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STORY OF DANIEL
SERMON’S THEME
On Sunday evening last, at A. B. hall,
Archdeacon Stuck of the Protestant Epis
copal church conducted the tirst religious
service by a minister of the gospel that has
been held in Iditarod for a period of nearly
two years. While the arrival of the arch
deacon had been too late for announcement
in last week’s Pioneer, the word had been
passed around, and at S o’clcok a fair
sized congregation had assembled.
The subject of the sermon was the story
of Daniel in the lions’ den. from the lesson
appointed for the day. being the sixth chap
ter of the Book of Daniel. The preacher
in introduction of his subject called atten
tion to the fact that not for two years
had divine services been held in this city,
the last time being on the occasion of his
previous visit here, and that by a strange
coincidence it happened to be the same Sun
day in the church’s calendar, when the
lesson for the day had dealt with the story
of Shadrach. Meshach and Abednego. who
had been cast into the fiery furnace at the
command of King Nebuchadnezzar. The
story of the three Hebrew children in their
ordeal and of Daniel’s experience before
King Darius had always appealed to him as
among the most heroic of the Old Testament
stories. The spectacle of the young men
defying the powerful emperor and refusing
to bow down to his golden image, trusting
to Israel’s God to protect them, was inspir
ing. Daniel’s fearless entering of the den of
lions rather than give up his worship of the
true God stamped him as a man among
men.
Leaving out of consideration all explana
tion of the seemingly miraculous connected
with these incidents*, there was enough of
heroism and grandeur to inspire admira
tion. There was a line of demarcation be
tween tne vmenrne aim me mveiimiau1
between the man and the jellyfish. And
These Bible hero-'s had shown themselves to
be men.
As to the miraculous connected with the
incidents, he knew that there was a ten
dency to discredit them among the skep
tical. And yet he did not find it hard to
reconcile the fact that God preserved his
srevants in the fiery furnace and in the
den of savage beasts with other accepted
wonders of God’s omnipotence which were
every day in evidence. In eloquent man
ner he depicted the wonders of God’s handi
crapt as everywhere brought to man’s at
tention -the wonders of nature, the beauty
of flowers. He never looked into the eves
of a newborn infant without being im
pressed with the marvelous power of God
which infused life and sight and the begin
nings of understanding into the mite of
humanity. He never ga-ed on the face of
the dead’ without womit ring at the strange
mystery before him—the eyes closed in
death, the wonderful mechanism of the
human body bereft of the spirit which had
animated it. The wonderful organs were
still intact but the spirit had flown. To
him it seemed not at all marvelous that the
God who could construct the wonderful
universe and its occupants the stars in the
firmament, the sea with its mysteries, the
flowers of the field, the birds of the air—
and His masterpiece, man, supreme over all
j the creatures of the earth, should preserve
| his servants from the idolatrous Medo
I Persian tyrants.
! He extolled the faith of the subject of
: the discourse, and exhorted his hearers to
| the observance of the simple Christian vir
i tues for which the founder of Christianity
! worked while on earth.
The sermon of the archdeacon was
! listened to with the keenest attention. Mrs.
Percy Charles presided at the piano and led
the singing of the hymns.
GERMANY AND CANADA
There is so much of futile discussion of
! topics unrelated to actualities or possibilities !
that the flutter of talk anent the German
ambassador’s saying that Germany now
holds itself free to make a conquest of Can
ada need not, perhaps, be too severely criti
cized. We are reminded by it, however, of
that juvenile story ending by the boy with
the apple saying: "Dere ain’t a-goin' to be
no core.” The conquest of Canada by Ger
many is neither going to be made nor at
tempted, now or at any time. The Ger
man militarists have demonstrated that
their system is one of the highest intelli
gence. We need nothing more to assure us
that they would not, even were there an
open ocean track, and their navy in posi
tion to convoy a fleet of transport ships,
with Canada an independent nationality,
without any claim to British protection, un
dertake such a hopeless task. The silly
question, “Is the kaiser mad?” which is not
worth discussing now, would then have to
be answered.
