Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, 350,000.00
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CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vice President
R. C. BUTTON, Cashier
GROCERIES FOOTWtAR
Tom McMahon,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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MANY COMING
O’ER THE TRAIL
The near approach of the mining season
jv heralded by the beginning of spring prep
arations on the creeks. Much activity is be
ing manifested, and already many men have
found employment. The dredges on Otter
creek and Flat creek will soon be in opera
tion, and the customary rush connected
with the placer mining season will be on.
The Riley & Marston dredge, on Otter creek,
will commence operations next Sunday.
Every’ day sees the return of Iditaroders
who have spent the winter Outside, and
many more are expected over the winter
trail from Seward prior to the break-up.
Among the recent arrivals was Mert Mar
ion of the mining firm of Riley & Marston,
who arrived last Monday.
John Holmgren arrived on Saturday last
from the Outside, where he spent the
winter.
Tom Aitken and Tom McKinnon are said
to be on their way in over the trail.
Bob Griffis and Jim Haley, the well
known mail carriers, who have been spend
ing the winter Outside, are expected within
the next few days.
Jimmy Farrell arrived on Monday last,
convoying Mrs. M. J. McKenzie. They made
the trip from Seward in less than twelve
days.
Frank Morgan arrved from Seward Tues
day with Mrs. Earl Byers as a passenger.
Ben Bromberg is one of those returning
from the Outside who is expected within a
few days.
’Gene Norton is due shortly with two
passengers.
The trail is said to be in excellent shape
for fast travel with the exception of a few
bare places.
ENGLISH PRIEST WILLING
TO LEAVE CHOICE TO LORD
LONDON, March 4.- I)r William Car
negie, canon of Westminster, announced to
his parishioners on “Intercession Sunday”
that he would not comply with the request
that had been made of him to pray for the
success of British arms. He said: “Among
the things which I hold should not be prayed
I for I mention it with great hesitation, but
feel it my duty, since it is set forth in the
seventh section of the authorized form—is
the triumph of our cause. We hold that
I our cause is righteous, but our foes are
I our cause is righteous, but our foes are
| their side. God is the judge, and we must
pray for submission to his will, whatever be
the issue.”
! The movement of animal lovers to intro
duce a special prayer for animals into the
; service also has no support in the higher
' clergy, if at all in the clergy of the English
church.
“I cannot sanction for use in church the
litany which contains a prayer for the ani
mals and speaks of them as offering their
guileless lives,” says Dr. Gore, bishop of
Oxford. “It has never been the custom of
the church to pray for any other than those
we think are rational. It is a complete mis
take to suppose the orthodox churches would
countenance any such prayers. We can, of
course, pray for men that they may be kind
to animals.”
LUCKY
“I proposed to Miss Slahters last night.”
“That girl's lucky, all right.”
“Oh, you Hatter me.”
“I’m not thinking of you. She won a
bet when you proposed.” Birmingham
Age-IIerald.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Location Notices at Pioneer office
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We have purchased 2,000 rolls of wall
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remove it from Dikeman within ten
i days, the first consignment arriving on
Tuesday next. This lot comprises all
' the latest designs.
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REGISTRATION
NOT REQUIRED
The quiet and tedium of election day was
somewhat relieved for the members of the
election board by a controversy which arose
over the right of citizens, otherwise quali
fied, to vote in spite of the fact that they
had not complied with the city ordinance
which prescribes registration as a prerequisite
to exercise of the franchise in municipal elec
tions. After much contention the matter
was submitted to the members of the local
bar for an opinion, and the judges thereafter
acted in accordance with their views, al
though far from satisfied that they were
justified in pursuing a course which practi
cally ignored a municipal ordinance without
the formality of court proceedings in the
premises. The opinion of the attorneys was
as follows:
“Iditarod, Alaska, April 6, 1915.
“To the Board of Election, Iditarod, Alaska.
