i> worn by the man who wears the latest style (hestertield or Hart. Schaffnor &
M:in Suit of Clothes. Spring is near, and we aim to make Iditarod the best dressed
; ovn in Alaska. We don't need to lak • our hats off for New York, either.
CORRECT AND STYLISH APPAREL FOR MEN WHO CARE
H. Boas, Leading CIothlBF
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
THIS STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. IY> ; SUNDAYS AT NOON
Highest Prices Paid for Raw Furs I
Knute Kiland. Frank Far-, n Harry Far
■ mu and Arthur Iverson arrived at Iditarod
liom the Outside last Wem day. 1 hey
came in over the Seward trail in 25 days,
and were the first travelers, so heal to break !
trad from Susitna to Rainy Pass. They are I
i d sourdoughs who left here last fall, with .
the exception of Harry I.arson. IF- broth
cr-\ Charles and Frank, have dee.bed t<»
make one of him. He took the fir.-i degree ,
by eoi.ang in over die trad. Knute said.;
lie bad a great time on the Outside. On !
arriving at hi- > ld h<»ne in Minnesota he
?:a\e a balei'U‘t to his c Id friends. which was j
..mailed b\ nearly two hundred guest'
Knute say- money goes fast Outside when
\ u pay >o0 a day tor an air.one-!ale and;
>10 f. :■ a champagne sitj per. Tom H ’well
and Charles Taylor v mv met a: Seattle. ;
and were getting ready to c me in . ver the
(, Eiit ks a. wl . his leg
i h; : of Flat, w a.* n < T. lie is in u -rse '
I i had a hone ret • <:
•> m the leg. and it has made him a cripple.
\ .n Kirk was seen at Olympia. lie i< team- !
.... , a 1 rank M.yd r. wh -atd he was
i. rning 1 aek again, and Dugaid McPiu rson.
•-.bn in bad shape with a calmer on his
hp. were in Seatth’. Ihey report many pm
t le going into the new XckT.im; strik . back
i f Knik.
Honda left for M. ore creek las: Tt:.’*
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ostrom of |):.-co\ary vnited
l L.t aid Iditarod tin1 first i f tin .\e<k.
Mr. and Mr-. Wil! in: A. -o: s Id: tar. 1
visited the creeks last Monday.
Nick Kiir.e. om id the • • • ■ n.■ ■ - skinners
of Idi’arod. returned from In- trip to the
( • a.-1 \\ . dll. . ii c ii:. ...
v. ■ y or i airiiank.-.
George Phillips and T.-mrny Moore re
turned from their tour of the Innoko camps
la-*t Saturday. Tiny visited the old dig
gings. Cripple, Poormati and Long creek.
They have nothing new * . report, hut say
Toll your troubles to us we can
fix you up
Ansiey's Book Store
IDITAROD, ALASKA
idey think the new camps are going to
make good.
A pleasant time was had at tin4 social
meeting of the W bson Democratic ( lub at
iMe Grand hotel, Mat. A kangaroo court
was held, where s.-wral members who were
in wrong tried to p t justice. After the
court session many humorous stories were
told while a nice supper was served. Arney
Ki n ks, n and Hobby Cowrie volunteered
with some very good music. A vote of
thanks was given to Mrs. Selma Swanson,
who had prepared the supper.
'^TMEAT CITY
\\'i!k..m C. Pchirmeyer of the ll.dfway
r,,. Hu use has !•» rn a guest at the A duns
hed-e this week. 1 h:- i> l;i- first visit to
I diinrod. although lie started for this ramp
/nun Fairbanks on Septt mber 24. l.bO. with
a scowl ad of pt nshab’.es. He got a- far
as the Innoko river that fall, and ha- d'cu
s;!,.-. th.d time ... .king the balance of the
di-'au In the meantime Mr. Schirmeyer
has been by no m. ans idle. id.ring the
sma.!i:(Ts he has worked ah ng the river, and
n -lie winter time h.:w own . : lueting road
houses al'-ng the trad, each year gotiijig a
h;ilr el"'cr to I :i•. r d. until he finally fin
ished the journey in «me day's travel from
his home at the ll.dfway roadhouse, accom
panied by Caj'tam I'ly—es Norton.
