| IDBTAROD PIONEER | j
Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditarod, Alaska.
* ^f 3 Geo. M. Arbuckle. Publisher No. 42
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OUR TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
( inch1 hind alaska)
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey
FOR VIC E-PRESIDENT
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Strong
NON-PARTISAN
LEGISLATIVE
CANDIDATES
First Territorial Legislature ot Alaska,
Election to be Held November 5, 1912
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATORS:
Henry Roden
OF UHTAROI)
Dan Sutherland
OF FT BY
FOR REPRESENTATIVES!
E. B. Collins
William Burns
Dan Driscoll
Ja J. i¥i u IS a 11 y
OF FAIRBANKS
VOTE THE TICKET
Headers oi the Iditarod Pioneer will learn with a great
deal ot satisfaction that the candidates nominated for the
First Alaska Legislature at the Fairbanks Non-Partisan
convention have been almost unanimously endorsed by the
citizens of Ruby. A glance at the list of candidates
printed above will be sufficient to convince anyone of the
truly representative character of the ticket, and the fact
that the three chief centers of the division—Iditarod, Ruby
and Fairbanks—each had a hand in the formation of the
ticket, lends added strength to the combination.
First regarding the candidates for the Senate, it is
fortunate indeed that the convention could agree upon two
men such as Henry Roden and Dan Sutherland. Roth are
well and favorably known in the interior; both have lived
tor many years in the North and are acquainted with its
needs, and both have worked for years side by side with
the men who are devoting the best years of their lives to
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opening up and developing the country. Being so widely
known and highly esteemed, the election of Henry' Roden
and Dan Sutherland to the Senate is apparently assured.
Of the men nominated for the House of Representatives it
also can be said that a better selection could not have been
, made. Dan Driscoll, now mayor of Fairbanks, has long
j been known as a man of broad sympathies and sane, yet
progressive views; William T. Burns, miner and banker,
has the respect of the whole community; J. J. Mullally is
a creek merchant of repute; and E. B. Collins is equally
well known and respected. It will thus be seen that with
out exception the fusion candidates are men of energy and
purpose, and of undoubted integrity. They have no selfish
ends to serve, and a more suitable combination could not be
imagined.
As to the platform of the candidates, it must not be
forgotten that they come from all parties. Unanimity on
all points can not be expected; nor is it to be desired in
| any legislature. It must be give and take all round if sue
1 cess is to crown our first legislative effort. For that reason
the Iditarod Pioneer accepts the ticket without question,
and is willing to sacrifice a point, rather than insist upon
a division on party lines which might result in the destruc
tion of the whole fabric and the election of less worthy
men. Therefore let us make up our minds to elect the
whole ticket; let us all pull together for the good of the
territory; let us show that we can sink party distinctions
when necessary and elect men solely on their merits as
citizens. By so doing we shall not only serve our own in
terests, but also those of the rest of Alaska.
Mayor J. 1). Barnes has come forward with a proposal
! for the establishment of a volunteer lire brigade, and the
! idea will lie discussed at a meeting to be held at the town
hall, Willow street, this evening. The suggestion is an ex
jcellent one, and it is to be hoped something will come of it.
Mayor Barnes has been untiring in his efforts to secure some
| effective means of protecting citizens against loss by fire,
1 without going to the expense of maintaining a special (it/
department, and it would seem that the establishment of a
volunteer fire department offers the only solution.
DONNELLY SELLS TO TOM AITKEN
E P. Donnelly has disposed of
his interests in the Summit associa
tion, the Wild Bill association, the
Rocky Placer association and the
Little Rocky claim, all' oil Happy
creek, to Tom Ailken . Mr. Don
nelly owned a ninth interest in the
Summit association and a third in
terest in the lease.
Location blanks—Pioneer office.
In offering himself as a candidate for Senator
from the Fourth Division of Alaska,
HENRY RODEN
submits the following outline of his Flat
form :
H Improved conditions of labor for miners, including bet
ter living quarters, and an eight hour day;
Amendment of the placer mining laws so that they
would be easily understood by the every day man,
and thus enable him to go and stake ground with
the certainty that he was not at the same time
staking a lawsuit;
Amendment of the miners’ lien law so that it would in
clude fhe claim, and not merely the dump, as is the
case at present;
Amending the law regarding assessment work, so that
those doing assessment work for others would be
paid for the same in cash, i. e , $100 for $100 worth
of assessment work;
Providing for a home for aged and infirm prospectors,
and establishing a fund for its maintenance;
Better educational facilities for Alaskan children, so
that they would get a fair start in life;
Provision for the care of the sick and otherwise unfor
tunate, so that it would not be necessary to “vag”
a man simply because he is without means;
An extension of the powers of the Alaska legislature
until it has absolute control of those matters which
“ are peculiarly Alaskan.
