Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
Clias. Loss, President
T. .T. Nestor, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
Under New Management Mrs. Auten and Mrs. Maher
Sditarod Hotel
Fine Rooms and Clean Bods Best Accommodations In Town
A public meeting was held at the
city hall last Saturday evening for
the purpose of discussing the ques
tion of tire protection. M.iyorJ D.
Barnes occupied the chair, and
Henry O. Roden acted as secretary.
There was a fair attendance.
It was decided that a volunteer
fire department be established,
under the auspices of the city, and
after the matter had been thor
oughly discussed. Manuel Gularte
was unanimously endorsed for the
position of chief of the department,
while Terry McGrath was elected
captain. It was further decided
that the officers named should have
full power to select and train their
own assistants.
It is proposed to enroll a corps of
about 20 firemen, who would be
trained to act in positions for which
they' were most suited, so that in
case of fire every man would know
ins duties, and be able to perform
them without delay or confusion.
A full pressure of water is being
maintained, and there seems no rea
son to doubt that the volunteer de
partment will speedily become effi
eient, and capable of coping with
any emergency that may arise.
A club room, with newspapers
and magazines, will be maintained
in the fire hall for the use of the
members.
WANTED-Sealed proposals will be re
ceived up to 5 p. in., October 31,1912,
at the Postoffice, Iditarod, Alaska, for
15 cords of wood, as follows: 10 cords
of extra dry split cord wood (1 foot),
and 5 cords of large half-dry birch,
10 feet long.
T. L. THURSTON, Postmaster.
G. F. Kilroy, of the Upgrade associa
tion, was in town Monday.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE D5NING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. f^'LLER, PROP.
Under New Management
Turkish, Shower, Sieam and Tub Baths
phone Open Day and Nighi phone
Nicely Furnished Rooms For Rent at Reasonable Rates
by the Day, Week or Month
MISS FANNIE GOODMAN
Cascade
^ Steam Laundry.....
Is now prepared to turn out the Highest Grade of Laundry Work at Most
Reasonable l’rices. Try Us for Snow-White Linen.
OUR SOLICITOR WILL CALL
Just Received from the Outside: Our Special Supplies for Starch Work
We charge no Express on goods from the creeks.
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be located in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
4, Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
9 claim.
Sec. 4- That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. s- That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
SHOOTING SC
ON MARVEL CREEK
Once again the Kuskokwin valley has been the scene of a shooting
scrape, and although this latest exhibition of gun play has resulted in
no fatality, the consequences were serious enough to warrant the arrest
of the culprit, who doubtless will be taken into custody as soon as Dep
uty-Marshal Kelday arrives on the scene.
The aggressor in this case is said to be Jack Pakage, and the vic
tim an Austrian, Louis Srencevich byname. The story of the assault
and the circumstances which preceded it, are thus related by Harry
Howard, the roadhouse man and claimovvner, who arrived bom the
Kuskokwim last Sunday:
Some weeks ago Jack Pakage commenced the erection of a road
house on Marvel creek, a tributary of the Aniak, and hired Louis and
another Austrian to help him in the work. It was agreed that in return
for the labor supplied, Pakage was to make a trip to the store at Kol
makofsky, on the Kuskokwim, and freight up supplies for the tw’O men.
He was supplied with money to buy the grub, etc., and departed on his
errand. When he returned it was found that he had very little grub,
and could not account for all the money which had been given him
The Austrians went to other miners in the vicinity for advice and
were told to hold on to the roadhouse until they got their money, so
they went into possession. They were also advised to “knock hell’’
out of Pakage, which apparently they did, for it is related that he
sustained a black eye and other damage. Then Pakage tried to rustle
the money from among his friends, but could not raise enough to sat
isfy the Austrians, who held on to the roadhouse.
Next morning (about beptember 21J tiiey started worx 011 me
structure as usual, when Pakage came along with a double-barreled
shotgun and ordered them to desist. This they refused to do, and Pak
age let fly at Louis. The charge struck him in the abdomen, right
arm and hand, and he fell in agony, believing himself to be morta ly
wounded. He asked those about him to leave him, as he would be
dead within a few hours.
But Louis did not die, and some good Samaritans got him into a
boat and took him down to the Kuskokwim to get a doctor’s treatment.
When they arrived on the Kuskokwim they learned that the doctor (M.
EL Spier) was away at Iditarod on the Campbell case, and they were at
a loss what to do. At this juncture Duke E. Stubbs stepped into the
breach, and volunteered to perform an operation, Duke K. Stubbs is a
man of many parts (and few words), and although not a trained sur
geon, he went through with the operation, and is said to have ex
tracted over 60 shot irom the victim. In fact, some people say that
he got out far more shut than were ever fired in—but that is by the
way. Sufficient for us to say that the operation has been eminently
successful so far, inasmuch as the man is still alive, and Duke E. Stubbs
has added another profession to his already long list.
