CD N /AS_TENTS_TARPAULINS _HOSE
Hunters, Traders and Trappers
Send us your furs. We are in the market, and will pay you highest possible
prices.
The Branch
Discovery, Otter, \vi 1 be closed November 1, and we wish to express our
thanks to our many friends who patronized us there. It certainly was a howl
ing success.
In the meantime we are still at the ell stand. A 1011 calendar awaits
y,ni. "Dill yon notice the purple pack eyes';1’___
H. BOBS9 Leading ClothWf l
HART, SCMAFFNER & MAP.X and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES j
ARMY LEAGUE Will HOLD |
CONVENTION IS DECEMBER
Washington, Oct. 10. The lately formed
Army League of the United States will hold
a convention of the organization in tins ;
city next December to agree upon a defi
Mite policy.
The officiali of the Army League are:
President. William C. Endicett. son of the
secretary of war during Mr. Cleveland's
tirst administration; vice presidents, Rob
ert IT Lee, grandson of General Robert !•..
Lee; Robert Bacon, formerly assistant sec
retary of state and ambassador to France;
Dr. Benjamin Lie Wheeler, president of the
University if California; secretary. Fred
eric L. lluldekoper, a well-known military
writer: treasurer. William B. llibbs, one of
the leading bankers and brokers of Wash
ington ; assistant secretary. Jerome N. Bon
aparte. the nephew of the attorney general
in Mr. Roosevelt's administration and great
grandson of Napoleon's brother, Jerome,
who was once king of Westphalia; corre
sponding secretary. F. 1L Johns. Washing
ton correspondent of the Army and Navy
Journal.
The executive council includes Lieutenant
General John C. Bates, retired, formerly
chief of staff of tthe United States army; '
Perry Belmont, once minister to Spain,
Brigadier General C. R. Boardman, adju
tant general of the National Guard of Wis
citisin; George W. C. Drexel. formerly ed
itor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger;
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Consti
tution. and Thomas Nelson Page, the an
UK. r.
The league has sent a circular letter of
invitation signed hv Harry White, formerly
ambassador to France; Lieutenant General
John C Bates and Mr. Huidekoper. This
letter i* in part as fellows:
"With the sudden transformation of the
United States into a world power in 1 'S'-S
and with the new problems and new re
sponsibditics growing out of the Spanish -
American war you are unquestionably fa
miliar. and you undoubtedly appreciate the
augmented responsibilities which must nec
essarily fall upon the American govern
ment when the Panama canal is opened. ;
The defense of this canal will in a large ,
measure devolve upon our land forces, j
which at the present time are below the \
standard as to strength, organization and I
reserve of men and material compatible j
with the requirements and dignity of the 1
United States, and still further below the
standard which the new responsibilities
about to be assumed will render obligatory.
“It is indeed gratifying that the Ameri '
can navy of today, while .still below the !
strength deemed necessary to meet the
requirements which may be made upon it. j
is open lo no such adverse criticism. Its I
growth and efficiency of which Americans
have reason to be proud were brought i
about to a very marked degree by the in
fluence of the Navy Logue of the United
States, just as the German navy of today
was in a large measure created by the ef
forts of the German Naval League. Surely
the splendid example set by these two or
ganizations ought not to go unheeded; and,
moreover, all indications point to the fact
that the time has come to enlist the interest
of the American people in behalf of the
regular army and of the organized militia,
and to initiate a movement to bring them
both up to the desired standard.
‘ The Army League desires to impress
upon the people of this country the fact
that, all citizens have a certain military as
well as civic responsibility, and that they
shot Id prepare themselves as fu ly as possi
ble to discharge this responsibility in an ef
ficient manner. Preparedness is the best
insurance again-1 war. This can only be
done in time of peace.”
Purposes or the Army League
The purposes of the Army League of
the United States are as fallows:
To collect and publish information re
specting the condition, organization and
equipment of the army and militia.
States, whether regular or militia, volunteer
them and the points wherein they require
to be bettered in order to constitute a mili
tary force such as the United States ought
to possess; and to arouse public interest
and to induce co-operation in all matters
tending to aid. improve or develop the ef
ficiency of the land forces of the United
States, whether ergular, militia, volunteer
or reserve.
