IDSTAROD PIONEER
Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditarod, Alaska.
Idf j Goo. M. Arbuckio. Publisher No. 2
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SEIJMON ON KICKING
In his speech in Denver some months ago, President
Taft interjected between the well-rounded periods of his
defense of the so-called conservation policy a paragraph
on “kicking." “We may ‘kick’ against the situation as it
is," said he, “hut you are philosophers out here in the
West, and philosophers know that kicking against the
brakes doesn't help yon. It doesn’t do to abuse every
body- that doesn't help a bit. Certain of us can stand it
and have got to a point where it is a normal condition.”
This pretty little sally, apparently directed at himself,
appealed to the audience and was laughed at right heartily, j
But on close inspection of the paragraph the President will'
be noticed to have slipped several cogs in that very quality!
of philosophy which he so generously accredits to his hear-!
ers. in the first place, it is not good moral philosophy to
try to still the “kicking” on the single ground of its sup
posed futility—on the covert insinuation that power and j
not ju. i • Is h 11 let milling factor. In the next1
place !-• i I,.ues iliac listening io complaints' has j
become a normal condition with himself, he should give
some reason why such is the ease. As evidence that he iaj
not so thick skinned as to be wholly invincible to a sharp!
thrust, a little further on in his address he grew distinctly j
warm when an old man asked, “Who owns the public do
main. Mr. President i" “The United States owns the public
domain," answered Mr. Taft, “and the United States is the
people of the United States;” an answer which means much,
little, or nothing, according as yon construe it.
But it is not the intention to discuss here 1 resident I
Taft’s public policies. The object is to borrow a text from!
him and preach a brief sermon on “kicks,” and it will not!
do to wander from the subject. He has our sympathy; and
is reminded that Moses was pestered by “kickers,” but li«-,
tened to them with patience, rassled with them with dis-|
cretion, and finally guided them into the Promised Land.!
Also, that a British ruler was similarly pestered and had
a hard run of luck beginning about the time he told hisj
American subjects there was no use to kick against the
brakes; that he could stand it, and would really experience|
a dullness of spirit if the kickers were all suddenly to be
come satisfied.
These are extreme cases and the lesson they furnish is
flexible. From the ruler to the ruled, from the captain of
the works to the hired hand, from the writer of a letter to
the publisher of a newspaper little or big—it is decreed
that all must be subjected to kicks just and unjust, and it
is up to each one to deal with his own case according to the
circumstances attending it. No fixed rule will apply.
The important thing to be done by the one kicked at
is, first, to determine tiia honesty or dishonesty of purpose
of the kicker; next, the reasonableness or unreasonableness
of the complaint; and last, to proceed strictly according to
the merits of the case and the diplomatic needs of the occa
sion as far as he is capable. Granting that the kicker is
sincere and that the kicked-at is conscientious and discern
ing, kicks are mightv correctives.
Of the insincere kickers—those whose purpose it is to
nag at people for the sake of tiie trouble they can make—
after the fashion of dogs at the heels of horses at their
work—that is another matter and harder to deal with. But
even they cannot bo ignored. Artful dodgers as they are,
out of the many ineffectual blows directed at them once in
a while an iron-shod heel will do its work, and then there
will be temporary peace.
