Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Oust Bought and Assayed
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SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT. SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vice President
R. C. BUTTON, Cashier
SPORT EVENTS
AT FLAT CITY
The sporting blood of Flat City, which
had been stirred almost to fever heat for
several days prior to last Monday Labor
day received somewhat of a cold douche
when the scheduled events set for the holi
day program were pulled oil. The horse
race was disappointing to many because of
ihe fact that Meacham’s Blue was with
drawn: the wrestling match between Tony
jropa ami Japanese Hidey proved to be a
fiasco, and the boxing contest between
‘•Hank Robinson of Fort Gibbon and Dan
Brewster of Seattle" turned out to be a
laughable burlesque on the “noble art of
self-defense."
The horse race, held m the afternoon, was
in three heats, two of which were won by
Lowrie's “Billie” and one by Ignatius. Frank
Mi Cubney’s black pony made the third entry
in the event in place of the one “with
drawn. The old-timer, Ignatius, seemed to
he the favorite with the talent, but it is
claimed he was not as well ridden as was
his successful opponent. Mead Maynard
rode “Billie." and experienced no difficulty
in landing the stake.
A large crowd saw the race, and a great
deal of interest was manifested, but no
great amount of money changed hands on
the contest.
"Points” in Wrestling
'Fhe evening events, the wrestling and
boxing contests, were pulled off in Moose
hall, and attracted quite a large-sized crowd
if lovers of these sports. The wrestling
match between Tony Tropa and Japanese
flu ley was at any holds, and it was under
stood that any style of wrestling would be
permitted. At the demand of the subject of
the mikado, special jackets were furnished
the contestants, having a rope cellar for
hand holds, it being explained that these
were necessary in the style of wrestling em
1 loved by Hidey jui jitsui. When time
was called the gladiators, without any pre
liminary sparring. secured holds, and the
next instant the lad from sunny Italy was
describing an arc through the air. The
t lever little Japanese pounced upon him
immediately and pinned him to the floor,
claiming a point in the match. There was
some dispute about this, and Tony inquired,
“What you call-a da point?” The Nip
ponese replied : “Breakee arm, one point;
breakee leg, two points; breakee neck, three
points—me win.” It being demonstrated
that none of Tony’s bones were broken, the
claim to points was disallowed, and the
match was resumed, but the assurance dis
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FLAT CITY... Mrs. C. C. Chittick
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Mutchler Bros.
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Leaves Iditarod Dally at 9 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Leaves Flat at 12 noon and 6 p. m.
Sundays: Leave Iditarod 9 a. m.; Flat, 12 m.
Special auto-tram trips may be arranged for
by ringing up the Iditarod office.
Regular horse tram leaves Iditarod 1 p. m.
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_FLAT CITY_
played by Hidey completely unnerved Tony,
and he did not cut much of a figure in the
match. When the two again came to
gether Tony was thrown over the Jap’s
head, lus feet being lifted almost to the
ceiling He came to the mat with such
force that he was stunned, and on being
revived by his opponent, inquired wonder
inglv what had happened. It seems that
Tony had but a hazy understanding of the
Japanese style of wrestling prior to the
match; but he understood now. He con
cluded that he had had enough, and the
bout was awarded to Hidey.
The ‘ Boxing Contest
The boxing contest was refereed by
George Mutchler, with “Hot Air” Riley as
timekeeper. Neither of the contestants
showed any skill as a boxer, and as Riley
describes it, it soon developed into a bug
ging contest. After being repeatedly warned
by the referee that the audience which bad
paid admission to see a glove contest did
not care to witness an exhibition of mascu
line affection, the boys struggled through
several rounds of uninteresting dodging and
shuffling. The rounds were to have been
of two minutes’ duration, but Riley could
not resist the temptation to “job" the con
testants, and kept lengthening the rounds,
first to three minutes, then to four, and
the last round continued for a period of
five and a half minutes, and the boxers
were “all in.”
The crowd took the matter good
naturedly, anti no one asked for his money
back.
Taking it all in all. however, the crowd
had a lot of fun. and though disappointed
at the lack of scientific sport, they enjoyed
themselves immensely, and that is what
holidays are for. anyway.
Concludes With Dance
The impromptu Labor day celebration
cable to a close in typical Alaska fashion
with dancing, indulged in until a late hour,
and which was enjoyed by many.
