REALIZING
That your time is too valuable to come to Iditarod to
take advantage of our Closing-Out Sale,
WE HAVE OPENED
A STORE AT FLAT CITY
A chance of a lifetime to dress yourself up at less than
Outside prices. Best selection of up to-date Hart,
Schaii'ner <v Marx Clothing, Stetson Hats, Strong &
Garfield and other well-known makes of Shoes, Wilson
Bros., Neustadter, and Guitterman Bros. Furnishing
Goods.
FLAT CITY AND IDITAROD
Best independent Steamboat on tho Yukon _
str- Wliite Seal “»“■
Two Round Trips Monthly Between Dikeman and Fairbanks
WILL LEAVE DIKEMAN J lily 3rd
Stiip Your Freight With Us. Good Warehouses at Dikeman
WM. SUNDERBRUCH, AGENT, IDITAROD
FLAT CITY MAN BUILDS AIRSHIP
William Taylor, the versatile Flat
City jeweler, has constructed an aero
plane which is capable of making
actual flights. The machine consists
of a framework of wood and wire about
three feet long, the planes being
covered with paper. The power is
generated by means of a a rubber band.
It is claimed a flight of several hundred
feet has been attained.
STARTS RESTAURANT
AT THE NEW STRIKE
Miss Peterson, of Ophir City, Innoko
district, is going to make a bid for for
tune at the new strike back of Simel.
She has been in Jditarod for some days
buying an outfit and supplies, and plans
to start a first class restaurant. Miss
Peterson is to be congratuled on her
enterprise.
NEWSOM
Professor .T. F. Newsom, of Stanford
university, and a world-famous mining
geologist, arrived on the Nancy Bell
last Thursday. He will remain in the
Iditarod for several days, but the full
length of his stay here is not yet known,
even to himself. While here Professor
Newsom will be connected with the
Yukon Gold company, and. although Le
has not said as much, it. is currently
believed he is here to pass an expert's
opinion on the possible extent of the
mineral resources of the region.
Professor Newsom is a member of seve
ral learned societies, botli in the United
States and in England, and is vice-pres
ident of a gold dredging and mining
company. He is also author of works on
economic geology which have passed
through several editions. He paid a
visit to Interior Alaska some years ago.
FLAT CITY NOTES
Mrs. C. P. Chesiey paid a visit to
' Flat City Monday.
Miss Lovgren lias reopened her
restaurant and bakery at the Forks cf
Flat, and is doing a good business.
J Jay Johnson, of Otter creek, has a
! gang of men working, and started to
; scrape last Monday.
| Miss Tjernstrotn was a visitor from
! Tditarod City this week. She has been
staying with Miss Kotsch.
Miss Maltby and Mrs. Ciifton have
j been visiting Mrs. Ives, on Flat creek,
j during tlie week.
; Mr. Knox is well again. He lias
j left tlie hospital and returned to work
at tlie head of Flat creek.
Mrs. Schwartz, of Discovery, is visit
; ing Mrs. Bain and Miss Murray at Flat
City this week.
Peter Holts, of McKay & Hotts. Flat
creek, returned Pom his trip to Idita
rod Monday.
A. A. rslionbeclc, ot Discovery, visited
Iditarod Tuesday.
Harry Yeager enjoyed a few cjuiet
days in Flat City during the past week.
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeek visited Flat
City Monday.
Johnnie Nelson, the Iditarod City
messenger, visited Flat Monday.
Frank Hudson, formerly a barber in
Iditarod, lias opened up at Flat. George
McMurray is working for him. Mr Me
Murray is a recent arrival from Chitina.
Judge Taylor visited Flat Thursday.
Billy Hess of Iditarod has moved to
Flat.
Jay Johnston of Otter caeek, was a
visitor in Flat Tuesday. He says tilings
are running in very good shape on Otter
creek now.
Ed Uld, who lias been working for
Red Ellis on Otter creek, lias returned
to Tditarod.
Theodora Johnson, who lias been
visiting at Flat, plans to leave for the
Outside soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Monkman, of Flat creek,
spent Wednesday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. McMahon at Flat City.
A. C. Cramer has been on the creeks
collecting.
Hughey Paris is working for Minshal!
& Finnegan at Flat.
Mr. Lowrey has taken over t lie water
business of P. O. Sunderberg.
Charley Fowler is at Flat.
George Rich went on a fishing trip to
\ Bonanza creek last Thursdrv. He says
! there is plenty of tisti in Bonanza, and
i he is going to get them.
!
Mrs. Van Kirk, of Flat, received the
sad news of her mother’s death last
Wednesday.
