We Are Pleased to Announce
THAT OUR STOCK IS MOST COMPLETE AGAIN, AND, AS IN
THE PAST, ALL GOODS ARE OF THE HIGHEST GRADES OB
TAINABLE,
hams Ain mm
Shipped in Cold Storage
WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY THIS WEEK, AND WE CAN
PROMISE YOU SOMETHING VERY NICE,
ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY
AND THE UTMOST SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,
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FURNISHINGS
Ladies' Furnishing Slots
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
GAME WAS NIP AND TUCK
BUT FLAT FINALLY WON
The Iditarod Discovery baseball te.mr
again met defeat u< the hands of the Flat
aggregation last Saturday afternoon on the
Flat grounds by a score of 9 to S. It was
a ease of nip and tuck all the way through,
and the contest wtt not won until the last
inning. It may be said that the IJitarod
Discowry team was handicapped by the
failure of some of its players to reach Fiat
in time for the game, and their places hail
io lie tilled by men who were out of prac
tice. At that they made a good showing,
and the element of luck was all that key:
them from winning the game. The sensa
tion of the game was a one handed catch
of a difficult fly by Robinson in center field.
The batteries were: Flat- -Shea and Brink.
Iditarud-Diseovery .luck Mutehler and Lus
combe. The score by innings was as fol
lows :
Flat . 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
Iditarod-Disco very • 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 -S
The line-up was as follow?:
Iditarod-Discovery —-Jack Mutehler, p.;
Luscombe. e.; Baker, lb.; Gideon, ss.; Far
rell. 2 b.; Go slow, l. f.; Kay. 3b.; B b Rob
erson, r. f.; I). Mutehler. c. f.
Flat- Flardin, ss.; Cameron. 2b.; Brink,
e.; Shea, p.; Ellenwood, lb.; Stride, r. f.:
Auringer. 1. f.; George Mutehler. 3b.; Rob
inson, c. f.
Umpire Jack Clark.
A QUEER “JOKE”
Last Sunday evening, about 10 o’clock,
just as the “baseball special" on the Iuilarod
I-'lat tramway was leaving the town of Flat,
an excited man flagged the car and an
nounced in broken language that a rail had
been removed a short distance from the
Otter creek bridge. He stated that he had
seen three men engaged in removing the
rail with an ax. and had seen them take
to their heels after completing the task.
The car w.s held while repairs were made,
and then proceeded on its way Mo explana
tion has been made of the incident, but it
was intimated that it was intended as a
“joke.” While the night was dark, fortu
nately 1.0 harm was done.
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.7. E. Kettlewell had the misfortune dur
ing the week to dislocate his shoulder while
on his way down from the power plant.
Dr. Auringer was called to the city and
attended to the injury.
Women's, Men's and Children's Hose,
per pair.from 25c to $ I 03
Children s Dresses ..... .75
Women’s Overall Aprons, Al. 1.25
Misses' Dresses. 1.25
BLACK BEAR BRAND MEN’S GOODS
Boys' Overalls. $ 1.25
Heavy Cruiser Shirts .10.00
Heavy Loggers' Shirts.$7.00 and 8.00
Work Pants ■...from $3.00 to 6.50
Heavy Sox, per pair. 25c to .75
American Sox, knee lengths. 2.25
AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED. ASK
FOR IT—WE HAVE IT. LOW
EST PRICES
Ansiey 3
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD. ALACXA
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
LANG’S
Stoves and Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JUL Y
G. R. PECK", FLAT
(BELATED SEWARD MAIL
MAKES STS APPEARANCE
A consignment of mail which was dis
patched from Seward during the last week
| in April reached Iditarod last Saturday.
It was the last consignment of the winter
| service, and because the carriers failed to
meet at the connecting point it lay in the
roadhouse for a month or so while official
red tape at Washington was unwound sufli
cientiv to allow orders to be issued to the
contractor at Seward to rescue the mail bags
and take them back to Seward and reship
them by way o-f Skagway, Whitehorse ntd
the Yukon.
Much of tins mail matter was second
class, and showed the effects of hard us tig.-,
and apparently Had bet-n frequently sub
merged in wa*er.