Phil K-iih. who I P tl - camp c :rly in
v.. - . vr !. -:.1
ter trail, returned here last rues-: ay even
ing. coming ;.y way of Tak- ma. lb- \* ».*
1 ii day- cu the trip, and encoun;cred v- ry
}.• • y * nr. Mr. Keith’s errand to Idila
>, d at thn- time was to convey to 1 airbank
*!: yi»ung 1 inlander. Hans Roy. who was
a udged insane in Commissioner Albrechts
court last fall, and has since been confined
in the local skookum house. He started
on his return trip yesterday, and will travel
by the ame trad > Ruby, as ho consult r
it a shorter route by at least 00 miles.
KENNEL CLUE MEETING
Members of the Iditarod Kennel Club will
meet tonight -Saturday. I t-bro uy 14 1 at S
o'clock at the telephone office t<> make nee
cssary arrangements for the race tin Satur
day next. February till. All no-rubers urged
a;fond. BY THE PRESIDENT.
A BAD GUESS
'“Iditarod Special" to Alaska Yukon-Pacific
Review 1
Iditarod. Dec. 10. The Chicago Bench,
on Flat creek, has been jumped on the
ground that the new mining law has ren
dered it open to relocation. The men who
art now in possession are Adams, Km x and
Good. The claim is being held by armed
men. and trouble i- not unexpected. Tom
Aitken, the Iditarod operator, is now on the
way Outside by way of Ruby.
We guarantee satisfaction.
Clemons Sc Koon.
DIGS, COAL OIL, GASOLINE, GARDEN SEEDS
Paints, Oils, Window Glass Harness and Harness Supplies
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells Stoves, Ranges, Heaters
Victrolas and Victor Records Granite and White Enamelware
Carpets, Rugs, Matting, Furniture Bar Glassware, Crockery
Gasoline Mantles and Globes Skates, Hockey Sticks, Pucks
GENUINE NOME DOG HARNESS
Yukon Sleds Snowshoes Si wash Mitts
SMITHS GUN STORE,
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Word was brought to the city during the j
week of a disastrous tire which occurred in
Fairbanks on January 2"), entailing tin* loss \
of one life the injury of several other per
sons and the complete destruction of the!
Third Avenue hotel, including the saloon of
Joe Moe and the Third Avenue restaurant.
The tire occurred early in the morning,
while the guests of the hotel were asleep.
When the tire department arrived upon the
scene they found the building a mas< of
tlames. They at once directed their atten
tion to saving the guests, whose escape
through the several exits had been cut oil
Among those who were compelled to jump
fcr their lives or were saved by the tire de
partment were the following: Frank (lor
don, Hob Sheldon. Tod Cowl a ‘Doe" Me
dill, W. J. Barker. IF J. Atwell and Finest
Foster. The most seriously injured by
jumping were Finest 1 oster. Roy Hall and
•■Doc” Medill. Several others received
slight injuries.
The remains of Carl l.arson, one of the
old-timers of Fairbanks, were uncovered on
Tuesday by a party engaged in clearing away
the debris. It is not thought that any fur
ther loss of life will be brought ot light.
The Third Avenue hotel building was one
of the (ldest and largest structures in Fair
1 auks, fronting on Cushman street from
Third to Four: h avenues. The ground tloor
was occupied by the hotel lobby, a saloon,
restaurant and store rooms, the two upper
«.{, ries being occupied for hotel purposes.
The building aud furnishings are a total j
loss. The building was insured for Si .Olio, j
The origin of the lire is unknown. John j
Patten and John Moe are the principal j
1'"'r
Phil Keith, who had just left hairbanks
on his way to Iditarod. viewed the confiagra- J
thin from a distance of some miles. lie
States that it was a perfectly clear day, and
the smoke of the lire rose in a straight
volume over the city. Had it not been j
for the perfect weather, lie believes the on j
tire city would have been destroyed.
A. B.'S. TAKE NOTICE
All members of the Arctic Brotherhood
are invited to attend the funeral services of
the iate Mrs. A. M Auten, wife of Brother
George M. Auten of Camp No. 27, to be
held at A. B. hall, Iditarod, on Sunday
afternoon, I ehruary In. 11*14.
Cl.AUDI-: BAKU!, Arctic Chief.
\VM. AN'SI.KY, Arctic Recorder.
Jim Ryan, the '•-.•lister, who has just
completed hi“ wot 1 hauling contract with
Riley it Marston on Otter creek, was a vis
itor in the city yesterday.