“Dear Sirs: Re Ordinance No. 32, under
Section 025 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska,
the qualifications to vote at a municipal
election are as follows:
“ 'Every male person 21 years of age, who
is a citizen of the United States, or has de
clared his intention to become such, and
who has resided continuously one year next
preceding the election in the district of
Alaska, and six months next preceding the
■election within the limits of the proposed
corporation, shall be qualified to vote at
said or any subsequent municipal election.’
“Section 1 of the Acts of the Legislature
for the Territory of Alaska, approved March
£1, 1913, provides:
“ ‘That in all elections which are now or
may hereafter be authorized by law in the
Territory of Alaska, or any subdivision or
municipality thereof, the elective franchise
is hereby extended to such women as have
the qualifications of citizenship required of
male electors.’
“There is no right given to the municipal
corporation to alter these qualifications, and
our opinion is that anyonewoffering to vote
who has the above qualifications is entitled
to do so, whether registered or not, and the
ordinance in that respect is invalid.
“In addition to the foregoing, it is further
our opinion that inasmuch as the other con
ditions of the ordinance have not been com
plied with, it would be inadvisable at this
time to pick out one section of the ordi
nance and insist upon literal compliance
with it. Respectfully,
“GEO. W. ALBRECHT.
“CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
“E. M. STANTON.
“FRED HARRISON.
“It is the further opinion of the under
signed that there is nothing in Ordinance 32
which prohibits an elector from voting be
cause he has failed to register, if. under
oath, he shows that he has the qualifications
set forth in Section 625 of the Compiled j
Laws of Alaska and the act- of the terri- |
torial legislature above set forth. The pro
visions of Section 2 of the ordinance, in ouryi
opinion, are directory and not mandatory,
and the election board must accept the bal
lot of an elector who, though not registered,
under oath shows the required qualifica
tions. "E. M. STANTON.
“FRED HARRISON. |
“The foregoing opinions are rendered in
.answer to your request of this date.”
How the Contention Arose
The contention arose over the attempt of
certain citizens whose names did not ap
pear on the registration list furnished by
the municipal clerk to vote. In some cases
it was urged that the would-be voter had
been out of the city during the time the
registration books were open. Others made
no excuse, but claimed the right to vote in j
spite of the fact that they had not regis- !
tered, while others maintained that they :
had been unable to register even though ;
they had been in the city during the regis- ;
tration period. It was also contended that i
it had been customary in previous elections
to swear in al! qualified voters whose names
did not appear on the register.
The board unanimously refused to allow
any person to vote whose name was not on
the registration list, asserting that they
were prohibited by the terms of the ordi
nance from accepting such votes. The posi
tion taken by the board was that as the
ordinance prohibited them from accepting
such votes, it w7as incumbent upon the
would-be voter to produce authority for the
exercise of the franchise contrary to its
terms; it was not the duty of the board
to find excuses for disobeying the mandate
of the municipal ordinance. This ruling
was later modified, however, to permit
those who had been out of the city during
the entire registration period to vote, upon
making oath to that effect. This was con
trary to the judgment of the board, and was
done in order to meet the popular demand,
backed by legal opinion.
Contentions of the Board
The only authority in the possession of
the board to guide their actions was a copy
of Ordinance No. 32 of the Town of Idita
rod, which provides regulations for holding
municipal elections. Section 2 of that or
dinance provides that “all persons voting at
any special or general election in the town
of Iditarod must register as hereinafter pro
vided.”
Section 8 of the ordinance provides an
oath to be subscribed to by the judges which
contains the following: “I will not receive
any tickets, ballots or votes from any per
son other than such as I firmly believe to be
entitled to vote at such election, according
to the laws of the Territory of Alaska and
the ordinances of the Town of Iditarod,” etc.
Section 18 provides that “when any per
son offers to vote at any election the in
spector shall announce his name in an audi
ble voice, and if there be no objections to
his qualifications as an elector, and if his
name appears upon the registration books,
he shall receive from the inspector or one
of the judges the ballot,” etc.
Section 025 of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska provides that municipalities shall
have the power to provide regulations gov
erning municipal elections, and it was con
tended by the election board that the ordi
nance referred to was drafted under author
ity of this section.
Under the circumstances the election
board felt there was but one course open to
them, as they were not a judicial tribunal
with authority to pass upon the validity of
the ordinance.
