They Have Come,
And It Has Been Done!
Many Have Sold Out.
I am trying to sell out. What?
I have no mining property to sell, but just loads of goods. The rut
ting, kniiing and slaughtering that’s going on at Friedman’s Kmfed-in-Half
Sale is simply awful. I am striped for action, blood in m.v eyes, and as red
as the Ked Letters telling what slaughtering is going on at Friedman’s.
Hart, Schaftner & Marx Suits are going at $(7.50, $20.00 and $22.50,
and the piles of clothing are melting away as fast us snow, and that ship
ment 01250 Hart, Schuffner & Marx Suits will take its place some time
next week.
See i¥le for High-Top Shoes
They are going at One-Half of the regular prices. Can be had in all sizes.
Gold Sea! Rubber Pacs at less than cost. New stock.
$10.00 SUIT SALE IS STILL ON
friepmaKts"
RAISE QUESTION
OF JURISDICTION
Inquiry has elicited the fact that
(here is some confusion in regard to
the proper place for prospectors in the
Mud river region to record their
claims. Some of the claims located
there have been recorded in (he OPhir
rcording office and some at Ruby. This
week John Young recorded some Mud
river ground at Idilarod.
When Commissioner Stanton was
asked as to what district the creeks of
Mud river are in, he looked over his
maps and the court orders defining the
boundaries of the precincts and decided
that the new creeks are contained in
tiie Otter precinct. However, he said
that the prospectors in the region
should be allowed to record at the
most convenient office, and he will put
the matter up to the district judge to
be acted upon when he arrives in
Iditarod to attend court. In reality
there would appear to be little choice
so far as the convenience of the Mud
river prospectors are concerned. Some
times an individual would find one
place most suitable to his purposes and
sometimes another. Commissioner
Stanton seems to be of opinion that the
new creeks will finally be attached to
Ruby precinct.
BEAR CREEK MAP
ATTRACTS NOTICE;
I
A well-executed map of Bear creek. ;
the tribuiai y of the Tuluksak which1
has lately attracted considerable atten
tion as a gold-bearing stream, lias beeu
hung in the Budweiser. file map is
the work of Jujuira Wada. it attracts
a good deal of notice and its complete
ness and faithfulness to detail is
generally commented upon.
The great length of the creek is the
first thing that strikes one upon in
spection. Sixty-seven claims are shown
along the creek proper. From upper
discovery the claims number up-stroam
to No. 28 and down-stream to No. 11,
ending at lower discovery. From lower
discovery they number down stream to
2b, ending at Grant gulch. The map
also shows the numerous tributaries
and benches of Bear, and indicates
certain places where the formation is
marked by mineralized intrusions.
Local fishermen are evidently having
poor luck, the largest catch we have
heard of lately being between six and
seven pounds, brought in last Thurs
day. It consisted of one vvhitefish,
two pickerel and the balance grayling.
nrflaH home made dally. Phor.o
UluQU) yourorder. Sunderbruch’s.
Golden Gate Coffee
High Grade, Delicious and Drinkable
t One pound .. 50c Five pounds, 45c 25 pounds .. 40C
► Try it. You will enjoy the flavor.
I CHOICE FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
I* Reliance Goods, Unsurpassed Quality. Reliance Canned 6oods and Evaporated Fruits.
"None Better in Alaska”
Dependable Outfitting. Creek Orders Solicited, Carefully Filled.
Prompt Deliveries.
“Obey Your Impulse” and “Get the Habit” of Buying and Phoning Your
Orders to
SUNDERBRUCH’S
Smith’s
Gun
Store
Phone 6
IDITAROD
SCREEN DOORS
Now $3 to $5
Formerly $6 to $10
Hoes,
Rakes,
Mattocks,
Pitch,
Oakum,
Oars,
Rope,
Spades,
Brush Hooks,
Manure Forks,
Calking Cotton,
Lamp Wicking,
Pike Poles,
Blocks,
Motor Boat Supplies
Gash Registers Pool Tables
Phonographs and Records
TENTS, TARPAULINS,
FURNITURE, BEOUING,
GUNS, AMMUNITIUN,
Fishing Tackle, Hooks and Flies
FLAT CITY NOTES
“— I
Howard Barnes, Oscar Margraff and
Tony Gardner, partners on Black
creek, are doing some great work.
They are working from daylight to
dark—and there is not much darkness .
now—sluicing up their dump. They |
are happy and hopeful, and it looks
like they have got more there than
| anyone has known about.
J Bob Roberts and Gus Reuter, of
| Black creek, eemmenced sluicing last
week. To pass by their sluiceboies
and look into them when the water is
not running and see the yellow stuff
shining up amongst the gravel, makes
one think there might be a better spot
i around there than was ever found on
! Flat.