Mutton, slightly damaged good dog
1 feed 10c pound. Iditarod Meat Co.
Ey ffie Carcass,
Sa Appiebaum
Hart, Schaffoer cl "Ttarx
Clothes
They are already the acknowledged world's champion clothes; in every respect
they are such as the best-dressed men want—a'l-wool fabric.-, the finest possible
.tailoring, the smartest, latest, most fashionable styles. Consider what you real1/
verst in clothes—the fabric, the mcdc:. the fit, the workmanship—then lot us
* "lov* it t'j you.
f% I « US' I
THIS STORE iS THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNLR & MARX CLOTHES
ES's’F’ai
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Ramps Peterson
THAT LAZY HUSBAND LAW
A total of $2,823.73 ha.- been paid by for
merly lazy husbands for the support of their
hitherto destitute families since the “lazy
husband law,” fostered bv Judge Fred C.
Brown, went into effect last June. One thou
• and three hundred and sixty dollars has
been paid by the county commissioners out
•,f money earned by delinquent husbands
sentenced by Judge Brown to the stockade.
One thousand four hundred and sixty-three
collars has been paid into the court by men
ur liberty uiib'T suspended sentences and
turned over to the families by the judge.
Of the men who have been cited for non
support of their families since the law went
into effect, 1! : re delivering their money
to their families direct, and no record is
kept by the court of the amount paid by
them. In all, 53 families which were for
merly destitute are now being supported
by 53 men who. prior to the passage of the
law and its judicious enforcement by Judge
Brown, were either willfully idle or squan
dered their money for liqimr. Of the num
ber who have been brought to time by threat
of prosecution, or lectured into a determina
tion to do better by the judge, there is no
record.
“Fully 90 per cent of the lazy husbands
who come before me are in difficulty on ac
count of dissolute habits,” Judge Brown
says. “Many of them an* well-meaning men
who have gradually drifted into a rut of
irresponsibility and have no realization of
the condition they have come to. Their
arrest often brings them to their senses,
and with the realization of the depths of
degradation they have sunk to conies a di
termination to reform. The records show
with rJ.iat success I give men like these an
opportunity to do their duty and be men.
“Others are so dissipated that their will
power is utterly gone. These men I send
to the stockade, where they earn enough
money to keep their families from want, do
outdoor work that gradually wears off the
effects of the dissolute living, and have good
food to build up their wasted bodies.
“The co-operation I meet with from the
men themselves is both astonishing and
gratifying. You would suppose that many
of them would be sullen and angry, but such
is not the case. Most of them are heartily
ashamed when they are brought to an
abrupt realization of their misconduct, and
when they understand that I am trying to
help them and their families rather than
merely punish them, they are almost piti
fully ap preciative of my efforts.”—Seattle
Post -Intelligencer.
New, warm dog house, large enough to
accommodate 50 dogs. McDonald Hotel.
Iditarod.
ODDITIES f
i
An “Act of Humanity”
London, .Ian. l(i. The first jury of
women to sit in London in 30 years was
impaneled to pass upon the case of Mrs.
Ada Annie Williams, 20 years old, who
was sentenced to death for the murder of
a child. The woman asked for a stay of
execution, stating she was about to become
a mother. This plea was indorsed by her
husband and later by the women’s jury.
The execution was postponed until after the
child’s birth.
Tickets Were in Great Demand
Paris, .Ian. 3. The social sensation of the .
season has been the appearance of Mine .
Valentine de Saint Point, divorced wife of j
i member of the Trench cabinet, in tin ,
leaped plastic poses before a select audience ,
of literary and artistic lights in her studio |
in the Champs de Marsquarter. More than j
3C0 persons were present. The vast studio
was picturesquely adorned with Rouinesque
Statuary, freak paintings, handsome candel
abra aral bric-a brnc. hen every corner
of the room was liked the h >: tess made her
live Ike entry. A curtain Concealing a low
h.tfcrm at cue end of the room was drawn
back, revealing her standing in a classic
attitude ci the foot of a spiral staircase be i
fore a background of black silk draperies. I
This was followed by several poses taken !
from the e‘:tssic nudes in the Louvre and j
Luxembourg museums.