As to the Legal Opinion
The board contended that the right is
given to municipalities to enact regula
tions governing municipal elections, and
that the registration ordinance was clearly
in line with that authority, just as was the
authority to fix the hours in which the elec
tion should be held and the form of the
ballot, etc. It is also claimed that the re
quirement of registration as a prerequisite
to exercise of the franchise is no more an
abridgement of the right of a voter to cast
his ballot than is the provision that such
ballot shall be cast within certain hours. The
ordinance was made for the facilitation of
voting and to prevent fraud and illegal vot
ing, and not by any means for the purpose
of denying the right of franchise to any
qualified elector. It could in no sense be
held to be an interference with the terri
torial law prescribing the qualifications of
voters.
The intimation that other conditions of
the ordinance had not been complied with
was, of course, no concern of the election
board, whose duties were confined to the
conduct of the polling and the counting and
certifying of the vote. It would not excuse
a lapse of duty or usurpation of authority
on their part.
That paragrpah of the opinion which was
signed by only two of the attorneys con
sulted will be rather incomprehensible to
the lay mind, but it appears that, like al
most any view taken of a given statute, it
-an be fortified by ample legal authority. It
is puzzling to learn that there is nothing
in the ordinance which “prohibits an elector
from voting because he has failed to regis
ter, if. under oath, he shows that he has
the qualifications,” etc., in view of the fact
that the ordinance explicitly provides that
voters “must register.” It is also somewhat
startling to learn that “the provisions of
Section 2 of the ordinance, in our opinion,
are directory, and not mandatory," and that
thus the word “must” should be defined as
“may,” or m other words, that the ordi
nance is a farce, and that citizens who have
dropped their business to attend to their
registration, as all good citizens have been
taught is their duty, have been wasting their
time, and that the lazy or disinterested per
son who neglects to register at the proper
time is put to no inconvenience thereby nor
loses any privilege that the alert citizen en
joys. But as in the preceding instance, it
is said that there is ample authority for
such a view of the law.
The upshot of the whole matter is, there
fore, that the registration law of the munici
pality of Iditarod is merely a mass of words
having no leal meaning and no effect as
law, and can be either complied with or ig
nored. Which it is at least well to know.
L, N. ELLIS MARRIED
In San Francisco on February 8 la.-<t L.
N. Ellis, the well-known Otter-creek oper
ator. was married to Miss Lillian Grant of
Seattle. Wash. The ceremony was a quiet
affair, and was attended by only a few
friends. Mrs. Ellis is a niece of Mrs. M. J.
McKenzie, who has recently returned here
from a winter's vacation on the Outsde.
Mr. Ellis has been one of the most suc
cessful mining men in the district, and is
classed as an efficient manager of placer
mining operations. During the past five
years he has worked a large tract of ground
on Otter creek on a lease, and finished his
undertaking early last summer. His many
friends in this community will wish him as
much success matrimonially as he enjoyed
in a mining way.
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the
Iditarcd Gun Club will hold a clay pigeon
shooting contest at their new grounds, which
are located between the church and Mutch
ler's old barn. If the contestants show any
degree of skill in breaking the blue rocks,
this is likely to be the last contest until
navigation opens, when they expect a new
supply.
Considerable interest has been manifested
in the sport, ar.d it is likely to become pop
ular in the district.
The secretary of the clubs states that
shells will be furnished by the club at the
grounds.
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MEMBERS OF NEW COUNCIL
EDWIN M. STANTON
HENRY A. WEIR
JOSEPH H. SMITH
HERBERT E. RILEY
WILLIAM ANSLEY
RICHARD C. BUTTON
JOHN C. CURRIN
NEW SCHOOL TRUSTEES
J. F. KEENAN
dan McDonald
At the city election held last Tuesday
the above were chosen town councilmen
and members of the school board. Just
an even hundred votes were cast, several
more than were registered, which was ac
counted for by the fact that the registra
tion bars were thrown down and all citizens
who by reason of their citizenship and resi
dential qualifications could show their eligi
bility to vote were allowed to exercise the
iranchise, regardless of the registration re
quirement.