Meanwhile Pakage had been placed under arrest, but the Aniak
miners were at a loss what to do with him, so they let him go. Pakage
then went up the Kuskokwim to Georgetown, and delivered himself up
to Commissioner E J. Stier. Now the commissioner was in a quan
dary. He was empowered to hind the prisoner over to the grand jury
in the care of the marshal. But there was no marshal, as the only offi
cial holding that position with authority over the great Kuskokwim
valley was—like the only doctor—away in Iditarod on other business.
So all Commissioner Stier could do he did—viz., turned the man loose
again.
Pakage returned to the Aniak to finish his roadhouse, and whether
he is arrested again or not depends upon the marshal and the victim.
COUNTRY
Harry Howard, who owns valuable ground on Marvel creek, a
tributary of the Aniak, came in from the Kuskokwim last Sunday, and
judging from his report there will be considerable activity in that region
this winter.
The N. C. Co. have a fine store at Kolmakofsky, with plenty of
supplies of all kinds at reasonable rates.
Duke E. Stubbs is building a roadhouse on the trail from Kolina
kofsky to Marvel creek. It is the first roadhouse out from Kolmakof
sky, from which place it is about 25 miles distant.
Thorns & McDonald, who have been crosscutting Marvel creek
with a drill, are silent about results, but it is presumed they are await
ing the arrival of Jack Price, whom Howard met about five days from
his destination, going up the Aniak with a load of grub.
Zimmerman, who sold out his interest in a lay on Marvel, took out
$t2,ooo during the summer. He had about six men working for him
There are between 40 and 50 men on the Aniak at the present time, of
whom 35 are on Marvel creek. Mr. Howard says that there will be a
whole lot of prospecting on Cripple, Salmon and Dominion this season
Regarding the trail to the new camp, it is planned to put some In
dians to work brushing out a trail from Iditarod which will lessen the
distance to Marvel creek by 35 miles. Instead of going by way of
Crooked river, the trail will follow to the head of the Iditarod, coming
out on the Kuskokwim at Kolmakofsky. Thence to the Aniak, a dis
tance of about 60 miles. It may be mentioned in this connection, that
the trail from Kolmakofsky to Marvel is the old Russian trail, blazed
many years before the American occupation, and it is not only the most
direct, but also the most easily negotiated of all, as there is plenty of
timber the greater part of the way and few grades to speak of.
LEFT HIS CARD IN THE ANIAK
Readers of the Iditarod Pioneer will
remember that reports came from the
Aniak last winter of several petty
thefts which had occurred in that
region. Mr. Howard tells us the thefts
synchronized with the presence of a
certain young man in the Aniak, who
is now spending a hard-earned vacation
at Tanana. In one instance $60 in dust
was taken from a poke, during a few
minutes absence from home of the
owner. Our young friend was sus
pected at the time, but he had such an
“air” about him nobody had the heart
to accuse him.
The Iditarod public school reopened
for the winter session with eight pupils
and promise of several more. Mr.
! Kilgore is the principal.
WICKERSHAM TICKET IN
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
Southwestern Alaska (Third Division)
has so far failed to agree upon a fusion
ticket for the territorial election, and
the parties will be lined up as for the
delegate campaign of last August.
The people of Seward have named
L. V. Ray for the senate as a non
partisan. When the news of his nomi
nation reached Valdez, Al. White, who
is secretary of the Wickersham club at
that place, wired the following mes
sage to Mr. Ray:
“We will only support you on con
dition that you run on the straight
Wickersham ticket, and no other.”
Martin Popich was a visitor in Idita
rod during the week,
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For the information of the public, the shortest and best trail to the Aniak or Bear Creek connects on
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FATAL FIRE ON
OTTER CREEK
Perhaps the saddest tragedy which
has occurred in Iditarod happened late
last week on Otter creek, when Lona,
the six-months-old daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. Sam Bates, was so badly
burned that she died the following day
and was buried here last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bates had been re
modeling their dwelling house on Otter
creek for the winter, and had moved
into their brother Gilbert’s cabin ad
joining, while the change was in prog
ress.
About noon on Friday, October 18,
Mr. Bates was working in the house
when he called his wife to ask her
opinion about the internal arrange
ments. Mrs. Bates went into the cabin
and spent two or three minutes in con
versation with her husband. She then
returned to the cabin in which she was
living, and in which the baby was
sleeping; being followed at a short dis
tance by her husband. Just as Mr.
Bates reached the house he heard his
wife scream, and through the blinding
snowstorm he could see smoke pouring
from the cabin. He entered and caught
hold of the baby's cot and dragged it
toward the door, but was met there by
Mrs. Bates, with the baby in her arms.
