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ELECTION FRAUD CASES
TO BE TRIED THIS MONTH
INDIANAPOLIS, hid.. Feb. 2 The trial
of the city officials and others indicted at
Terre Haute for frauds at the last general
election has been set for March S
It is expected that the trial will be most
sensational. The defendants include Don
Roberts, mayor of Terre Haute, and Demo
eratic candidate for governor of Indiana, and
sixty-four other persons of prominence in
city and state affairs, who were arrested on
December 2d. The prosecutin'.: attorney is
confident that he has evidence upon which
to convict the men, as several have ex
pressed a willingness to turn stale's evi
deuce if promised immunity.
The attorney general has announced that
when the details of the election frauds are
given to the public it will reveal conditions
worse than existed in the days of Boss
Tweed in New York.
It is charged that repeaters were used
by thousands in some districts, anil that
election boards substituted ballot boxes ior
those used and thus stole the entire vote
of many precincts. Repeaters were brought
from Chicago and other cities and voted
from ten to twenty times. The attorney
general is said to have the names of dozens
of these men who have confessed to the
work they did. told the amount of money
given them for every vote, and who paid
it. The men were worked in smiads of five,
and each was captained by a local politi
cian.
DEATH OF EDWARD CLAYSON
SEATTLE. Jan. 2 Edward Clayson. Sr.,
aged 76. pioneer publisher, whose weekly
journal, the Patriarch, suspended publica
tion last November, died here today.
Mr. Clayson was the father of Will Clay
son of Skagway and Cordova. Alaska, of
Mrs. W. C. Blanchard of Skagway and of
Mrs. John W. Snook of Skagway, whose
husband is now warden of the I laho state
penitentiary.
Another son. Fred Clayson. wa> mur
dered on the Dawson trail near Minto, with
Relfe and Olson, in 1900. O’Brien, the
murderer, was brought back from the States
and hanged at Dawson.
DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN
Word comes of the death in Victoria re
cently of Michael C. Brown, rn old-time
Klondiker. For a long time he was ’in
charge of the Melbourne hotel in Dawson.
Mr. Brown died at the age of 76 years. He
left Dawson seven or eight years ago, and
resided in Victoria until the time of his
death. He is survived by his venerable
wife. Mr. Brown was in California in the |
early ’50s. and went from there to the old
Cariboo camp.
British India’s coal output for 1913 was
15.4S6.31S tons.
FUR COATS
Dresses, Shirt Waists, Shoes,
Hose and a full line of Corsets,
from $2.50 up
CLEANING, PRESSING, PLAIN
SEWING
MISS PETERSON, IDSTAROD
POPE PRAYS FOR PEACE
BOP.DKACX, .Ian. 30. A loiter received
here from Pone Benedict says that he prays
that God shall soon end the great war.
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS SOLD
TO GERMAN SAILORS
NEW YORK. Jan. 14. Selling American
citizenship papers to sailors on board ihe
German interned ships in Hoboken is a
industry.
Prices range from SI to S40. The sellers
are said to be principally Dutch and Swed
ish seamen who make headquarters in Ho
boken. They have either taken out papers
of then- own or procured other men’s nat
uralization papers.
The German sailors have become peeved
at being held, and in their desire to reach
the fatherland to fight they are willing to
pose as American naturalized citizens.
FITTINGS FOR DREDGE
TO COME OVER TRAIL
(Seward Gateway. Jan. 9>
J. E. Riley will take in a piece of dredge
fitting weighing 1.600 pounds over the trail
from Seward to the Iditarod next month.
He expects to return from Seattle about
the first of February.
JACK HEATH LOCATED
Jacp Heath, the former resident of Fair
banks who recently disappeared in Seattle,
has been located at Hillsboro, Ore. The
news of his being found was received at
Fairbanks a few days ago in a letter written
by Mrs. Heath from Seattle, who uFo stated
that her husband was very ill. and was
stopping with friends in Hillsboro.
Before his disappearance Mr. Heath had
lost what money he had in the purchase of
a picture show in Seattle. The loss seemed
to have worried him and made him leave
home. He wrote a letter after he left to
Mrs. Heath telling her that he would not
return for some time.
IDiTARCD MINER SUICIDES
A Seattle dispatch of December 8 says:
“W. II. Hatch. 35, a miner from Iditarod,
killed himself eaily yesterday morning on
board the steamship Mariposa when the
vessel was going through Active pass. The
body is at Bonney & Watson's.
