GOLDEN GLOW BUTTER
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All Our Goods
Are the Best in the Market
Every Article
Is of the Highest Grade Only
Sam’I Applebaum
GET BUSY WITH
YOUR KODAK
Now is the time to take
pictures, while the light
is good. \Y e keep a full
line of Photo Supplies
and Kodaks, do Developing
and Printing at reasonable
prices.
If vvou need Shoes, Clothing.
Sox. Coder wear. Hats,
Or anything in the Drug line. I
.•an supply you with better
goods and at lower prices
than any place in the camp.
AnsSeys
IDITAROD, ALACXA
MRsTl C. THORNTON
GENERAL
LADIES’
FURNISHINGS
FINE WATCH REPAIRING
NUGGET JEWELRY TO ORDER
J. L. SALE, Fiat City
THE WEEK’S TEMPERATURES
The following is a record of the tempera
tures for the past week, from readings taken
at 1 a. m, daily at the fire station:
Above
Zero.
April l -’S
•> 23
3 . I'i
4 ... IS
5 34
t;. 32
7. 24
“DAD” BARNES A BENEDICK
The interesting news was received in a
private letter brought by the last mail that
J. D. Barnes, better known to Iditarod peo
pie as "Dad” Barnes, was married at
Visalia, Cal., on March 4 last to Mrs. A. A.
Muir. Mr. Barnes was intimately con
nected with the early history of this city,
and at ope time was mayor of Iditarod.
He left here in 1913, and has been a resi
dent of California since that time. Mrs.
Muir also was a former resident of this dis
trict, having lived at Flat for some time,
where she was well and favorably known.
WAR NEWS NOTES
LONDON. April 7. A German torpedo
boat 11 s captured the Swedish steamship
\ ega, pound from Stockholm to Copen
hagen. The Swedish government has de
manded iter release.
MADRID, April 7. The Spanish cabinet
has instructed the ambassador at Beilin to
request an explanation for the attack on
tite steamship Vigo, and to define the at
titude of the German government toward
neutral shipping.
QUEENSTOWN. April 6. The British
steamship Zent has been torpedoed without
warning east of East net. Forty eight of her
crew are missing.
LONDON, April 7. The Earl of Derby
has resigned the chairmanship of the joint
naval and military board. His position ;
director of recruiting occupies his whole
time.
LONDON, April 2. Twenty-four persons
were killed and forty-four wounded in a
Zeppelin rail over the eastern counties on
Friday last.
PARIS, April 2. The hospital ship Por
tugal has been sunk in the Black sea. Many
lives were lost.
LONDON, April 3.- The coast of Scot
land and the northern and southeastern
. untie- of England were again raided by
Zeppelins on Sunday night. Official details
are not available.
LONDON. April 4 --Three British steam
ships and one Norwegian have been sunk
by German submarines.
BERLIN, April 4. A Russian transport
loaded with troops and war munitions has
been sunk. The Turkish troops on the
Caucasian front have received reinforce
ments, and are now checking the Russian
offensive.
! LONDON, April 4. An explosion in a
powder factory in Kent yesterday caused
the death and injury of two hundred per
sons. The fourth war budget has been in
troduced m the house. It amounts to nine
billions of dollars.
LONDON, April .1. -Anti-aircraft guns
repulsed Zeppelin attacks on the northeast
coast late yesterday.
L. 0. 0. M., SPECIAL NOTICE
The installation of officers for the en
suing year will take place tomorrow night,
Sunday, April 9. All local members and
visiting brothers are specially requested to
he present. Special business of importance
will come before the meeting, which is of
vital interest to each and every member,
and a full attendance is requested.