It is quite likely that some interesting,
though annoying, business complications
were attributable to this delayed mad, as
many patrons of the offices here had almost
forgotten about its existence, or if they re
raembered. probably thought it had been
lost
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JOE SMITH PREPARING
TO LEAVE FOR FAIRBANKS
I-'or iho fir.-t time since the early days of
the camp it wiLl be noticed that the diver
I 1
tisement of Smith's Gun Store is mis-ing
i from the columns of The Pioneer. The its
■on is to he found in the fact that Mr. Smith
| is m the midst of packing his stock for
hipment to Fairbanks, and expects to be
ready to leave about the Oth of next month
j The removal of Joseph H. Smith will be
j a distinct loss to the community, lie hu
since the inception of the camp been one
of its most enterprising and energetic mrr
j chants, and accomplished much for the up
I building of the city and district.
I Mr. and Mrs. Smith will take with them
I the best wishes of the community on tic ir
I return to Fairbanks.
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IN HONOR OF THE BRIDE
The ladies of hiitarod tendered a ‘‘linen
-hfi’ver” (•> Miss Cleffe Albrecht on Saturday
| evening Fa.-l, in honor of her approaching
1 marriage.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS AT FLAT
_
Following is a ii.-t of letters remaining
| uncalled for ::t the Flat postoftice on August
Hi. When calling for these, ask for ad
; verti-ed letters:
! AI-trom, Axel Monare, Mike
Augustin, Michael Morton. E. G.
; Aames.e I.oui McDonald, John R.
! He'k, James J. McDonald, John J.
Bast in, F. H. M oat. Mr. John
Burkhardt. Ivor Morton. Mrs. Earnest
Bedalin, Chas. Mesphelt. Chas.
: Compton R. (reg.) Maness. Frank
! Oal.R, L. W. Morgan, T. (reg. i
Cunningham. T H. Nelson, I'red M.
; Clipper. John (reg. Olsen. Joe
j Dale. Diva O’Halloran, Pat
] Drnuin, Paid O'Donnell, P. C.
i Darrell, Steve S. O'Brien, Wm. (reg. (
Degrie, Selina (reg.) Pemische, Mr.
: DeOrsay, Harriet M Price. J. J.
j Davidson. J. A. (reg.) Price, Jack
1 Erickson. Victor Pearson, Pete
Ellis, L. W. Peterson, W. E. II.
Freeman, H. L. Fammina, Mr. Mike
Gruber, J. F. Qulakovski. Mr. P. Y.
Gowan, Sam Rhodes, Edith
Haven, Chas. Roll, George
Jones, J. A. Rose, Wilt
Johnson, Carl Rainey, Dot
Johnson. Chas. Siehl, Mr. Eddie
Larson, Carl Sand, Chas.
Lasso, John t-Iapok. Mr. A.
Larkin, Mike Sorct, David
Lepetse, John Thompson, Mr. N. H.
McKenzie, Angus W alker, Mr. E.
McLeod, Wm. Wilson, W . J.
McMahon, Harry Wabing, Paul
McMahon, Chas. Wells, Chas.
Miljevich, Mato Wesley, August
Menard, Maxine Wick, Mrs. Ella
Miller, Mr. J. F. Wilson, Mr. Thomas
McDonald, T. (reg.) Zavaglia, Dominick
MRS. A. CHITTrCK, P. M.
ANNUAL FALL EXODUS
STARTS EARLIER THIS YEAR
Passengers fur th<? OutswlV stud lower river
points leaving ->»> the Wolf nud Prairie
Bell yesterday numbered between twenty
live and thirty. Many of these were Russian
minors, some of whom *<*r* bound fur the
Outside* eii route? to thaiU native land to
light, jn the army, arid others were leaving
for Marsh all- Tue exodus of miners has
started earlier than usual this year, owing
to the prevailing dry weather and the con
sequent lack of demand for tabor
Two members of Flat’s winning baseball
team were passengres for the Outside Filin
wood and Robinson. It is understood that
the latter intends to join the navy
Gilbert Bates of the Otter creek mining
lirm of Bates <fc Co. was also a passenger,
• and was accompanied by Mrs. Bates and
/Miss Myrtle. It had been theh intention to
remain here during the winter, but Mrs.
Bates has been in poor health, and it was.
thought ad\i>able that she should leave.
Jack Cameron, who recent tv ret urned
:r* iii tin* Outside, was a passenger for Mar
shall.
It is prob.bfe that there will be large
Outgoing passenger lists from now on until
the last boat leaves.