Henry Martella of Ophir arrived in Iiita
rod last Wednesday, in time to become a
charter member of the local igloo of Pio
neers of Alaska, and started on his home
ward journey.
Frank Joaquin of the Kuskokwim Com
mercial Company arrived at Flat City (hu
ng the early part of the week, and left
after a very short stop for Takotna and
the Outside, over the Seward trail.
Henry 0. Roden, formerly connect' ! wim
Smith’s hardware store in this city, who left
here last summer, recently purchased a
hardware store at Cam rose. Alberta, Canada.
WARREN LOSES HIS JOB
SEATTLE, Jan. 14. Joseph Warren, who
for the past eight years has held the posi
tion of extradition agent for the Second
division of Alaska, has been dismissed, as
the department of justice will abolish the
office and have the work done by special
agents now in the city. Warren has made
a number of sensational arrests since his
appointment to the position.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Best Line ot WHISKIES AND WINES tn the Camp
MONOGRAM, MARQUETTE, NATIONAL CLUB,
GIBSON RYE (ALSO SCOTCH), and all lines of
Whiskies bottled in bond, per bottle
Imported Port and Sherry, Three Star Hennessey and Bulk Whiskies cut in
proportion
PHONE “RAMPS” At the PIONEER
Just Received
A Choice Lot of the Latest
Victor Phonograph Records
Come In and Hear Them
SMITH'S GUN STORE,
ID1TAROD, ALASKA
MARRIAGE OF COUPLE
WELL KNOWN IN IDITAROD
Telegraphic announcement was received
; this week by the parents of the bride of
the marriage in Seattle on February 1 of
I Miss Agnes Duffy and George Busch.
Both the young people are well known
1 m Iditarod. The bride is the daughter of
! Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Duffy of this city, and
j spent the summer of last year with her par
! cuts here. Mr. Busch is the traveling audi
| tor of the Wells Fargo Express Company
| for Alaska, and he was on his annual visit
; to this city at the time Miss Duff was here.
It is expected that they will make their
j home in Seattle.
PARCELS CANNOT BE SENT
BY MAIL TO INTERIOR
(Seward Gateway)
Parcels sent by post to the Interior can
1 not be forwarded by the Seward postoffice
| owing to the fact that the superiorly-classi
fied mail more than takes up the entire
1 loads provided for in the contract. Parcels
come under the head of fourth-class mail.
• and it i-' impossible to send it. The only
way in which the people of the Interior can
; secure these parcels is to have them shipped
j over by express, which can be done bv
sending an order to Postmaster Hickey.
Magazines, etc., are classed as merchandise
I and cannot be sent, either. In the Reward
office last Saturday night there was about
i 2.500 pounds of mail for th« nlace« «lon«r
: the route. It is also impossible to pick out
certain articles to forward them, and those
who are expecting parcels over the trail
! route are reminded that if they want those
; parcels before the opening of Yukon navi
gation they must send an order and have
them expressed.
William Reif. one of the <11 timers of
Otter creek, paid a visit to tho city last
Wednesday, and was among those who at
; tended the meeting of the Pioneers.
NIGHT RATE IN EFFECT
OVER GOVERNMENT LINES
The Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company
issued the following notice on Monday last:
“Beginning today, a night rate goes into
effect over government telegraphic lines, the
rate being in all cases per cent of the
day rate. This wall give a night rate to
Seattle of $5.35. Night messages arc trans
mitted when the lines are clear of day mes
sages, and are delivered the day following
the filing date. Night messages will also
take Western Union and Postal night rates
from Seattle.”
IDiTAROD WINTER WEATHER
Observations taken at the Budweiscr.
corner of First and Richmond streets, at
> a. in. each day:
Above Below
Hate Zero. Zero.
BO 1 t Cloudy
Jan. :M. r> cloudy
Feb. 1 l<> clear
IVl). -J Cloudy
I VP. ;t «» cloudy
Pel)’ \ \ Cloudy
Id). ' B Cloudy
JAILED ON CHARGE OF
ROBBING A WOODPILE
William Dee, universally known as
I “Scotty,” was arrested on Thursday last
' by Deputy Marshal Charles on complaint
! of .J. Tropea, who charges that “Scotty”
| appropriated fuel from his woodpile with
out going through the formality of making
' arrangements with the complainant for the
transfer of ownership. He is it large on
his own recognizance, and his trial has been
et for 11 o’clock next Monday morning by
Commissioner Albrecht.
