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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
WILL OPEN SOCIAL SEASON
WITH THANKSGIVING BALL
Now that the mining season of 1916 is
of the past, and the men and women of the
district find themselves with plenty of leis- |
ure time, there is a desire for social relaxa
tion. and plans are being formulated for
the utilization of the long winter evenings
for purposes of enjoyment. The Moose
lodge is preparing to take the initiative in
supplying the means to gratify this desire.
At a largely-attended meeting of Iditarod
Lodge No. 1-129. Loyal Order of Moose, held
at Moose hall. Flat, last Sunday night, :t
>vas decided to give the third annual Thanks
giving dance on Thanksgiving eve, Wednes
day, November 29. A capable committee,
consisting of Ivan Wales, Grant Murdock
and Charles Berg, was appointed to have
charge of the affair, which is a guarantee
that everything possible will be done for
the comfort and pleasure of those attend
ing. Excellent music has been secured for
the occasion, a luncheon will be provided,
and everyone in attendance is assured a
good time. The price of the tickets, in
cluding lunch, will be $2.50.
('n Sunday evening, December 3, the
Moose will inaugurate a series of smokers
with a rousing '‘get-together” affair to be
held at the close of the regular meeting.
This event promises to be a most interest
ing one. There will be vocal and instru
mental music, stories, etc., with lunch and
“smokes," and some interesting athletic
events. Considerable new talent has been
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We carry everything you need.
Don't spend a day trying to
locate your wants. Come to
us—we have it.
unearthed by the committee, and there will
be some surprises. The committee in
charge is composed of Jay Johnson. I'rank
Stanley and Charles Strandberg. The
smoker is to he given by the lodge to its
members and friends, and there will be no
admission fee. It is to he the first of a series
that will be given at intervals during the
winter.
The meeting of the Moose lodge last Sun
day presages well for the success of the
order in this district. The membership en
tered enthusiastically into the work before j
them, and it was what is described as a
“rousing” meeting.
WILL ENDEAVOR TO INCREASE
PAY OF FLAT POSTMASTER
Public-spirited citizens of Flat are mak
ing an earnest attempt to have the com j
pensation of Mrs. Chittick as postmaster at
Flat increased to a sum which will more
nearly recompense her for the service per
formed and the accommodations furnished.
With tiiis end in view' they are circulating
a petition calling attention to the meager
allowance made by the department for the
1 lat postofiice, and reciting the cost of vari
ous necessities of life here compared with
those prevailing elsewhere, and suggesting
a modest increase.
The Flat postoffice, The Pioneer is in
formed, pays at present about S650 per .
year from all sources, and besides her labor
Mrs. Chittick furnishes the premises in i
which the office is located, as w’eil as fuel.
l;ght and other necessaries for the conduct j
of the office. This is a pitifully small sum j
in comparison with the service furnished, j
and all members of the community un
doubtedly will be glad to be of assistance
in having it raised.
It is pointed out in the petition that,
unlike the general run of postnftices, the
Flat office is kept open until midnight dur
ing the mining season for the accommoda
tion of miners who are working in the h: 11 ~
and on near-by creeks, who often walk miles
at night to secure their mail.
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BENNETT HAS A DREAM
The Seward Gateway says that Bennett
James and Jack Ronan now have their
arastra established at Moose Pass and will
crush from fifty to a hundred tons of ore.
The work of crushing will take the remain
der of the season, and will be the great
test of the property. They have constructed
a two-mile trail on the north side of Gil
patrick mountain for hauling the ore. and
ell is ready. Mr. James has also received
word that a dredge is about to be installed
on Moore creek, Iditarod. where the strike
was made last year. The dredge is to be in
operation in the summer of 1918, but in the
meantime the value of the ground is shown
by the fact that the dredge people pay a
considerable advance royalty until the ma
chine is working.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters.
-SI.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
“Just look at these old harnesses. I'm ashamed to put thorn on my dogs again
this year. I’m going right down to PECK'S and get a complete new outfit for
them. He makes a specialty, you know, of
Dog Harness, Collars, Snaps, Rings, and Everything in That Line.”
CANDY
Society Chocolate Creams, per lb $ 75
Imperial Chocolate Creams, per lb. 1.00
GASOLINE FLAT IRONS U°
Tents, Tarpaulins, Nome Dog Harness, Webbing, Gasoline Lamps, Guns, Am
munition, Hardware, Stoves, Heaters, Furniture and Bedding, Rugs.