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MORE NAMES ARE ADDED
TO CONSCRIPTION REGISTER
Less than two weeks remains in which
the young men of Ab.-ka may register un
der the selective eon-criplion act, and in
spite of all the publicity given to the law
and regulations on the subject, less than
a hundred names have so far been enrolled
in the three precincrs comprised in the Idit
nrocf district. It 1- possible that there are
yet some, especially among the foreign-!* rn
element, who do not understand that alF
within the prescribed ages mu-t register, lr
respective of whether they ::re or are not
citizens. Failure to secure a regi-tration
certificate before the close of the books on
Septendx'i- 2 subjects men between the ages
of 21 and 31, inclusive, to a year’s imprwn
mem. Plenty of time was allowed by the
authorities so that absentees could have
their names enroll’ 1, and no excu-e except
illness, id which proof mu.-i b•* submitted,
avails to exempt delinquent- from punish
ment.
But me man registered i: Iditarod during
the we:*!;. Two were registered at Discov
ery. and twelve at Mat. These were as fol
lows :
Iditarod Basil Abayaiff.
Discovery Robert de Journet, David
IT Iger.
lit Frank Wid.rgar, Milan Blanudia.
Stdii' hi Ilasegav. Vincent Kauchech. Alex
: ader Dichsen, Flmer Feo (’l:fiord. George
Kanjuro Fh?m:.*?i. Giacomo G Da •• c.tti.
Dike S Pre. a ia.-hky, Garf Ivt r Bergluiwi,
Aslangery M. Kardeneti, Baris G. Farnief?
NEW WARM STORAGE
INCORPORATES INNOVATION
A new warm storage warehou e of the
Y C. Co. now nearing cnmpl ?Ion csrric
' lit same acvr itimts in such structures. The
stove is sot in a pit below the level of the
main tl > r. ar.il is to be c. imected up wfth
hot air pipes which will extend ihe length
of the room. An ingenious arrangement of
piping from the floor conveys the holder air
of the lower portion of the room to the
ceiling, where it is circulated by currents
created by the a t air pipe-. It is claimed
that by this means an even temperature
can be maintained in all parts of the build
ing. The room has been lined with table
oilcloth, making it completely airtight, and
giving it a pleasing and .sanitary appear
ance. Cyril Wood, who designed it. claims
that he will effect a big saving in fuel and
•-ive abmlute protection from frost and
extreme hr at by the methods used.
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EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
i The following letter, received by The
Pioneer yesterday, tells its own story of
| the we 1 known liberality of the people of
| this district toward the unfortunate, and
i of the gratitude of the recipient of the
splendid contribution:
Flat, Alaska, Aug. 16, 1917.
I wish to express my gratitude to the
many men who have been so kind as to
assist me to go to the United at cs in
order to regain my health. The subscrip
tion paper shows a total collection of Sold,
all of wheh has been paid to me. Mr. Mc
Mahon and Mr. Stanley also gave me ac
counts of $90.
His
PAUL X BUVA.
Mark
We have examined the subscription paper
and find the facts as stated.
A. M. KILGORE.
MATE MATICH.
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CITIZENSHIP NIGHT SCHOOLS
MAY NOW BE ESTABLISHED
One of the most meritorious measures
enacted by the last territorial legislature
is “An act for the establishment of citizen
ship night schools, providing for their or
ganization, designating courses of instruc
tion and making provision for payment of
expenses," copies of which have just been
received.
As suggested in the title, the intent of the
law is to give free instruction to foreign
born residents and others that will fit them,
through an understanding of the United
States constitution and laws, for the obli
gations and privileges of American citizen
ship.
The act provides that the United States
district court may, upon petition, establish
s citizenship night school “at any camp, |
riiSage, settlement, or within the limits of
any incorporated town.” The management
of the school rs to be vested in a board con
sisting of the instructor, who will be chair
men, a secretary and a director. The school
is granted the free use of any public school
house, subject to rules prescribed by the
school board of the district.
l«e petitioners, not less than twelve per
sons who shall be adults or minors of 16
years of age or more who are not attending
;.‘ho»:l elsewhere, may name the person they
wish for instructor, and if considered a fit
and capable person he hall be appointed by
the judge; otherwise the judge will name
the instructor or order the United States
conmiissic uer to do so. The Instructor must
be p citizen, and will be paid from the ter
ritoriel fund- at a rate not exceeding $5
per night of not less than two hours’ in ,
struction. The school is to he conducted 1
not less than two nor more than five nights ;
each week for not more than twenty four j
weeks in the year. All instruction is to be j
in the English language, and the course of j
study will comprise use of the K-mrli.-h Ian \
guage, history of the United Stales and
civil government; special study must he
given the constitution of tin? United Stales
and the government of the territory of j
Alaska. Instruction may be given in other
subjects taught in the public schools, or
“lectures not of a political or religious na
ture may be delivered before the student
body, as the board may elver, having in
view at all times a higher standard of citi
zenshrp.'1
Reports end accounts are to be [rendered
through the district judge, who i.' ex officio
superintendent of tin;1 citizenship schools in
his division, to the territorial commissioner
of education.
