Large Assortment CHRISTMAS GOODS ftt Lowest Prices
Leading Jeweler of the Worth J. L. SALE McDonald Hofei Bldg, iditarod
liners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Bust Bought and Assayed
Grafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN DANK
OFFICERS:
CHAS. ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Cashier
R. C. BUTTON, Asst. Cashier
Get vour Mask now for the Grand Mask Bali to be
given at the A. B. Hall, Iditarod, NEW YEAR S EVE
We have only a few more Toys left.
Get a Kodak, Safety Razor, Waterman’s Fountain
Pen, Fancy Box Writing Paper, Candies, New Books,
the latest Fiction, and make your friends a Christmas
present.
There is nothing in this world
That makes one feel so pleasant,
To know they have a friend,
When they receive a Christinas present.
Wishing You Ail
A Pleasant Christmas
Ansley’s Book Store,
§5| IDITAROD, ALASKA
LADIES, ATTENTION!
on all ready-made goods, such as Lad:es’ Fur Coats, Cloth Su:ts,
Dresses and Waists. Latest styles to select from
BIG REDUCTIONS ON RIBBONS AND LACES
H SCHLAPE& DRY GOODS AND LADIES' FURNISHINGS
CLEmONS 8t KOON
PORTRAIT AND VIEW
To Remain in the District Only a Few Weeks
Will Visit All the Towns of ths Camp
Corner Wickersham and Front streets, Flat City.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Sinai Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
HOWDY, PAP !
The Loyal Order of Moose is now in all the principal camps of Alaska and Yukon
territories, and Iditarod is to enjoy the same distinction shortly.
The Moose is acknowledged to he the fastest-growing and most popular order in
the world—700,000 members in over 1,500 lodges scattered from Nome to Parian,a and
from Berlin to Manila—and only 25 years old.
All the members enjoy all the privileges of every Moose club house anywhere, am’
the International Home University, where indigent Moose widows and orphans are cared,
for, and Moose children given a college education absolutely free.
The lodge provides free medical attention for each member and his family, weekly
sick benelits when unable to work, funeral benefit in case of death, etc.
Charter initiation fee is S10, and covers all cost of joining. Dues are only $13 a
year, and no assessments.
AH interested should send their names and addresses to Basil Clemons, district
director Loyal Order of Moose, at Clemons & Koon’s studio, corner Wickersham and Front
streets, Flat City.
Basil Clemons, the deputy organizer for this district, is daily expecting the arrival
of Mr. Johnson, the regular organizer, from Seward peninsula, where he has been very
successful in ogranizing and instituting lodges of the popular order.
Mr. Clemons experienced little oifiici ltv in securin ' far mere than 'he rent’isPe
number of charter members, and it is almost a certainty that the new lodge of Moose
to be organized in this district will be one of the largest in (he North.
m nr-, m am mm m
Ben Dahl of the Koyokuk has brought
civil suit in the district court at Fairbanks
against Nora Moore, a.lcging that she
fraudulently and by force took 2781-2 ounces
' of gold, of the value of 86,000, from him, on
March 22. The defendant is bound over to
the prand jury on a criminal complaint
which was filed last spring.
The report comes from Valdez that the
Cordova contingent, then lingering in the
seat of m-Fco ' od time on
day night. The Eagles gave an enter
tainment .,»--•> ui amusement
during the pioneer days. They fitted up a
gambling and concert hall such as made
the old-timers imagine that they were again
enjoying the prosperous days of yore. The
payment of $1.50 for a ticket of admission
I entitled the holder to $1.50. $1,500, 815.000,
I or something like that, of phony green
! backs. The roulette, faro and blackjack
| tables di<l a thriving business, and men and
women p.ayed with as much zest as though
they were trying to get a corner on the
money market. The dancing girls and bar
maids contributed their share to the en
tertainment. For a time Tom Cloninger
volunteered to show them how to operate
a blackjack game. And then a pal turned
out the lights for a minute, and afterward
it was discovered that there was a short
age of $150,000. This news at once got
I out anti it is said that the district attor
j ney's office issued a hurry-up call and tried
' to induce the members of the grand jury
! to convene in special session and bring in
| an indictment. Hut the jurors were too
J busily engaged at other games and refused
I to take up the matter until Monday. In
j '.he meantime Tom Cloninger arranged for
! an early get-away and left Valdez early in
| the morning in a launch. And now he
I proudly displays his loot, an ad realizing that
I .'
