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We Are Pleased to be Able to Announce Tiiafc
Our Stock Is Most Complete
And of the Very Best of Everything
Sam’l Appiebaum
SMITH'S DRY GOODsi FURNISHINGS
To the general public who hare so liberally patronized us
during the holiday season, and our numerous customers, here
and at distant points, who never fail to find us when in need of
something carried in our stock, we extend our most hearty
thanks, and wish you
ONE AND ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS
CHAMPIONSHIP
WRESTLING
CONTEST
Flat, Wednes,Oec. 26
Ringside Seats, 13 50
General Admission, $2.50
TOM ELMS” BILL KULOFF
Catch-as-Catch-Can, Best Two Out
of Three Falls.
Hire’ll Be a Good Wrestling Match
As a Preliminary Event
Speedy Four-Round
BOXING BOUT
Between Well Known Local Lads
PLENTY GOOD MUSIC
Arcade Cafe
SPECIAL X-MAS DIMMER
Flat City _ Dec. 25
Soup
Mulllgatawney
Salad
Waldorf Crab
Roast
Young Turkey with Dreaelng and Cran
berry Sauce
Rallahea
Celery Oll»es
Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes,
Creamed Asparagus Tips
Dessert
English Plum Pudding,
Hard and Brandy Sauoe
Rise
Mince Lemon Cranberry
Fruit Cake Black Coffee
John Novak and Jo* McDowell left
Thursday for th* new strike in the
Good News Bay country. John says
he’s going down to see for himself
what thay’ve got. ^
Bill Brook's residence was sledded
out to Flat from lditarod last Wednes
day. _
Bert Phillips and Jack Hanley are
prospecting on Happy.
A
Merry
Christmas
To
All
Keep Your I On Us
While
We Keep Uur I On U
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Ansleys
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IOITAROO, ALACXA
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Children's Heavy ncr
Stockings ......
Ladies' All-Wool
Stockings.UUU
Silk Stockings
IN BLACK AND COLORS
At Mrs. L.G. Thornton’s
Qold Street, Flat
Prices Right
CHRISTMAS AT FLAT
Enthuslam is riot at Flat over the
Cbristmas'dolags. Tho work is steadily
progressing under tbe chairmanship of
Mr. Johnston. Mrs. Monkmaa and
Mias Grant will superintend thS dec<£
rating of the stage, and Mrs. Porter
will hare charge of the tree and hall.
The ladies of the town will make
cakes and other good things. Mr.
Johnston would like to emphasize the
the fact that the program will begin
at 8 o'clock sharp for the sake of the
children and on account of the length
of the program, and he urges all to be
on time. He also reminds the people
of lditarod, both adults and children,
that a free stage will carry them to
and from the affair.
Song—Silent Night.Tho School
Recitation.Bill Smith
Doll Song .Five Little Girls
A Plan That Failed.
. Verne Tyler and Peter Bagoy
Recitation.Viola Strandberg
Drill.Sixteen Boys and Girls
Recitation . _
. Olga Strandberg and Whitley Ray
Tableau—Tenting Tonight_Seven Boys
Recitation.Margaret Kettlewell
Dance of the Snowflakes.
Esther and Viola Strandberg
and Gladys Reed
Recitation.Sidney Porter
Recitation.EwaReed
Playlet—Coining of Santa Claus—
December.Roaul Tyler
Jack Frost.Arthur Strandberg
Grandma.Esther Strandberg
Grandpa .Victor Rivers
Santa.James Shaller
Children — Gladys Reed, Verne
Tyler, Peter Bagoy, Sidney Por
ter, Harold Strandberg.
Fairies—Doris Bagoy, Viola Strand
berg, EwaReed,Olga Stiandberg,
Margaret Kettlewell, Whitley
Ray, Bill Smith.
Recitation.Harold Strandberg
Song—Santa Claus js Coming.School
FOR SALE—Doe team and slad.
Inquire Van Kirk, Power Plant.
Tub and steam baths at all hours. Sny
der House, Flat.
EXTRACT FROM TELEGRAM
C. R. PECK, PLAT, ALASKA:
You have been appointed Chairman Red Cross
Christmas Membership Campaign, extending from Dec. 17 to
25, the object being to secure 10,000,000 new members, making
a total of 15,000,000- Special emphasis should be laid on se
curing $1 .00 members for the calendar year 1918 Present
members, secured since April this year, should be urged to
take membership for 1918, waiving unexpired portion of their
present membership.
(Signed) T. A. DAVIS, Campaign Manager for Alaska.
NED HAD COLD FEET;
NOW NEEDS LEGGINGS
The following interesting letter from
“our soldier" (Ned M. Stanton) to Maj.
G. W. Albrecht will be eagerly read
by all:
Gettysburg, Oct. 13, 1917.
My Dear Major:
I was thinking this morning that you
might be interested in hearing of the
military situation as I have seen it,
though, so far, I’ve seen very little of
it.
I reached Washington on the night
of September 6, and bright and early
next morning went up to the War de
pertinent and saw McCain and asked
him what chance there was for a com
mission, or one of the training camps.
He told me none whatever, as they
were filled up—which was more or less
what I expected before I left. I then
asked him what would be my chance of
enlisting if I went overas a civilian. He
said, "Oh ! You won’t have to do that,"
and told me to go and see Col. Kerr,
which I did.
Told him my service, etc., that 1
wanted foreign service and did not, care
to go back unless I could get it, and
wanted to enlist in one of the first reg
ular outfits for France. He told me
that they would send me up here, but
suggested that I would get quicker pro
motion if I enlisted and went to one of
the camps of the national army (drafted
men) as an instructor, which I declined.