The act wa- approved May 3, lit 17. and
is now in effect.
NO LONGER SUBJECTS
A yoang Rassian who appeared before
Major Albrecht to register under the con
script ion aci was accompanied by several
'»f his coutitrymen. When asked by the
major if he were a subject or a citizen of
Russia the applicant emphatically stated
that he was a citizen, and ihe statement
wa.s Indorsed as to nil of his companion-,
fa i ; quite evident that the spirit of denioc
racy has taken hold of the Russians domi
ciled in these parts.
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MOORE CREEK VISITORS
WhiP nothing new in. the raining situa
tion i> reported, there seems to be a great
deal rf interest in Moore creek this year,
and (hero i considerable travel back and
forth between Iditarod and that stream.
Sy Cecil Barlow and dregs Stew
art arrived at Flat, and returned later in
the week. They left Discovery < n Wednes
day, end were accompanied by Frank Daw
son and J>ck Folsom. Harry Printer wifi
leave tomorrow with pack horses 1 ;adt 1
with supplies.
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TRACTOR IS A WONDER
Gc'-rifjl Bfanu-ha and Teddy fhe
wood contractors, with a large force of m"ii.
are preparing to begin \v. rk c n tlie new
road that is to be cut from the power plant
i . FI it. The c!ist nee is about eight miles,
and the road will lie used in hauling wood
to Flat by means of the powerful tractor
recently brought in by the Yukon Gold
C mpany. The machine is a wonder, ac
cording to all accounts, and will make short
work of the ta.-k of bringing in several thou
sand cords of wood which is now in the
vicinity of the power plant.
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WESTINGHQUSE COMPANY
MAKES SIGNIFICANT APPEAL
PITTSBURGH, July 12.- The Westing
house interests here are seeking 1.000 men
who are willing to sign an agreement to
enter a Dew plant to be built for the manu
facture of war munitions by a secret process
and remain imprisoned for ten months, all
communication with the outside world to be
shut off.
Men who have been approached w'ere told
hat the plant will manufacture a power
ful implement of war and the secret must
be guarded until the government sees fit
to make the details public. Only those
workmen who will be engaged in the pro
duction of the new weapon will know its
character and the details of manufacture.
Recreation and entertainment of every
possible sort will be furnished the isolated
employes. Pay double that they now get
is guaranteed, and bonuses will be paid for
high production. Only picked men w:hose
Americanism is unquestioned and whose
skii! in their respective vocations is of the
highest will be employed.
Officials of the Westinghouse interests to
day refused to talk. An artisan of high
standing, who was approached by the West
inghcuse agents, said he had received an
intimation that the new plant wrnuld turn
out in large quantities one of the late in
ventions of Thomas A. Edison.
DR. C. H. WHARTON, DENTIST
Dr. Wharton, the dentist, will remain in
Flat until September 10, when he will leave
for the Outside. Those desiring dental work
done should call at their earliest conveni
ence.
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FOR SALE —Three pool tables, in good
condition, complete with all necessary i
equipment. Inquire at postoffice. Flat. I
JUST
RECEIVED
New Clothing from Hart,
Behalfner & Marx
New Hats from John 3. Stetson
New Shoes from Nett let on
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner &. Marx Good Clothes
WILL BE MARRIED TOMORROW
Tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock Miss
Cleffe Lucile ALhivcht \\HL become the
bride of Henry L* land. The ceremoav rs
to be performed at the home of the bride'.-*
parent', Major and Mr . George \V. Albrecht,
in this city, and Commissioner A. s'. Kil
gore* will officiate
VISITORS FROM TOLSTOI
Jim Pitcher and Robert de Journek r
rived by launch from Tolstoi on Saturday
la.-t, and after transacting business on the
creeks -tarred on the return trip on Wednes
day last. Mr Pitcher confirms the good
report- of developments on Madison creek,
but says that outside of the work on that
stream there 1- lurl? activity, most of the
men having left for Ophrr to work on the
government ro::d.