Among the many needs of Alaska is a provision of law
for the care of indigents. When misfortune overtakes a
person in this country the only recourse is to the charitable
ness of the people—which, to their everlasting credit, never
fails. People in need of assistance are not numerous, and
such as there are are generally brought to the condition
by some sudden stroke of misfortune which deprives them
of their earning power. To such of these as are beyond the
call of friends it would be less humiliating to accept public
aid than private charity. This has all been thrashed out
by the newspapers and is thoroughly understood here. Not
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Genera! Banking Business Transacted Upon Liberal, But Conservative Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And we guarantee our assays against, any of the government assay offices^
Clippings from your gold furnished you tor t lie purpose
of obtaining check assays if desired. A
We solicit your business, and assure vo t of our courteous, prompt and
cureful attention combined witti fair treatment, whether
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Leaves Griffin’s Store, Flat City tit 8:10 a.in.; leaves Budweiser corner, j
Iditared at 3 p.m., daily except Sunday. ^
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GRAND HOTEL, FLAT CITY
HXalr furnished asms Frst-C.ass Cafa Liquors anS Cigars Pcol and Billiards
N. GLANTZ AND MRS. SWANSON
only that, but Delegate Wickeisham succeeded in having
passed through the house of representatives, a year or two
ago, a bill which admirably fitted the circumstances. The
bill failed in the senate. That is all. The prospect for
such a bill becoming law this winter cannot be told by us,
and even the good of referring to the matter again at this
time is questionable, so far away and unresponsive is the
governing power of the territory.
It would be a pretty good joke if the comparatively
meager prospecting in the Iditarod this winter should show
up more new pay than has resulted from all the stampedes
since the beginning of 1911. And just now it looks like
such a joke is liable to happen.
NOB HILL
COPE
Last Sunday night the ladies of Nob
Hill, at the easterly end of First
avenue, saved several buildings from
threatened destruction by a fire which
started in the residence of Angus Suth
erland at. 8:4-0 o’clock.
Mrs. Soutar discovered the fire, and
an alarm was quickly turned in and
the neighborhood aroused. When the
firemen reached the scene Miss Grant,
Miss Cahill, Mrs. Saunders and Mrs.
Gularte were all bringing buckets of
water from their household barrels
and putting it on the fire, which was
already under control. An application
of the chemical extinguished what
little fire was left. Jack Saunders and
Paul Garcken were the only men on
the hill when the fire started.
It is not known how the fire orig- 1
inated. Mr. Sutherland had shut off
the draft of the stove and left every
thing apparently safe a short time be
fore. The loss was small, consisting
mostly of wearing apparel, Billy Strait,
a roomer in the house, being a co loser
in this respect.
Next Tuesday Camp Flat No. 26
will hold a grand smoking concert
at A B Hall, Flat Citv, to which
members only will be admitted.
A great program is being ar
ranged which, in addition to the
usual features, will include boxing
exhibitions by well-known local
amateui s.
The usual Arctic supper, with
liquid accompaniment, will be
served during the evening.
Annual assessment work blanks at
Pioneer office.
ONLY A DREAM.
I went to roost without a dime, and there I lay for
hours, and dreamed that I uas J. D. Morganlieitn. and
wealth into my coffers streamed. I watched my speedy min
ions flee to dump t he bullion in '-he banks, and sleuths forever
walked with me. protecting tne fiotn wicked cranks. The world
sent forth its host of 1-ores, and mendicants in serried squad filled
all the landscape out of doors, mid tried to touch me for my wad
And all the jealous plutocrats were there to get my coin away;
they poked me sorely in the slats, and kept me hunting night and
day In solemn state I seemed to sup, and sleepless tossed upon
tnv bed; an<i interviewers called me up arid twisted everything I
sail I ba<l no pleasant hours to while away at games I loved be
fore: I mounted guard up n my pile, and counted sacks of gold
and swore I had no friends; I had men’s hate, and I suspected
other men of low down schemes to swipe a crate of my long green,
and then again I had no comrades; uncles, aunts and all mv kind
red eyed mv till, and changed to cringing sycophants t’ at they
might figure in my will And, oh. the j iv when from this dream
tocheeiful poverty [ woke ! I uttered one lot g glals-mie srream,
and cried: “Thank heaven, I’m broke.’’—Walt Mason
If the Kuskokwim river is destined to become as important in i
a commercial sense as it is predicted it will by people acquainted
with conditions in the territory lying along that stream, it seems
that it will prove an exception to the rule applying to nxwt Alaskan
rivers and will require extensive and costly aids to navigation.