SMITH'S CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
NEW TRAIL TO TOLSTOI
ENGENDERS SOME RIVALRY
AMONG ROADHOUSE MEN
Considerable agitation is being indulged
ill just at present with reference to the Tol
stoi trail. Recently James Fullerton of
Dikemsn, in anticipation of the travel be
tween Iditarod and Tolstoi during the pres
ent winter, employed a force of men to cut
a trail eight feet wide from Dikeman to the
new camp, claiming that a considerable dis
tance would be cut off from the route ordi
narily traveled, which follows the mail trail
from Iditarod to Fritz Woilers’ roadhouse,
on the Ditna. The action of Mr. Fullerton
has aroused the other roadhouse keepers to
activity, and Welters is said to be cutting
a new trail at his own expense which will
cut off several miles from the route here
tofore followed between his place and Tol
stoi. Billy Schermeier, who runs the Half
way roadhouse, some sixteen miles from
Iditarod, is also said to be contemplating
improvements on the trail in his neigh- ]
borhood, to consist of remarking the trail j
which was cut last winter. It. is said that j
for a considerable distance the tripods have '
been blown down, and there is danger of i
iravrlers becoming lost during stormy j
weather. The agitation is at least going [
o be beneficial to mushers, in that there
s ill be uu attempt to make traveling easier
; ml safer.
There seems to be a wide difference of
minion as to the merits of the two trails,
and each route has its advocates. Men who
liiim to know the country can be found
to advocate the old trail as being shorter
■hail the Dikeman trail, while others are
■qually positive that the Dikeman trail i
he shorter. It is claimed as a further ad
vantage in favor of the latter that for many j
■idles it runs over L.kes, and that there are j
no hills to climb.
But tlie big factor in favor of the old i
trail is that the mail passes over it, and I
therefore it is bound to be kept open, j
Storm or no storm, the mail leaves regu- j
iarly on its weekly journey, and being trav- j
cled twice a week in Uncle Sam’s service, :
tends to make better traveling for the gen- i
.ml public. Indeed, it is the custom for
mushers to await the departure of the mail
■lefore starting out, thus insuring the break
ing of the trail in front of them.
'Gene Norton, with his big string of dogs
nd the commodious sled Nortonia, left last
veek for Tolstoi over the. Dikeman trail,
lie is enthusiastically in favor of the new j
route, ar.l his return is awaited wi*h in j
terest, to learn whether his experience
.hecks up with his expectations.
There is some talk of putting a stage line
n the route between I iitarod and Tolstoi,
and much will depend oil the reports of ;
travelers as to which route it will take, a.o ’
neither ha.- been surveyed, and the distances :
are the subject of mere guesswork.
It is Darned that the citizens of Cripple j
recently subscribed money for the cutting j
of a trail to T' lstoi for the accommodation
of the Ruby-Tokotna mail carrier, and that
it is the expectation that the mail will be
carried by way of the new camp.
Pronounce Trail a Good One
’Gene Norton arrived from Tolstoi yes
terday afternoon, accompanied by W. C.
Mdchtll. Mr. Norton pronounces the new
trail a good one, and says that he will u.,’
it on his weekly trips to the new camp here
after.
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CRIPPLE MINING NOTES
CRIPPLE CITY, Oct. 23— Leo Clifford, ,
H. M. Hansen (‘‘Big Hanse”) and VVallaee |
Gamble are taking out a dump on No. 2 '
below.
Fred Wi'lison. Jim McLeod end Loin ]
Halverson are taking out a dump on the j
-ante claim, one hundred feet below Hansen i
and partners.
Andy fovartzdall and Bryant, who dis
covered pay on Mastodon creek, in the Tol :
stoi. are preparing to take out a dump on ;
the one hundred feet below where Willison !
and partners are working.
Billy Gray has bought Halverson’s in
terest on Colorado creek. He and Bob La
Fergev are preparing to take out a dump
on that creek. Mrs. Graj' arrived on the j
last boat and wall spend the winter on the i
creek with her husband.
Tom Erwin and Gus Linda are also tak
ing out a winter dump on Colorado creek, j
Cripple News Notes
The Innoko river is just alive with fish, j
Some of the boys caught 1.50U pounds in
two hours recently. The camp is short of
food, so the fish is a godsend.
Leo Clifford has been appointed adminis- |
trator of the estate of Fred Anderson, de- j
ceased.
Mrs. William Gray will soon join her hus j
band on Colorado creek. Mrs. Gray is a
new arrival in the camp, and with her tal
ents and genial disposition is heartily wel
come wherever she goes.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lund and daughter
have gone to Ruby for the winter H. M.
Hansen took them over with his fine string
of racing dogs.
Miss Matilda Peterson, who keeps the only
roadhouse in Cripple, gave a farewell dinner
last Sunday to Mrs. Lund and daughter.
The guests were: Mrs. Lund and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gray and W. A. Vinal.
Vocal and instrumental music were enjoyed.
Mrs. Gray presiding at the piano and pleas
ingly rendering some of her best songs.