Lumbago successfully treated at the
Crosby Baths. Caribou street
TAKE A KODAK WITH YOU
We have the agency for the
Eastman Kodak Company, and
have a full line of their goods for
sale. TAKE A KODAK WITH
YOU. We have them from $1.50
to $100 —same price you can get
them in from Outside
Ansley’s Book Store
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Goaf Oil and Gasoline
Paints Oils Window Glass
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells
VictroSas and Victor Records
Carpets Rugs Matting Furniture
Gasoline Mantles and Globes
Harness and Harness Supplies
Stoves Ranges Heaters
Granite and W'hite Enamelware
Bar Glassware Crockery
Skates Hockey Sticks Pucks
Genuine Nome Dog Harness
Yukon Sleds Snowshoes Siwask Mitts
SMITH’S GUN STORE,
IDITAROD. ALASKA
ALASKA TOO QUIET, j
ASSERTS NOVELIST
St. Paul, Sept. 19.- “Thank heaven, 1
am back in a country where at least I run
the danger of being hit by an automobile.
Alaska, the land of thrills, described by my
brother authors as a wild and woolly land,
where the Indians go around with daggers
between their teeth, is about the biggest
fake of modern times.”
This is the new version of Alaska given
by Emerson Ilough, author.
Mr. Hough declares that the Alaska made
famous by modern authors is the most
peaceful and desolate codntry on the face of
the globe.
That Mr. Hough referred to Rex Beach
is evident.
The. high wind which came up suddenly
last Wednesday tore the elevated tank of
the Crosby bath house off its supports and
carried it down into the river below, a dis
tance of about 75 feet.
L. N. Ellis of Otter creek visited Iditarod
Friday.
CASH REGISTER ROBBED
The cash register of Bain & Ilunsakcr’s
saloon at Discovery, Otter, was robbed last
Tuesday night. The robbery occurred
shortly after midnight. Hunsaker was on
shift, but had left for a short time, leaving
a man by the name of Yorkey to 1 o k after
the place. On his return he found Yorkey
asleep and STS missing from the cash
register.
Get your rheumatics scientifically treated
at the Crosby Baths
BELIEVE THEY HAVE
FAST DOG TEAMS
B. B. Smith came in from Takotna the
latter part of last week and returned the
lint of this. lie brought inf relation that
several fast dog teams were being propel ly
trained at that post to enter in the races
at Iditarod and Ruby during the coming
season. It is claimed by the racing enihu
' Masts of the Knskokwim that their doe.'
will urn circles around the teams cf tin;
camp.
Everything for the Horseman
C. R. PECK, FLAT CITY
Have just unpacked the most complete and up-to-date hne of
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Stein-Bioch Clothing.
BLUE SERGES, FANCY WORSTED
AND SCOTCH TWEED
A
The Pioneer ^
HANDLES ONLY GROWIWES & ULLRICH'S WHISKIES
‘‘Marquette,’?,ts¥3anogram” and ‘‘Gibson” Rye
20~ Year-Old fiatsonal Ciub Bourbon
EUD¥/E1SER BEER BEER ON DRAFT
n Anno
& White
DeWar'a Special
Thorns’
Hill-Thompson
Imported
BRANDY
*** Kennessy
*** Martell
Old California
CHAMPAGNE
ftflumm’s
Clicquot
Pommery See
White Seal
WINES
Claret
Sauterne
Reisling
Burgundy
Tipo Chianti
White Rock Apollinarls Waters
IMPORTED
Sherry and Port,
Ale and Porter
City and Creek Orders
most, earnestly solic
ited and promptly
filled,
Either by Bottle, Gal
lon or Case Lots.
ALL THE LEADING AND POPULAR CIGARS IN THE MARKET
“RAMPS” Ramps Peterson;
TEMPERATURE TABLE
Readings taken at G :30 a. m. daily at |
the Budweiser, corner of First and Rich
mond streets:
Above. Below.
Oct. 2G . 10 .- Clear; calm.
Oct. 27 - 5 .. Clear; calm.
Oct. 28 - 5 .. Hazy; calm.