Itseeras that the baby had been on
l lie bed and not in the cot, as Mr.
Bates had supposed.
Carrying Her buoy, winch was ex
hausted and badly scorched in the legs,
face snd arms, Mrs. Bates ran through
the storm to the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Chronister and Dr. Wortmann
and Mrs. Davis, of Flat were notified.
Meanwhile Mr. Bates turned his
attention to the cabin, the interior of
which was now ablaze, but the storm
was so had that the neighbors could
not see the fire and he could get no
help. Eventually the fire was over
come, but it was found tha?practically
all of the contents had been destroyed.
The fire had started in the moss.
In spite of the storm. Dr. Wortmann
and Mrs. Davis sc.t out for Discovery
upon receipt of the call, and arrived
about two hours after the fire had
started. Examination showed that the
baby had been badly burnt, although
there appeared to he hopes of recovery.
But on Saturday it was seen that the
babe was sinking and at 8:15 p.m. the
same day it died.
The funeral was held from the Smith
undertaking parlors, and was attended
by a large number of mourners. The
burial service was read by Mr. E. Coke
Hill, while Mrs. Larson and Mrs.
Maher sang appropriate hymns.
The sympathy of the whole com
munity goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Bates
in the hour of their irreparable loss.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bates wish to
thank all their friends for their help
ful kindness and consideration during
and since their recent bereavement.
WILL OPEN UP
NEWDISTRICT
The proposed new trail to the
Atiiak by way of Kolmakofsky
would result in much ^benefit to
this section if constructed. It will
be remembered that during the
early days of the camp there was a
stampede to the head of the Idit
arod, and although the reports re
ceived were conflicting, there is no
doubt that good indications and
some prospects were found.
If completed, the trail would pass
along the Iditarod to its head, and
thus make communication with
that district comparatively easy and
inexpensive. It certainly would
lead io more prospecting in that vi
i ciuity.
All Hours Alike in This House
COME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SO'JTAR & SUTHERLAND, Props.
DAVIS PLAYS A JOKE
ON THOMAS F. AITKEN
Last week’s Iditarod Pioneer con
tained an extract from a Fairbanks j
paper in which it was staled Tom
Davis had sold out his interests on j
Happy to Tom Aitken for $5,000. Now j
that $5,000 seems to have been ODe of <
Davis’ little jokes. Tom Aitken did i
make a bid for the property, but the j
price to be paid was a cipher short of
Davis'—$500 to wit. When the deed1
arrived here it had that little 0 tacked
on all right, but Aitken couldn’t see it
that way. He thought it was carrying
the joke a 0 too far.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For Two Senators and Four Rep
resentatives
—
Notice is hereby given, in accordance I
with tbe requirements of the act of j
Congress known as “The Home-Rule;
Bill,” to create a legislative assembly
in the Territory of Alaska, passed and j
approved August 21, 1912, providing for
the election of two senators and four
representatives to the Alaska legisla- j
lure, from the Fourth division, that j
there will be an election for the pur- 1
poses as above stated on Tuesday, No- j
vember 5, 1912: that said election will j
be held within the corporate limits of j
the Town of Iditarod, Alaska, on the!
said day between the hours of 8 o’clock
ante-meridian and 7 o’clock post-meri- ;
dian, at the City Hall.
in witness whereof, I hereto set my
hand and official seal this 28th day of j
September, 1912.
T. L. THURSTON.
Municipal Clerk.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States of America, ) , ,
Fourth District of Alaska, jss'
Public notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias (or |
execution), dated October 7, A.D. 1912, j
issued out of the District court, of the I
United States for the Fourth division, j
district of Alaska, on a judgment ren
dered in said court, on the 8th day of
August, A.D. 1912, in favor of the Clark |
Lumber Company, a corporation, and j
against M. It- Hussey: Jos. Mannion; I
S. J. Youngquist: and Herman Ander- !
son, Andrew Anderson and A. J. Net'- j
land, co-partners,doing business as An- i
derson Bros. & Nerland, 1 have on this
14th day of October, A.D. 1912, levied '
upon the followingdescribed real estate, .
situated in the precinct of Otter, terri j
tory of Alaska, to wit:
All of the right, title and interest of the !
said defendants, M. R. Hussey and Jos. 1
Mannion, in and to that certain lot or j
parcel of ground in the town of Fiat, in j
the Otter mining preoinot, territory of !
