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With a foundation almost iden
tical with the situation as it start
ed in this city, Georgetown now
seems destined for a lively skir
mish between lot, jumpers and
townsite claimants, the first gun
having already been fired. To
make it still better, rumors of
schemes and counter schemes
are already creeping in, to give
the matter the real air of con
spiracy and katzenjammer.
The first brush between oppos
ing interests occurred just p'ior
to Oct. 22, when Andrew Edgar
and some 15 others jumped var
ious portions of the Fredrick’s
Trading Post, which was located
as such on August 2Gth, 1910.
Edgar was hailed before the
commissioner's court, Justice
Heavey presiding, and was then
charged with malicious trespass.
A stormy trial followed, Doc
Donaldson appearing as prose
cutor and Arthur Phelan for the
defense.
During the course of the trial,
the defense attempted, to show
that there was a conspiracy on
between Fredricks, Donaldson
and Commissioner Heavey to get
possession of the choicest por
tions of the townsite, in violation
of public land laws, particularly
those relating to trading post
locations. Accusations flew back
and forth and Phelan emerged
with a fine of $10 against him.
Phelan charged that Fredricks
had located over Indians who
were in actual occupancy, and
that he had not made a valid lo
cation, although it was proved
that he had settled there in 1907.
One of the jury admitted since
arriving here that they knew no
thing of townsite law or trading
posts, and thought it best to let
Fredricks have it as he was the
first one there Hence Edgar]
was tined $5 and costs from which
he will appeal.
As can be readily seen, their
troubles have just commenced
and will require speedy adjust
ment by a qualified officer of the
land department.
Johnstone carries all ttje leading
brands of cigars and tobaccos—whole
sale and retail.
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Office Fixtures and Mission Furniture
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When You're Out
of Oruli You Ain't
A short time ago everyone in the
Iditarod had large pictures of himself
slowly starving to death. One could
soe the drawn visage and the haggard
eye, while the mental vision of a slab
of bacon wore a boatific expression used
only by martyrs and other things hard
to get.
Now that it is known that the price
of grub is high, it develops that there
is grub scattered all over the country.
Some is here and some are there, but
all is headed in this direction, where
fore you may munch your T-bone with
complacency and remember that its
awful hard enjoying the hardships of
Alaska.
Aow, for instance, there is Clancy
with some 30 tons of stuff that is good
to eat down at the mouth of the Idita
rod. Clancy used to run a store on
Garden Island where he was known by
many people. He sold out the business
there and started for the Iditarod, and
is just about to arrive with the goods.
Most of that outfit, however, will be
used by the Ideal cafe, for Clancy is a
partner of Al Hakes, who is also a
partner of Ernest Niehoff, the man
who slips you the slapjack at that per
fectly good eat emporium. Clancy is
now engaged in bringing that stuff up
here, a distance of about "5 miles by
tha trail. He will be assisted by a
mule and a few aborigines.
Then there is the Minneapolis at
Lewis’ with lots of grub and 25 cases
of lemons, to say nothing of the gin.
Frank Miller, he of the Miner’s Home
saloon, started the stuff down, bringing
up the rear with the Clow. The Clow
stopped for a brief period at Hot
Springs and is still there, while Frank
sits calmly swinging his legs from
some 50 barrels of beer. The lemons
are at Lewis’, the beer is at Hot
Springs, but it's hard to say which has
the best of it.
The lemons will doubtless be brought
over the trail, and the beer will he
consumed at Hot Springs. Besides
that there are some 20 tons of beef
over there and the only way to con
sume it is to bring the meat where
somebody will have a chance to eat it.
Diskaket also has grub and fresh
beef. Vigeliusand Edwards came over
a few days ago and reported on the sit
uation. Aiready, dog teams are busy
on that line of communication.
Some of these things that are short
may be decidedly long on the price,
but you might just as well cheer up.
We are bound to live through the win
ter, and the chances are we’ll have
lemon for the rickev.
Minneapolis Made
Nearly Naif Way
With 186 tons, half of which is pro
visions, the steamer Minneapolis is lay
ing at Lewis' on the Yukon, frozen in
nice and solid right where the ice may
do her a lot of good when the spring
breakup comes. She had fiddled for
position many days, but like the good
things hoped for which never come, she
holed in at the wrong time and place.