The miners of Flat creek are dying
out for more water.
F. Leslie Kehoe, of Discovery, was
called to Flat as a witness in the black
I sand robbery.
Louis Sevier, of Chicken creek, spent
I a few days at Fiat during the week.
! He expects to put on several men soon.
Mrs. Charley Patton will leave for
j the Outside soon.
Miss Halley, formerly of the Iditarod
telephone service, is on her way to
Alaska from the Outside. Site is going
to locate at ltuhy.
O. F. Marholtz, of the Wildcat
association, visited Iditarod Wednesday.
Cameron & Moissant, the Flat creek
freighters, have been busy all week
scowing for Riley & Stetzer and Riley
& Marston. from Flat to Discovery.
Charley Linn had a good cleanup last
Monday.
P. O. Sunderberg and George F Kil
roy and Mrs. Kilroy have gone on a fish
ing trip to Bonanza creek.
Mrs. C. T. Sitter visited Iditarod city
during the week.
William Hanuerhas removed to Flat.
Attorney A. K. Maltby visited Flat
Thu rsday.
Sterling Dark, who is in partnership
witli Rilly Deelering at the head of
Flat creek, was a visitor at Flat Wed
nesday.
Kd Donnelly paid a visit to Iditarod
Wednesday.
Kilroy & Mari indale, Major, Morraan
& Seddon, Mutchler & Bishop, and
several other outfits, have been com
pelled to lay ofl men owing to water
shortage.
Sandy Wilson, the pioneer teamster,
will leave for San Francisco in a few
days for medical treatment. Sandy is
reported to bo pretty well fi.red.
$1.50Shirts for 75c, Miss Kotsch, Fiat.
Will be at Flat City To
morrow (Sunday) After
noon with a Fine Lina of
New Hals,
New Dresses,
Shoes,
Ladies’ Hairgaods
AND EVERYTHING IN
LADIES’ WEAR
Don’t Forget
TOMORROW
(SUNDAY)
To be Displayed at
FLAT CiTY
SV3. WOLFE5
BEETK3 E-! S3
if aiS®r
First-Glass Rspaiiing,
Gleaning and Repairing
Cor. Willow and First
COMING AND GOIM
Mr Wood of the Northern Commer
cial Company left for Dikeman last,
Saturday. He returned during the week. !
Shorty Davenport left Sunday last !
for Dikeman, on route Outside. He will !
probably remain in the states until
after the new year, when he intends to 1
return over the ice.
E. ,T. Ives visited Iditarod City Mon
day .
Charles Hull, William Critchley and
James Newman left for the scene of the
new strike tho first of the week. They
traveled in a poling boat, and have a
fair amount of supplies.
A1 Thorns came in from Flat City
Monda y
The Beaver left for Dikeman Monday.
The Little Delta was stuck on a bar
18 miles below town Monday, on account,
of which several boats behind her were
detained.
Frank Gleason was a visitor in Idi ta
rod City Monday.
Charley Krutzinger was in town the
first of the week.
James Chronister and Casper Ellinger
came to town Monday.
Fred G.tlli left for the Kuskokwim
Tuesday, via the Russian Mission (tart
age. Galli still has plenty of faith in
tlie district around Georgetown, where
he will prospect. He plans on return
ing to Iditarod next spring.
Rill Corey and Carl Stalnaket left
for Nome during the week They will
travel in Fred Galli’s poling boat as far
as D.kem in.
A1 Walsh paid a visit to Flat creek
Tuesday.
Deputy Marshal Tom Howell was a
visitor in the city Tuesday.
W. Sam Clark returned from Flat
last Suudav.
‘
Charley Worden paid a visit to the
creeks Sunday.
Jack Baird has made application for
a renewal of his Budweiser bar license.
Charley Knell did not go on the new
strike as ho had planned, but Walter
Hunter took in the stampede.
The gasoline barge Gnat arrived
from Dikeman Sunday.
G. F. Kiiroy, of the Upgrade associa
j lion, Flat creek, paid a visit tolditarod
! Wednesday.
J Jim Drown expects to go Outside thi
i fall. 11is home is in Southern California,
land he will probably locate there.
Barney Haggerty left for Dikeman
! Wednesbav.
Ben Cedermalm was in town Wednes
day.
Doc Mading waa a visitor inlditarod
! City Wednesday.
