SDITARQD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued cn Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN DANK
OFFICERS:
CHAS. ROSS. President
JOHN HOLMES, Cashier
R. C. BUTTON, Asst. Cashier
MERC MAM CAFE
Caters to Largs and Small Parlies
PRIVATE DiftdSMG ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything first Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
WANAMAKER LAUDS WILSON
Philadelphia, Jan. 6. "v\e have Its of
room in this country for courage, energy
■Mid enterprise, hut there is no room or
reason for a panic. What the President
Van's end what the country wants ar ■ |
,;r a • i on. vm-rliish and broad-vi-noned. I
.ole no n to help him ami his cabinet to lead |
the Way. The 1- ,Hn tor :lie imw year .«
i) n't l.e blue.’ "
V,;• >i t’o -e words almost at the end of
a ? re,.:'n! and sjnriie.l adiir s. John Wana
mad.'• u 'he I’uit n league Club urged the
numbers if that stalwart Republican or
ganization to give an opportunity to the
Democratic national administration to prove
the worth of the new tariff and currency
legislation.
"The Republican party, long in power,
had full notice far back of the unrest of
the people with a tariff unnecessarily high
in spots.” said Mr. Wanantaker.
' That party was deaf, dumb and blind to
the widespread evidences of it determination
to enforce changes in me tariff corses',.ond
lag to the improved manufacturing and
er. ter skill of American workmen."
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Colonel Revelle, who has been awarded I
the contract for the weekly mail service
between Seward and Iditarod. to go into ef I
feet on November 1 next, arrived in Idita ;
rod last Monday, and has been looking over j
the district and arranging details for the
installation of the mail service next fall, j
il<» will leave on the return trip to Seward*
on Monday. It 1 possible that ho may j
make another trip to Iditarod during the j
summer, and he will com** through from !
the coast with the first mail under the new !
contract. j
Colonel Revelle told The Pioneer that his j
contract provides for a 2,'> day service he- j
tween Seward and Iditarod, but that his ;
schedule will enable him to make the trip |
in twenty days in all kinds of weather. Ihe j
trail from Knik. he says, is one of the best j
in Alaska, and he is confident that with j
sufficient traffic over it he would be able to j
maintain a schedule of fourteen days, and |
even less. Coming to Iditarod. he made I
th** trip from Knik to Iditarod in nine day.*-' ’
actual traveling time.
Horses Will Bs Used
From Iditarod to French Joe’s, a distance
of 200 miles, horses will he used. Colonel ;
Revelle says that he sees no reason why ,
'.his portion of the route cannot be served
in this manner, ns it is a bet ter trail than
the route from Valdez to Fairbanks. The
problem of feed for the stock is solved by
\v:■ tor transportation on both the Kusko
kwim and Iditarod river.-. Thomas Boyd
w ll have charge of this 200 miles of the
route.
Will Go After Nome Contract
Colonel Rev-lie does not expect that his
contract will be a paying ‘ tie the first year
or two, but be hope:-: to demonstrate to the
poslofiice department that the route from
Seward to Iditarod, and thence to Kaltag.
is th" most feasible one for tin' Nome mail.
He ssvs that by following this route two
weeks' time can be saved over the present
route from Cordova to hairhanks and thence
to Kaftag and Unalakleot. The Nome mail
consists of SOU pounds a week, ami this
added to the 400 pounds weekly for Iditarod,
would mean that the trail would be kept
m excellent condition, and mail could bo
brought through from Seward to Iditarod
ill ten days. With this object in view, it
is certain that strenuous efforts will he
made to keep the trail open and to rush
lire mail through from the start.
It is the intention of Colonel Revelle also
to eglablish an express service in connec
tion with toe mail route, and possibly a
passenger service as well.
Boon to iditarod District
That the rstnldi-hincnt of this mail route
will mean much to the Iditarod district is
obvious. Not only will it save much time
in the delivery of mail between the coast
and the interior, but it will open up an
easy mode of travel to and from the coast.
It will be a stimulus to business and an
aid to travel, and its value to our citizens
front a business standpoint can hardly be
estimated. It is needless to say that Colonel
Keveile’s undertaking will receive the en
thusiastic support of our citizens, anti that
every encouragement -. ill be given him in
carrying out his contract.
The light is fine for dog team photos.
See Clemons & Koon for all kinds of por
trait and view work.