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Bog Butter, IGc.
C. R. PECK, FLAT CITY
LUXURIOUS QUARTERS IN
THE GERMAN TRENCHES
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—The following inter
! esting letter from a German captain at the
j front in France to his children is printed in
[ the Berliner Tageblatt:
“Dear Children: I was very pleased with
j vour nice letters, so I will answer them,
j Ringei (a dog) sits beside me. and looks
| over my shoulder to see that everything isj
: correct as I describe it.
j “I have now a fine room in the trenches,
■ which is almost as big as my room at home,
I but divided into a bedroom and a dining
! room. It is so high that I can stand up
| right in it. You must know that it is in
i the middle of a thick wood, and deep down
in the earth, like a real cave. If you wish
to enter you must descend a long way, as if
i to a fox’s earth. But when you open the
door you are quite astonished how warm
, and comfortable it is in there.
“The back part of the cave is shut off
by a pretty Chinese folding screen, on
i which bright anil wonderful birds are peck
ing at bright and wonderful flowers, Be
hind it lies a featherspring mattress, with,
a white damask counterpane, and on tht|
mattress is a soft, white pillow.
“On the trunk of a birch tree which sup
ports the roof hangs a nice, big, red clock.
“The whole room is hung with white
damask, the selling, too, so that it looks
just like snow. On the ground is spread a
thick, soft Smyrna carpet, and in one cor
ner stands a little stove with colored glass
I panes, in which the dry wood crackles and
burns so cheerily that it is quite delight
ful. On the walls hang a grand mirror and
a number of tolored pictures.
“Then in the middle stands a table with
a white cloth, with a pretty colored lamp on
it. Just now a very delicate colored coffee
pot, with red poppies, made of beautiful
china, is also standing on it.
“Round the middle table two comfortable,
big arm chairs are standing, and some other
nicely carved ones for guests.
[ “And do you know where all these things '
come from! Out of a chateau which lies j
close to the French. Our guns were fired
on it, and there is not much of it left. The
master of the chateau is far away, of course, !
long ago. But that he may find his things j
when he returns we left a note on the table, j
saying we had borrowed this and that, and ■
his things were here, only ten minutes away,
much safer than in his chateau. So, you
see, that is what happens in war.”
REGULAR A. B. MEETING
NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT
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The regular semi monthly meeting of
Camp Iditarod No. 27, Arctic Brotherhood,
faill be held next Sunday evening at A. B.
hall at 8:30 o’clock. It is hoped that there
will be a large attendance, as business of
importance is to be transacted. Also there
will be the customary smoker following the
business meeting.
Fine Watch Repairing. ^‘XTay
Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer.
There was a big crowd in attendance at
the meeting of Iditarod Igloo No. 10, Pio
neers of Alaska, last Wednesday evening at
A. B. hall, and more than forty members
were initiated. Several of the new' mem
bers had but recently arrived in the dis
trict, and a few who were unable to be
on hand sent their applications by mail or
by friends, in order to become charter mem
bers of the igloo. Tom Killea, who arrived
last weak from the lower Kuskokwim re
gions, was present, as was Danny Bryce,
from Bear creek, and Henry Martella, from
Ophir City. Frank Joaquin, who was in a ,
big hurry to reach the coast, could not wail 1
for the meeting, but sent his application, ,
with the necessary kale, and was made a
charter member. Cecil Barlow, the Moore I
creek miner, followed the good example of j
Mike Lucey, and forwarded his application j
to Secretary Marsh. The many friends of
Jerry Baker, who is at present residing
somewhere in the vicinity of Dikeman,
were pleased to see tin* name of that old
timer on the charter roll.
After various items of business had been
transacted by the igloo and the secretary
had made a report showing that 156 names
woulfl appear on the charter roll of the ;
local lodge. Deputy Organizer G. E. Austin
declared the list closed, and informed the
igloo that he would immediately communi- j
cate to tlie grand igloo the result of his ;
labors in this camp, in order that the char
ier may be forwaided with the least possible I
delay.
After the routine business of the igloo !
had been transacted and the initiatory and ;
enrolling duties duly performed, recess was j
taken while the membership did amrle jus- 1
tice to a “big feed” that had been prepared
by Frank Keenan, and which was served :
under his able and energetic management. |
Two long tobies loaded with good things to
eat were arranged lengthwise of the hall. !
and at'ter Hie old boys got through with j
that layout it was an easy matter to guess ;
what they thought of Mr. Keenan as a j
chef.