If elected, HENRY RODEN promises to use his utmost
endeavors to secure the passage of measures cov
ering the above, and will, in addition, support any
measure which has for its object the betterment of
the condition of the laborer,the furtherance of Alas
kan trade, or the general prosperity and happiness
of our citizens.
1 TOLD IN THE MIL
Military experts estimate that it will
take two years’ timo and 100,000 men
to restore order in Mexico, should in
tervention be decided upon.
Mrs. Kate Sparyow was appointed an
election clerk at San Rafael, Cal. She
arrived at the polling booth seven
minutes late, explaining that she had
been delayed in frizzing tier hair. But
her place on the election had been
filled. She protested, cried, went
home and frizzed her hair again. Then
she felt better.
Giuseppi Annello, a Kansas City
laborer, spent $1,200 on his daughter’s
wedding. The sum was all he had and
represented 12 years’ savings.
Carl Hessenmeyer, of Sandusky, O.,
has been declared insane. In his own
statement before the probate court, Carl
attributes his insanity to reading the
Congressional Record.
Stanley W. Finch, chief of the in
vestigation bureau of the department
of justice, says that nearly 20,000 girls
between the ages of 13 and 25, most of
whom are native born, are victims each
year of the white slave trade. B’inch ■
says that if congress will give him the !
money he will in a year suppress ail of i
the white slave traffic in the United !
States, barring an occasional isolated
case.
Over 1,000 convicts of-San Quentin
attended the General Booth memorial
service held in the penitentiary. Abe
Ruef delivered the address.
President Taft has withdrawn 37,000
acres of oil lands in the Elk hills, Cal
ifornia, for the exclusive purpose of
serving us a reserve source of fuel for
the United States navy.
Walter Johnson, a negro, was
I lynched by a Princeton, Ya., mob for
alleged assault upon a white girl of 14.
I It has since been learned that he was
j not the man who committed the crime.
Governor Wilson has gained seven
| pounds in weight since his nomination,
j He now weighs 177 pounds.
The Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mex..
lure on the warpath. Two men, one
woman and a child were killed in the
first raid that was made.
Traffic on Grand avenue, Los Angeles,
stopped when a lot of tarantulas, >e -
tipedes, and other insects escaped from
an insectorium and paraded the street.
Horses balked, two women became
hysterical and pandemonium reigned
until attendants recaptured the little
j fugitives.
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Nome, October 14.—The steamer
Victoria left Nome without the
! Herman passengers. The Herman
'arrived at St Michael a few hours
late.
Note.—The passengers who left
Iditarod to connect with the Vic
toria arrived in plenty of time, as
the Washburn went right through
without a stop
FRED CHAPMAN SUBPOENAED
ON ARRIVAL AT ST. MICHAEL
Upon bis arrival at St Michael
on his way Outside last August,
Fred Chapman was served with a
subpoena to appear at Fairbanks ar
a witness in the trial of John
Cooper, since convicted of the mur
der of William Wimbish. It ap
pears from the published testimony
that Commissioner Dillon had
picked up three false teeth from
the ashes of a fire which had been
used to consume the remains
Chapman testified that he had em
ployed Wimbish in the early days
of Fairbanks, and on one occasion
had lent him $10 for the purpose of
having his teeth fixed.
After the trial was. over, Chap
man ltft for Outside via ^Dawson.
ALASKAN DIVORCE BY
PUBLICATION INVALID
Olympia, Wash., October 14.—
The state supreme court lias de -
cided that the divorce obtained by
Harry H. Hicks from his wife,
Maggie Hicks, is null and void.
Hicks obtained a decree throu git I
the Alaska courts in 1905 He ob
tained service on her through pub
lication in a newspaper After ob
taining the divorce he married
again I11 1911 the first wife began
suit against Hicks, seen inc 01 set
aside the original lieciet, a d m .
i g divorce proceedings against him
She named the second wifi as co
respondent. She alsoaskfd 1 divi
sion of the property. The court’s!
decision favors the first wile.