Tommy McSmart raffled tlie elaborate
Isaacs Sras. & Ro.'s '
With SLAUGHTERING PRICES on every line in their
large establishment. Men that have stocked up their
wardrobes for years to come have conceded that they
were by far 1he best clothes for the least money, and
ISAACS BROS. & CO.’S CLOSING OUT SALE fur
nished them. For example, a few items as
FIRECRACKERS FOR THE FOURTH
Our Light Best Quality Balbriggans, per suit. . . $1.00
Eagle Brand, All Wool, Brown, per suit. 2.00
Australian All Wool, Best Grade, per suit. 3.00
NOTE. Not more than two suits to any ona person.
Our Best Imported Cloth Made Individual Pants,
ranging up to $12.50 regular, all go at per QQ
All Wool Pants, ranging to $7.50 regular, f) 7r
per pair . ZilQ
NOTE. Not more than otio pair to one person.
It is embarassiug to put into print the low prices to
which we have reduced all of our highest grade and
positively best fabric made clothing. lienee a visit to
our store would be largely to your interest.
Remember we are determined to close everything
out, buildings and fixtures included.
Leading Clothiers
time chart of the last- Iditarc-d dog race
during the week. Charles K. Kemp
holding the winning ticket. The chart
was nicely framed, and is quite a work
of art.
FREE FEED FROM THE
EXPERIMENT STATIONS
Postmaster Thurston has received
a communication from C. C. Goorge
son, special agent in charge c f Alaskan
agricultural investigations, notifying
him that publications, see Is, ft ..which
the government distributes tin ougli the
Alaska agricultural experiment stations
will be sent to all who desire them.
Persons wishing to take advantage of
this offer should send their names and
addresses to the special agent at Siilta,
Alaska, when they will be placed on
the mailing list.
$50 REWARD
Will be paid to anyone furnishing evi
dence to convict the boast in human
guise who is guilty of destroying ad
vertising sale signs nailed up by me
along the different thoroughfares.
MORRIS FRIKOM A N.
Fresh halibut 25c pound.
Iditarod Meat Co.
J, F. BIDWELL IS INQUIRED FOR
J. R. Bidwell, of Puyallup, Washing
ton, is inquiring' for his son, J. F. Bid
well, who was in Flat City when last
heard from. He was figuring on going
to Ruby when he lust wrote, but noth
ing has heen'heard of him since. Anyone
knowing the whereabouts of Bidwell
will confer a favor by showing him
this notice.
Among the passengers who arrived
on the Nancy Bell last Thursday was
K. H. .Tones, a resident of Opliir. Mr.
Jones, went Outside last fall and has
been visiting his old home in Kngland.
He has great faith in the Inuoko district
and will return there immediately by
the overland route.
■ -
Jack Cavanaugh, of Tatiana, who has
heen troubled with dropsy for a long
; time, was operused upon May 2d by Dr.
I Wertenbaker and live and half gallons
of serous fluid was drawn off. Mr. Cav
anaugh is now improving.
A BARGAIN
For Sale A splendid toned, large
size phonograph: 7d records. .See
Pete Pierce. Fiat City.
Mosquito beds $1.7d at Friedman's
Closing-Out Sale. Fiat and Idi'.arod.
T* If* IT * will positively close my
A m A A store on Mu gust /.
All persons owing accounts to me will confer a favor by settling same
before that date.
isacl®re
BALANCE OF STOCK TO BE SOLD
AT ABSOLUTE COST
\
Between now and then. So come and get bargains, as you can get outfits at
the same prices as you would pay at the factory Outside.
a u n l n ft Folger's Established (850
Golden Gale Coffee , 1S. 50c..... 45c.. ...40c
Reliance Canned Fruits and Vegetables. “None Better In Alaska."
/\
DIAMONDS) Ham and Bacon
\/ FRESH AND SWEET
w** pa yjy Eggs, Potatoes, Onions, Oranges, Lemons
J* and Apples at Dikeman should arrive
“ * Ji Today or Tomorrow.
‘‘Obey Vour Impulse." Phone your orders. Best attention. Prompt de
liveries. and services that please. • a a ■_
Sunderbruch’s
TO CLOSE OUT
AT OUTSIDE PRICES TILL JULY 15, 1312
VICTOR
PHONOGRAPHS
No. 1 Victors $30.00 $25.00
No. 2 Victors. 40.00 32.50
No. 3 Victors. 50.00 40.00
All Victor Records 33 1-3 Off
Screen Doors, (formerly $6 and $10), Now $3 and $5
SMITH'S GUN STORE
■ Second and Willow Phone No. 6 3
WORK BEGUN ON $40,000
MANSION FOR GOVERNOR
i From Juneau comes the news that
work will be begun immediately upon
S the $40,003 mansion f >r the governor of
[Alaska. Structural Engineer William
N. Collier, superintendent of construc
; tion of building for the United States
government, lias arrived at the capital,
and will have full charge of the build
ing operations. The money for the
: mansion was appropriated last year.