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Will be on display about December 1 at
the Postoffice Store, Flat, Alaska, with the
usual assortment of Dolls, Books, Sleds,
Rhoofiies, Children’s Sets, Mechanical Toys,
Blocks, Games, Christmas Trimmings, Fresh
Candies, etc.
A. CHITT1CK
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For steam baths, go to the Snyder House, |
Flat.
FUNERAL OF MICHAEL POWERS
The funeral of Michael Powers, who died
at Flat on Friday morning, November 17,
wag held on Sunday afternoon from the
mitli undertaking parlors, interment being
at the Iditarod cemetery. The services were
conducted by E. M. Stanton, and Miss A1
bertine M. Moan sung a solo. There was a
large attendance, especially from Hat, and
all trudged through the deep snow to the
cemetery to perform the last sad rites over
he remains of the departed old-timer.
NORTONIA ARRIVES
At 1 :28 yesterday afternoon the good
led-boat Norloiiia Maru was sighted at the
lower end of town, and a couple of minutes
later the overland leviathau swung into
First avenue and took the trough of the
street until Willow was reached by
the leader, when the long string of mala
mutes gracefully turned into that busy mart
of traffic and halted, skillfully avoiding the
numerous vehicles of commerce, and safely
made port at Gularte’s big dog kennel. And
hu.-ly was Captain Norton’s first round-trip
urney to the Tolstoi diggings completed.
)wing to Ihe cold, crimpy weather there
vere no passengers standing on the fo’c'stle
o receive the salutations of the “big push”
hat lined the sidewalks to greet the veteran
kipper and his famous sled.
Captain Norton will stert on his next voy
age to Tolstoi tomorrow (Sunday) morn
ing, laden with the necessities that go to
make the Thanksgiving season exactly what
t ought to be.
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THE MAIL
It is within the range of possibility that
V* mail which is due to arrive today may
uve ti e first consignment of the season of
Xitside mail. Presuming that the mail left
eward on the same date that it left Idita
oii- November 6 this would be nineteen
ays between the two points, a record which
is believed has never been equaled on the
ute by the mail teams. Because of the 1
ct that Cook inlet is probably still open;
> navigation, thus avoiding considerable j
>ad trail, it would not be surpri.ing if the j
at were accomplished. At any rate, the ;
.-immunity is on the anxious seat in antici
atien of mail from the Outside.
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BOB GRIFFIS RETURNS
B 1) Gpffis. the vpfer n w h"p "■,io l-r‘
'ere on November 2 with Charles Ross of
lie local bank, returned to toe cuy on
hur-day evening last. Bob accompanied
Ir. Ross as far as Anderson’s roadhouse,
car Rainy Pass, from which point Ander
ion took Mr. Ross as a passenger. He
h'muld have reached Anchorage on the 17th
• v 18th, but :s yet no wire has been re
ceived announcing his arrival at that point.
LEO CLIFFORD GIVES DETAILS
OF DEATH OF ANDERSON
The following with reference to the death
f Fred Andersen, in the Cripple creek dis
rict, has been received by The Pioneer from
:is mining partner. Leo Clifford. The death
if Anderson was reported in The Pioneer
at the time:
“Anderson had gene to stake a quartz
claim, and was blazing the lines of his claim
when the ax caught a limb of a tree and
lanced, cutting a deep gash in Ids left foot,
file accident occurred on the evening of
'eptember 21. He was two miles from
be cab’ll of Ge^r"? f"' r-ss, about o'
five miles from Poorman creek. He ran
.ward Jim McLeod, who was prospecting
a short distance away, calling to him that
he had cut himself. McLeod wanted to
take off the shoe and tie the foot up, but
Anderson insisted that he take him to the
-abin. so McLeod carried him there. The
foot was bleeding freely, and that night
Anderson became delirious.
“H. M. Hanson, who was camping with ;
‘hem, left next morning for Poorman creek I
’■> get bandages end medicine, and returned]
n September 23. He stayed with him and ]
ared for the injured foot, and left the
morning of the 25ih for Cripple City to get
applies. He returned to where Anderson
,vas on September 30, bringing with him
Wallace Gamble and Tom Erwin. Jim
McLeod had stayed with Anderson during
Hanson’s absence. Anderson had been un
conscious for forty-eight hours, and died at
8 p. m., September 30.
“The four men mentioned were with him
at the time of death, and they say that
death was due to the wound, loss of blood
and the effect of an internal injury received
about two weeks previously, when he fell
n a root and injured his right side. The}'
aited a ciav and then made a coffin and 1
buried the body. I
“Anderson left his cabin on Colorado
creek on September 18, being attracted by
’he report that tungsten had been found in
the vicinity of where he met his death. He
was 57 years of age, and was born in
Sweden. The only relations of Anderson
ore a brother and four nieces, who live at
Duluth Minn.”
Mr. Clifford made a trip to Ophir to re
• rt the de3th to Commissioner Yinal.
