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ED KIMBALL’S DOGTEAM WINS RACE
Drivers— Lv.Flat Disc. Flat, £
Bert Thorsen .. 2:00 2:13:00 2:25:30
E. Coke Hill 2:05 2:20:30 2:37:48
Fred Pederson, 2:10 2:22:00 2:37:45
Alec Dickson 2:15 2.28:30 2:12:32
Basil Clemons. 2:20 2:39:30 2:54:45
Eddie Kimball.. 2:25 2:38:30 2:50:40
The St. Valentine’s day dog race last
Thursday caused quite a little interest,
the day being perfect for the event,
and the trail was in fair condition.
There were six starters and live fin
ished— Bawsell Clemons, at last ac
counts, not having reported to the offi*
cial timekeeper. In the event of Clem’s
continued failure to account for him
self, he will be gently placed in the
same category of locui dog-racing an
nals so long lonesomely occupied by
Captain Elmer J. Smith, who started
in a race here four years ago, and so
far as dog racing is concerned, nothing
lias been heard of the gallant captain
since that halcyon day.
Eddie Kimball’s team won the first
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IDITAROD, ALACXA
urnmit Idit. Summit Flat Total
2:45:00 3:12:10 3:49:00 4:07:55 2:07:55
2:57:30 3:25:07 3:59:00 4:11:20 2:06:20
3:07:30 3:37:48 4:12:00 4:25:15 2:15:15
3:06:00 3:37:58 4:12:00 4:25.16 2:10:16
3:17:30 3:49;37 4:32:00 .
3:10:30 3:37:44 4:12:00 4:24:30 1:59:30
prize (§100) in 1 hour 59i minutes; F,
Coke Ilill, the veteran driver of Ruby,
came in for second money ($50); Bert
Thorsen third ($30), and Alec Dickson
received the fourth prize ($10).
The winning term in Thursday’s race
made slower lime than did the land
most team in the race over the same
course on last St. Patrick’s day.
Young Sture Stenberg, who is now
in the States, holds the speed record
over the course—his best time being
1:41:45.
In the evening, there wag a well-at
tended and greatly-enjoyed dance in
Moose hall, Flat, and the splendid
music kept the dancers on the floor
until about 4 o'clock in the morning.
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Fete Murdock, was an arrival in
camp yesterday from Tolstoi.
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FOUND—Last Wednesday evening, on
trail between Iditarod and Flat, a
muffler. Inquire Pioneer office.
The
Branch
CIGAR STORE
Flat City
It You’re Looking for
Anyone, RING US UP
Enjoy
Yourself
WITH THE
PIONEERS
OF ALASKA
AND THEIR FRIENDS
AT THE
Washington’s Birthday
Dance and Entertainment
AT FLAT, FEB. 22
Before Beginning the Exercises Progressive Whist Will
be Played; Some of Our Best Talent Is on the Program
Supper and Ball Admission, $3.00
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C. R PECK ELAT
REGISTRANTS, NOTICE
Local Board No. 18, 1
City of Iditarod, [■
Iditarod, Alaska. )
; Important Notics to Registrants Under
! Jurisdiction of this Local Board
whose Order Numbers are Between
No. 1 and No. 4tJ, Inclusive:
There has this day been mailed to
you a questionnaire which you are re
quired by law to execute and return
within seven days from date hereof.
Failure to do so constitutes a misde
meanor punishable by not to exceed
one year’s imprisonment; and such fail
ure may also deprive you of valuable
rights and result in your immediate
induction into military service and
trial by court-martial.
Gko. VV. Aliirecht.
Member of Local Board.
Dated Febuary 18, 1918.
The above order numbers, 1 to 40,
cover registration certificates number.
1 to 8, Iditarod; numbers 1 to 31, Dis
covery Otter; and also the following
scattering numbers which go to distant
post offices: 1, 3, 14. 23, 32, and 54,
Flat; and 6, Opbir.
