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(OITAROD TRACTION COMPANY
Aro now ready to receive and deliver freight to hhit City,
Discovery, Otter, and creek points. Freight received at the
Company ’s warehouse, corner First avenue ami Otter street,
or called for, for delivery, at the following rates:
To Flat Gity, 2c Per Pound
To Discovery, Otter, 2Ac Pound
Passenger Cars—Leaves Iditatted 8 a.m. and .1 p.m.
Leaves Flat 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Freight to Different Camps on Creeks Delivered at Reasonable Prices
No Shortage Mere This Winter
Manager Cyril Wood of the Northern Commercial company,
who returned Wednesday eveng from a visit tp Dikeman, said
there is a comparatively small amount of goods in the warehouse
at that place, other than those belonging to the company.
A report has gone out and been credited to a greater or less
extent, that several hundred tons of supplies are held at Dikeman,
subject to claims from Outside merchants and charges due for
transportation. Mr. Wood declares that the amount so held is
insignificant in its bearing upon the winter necessities, either of
the Iditarod or of the new Ruby district.
Asked if the Iditarod is safe this season from the condition of
shortage that prevailed last winter, Mr. Wood said he could only
speak for his own company- It, he believes, is amply prepared to
meet all demands made upon it._
Free Reading Room Is Popular
Gradually the people of Iditarod are awaking to the fact that
we have in the city a first-class free reading room, supplied with
all the leading magazines, all the Alaska papers and much other
good, up-to-date literature, besides many books. Dr. Young has
fitted up bis house, which is next door to the tramway depot, as a
comfortable place where the citizens of Iditarod, and visitors as
well, can sit and read, write, smoke and play games, and feel at
home.
Ho is receiving large quantities of reading matter every mail,
and has, within the last two weeks, sent off three or four hundred
pounds of it to distant camps. He desires that nobody within
reach shall be without reading matter the coming winter.
It is hoped that those who are leaving this community will
give to Dr. Young for free distribution the magazines and books
they leave behind them, that they may be circulated and giye
comfort to lone people this winter.
Mr. Cyril Wood returned from Dike
man Thursday, accompanied by his
wife and child, who will remain here
for the winter.
Pool, solo, and the best clear Havana
cigars at Johnstone's.
Connolly at Flat sells Bock cigars.
The Fast Launch
WILL LEAVE IDITAROD
Tues., Sept. 12, at 9 a. m.
For Rates, Apply at the Launch Office,.
Foot of Willow Street. Rhone 70.
ABENDROTH & WILLIAMSON, PROPS.
E» iRkl a B" * I H e33k H n
For Information Spply Launch Office
PHONE 70
ABENDROTH & WILLIAMSON, AGENTS
Hydraulic Pipe
Tin Roofing....
Stoves oi ,ll| Description Hot-Air Furnaces
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
Willow St., Near Second Ave. Phone 13
y$7E still have some bargains left and
those wishing to take advantage of
the very low Cash price will save con
siderable by calling on us.
Mrs. Potts Nickel Plated Sad Irons, per ^ 2 00
Tent, 10-oz., 20x30 feet . 50*00
Toilet Paper (sheets), 2 pkgs. for. i25
Steel Stump Anvils, each . 2i00
B. S. Anvils, per lb. .. s!^
Grindstones, with set of Fixtures, §2.00 and 2,50
Parkers’s Combination Vises... .§12.50 and !C100
2-foot Steel Squares, each . * I 5
300-lb. Weigh Beams, each. * 00
Low Down Deck Force Pumps, each. .. . S5*00
Sentry Fire Extinguishers, each. lUiOO
Pipe Fittings and Valves at Cost.
We also have a complete line of Electrical Supplies.
IDLE TEARS
Ills are transient, woes are Hitting
soon they'll ail be with the past.
It’s by tending to his knitting that
a man wins out at last. Statesmen
kick up fuss and flurry, viewing
daily with alarm: not a minute do I
worry, I am busy on tnv farm. I
am planting boiled potatoes, bone
less beans and tilings like those; I
am sowing stewed tomatoes, and I
haven't time for woes. 1 am work
ing, striving daily, treating fair my
fellow man, and the old world treats
me gaily, for I do the best I can.
Let the statesmen paw and thunder,
in their ancient foolisli way, till the
welkin’s torn asunder-—I will do my
chores today, if you think that you
are toting burdens that you should
not bear, you won't get relief by
voting — that won’t lessen your
despair. Head the story of the ages,
written through the grinding years,
and you'll find the statesmen's
wages always wet with toilers’
tears. When have noisy statesmen
aided in the drying of men’s eyes?
All they’ve ever done is faded save
their promises and lies. He who
looks to legislation for a solace
when distressed, but invites new
aggravation. Plant potatoes—this
is best.—Walt Mason.
Jury Would Release Boll Bonn
Fairbanks friends of Bob Dunn are
making an effort to secure a pardon
for him. Two years ago, at Fairbanks,
Dunn was convicted of the murder of
Carl Ebling and sentenced to twelve
years in the McNeill’s Island peniten
tiary. The appeal for clemency has
already been signed by eleven of the
jurors and a large number of friends of
the prisoner. An effort is now being
made to secure the co-operation of
Judge Thomas R Lyons, who presided
at the trial.
White Skin Grafted on Negro
Holdredge, Neb., August 28.—Fifty
square inches of white skin has been
grafted on the face and hands of L. D.
