It’s a misdemeanor to think well of But remember there are 365 days
one’s self today, having been an ass for j coming. Just buckle up your belt and
the past year. go after a better batting average.
One Dollar Per Month. JANUARY l, 1911. Two Bits Per Copy
Fortune's Star Still
Follows Frank Manley
Fairbanks, Dec. 14—Following the
third trail in the case of Durand vs.
Manley, Judge Overfield today handed
down a decision in which the claims of
Manley and Boone to 4-fraction on
Cleary, known as the Durand fraction
are sustained and the money held by
the court turned over to Manley. Du
rand, who had been staked by Barnette,
staked the fraction off of 4-bench, right
limit. At that time, Manley. Theodore
Witte, Julius Meyer, Ben Boone and
D. T. Boone claimed the ground. After
the first trial, Witte and Meyer gave
up their interest in the disputed frac
tion, thinking that Durand's claim was
just. Durand had worked the ground
in company with Tony Zuber and
Walter Hunter both of whom are now
here, and had taken out the gold. This
was held by the court pending the de
cision. Having allowed the expenses
of mining, the overs amounted to 'mly
about $5000.
FAIRBANKS TELEGRAPH
Dec. 3--The hennery of Fred Douse
was rail ed last night and a complete
haul made of henfruit. Many of the
originators of the eggs were grabbed
in the same sortie.
A twenty-mile race is planned here
for Dec. 27th. It will be held in the
Gordon rink and a number of the old
favorites will run such as Roy Lund,
Mike Sawin of Nome, John Norman
and others.
Dec. 9— Following the removal of W.
H. Mendham, the jeweler, from his:
qurrters on Front street in the Fair
banks building, to cheaper quarters,
Pete Vidovich, the original conser
vationist. has entered suit for $200 a
month rent during the life of the lease.
Pete has a fat chance.
Deputy Marshal Robinson of Tanana,
arrived today with four prisoners. Two
of them are insane.
Albert Wilson marries Margeret j
Atkinson.
Laymen on first tier, left limit, 8-b;
Goidstream, strike pay.
Dec. 10—A. McDonald and George!
Kinney have just purchased a one-half
interest in 1-a Ophir creek in the
Beaver country.
Mrs. Willison is dead ol bronchial
troubles. She underwent a long siege
of illness
L. M. Calvin, formerly of Goldfield, j
Nevada, and now in charge of work on j
Chatham creek has found a new 12- j
inch ledge on the Pioneer quartz claim.
Casey sells Bock cigars.
THEY BAN RINGS
AROUND THE TREE
^“"Tho Christmas tree party given at
Ansley’s Hall by the ladies of J.iitarod
last Monday afternoon was one of the !
best things of the holiday celebration. !
The youngsters were given a royal j
time, for a number of generous ones had 1
put themselves down as willing to pay
the freight and there was nothing for
the children todo but enjoy themselves.
Through the efforts of Mrs. H. R.
Elliot and Mrs. S. Garckin a goodly
sum had been raised for the occasion,
and when Bill Ansley came in dressed
like Santa Claus there was nothing left
to be des;red.
Coincident with the distribution of
presents there were song and reci
tations, many of the grownups assist
ing in this part of the festivities. Be
sides the little ones, those who assisted
In the good time were :
Mesdames S. Garckin, Elliott, Clif
ton, J. A. Peterson, Trouehten, Saun
ders, C. Suter, Roscoe, Sherbourne,
Thurston, Huser, Eisenmanger, Brooks,
Nvholtn, I^arson, McKenzie, Kellogg,
Strong, A. Young, Dr. Brooks, Wor- j
den, Marsh, Erickson : Misses Maltby,
H. Grant, S. Kotsch, Taylor, Nyholm,
O'Brien and Erickson.
Call for Bock cigars.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AH persons owing bills to the Pacific
Cold Storage Company are urgently re
quested to call at the Independent
Market, in Iditarod, and settle same as
soon as possible.
Notlci to Odd Fellows of Iditarod District
Odd Fellows of good repute are re
quested to meet at N. Bf. Jaffe's store,
Flat City, Jan. 7, 8 p. m. sharp, for the
purpose ot discussing the organization
of an Odd Fellows club.
Eyes examined free—Simpson's.
It was rumored that Mr. and Mrs.
Boy Stevens had a bad tipoveron their
way to Flat City Friday afternoon with
a dog team. From latest accounts
none •were badly hurt.
Coal oil and candles for sale at An
derson Bros. & Nerland’s.
Mr. Squeal got in from Moore creek
last week. He says its a homely look
Idk country over there.
' H. Main build* and repairs houses—
Jf— bln. First avenue, near Black st.