J. I. JOHNSTONE MAY NOT RETURN
I
j Oto Moses received a letter from
;J. I. Johnstone by th ; last mail, in
which Mr. Johnstone said it was
j quite possible that he would not
lieturn to the Iditaiod—at least tiot
jin the immediate future Mr John
stone is engaged in business at
j Atlanta, Qa , which he claims to be
I the livest town in the States at the
present time. He is doing very
j u ell in his business.
Hart. Sohaffner & Marx clothes $12
! and up at Friedman’s Closing-Out Sale,
i Flat City aDd Iditapod.
i Highest market price paid for shaded
ivory for jewelry manufacturing pur
poses. Robert Simpson.
DR. S. HALL YOUNG 13
EXPECTED HERE SOON
The Rev. Dr. S. Hall Young may be
expected back in iditarod almost any
time. He will not remain here long,
as he expects to leave for New York
City and Washington at an early date
Dr. Young's name has been mentioned
in connection with the Alaska governor
ship, in the event of the democrats
being succesful next November.
The Nancy Bell arrived Thursday
morning with ten passengers and 1,500
pounds of mail. She was billed out the
same day.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT,
Territory of Alaska, Fourth Division
In the matter of FRED WILLISON,
Bankrupt. — Notice of Meeting of Cred
itors.
To the creditors of F'reil Willison in the
Territory of Alaska, a bankrupt:
Notice is In t-eby given that on the
2."tli day of June, 1912, the said Fred
Willison was duly adjudicated a bank
rupt; and that the first meeting of his
creditors will be held at my office in
the Tow’ii of Jditarod, on the 13th dav
of July, 1912, at two o’clock p. m., at
which time said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint Trustee, ex
amine the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
HENRY RODEN,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated at Iditarod, Alaska, June 25, 1912.
The Yukon Gold Company lias five
gangs of men sinking holes on Otter
creek, in addition to the crews working
on the two Keystone drills. It is re
ported that the company is not quite
satisfied with the result of the investi
gations on Otter to date, claiming that
the nature of the bedrock at that point
is too hard for dredging purposes.
However, this is not likely to prevent
the company taking up the options
when they see fir.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and routing paper at Ross & Nes
tor's.
Just received over Lake Lebarge, a
shipment consisting of Ladies’ Readv
to-VVear Suits, Dresses and Party
Gowns, Skirts, Lingeries and Hair
Goods. All the above is of the latest
and newest-made. Popular prices. Al
terations free. Your inspection solic
ited.
Sciiiapik's Ladies' Emporium,
First Avenue
A shipment of latest-style Hats and
Flowers expected on the next boat.
WILL PROSPECT AT
HEAD OF THE MELOZI
Fred Beyer arrived from Moore creek
earlv this week, having been sninmt.ti
ed hi herasa grand juryman. Mrl’eytr
has deen working on a lay on Aaron
Longueeker’s ground, on Nevada gulch,
a tributary of Moore creek. He found
very good prospects— on one occasion
cleaning up over 10 ounces in 31 hours:
hut the growl appears to he spotted.
From Domes
tic Sardines
to the Turkey Trot
AT THE
RATHSKELLER
and Mr Beyer will not return for the
the present. After finishing with the
grand jury, Mr Bever will go to the
head of the Meloxi river, this will he
his first trip into that section of the
country, but trappers and oiliers who
have been in lie district for years say
that it looks very promising from tlie
prospectors viewpoint.
HOLMES IS POLL TAX COLLECTOR
Stewart Holmes, formerly of tke
Northern Commercial Company's Dike
man branch is now located at Flat City,
where he enjoys the distinction of being
poll t: x ‘oilector for Hoad Commissioner
F. A. Cleveland.
The first fresh beef of tfie season was
on the market Wednesday, three beeves
having been.killed two days earlier.
A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER
Is a mighty poor and unprofitable advertisement. We won't
allow .you to be that kind. We make everybody satisfied. If
you trade with us we GUARANTEE SATISFACTION-not
only in price, but also in quality. Won’t 3’on give us a chance
to show you?
CROWLEY & PORTER
F Lr sr A v e ’ Id it a rod Front St,, Flat City
Marquette Rye AA ^rk^djas^cigars National Club Bourbon
G. & U. DRY GIN QUEEN ANNE SCOTCH
Those Rickeys are fine made from Fresh Limes. Try one.
THE BUD WEISER JACK BAIRD iditarod_ FLAT city ED ANDERSON THE BRANCH