; Puul Garcken was a visitor at Flat
I Sunday.
The Discovery cafe, at Discovery,
Oi ter, has been remodeled and enlarged.
George Baker, of Iditarod, was a
visitor at Flat Sunday.
Jim Hyland of the Wildcat associa
tion, Flat creek, paid a visit to Iditarod:
last Monday.
Frank Lawson visited Iditarod during j
the week.
Mrs. Charles Miller, of Iditarod, re
turned home Monday from tier visit at
Mrs. Jonas Brewis's at the head of
i Flat creek.
1 George Wesch, Cliai les Krutzinger !
and A. C. Kramer were visitors at Flat
creek.
Joe Poz and Z. J. Loussac, of Iditarod,
visited Flat during the week.
F. A. Cleveland is building a veranda
on the front of iiis office and home at
Flat.
A. A. Shonbeck, of Discovery, was a
visitor at Flat last Saturday.
Keith & Crawford, of Slate creek,
broke their flume last week, which
l delayed them about three days. They
j are still sluicing their winter dump
and will soon be making a clean up.
C. J. Young, one of the miners of the
Mud-rivet- country, was at Flat last
Wednesday looking for a drill to take
to that section when he returns in a
week or two.
Fred Peterson, who has been living ]
in Iditarod the last three months, has
moved back to Flat.
Star Ballard, of the Summit road
house, who has been in the hospital at
iditarod, is almost well again, and was
a visitor in B’lat last Wednesday.
Louie Sietzer, on Otter creek, has
about thirty men working, and will be
putting more on soon.
George Riley, on Otter creek, has a
gang of man workmg, and will shortly
employ a large force.
John Novak, of Discovery Otter, has
been suffering from an attack of the
grippe.
Mrs. Hetb Riley, of Iditarod, was a
visitor at B’lat last Wednesday.
Alfred Boas and Harold Young were
creek visitors last Tuesday.
Lipsett Bros., on Otter creek, started
to scrape last Tuesday. They have
about twenty men working, and will
put a much larger force on in a short
| time.
Ellis & Co., on Otter, will put a big
crew of men to work in a few days.
The Flat City business people made
liberal donations for the baseball
grounds, and 20 men were put to work
last Wednesday and Thursday clearing
the area and dynamiting the stumps.
Bert Moores, of Casey’s saloon, made
the workmen an additional donation of
a dozen bottles of beer. The grounds
chosen are across the creek, just in
front of town, at the foot of Goldstreet.
Mrs. Lowrie, of The Home hotel,
made a trip on horseback to Iditarod
Wednesday.
Joe Loranger, of the Wildcat associ
at o.i, Willow creek, was at visitor at
I la' and Iditarod Thursday.
Lawrence Auten made a tour of the
creeks Thursday.
Charley Krutsinger and Dan McDon
ald, of the Pack Train association,
Otter creek, are said to have from 3 to
4 cents to the pan.
Mrs. McMullen, of Flat City, visited
Iditarod last Saturday.
Joe Fournier and Ma.'cell Brochu, of
Willow creek, are sluicing and have
been making small cleanups for the
past month, which have been very sat
isfactory to them. They have some of
the best ground on Willow.
George Phillips and Shorty Kells, of
Willow creek, finished sluicing and
cleaned up last Wednesday. It is said
FIRST RIVER EXCURSION IN IDITAROD_
Launch “Standard”
Will Leave the Willow-Street Doc!- on an Excursion Trip
To Mouth of Otter Greek, Tomorrow, May 19,
At 11 a. in., returning in the evening. Bring your lunch bas
kets and enjoy a summer holiday on the river
Round Trip $2 Good Music
the cleanup was fair. They paid all
their labors and bills, and had a nice
poke left. Phillips has sold all his in
terests on Willow creek to Joe Lo
ranger. Both Phillips and Kells will
leave on one of the first boats for the
Outside.
The Palace laundry, belonging to
Mr. Krause, caught fire Wednesday
afternoon about 3 o’clock, and came
near being a serious bla/.e. The origin
of the fire is unknown. There was no
one in the house at the lime. George
Krause was the last one to leave the
place. He had just finished washing
the dishes and put them in the cup
board, and went over to town. He had
just crossed the creek when he heard
someone call out fire, and a big crowd
of people rushed from town, who found
the ceiling ablaze on their arrival.
Well directed and effective efforts soon
quenched the fire.
A. B. Ferguson, Harold Seddon and
Harry Yeager returned from Tditarod
on yesterday afternoon’s tram.
Gregg Stewart expects to start up
full blast on Flat creek next week.
Overland Jim Burton of Iditarod is
visiting at Flat.