FAIRBANKS HAS DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
I
Fairbanks, Dec. 14.—Starting from a defective flue
in the Central saloon on Front street, a disastrous fire
swept through a large portion of the main business
block of the town at 2 o’clock this morning, putting
seven places out of business, threatening the entire
down town portion of the city, and causing a loss of
over $20,000.
The blaze came at an hour when the city was
wrapped in slumber. Forty degree weather prevailed,
and although there was no wind the fire department
was hampered by the extreme cold. So quickly did the
flames spread that there was time to save but very little,
and in spite of the fact that six lines of hose were
strung and worked to the limit, the fire gradually
spread both ways from the Central saloon, taking in the
Empire restaurant, the O. K. barber shop. Imperial
cigar store, the Fraction saloon, Vandale’s jewelry
store, and the B. & B. cigar store.
All of these buildings were a total loss except the
Imperial cigar store, which was gutted. It was here
that the flames were checked on their journey down the
street. Most of the buildings burned were one story
frame structures with the usual balloon ceiling, and,
considering the difficulties under which the fire depart
ment worked, the citizens are indeed grateful that the
conflagration did not become a repetition of 1906.
The Central saloon was the one opened by “Siphon” '
Miller, who used to run a saloon at Chatanika. The
Empire bakery and restaurant was formerly owned by
Jensen, but it is believed to be owned at present by
Johnson or House. The B. & B. cigar store was the
property of the McDonald brothers, Vandale owned his
own little jewelry shop, and the Fraction saloon was
owned by Billy Kreamer, who purchased it from Louis
Spitz. The Imperial cigar store was owned by Pren
dergast, but it is believed that he had closed out to
someone else. The Fraction and the Imperial will
doubtless be the heaviest losers, and there was very
little insurance on any of the property.
Reporting the gruesome find of a frozen human
carcass, which they were unable to identify, John Kus
chel and Alfred Sundquist arrived in Iditnrod last
Wednesday from the Ditna and immediately informed
Commissioner Maltby and Deputy Marshal Donovan of
this other tragedy of the trail which must be added to
the long list of the North. They had been prospecting
and were on their way to Dikeman for supplies. Four
miles from Moose creek, and almost within sight of a
cabin, they saw a sack hanging on a tree and a pair of
snowshoe.s leaning against the foot of it. The circum
stance aroused their curiosity, and after a short search
in the snow they uncovered the frozen corpse.
Finding nothing about the body to identify it, they
buried it carefully with snow and firs, and came on to
inform the authorities. They are due to return at once
in the company of Judge Maltby and Deputy Marshal
Donovan. If identification is possible it will not be
known for a few days.
This is the second tragedy of the kind reported in
the last two weeks. On the night of December 16,
George Howard, an old time Alaskan, was frozen to
death on the trail between Ophir and Diskauet. He had
also been prospecting in the Ditna country and was on
his way to Diskaket for grub with a handsled. Eddie
Lund passed him with a dogteam, picking up his hand
sled, thinking that Howard would reach Diskaket with
out trouble. Becoming worried on account of Howard’s
non arrival that night, Billy Grey went out to look for
him and found him sitting on a stump frozen stiff.
The body was taken to Diskaket by Grey and Ed
Kelly, proprietor of a roadhouse there, and an inquest
was held by Judge Vinal, who was ou his way through
to Ophir.
Howard was 55 years of age and had mined in the
Fortymile country in 18S6. Since that time he has
been in Alaska almost continually, taking in all the
camps and all the stampedes. He was a printer by trade
before coming to Alaska and had lived in California.
Now St’s Simply a Question of “Hush”
The first dog race of the Iditarod is on for this day,
New Year, 1911. It is but the fo.erutiner of what will be
come an Iditarod classic.
There are eight good entries and they are due to start
at 11 o’clock this (Sunday) morning, from the tront of the
M & M. bank building on their way to Discovery Otter,
to Flat City and return. A portion ot the course is in the
form of a loop and the distance is approximately 20 miles.
The course, as is now known to all entries, lays along
Front street to the corner ol Willow and straight out to the
Summit Roadhouse. It then turns to the left on the Boul
der trail and follows down Boulder to Discovery Otter.
Turning there, the course lays along the cutoff trail along
the left limit of Otter through Flat City, and back along the
government trail past the Summit roadhouse into Iditarod.
Coming into town, the course turns from Willow onto
Second avenue and turns from thence to Richmond or
Bonanza in the option of the driver, who must turn back to
F'irst street and finish at the starting point.