WHALER SHOOTS SUBMARINE
TACOMA, Aug. 28.- His Britannic maj
esty's naval forces were attacked last week
by wards of the United States, the Neah
Bay Indians, according to George D. Cant
well. United States bird reservation inspec
tors. who returned to Tacoma yesterday
from the coast.
Chief Makah of the Neah tribe was told
by a steamship captain that two large whales
were blowing off Tatoosh island. After
proper ceremonies, Makah and his braves
embarked in a sea going canoe. Arriving
at the hunting grounds, they saw no whales,
but suddenly a black back appeared near-by.
Two harpoons thrown by Whale Killer,
the expert harpoonist, bounced from the
whale’s back and the Indians were recalling
charms against the old time whale-god.
when the back of the “whale” opened and
an English officer appeared to ask what
they meant by harpooning his submarine.
Ira Wood’s recently rebuilt fast launch,
the Nancy Bell, was taken on her trial trip
last Sunday, and gives promise of being one
of the speediest craft on the river.
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Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric
Vibration and Osteopathy Massages have the
power to cure such functional diseases as
Lumbago Indigestion
Rheumatism Disorders of Liver
Stiff Joints Melancholia
Dropsy Obesity and
Locomotor Ataxia Gout
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
For fine silver salmon, see Mitchell, at
Flat City.
A full line of Rubber Goods at Boas', Flat
and Iditarod.
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Lighted by Gas Heated by Steam
PRISONER LEADS
DEPUTY*CHASE
Daniel Sullivan Sutherland, arrested last
week on a charge of having robbed John
Schneider, created somewhat of a diversion
in the city hist Sunday afternoon, and inci
dentally caused the local police officials a
great deal of trouble and anxiety, by making
his escape from the federal jail. He was
recaptured late Sunday night in his tent at
Hat City by Deputy Marshal Thomas and
lodged in jail again Monday morning. Later
he was taken before Commissioner Geraghty
and released on account of lack of prosecu
tion.
Sutherland was arrested last Friday on
suspicion of having relieved Schneider of a
considerable amount of money. Later a
charge of robbery was placed against him.
Sutherland strenuously denied his guilt, and
none of the missing money was found on
his person when arrested. The actions of
the complaining witness since me anesi ui
Sutherland lead to the suspicion that Shnei
der. who appears to be somewhat queer,
may not have been robbed at all. but may
have Displaced his money, if indeed he had
’the sum claimed.
On Sunday afternoon Sutherland took ad
vantage of the fact that the jail door was
left unguarded for a short period while1
I fuel was being carried into the premises,
and took French leave, making at once for
the hills south of town. No one at the jail |
saw him leave, but pedestrians and work
men on the Flat-Iditarod road saw him mak
ing toward the creek town. Late Sunday
night Deputy Marshal Thomas apprehended
him in his tent at Flat City, awakening him
from sleep. He acknowledged the hopeless- :
ness of making his escape from the district,
saving that had he had a small amount of
money he would have had no trouble in
escaping over the trail. He was lodged in
the somewhat flimsy jail structure at Hat
City, and became so obstreperous that the
officers were compelled to iron him.
His hearing was set by Commissioner Ger
aghty for Monday afternoon, but Schneider,
the complainant, failed to show up. and the
■case was continued until Tuesday, when,
the necessary witness having failed to report, ,
Sutherland was discharged from custody.
It is doubtful whether further proceedings
will be taken in the matter.
HOW RUSSIA CAME TO BE
SHORT OF WAR MUNITIONS
Ther has been a great deal of conjecture
in this country as to the cause of the lack
W weapons and ammunition adequate prop
erly to equip the Russian army, says a
Washington dispatch.
The real reason probably never has been
told. Russia, before the beginning of the
war, was known not only to have main
tained factories for the manufacture of guns
and ammunition for ordinary needs, but to
have had a reserve supply sufficient to pre
vent it from being taken by surprise in the
event of war. The most important factories
capable of turning out war materials were j
in the neighborhood of Petrograd. Moscow,
Nijm-movgorod, Tiflis, Odessa and Sebasto
pol.
During the forty eight hours preceding
and following the declaration of war by Ger
many against Russia these plants were put i
out of business by incendiary fires and dy
namite explosions. The Russians always
have felt justified in conceding the destruc
tion of their munitions to the work of Ger
man spies or through the use of German
money.