At the utmost, no transport fleet, carry
ing men and supplies, could land more than
200.000 men on Canadian shores. Once
landed there, they would be 3,000 miles
from their base. Canada has now a popu
lation of at least 8,000,000. A large major
ity of these are males, and the males of
military age are oi a peculiarly siiuug, muc,
warlike type. Canada could put 2,000,000
fighting men against the 200,000, every
one ot whom, it is not too much to say,
has been trained in the use of firearms from
early youth. There would be such deadly
“sniping” from 10,000 points that the “snip
mg” in Belgium by men and women hardly
knowing how to pull a trigger would be
forgotten. It would be such deadly sniping
as was once done between Boston and Lex
ington, Mass., on two sides cf an old bridge
“where once the embattled farmers stood
and fired the shot heard ’round the world.”
When a second army of 200.000 men could
be got across sea they would be unable to
find any trace of the first one.
Once a Roman emperor, when Rome was
in (he full flower of her warlike glory, sent
a mighty army of highly-trained legionaries
against raw and untrained but undaunted
Germans, waiting for them in the forest
around Tcuteherger. The result of that ad
venture is told in all histories of Rome, but
nowhere else as well as by Tacitus, saying
that when the Roman emperor learned of
the almost total destruction of his mighty
force, he cried to his general: “Varus,
Varus, give me back my legions.” It would
be strange if a German emperor could re
peat such a mistake, as one certainly would
do who would attempt the conquest of such
a country as Canada, 3,000 miles away, and
two-thirds of the distance water. Such a
thing would be so strange that it will never
happen. Nevertheless, there is much pon
derous talking “about it and about,” as
Omar says.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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REV. HOBSON STUCK VISITS CMP;
ANSWERS E. COKE HILL’S LETTER
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Rev. Hudson Stuck, archdeacon of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of the Yukon,
arrived in Hat last Saturday morning, after
a journey by dog team which took him
through the Lake Minchumina district and
the headwaters of the Kuskokwim river,
coming by way of Takotna. He held serv
ices in the Moose hall at Flat on Sunday
afternoon and in the evening preached at
the A. B. hall in Iditarod. He returned to
Flat on Monday morning last, and left that
city for Tanana on Tuesday morning.
Disease Carries Off Natives
The noted churchman, mountain climber
and author, in speaking of his jpurney,
stated that it took him through one of the
best game countries in Alaska, and one that
seemed to be the least known. The broad
valley of the upper Kuskokwim, he reports,
contains but a sparse native population, dis
ease having worked havoc among the vil
lages during the past few years. He states
that there are but few children left among
the aborigines, diphtheria and measles epi
demics having done their deadly work to
such an extent that practically all the chil
dren have perished. Last year, he says,
fourteen children in one village died of diph
theria in one night. An epidemic of measles
during the previous year had played havoc
with the adult population, scores of them
dying from this disease.
Hunter's Paradise
Archdeacon Stuck says that the country
traversed by him teems with game, and that
the natives are in a prosperous condition.
Every native household is well supplied
with moose meat, which is plentiful, and
the lakes and streams of the country are
fairly alive with fish. The entire country
from the Kaiyuh range to the foothills of
the Alaska range is a veritable hunters’
paradise, and is seldom visited by white
men.
Koyukuk Region Prosperous
The archdeacon’s travels during the past
winter have taken him well up into the
Arctic circle, the Koyukuk country having
been visited by him and considerable time
spent there by him. He reports that the
residents of that section are fairly prosper
ous. Mining is carried on in somewhat des
ultory fashion, but everyone seems to be
doing fairly well. The center of popula
tion seems to have moved from Wiseman
to the Wild river country, where consider
able good ground was’ worked during the
past season.