Ball Band Rubber Boots and Pacs
N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska
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CLAIMS TO COAL LANDS GOOD
The government's charges against the
Willoughby coal cl ..".is in the Bering river
dhtricb Alaska, have been recommended f r
dismissal by the land oilice at Juneau.
The recommendation is regarded as the
first showing of a more liberal policy on
the part of the government with regard to
Alaska coal lands.
The claims recommended for dismissal em
brace 4S0 acres of con! land along toe west
erly side of Caribou mountain, and include
the Ames, Cheney and Bun groups, a ton
of coal mint'd from which was aw a r dip a
gold medal at the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex
position.
Patents for these three groups were ap
plied for October 29, 1910. Eleven months
later a P'rmal protest was filed by the thief
of the field rivi.-n n of the general jam; <■(
lice on the ground that none of the appli
cants had opened or improved any mine or
minos of coal, as required by law. No fraud
on the part of the applicants was charged.
The opinion of I'bgisi'r (\ li. Walker of
the Juneau land office .'•ays that the test:
nn ney taken shows that work was done on
the claims, and that, in his opinion, the
claimants were | repared, whenever a rail
road was constructed, to mine and ship coal
from the openings on the several claims, to
increase their output by a larger develop* i
merit j kin, and to compete, becam e of tlie
superior location of the claims, with other
mines in the district even more extensively ^
eouipped for production. Seattle Post In
telhgcncer.
It is said that documents and news j
papers may be preserved ind< finitely in a
vacuum.
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All Rooms HeateJ by Furnace
Warm Dog and Horse Stables
Place lo Cook Feed
NOW LOCATED
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
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FIRST ST., I DITARO D
Fine Meals, Home Cooking
Clean. Warm Rooms. Gas-Lghtcd. The
Only First-Class Horse aid Doe
Stables in Town
A Fine Dog Team to Rent
Free Library and Reading Room
S a I m on for the Dog Moshers
Best Meals for the Money
CURLY ROBINSON, Prop. FLAT CITY
Probate Notice
IN THK PROP \TK 'OpiiT FOR < iTTFR
Pn (■ 111rt, i • *:;r111 I>ivs>i u. Ternn . >
Alaska. 1 •*•!' >i *• Pit'i .ry' \V. V11 • • «• 'lit 'A m
nussioner and e\ <uiicn> P• • • 1 • it** 1 ■ id
In tin* nmtt* r . r tin* Kstate >■!' MM v
Allien. deceased. N o. t > *11''" el
Creditors.
Notice i' lien by piven that lettj rs * t
administration -T the estam ■ t MM e.
Allien. (Jeecar-ed. have 1) * ! 1
undersigned, l" whom all pei> '■>' Me.
claims a tains I said rotate an* n <e:in d : 1
present tin* same, duly veriiled as t-»*»j> 11f* ■ i
In law, within six mouths here »f. -\- in*;
oillce of the undi rsipned in the town <d
Mitarod, in said Ott»*r prerinet
Tltns. I-. Till RSTi >N.
Hated February l o l i.
First publication. Feb. :?*. 101 \.f
last publication. March Ci. 101 4
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that at the hour
or 10 o'clock < n the Jrrd day <»r M'.ren
n)U, tin- registrati m bonks will he opened
at the Mine is and Mereliants Hank, m 'he
ti^vn of id i tar'id. Alaska. 1»* v ih- pnrpo.-**
<»f registering all male and female per- ci-.
of the rutted States or who have ue
rlared their intention to beo-nne such. and
twenty-one years of age, wh > are ciuz« n-<
who have resided continuously "in year
next preceding the date of no* eiceiiim m
tiie Territory of ' iska and six n
next preceding the date of election within
tin' town of Iditarod.
Registration 1m-ks will he kept open
overy day except Sunday, beginning Marc,5
23rd, during the hours < I lo a. in. ami
t p. m.. and will he closed at i p. in.
March 3 1. 10 1S.
The said election will be held trie first
Tuesday m April tor the purpose of elect
ing seven eounrilmrn and a hoard of throe
-chool trustee-. B. V. MYERS,
Municipal ’d'-rt.