! here* is no representative of justice m Cor
I lova, he defies the district attorney’s office
| io do its best.--Cordova Alaskan.
A number of Cordova musical enthusi
asts met during the week and decided to
rganize a musical association. A club was
Tganbed and officers elected. The club
vih be conducted along the lines of simi
lar organizations on the Outside, and will
oe a source of great enj yrnent to ti e music
lovers of the town during the winter
! months. Regular meetings will be held and
! enjoyable j r grams arranged for the mem
j bers and' their friends. Music des will be
given monthly, and the public will have an
pportunity to enjoy the programs arranged
;>v the members of the club.
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Since real winter weather set in the Chi
: ana trail from Cordova has become a
vene of much activity, and many pros
ectors are freighting their supplies into the
j new camp. The trail is reported to be in
j rood condition, and mo.-t of the travelers
nake the trip in three days. The freighter
.-atouche recently brought in from the
dates 40 head of horses and 150 tons of
rei.ht destined for the new diggings. It
- stated that the shipment contains 30 por
u.dne boilers which are for the Chisana
and v.i 1 be shipped direct to McCarthy. Ue
ent arrival- from the Chisana report that 1
re is little activity in the new camp,
but that many arc preparing i t the winter
vork and awaiting the arrival of more
in } lies and machinery. It is believed that ;
after the shipments which are now en route :
arrive there the new camp will show a j
prosperous outlook.
Charley Fornander of Long City came in j
! to enjoy Thanksgiving among Ruby friends, *
j says the Record-Citizen of that place. For
nander says that while things on Long j
! creek are quiet, the future is promising. !
There is a good deal of prospecting being !
done all along the line, in addition to the j
locking out of ground for mining opera
tions. Bear pup has come in for its share !
of prospecting, and the result has been |
fruitful. The drill was placed on the Court- j
ney Bench, left limit of the creek, to do
the assessment work, with the result that
it now looks as if a new channel has been
located. The prospects were very good, and
were found in five feet of gravel. 'The for
mation is entirely different from that now
being worked in the old channel. The find
ing of another channel on the left limit
of Bear pup will add more lif to that quar- I
ter. It is thought by mining men that the |
channel tapped by the 'drill is the one ;
from which the Windy Bench gets its rich ;
dirt, which crosses the Cheyenne Frac- j
tion and the Mascot. There is quite a ■
stretch of ground between the Courtney ;
Bench and the Cheyenne Fraction which j
, will now receive a thorough prospecting.
I ...
Ihese assessment law meddlers, says the
| Nome Industrial Worker, have surely j
messed lip matters. Over $2,000 alone is
tied up by various parties who are waiting
to see if the assessment for this year will
be remitted. In addition, several merchants
have sums varying from $'>00 to $800 sent
j in from the Outside for the performance
! of the annual representation work. The
S smooth corporations that want to get out
of doing their work have been aided by
some foolish people who had no idea what
they were doing, so that a considerable
sum of money which might have been cir
culated among the wage workers is prac
tically withdrawn. There is considerable in
dignation at the outrageous conditions thus
resulting, and even talk of calling a mass
meeting to protest against the ridiculous
and vicious enactment which is doing such
| a lot of injury to those who really need
j work.
Another beach dredge to work on the
• compressed air principle is now being con
structed at Nome. While it will have in
operation a somewhat similar idea to that
which was utilized in the caisson dredge,
this machine is to work on the ice during
| the winter time, and its promoters are
| confident that it will be the machine that
| will succeed.
Upon finishing the retorting of the amal- I
! gam and the assaying of the resultant 4S0 j
: or.nee brick of gold which came from the !
! Mopes in the Newsboy mine, near Fair \
! banks, Manager L. M. Drury announced
I that the Newsboy Mining company has
1 realized the sum of $3,500 from its opera
! tions during October. This is considered
| to be a very good showing in the face of
i the fact that 8800 more was produced than
[ m the month of September. Four hun- |
! bred tons of rock were put through the j
; mill, there being absolutely no picked ore. i
Mine Superintendent Alois Frederick stated j
j that he had no idea as to the amount of ;
, rock secured from the different slopes of j
i the mine, as it was taken from every slope j
| on every level of the workings. In fact, j
both Manager Drury and Superintendent I
| Fredericks think that the general run of j
’ ore obtained during the past month is as j
good an average bunch of rock as can be i
obtainable at the mine.