Owing to the fact that the closing of the entiies on the
oiiginal date announced would have shut out so many
teams as to have caused a failure of the race, the entries
were held open until Friday noon, with the result that a
fair number of starters is assured. Following the closing
of entries a drawing was held for place and the entries iti
the order of their slatting are as follows ;
1, Claude Shea; 2. Shorty Drapeau: 3. Northern Sal
oon; 4. Harry Karstens; 5 Tom McMahon; 6, Dan Camp
bell; 7, John Kirby; ,8, Sam Adams.
Of these teams, there is a pos>ibility that there will be
no more than 6 starters. Although entered John Kirbv
could not get his team straightened out in lime, and Harry
Karstens was prevailed upon to go it), in spite of a bad
cold which may put him out of the running
Considerable betting has been goiog on with Claude
Shea, the N C. Co. team and the team of the Northern
among the favorites. Claude drives his own team, Dan
Campbell drives the N. C. Co. team and McRae drives the
Northern team Nobody seems to know much about Mc
Mahon’s entry except a few wise ones and they are looking
for seme easy money. His team will probably be driven
hv Tommy Btillene of Flat cteek Shorty Drapeau will
drive his own team and he has some good dogs, as will Sam
Adams and Harry Karstens if they all start
Bets 01s time are being made from two hours to two
hours and a half. There are so many chances on the
weath.er, and so few people know anything about the pos
sible time, that bets are liable to range all over the piace.
The teams will start ten minutes apart and the race
will he decided on time. Arrangements have been made
for a report from the summit roadhouse as the teams pass,
coming and going. They will also be reported from Dis
covery and Flat. These returns can be secured at several
places in town.
There will be judges at Flat and Discovery to look
after the welfate of the contestants as they pass through
and keep the course clear It is also requested that each
spectator in the city constitute himself a policeman to see
the streets are kept clear and thus assist the marshals.
It is to be hoped that weather conditions are propitious,
that everything passes iff smoothly and that good time is
made. It is the first race ol the Iditarod but it wiil not be
the last. 1 he officials are as follows :
Judges—Jack Baird, Chas Ross, Con Hurley.
Official Starter—Frank Becker.
Time Keepets—Chris Antonison, Robert Simpson.
Marshals—Capt IJonovan, Henry Weir, Billy Barret,
Roy Stevens, Ramps Peterson, Tom Dean, I GHusiein,
Ike Bayles, Joe Smith, Doc Kemp, George Auten, Martin
Sickinger
Judges at Summit Roadhouse—Fiank H. Chew, J. L.
Jean, George Bishop ; Discovery Otter, Arthur Shotibeck,
Carl 1 hiel. Jack Ryan; Flat City, Prank Stanley, Jack
Connolly, Bert Moores.
Louis Sehmimelfennig and Walter Hunter, two of the part
ners who are associated with Charles Knell andEddie Me Ar
dle in Moore cresk optionscame into town to see that the holidays
were properly observed. They believe that Santa Claus will
have a fu’l stocking for them next season. Sehimrnelfennig re
ports that a roadhouse keeper on Ruby creek has cut a trail
from Ruby to the head of Moore and thus saves long detours.
Scene of Festivites
Await Coming Guests
The festive board is placed, the Arc
tic flowers waft their sweet perfume,
the fiddlers are tuning up their strings
and all the stage is set for a striking
bit of extemporaneous comedy that will
mark the New Year watch party at the
Merchant’s cafe tonight (Saturday) as
one of the joyous hits of the season.
It it a watch party but no one can
watch the moments fly,—they will be
galloping into a well-remembered past
too swiftly. But in this sense, it can
be called a watch party. You can watch
the smiles of pleasure on the faces of
your gay company, or mayhap you can
watch the amber-bubbles crowding to
the top of the goblet.
There will be music there such as
never was. They may be screened by
Alaska palms and then again they may
not. However, there will be music of
erehestral vintage designed tostirr the
heart beats and tickle the tootsies.
Then there will be several lines of
good eats. Turkeys and fresh oysters,
and game, and gamblers. There will
be various multi-colored things, to
drink with or without. If you look in
another portion of this paper you will
gee a list of ali the good things there
will be to eat.
Worden sells Bock cigars.
THEY WILL THROW
WIDE THE DOORS
Proud of the fact that they have the
largest social hail in the country, the
Arctic Brothers of Flat city have made
arrangements for the big Dedication
oall that is to be given next Saturday,
January 7th.
The affair is being planned on an
elaborate scale as the A. B.’s are de
termined to make the event commen
surate with the importance of their
new building. Every A. B. in the
country will try to get there in spite
of high water and a hi-yu time can be
looked for.
Tickets are being sold at five bones
per couple, this to include one large
feed, or two if you can carry it.