Lots of about forty numbers will be
mailed each week until all are mailed
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SELECTIVE SERVICE
The local board has received the
long-expected questionnaires and is
now hard at work. Several of the reg
istration cards are not.vet in. but pend
ing their arrival the board will go
ahead sending out the questionnaires
to those whose cards they now have,
and these will probably amount to nine
tenths of the whole.
While the questionnaire is a for
midable looking document of 16 pages.
8ixlH, closely printed, it is not likely
to prove so very hard to handle excepi
to a few cases. An American citizen,
unmarried and without dependents,
who believes himself physically fit, and
who makes no claim of exemption, has
but little to do beyond one page and
the first question or two on a few
others; but the difficulties increase in
geometrical proportion as each of these
points come into question.
Those who feel the need of any advice
or assistance in making out the quos
tionnaire will bo aided upon applica
tion to G. G Geraghty at Flat, or to
Chas. E. Taylor, at Iditarod, who have
been duly designated as members ol
the legal advisory board, for this very
purpose.
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D. S. ATTORNEYS
AFTER FALSIFIERS
In a telegram received recently by
United States Attorney R. F. Rjth, the
attorney general advised that through
out the country there had been a ten
dency of some prosecutors to prosecute
only the flagrant misstatements made
in the questionnaires which have been
sent out to all registered men, and he
advised the district attorney that it
was the desire of the department that
till falsifiers be prosecuted vigorously.
Therefore, the district attorney’s office
wishes to warn all men liable to answer
these questions to do so with the great
est care, to see that their answers are
correct, and thereby escape prosecu
tion. The telegram from the attorney
general read, in part, as follows:
“False statements in support of
claims for exemption or deferred classi
fication oonstitute a grave menace to
the fair and equitable enforcement of
conscription. The United States at
torneys are requested to give publicity
to the fact that such material false
statements, even when the facts have
been distorted only slightly, will be
prosecuted.”
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400000000000000004
Paul Schaffer is ill at the Behla hos
pital.
Printed supplies for the primary elec
tion were received by Commissioner
Kilgore on the last mail. This election
is to be held throughout the Territory
on April 30.
Mrs. Frank Monkman and little
daughter Moanna spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Dawson at Discovery.
Mrs. Girouard has been very ill with
quinsy.
Dave Strandberg made a trip to Idit
arod on last Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna E. Young, accompanied
by Arnold DeHouse, visited Iditarod
last Tuesday. The trip was made with
the latter’s racing team.
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Job Printing at Pioaeer office.
Hats „ . Hats
JOHN B STETSON
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner Marx Good Clothes
Mrs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
HARD TIMES BALL
A hard times dance is to be given on
March 1 at Riley’s mess house. Discov
ery Otter. The net proceeds will go to
the Red Cross. The boys of Discovery
are donating their labor in fixing up
the hall. Good music will be furnished
and all dancers from Flat and Iditarod
are asked to attend. The admission
will be $2.00.
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Mrs. Shannon has sold her cabin in
Flat to Mr. Van Kirk. The considera
tion. in addition to a cash payment,
was a dog team, with which Mrs. Shan
non will shortly leave for the Outside.
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Dave Bolger has sufficiently recov
ered to leave the Reed hospital la„t
Tuesday.
WEATHER REPORT
Following are the daily temperatures
from readings taken by Captain E. J.
Smith, volunteer observer.
Date— Max. Min.
February 9. —24 —52
“ 10 0 -38
“ 11. 18 —15
“ 12 . 10 —22
“ 13 0 —30
“ 14 —10 —28
11 15. 2 —20
j The Branch, a' Fiat, h: r : g hem
co nple elv re mode ed, ops ied the first
of le week as a first-class ci^ai.
1 pcol and confecii >nery parlor. The
; ne tr.ess, light and cleanliness of the
i place make it a pleasant retreat.
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Ed Cramer is at the Bahia hospital
recovering from an operation, which
was 'performed last Tuesday.
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—AT
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Teh Baths
Open At All Hours
The CROSBY
j Home of the 20ih Century Turkish
Bath
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