During the tumult that followed the dec
laration of a state of war between Ger
many and Austria the outside world knew
nothing of the devastation wrought to the
Russian armies by the enemy, although it
f. now develops that some men who were
caught red-handed were shot or hanged.
The strict censorship then maintained at
Petrograd and other Russian cities prevented
any knowledge of the disasters from reach
ing the outside world.
That the blow struck by Germany against
Russia, however, was pretty thorough and
complete is evidenced by the fact that only
within the last three months have any of
these arms plants been restored to working
conditions and with a minimum of output,
inadequate to supply more than one-fourth
of the actual needs of the Russian military
forces.
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
ON GUGGENHEIM SMELTER
TACOMA, Aug. 27.—Anouncement of
plans for construction at the Tacoma smelter
running into several million dollars, which
will double the smelting capacity of the
plant and more than double the refining
capacity, with the erection of four large
steel buildings, large ore vunkers, an im
mense refinery and nine additional furnaces,
has been made by officials of the Tacoma
Smelting & Refining Company, a Guggen
heim concern.
At the same time smelter officials an
nounced an increased scale of wages to the
450 employes at present in the plant, which
will add $50,000 a year to the city’s pay
roll.
Fine Watch Repairing. T“^T,y'
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer.
SENATOR BEN TILLMAN
ON WAR SITUATION
(Seattle I’ost-Itelligencer, Aug. 3)
United States Senator Ben R. Tillman of
South Carolina, chairman of the senate
committee on naval affairs, reurtied last
night from an eleven days’ trip to South
eastern Alaska with his wife and family,
and is registered at the New Washington.
The Southern senator retains the vigor and
energy that have made him famous. He
has strong views on the foreign situation,
and is perfectly frank in giving them.
“I am afraid that Germany realizes she
must lose and that she is trying to drag us
into the war so she can say the whole world
was against her,” said the senator. “Wilson
is doing all he can to keep us out of trouble,
and is doing a mighty fine job, but I want
to say right here that Wilson won’t beg on
his belly to be let alone. If Teddy had been
in the White House we would have been
fighting Mexico and Germany both by this
time, and we can be thankful that Wilson is
where he is.”
Senator Tillman announced himself in
favor of adequate naval stations to handle
the Pacific fleet, and he will inspect the
Puget sound navy yard with a great deal of
interest. His idea of a satisfactory fleet
is a fleet that can handle any other that
may be brought against it.
“I don’t just know what Daniels and Wil
son will recommend for naval defense, but
whatever they want I will do my best to
help put through,” he said. Personally, I
want to see a navy that is good enough to
handle any that may be brought against us.
I favor plenty of submarines and fast cruis
ers. I want those cruisers fast, so if they
have to chase an enemy they can catch up,
and if they have to run they can run fast
enough to get away. I want to see guns
on those erasers just as good as there are
anywhere. If seventeen-inch guns are the
the best there are, 1 want seventeen-inch
guns. If eighteen-inch guns are better, then
I am for eighteen-inch guns. I want our
guns to shoot just as far and hard as the
guns of any navy that comes against us.”
Senator Tillman returned from Alaska a
confirmed enthusiast for the territory. “One
of the finest dairy countries I ever saw,” he
said. “I saw white and red clover growing
at Skngway that was fit to pasture a lot of
cattle on. Cold? I wasn’t cold up North.
The only place I have been cold was in San
Francisco, and 1 nearly froze to death down
ihere. Had to go to Alaska to get rightly
warmed up.”
While on his present trip Senator Tillman
inspected the fortifications at Panama and
characterized them as good enough to give
'an enemy a lively time.
IN THE COMMISSIONER’S COURT
Before Commissioner Guy Geraghty on
Tuesday last the case of C. R. Cameron and
J. J. Finnegan vs. Ross Lovelace was on
trial. Plaintiffs sued for $74 and costs, and
were awarded a verdict for the full amount.
Attachment was issued.
The case of T. Corcoran vs. Charles
Strandberg and E. Strandberg, doing busi
■ness as Strandberg & Co., also came to trial.
Plaintiff sued for $157 end costs for labor
performed, and a judgment was awarded in
his favor. Notice of appeal was given.