Virginia Girds Wit Rewarded
Rihmorul, \ i.. Jan. Miss Nell R. Lee j
Murphy of this city, pronounced the wittiest ^
girl in the South -y General Bennett II. j
Young of 1. Gsvill- Ky.. former com
mander of the Grand Camp, l nited Con
federate \« terans. has been awarded first
prize in a newspaper contest for the best
answer to the quest h n, ‘ Should Women
Propose?” Her answer is as follows: “Let
i pr forever; cl in gift - are lightly
| :reason'd. Man most admires in woman
■ n,. de-tv. Without re-pect love dies, l rom
j. i!r vT* r to love, man is constituted to
i . ha-e. if the bride is to be given away.
; i •; father do i In old Virginia, at least,
j God forbid the bride unsought will ever
j l ive herself away, for 'de fruit dat drops
: Tore 'tis took am apt to be too mellow.’ ”
How New-Fangled banees Originate
Pans. .1 a:.. A youth fresh to Paris
from the provinces was lately invited to a
small dance by one of his mother's friends
• his d: nop repertory contained nothin‘i
re novel ihvi the waltz and quadrille,
• IV tie * ,d V hi r! ; time with
.'i . . a, p. th 1; ifiV*. T ward the
e\ n • : . : 'aged to
: do the tl'H r a! > . .: : • • tempi a country
^ v. Tine" round went the merry
! yues'. and then staggered to a sofa. IPs
; j id . who saw what was wrong, got him
., . , f the i .an into a cab, and so to bed.
\\..j .ridng. 1 an I sober, the youth
v-a • witing a ! iter ff humble apt 1 gy to
vs hosie.-s when one of his friends came
! in and asked him what he was doing. “Don't
do that, for heaven’s akeh said the friend,
.‘ion t. ll, "You created a sensation last
j.ight Ymir hostess implored me to ask
vou trie n:.:i!" of tlie new step you danced
a- everybody hau found it so original and
| charming.”
This Man Blames Darwin
St. Lout.- .Ian 2'. Teachings of Darwin.
: Huxley. S-.cncer and similar thinkers were
; given as i nr .>f the causes for people of
his agt taking to the tango, turkey trot
' and other '’animal fiances" by the Rev.
i Luther Todd in his sermon in the Wagoner
1 Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
] South. He was attacking materialism.
Spencer, Huxley and Darwin centered
, everything in matter." he said. "Some of
| the results have found expression in the
j turkey trot, t! • tango and ai! the rest of
! ihe dance.- which are holding and binding
persons to the animal passions.”
Alaskans Can Readily Believe This
Bcllefontaine, Ohio. dan. 16. John B.
Sweeney of Xew d ork city was suspicious
, f an egg he bought in the market a few
days ago. It bore the name of “Clara
Baker" carefully penciled on it. and Mr.
Sweeney wrote to Miss Baker to know
about how long ago it was she wrote her
name on the egg that Mr. Sweeney had
bought for “strictly fresh.” The letter was
delivered to Mrs. John Wright of BeUefon
taine, who before her marriage, four years
ago last July, was Miss Clara Baker. She
remembers having written her name on an
egg she packed for shipment at a grocery
in which she was employed about six months
before her marriage.
Strange Whim of a Woman
Carlisle, Fa., Jan. 9.—Miss Mary Rock,
who died at Chambersburg this week at
the age of 73, had lived for 56 years of
that time on milk, water, coffee and candy
alone. She had imagined that she cr,uld
There Will Be Continuous
Sunshine By and By
Bayles Clothing Co.
IDITARCD ' DISCOVERY, OTTER
; STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. M.; SUNDAY AT NOON
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' Guaranteed to be first-class. 40c per lb. 48 lbs. in a keg.
\ ORANGES, $6.00 PER CASE
FOR SALE—One handsome Fairbanks Counter Scalo, $15. Two Tarpaulins,
; 24x25 feet, $10 each.
: J. W- Charlton, Sditarod City
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not eat solid foods. An autopsy made im
mediately following the woman’s death re
vealed the fact that her digestive organs
were in perfect condition and that she
might easily have eaten anything site want
ed to. Local physicians consider this one
of the most remarkable examples of the
hypochondriacal condition extant. When
Miss Rock was IS years - !1 she one day
became much overheated and drank a large
quantity of water. She was ill for a time,
and when Mu- commenced to recover she be
came afflicted with the belief that her stom
ach would not hold anything solid. She
"imil.o. 'd the sugary nutriment of candy by
sucking it. Miss Rock always had Peer:
active.