Law Enforcement
Speaking of law enforcement in Interior
Alaska, a matter which has been the sub
ject of much controversy between the arch
deacon and some of the officials and press
of Alaska. Mr. Stuck says that there is a
more hopeful Outlook. Conditions at fort
Yukon, which aroused the ire of the church
man, have been greatly improved, and the
officials there are making a sincere effort
to enforce the law and to protect the na
tive population.
One thing that Mr. Stuck says would
areatlv assist the enforcement of law in
Alaska would be a salaried magistracy, ne
says that it is difficult to get efficient and
conscientious men to accept the commis
sionerships in the outlying precincts and to
devote the necessary time and attention to ,
official duties while relying for compensa- j
tion on the meager fees allowed.
Savages Not Dangerous
Archdeacon Stuck met the man Foster. 1
who was reported in the Fairbanks news
papers to have been murdered by natives
in the Katitishna country. He says that
the reports of murders by Alaska natives
should be thoroughly investigated before
any credence is placed in them, as they are
the most harmless people imaginable, of
amiable disposition, and not likely to resort
to violence even under great provocation.
Speaking of the disappearance of Bob
l.agin, a well-known prospector and trap
per on the headw’aters of the Kuskokwim,
who was believed to have been murdered
by Indians, he says that this theory is gen
erally discredited by men with whom he
spoke. He says that the belief is prevalent
that l.agin met death by accident, probably
by becoming lost and freezing to death.
The Hospital Muddle
One of the objects of the archdeacon’s
visit here was to look into hospital mat
ters, which he found to be in a most un
satisfactory condition. The hospital build
ing at Iditarod was built by popular sub
scription under the auspices of the Epis
copal church, and the title is vested in the
bishop of the diocese, Rt. Rev. R. T.
Rowe, in trust. From what Archdeacon
Stuck could learn while here, this is prac
tically all of the hospital property which
is now held by the church authorities, own
ership of the equipment and furnishings
having been through litigation of various
kinds transferred to other parties. It is
likely that some public announcement of
the church’s position in the matter will be
mane alter Arcnaeacon oiw*. “•*
with Bishop Rowe, whom he is to meet
soon at Tan ana. The archdeacon will rec
ommend that the title to the Iditarod hos
pital property be transferred to the munici
pality of Iditarod at an early date.
The archdeacon expressed much regret at
the unfortunate outcome of the hospital en
terprise. which started out with every prom
ise of being a credit to the community and
to the church under whose supervision it
was at first conducted. He stated that it
had been demonstrated that it was an im
possibility for the church to exercise proper
supervision over institutions of this nature
situated at such inaccessible places as Idit
arod.
Resents One Critic’s Harsh Words
Archdeacon Stuck was questioned regard
ing the controversy brought about by the
recent publication of a letter in tne New
York Evening Post from his pen, and of
recent published answers to it by Commis
sioner E. Coke Hill of Ruby and G. Ellis
Gardner, assistant district attorney at Fair
banks, and submitted the following rep*y
to his critics:
“To the Editor of The Iditarod Pioneer:
“I have just seen the letters of Mr. Coke
Hill and Mr. G. Ellis Gardner which have
appeared in successive issues of your paper,
touching some statements of mine in a let
ter to the New York Evening Post of last
October. „ . , ,
“Both Mr. Hill and Mr. Gardner address
themselves to the matter of the cases tried
at Ruby last summer, in which four men
were convicted of selling liquor to Indians,
and both are concerned to defend the mar
shal’s office from the charge of failure o
co-operate with <he district attorney s office
in securing those convictions.
“I desire to say that in my letter to the
Evening Post I had no intention of refer
ring to the Ruby cases at all. I had no
knowledge of them beyond that conviction
had been secured. I make no question that
the facts with regard to these cases are as
Mr. Hill and Mr. Gardner describe them.
My special reference was to the Fort Yukon
cases, tried a year ago last December at
Fairbanks, as to which I have special and
particular knowledge, and in which 1 al
leged and still allege that the marshal's
office not only did not co-operate with the
district attorney’s office but intrigued
against it.