The day opened mild and fair, and the
morning and early afternoon hours brought
out a goodly proportion of the lady voters.
Toward evening, however, the weather
changed, and a fleet and rain storm acted
as a damper on the voting, and it is possible
that even a larger vote would have been
polled but for the disagreeable weather con
ations ol the late aiternoon. The total vote
shows that there was more interest dis
played than at the election of a year ago,
m which cctaiion but eighty nine votes
were cast.
The balloting showed that it is a task of
i some magnitude to escape public office in
Iditarod, once a citizen’s name has been
mentioned in connection with city positions,
i Some of the candidates whose names ap
peared on the official ballot had not even
been consulted in the matter, and were
iven no chance to decline. One who had
stated that he would not qualify if he were
i elected was among those receiving the high
est number of votes. For the school board,
also, Dave Mutchler received eight votes
and Charles Taylor seven, in spite of their
widely-known determination not to be can
didates. Indeed, Mr. Taylor had posted
directly over the polling booth the an
nouncement of his withdrawal.
There was somewhat of a rivalry be
tween the friends of E. M. Stanton and
Henry A. Weir to secure first place on the
ticket for their respective favorites, and
this constituted one of the interesting fea
tures of the election. As sometimes hap
pens in politics, however, the wise ones
guessed wrong, and Mr. Stanton led the
ticket by six votes.
The contest for school trustees also de
veloped a surprise in the defeat of Percy
Charles.
Jrossibly there has never neen a inuiuu
pal election in Iditarod in which the candi
dates made so little effort to be elected,
and as a consequence there will be an al
most total absence of sting from the de
feats sustained by the unsuccessful ones.
When the polls closed at 8 o’clock there
„'as an interested crowd present to witness
the count, and the announcement of the re
sult by the judges was received with every
indication if satisfaction on the part of
those assembled. In many cases it had
been a hard matter for the voters to choose
between the various candidates, and they
had been helped but little by suggestions
from the friends of the various contestants,
or by the contestants themselves.
The tie between Charles Larson and John
C. Currin was decided by the dip of a coin
at the council meeting on Wednesday even
ing, Currin being the lucky one.
The Vote
The vote for the several candidates was
as follows:
' For the Council—
G. W. Albrecht. 48
William Ansley . 54
Richard C. Button. 52
John C. Currin. 51
Charles Larson. 51
John A. Nelson . 21
j Herbert E. Riley. 56
Joseph H. Smith. 59
Edwin M. Stanton. 83
Henry A. Weir.. ■ • ■ 77
For Members of School Board—
Percy G. Charles. 44
J. F. Keenan. 68
Dan McDonald. 58
David Mutchler. 8
Charles E. Taylor.'.. 7
When you come in from the creeks don’t
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Found Guilty of Murder
In the district court at Juneau Alice Cox,
a native woman, has been found guilty of
murder in the second degree for the killing
of R. D. (“Red”) Baker, her lover, at Auk
Bay last September. The jury deliberated
thirty-six hours before they arrived at a
verdict. Some of the jurors held out for
first degree murder. She was sentenced to
fifteen years’ imprisonment in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan. Baker, the
murdered man, was an ex-soldier, and had
been employed as a bartender in Juneau.
The evidence showed that Baker and the
Cox woman had had a scuffle in a cabin,
while a young man named Waydelich was
outside. Suddenly Baker came out and went
toward a boat. Alice Cox picked up a
.30-30 rifle and shot Baker in the back,
four bullets passing through his body. The
woman pleaded self-defense at the trial. Tes
timony was introduced showing that Baker
was a “bad man” and a user of cocaine.
He was said to have started the defendant
on the use of that drug. She is said to be
one of the “smartest” Indian women in
Alaska, and her mastery of the rudiments
of the English language was shown when
she was placed on the witness stand.