JOHN MORROW
DIES OUTSIDE
Word was received in tLe last
mail that John Morrow, the well
known pioneer trader cf the In
noko, died at Mayo Bros.’ hospital
at Rochester, Minn., September 7
last, as the reault of an operation
for liver trouble.
Mr. Morrow first came North
some 20 years ago, settling at Doug
las island, where he was employed
for a long time as foreman at the
Treadwell mine. Later on he went
to Nome, and for some years was
in business at Council. In 1907 he
joined in the stampede to the I11
noko, where be was very success
lul in business. Early this year lie
sold out to Gray & Edwards, and
came over to Iditarod on a visit
At that time lie appeared to be in
good health, but it was learned
shortly after his return to the In
noko that he was not feeling well
He went Outside by way of St.
Michael, and entered Mayo Bros.’
hospital for treatment His un
timely death will be mourned by
many fiieuds. .
SAYS ANIAK DISTRICT
IS TURNING OUT WELL
Writing to N C. headquarters at
Fairbanks last month, W. II
Colder, N. C agent at Kolruakof
sky, on the Kuskokvvitn, says that
tiie outlook for the Aniak camp is
ve y promising. Work during this
summer was retarded on account o!
lack of provisions—to pole grub
up the Aniak from the Kuskokwim
costing from 25 to 40 cents a pound
It will he necessary to haul in pro
visions, for next year’s work, a dis
tance of 6o miles over a level trail
At present Marvel creek is the only
one that is producing, hut those
prospecting 011 Cripple and other
creeks claim to have prospects that
are much belter than on Marvel.
U. S. TRANSPORT SINKS
AND CAUSE IS MYSTERY
Shanghai, October 14. —- The
United States transpoit Lisciun
sank here yesterday while moored
alongside the wharf, and is now
lying in 40 feet of water. The
cau^-e of the accident has not been
ascertained by the divers as yet.
rite builders are o! opinion that
the vessel can he raised without
difficulty,
TANANA COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
The Yukon Valley News of Sep
tember 28 contains the information
that Judge Roy E Bigham, com
missioner for Fort Gibbon mining
precinct, has resigned, and has
been succeeded in the commission
ership by Joseph \Y. Debt), a well
known resident of Tatiana
Mr. Bigham left for the Outside
on one of the last boats.
Best of Everything
ALL THE TIME AT THE
FLAT CITY
Open Day and Night
FULL TICKET FOR
NOME SOCIALISTS
Nome, October 14.—The Social
ists of the Seward peninsula have
decided to nominate a full ticket
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for the legislature. Other parties
have decided that fusion is the
best, and a complete ticket will be
nominated.
All parties have agreed to adopt
one ballot, containing the names of
all candidates.
The Pioneer for Job Printing.
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Orders Promptly Filled.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stote,
Flat City.
Appointments bv Telephone
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CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Richmond St., Iditarod
Wickersham & Roden.
: ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod. Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
'■ Michigan, '81 Alaska. '10 Kentucky Sr
The Pioneer Att >rnev of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham A Roden Kldg,
Second Ave.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
: For Two Senators and Four Rep
resentatives
Notice is hereby given, in accordance
with tbe requirements of ttie act of
Congress known as “The Home-Rnie
Bill,” to create a legislative assembly
i in the Territory of Alaska, passed anil
! approved August 24, 1912. providing for
' the election of two senators and four
! representatives to the Alaska legisla
ture, from the Fourth division, that
j there will be an election for the pin
poses as above stated on Tuesday, N
veinber d, 1912: that said election will
be held within the corporate limits
the Town of Iditarod, Alaska, on tin
said day between the hours of 8 o'clock
ante-meridian and 7 o'clock post-meri
! dian, at the City Hall,
j In witness whereof, I hereto set my
I hand and official seal this 2Slh day-of
| .September. 1912.
T. L. THURSTON.
Municipal Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTS0N
For Three SVlembers of the Town
Council
Notice is hereby given that, in pur
su. nee to a resolution passed and
adopted by the Common Council f the
Town of Iditarod. Alaska, at a tnc« up
held on September 17, 1912, there wi !
be an election held in the Town of
Iditarod, Alaska, on November 5, 1912,
for the purpose of electing three mem
bers of the town council to fill vacan
cies therein: that this election will be
held in the City Hall, between the
hours of 8 o'clock atnte meridian and 7
o’clock post meridian.
In witness w hereof I hereto set my
hand and official seal this 28th day of
September, 1912.
T. L. THURSTON,
Municipal Clerk.
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