“Yet I recognize that my letter to the
Evening Post may easily so be read as to
include reference to the Ruby cases, and
for that I am sorry and beg leave to ex
press my regrpt. The letter was written in
I iiaste to catch the last boat, at a. time
! when a final effort was making at Wash
ington to prevent Mr. Crossley’s removal,
and did not have the careful revision that
what 1 write generally receives.
“I find nothing whatever in Mr. Gard
ner’s letter, and only one clause in Mr.
Hill’s letter, that I take exception to. Mr.
Hill says, with reference to the Ruby cases:
‘Either he is misinformed, uninformed, or
else he deliberately falsifies.’ There was no
need for this last supposition; the case is
not made the stronger for it; and I regret
it because it shows an animus, a willing
ness to be offensive, a readiness to entertain
gratuitously a supposition damaging to an
| other man’s honor.
“Faithfully yours,
“HUDSON STUCK.
“Archdeacon of the Yukon.”
LIBERAL DIVORCE LAWS
IN EFFECT IN MEXICO
A dispatch from Vera Cruz dated last
January says:
General Carranza has added to his pro
gram of reforms the granting of absolute
divorce. Any judge in Mexico—if he cares
to take the chance of Carranza reseating
himself in Chapultepec—now may annul a
marriage contract. The law became effec
tive on January 1.
Mexico heretofore has never granted more
than a legal separation. The new law not
only provides for divorce with the right to
remarry, but makes the dissolution of the
union so simple that the mere agreement of
man and wife to break their marital con
tract is sufficient.
If the factions headed by Villa and Zapata
and Guiterrez should not agree to duplicate
Carranza’s decree, or if Carranza should fail
to retake the capital and restore himself to
power, a state of marital relations not dif
fering greatly from bigamy may be expected
in the territory now controlled by Car
ranza. It is asserted, however, that Villa.
Zapata and their followers are of a like
mind on the question, and will not hesitate
to follow Carranza’s example.
Should the law stand, Mexico will be, per
haps, the most liberal country in the world
in specifications of the causes for divorce.
In the case of mutual consent it is merely
necessary for the man and wife to sign an
agreement stating they are tired of living
togeiner, pruviuuig uh piu^ci um.-iun
property and the disposition of the chil
dren, present this to a judge after it has
been attested bv a notary, and the judge
has no option but to render the judgment
that enables them to search for new mates.
Unfaithfulness, cruelty and those offenses
usually listed in most divorce laws as rea
sons for separations are given, but there
are a few unusual features as well. Aban
donment on the part of the wife is defined
as ‘'abandonment without cause oi tne con
jugal home, even though it be for a single
night.” Toward the husband the law is
more lenient. His absence from home shall
not be regarded as abandonment unless he
has remained away "for thirty consecutive
nights.” '
The wife who refuses to support her
husband when he is out of work and when
she has money shall be adjudged as having
given grounds for divorce.
One restriction has been placed in that
section relating to divorce by mutual con- ■
sent. It is specified that in that case the
parties must have lived together at least
for three years.
As will be seen by reference to a notice j
published elsewhere in this issue of The
Pioneer, the annual election for the choice
of seven members of the town council of
the town of Iditarod and one member of
the school board will be held on Tuesday,
April 6. As yet no announcements of can
didates have been made public, and so far
as can be observed there is a somewhat uv j
explainable indifference to the pending elec
tion manifested. However, it is expected
that when a public meeting has been called
for the purpose of nominating candidates
there will be the usual activity displayed,
and there is no fear that the offices will
go begging.
The present council consists of Claude
Baker, H. H. Porter, John Holmes, John C.
Currin and Joseph H. Smith. For some
time past there have been two vacancies on
the council, occasioned by the removal of
members from the city.
The school board at present consists of
two members only—Henry Weir and J. J.
Smith—the third member, W. W. Acheson,
having removed from the city, —
It is presumed that a mass meeting mil
be called at an early date for the nomina
tion of candidates for the positions men
tioned, although no date has yet been set.