- ft a f p V.M] fi§V2 pMyisl 1 > a M n•*M
M fej M * ib & xt\i ^ ‘:a r E% a m Ml % h
“ few &3 w 01 J&aa&iW
erg. driving the Glantz-Sten
;, )ir i,. .;., , ■ .-even dogs, won handily in
the .! 1! 1 ; J1 sweeps! akes. the big St .1’at
day event of the Iditarod Kennel Club,
r, while considerably over
• h e .!• an last year over prae
.;! 1 \ ::i,. t; course, was considered re
the trail and the blustery weather
r- • K . driving seven d-gs. finished
• 7 and I'rank Gleason, wait
1 \.':i a • leek third money, in S 20:05.
1 The Grant entry. Pe House driver, came in
fourth, in 8 :.TJ :«>(). and Currin s team,
driven by Smith, came in
last, with a total time of 8 hours Hat.
While it was a foregone conclusion that,
barring accident, the Glantz Sternberg team
would take the coveted t r ze. yet the in- j
: 'rest in the race *va- keen ami b 1 bulletin I
biiards were eareily scanned by «'xr*it<* i
crowds during the promts of ihe race, the •
t\e dent telr-pi -n- arrangement.-. a- u "- d. ,
making it possible to locate the positions]
of the various contestants at every stage of
the race. Nothing happened to mar the
day's sport, and, while the course was a
long and hard one. amounting almost to an
endurance test, neither men nor animals
showed the least sign of distress at the
Hntsh.
The day < petted with a -trong south wind
i,lowing, and there who had ht.ttaro-d |
tuessi over i lit on he ' : • > lv ma ie
hv the v titling team, mathas' ■ to revise
thc.r progtio-1'cations 1 tig lu .ore the sis;'
of the race. Very few expected the time
of the previous year’s race. t>:o7, to be
equaled in such weather.
The Kay team got off to a good start
promptly at 10 oVl a k. and maintained the
1 ad for the entire lire lap until I.iitarod
vas i ' k hii.
From Iditarod t’» >'*mmi* 11 • * I enters ran
neck and neck. Kay arming in Flat a few
seconds prior P StenF.-rg. From this point
t-» the finish Stc.Knr was nev-r h aided,
and lini.-hed ihe race in good condition.
Fight for Third Place
The real contest was for third place, be
tween Gleason and De House. 1 hey
finished taut a few minutes apart, an 1 t was
1 'Ik' general opinion that with a smoother
■ ;•;.•} u»i;l bolter weather condition- the
• j; ai. r flogs of the Grant team would have
been "::t the ip :ry.”
Much db appointment ws evinced at the
-1:.)--. 1,._ made by tin- t urrin team.
('. •• • :, d by many to r« ru; t ‘o o? *h
logs ' ■1 ■ no
the race did they appear to have a ‘T > >k
in. * The driver seemed to have con.-ider
able difficulty in handling the team, and
was moved to an outburst of profane Inn j
■'guage when endeavoring to make the turn
at J he N. C. corner, this city, in the prm i
eiice of many ladi« - who view*- 1 the race
at that point. Thi- incident was mu dt re
g.-i ;;ed by members < i the club and other.
v.'!'•' witnessed it.