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YUKON GOLD AT DAWSON
The following is an extract from a Daw
son letter recently published in one of the j
Fairbanks newspapers:
“The Yukon Geld Company is shutting '
down gradually, as their ground is almost |
worked out. They are dispensing with many j
of their office force, and the office is to be j
moved from the N. C. Co. building, where j
they have been for years, to the machine ]
shops and warehouses out beyond Ogilvie i
bridge. This will be a blow to Dawson, as
they had quite a number working, and
paid every month.”
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters. SI.50
per can. Tditarod Meat Co.
A. J. WEISS,
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A1 Walsh arrved in (he city from the
Tc lstoi i n Sunday night last.
■f. G. Barrett, the Flat gardener, left for
•he Outside on Monday last, via the Seward
frail. This will be Mr. Barrett’s first visit
to the Outside since 1898, in which year he
came to Dawson. After the decline of that
camp he went to Fairbanks, and was among
the early stampeders to this district. He
will return over the trail in March.
Ed Wilkinson, who has been employed
at the dredge of the Yukon Gold Company
•'ll Flat creek, departed on Monday last for
the Outside.
J. E. Riley, the Otter creek dredgeman,
left for the Tolstoi on Monday lest to in
spect the interests recently acquired by him
in that promising section. It is understood
that “George” will soon leave for the Out
side.
Herb Kearney, who spent the summer on ]
Candle creek, was a visitor in the city on
Sunday and Monday last. After leaving J
Candle he made a trip to Ophir and ToL-toi. ;
Herb says that Billy Bevafis and Dan Me- j
Donnell left for the Outside over the Seward
trail on October 12. Billy Bevans has ,
never visited the “States,” and looks for- 1
ward to the trip with keen anticipation.
Decree Mutchler returned from the Tol- j
-toi on Sunday last. He came by way of
Tim Fullerton's new trail t, Dikeman.
Louis Sevier and Tern Dean left for the !
Ti lstoi on Wednesday last.
Toddy Iifylrs, 8 1 <1 wood contractor, i
'oft for Seward on Tuesday last cn his v.av
Outside to receive surgical treatment for
a serious stomach ailment. He was ac
companied by Fred Dicksen with a dog
team. Fred expects to return by the first
of the new year
Wi liam Schneirla, the well-known op
erator of Little creek, in the Innogo district,
was a visitor in the eitv early in the week.
Ira Wood and Fred Soule were among
those leaving for the promising gold fields
of the Tolstoi last Wednesday. They are j
traveling behind Mr. Wood's string of fine ,
dogs.
.1. F Beattie and Harry Merhan arrived ;
in Iditarod Thursday evening from Tolstoi,
having come over the new Dikeman trail.
Beattie is favorably impressed with the new
route. He says that there is considerable
building going on at the town of Tolstoi,
and it looks as though there is going to be
a lively burg there.
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WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday was the coldest day so for this i
winter, the thermometer early in the morn- !
ing registering 40 degrees below zero, and !
hovering between 30 and 40 during most of i
the day. After noon the wind veered to
the southeast, with promise of moderating
tome what.
The following table of temperature? i? ■
from readings taken daily at 7 a. in. at the >
fire station, compared with similar readings .
of the same date last year. The minimum ;
is for the preceding twenty-four hours: ;
Da to— 7 a. in. Min. 191 s 1
1 S. 28 2 f -- 1 !
19... 22 2 1 21', •
20. 12 —10 20 i
2 1. D*. II) 10 i
22.— 1 — 8 20 l
2 3.— 30 —3 4 IS
2 4.—38 —10 9
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For steam baths, go to the Snvder House,
Flat.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM
A. M. Kilgore, recently Democratic can
didate for the territorial legislature, was in
the city during the week on business. Mr.
Kilgore takes his defeat lightly, and is very
well pleased with the vote he received, even
though it was not sufficient to elect. He
points out that he probably received in the
neighborhood of 800 votes in the division,
which is pretty good considering the fact
that he did absolutely no campaigning out
side of his home district. Mr. Kilgore will
have no time to lament over what might
have been, however, as he has Iteen awarded
a contract for several thousand cords of
wood for delivery to the Yukon Gold Com
pany on Flat creek, and will set about or
ganizing his camps immediately. He will
cut the fuel on Caribou creek, and will in
troduce a new aid to the handling of wood
in this vicinity by installing a modern cat
erpillar tractor, flis operations with thij
new means of transportation will be watched
with a great deal of interest.
Gome and Enjoy
Yourself
AT THE
TO BE HELD
Thanksgiving Eve,,
Wednesday, Nov, 29,
AT
FLAT
Good Music and Good Eats
Admission, Including Luncheon,
$2.50
Ladies' Furnishing Store
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
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Cleaning and Pressing
Watches and Diamonds
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