In the meantime there will be a casting
around for the most available material for
the dignity of “city dads. '
FORMER IDITARODER NOW
JUNEAU’S CHIEF OF POLICE
JUNEAU, Feb. 3.—Emery J. Sliter on
Monday morning will be handed the gold
badge of authority as chief of police of
Juneau, the city council having elected
him at a special meeting in the municipal
chambers last night. He succeeds William
M. McBride, who has served as head of the
police force for the past year. There will
be a clean sweep in the police department.
Henry Martella arrived in town last Tues
day from the Innoko diggings.
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Saturday, April 3, is the date set for the
presentation of the minstrel show by local
amateurs, which has been the subject of
much interest in the city and district for
the [last several weeks. This was decided
upon at a meeting and rehearsal held last
Tuesday evening. While the program is
not yet ready for publication, it can be
announced that a number of new songs,
many fine choruses and part songs are being
rehearsed, and the results, as indicated by
recent rehearsals, will be most pleasing.
Solos will be rendered by some of the
best local snigers, who are practicing dili
gently for the occasion, and there is little
doubt that they will acquit themselves cred
it ebly.
The interlocutor and end men are also
busily engaged in preparing their part of
the program, and they are expected to fur
nish a great deal of good, wholesome fun.
Amateur minstrels have been known to in
dulge in local digs of a somewhat stinging
nature. In the coming minstrel show any
thing of a local and personal nature that
transpires will have eliminated from it any
thing that will cause embarrassment or dis
pleasure to the subjects, the one and only
object sought being to provoke fun and en
tertainment. It is likely that local business
men and others will recognize familiar char- ,
acteristics in some of the jokes brought out, ■
but this will only add to the jollity of the
occasion.
The entertainment is benig timed to con
sume about an hour and a half's time, after
which the hall will be cleared and dancing
will be indulged in for the balance of the
evening.
The proceeds of the entertainment are to
be entirely devoted to charitable purposes,
and it is hoped and expecteu tnat there will
be a large attendance to enjoy the program.
A LAWYER’S ANALYSIS
CF RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR
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(Tacoma Ledger'
If there were a supreme court of civiliza
tion and the court had before it the evi
dence contained in the British and German
White Books, the Russian Orange Book and
the Belgian Gray Book, would the verdict
be in favor of the double alliance or the
triple entente? .Tames M. Beck, former as
sistant attorney general of the United
States, and one of the leaders of the New
York city bur. makes an impressive analysis
of the evidence, as he finds it in the state
papers, and reaches what he believes would
be the conclusion of the supreme court of
civilization.
It is to be understood that his analysis |
is based on the case as made up by the
diplomatic notes exchanged by the powers
before the outbreak of the great war and
since published. There may yet come to
light other evidence. Austria-Hungary has
issued no book like the White Book of Great
Britain or the Orange Book of Russia, nor
has France issued such a book. It would be
interesting to know why those two coun
tries, one on each side of the conflict, have
preferred not to publish the notes sent and
received by their diplomats. Austria did
give to the world her ultimatum to Servia,
but very little else of a diplomatic nature
has been made public.
The publication of the discussions of their
chancellories by Great Britain. Germany,
Russia and Belgium signifies that each of
the countries recognizes a “decent respect
'.o the opinions of mankind ’ should be
shown. Each is desirous of the support of
world opinion. They all recognize the ex
istence of such a thing as international mo
rality.
In Mr. Beck’s notable argument based on
a study of the diplomatic papers he assumes
there is such a thing as international mo
rality, though this is challenged by writers
like Bernhardi, who hold that moral con
siderations must be subordinated to military
necessity or manifest destiny.