Thomas, a coal-black negro confined in
a local hospital.
The operation was an entiro success
and the negro’s face is about half
white. Thomas was burned in a Bur
lington railroad wreck. The white
skin was taken from the body of Oscar
Bragg, who was paid by the Burling
on railroad for his cuticle.
Benefit Bail On Wednesday Next
There will be a Grand Benefit Ball
at the A. B. hall on Wednesday next.
Tickets will be $3.50 and the proceeds
will be devoted to the building fund.
A special lunch will be served and the
music will be the best obtainable. All
A. B.’s should make an effort to be
present.
W/orst of it Best “ Angel99 Got
At the council meeting Wednesday night a funny situation was
disclosed in connection with a claim by Mayor Miller. Early last
July $65 was voted to send a sick man, a ward of the city, Outside.
There was nothing in the emergengency fund and Mr. Miller
became “angel.” When it came to repaying him there was only
$22.50 in the emergency fund; so he was voted that amount and a
warrant drawn for the balance He will have to wait his turn in
cashing the warrant—perhaps a matter of six weeks. Notwith
standing there were thousands of dollars in the treasury and he
and the whole board were anxious that he be paid in full.
Was No Trouble at Georgetown
Some weeks ago a rumor was current
here that Duke Stubbs had been killed
at Georgetown during a dispute over a
lot. The Pioneer printed the informa
tion as received, explaining at the time
that it was but a rumor. Now comes
a letter from Harry Bismark denying
the story and we publish the same with
pleasure, at the same time regretting
that we gave publicity to the rumor.
1 “To the Editor of the Pioneer:
“My attention has just been called to
an article in your paper of August 19
reporting that “Bismark Joe’’ had
killed Duke E. Stubbs. 1 presume
this report is the result of a josh, as
there was absolutely no truth in it.
Stubbs and I did have a feiv words
over a lot in the presence of Commis
sioner Stier, but as a matter of fact
there was not even bad blood stirred
up or anger manifested. This report
might some time do tne harm, so if you
are fair you will publish this denial.
HARRY BISMARK.
Georgetown, Aug. 27, 1911.
Aaron Longnecker Goes Out
: Aaron Longnecker, the Moore creek
operator, lias been compelled to go
Outside owing to a serious affection of
the eyes.
Mr. Longnecker was in town for a
few days prior to his departure, and
complained that his eyes were giving
serious trouble owing to the growth of
cataracts, and lie finally decided that it
wonld lie advisable to go to the States
and consult a specialist. He will doubt
less return to Alaska as soon as a cure
has been effected.
WE LEAVE NO CACHES on the
river bank. What freight we load at
Dikeman we bring through. Byers
Co. _
Get gasoline at Vachon & Sterling's.
WANTED -The party having pos
session of a yellow suit case belonging
to me, which was left at the Sherburne
house, will please notify me or leave
same at the Pioneer office.—Ja.mks
CO HIS H.
Our Work
Is First
Class in
Every
Respect
Up-to-Datef
Suits'
Made to
Order
All kinds
of
FURS
Cleaned and
repaired.
THE PIONEER
Tailor I
I )ikeman Iditanod
Going Outside?
Then Read This
Postmaster Thurston received the
following self-explanatory letter dur
ing the week:
J “Postmaster, Iditarod, Alaska.
I “Sir,
“This office is in receipt of a letter
' that states that as an accommodation
j to those persons who leave interior
| Alaska points for the winter season,
i and in order that they may receive
| their mail with as little delay as
possible, it has been decided by the
the department that parties leaving
interior Alaska points for the winter
may file with their postmaster orders
j to have their first-class mail returned
; to the states from Valdez or Cordova
I I
and their second-class mail held till
spring.
“Any patrons of your office who wish
to take advantage of this order, you
will please furnish this office with
their names and pustoffice address
where they wish their mail forwarded
to.
“Very respectfully,
“A. It. RANDLES, Chief Clerk.’
E, Coke Hili in New Location
E. Coke Hill, one of the leaders of
the Iditarod bar, has shifted his quar
ters. Until this week Mr. Hill was
OF ALL KIN I IS
CLEANED AND REPAIRED
Second-I-fi?" Furs Doughl
WILLOW ST.
H. SCHLA PIK
located in rooms over the Horseshoe
hotel, hut in future will be found on
tlie second floor of the Miners and
Merchants Hank building.
Fairbanks Women Going Out
Among the Fairbanks ladies going
Outside, tlie names of the following
were on the passenger list of a boat
which departed August 2-1: Mrs. J. F.
Lytle, Miss M. Mellekey, Mrs. Nettie
Coleman, Mrs. J. K. Robarts, Mrs. H. C.
Davis, Mrs. Deter Vaclion, Miss C.
Mangos, Mrs. Thomas Riley. Mrs. Os
car (Joel/.. Mrs. W. C. Donelson, Mrs.
C. Gatd, Mrs. Alvin Johnson. M.'S. An
nota de Fleus and Mrs. J. J. Thornton.
WE DON’T CARE whether it rains
or not: we will land your freight here
if the river dries up. Byers & Co.
Save the pieces: broken lenses re
placed at Simpson’s.
WHDLEStLE-E. W.GRIFFIN • — -
General Merchandise
Hay and Oafs Fresh Groceries
_^ Finest Line of Cigars at the Lowest ^
-w Prices Ever Shipped to Alaska ^
“good goods! flat city OTTER CITY pR|GES R|GHT