On Monday last John Murphy [leaded
guilty to the charge of vagrancy, and was
sentenced to ten days’ mprisonment by Com*
missioner Geraghty.
MAX S3MEL IN TOWN
Max Simel, the Innoko merchant, was a
visitor in Iditarod this week, coming here
with Louis Peime. Max believes that the
Innoko district will eventually prove to be
one of the greatest placer districts in In
terior Alaska. He returned to Cripple City
Thursday.
BEATS DAVE MUTCHLER’S TIME
CLEVELAND, Aug. X.—Four world’s
automobile records for a dirt track were
shattered by Barney Oldfield in an exhibi
tion here today. The new records are:
One mile, 46 Vi seconds; three miles.
2:25 2-5; four miles. 3:13 3-5, and five
miles, 4:03 1-5. The former mile marl
held by Oldfield, was 46 2-5 seconds. Dis
brow held the other records in 2 :21 81-100; \
3:17 2-100 and 4:06 58-100 respectively.
BETTER BUSINESS IN SIGHT
(Cordova Times)
Timek are picking up. There’s a rift in
the cunmuli, and the silver—and copper—
lining is appearing. The worst seems to be
over. Business men who have been sitting
on the fire escape with their fingers crossed
are beginning to move back into the built!
ing. Manufacturers are recovering from the
dissipations of an enforced vacation. And
besides, the good old summer time is here.
Capital is poking its timid poll out of the
thicket where it has been hiding since the
Lord knows when.
The American nation is recovering its
equilibrium, and its ordinary calmness of
demeanor and more correct perspectiveness
in business matters. All along the line
come reports of strengthening in mercantile
and industrial lines. More men are finding
employment. There are fewer people out
of employment at Cordova and throughout
the Copper River valley than for some time
past. In fact, the entire nation is rolling up
its sleeves for work.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, $2
caDi Iditarod Meat Co.
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N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska
Dog Lard, iOc lb.
Dog Bacon, IOc ^ 15c lb.
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Indian Convicted
Manslaughter was the verdict of a jury
at Anchorage in the case of the United
States versus Indian Jim, charged with the
killing of Chief Stephan, another aborigine.
District Attorney Spence and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Munley appeared for the
government, while E. E. Richie, with the
floating court as attorney for the defense,
represented the defendant. The killing,
which Indian Jim did not seek to deny, oc
curred in the Ochnecto country late last
fall. Chief Stephan, with his wife and
daughter and Indian Jim, were together
when the men engaged in a row which led
to the villing. The victim was a lay reader
in the Greek church, and every Sunday
‘while in the Nelchina and Ochneta coun
try he held services. Indian Jim was sen
tenced to serve three years in the peniten
tiary at McNeil island, Washington.
Territory V/ins Two Suits
Decisions for the plaintiff have been re
turned in the first two license suits to be
filed by the territorial treasurer. These
two complaints were against T. F. Bush, in
one case for operatinfg an automobile with
out a license and in the other for conduct
ing a public scavenger business without a
license. Bush was tried before United
States Commissioner J. B. Marshall at Ju
neau on August 3. On the first charge he
was fined $5.50 and costs. On the second
charge he was obliged to pay a fine of $55
and costs. J. H. Cobb represented the ter
ritorial treasurer.
Mount Katmai Again Active
Renewed activity of the Katmai volcano,
indicated by the presence of fine ashes in
the air, was reported by W. J. Erskine of
Kodiak on August 1. Officers of the steam
ship Admiral Watson report that the Ilh
amna crater also is active.
From Broad Pass
After three months spent on a prospecting
trip in the Broad Pass country. Alex Chap
man has returned to Fairbanks, says the
Times. Together with “Red” Rogers, Mr.
Chapman left Fairbanks during the month
of May. They went directly to Broad pass,
where they did some prospecting and as
sessment work on their property, after which
they returned by way of Wood river. Rogers
remained at ihs property at Wood river and
will spend several months prospecting in
that vicinity.
Although they expected to see many peo
pie in the Broad Pass country, owing to the
reports that were received from the coast,
they saw no one. During their absence from
'Fairbanks the prospectors met only two
men. who were mining on Healv creek. In
the Broad Pass they struck nothing new in
the quartz line, but saw great ledges of low
grade ore.