The i• Tubal record of the race is as fol
lows:
OFFICIAL TIME CF THE ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES, RUN ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY. i-.’M, L'NPER THE AUSPICES CF THE iSITAEOD KENNEL CLUB
Entries, Drivers and No. of Dogs Start Summit Elat Discovery Fiat Oiler Iditurod Summit Fiat Discovery Flat Otter ITtamd
George Kay (self), 7 dog,. ' 10:00 W: 54:00 I 10:44:52 i 11:03:40 i 11 :y4Tri2:15tOO I 1:25:15 2:07:00 2:19:55 2:41:20 2:59:11 / j0 = «> j ^{J
Between stations . 0:34:00 0:10:52 0:18:48 0:M:(b 0=57:IS l:l?:b 0:41=4, ■ ■ 7,29:18
Total time . 0:34:00 0:44:52 1:03:40 =17:45 2: 5:00 3:2,:I5 4.07.00 4. 9.5, 4.4 -g ^ ^
r rank Gleason (self), 1 1 do p 10:10 10:48:30 11:01:01 , 11:19:55 1 1 :3/ : 59 1 -A: 00 l: 03:30 2 • 56 • - ■ - ; 0! 19! 20 0-19-41 1 -14*24 1:24:03
Between stations . 0:38:30 0:12:31 0:18 = 34 0:18 = 04 =06:2. =(/ T/iS °;/.0 0., 0 . 4 0 4 S;20;05
Total time . 0:38:30 0:51:01 1:09:35 :2/:39 2:34:00 3:,3:30 4.45-30 5.0-.35 5.^.,, 5;|,:|5
Ciantz-Stenberg (Stenberg). / dogs 10:1, 10:4,:3u >{>•»=£> >':jT“ 'i i/i/ 0-P-37 EO&b’ <T4^08 0:12:59 0:18:36 0:15:55 1:03:30 1:03:15
Between stations .. . . 0:30:30 0:09:5,- 0:b.37 y- 4. 13 J.5-.^ • ■ - n ,-.(54.59 4:23:35 4:39:30 5:43:00 6:56: b
Total time ... 0:30:30 0:40:23 0:56:y0 t:ly:45 i r\- rir\ ?3.15.eg t.39.J 5 3:58:44 5:21:00 6:52:30
Grant (De House), 7 dogs. 10:20 10:57:00 11:08:44 11:32:34 ll:4o:yl 1 y . y . y e T ' 1" 00 0 • 1 3 - ^3 0-26’?2 0 - i 9 - 79 1:22:16 1:31:30
Between stations . 0:37:00 0:11:44 0:23:46 0:16:1 1:01:19 l:b:00 0:52:50 -b 5 0 *>_ 7;0, ;00 8:32;30
Total time . 0:37:00 0:43:44 1:12:50 l:z,o:41 , : oO = .-O. ^ 0- kk 3-31- 29 3 - 5 5 ■ 30 4 • 20 • 1 1 5-45:00 7:25:00
Currin (Smith), 9 dogs... 10:25 10:56:30 11:08:03 11:27:03 11:45:00 12:55:00 2:l/:b 5:=4:50 -> • j J! 74! 4, ] -24:49 2:20:00
Between stations .. 0:31:30 0:11:33 0:19:02 0:17:55 1:03:00 1:24:25 0:57:05 0 16 5, 0.24.01 0 4 7:20:00 8:00:00
Total time .. . 0:31:30 0:43:03 1:02:05 1:20:00 2:28:00 5:52:^5 4:49:50 5 , U5. ,-V__ -—--=—.
Gold St., Flat City
Mrs. Swanson, Prop.
Dining Room Now Open
Nicely Furnished Rooms Barn for Horses and Dogs Baths in Connection
; Full Line of Cigars ;
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
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Electric and Faradic Massage Treatments by Expert Attendants
Lighted by Gas Heated by Steam
WOULD OUST MR. BRYAN
FROM PRESIDENTS CABINET
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St. Louis. March 2. A special uispaich 1
to the Globe-Democrat from Washington:
gays:
That the big “interests” have combined ;
to underwrite a large fund to be used solely ■
for the purpose of eliminating William -I.
Bryan from the councils of President W dson
is the charge made here by some of the
most intimate arid ardent friends of the I
secretary of state.
It is asserted by these men that there I
is in existence positive proof of the making !
up of a “war fund” for financing a sys
tematic and country-wide attack on Mr.
Bryan as a member of the Wilson adminis- j
tration. While no names are mentioned, j
it is charged that most of the individuals,
corporations and financial institutions usu
ally associated with the Democratic use
of the terms ‘‘money trust” and “big in
terests” are lined up in support of the com
bination against Mr. Bryan. The object
of the conspiracy, said to be generously j
financed, is asserted to be the discrediting 1
of Mr. Bryan, both in Washington and !
with the people of the country, so as to !
make it impossible for him to retain his |
place in the Wilson cabinet.
This movement against Bryan was put j
on an organized basis, it is charged, at the ,
moment that he loomed up as a possibility |
in the Wilson cabinet. The efforts of the j
combination were then directed toward j
keeping him out of the President’s council j
of official advisers. Having failed in ac- j
complishing this purpose, so Mr. Bryan’s j
friends declare, the moneyed combination
proceeded to work on another plan.
King salmon—caught at mouth of Yukon
| —fine, fine, 35c lb. Iditarod Meat Co. ,
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The subcess met by J. Frederick John
son, or “Moose" Johnson, as he is familiarly
known, in the work of organizing a lodge
of the Loyal Order of Moose in this district
has more than met his expectations. The
order seems to have made a hit. and the ;
•slogan of the order, “Get the password, get j
the rap; howdy, howdy, howdy, pap." has
been heard wherever a few of the enthus: I
astic converts have congregated.