Oct. 29 .... 27 .. Cloudy; calm.
Oct. 30 - 33 .. Cloudy; calm.
Oct. 31 .... 33 .. Cloudy; calm.
Nov. 1 . 2G Snowing; calm
WORE A BELT AMID ICEBERGS
-hip's Captain Found Hardy Folk in the
Yahgans
Captain James Leslie of the British
steamship Elgin, which arrived at San Fran
cisco recently from Norfolk, has become
firmly convinced that wearing clothes is
only a habit. As proof he cites an episode
among the dwindling race of Yahgans, in
the Straits of Magellan.
The Earl of Elgin was in the midst of
icebergs when two natives, father and son,
paddled out in a canoe. The father wore l
a simple bell and the son was attired in j
the remains of a coat, heeling certain the j
lad was freezing, Captain Leslie had him
wrapped in a blanket and sent to the gal
hy to get warm. The boy soon became
weak and fainted.
The father, seeing his son’s plight, rushed
forward, seized him and threw him over
board into the icy water. The boy immedi
ately revived and climbed into the canoe,
where he laughed as he caught ship’s bis
cuits tossed by members of the crew.
Captain Leslie says there are only 200 Yah
gans left.
THE KITCHEN
(By Dr. Frank C rune in Seattle Sun)
If I ever get money enough to build '*
house of my own, the first thing I shall con
struct will lie the kitchen.
The kitchen is to the home what the
stomach is to the body. The Greeks used
to think the soul was 1 >cated in the stom
ach, and it wasn’t a bad guess. Certain it
is that you cannot sec much glory in the
universe when you have any kind of a
! tomach ache.
Mv kitchen will be five things big. light.
| clean, well equipped and comfortable to
I loaf in.
To begin with the last. I do not see
iwliv a man who owns a house should be
- xeludcd from an essential pari of it. Why
i ,-hould I be condemned to sit always in the
front room surrounded by uncomfortable
; furniture, Tip; cry floors and fragile bric
a-brac while the hired girl enjoys a neat,
j homey kitchen?
i When I feel like it I want to occupy a
' cane rocker by the window, look around
1 upon shining brass stewpans. and read in
! he recipe book how to make ginger cook
!
And then the sounds of the kitchen,
i They are more intimately lovely than any
.;K r h \> it - -. Tirst and foremost, the
i eng of the teakettle; it just sings home and
nother and solid comfort right into the
core of your everlasting soul. Then the
roar of the tire in the stove, the bubbling
i f the pot where the potatoes are boiling.
! the angry sputter of ham frying, and above
! a 1, the solemn tick-tack of the 'll clock,
: beating time like an orchestra leader over
, ;he wh le performance.
Ai>») COIlies li-c mu:i t>l ivutiiciJ, ilic
1 fragrance ; f bread just out of the oven, of
j ;he fowl done to a turn hlkr.g the air with
••n aroma beyond that of flowers, and, Lord
‘.'less us all! if that isn’t a real pumpkin
ic the cook has just delivered into the
world! It is an event that should be cele
brated with cheer and song.
The eye feasts likewise. I want a floor
of old-fashioned red brick on my kitchen;
j ii all the realm of art no color is so rich,
burnisher! shields upon ihe shelf. I want
to see the flash of the Sabatier knives in a
row on the wall, weapons in the noble war
of gastronomy. I want to see the old Delft
blue bowls and brown cooking vessels round
about. Besides there are the whiteness of
white flour on the biscuit board, the spark
ling heaps of sugar, the rosy-cheekedness
of apples, the orangeness of oranges and
the grapeness of grapes.
There is no place where you can feel so
human as in the kb e hen. When you are
tired of being respectable, and your soul is
i -ick of good clothes, oh. to come aside
awhile here, in slippers and shirt sleeves,
and in the cane rocker aforesaid read in
peace in your daily paper all the antics of
this mountebank world!
And then—best of all—the little boy
comes in; you know what he wants, and
although it is against the rules, you steal
for him two Jonathan apples and three
sugar cookies. He beams undying love at
you, and skips out before mother sees
him, while you, partner in such delicious
crime, read your paper as if nothing had
happened.