Alaska, more particularly described as !
follows: Commencing at a point on the •
southerly side of Front street in said |
town of Fiat, about 75 feet from the
southwesterly corner of said Front i
street; thence extending along said j
Front street in a westerly direction 25 j
feet; thence in a southerly direction ;
150 feet more or less to Second street |
in said town; thence easterly along said j
Second street 25 feet; thence in a north- !
erly direction to the place of beginning, j
All of which said ground is embraced i
within the limits of the Prospector as- j
sociation claim, in said Otter precinct, j
territory of Alaska;
Also all of the right, title and inter- j
est of the said defendants, M. R. Hus- i
sey and Jos. Mannion, in and to that j
certain two-storv log and frame build
ing situated on said parcel of land here- !
inbefore described, said building being j
24 feet wide by 60 feet deep, and gener
ally known and described as the H. &
M. Pool Room, in said town of Flat; to
gether with all and singular the tene
ments, hereditaments and appurten
ances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining, and that I will, ac
cordingly, offer said real estate for sale, !
at public vendue to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, on the 14th day j
of November, A.D., 1912, at 2 o’clock
p. ra., at the front door of said H. & M.
Pool Room, in the town of Flat, pre
cinct and territory aforesaid.
Dated, Flat Gitv, Alaska, October
14, A.D. 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U.S. Marshal Fourth Division of Alaska.
By i. YV. Howell. Deputy;
Cl is. IS. Taylor, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Camp Iditarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at A. K. Hall every
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
CYRIL P. WOOD,
Arctic Chief.
RONALD FROST,
Arctic Recorder.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States of America, t
Fourth District of Alaska, )
Public notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias or
execution), dated October 7, A. D. 1912,
issued out of the District Court, of tho
United States for the Fourth Division
of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in
said Court on the 11th day of Septem
ber, A. D. 1912, in favor of W. S.
Clark, doing business as t’ne Clark
Lumber Company, and against A. F.
Morgan: K. Hammer: American Bank
of Alaska, a corporation; C. P. Chester.
J, M. Ryan and F. L. Kehoe, partner-,
doing business as Chester, Ryan ,v
Kehoe, I have, on this 12th day of Octo
ber, A. D. 1912, levied upon the fol
lowing described real estate, situated
in the Precinct of Olter, Territory of
Alaska, to wit:
That certain lot or parcel of ground
known and described as lot number
eleven, in block number one west, in
the town of Iditarod, Territory of
Alaska, together with the vermin
building or structure situated thereon
generally known and described as the
“Riverside” hotel, on Front street,
near Otter street, in said town of Idit
arod, Alaska, and that I will, accord
ingly, offer said real estate for sale, at
public vendue to the highest and bt -
bidper, for cash, on the 11th day of No
vember, A. 1).. 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
at the front door of said “Riverside”
hotel, in the town of Iditarod.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska. October 12,
A. D. 1912. II. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth District, of Alaska.
By T. W. Howell, Deputy.
C'has. E. Taylor, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO WILLIAM C H \ S !•::
You, your heirs and assigns, are hereby noti
fied that the undersigned lias expend'd in I,.her
and improvements the sum of one bund ed dol
lars—$100—lor each of the years ot mil and mi-’
upon placer mining claim known as and called
No.7 Above Discovery on Cane- creek in the
Innoko Mining and Recording District District
of Alaska; you are further notified that if at the
expiration ot ninety—90—days aftei the last
publication of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such expend.t .1
your interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned your > owma
under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutt - d the
United States. K M.WIIKLAN
First publication August 3, 1912.
Last publication November 2, 1912.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO II. HUTCHINSON:
You your heirs and assigns, are hereto, noti
fied that the undersigned has expended in labor
and improvemen ts the sum of one hundred ti«> 1
lars—$100—for each of the years of 1910, 1011 and
1912111)011 placer mining claim known as and
called the K. P M association on Otter creek
in the Otter Mining and Recording Di.*»trict,
Territory of Alaska: you are further notified
that if at the expiration ot ninety -90 -days
after the last publication of this notice you t 111
or refuse to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, your interest in said claim will be
come the property ol the undersigned, your <:■
owner under Section 2324 of the Revised St. ;
utes of the United States.
W. A. DIKKMAN.
First publication September 14, 1912,
Last publication December 14. 1912.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO S. BLACKBURN:
You, your heirs and assigns, are hereby noti
fied that the undersigned has expended in labor
and improvements the sum of one hundred dol
lars—|ioo—for each of the years of 1910, 1911 and
1912 upon placer mining claim known as and
called the Prospector association on otter creek,
in the Otter Mining and Recording District,
Territory of Alaska; you are further notified
that if at the expiration of ninety—90—days
after the last publication ol this notice you fail
or refuse to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, your interest in said claim will be
come the property of the undersigned, your co
owner, under Section 2324 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States.
W. A. DIKKMAN.
First publication September 14, 1912.
Last publication December 14, 1912.
At Our Old-Time Location
ON THE SUMMER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
Liquors and Cigars
Tui: “Summit Roadhouse.”