Alaska Missionary Dies in East
Mrs. Eugene S. Willard, 63 years old,
and one of the best known of Alaska pio
neers, died February 15 at her home in Chi
cago, according to a telegram received by
her son in Seattle. Mrs. Willard was born
in Newcastle, Pa., and with her husband
came to Alaska in 1881, where they founded
the first mission in the Chilkat country, at
Haines. In 1886 they founded the first mis
sion at Juneau. They stayed there thirteen
years and then went Outside to educate
their children. As the author of “Kinda
Shon’s Wife,” published in 1894, Mrs. Wil
lard attracted considerable attention among
ethnological experts, and her book received
the first prize at the Alaska-lt ukon-Pacific
exposition ns an authoritative volume on
the habits and characteristics of the Alaska
Indians.
Alaska Looks Good to Him
An old-time miner who is a familiar fig
ure in Cordova is soon to start north again
from Seattle, and of him the Post-Intelli
gencer says: “Man Who Is on His Way
and Traveling Fast is registered at the Ar
lington. He doesn't sign himself thus, how
ever. He is down on the register as M.
Dempsey, and while he is no son of the
Emerald isle, that name is his own also, as
it was given him by the United States. M.
Dempsey is a full-blooded Cherokee Indian,
who for the last sixteen years has been
located in Alaska. He is the owner of ex
tensive claims in the Slate creek district
and is postmaster and principal citizen of
the town of Dempsey, on the Chisana river.
Mr. Dempsey has just returned from a visit
to Oklahoma, where he looked up old
friends and kin. He prefers Alaska to his
former home, and will leave for the North
as soon as he concludes some business af
fairs here. ‘Oklahoma is all rght,’ said Mr.
Dempsey, ‘but I prefer Alaska. I left the
country primarily in search of health and
found it in the North. Also I found other
things which keep me interested there, and
I don’t believe that I would ever care to
go back to the monotonous life of a farmer.
The North suits me and has treated me well,
and I intend to stay there.’ ”—Cordova
Alaskan.
Death of a Noted Native
At an early hour this morning, says the
Skagway Alaskan of February 26, the gas
launch W. A. Kelly arrived from Klawack,
bringing to Skagway Rev. William Benson,
a Presbyterian missionary of that place, and
John Benson of Klukwan, his brother, sons
of the late Jack Benson. The brothers are
here for the purpose of burying their old
father. It is the intention of Messrs. Ben
son to take the remains of their parent to
Haines for burial in the Mission cemetery.
Jack Benson, whose native name was
Khoocter, more familiarly known as “Chil
koot Jack” by those who have been ac
quainted with him in and around Skagway
for the past quarter century', was of the
Sitka tribe, while his wife, who survives
him, is of the Chilcat tribe. According to
Skagway history, “Chilkoot Jack” was the
first person to guide a white man over the
now famous White pass, and it is said that
it was a party made up by the late Captain
William Moore, founder of Skagway, that
induced the old native to tell of the trail
and thus show to the gold-maddened throng
a nearer and less perilous trail to the Klon
dike. Just what his age was at the time of
his death is not certain, but his sons believe
he must have been nearing his 90th birth
day. More than twenty years ago the de
ceased and his wife adopted a baby girl,
who is well known in Haines and Skagway
as Miss Cora Benson. In addition to the
two sons mentioned, there is a third son,
Daniel Benson, living at Yakatat, who is
unable to get here in time for the funeral
Interesting Fact About Salmon Fry
In commenting on the subject of hatch
eries, Mrs. Gibson of the Ketchikan division
has this to say: ‘The conduct rf the gov
eminent hatcheries is destructive a? well as
that of the private ones. The fish should
be protected to the extent of being allowed
to take care of themselves in a natural
manner. The salmon fry which is the prod
uct of the unnatural management of the
hatcheries is devoid of the instinct to take
e of itself, just as chickens that are
raised in incubators run out and ‘rubber'
whenever they see or hear a hawk, while
chickens which have been raised by the
mother run and hide. People who have
raised chickens both ways tell me the above
behavior in the chickens raised in the nat
ural manner and the unnatural manner
never varies, and people who have studied
the habits of salmon fry emphatically say
that the hatchery fry is practically worth
less, simply because it does not know how
to take care of itself.”—Sunday Morning
Post, Juneau.