Inasmuch as rrussia, r ranee, Austria,
England and Russia in 1839 became the
guarantors of the perpetual neutrality of
Belgium, and Bismarck, as chancellor^of the
German empire, reaffirmed it in 1870; in
asmuch as the German secretary of state
and German minister of war in 1912 ex
pressed Germany's resolve to respect the
conventions; and inasmuch as the German
chancellor in his speech before the reichstag
August 4, 1914, admitted the violation of
international law, and said necessity knew
no law, frankly acknowledging a wrong w7as
being done to Belgium, Mr. Beck concludes
that the verdict of the supreme court of
civilization would be speedily and inexor
ably against Germany in this matter, and
would justify Great Britain.
Mr. Beck’s argument is more remarkable j
when he takes up the question of whether
Austria was justified in declaring war against
Servia and whether Germany was justified
in declaring war against Russia and trance.
He ‘asserts that a court would be impressed
not only by the documents made public,
but “also by the significant omissions of
documents know7n to be in existence. He
says that apparently the official defense of
Great Britain and Russia does not show
any failure to submit all the documents in
their possession, “but the German White
paper on its face discloses the suppression
| of documents of importance, while Austria
j has as yet failed to submit any of the docu
I military evidence in its possession.”
Many important communications passed
between Germany and Austria. This is ad
mitted, though the text of the papers is not
given. Why did Germany not give out
documents to prove what part she played in
dealing with Austria, her ally? Also diplo
matic notes have been exchanged with
Italy, which was a member of the triple al
liance, but which refused to join with Ger
many and Austria. “Italy,” says Mr. Beck,
“despite its embarrassing position, owes to
(he world the duty of a full disclosure.
What such disclosure would probably show
is indicated by her deliberate conclusion that
her allies had commenced an aggressive war,
which released her from any obligation un
der the triple alliance.”
While Germany .-ays in the White Book
that she used her mediatory influence with
Austria, Mr. Beck hnds that the “text of
these vital communications is still kept in
the secret archives of Berlin and Vienna.”
As may have been inferred already, it is
Mr. Beck’s theory that Germany did not
really try to keep Austria from going to war
against Servia. The general assertion by
Germany that she did should not have
weight with the “court” in the absence of
the text of the notes sent to Austria.
SAYS SMISER IS A REPUBLICAN
The Washington correspondent of the Ta
coma Ledger wires his paper as follows:
“Up at Juneau there is a bunch of staunch
partisan Democrats who likely will go
straight up in the air when they learn that
the newly-appointed district attorney,
James M. Smiser, is not a Democrat, but a
deep dyed-in-the-wool Republican."
Smiser was appointed from the middle
district of Tennessee as the district attorney
for the First division of Alaska, with head
quarters at Juneau, over Juneau attorneys
who were named for the place, including
John Reagan, the incumbent.
Smiser has not been confirmed as yet.—
Juneau Dispatch.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following list of letters remain un
called for at the Iditarod postoffice, Idita
rod, Alaska, for the week ending March
8, 1915. When calling for these, please ask
for advertised letters:
Austin, Win.
Altman, Max (4j
Heaven, W. J. (2)
Bonn, < >. H. (-J
Buswell, Miss Mary
Burke, Al
Burnett, Miss Bielie
Burns, E.
Brazeau, Ben
Brown & Balkes
Carr. Frank
Corrigal, Neil H.
Cunningham, Dan '2
Dayton, A. J.
Dowit, Leo (3i
Eckert, P. J. (2
Fernald. E. II. {4
c.iertz, Win.
Henning. Ed
Hoar, Agnes
Jansen, August 1 s
Johnson Bros. &
Johnson
h'usel, Pete
LekoelT. Lakse
Leonard. Horner (2)
Lewis. Eugene
Luther. Carrie.
Lunamaa, Eli
Morrone. Biaggio
Nelson, Carl E
Nelson. John
Natamute. Mr.
ManLeod. Donald
Marneon. jam- s u.
Meltonaiil, L>. I’.
.McDonald, Jno. s. (2)
McDonald, Mark iJ;
McLean, Dan
Mi lnl\ re, Archibald
McMullen, Alex
1'i iine, L.