Ramps sells Bock cigars.
JACK PRICE HAD
RECEIVED NEWS
Since the sudden departure of J. J.
Price, one of the owners of tlie Marietta
association on Flat creek, accompanied
by Mace Farrer for Hot Springs, it has
been learned that this wa* only their
ostensible destination. They are now
known to be hurrying to Red Mountain
iu the Koyukuk country where a good
strike has been reported and where
prospectors are hiking from all direc
tions.
In another portion of this issue will
be found the first news that has been
received from that section, and which
is taken from the Yukon Valley News
at Fort Gibbon. Price was apprised
of the new strike through a letter te
csived from Jim Huntington who has
been in the country this fall and who
seems to think it is all to the merry.
Just how good the news was received
by Price, 'it was sufficient to send him
on the long mush without delay. Farrer
has been in the country before and
staked ground there. He has simply
been waiting for confirmation of his
hopes.
The Red mountain diggings are lo
cated on a tributary of Old Man river,
a left limit tributary of the Koyukuk
coming in in the vicinity of Arctic
City. It lays about 100 miles north of
Gibbon. _
The Miner's Home sells Bock cigars
Christmas Wedding Bells
At the home of Mrs. W. Newman on
Christmas day a wedding was solem
nized, being the nuptials of Miss Anna
Huffy and Wm. McMullen.
The house was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the knot was tied
by Commissioner Mali by in the pres
ence of but a few friends.
On Tuesday night the couple went to
Flat on the Ross automobile and were
met on their arrival by a big party of
acquaintances who escorted them to
their home and gave them a rousing
reception, accompanied by much noise.
The bride is well known on the
creeks as is also the gruom, the latter
having been engaged in the freighting
i business for some time.
Manuel sells Bock cigars.
Praises Heard Are
Long and Lend
Taking a vote sotto voce from those
who attended the Masonic ball ten
dered by the Iditarod Masonic Club at
Ansley’s hall last Tuesday night will
leave no doubt in the mind of the in
vestigator that the affair was the most
pretentious and elaborate and most en
joyable of any similar event held in
the Iditarod.
Beautifully gowned women and well
dressed men marked the baii as one of
unusual attraction, while the musical
program that was given before the
dancing commenced was a most enjoy
able one.
In this part of the evening’s enter
tainment, the participants were: Solo,
Edward Drake; recitation, Mrs. Wm.
Amalong; violin solo, Prof. Berggren;
solo, Miss Coolidge; recitation, Prof.
Drake; vocal solo, Otto Moses; piano
solo. Miss Taylor; vocal solo, Mrs. F.
M. Dunham.
The hall had been tastefully deco
rated and the lower floor of the build
ing was utilized as reception rooms
where the less active ones played
cards.
The Merchants cafe distinguished it
self with a supper that has not been
surpassed for the excellence of the ser
vice, and the place was jammed three
times with diners—so large was the
crowd. The creek Masons attended in
force, the Keyes & May ban stage hav
ing brought in 14 people in one load.
NO. 40 COMES
OVER THE PLATE
The raffle at I. Goldstein’s store last
Monday resulted in the winning of a
$50 tailor-made suit. The prize went
to No. 40, which means that the figure
4 is still in the running as it used to
be 4-11-44. Miss Florence McGibney
drew the number from the bat, and
there was no kick on her execution.
NOTICE
In order that everyone on the creeks
may ride to town, the fare on Keyes &
Mayhan's stage from Flat City has
been redup$fj $1.
Mr. aod Mrs. Snyder attended the
Masonic bail and were impressed by the
metropolitan aspect of Iditarod City.
Ful! line optical goods at Simpson’s
STANLEY'S DANCE
WAS A HUMMER
It was a merry party that foregather
ed at Stanley's place at Flat on Christ
mas eve when it seemed all the people
in the entire district had come to take
part in the festivities.
Following the lighting of the Christ
mas tree which took place after the
shades of night had fallen over the
community, the dancing began, but
terpsiehorean artists were not allowed
to disport themselves until after one
of the biggest blowouts the small folk
of the Iditarod had ever experienced.
Of course it was the very first of little
people in this country, but it is a lead
pipe cinch that they will never forget
it. There were presents and doings
which included songs and recitations,
w hile the kiddies spilled candy around
the place and tried their level best to
make everybody as happy as they were.
The dancing began late in the even
ing and there were a few people there
to participate. In fact there were so
many that they crowded each other.
There were two people who stepped on
each other’s toes but they were too
busy trying to extricate elbows from
their ribs to notice the incident.
