and Yukon
MUTCHLER BROS.’ g».
Iditarod-Flat Tramway
Freighting to All Parts of the District.
Saddle Horses and Teams for Hire.
JAS. E. FULLERTON
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
FLAT, ALASKA
Tom McMahon’s Old Stand
J. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Discovery, Otter
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
GENERAL HARDWARE
Stoves and Graniteware Gasoline, Goal Oil, Etc.
The Only First-Class Dor Harness in Alaska