0 M ANDERSON, Secretary.
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NOTICE TO TEAMSTERS
Mrs. McDonald of the McDonald Hotel
has recently purchased the barn formerly
owned by George Adams, on Willow street,
which has been put in repair and is now
ready for service, free, to patrons of the
McDonald Hotel.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
LUMBER FOR SALE
1- in. Boards, rough
2- In. Dimension
4-in. Flooring, Outside fir
8-in. Shiplap, Outside fir
A-lu. Celling, Outside fir
1 1 >-ln ■ Sluice Box Bottoms, Outside fir
Window Frame Material
Window Frames, ready-made
1 4-in. Round
Doors and Windows
Window Glass
Tar Paper
Stains, Varnish, Paints, uu ana lurpenun*
C. R. PECK - - ■ FLAT
CLOSING-OUT PRICES
All Drugs at Outside Prices
Wood Alcohol, per bottle S -SO
Gasoline, per bottle. -50
Coal oil, pel’bottle •■■■
Shaving Brushes .50c to 1.60
Whisp Brooms.
Bath Brushes .61.50 to 2.00
Mellin’s Food .
Sal Hepatica .
Vaseline, large bottles."
Witch Haze! Salve . -25
Arnicated Salve . 26
Bromo Quinine. 5 -25
Compound Critiuiriie Pills. .25
Beecham’s Pills . -25
Ayer’s Pills . -25
Sanitol Face Cream. .25
Pompeiian Cream. .25
Stearns’ Headache Powders. .25
Seidlitz Powders . .25
Witch Hazel. 50
Pond’s extract . .50
Snow Glasses .25c to .50
SMITH'S CUN STORE
Iditarod, Alaska
NEW CITY DIBS
Names of Those Who Will Conduct
the Business of the Municipality
During the Coming Year
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O JOSEPH H. SMITH O
O EARL BYERS O
O HERB RILEY O
O PAUL LAPLANT O
O FRANK LARSON O
O H. H. PORTER O
O G. W. ALBRECHT O
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The lightest vote ever cast in tin I (lit a rod .
election was that of last 'Tuesday, when I
seven councilmen and a member of the
school board were elected by the voters of
the town of Iditarod. But eighty ballots 1
were cast, and a fair sprinkling of these were
the expressions of members of the gentler
sex. There was no particular rivalry in evi
dence, some little interest being displayed as
to which of the candidates should receive
the highest vote, and therefore be entitled
to the honor of becoming president of the
council, or mayor. The distinction went
to Joseph II. Smith, who has just com
pleted his fourth consecutive term as a
member of the municipal legislative body.
Ii i< looked upon as an appreciation of the
conscientious work of that energetic busi
ness man in the interest of the city.
While no active canvass appears to have
been made by any of the candidates, there
were in evidence many “plunkers. the fa
vorite old political trick which allows a
voter to cast his ballot for only one candi
date. The vote in detail was as follows.
For Councilmen
Albrecht, G. W. 41
Byers, Karl. >1
Implant. Paul.48
Larson, l rank 48
Nelson, Jack 40
Porter, 11 11. 44
Riley, IL K 50
Smith, .1.11 54
I'hl. Eil 35
For Member of School Board
J. ,1. Smith 51
There was but one nominee for the posi
' lion of school trintie.
Election Notes
There was to have been a meeting of the
old council for the purpose of winding up
its business and turning the affairs of the
municipality over to the new council last
evening, but owing to the stampede to the
Tolstoi and the fact that members of both
lie oid and new councils hud joined in the
rush to stake claims, Mayor Stanton post
> ported the call indefinitely.
1 Mayor Stanton appointed three members
i of the Iditarod bar as members of the elec
urn buird. and as the -Uimpede to Ma-to
I don creek was in full blast, there were those
unkind enough to say that the mayor had
: 'hits disposed of his fellow attorneys in or ier
to enjoy a monopoly of the legal business
in connection with the departure of so
any persons for the new diggings. Messrs.
Taylor, Harrison and Moody, however, re
{used to be sidetracked in this manner, and
they posted outside the election booth a
crudely-drawn sign which announced that
powers of attorney would also hr made out.
and which was adorned with the names of
tile three legal luminaries.
The election board consisted of Messrs.
Charles Taylor. Fred Harrison. J. C. Moody,
Earl Hunt’and E. .1. Smith. They made a
ruling similar to that made last year with
reference to registration, which was in ef
fect that the registration law was invalid.
MAX WILL BE ON THE GROUND
Word comes from Cripple City that Max
Simel. the well-known pioneer trader, will
lake a barge load of merchandise to the
mouth of the Di;na soon after the opening
, of navigation. Max evidently has an eye
; on the possibilities of the region from
which such encouraging reports have come
‘ recently.