Want 0. J. Amble
The governor's office has been requested
to assist in ascertaining the whereabouts of
one Ole J. Ambie, a former resident of
Butte, Mont., who is supposed to be engaged
in mining in Alaska at the present time.
Relatives of this man are anxious to get
into communication with him in connection
with matters relating to an estate. Informa
tion relative to Ambie’s whereabouts should
be addressed to the governor’s office, Juneau.
Commissioner Again to Be Investigated
D. M. Lynch has filed formal charges with
Judge F. M. Brown involving the official
acts of United States Commissioner A. J.
Adams and Deputy Marshal Sam Brightwell.
Mr. Lynch has asked for a public hearing
on the charges, which are nine in number
judge Brown stated that he would first sub
mit to the accused copies of the charges and
would receive (heir answers in writing. He
would then decide upon his future course.
This paper has not been furnished with a
copy of the charges, but Mr. Lynch states
that they are of a serious nature, and that
he can prove violations of the law in vari
ous instances upon the part of both offi
cials. The charges are entirely different
from those considered on Tuesday night,
February 25, by Judge Brown.—Cordova
Alaskan.
Marshal's Assailant Sentenced
Ch rles Mitchell, Indian butcher knife
wielder, was sentenced by Judge Robert
Jennings in the district court at Juneau to
serve three years in the federal penitentiary
at McNeil's island, Washington. Mitchell
will be taken south on an early boat. The
crime for which the Indian must enter the
penitentiary was committed at Haines on
the night of December 23. Deputy Marsha!
W. S. Harding was summoned to a house
where bacchanalian revelry was at its height.
The marshal arrested one person and went
back for another, when Mitchell seized a
butcher knife and with the exclamation, "I
kill-um marshal,” stabbed the officer on the
head, inflicting a long, jagged wound. The
jury found Mitchell guilty of assault with
intent to kill.
Fairbanks' Donation to War Relief
For the Fairbanks district on February
8 there was forwarded to the American Red
Cross Society a draft for $814. making
$4,014 that district has contributed for
European war relief. This sum, which was
cash, represents a dollar per capita of its
inhabitants. A few days prior $1,400 was
telegraphed to the Literary Digest flour
fund, $800 of which was raised by the
women of Fairbanks and $600 by the News
Miner. For the German Red Cross, contri
butions sent from Fairbanks amounted to
$1,500, and $202 was sent to the Belgian
relief committee.
WHEN THE ICE STARTED
1911— May II, 6:57:30 p. m.
1912— ADril 22, 10:40:00 a. m.
1913— May 9, 12:41 :45 p. m.
1914— May 99, 10:41 :5I a. m.
1915— .
Fine Watch Repairing,
Wall paper, 25c per roll. Fioneer Drug
Store, Flat.
Forfeiture Notice
To C. O. Nord, B. E. Johnson, O. T. Olson,
John Swedai. Adolph Olson, Gust Er
icson, Joe Jerman.
You are hereby notified that I have ex
pended during the years 19 13 and 1914
two hundred dollars In labor and Improve
ments upon the Lone Star Association placer
mining claim, situate on Gold Run creek, a
tributary or Bear creek, in the Kuskokwtm
mining' precinct, Fourth division, territory
of Alaska, the location certificate or which
is round of record in book No. 7. page 38,
I in the office or the recorder of said pre
cinct, In order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, and the
amendments thereto approved January 22.
1880, and other amendments thereto relat
ing, concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount reulred to hold
said placer mining claim tor hte period
ending on the 31st day or December, A. D.
1914.
And ir within ninety (90) days after the
publication thereof you fall or refuse te
contribute your proportion of such expen
diture as a co-owner, which amounts to
twenty-five (25) dollars Tor each of you.
your Interest In the claim will become th*
property or the subscriber, your co-owner,
who has made the reulred expenditure, by
the terms of said section with amendments
(Signed) CHARLES AMMlLi'N’.
Bear Creek. Alaska, Jan. 4, 1915.
First puhUcatlor, Jja. ft, to-ia
Last publication. to, 19U