At the meeting of the Tanana Val'ey '
Democratic Club, which was held November !
11, many important matters pertaining to :
the club a< a whole were discussed and
dispatched. However, the principal busi
ness of the evening was the agitation start
ed to have the next Democratic territorial
convention held in Fairbanks next July. ■
All of the local men are naturally in favor
< f holding the meeting in Fairbanks, and i
it was also stated that the committeemen j
from Nome are in favor of meeting there,
i as is Surveyor General Charles F. Davidson, j
It is therefore the intention of the club j
1 to do all in its power to have the conven ■
tion he d in Fairbanks, and a committee :
' composed of K. VV. Griffin. R. V. Roth and I
J. F. Clark was appointed to look into
the matter and make all of the necessary
. arrangements.
HOW A STRONG MAN WORKS
—
Pity the strong man. He has to work
all the time. So says Francis Gerard, the j
' rofessionid strong man.
“One must keep working, working, work- j
Tig.” Gerard declared. “The actor has but !
to learn his lines and then appear in his
daily routine. The singer learns his song ;
and the dancer his steps, but the strong man !
has to juggle his weights both on and off
he stage to keep in condition. I have one
210-pound weight which I handle just 15
seconds in my act. Do you think that I
could keep in shape to do that by just do
ing my act three times a day? No, I have
Vo work with that weight constantly or the
time would come soon when I could do noth
ing with it.
“The juggling of heavy weights, while it
requires abnormal strength, is largely a
trick, too. It is all a matter of ‘attack.’
The slow upiift on a weight will not do
nearly so much as a snappy clutch, which I
brings it up with a jerk. It is the training \
f the muscles to give this concentrated j
force which forms the real art of the strong
man of the stage.”
BENEFITS OF INCORPORATION
(Ruby Record-Citizen)
Two things that the people of Iditarod
take just pride in are the streets and side
walks of the town. The principal high
way of the town is well graveled and is
an exce'lent thoroughfare, and all of the
streets, clue to drainage, are in good con
dition. The sidewalks are a credit to the
community and are kept in good repair.
And all this is due to the fact that the
people of Iditarod had the business sense
to incorporate the town and keep at home
the license moneys which otherwise would. I
have been covered into the federal treas
ury'. Had the people of Ruby exercised
the same good judgment, the so-called
streets and sidewalks of the town would
undoubtedly have been in a creditable con- |
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! VALIDITY OF LABOR LIENS
UPHELD BY COURT
At the conclusion of the motion session
which was held in the United States dis
; rict court at Fairbanks October 11, Judge
j Fuller handed down his decision in favor
| >f the j laintiff in the matter of a demurrer
; hat had been filed by the defendant in the
j case of Jack Irvine vs. Angus McDougall.
1 The plaintiff in the case originally brought
| uit against the defendant for the sum cf
.TOGO a k'ged to be due him for labor per
| formed and on assigned labor claims.
W hen the liens were placed on the prop
| Tty of the Pioneer Mining Company, of
| vhich Mr. McDougall is part owner and
i see. the plaintiff failed to state where
lie claim was located, neglecting to men
ii n either the Fairbanks recording precinct
r the Fourth judicial division, and the ,
efendant demurred to the complaint on the
! round that the description was insufficient.
The demurrer was argued by the attor
;icvs for both sides during the earlv part
: f the week, and the court took the mat
’ or under advisement.
In his decision the court found that the
escription given in the Pen was sufficient.
Another question raised by the defend- I
ant. which was overruled, was that it was
necessarv for the plaintiff, in filing his lien,
!
io show the amount of the claimed alleged
| o be due, and state therein that the said :
| amount was “over and above all set-offs j
iid credits.” The court found that it was j
:;ot necessary to have these words on the
1 id ii. but ruled that they should be set up
; n the complaint. As the complaint did !
out contain them, the court allowed the
i attorneys to amend the document.
One of the claims upon which the
I laintiff claimed a lien was for services as
! ok. The defense contended that the cook
.t a mine could not claim a lien under the j
| tatute. Although the court made no men
j if n of this in handing down his decision, he
■ nferentially overruled the contention by ,
! Mowing the lien to hold good.