It had been the intention to have two j
lodges, one at Flat City and the other at !
Iditarod, but this plan has been abandoned j
and one lodge will serve the entire district.
Officers Elected
A. B. hall at Flat was crowded with ;
Moore last Sunday night- Twenty.two new
members were initiated and officers were |
elected for the first year. They were as i
follows:
Past Dictator Ashby E. Bain.
I >ict at or—Thorn as McMahon.
Vice Dictator Ivan Wales.
Prelate—Grant Murdock.
Sergeant-at-Arms— Mr. Hansen.
Inner Guard -George Phillips.
Outer Guard Frank B. Stanley.
Secretary - Dr. Moore.
Treasurer- Karl Thiel.
Trustees—J. W. Kettlewell, Al Currie |
and Dave Stranberg, for one, two and i
three years respectively.
The session lasted until nearly 2 a. m.
Discovery Meeting
The Moose herded at Discovery Wednes- j
day night and added several more to their ,
number. It was discovered at this meet
ing that, contrary to a v. ;e taken last
Sunday .the ere: k members ware in favor ,
of only one charter opera'nig in the die
trie’, and were v.ill-.ng to have ffec]uent
’meetings held in Iditarod.
Meeting at Iditarod
A meeting of the lodge was held in Com- i
missioner Albrecht s court room in Iditarod -
on Thursday night last, and twelve new j
members "got the rap.’’
The lodge starts off with a large and en ■
thusiastic membership, and everything j
augurs well for a prosperous future for the |
new organization.
A Gentle Reminder
As a young woman attired in a neat blue
I suit entered a street car a man, his head j
I buried in a newspaper, arose and offered j
his seat. With a curt nod the young <
woman accepted, and as soon as she had ’
composed herself she became interested in j
the contents of her shopping bag. In spite |
of his apparent abstraction, the man with j
the newspaper watched her for a moment.
Then, speaking hurriedly, he said:
“I beg your pardon, what is it what
did you say?”
The young woman lifted her eyes and,
seeing that she was addressed, answered
coolly: “I said nothing, sir.”
“Beg pardon, beg pardon,” was the ah- j
rent-minded answer. <lI thought you said |
Thank you.’ " Ex.
Thimbles have been known for many j
centuries. Some specimens unearthed by \
archaeologists are known to be 2,000 years I
old. They are of bronze, and their outer j
surfaces show the familiar indentations for j
engaging the head of the needel.
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We guarantee satisfaction.
Clemons & Koon. 1
EDWARD RICHTER TO BE
SENT TO MORNiNGSIDE
On W. Ine-May h.-t, in Commissioner A1
hrecht’s court. Edward Richter was ad
judged insane and wdl be transferred to the
Mornir.pdde sar.atariuni at Mount Tabor.
Ore., shortly after the opening of naviga
tion. The verdict of the jury was as fol
lows :
"In the matter of the inquiry as to the
sanity of Edward Richter, we, the jury im
paneled to try the issue in the above en
titled matter, do hereby unanimously ren
der this verdict in writing, and find that
the said Edward Richter, the person charged
with being insane, is really and truly in
sane, and that he ought to be committed
to the asylum or sanatorium provided for
the care and keeping of the insane of the
District of Alaska."
The verdict was signed by T. L. Thurs
ton. C. C. Hurst, Ray Henderson, II. A.
Weir, Ray Clark and II. Cl. V\ at.>on, and
was approved by Commissioner Albrecht
as ex ofticio probate judge.
In Little Ola New York
There was a stupid play presented early
in the New York season, an ‘'adaptation,"
[ it was called by the author. Even the best
natured critics went away in disgust. One
J newspaper representative turned to another
and said: "If that jumble had been pre
sented on the other side of the water r
would have been hissed. As there were a
lot of foreign visitors present. I wonder that
it wasn’t."
“It really is a wonder," said the other.
“I would like to have hissed myself, but —
you can’t yaw'ii and hiss at the same time."
—Metropolitan Magazine.
King salmon—caught at mouth of Y'ukon
' - fine, fine, 35c lb. Iditarod Meat Co.