The trip down the Tanana was a
pleasant one—not. For 72 hours she
sat complacently on a bar while the en
tire crew and the office devil strained
with might and main to pull her off.
Then she proceeded down river till
someone got cold feet and turned
aiound to get behind an island at Tolo
vana where they stayed for 10 days.
As G. F. Mayhood, one of the passen
gers who arrived here Tuesday puts it,
they got a breath from the banana belt,
the captain took heart and staggered
up the stairs. Signing everyone to a
pledge that nothing would be claimed
by way of damages if they were crushed
by the polar ice, the boat started once
more and got to Lewis’ before the ice
had accumulated on the hull to such an
extent as to prevent further progress.
On the 24-th of last month, the river
was still open, but the Minneapolis had
been unable to reach safe quarters on
account of the shore ice.
The boat is in a dangerous position,
and it is entirety possible possible that
the story of spring will be a sad one.
Of the freight carried, about half is
perishables. Frank Miller, Markle,
Jack Ronan, Tom McLean, aud some
35 others are there, and, apparently,
each one of them brought along provi
sions.
Ronan and McLean have machinery,
Miller has liquids, Markle has vegeta
bles. They lisvve builded a habitation
on the bank where the goods have
been stored. Miller is also concerned
with a consignment on the Clow, which
only got as far as Hot Springs.
Save the pieces! broken lenses re
placed at Simpson’s.
Meet me at Johnstone’s cigar store
for a social game of pool or solo.
Smith & McMasters,
CARPENTERS,
BUILDERS AND JOBBERS
Shop—Richmond St., bet. 1st and 2d.
General Merchandise
and Outfitters
Will We Have Turkey
During tire Holidays?
If it is feasible to drive cold storage
turkeys over the Lewis Cutoff, then we
will have some of the delectable bird,
browned in royal state on the festive
board for Christmas.
Such is the news that comes from the
Yukon where the Minneapolis is now
sojourning.
Twenty tons of beef, birds and tidbits
reached Dave Lewis', brought down,
presumably by one of the Weachter
Bros, of the Independent market. The
stuff is there and it is needed here,
wherefore, it would appear that ar
rangements will be made to bring it
overland to the Iditarod.
Charley Miller, of the Merchants
cafe has been planning a big turkey
dinner for New' Year’s, He sent to
Fairbanks for some and lie also knows
that these specimens of the national
bird are at Lewis’. Sucli being the
case, it would seem a cinch that there
will be one large and copious feed wait
ing for us when Father Time bows out
his decrepit son, Nineteen Ten.
FRONTIER ELEGY
He Mowed inter Lanigan’s swingin’ a
gun,
An’ swearir;':
Declarin’
Red rivers ’ud run
Down Alkali valley an’ oceans o' gore
’Ud wash sudden death on th' sage
brushy shore.
An’ shot a big hole inter Lanigan’s
floor.
He blowed inter Lanigan's swingin’ a
gun,
A new one,
i
A blue one,
A Colt’s forty-one;
He shot some, permiskus, where Lani
gan stoou,
An’ would have put Lanigan in bad fer
good,
But th’ leg that he happened t’ shoot
in was wood.
He blowed inter Lanigan's shoutin’ like
tnad.
An’ ravin’,
Gun waviu’,
Gin-ugly an’ bad;
He shot a knothole outen Lanigan’s leg
(Th’ wood one) an’ shot th' bung outen
a keg,
An’ nigh let th’ liquor all out, every
dreg.
An’ Lanigan, seein’ him goic’ too far,
Too frisky,
(With whisky
Wuth cash at th’ bar),
Reached over an’ pulled out a big
forty-four
An plugged him between th back bar
an’ the door,
Till he was less harmful than he was
before.
He blowed into Lanigan’s, lookin’ fer
gore,
An’ tirried;
We carried
Him out on a door;
An’ Lanigan took a big splinter o’ leg
An’ got out his jack-knife an’ whittled
a peg.
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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ROADHOUSE AND SALOON IN CONNECTION
Stables for Dop^Lots of Salmon
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est Starts from “Kaltag.”
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NOTICE is hereby given that I, Ande
Lange, tviil not be responsible for any
debts that Mrs. Jennetto Lange has
or may contract.
(Signed) Ande Lange.
Dis. Otter, Oct. 27, 1910.
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