ALL FOOLS’DAY PRANKS
Last Saturday was All Fools’ day. and
; the monotony of an otherwise quiet period
1 was relieved somewhat by a bunch of prac
' tical jokers who made many of the business
people the victims of their pranks.
Hamilton of the steel trust was one of the
victims, but later he “handed a hot one
to the leader of the jokesters.
PRICES FOR ALASKA FURS
SHOW A SLIGHT DECLINE
Returns from an extensive sale of furs
held in Tacoma on February 2-1 last were
received in last week’s mail. The prices
showed a slight decline over previous sales.
The reports state that long-haired furs con
tinue in demand, with short-haired ones all
T neglected. One lot of 175 red fox from
the lower Yukon sold at an average of
$9.55. More select ones sold as $13.50 each.
Cross fox were in great demand at from
$14.50 to $20. White fox were popular and
scarce at $14 for fair lots. Blue fox are
worth about $75. A beautiful silver fox sold
for $288. Possibilities for marten are
brighter. The consignments were “nothing
extra," and the average price proved to be
about $6.50. One lot sold for $8.30, and a
single skin for nearly $11. Interior mink
averaged about $2. Wolf averaged $6,
wolverine about $10, and bear about $15.
Lynx furnished a surprise. Large quanti
ties were offered, and brought an average
of $9, although a small lot sold for $15,
and a great many lots brought more than
$10.
An enormous quantity of furs tnpve been
shipped from Iditarod during the past win
ter by parcel post. _.
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O LOCAL AND PERSONAL <>;
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$0000000000000000$
Duke E. Stubbs left for his home at Kol
makof bust Saturday.
Louis Yigalius of Otter creek was a busi
ness visitor in the city Friday.
George and .Jimmy Kay, sons of Mrs,
H. E. Crouse of Flat, arrived from the Out
side last Sunday.
Hob McMillan, the well known operator,
was an arrival over the Seward trail from
the Outside on Thursday last.
J. E. Riley was circulating around in the
city on Wednesday hot, telling of some of
his adventures on the Outside during the
past winter.
Jake Mutchler arid Charles Enquist of
Flat were among those arriving over the
Seward trail from the Outside this week.
They reached here Tuesday.
Among the passengers of the steamship
Farragut, which left Seattle on March 8
for Seward, was Mrs. Minnie Lang, formerly
of Iditurod. She was en route to Anchor
age.
The Moose lodge will hold an important
meeting in its hall at Flat this evening.
Officers will be installed and there will be
business of interest to transact. A full at
tendance is requested.
The election for school trustees of the
Otter school district will take place on
Wednesday next, polls being open at both
Flat and Discovery. Strange as it may
appear, there have been no ann iiincernents
of candidates so far. all hough it is said that
Dave Strandberg may be induced to make
the race.
Archie Higgins of the Ku do Twin! Con:
mercial Company, Tokotna. was in the city
for several days last week. He made the
trip by dog team from Ophir to Iditarod
in less than twelve hours, and expressed a
determination to make the homeward trip
from Iditarod to Tokotna in one day. He
left Tuesday.
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The Regina Hotel now open to the public.
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PROMINENT FAIRBANKS MEN
GUILTY OF SERIOUS CRIMES
TO BE SENTENCED TODAY
FAIRBANKS. April f>. Dnn Callahan,
member of tlv Fairbanks city c< unci, and
f r many years a prominent figure in the
politics of this city, has been eonviete 1 of
rape by a jury in Judge Bunnell's court.
He is subject to a penalty under the law
of imprisonment for a term of from three
to twenty years in the penitentiary.
W. H. Wooldridge was found n >t guilty
on a charge of rape, but guilty of erupt
to commit rape. He is subject to a term
of from ten months to ten years' imprison
ment.
J. P. Rose was convicted last night on
a similar charge, and the case against Al
Sutton will -tart tomorrow morning. (1. S.
Williams will ul-o he tried on a similar
charge.
Bobbie J >nes is the only defendant so far
to be acquitted in the series of prosecutions
for crimes against young half breed and
quarter-breed uirls.