Peime, Louie
Harder. Henry
SaclneiT. George
Saneunrypoby. Biidzo
Schmidt. Prter o
Sheppard, Homer (2
Simpson. Hugh
Sjodin. A els P
Snell. A.
Stevens, Harry ( 2 )
Taroin, Sedrock
Thompson, D. I..
Thompson, Helbe ni
Thompson. I>. (2)
Thompson, i». L.
Thompson. Tupper
THTany, Mrs. It. 11.
Yiale, Tony
Yidm. Manuel
Webber, Fred
Williams, Frank
Williams. Thomas
Wynne, Perry
/rnd-T. Win.
7aloff, Don
ALBERT WILE, Postmaster.
Fine Watch Repairing.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that at in o'clock
on the 33d day or March, 1013, the regis
tration hooks or the town or Iditarod will
be open rot- the purpose or registering all
persons 31 years or age, who are citizens
or the United States or have declared their
intention to nerome such, and who have re
sided rentinumislv one year next preceding
the date of election in the Territory nr
Alaska, and six months next preceding tile
date of election in the town or Iditarod.
All persons desiring to vote at said election
must before voting register their names,
ages and qualifications with the town regis
trar of Iditarod.
Registration books will be kept open
every dav excepting Sunday between the
days'of March 33 and and 3 1, between the
hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Said election will he held Tuesday, April
6, 1915, for the purpose of electing seven
councllmen and one school director.
B. A. MEYERS, Municipal Clerk.
H. J. Atwell, timber agent for the United
States land office, with headquarters in Fair
banks, has been in the district since last
Tuesday in connection with his official du
ties.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktail*, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co
Forfeiture Notice
To C. O. Norcl. B. K. Johns- 11, <). T. Olson,
John Swedal, Adolph Olson, Oust Er
icson. Joe Jerrnun.
You are hereby notified that I have ex
pended during the years 1913 and 1914
two hundred dollars in lain r and unpr ve
rnents upon the l.oin' Siar A"-ndation piarer
mining claim, situate on : i r-ui a
tributary of Bear rr«*«*K. in tin* kusk kw.m
mining precinct. Fourth dlvi-don, territory
or Alaska, tlie location certificate .r win :i
1b round -.r record in book > . 7. [-ago 3*.
in the office (,r the recorder of said pre
cinct, in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2 3 24 of the Revim-l
.statutes of the rutted states, and the
amendments thereto approved Jar-nary -2-2,
1880, and other amendments there!-, relat
ing, concerning annual 1 ib r n in n ng
claims, being the aim unt reuii*d t hold
said placer mining claim f<-r hie ;"-i.--d
ending on the 31st day of December, A. D.
1914
And if within nfn< ty 9" days arter the
publication thereof you fall «>r refuse to
-• -Btribute your proportion of such ••\pen
diture as a co-owuer. win- h amounts 10
i twenty-five (25; dollars for each v •.
your interest in tin* claim will become the
property of the subscriber, your c<> - wrier,
who has made the reuircd e\pi-udlto re. by
the terms of said section with amendments.
(■Signed) FHARl.L^ AM'-flie.'i.
Rear Creek, Alaska. Jan. 4. 19 15.
First publication, Jan. 9. 1915.
Last publication, April 10, 1915.
McLean's Roadhouse
TAKOTNA
Cummings’ Old Sand
MRS. J. H. McLEAN, PROP.
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR TRAVELERS
RATES REASONABLE
1 PIONEER DRUG STORE
FLAT CITY
PHONE DAY OR NIGHT_
Summit Roadhouse
Both Winter and Summer
Locations
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BEST LIQUORS AND CIGARS I
Three-Times-Move Bar
(Formerly the Stanley House)
JOHN BAGOY, PROP.
GOOD ROOMS CLEAN BEDS
FLAT CITY _I
up BOOMING
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CONVENIENT DOG KENNELS
GRAND BAR NOTHING BUT THE BEST
The Place to Meet
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Bottled Beer $25 Barrel, $5 Dozen, 50c Bottle, 3 Bottles $1.25
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