Took a month in Washington and
came up here Tuesday, October 9, and
was assigned to I company, 61st in
fantry (regulars).
There are four regular outfits here -
4th, 7th, 61st and 64th—and a provi
sional battalion, which leaves Monday
for France, presumably to fill up va
cancies already over. The Lord only
knows when the 6lst will go. Not
fitted up yet, and nothing but green
rookies, except a scattering of men
from the 7th. They use a battalion of
the old regiments to build up the new
outfits with. Companies are 150 strong,
and the youth of the men is amazing.J
Our tont is a very fair example: six Of
the inmates are less than 20, one.22,
and the other a doddering olcLXdiot
(that’s me) who is having a hell of a
time trying to break them of the habit
of calling him “mister,!' All seven
are from Texas, except one who cam#
to the U. S. with his parents, at the
age ef nine months, going to Louisiana,
and Dever learned tp speak English
until about four years ago. He says
French is spoken amd nothing else, in
his part of the state of Louisiana.
The American nation! What?
You ought to see these young fledg
lings camp around the fire; you would
think their overcoats were wished on
’em.
Our triiaing is 0 yet, principally Tor
lack of equipment. I hare, for all
practical purposes, been confined to
quarters since my arriral for lack of a
pair of leggings. So far there hare been
issued to me: One pair of khakis, 1 pair
O.D. breeches, 1 pair tan shoes, L orer
coat, 2 blankets, hat and hat-cord, rain
coat, shelter half (one-half of a‘‘dog
tenPT.'barrack bag, and that's all. And
you ought to see some of the other
guys—and guys they certainly look.
Washington is full of officers—U. S.
reserres. I nerer saw anything like
it, chiefly doctors, ordnance and engi
neers—among the latter Captain O. B.
Perry. They hare sereral engineer
regiments, some field artillery, and
marines. The latter are the best look
ing of the lot. They are picking their
men rery carefully. I saw none of the
training when in Washington, as I was
going round with people who were
strangers to the city.
Frankly, it took me a month to make
up my mind to go in, with or without
a commission. I got a rery bad attack
of cold feet, or dislike of tbe idea of
going up against the discomforts of this
proposition, and if I had been able to
persuade myself that it really was not
cold feet I doubt that I would hare
taken on. But I could not get rid of
the idea that it was up to me to do it,
though I now have some doubts as to
my ability to keep up with the agility
of these youngsters.
Coming through Chicago I eaw the
departure of a part of the first drafted
contingent. They were anything but
downhearted, but since coming here
I’re heard there hare Deen a number
of suicides down south. Weaklings!
Most of the youngsters in these parts
seem to hare become obsessed with the
idea that it was more or less of a dis
grace to wait for the draft.
They are also enlistmg companies of
Nubian steredores. They had 30 of
them in another room the dar I en
listed. I got a look at ’em, and beauti
fully muscled men they were, and,
alas, ucbeautifully odoriferous.
They hare a baker company and a
supply company here, and each bat
talion has a bomber company and a ma
chine-gun company, or will bare some
day if the war lasts long enough. I
hare seen nothing but my own bat
talion, as I can go nowhere without
leggings.
How long we will be here I don’t
know, but not long I take it. The can
teen is closing out ererytbing but to
bacco . Our tents hare no floors, and
they are not going to do any more
work on the camp. All of which are
fairly good aigos of a more some
whither before long.
They certainly Cannot send us to
France in this shape. We are a howl
ing mob, officers as well as men. This
is my second experience with an outfit
like this. I was assigned to the 29th
when that was organized in 1901, and
transferred out as quick as I could.
Ererything has changed so that I
need the straight line drilling, and
want, afterwardia, a look in at the
bombing and machine-gun sideshows.
1 don’t know a better way to get what
I need.
The commission part does net bother
A Merry
Christmas
To All
A. J. WEISS
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes
Tablecloths, Napkins and Bedspreads, j
Children’s Caps, Mittens and Sweaters,
Silk Floss Sofa Cushions, Bon-Ton Corsets,
All Numbers of Bucilla Crochet Cotton, Stamp Goods,
Ladies’ and Children’s Munsing Underwear.
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Mrs. Young's Store, Flat
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me in the least. 1 am willing to bet
that I will be in command inside of
^iine months.
The drafts will not be going orer for
nine months. Luxurious young beg
gars, they hare cirilians cooking for
them.
Well, I must cut this out. With
best wishes, and regards to Mr*.
Albrecht. Yours sincerely,
E. M. Stanton.
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PAUL FISHER BUBIED 01 TUESDAY
. The funeral of Paul Fisher, the little
natire boy who died on the 12th, took
place from the undertaking parlors last
Tuesday, C. E. Tar lot reading the
burial serrice. Although the weather
was about 40 below zero quite a few
ladies were in attendance, and nearly
all of Paul's schoolmates. Of the many
natives hereabouts, Isaac, the bov’s
father, was the onlv one 10 who out in
an appearance—the balance cf them,
presumably, were “too busy ”
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Candies! Candies! 1 to 5 !•>. box-5,
and in bullc. Pioneta- Driik.' Store, Flat
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Mrs. Herman Naehder a son have
moved from Discovery- to F - .
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Cliaiiag led Prilling. Miss Isnesoi, Flit
X-mas Goods
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i Mrs. Chittick’s, Flat
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Merry
Christmas
To All
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