A merry party of some twelve people
were carried out by Phil Mavhan,—he
of the Keyes & Mavhan stage and they
only tended to add to the general con
fusion. Phil carried them out in a
hurry because we know. We went
along with him.
RIVERSIDE HOTEL ARRIVALS
Dr. Carter and wife, Mr and Mrs A
V Thorns, Mrs J J Price, Miss Cool
rige, T W Jackson, Robert Blythe,
Wm Guttschick, Robert Heart, Jas
Goodman, Dr. C M Spaulding, Jas C
Stephenson, Frank James, Geo Vader,
C Wilson, Edward Berbach, H Howard,
F B ingels, A Longnecker, L N Ellis,
Capt John Bingham, G W Byron, Thos
McMahon.
FOR SALE — 40-horsepower mining
plant; also 30-horsepower high pres
sure marine boiler; 14-horsepower up
right boiler, two direct-connected
Morris sand pumps, one 8-in. and one
6-in. Enquire Johnson & Clark.
All cigars dealers sell Bock cigars.
Change of Venue
In Redfern Case
A change of venue in the case of
the United States vs. Stephen Redfern
was or Nov. 30 granted by Judge Over
field, and the case will be tried next
spring in the Iditarod. Redfern is
charged with perjury in connection
with the trial of C. C. Morgan.
For cleaning and repairing see Wiie the
Tailor, Second avenue.
For coal oil and candles see Anderson
Bros. & Nerland.
New Year’s, 1911
MENU
Olives Pickles Almonds
SOUP
Consomme Print a Niere Royal
SALAD
Waldorf Salad
ENTREE
Fresh Eastern Oyster Patties
PUNCH
Roman Punch
ROAST
Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Asparagus Tips, Drawn Butter
Rum Omelette
Nuts. Camembert Cheese. Raisins
Coffee
Music by Berggren, Bourret and Drake.
Time If p. m. $7.50 Per Plate
Corkage 50c a Pint.
Dome Layman Blown
Two Hundred Yards
Fairbanks, Dec. 14—While working
in his boiler house this morning Frank
Lindquist, lavman on 3-b Dome, was
instantly killed by the explosion of the
boiler which blew his body two hun
dred yards. Both ends of the 40 h. p.
boiler blew out at once, wrecking the
entire plant and so badly mutilating
Lindquist’s body that it was hardly
recognizable. One arm was completely
dismembered._
Incomplete investigation here has
elicited but little information about
Lindquist or whether he leaves a
family. He has been on Dome how.
ever for some time.
KANTISHNA UPRISING
ONLY REDMAN’S JOKE
Fairbanks, Dec. 10—With the story
of the first Siwash joke of which there
is any authentic record, Charles Trun
dit arrived from the Kantishna today
and says that the Indian scare story as
told by John McLeod about a week
ago is all a josh. He said that tho In
dians had played a practical joke to
scare an old-timer, and from all reports
the copper-hued jokesmiths slipped one
over on McLeod. He was only figura
tively scalped for his hair stood up so
straight it pulled.
Flat Dwellers Now
Coming Thru the Rye
“Oh picture tonight, bartenders
dressed in white,” touching littie bal
lad isn’t it, but not so effective as the
pictures presented at Flat city last
week when both Nels Glantz of the
Grand hotel and Frank Stanley of the
Stanley house put their elbows on the
bar and said “Come on boys.” They
had both received their licenses you
know, and lost no time in passing the
oil of joy over their own particular ma
hogany.
Glantz was the first to get into the
game and he swatted out some fast
ones last Saturday night. The delivery
was excellent with Frank Hall and
Chappie Fischer in the box, and as far
as can be remembered, there was not
a high ball missed during the entire
evening.
Frank Stanley opened up Fridav
night after one of the fastest quick
changes on record. He packed out a
bunch of lumber and bar fixtures and
wet goods and in three days was slip
ping them over like a veteran. Lon
Doggett took over the delivery end,
asssisted by that same Chappie
Fisher. The batting average was
something fierce and nobody muffed
any until late in the morning. In only
a tew instances did the playing get
ragged but nobody jawed the umpire.
This now makes four drink emporiums
in Flat which will doubtless detain
them for a brief period.
New Year’s Reception
Mrs. Charles E. Taylor will hold
open house on New Year’s day to re
ceive New Year's callers. She will be
assisted by Miss Gertrude Jones and
Miss Taylor, and the hours are trout 2
to 6 p. m. _
Fred Carter was in from Flat creek
Friday boosting for the big A. B. dance
that will be held thereon January 7th,
to dedicate the new hall. He says that
they will have a two-hour stage service
between Idttarod and Flat next Satur
day and Sunday.
The Sideboard sells Bock cigars.