The first survey of the river ever attempted was by a party
headed by Capt. H. \vr. Rhodes of the coast and geodetic survey
last summer. The party went to the Kuskokwim on the steamship
Explorer, but as the start was late less than five weeks working
time was actually available. Captain Rhodes a.id his party suc
ceeded in making a preliminary survey extending up the river:
twenty-live miles from the mouth. This groqjld will have to he
gone over again next summer for the final survey.
In the opinion of those on the Explorer it will be absolutely
impossible to maintain aids to navigation on the Kuskokwim for
the reason that they could not be kept in place. On either side of
the river are miles of mud flats; and lights and buoys, to by of any
use, would have to be placed so far from shore that they would be
carried away each spring when the ice went out. It has been set
tled by last summer's work that the task of surveying the Kusko
kwim will take years. Not oniy is the major portion practically
uncharted, but the channel lies so far off shore that a large amount
o topographic and triangulation vvoi . ' . : j.
b tore it can bo mapped. Even after the river has been com
pletely plotted it will be necessary to keep a vessel at work each
summer in order to correct on the charts the changes yearly made
by natural causes.
Of course the foregoing has reference only to the estuary or
tidal portion of the river, the charting of which, it has been
claimed, would render navigation by ocean vessels drawing twelve
feet of water safe as far up as Bethel. For navigation strictly by
river craft, the Kuskokwim is an ideal stream.
The rules and regulations governing
the Olympic games to be held in Stock
holm, Sweden, next summer have been
received in America from the commit
tee having charge of the events.
His majesty Gustaf V. is patron of
the games, while the crown prince is
honorary president. The following
committee will have charge of tiie va
rious branches of the sport:
Honorary President—His royal high
ness the Grown Prince of Sweden.
President—( ol. V. G. Balck.
Vice President—J. S. Edstrom, Esq.
Members— B. F. Burtnan, Esq., (.’apt.
E. Frestadius, F. af Sandeberg, Esq.,
and N. Thisell, Esq.
Deputy members—Dr. A. Levin and
Lieut. G. Gison Uggla.
Adjoined Members—F. Lowenadler.
Esq., chamberlain; W. Murray, Esq.,
under-secretary of state, and Count Cl.
von Rosen.
Secretary—Kristian Hellstrom, Esq.
Definition of “Nation.”
The committee lias made a ruling re
garding the eligibility of candidates to
represent, a nation, with a view to
avoiding a piiaseof trouble experienced
during tlie contests held in England.
The committee rules that a “nation,”
in the Olympic sense, is any country
having separate representation on the
international Olympic committee, or,
where no such representation exists,
any country recognized as a “nation”
at the last Olympic games, and, fur
ther, any sovereign state not forming
part of a siates-union, as well as any'
state-union under one and the same
jurisdiction. Natural-born or natural
ized subjects of a “nation,” or of a
sovereign state of which a "nation”
forms a part, are alone eligible to rep
resent that “nation” as competitors in
the Olympic games.
Status of Amateurs.
The standing of amateurs is also de
fined by the committee. The amateur
status of every competitor, as defined
in the regulations for the different
sports, must be guaranteed by the or
ganization that, in his own country,
governs the sport in which he desires
to enter as a competitor, or, where no
such governing organization exists, by
the Olympic commit tee of that count ry .
The Swedish Olympic committee re
serves to itself the right to refuse en
tries, without being bound to give
reasons for its decision. In such an ’
event, however, tlie reason will be
communicated confidentially to the
Olympic committee concerned.
Objections to the qualification of a
! competitor must be made in writing,
and be forwarded without delay to the
Swedish Olympic committee. No such
objection shall be entertained unless
accompanied by a deposit of 20 Swedish
kroner and received by the Swedish
Olympic committee before the lapse of
3'J days from t lie distribution of the
prizes. The Swedish Olympic commit
tee shall decide on such objections
after having obtained all necessary in
formation, and its decision shall be
final. _
Old Lacey, Tyler, .Monogram. Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Let us be thankful for the fools. But
for them the rest of us could not suc
ceed —Mark Twain.