Good dog feed, 10c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
.$ First Function
of the season will begin this evening. The committee of arrange
ments spared neither time nor money in order to provide every
thing that is hospitable, choice and entertaining. With such an as
surance it is needless to consult the forecasting astronomer as to
what sort of time you’ll have by attending. Our dope sheet heads
in large type—“THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
In compensation of the foregoing ‘ tip and information you
can compensate by calling at our large, up-to-date establishment
and rig up for the special occasion. WE CAN SUIT AND FIT ALL,
Without any exceptions, from head to foot, with the very latest hab
erdashery at reasonable and fair prices.
The Bayles
Clothing Co.
CLOTHIERS, FURNISHERS AND SHOERS
ID1TAROD DIS. OTTER
WE WILL CLOSE AT 8 O'CLOCK EVERY EVEN ING—SUN DAYS AT NOON
Before You Hibernate
Get a first-class outfit at the place where you can depend upon
getting what you ask for, and where you are sure that goods will
not be misrepresented.
H. D0h3TiJELLE¥? D1S- OTTER
MAIL EN ROUTE
FROM NULATOI
j
Three hundred and fifty pounds of mail
left Nu’ato la-t Monday, which, under ordi |
nary circumstances, should reach this city
by tomorrow evening, but the lack of trails
at this time is expected to delay its de
livery; therefore no one would be dis
appointed at its non-arrival.
Moisant & Cameron, the freighter3, have
established a blacksmith shop at Hat City
and have employed William Kennedy to
I operate it.
I have in my possession a yello w m da
mute of about 75 pounds; brough him
i from Dikeman; paid a S10 board bid for
him. Owner can recover same by reim
bursing me and paying for this act.
JACK LOVhLL.
Assessment Work Blank* at BHucc-.
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
IS KILLED IN ROW
Peoria, Hi. Sept. 23. Otto H offer, who
was a candidate for sheriff on the Demo
cratic ticket, was shot and instantly killed
today by Martin Shuster, proprietor of
the Shuster hotel, following a personal quar
rel.
Shuster was discussing the relative merits
of the candidates for sheriff with s me
loungers in the hotel lobby, among thorn
being the Democratic aspirant, and v.L o
Holler objected to the opinion the other
had of him a fight followed. Before any
me realized what was taking [lace Shuster
drew a gun and shot twice at Hotter, killing
him instantly. Shuster immediately gave
himself up to the authorities and is being
held in jail without bail.
Fc How the crowd !
Where ?
To the Cm by Ma-sage and Bath Par
I
The l/. y;l Order cf Moose is now in all (he principal camps of Alaska and Yai •■n
' territories, and Iditarod can enjoy the same distinction if the citizens so desire.
A 1 -due outfit is on the way. but no attempt will be made to institute unless 3b
respectable English-sneaking white men voluntarily make application.
The Moose is acknowledged to he the fastest-growing and most popular order in
the w<tM— 700,000 members in over 1.509 lodges scattered from Nome to Panama and
from Berlin to Manila and only 25 years old.
All the members enjoy all the privileges of every Moose club house anywhere, an i
the International Home University, where indigent Moose widows and orphans are cared
f; r, and Moose children given a college education abs< lutely free.
The lodge provides free medical attention for each member and his family, wtvkly
sick benefits when unable to work, funeral benefit in case of death, etc.
Charter initiation fee is £10, and covers all cost of joining. Dues are only $13 a
year, and no assessments.
Ah interested should send their names and addresses to Ba-il Clemons, district
director Loyal Order of Moose., care Adams house, Iditarod.
The House of Quality |
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For Best Goods!
and Eight Prices!
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CROWLEY & PORTER
IDITARQD The House of Quality FLAT CITY !
RING US UP_ANY SERVICE WE GAN DO YOU_RING US UP
WESTERN UNION CODE BOOK NO TROUBLE TO FORWARD YOUR MAIL THE AMERICANO—16 VOLUMES FIRST EDITIONS OF THE NEW ALASKA MINING CODE
A Drinking Place for Men_
NEW BUDWEISERjditarod BAIRD & ANDERSON FlRT,cTL TME* BRJiNCH