He Saved the Wine
John Bacurie was not the name of the
man who died from insanity in the federal
jail yesterday morning, says the Juneau
Empire of August 6. Reliable information
gives his name as John Paikurich. Since
the man’s death several incidents have been
brought to light which explain his brief in
sanity and his death after an illness of two
days. About a month ago Henry Brie of
Douglas sold out the “Canteen” saloon and
offered all his wares at reduced prices. Pai
kurich. although spoken of by those who
knew him best as “not a drinking man,”
purchased from the stock of the “Canteen”
a fifty-two-gallon cask of wine, two gallons
of gin and five gallons of whisky, and took
the lot to his cabin. During the early days
of the warm weather Paikurich remarked
to one of his friends that the wine was get
ting sour and that if the hot weather didn’t
end he guessed he would have to drink it to
save it. Whether the man actually drank
all of his supply of firewater is not known.
The entire supply has been used up in some
manner, for there isn’t a drop left in the
cabin The man was taken to St. Ann’s hos
pital in Douglas, and after making a suc
cessful effort to escape from the nurses there
he was taken in custody by Deputy Mar
shal Frank Bach and put in the federal
jail to await an examination as to his san- :
jty. He died yesterday morning. His wife j
and two little daughters, who live in Fiume,
Hungary, have been notified.
Affairs of Defunct Bank
The officials of the defunct Valdez Bank
& Trust Company, in a statement to the
public, explain that the bank has deposits
which must be paid to the extent of $16,000.
As security for this amount there are loans .
amounting to $38,000; bank building of the (
value of $12,500; equipment, stocks and I
other investments of the value of $6,000. |
In addition there is liability on the part of
the stockholders to the extent of the full
capital stock, $25,000. The affairs of the :
bank will in all probability be in such shape ;
that deposits will be paid off within thirty i
to sixty days. Now that the bank has been ;
closed, payment of these deposits is not de
'pendent upon the collection of loans, but
*upon the disposition thereof, a much
speedier method. From the foregoing it can
be seen that the bank is solvent, say the
directors, and they a-k the patience and co
operation of the depositors.
Alaska Medical Board
Governor Strong has made the following |
appointments of members of the Alaska
medical board: First division, I)r. H. C 1
Devighne and Dr. E. M. Bevis; Second di ;
vision, Dr. J. H. Mustard and Dr. Curtis |
M. Welch; Third division, Dr. J. H. llomig
and Dr. Charles A. Winans; Fourth divi
sion. Dr. J. A. Sutherland and Dr. Aline
B. Bradley.
Rebuilding at Valdez
The lumber barge Washington, with
1,200,000 feet of lumber from the Port
Blakeley mills, near Seattle, arrived at Val
dez recently. The lumber suitable for buiM
ing purposes was unloaded on the Valdez ]
dock and rebuilding commenced at once, j
Metlakahtla’s Troubles
The cloud that has darkened the sun
shine and threatened the peace of the in
habitants of Metlakahtla is about to be
lifted and an end put to their anxiety, says
the Ketchikan Progressive. Dr. Claxton,
commissioner of education, who arrived here
recently, accompanied by Messrs. Beattie
and Jones, said that he had been requested
to investigate and adjust matters if possi
ble. The party was joined by Mr. Lopp,
and together they proceeded to Metlakahtla
on what they called an “unpleasant mis
sion.” Apparently Dr. Claxton has been
vested with a great deal of authority, as
it was reported that on the refusal of Mr.
Duncan to recognize the officials Dr. Clax
ton announced that with the exception of a
few personal belongings, the government
would hold in trust for the natives all the
improvements and supervise the affairs of
the town. It is known that the govern
ment will establish an industrial college and
otherwise encourage new' industries as an
inducement for the natives to remain in the
settlement.
To Survey Terminal Tract
United States surveyors are platting a
sixty-acre terminal tract at Seward under
a recent order by President Wilson. This
is the ground that was the scene of a stam
pede and staking of lots early last spring,
following a rumor that the land would be
thrown open. Additional acreage included
in the order is an irregular tract, including
all the remaining unsurveyed land in th?
town limits. The time for the sale of lots
has not been announced. Half the terminal
tract will be reserved by the Alaska engi
neering commission for residences of perma
nent employes, shops, yards, etc. The com
mission has made arrangements with the
water company for the immediate laying of
500 feet of street mains. Sixty men are
grading Main street. The Alaska road com
mission has a force of thirty men building
wagon roads to connect the mining districts
of Kenai peninsula and Willow creek, in
Susitna valley, with points on the govern
ment railroad.