Sentence will be pronounced on the con
victed men by Judge Bunnell on Saturday
morning next.
Grand Jury Discharged
Judge Bunnell discharged the grand jury
on March 3, after that body had brought
in its final report. Twenty indictments
were brought in. of which six were secret
and the arrests had not yet been made,
The men indicted and the results of the
ds where the cases had been disposed of
were as follows:
C. B. Kincaid, charged with shooting with
intent to kill. This case ended in a convic
tion of the accused on the les.-er charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Chechaco John, accused of rape. Defend
ant pleaded guilty and is awaiting sen
tence.
Julius Miller, on the charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon. Pleaded guilty
and is awaiting sentence.
Julius Miller, on the charge of burglary.
Defendant found guilty and is awaiting sen
tence.
Sam Barber, accused of shooting with in
tent to kill, was acquitted by a jury.
C. Myers was indicted on a charge of
obtaining goods and money under faDe
pretenses. This indictment was dismissed.
A new one was returned later, charging the
same man with the same crime.
W. H. Wooldridge, indicted on a charge
of rape. Pleaded not guilty. Convicted of
lesser crime and is awaiting sentence.
Dan Callahan, indicted on a similar
charge. Convicted and is awaiting sentence.
Hal Bailey, indicted on a charge of illegal
voting. Pleaded not guilty.
Carl Selberg, indicted on a charge of
illegal voting. Pleaded guilty and paid a
fine of SI00.
H. M. Badger, inflicted on a charge of
assault. Pleaded guilty and is awaiting sen
tence.
Carl Johanson, indicted on a charge of
rceny. Found guilty as charged and is
awaiting sentence.
GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYES
MUST WALK TO THEIR WORK
WASHINGTON, April 6.- Motormen and
conductors on the street railways in the
suburban districts have gone out on strike,
and as a consequence hundreds of govern
ment clerks reported late for work today.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.—The gov
ernor of the province of Canton, China, has
been murdered by his own troops.
Bar none. We have the best and biggest line of
Menrs Wearing Apparel in the country
We cater to the big man, to die little man, and
to the man in between.
A 8 ee
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
DANCE NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
There will bo a social dance at A. B. |
hall on Thur- dry night April 14 No
admission will be charged, and everybody
is cordially invited to come and to au a
pood time. Coffee will be served i v the
h. tiles.
SPRING PREPARATIONS
OH ADJACENT CREEKS
I
The mild weather of the past two weeks
has been taken advantage of by mining
men to begin preparations for the coming
season’s work. Both Flat and Otter creeks;
are beginning to assume an air of activity, i
and considerable work is also being done 1
at the mines at the head of Flat creek, on
Willow creek and other adjacent streams. ,
The thawing crew of the Riley et Marston !
dredge will commence operations on Mon- j
day next, and in a short time the dirt may !
be expected to move with the vigorous at- !
tacks of the steel buckets. Other operators ■
on Otter creek are also preparing for work. \
At the head of Flat creek Dave Strand- |
1 berg is putting on a few men, and the i
1 mess house will start up Monday next. Con- j
siderab.'e success attended the efforts to i
’ store up snow at the Up-Grade during the
winter, where three miles of snow fences
were used. At several points the snow i
packed to a depth of some forty feet, and
whereas snow water was in use until July
lb last ye::r. it is expected that the supply
will last fully a month longer this year.
The big dredge of the Yukon G< Id Com
I :.i‘v i* likelv to be in operation bv the :irst
of May.
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Regina rioieF-First-cla^o in over., respect.
BROUGHT FROM MARSHALL
ON GRAND LARCENY CHARGE
Deputy Marshal Wood of Fairbanks ar
rived in the city on Wednesday afternoon
last from Marshall City, having in cu-tony
frank McGibney, formerly of Discovery.
Otter, who was brought here to face
charge of grand larceny.
The prisoner was released on bad .u : a
dhorly upon his arrival here, and the ca *•
was >*t for hearing on Friday afterim* n.