The case wil: now be placed on the regu- |
i lar trial calendar and come up in due
| course. j
GOVERNMENT NOT LIABLE
FOR TERRITORIAL EXPENSES
That the government of the United States j
will not be responsible for the expenses in
curred in executing the laws passed by the
hirst Alaska legislature is the information
received by the local federal officials in a 1
communication from the attorney general, I
says the Fairbanks News-Miner. The in
formation is contained in a decision regard- i
i ing expenditures recently rendered by j
George FI. Downey, comptroller of the treas- |
ury. The matter has not as yet been
• passed upon by the attorney general, nor i
| have the local officials received any instruc- ;
t-ions regarding the same.
According to the decision, the expenses
of executing the territorial laws lie upon I
the territory itself. As it must have rev
enues, in order to pay the expenses, taxes
have been laid on several industries, they,
as well as licenses, being collectible in the
office of the clerk of the court.
Tlie salmon canneries are taxed by the
case output; the cold storage fish plants,
laundries, meat markets and furs are to be j
taxed one-half of 1 per cent of their gross j
| 'value per year; telephone companies, mines j
j and transient and itinerant merchants are j
1 to be taxed one-half of 1 per eent of the i
j net income over So,U00 per year; insurance '
I policies, 1 per cent of the amount of the
premium; express companies, 1 per cent of
' business done.
Lighterage companies, public messengers, !
public scavengers, lodging houses, reindeer
| belonging to while men. fishing vessel".
?tc., are among other property on which
taxes are to be paid. The poll tax of $4
for each male resident of the territory be
tween the ages of 21 and 50 years is also |
included in the list of taxation from which
revenues for the territory are derived.
The residents of Discovery, Otter, are
locking forward with pleasant anticipation
to the Christmas tree and entertainment to
be held on Christmas eve in Social hall. An
inter'-ting program has been arranged and
a general invitation is extended. No ad
mission will be charged. Following is the
program to be rendered by the children:
“America”- School children.
“A Visit from St. Nicholas”—Herbert
Stranberg.
“Playing Santa Claus” -Peter Bagoy.
“Cradle Hymn”—Esther Stranberg.
‘Our Christmas”—Theo. Audette.
“Santa Claus” Viola Stranberg.
“Jesus Loves Me” —School children.
“Muvver, Dear”—Florence McGibney.
“The Reason Why”.Arthur Stranberg.
“Her First Speech”—Doris Bagoy.
“A Small Bov”- Charlie Johnson.
“Good Night”—Florence McGibney and
Herbert Stranberg.
“Praise God”—School children.
Get your Iditarod ranch eggs at Harry
Donnelly’s, Discovery. Otter, and Crowley &
Porter's. Flat.
CONGRESSMEN'S WEDDING GIFT
TO PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
Washington, Nov. 25. The members of
the house of representatives, at the wed
ding of Miss Wilson, daughter of the Presi
! dent, presented her with a diamond pen
l dant. The center is a canary- diamond of
six and a half karats. It is surrounded
by 85 smaller diamonds, arranged in pear
shape and attached to a neck chain which
is set with small diamonds. It is both a
beautiful and \ aluable gift.
| Paralysis, locomotor ataxia, scient die ally
treated at the Crosby Massage and Bath
Parlors.
Notice of Application for Discharge
tn Tin: nisiTuci' oh'ht for Tin tfr
1 ritory of Alaska. Fourth L> i v I s i •. n. - in
Bankruptcy.• in the Malt, r • r ha:: -»
Worden. a Bankrupt. N<>. * B.
.Notice i> hereby given that Charles Wor
den. having < i! 11 i • • t-Jtii di'.- of .11;: y. 1 0 I .
been duly adjudged a bankrupt in tic alcve
entitled cause. lias hied he i■•■tit: n r r a
disi-harge as a bankrupt, and tic ~ame will
be heard < n ill** l-th day T February,
1011. at 0 o’clock in the aft’eruonnn. by the
above entitled court, at the L ruled suites
court in Fairbanks, Alaska, ar which time
and place all creditors and other persons
interested may appear and show e;iijte, if
any they have, why the prayer of said peti
tion should not be granted.
A NCI 'S M’RRIDK,
Clerk or the -aid Court
By Geo. W. Albrecht. l»eputv.
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