Sum Godfrey is going to Ruby on the
steamer Pup. He is taking a boiler
and outfit, and evidently expects to get
busy.
Mrs. Olson of Discovery was a visitor
at Flat Thursday.
Big Chief Henry and his wife, who
are camped at the mouth of Otter,
paid a visit to Flat Thursday.
Mrs. McKenzie, of Iditarod, is visit
ing Flat City.
Jack McDonald of Glen gulch hat
been visiting Flat and Iditarod tins,
past week.
J. Johnston, of Otter creek, has j
repaired his barge, and is on his way j
up the creek with the boiler which is I
is to be used on his ground.
Frank O’Farrell of Iditarod is mak
ing a tour of the creeks.
Mrs. Arthur Shonbeck visited Flat
Friday.
Mrs. Acheson, of Iditarod, was visit
ing at Flat Thursday and Friday.
PRESIDENT TAFT
DENIES MEDDLING
—
Washington, April 15.—President
Taft, came out this morning wPh a
statement to the effect he had nothing
to do with the framingof the New York
platform; that he refrained from hav
ing any haDd in the matter. The Pres
ident has been accused through the
columns of the press of dictating the
Republican state platform adopted in
its convention, the New York Amer
ican and other Democratic papers
claiming that William Barnes, jr., was
elected state chairman in exchange for
allowing Taft to dictate the platform.
President Taft in his statement to
the press wishes all to know he had
nothing to do with the framing. *'I
cannot see wherein I should take an in
terest in the Republican platform of
New York state or dictate the framing
of the same. It is not raj home state,
neither is it proper for an executive to
take such a stand. In the national
platform upon which a candidate runs,
it is natural for the nominee to have a
hand in its framing; also an executive
may take a great interest in helping to
frame the platform in his home state,
the proper spirit for a citizen to evince.
“The Republican party in New York
is under the direct control of the state
committee, and outside of winning the
delegates this spring in the national
convention, and the state next Novem
ber in the Presidential election, I have
no interest in the politics of Now York
state.” _____________
An enterprising laundryman in Paris
uses a captive balloon to lift the cloth
iog which he washes high into the air
to dry and bleach, uncontatninated by
the dust of the city.
All roads lead to Boas’, the clothier.
CHICKEN RANCHER
PESTERED BY DOGS
Yesterday morning at an early hour
dogs broke into the bl eeding pens of
Jay J. Smith, the chicken man whose
ranch is situated at the end of Otter
street, killed three of his finest fowls
and injured several others. Mr. Smith
fired on the dogs with a shotgun, but
did not hurt any of them. There were
more than half a dozen of the dogs, and
they secured entrance to the pens by
breaking the fence. Mrs. Smith also
is capable of using the shotgun, but
both she and her husbaud are loth to
kill anyone’s dogs. It is impossible to
fence against them adequately, how
ever, and they say they will be com
pelled to shoot the dogs to kill, in order
to protect their property. They have
made raids on the fowls at several pre
vious times, and the total losses amount
to a very considerable sum.
The chickens are laying well and the
demand for eggs at $3 a dozen cannot
be supplied. The incubators are now
loaded, and a number of chicks are ex
pected out pretty soon.
BROWN BEAR
EAT CATTLE
_ i
The famous brown bear of Kodiak !
are becoming so dangerous and have
done so much damage to stock that the
residents are getting up a petition,
asking congress to abolish the restric
tion against the hunting of the ani
mals, says the Valdez miner.
Two men who were attacked and
wounded by bears have signed affidavits
to that effect while the owners of the
cattle killed are also stating their loss
in writing. Although the Indians are
allowed to hunt the bear, they have no
market for the skins, as white men are
forbidden by law from purchasing them.
Before the hunting of brown bear was
prohibited, the Indians obtained from
$10 to $25 a skin, says Deputy Marshal
Karl Armstrong, where now there is no
market at all.
As the cattle-raising industry of
Kodiak is a very important one to the i
community the damage done by bears j
is a serious matter.
—
ARCHIE MCINTYRE
NO TITANIC VICTIM
Positive evidence has been received
this week that Archie McIntyre, the
Alaska mining man, was not among
those losing their lives in the Titanic
steamer disaster, as was feared by his
friends in Fairbanks He is in New
York and has been communicated with
in reference to business matters in this
district to which he is a party.
Mrs. George Allbright has closed her
hotel on Otter creek, and has removed
to Willow creek where she is conduct
in g a roadhouse.
5 loaves bread $1, Dell bakery, Flar.
Ladies' New Goods Coming!
Will Be Here on First Boat
I just received word from my buyer
in New York statiDg that there are
shipments on the way of the very latest
and up-to-date line ef Hats in all shapes.