The hearing came up before Commi.-s mwi
Gera;T ty at the appointed time, tl «•
fondant being represented by Chari* - F
Tayh r. and F. M. Stanton acted as attorney
for the private prosecutor, the manager of
the ' ukon Gold Company. After hearing
a -;a ement of the case made by the att-.r
n.ry i ,-r the private prosecutor, the proceed
ings .verc dismissed.
McGibney was accused of the F; \ f
a plov belonging to the Yuk n cId ('mu
puny la-t September. The olfeiw was al
leged to have been commirr.-h h. .fly b?
fore the departure of the defendant for Mar
shall City, where he ha- been working a
a teamster during the winter. Since the
complaint was filed if has developed rl
I. F. Filey, the Ot;* r creek mining operat* r
told McGibney that he could have a pi
b- i iiying to him. which he would find re
the dd Ron an-M mckman lay. McGinn
claims that he took the Gold Com nan*
■i w in the belief that he was getting *h
one belonging to Filey.
No grand jury will meet here tin
nier, end the wnne.--ps would have been
compelled to go to Ruby. A convb ti'-n
though* to li“ ini’.ri.bable. and McGlbm v
had : greed to rectify his mistake In *. •
of the.-1 fact- the government and :!;••
vato prosecutor expi'-s-ed a willmgnes- o*
ada ’.v the case to be drop nod
ricket No. Name .
This card entitles holder to Hospital Treatment ami Pity-:• r- • •
fr< *11.. 10 . , to . ,1.i it li |
FLAT HOSPITAL
FLAT, ALASKA
Not Tponsfarsblo
| i .m. n.
Fr icc. JT4.25
In order to obviate as far as possible “bad
bills,” which every hospital has to stand,
and to give thn public the services of as well
an equipped hospital as possible, the Mat ,
hospital has decided to issue monthly and
yearly tickets, entitling holder to hospital :
treatment, physician’s services and medi
cines.
This method offers to the workingman
the best kind of insurance at a moderate
price, which every individual is able to
pay. In a country where rheumatism, acci
dents and lesser disease.' are prevalent, thi
is a safeguard no one should overlook, for
in times of financial embarrassment it saves
them from becoming objects of charity, and
removes from one individual or institution
the burden of responsibility for all hospital
cases. The government has made no pro
vision for such cases, and the method of
obtaining money for indigents is both slow
and uncertain, unless the poor unfortunate |
is arrested for vagrancy. Subscription i- !
uncertain and useful only at certain times j
of the year when men are working, and
these are a ked to contribute to something
for which they receive no return, and fre- !
quently they themselves are paying money {
which protects them from being object^ of
such a procedure. Otherwise it would n.■■■*..-i
that in many instances the workingman
e-mrlbuting to pay the expenses of a man
that might have obtained the same prolec
tun which they enjoy for practically :he
Thb arrangement is made mostly for th<
benefit of river men. woodsmen, miners .
prospectors, who are subject to many :
eases and dangers, and who. in fulfill.:..: .
contract, may have to wait until the emu
pielion of same before they receive their
\ ay. and in the meantime are not prepard
to meet with any reverses. It is also for the
in uefit of any who wish to take advantage
< f the terms of the offer, and thereby lessen
t!' number of subscriptions that inevitable
: ike their appearance during the year and
working season.
Monthly ticket. ?E25; yearly ticket. $oA
payable in advance. Money refunded f>
those parts of the yearly tickets for which
protection is not furnished, or for good an i
'uhicient reasons on the part of the oer •’
hmding them. Obtainable at Flat Ho«p tab
-r from Mr. Earl Hunt. I 'ar ’
Anyone not holding a hospital t:<•■<«• vd!
be expected to pay in advance when : • b
ing for hospital treatment, or jriv ? 1
security.
(IRS^RVF I FNT By eatin9 a nice’ fat No- 1 Mackerel.
*"* 1 The same can be said of fat, blood-red Salmon Bellies
Also Alaska Herring
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GOOD POTATOES AND CIGARS
CALL UP
nsiPiiMiii^sALooir1
We Still Have Some to Wholesale
R1NG us up ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU - RING US UP
National club and marquette whiskeys
GEORGE MARSH BUDWEISER 1DITAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D. CURRIE