Quitclaim deed blanks—Pioneer.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the part
nership between A. O. Dickinson and
J. S. Duffy, of the Arcade Restaurant,
Flat City, has been dissolved. All out
standing bills contracted during the
said partnership will he paid by A. G.
Dickinson; all bills owing to the above
firm should be paid at once to A. G. :
Dickinson. J. S. DUFFY.
A G. DICKINSON.
Dated Dec. 23, 1911.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Notice is hereby given that the tax
hooks of llu; town of Iditarod. Alaska,
have been delivered to I lie undersigned,
municipal treasurer of the said town of
Iditarod, for the collection of taxes
thereon, and that '.he undersigned will
accept the payment of taxes at the
Miners & Merchants Bank at Iditarod,
Alaska, on any day, except Sundays
and legal holidays, between the horns
of 10 o'clock a.m. and 2 o'clock p.in.
A rehate of 10 percent, will he allowed
on till taxes (taid prior to February 1.
1012. K. G. LINi. 1.1 ERG,’
Municipi! I Treasurer.
In i he Court of the Commissi oner for
Otter Precinct, Fourth Division. Tet -
rilory of A1 ska. F G. .. - . • s -
Receiver of the Washington-Alaska
Bank, a corporation. Plaintiff, v-.
Geo. R Shirley and V. O. Green, u> -
fendants. — No. 75. .Summons f-,i
1 bib! icat ion.
The President of the Foiled States, to
Geo. ft. Shirley, one o! the defend
ants in the above- entitled can-'-,
*jreelin*r:
You are hereby required to •-! ;»:•
before the undersigned. a • s-tir i>f ij t
the peace for <>t t er Pr*' ••. District
of Alaska. within li, r.y • a\s from tin
dale of the last public:-1 i;>- (.f th’ > >nm
mons, at the old.a- • ; :lFnitod Suit' s
( omiiiissinr.fr, in •! <• Miner- and Mer
chants bank buildin .''. ldituro-1. \iaska,
to Hnstver the complaint of the plain
tiff above parted in the above out ill* l
cause, wherein they d*-tnand -eve;;
hundred and sixty-one dollar.-, cos -
and attorneys fees and disbursements
therein, and in case you fail to so
appear and arsu or, judgment will he
•;ranted -diuim-' you and in their favor
foi the said amounts ur.d the properly
attached in the above entitled cait-e
will be s .Id to pay such judgment.
This summons is published pursuant
to an ordi r of publication made by tic
j ud are of the above entis led c
f )ec*ember lilt h. 1U11.
The date of lir-t. public ati >n i
December Kh li. 11)11. and the; ateofu-.
last public.'.! ion is January 15 h. 1 Dll!.
Witness the official s*-al and signa
ture of the judge of the above entit!-.d
court.
R. M. STANTON.
V. S. Commissioner and • •x-o‘lb
.]usttee of the Peace.
Dr. Heinrich Wort man it.
clllioo at City Orus S.&:•••. TO. »;
Firs: Ave., Be t. Wi low und Richmond
(Jitiee I Jours it to r. to 4. j to 8
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug S • j •
Flat (’reek
Icit. /. W. HEri&u,
Deni hi
Dr. Wortmsnn’s Ooieo.
First Av.'iuie and W: 1 >\v Street
DR. H. BE HIM,
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Gold St., Flat Gitv. 0;>;). (Ir.p if!
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ALFRED E. MALTEY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Pruur
Office Simpson Bldjr, First and WiU-i >
J, S, HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room i. Iditarod Ho ■ 1
Iditarod. Alaska
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Convey.ir.cinjr,
Richmond St., Iditarod
Wiokersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
E. COKE HILL,
Attorney at Law
M. & 11. Bank Bids', Iditarod, Alaska.
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Kiaska, '10 Kentucky, '91
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
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