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H. BOAS AND SON TO DEPART
II. Boa', accompanied fry his son Max,
will leave for the Outside on the next boat.
Mr. Boas has disposed of II his interests
here and is returning to his home in Seattle.
Mr. Bi:a< is an old Northerner, and enjoys
an enviable reputation throughout Interior
Alaska as a business man. Mr, Boas and
his son will take with them the best wishes
of hosts of friends here.
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FRANK MANLEY AT FAIRBANKS
The Fairbanks .Vow.- Miner of July 25
-ays that Frank Manley, the well-known,
mining man, who was prominently con
needed with operations on Cleary creek in
the eaily days, is in Fairbanks again. He
expects to be in the Tan an a valley for ten
days < r tftv» weeks, during which he will
do - me drilling <n Cleary creek. Mr. Man
y has not decided whether fie wiJF make,
t trip- f > hatarod this .summer or whether
he will return Outside. In appearance Mr.
, Manley looks no different than he did when
lien' sever; \ years ago. except that he may
have four or five more gray hairs than he
had when he hft. He’s as spry as when
he landed in Dawson twenty years ago.
WHERE BOATS ARE
Yestenl-y’< marine bulletin showed that
the Loui-e. Sarah. Sclnvatka and Herman
were at St. Michael The Sarah was sched
uled to leave for up-river points yesterday.
According to a message received by Cyril
Wood yesterday, the Umatilla - due to
leave St. Michael August 30.
All Kinds of Materials
for House Building
FLOORING, STUDDING, JOIST, ROOFING,
WINDOWS AND WINDOW FRAMES AND CASING
Panel Doors and Frames, with Locks and Hinges
Residents of Iditarod and vicinity contemplating building an
addition, woodshed, lean-to or any necessary structure should call
on me for the lumber. Low prices for good material.
House Lining—Many yards, already sewed, with paper at
tached, will be sold very reasonable.
STOCK MUST BE SOLD WITHIN NEXT THIRTY DAYS
JB !HL Rogers
Corner Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Girt 1st. the Holikachek trader, arrived
last Saturday with a load of fi-h, the fir
of the present season. He is preparing :•
move his outfit to Marshal, and had hi
launch, the Ditna, put tu repair for tie
work while here.
John Beaton and wife came in from Ot
ter creek to bid farewell to the Bates fant
iTv yesterday. -Mr. and Mrs. Beaton wilt
winter on Otter creek.
Mrs. I.e<nes of Hut was a visitor in tie
city yesterday to Ud good-by to departing
ft sends.
C. S. Crider, auditor for the Wells Fargo
Express Company, who spent about tw<*
weeks here checking up the business of tin
1 .cal office, left down nver early in t.v
week.
W. Wifhson. owner of promising '1 :n-•
o.i Midway creek, in the ToF4oi :>trirt
has been in the city for a few d-iy*
week.
Bob McMillan of the Black creek dredge
was in the city early in the week.
Joe Wilkes, who has been a resilient of
Otter creek for nearly eight years, left I-lit
crod last Wednesday on the launch Transit,
bound fur the Outside, where he will enlist
in the United States army. Joe i- a nativt
of England, and has served eight years it,
the British: army, two years of which was
in the South African campaigns.
Sam McKenzie. Ar Fox and Bill better
all old residrnter.s of this neck o' the woods,
have left or are about to depart down
riverward by small boat. Mr. box is going
to Jenakee hot springs, in an endeavor to
rid himself of rheumatism, and Bill is for
California, after a continuous stay of twenty
years in the Interior of Alaska.
Af W;d-h was host at a dinner given ■
Sunday last at the Summit mine to a parts
of friends from Iditarod and blat. A buck
board conveyed the guests from Fl it uj ■
the mountain and returned them later in
the dry.
at the McDonald
Jack Mutehfer, C II. Wharton, M Nel
son, ('. S. Crider, joe Saxsmith, Peter 1.
Williams. A. E. Meaeham, Archie McTag
gart, Philip Riicy, U. McMilk n, Otto Lund
green. Robert tie Journel. Teddy Miles,
Charles Bergman. Mike Henry, Emile Price
John Ogriz. William Tom, Dan Duckich
Joe Porace, Jack Cameron, Charles Bertik
John Ogrisich. George Sarten. Sam Merton,
George Meckel. Jim Beebe, Harry Nevins„
Bill Suitor, John Squikel, Mr. \\ illison, Mat
Matich.