A big line of Hair Goods, Flowers for
hat trimmings, and a big swell line of
Hand-Tailored Manish Dress Suits in
the latest styles and fabrics, and many
other lines too numerous to mention.
A Big Reduction will be allowed on
everything I carry in order to make
room for the many lines now en route.
All alterations on ladies’ garments
purchased will be free of charge.
H. SCHLAPIK
First Avenue
TREMENDOUS WEEK
this has been, in our GOING-OUT-OF-BUSINESS
CLOSING-OUT-SALE. Our unexcelled stock seems to
evaporate. Men that have been contented in years goue
by with Levi Straus’ exclusively, couldn’t resist the
temptation of transforming themselves with our classy,
nobby clothing, for the reason that
I
Never in the history of the North could one |
dress up with the extravagant clothes 3
we are furnishing at the price.
Do not be tardy in making your selection, for our
stock is moving with lightning speed.
ISAACS BROS. & CO,
Leading Clothiers
CITY COUNCIL
TALKING DOG
The city council did business last
Wednesday night with five of the
qualified members present, George
Auten being the only absentee. A
good many spectators were on hand,
but nothing of particular interest oc
curred, unless the dog question can be
so called.
The chairman of the fire committee
reported that twenty buckets have
been placed in the restricted district,
to be kept filled by the residents there.
A draft of a new contract with Banks
& Mikuta for supplying water for fight
ing fire was read and accepted. It is
to run for one year; makes provisions
whereby the city may take over the
service in case of the failure of the
contractors to live up to the agree
mm’,and as compensation gives$350on
the salary fund and $150 on the general
fund. Mr. Banks was present and sig
nified his satisfaction with the terms of
the contract.
A communication was read from T.
L. McGrath declining to act as poll-tax
collector. Charles L. Kemp’s applica
tion for the position was read, and
when it was stated that he was anxious
to know now whether he will receive
the appointment or not, it was decided
that the ordinance provides lor action
on the matter at tlte fourth meeting iu
May. However, it was said there is
not much doubt that h« will be
selected.
Mr. Bradley moved that hereafter
the council meet at 8:30 sharp. He
said that it is getting so you can't tell
when it is going to meet. They had
waited an hour and a half this time
and had been telephoning all over town,
and one member had not showed up at
all. Motion carried.
Captain O’Farrell asked for three or
four days absence from the fire depart
ment, with T. L. McGrath as substi
tute. Granted.
! Mayor Barnes suggested that if there
was no further business to come before
the meeting adjournment was in order.
—
Mr. Bradley asked, "What about the
dog proposition?” and then the dog
question was considered from various
angles for an hour or two. i! wu-<
finally arranged that Attorney Roden
draw up adogordinar.ee for submission
at the next meeting.
And the council adjourned.
FORTUNE WAITING
FOR JACOB GROWL
A notice is posted on the Iditarod
postotMce door offering $100 reward for
information of one Jacob (or Jake)
Growl, formerly of Springfield, III. He
is wanted to take possession of a large
legacy left him by his sister five years
ago, which will revert to the Illinois
state treasury soon if he does net
assert his claim.
Growl left Springfield, 111., in 18'>9,
and went to Walla Walla. Wash., from
which place he went to Dawson in 189*.
He was last heard of at Council, Alaska.
July 4, 1909, on which date he to k
part in a tug of wai on the winning
side. At that, time lie told a rnau
named Janies Little lie intended to
prospect around Council a little while
longer and in case he did not strike
anything he expected to leave on the
Iditarod stampede.
Further information regarding him
and his affairs may be had from Post
master Thurston.
NEW COMPANY STEAMER
TO MAKE MAIDEN TRIP
_
The N. N. steamer M. L. Washburn,
scheduled to sale from St. Michael about
June 18 for Dikeman, is a new boat
Sh* was completed at St. Michaal last
season, and it is said she is largely
equipped with machinery from the
steamer Koyukuk, which was lost in
the Tanana in the breakup a year ago.
The Washburn is a larger and much
finer boat than the Koyukuk was. it
is said she is intended principally for
the Iditarod run.
LOST -One cuff button on tramway
Reward. Weiss, clothier. Flat.
A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER \
is a mighty poor and unprofitable advertisement. We won’t \
allow you to be that kind. We make everybody satisfied. If \
you trade with us we GUARANTEE SATISFACTION—not *
only in price but also in quality. Won’t you give us a chance i
to show you? _ %
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First Ave., Iditarod Front St., Flat City t
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| PRIVATE DINING ROOMS \
g Popular Prices Everything First Class ^
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Georgetown and Aniak mall left on 15th to Georgetown and Hoffman’s, via Takotna, per the Uavelle Young.
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