In the last nineteen years the Interna- j
tional Typographical Union has expended
more than $1,250,000 in building and main
taining the home for aged and sick union
printers at Colorado Springs.
South China annually produces more than
40,000 bales of raw silk, and exports more j
than 10,000,000 pounds, valued at more ■
than $17,000,000. 1
VALUE OF ALASKA
(Bradst reefs)
Alaska was purchased from Russia in lSi
for $7,200,000 in gold. Last year that ten,
tory bought from the continental I’mted
States goods worth, according to the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, depart
‘ment of commerce. $22,.”>00,000, inel nhng
approximately $14,300,000 worth *.f manu
factures, $6,2000.000 worth of f
and $2,000,000 worth of gold, silver and
miscellaneous materials, including n r< zn
merchandise, valued at $500,000. A- i i; »r
ket for our products, Alaska, havng
ulation c f only 65.000. is of equal m ; i
tance with China, with a.population < :
000.000. Since 1867 Alaska has given to th
world $250,000,000 worth of gold. $183,000.
000 of fish, $65,000,000 worth of seal an !
other fur skins, $20,000,000 worth of cop
pier, nearly $5,000,000 of whale, walrus and
fish oils, $2,000,000 worth of silver and
whalebone, coal, gypsum, marble, tin md
vegetables in sufficient sums to bring her
total output to more than $500,000,000
This result has been achieved with a sparse
population and an inadequate system oi
railway and other transportation facilities
With the new era of government railwa\
construction announced by the department
of the interior, the development of Alaska
should be greatly accelerated, and that ter
ritory. which already yields a> much go! !
Us the state of California, which produces
half the world’s salmon, and which includes
a domain as large us our area east of the
Mississippi river, may be expected to atr on
an even greater degree of industrial and
commercial importance. Alaska’s shipments
to this country last year, valued at >44
000,000. included canned salmon worth 31s -
000.000, Alaskan gold worth SU.OOn.Oun.
and Canadian gold worth S3.000.000.
FRENCH CHIVALRY
(Cincinnati Enquirer1
A few days ago a young married woman,
a typical daughter of Southern Eranca
whose husband had been called to the
colors, walked from Marseilles to Nauteuil
1? Haudoin in order once more to see her
husband before he departed for the front.
When she arrived there she was t. id that
the regiment to which her husband belonged
had left for the front just an hour 1*‘fore
With the little money she had she hired a
car and set out in pursuit of the marching
regiment, and succeeded in getting in from
of it. Then she got out of the car. raced
her hand and cried “Halt!” to the surprised
soldier?, standing in the middle oi ‘he
road, she refused to budge. The (“ilonel r■
u^> to her ar.d asked her what she want'
With tears in her eyes she said
“I have walked all the way from Mar
seilles, Colonel, to kiss my husband go.-d
by before he goes to the front : he is here
in your regiment, and I beg you to let me
embrace him once more.”
The colonel smiled, and wit horn
ment’s hesitation he gave the order
“Halt! The regiment will re'-r here for
fifteen minutes. Help this loving wife to
find her husband.”
A moment later the couple were in each
other’s arms, while the entire regimen'
cheered them and their chivalrous colonel
who was rewarded with a hearty kiss by
the young wife before the regiment started
again.
HUNTING PARTY RETURNS
On Sunday evening last the launch
Hunter, having on board a party consisting
of Henry Weir, John Holmes and Ram; s
Peterson, returned from a down-river duck
hunting trip of several days, during which
great sport was enjoyed. It is reported that
/each of the Nimrods brought back a limit
bag.
If you are in need of anything in our
line, see us. Two stores—Flat and Iditarod.
Boas the Clothier.
For an inexpensive watch to take the
place of a cheap dollar watch, 1 have an
ELGIN, in a 7-Jeweled nickel case for s
Also HOWARD WATCHES from $55 to
$125. WM. TAYLOR, Flat.
For fine silver salmon, see Mitchell, at
Flat City.
PI ACAPne h'S and small, printed on
1 LnLnfiLtj I aper. cardboard or c'- th
on short notice, at Iditarod Pioneer oCIce,