Many Riddles to Solvs
Lead Hill. Ark.. Jan. 0. Wb ri John Rid
die, a farm# v.hu lives on White river,
five miles fr-•*;i Lead 11:1!. b right 15 pairs
of shoes, 3U pairs of hose, Ob suits of un
derwear ami vari: us other .- ipj hes at a
local store, he said that he would wait
until one day next week before he bought
winter goods for the rest of his family.
Mr. Riddle is the father of IS children,
all of wh m are with him except one daugh
ter, who is married m:i who lives near her
father'" farm. There is only one ect of
twins, who are just now a little more than
a year rid. and the last baby in the family
wa- horn 1 <-i May. Neither Mr. Riddle nor
hi wife i- < Id, and both of them look
young; r tl.;.n they i Jly are. Mrs. Riddle,
i f: ■. i 1- ibtl i!-r iliun her eldest
girl, and il ive in the p* i t
anev of her many duties on 11 . farm.
HARRY MdTAN ACCEPTS
POSITION IN IDITAROD
Well-Known and Popular Young Man of
Fairbanks Appointed to Assistant
Postmastership of This City
Word was received in this city during the
past week that Harry T. McLean of Fair
banks had been offered and had accepted the
position of assbtani postmaster at Iditarod.
Mr. Me I can had wired to Juneau accepting
the position, and will proceed to Iditarod
and take charge of the office as soon as
his appointment arrives. His family will
go on one of the first boats.
Mr. McLean is a well-known and popular
young man of Fairbanks. and has numerous
friends and acquaintances in his future
home city.
The Indian ocean in its deepest parts is
1S.5S2 feet. If-; ; r/ui is 2S t»(K>OOO square
miles.
COMMISSIONER'S
COURT DOINGS
The suit of the Pioneer Sheet Metal
Works of Iditarod against Mrs. Matilda M.
M "es for $100 alleged to be due for goods
furnished defendant and her husband while
conducting a roadhouse at Diskaket was
heard in Commissioner Albrecht’s court last
Thursday before a jury composed of Claude
Baker. .1. W. Charlton, Harry Watson,
C.citain William Peterson, Charles last mere
and Christy Anthonieson. Plaintiff was rep
resented !>v K. M. Stanton, and .1. t Moody
defended. The case was given to the jury
at 2:Id iii the afternoon.
Shortl;. before ’ o'clock the jury reported
that they w-re unable to reach an agree
ment. and were d--charged by the c urt.
Robert Ccckburn of Dikeman on Tues
day evening last was j laced under $1,000
rids on the charge of selling lajuor without
a license. l.:e offense is alleged to have
:> "ii committed at the home of the de
j fend ant in Dikeman. Cockburn wi'l enter
I his idea Mondav
I
H! -SPY
Strange that the • ■.:>> th .puighfarc.-,
N ■■!'•. HH'I t :M i! I g all tile il,!\ .
Sh -1:111 With til** night r-'Ui uneo it- '-are
And 1 iid itself 1-, ■children's play'
( * a re g - its a.tv buys
\i..| have be.mi smee Abel's birth.
\n»i -Mali I' • in! dolls an I i y.
A. • with Hi- «■ IiiIdreu -w.-pt from • artb.
- w n s t
«»r :I. ;i t ■' ■. ri'i'i -Ip-pherd s .-on
I It. -- 11It; ■ hid- a' play
jiy n. - in m .-.ap ly !'• tby!■ in.
[ I»• •;i»• their \n '•••■• - in the street.
^his n dim* rent n »w fr rn then
| i ..rue. Iii'other. r m y i;r winding -h• • • t.
\11 l J.-t - tv. be Ir .I:g,i:i,
! Ugene Field.
Flora McFlimsey
“Come over this evening and bring your
wife.”
“I can't; she hasn't a clrr^.^ fit to wear.''
“Why. my wife .-ays site has gowns in all
! the late.'t styles."
• I kn i\v. but that is the only kind of
1 gown .-he has got." Houston Post.
FOR SALE
Dry blazed wood, birch and spruce. 16
i foot lengths, cut in April, 1913, repiled in
j summer on skids, $12 per cord, or green
j birch and spruce, $10 per cord, delivered.
Difference in price is difference in produc
' !: n. Sample of blazed wood may be seen
at Pioneer office. DAN HARTNETT.
The House of Qualify
Past Oe^ds
Prises
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