The igloo decided that hereafter the regu- ;
1. r semi-monthly meetings would lie held at j
Iditarod and Flat City alternately in Idit- j
arod on the first Wednesday of each month
and in Flat City on the third Wednesday.
After everybody’s thirst and appetite had
been appeased a social session was enjoyed
until after 1 o’clock.
following is the roster of charter mem
hers of Iditarod Igloo No. 10. Pioneers of
Alaska:
Charles Lovett Robert Brown
G. Banders Henry Martin
John A. Nelson John Soil
Albert Wile F B. Fcntas
Max Lchbrunner Michael Frady
S. L. Benbrcok Philip Miller
C. W. Jackcon Jacob Mutchler
P. R. Kollett S. Duckstad
A. Hatley C. P. Larsen
George Young Emil Cuatafson
William Pringle J. G. Barrett
James Blodgett R. S. Part
Al Palmer O. FV3. Anderson
Andrew B. Evans P. McDonald
William Lee John Novak
James Chronister Emil Andersen
Frank B. Stanley Gustaf Jjntte
William Leonard John Gerhold
H. W. Ranter William R. Day
J. C. Wilson George W. Doano
C. V. Fcarson K. J. C. Murdock
C. Frantzon j F. Monkman
R. D. Brown J. E. Kenney
Frank M. Larsen Frank Lewis
A. B. Rome H. M. Kearney
William J. Williams Charlie L. Larson
John Auld Gscrgs Gaillard
J. F. Keenan J. A. Peterson
Jce Venes Michael Lucey
C. A. Durfy Cecil Eariow
Max Boas C. R. Peck
James Ccdy John F. Mullen
Harry R. Harmon Mike Maher
Joseph H. Smith William Ansley
George Adams J. M. Foreman
W. F. Harrison Angus McKenzie
G. M. Arbuckla Frank Love
P. G. Charles Joseph Hitzr.er
Malcolm F. MacMillan Chris Olson
George F. Marsh Charles E. Robinson
Ira F. Wood J. W. Atkinson
Jack Petersen J. E. Beattie
Gustave Christoph Frank Joaquin
J. W. Downey George K. Foy
A. E. Bain A. M. Kilgore
A. H. Conlin Dave Mutchler
Jas. Pirnie John IWutchler
C. J. Maltby A. F. Morgan
George Mutchler John Giocherlo
T. L. McGrath Joseph E. McDowell
Jack Keller John T. Best
Austin K. Horner jack B. Frick
Wm. Fauteaux Gus Schuler
A. McEwing Dcn Bryce
John Bagoy Adolph Jestland
Alex Weir ?3enry A. Weir
Charles Gerhart pete Ekman
Fred La Belle Pete Cure,
John Shaller j. E KeUlewell
Pat Flemming william Reif
J. C. Jenkins Martin Jcsephson
Henry Hohbeck Sam App|ebaum
Rotert Dunn George fl ohapi[)
Joseph Neville . .
, . K_ „ . H. Martalo
John J. Gallagher _ . . _
■. * 0 Robert Soutar
Herman Naehtcr. Sr. . „
... . Isadcr Bayles
Ivan Wales .. . ,/ _ 4
_ . _ Howard H. Porter
Fred Deeming
John Klones Charles E' Ta''lor
J. E. Anderson Charles Hurst
T. R. Moore fll Walsh
Harry R. Johnston p B' Walsh
David Strandberg Tobias Perr>'
A. C. Johnson Meecham
Pete Caustrup Tom Killea
J. H. Rogers Angus McDonald
Ike Hill H. Boas
Charles Engquist Jerry Baker
Eugene Loranger
Mrs. J. E. Riley of Otter creek is at Ta
kotna. visiting with the family of her sister,
Mrs. Tom Boyd. She will return home in
about ten days.
UNDERWEAR
AND
SHIRTS
ALL SIZES AND PRICES
Bayles Clothing Go.
IDITAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
FLAT CITY NOTES
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Miss Marie Coolidge* was surprised this 1
week when the entertainment committee of j
the Moose lodge, consisting of Chairman j
Grant Murdock, Chris Hansen, George Kay !
nd Charlie Drew, called at her home in a j
body and presented her with a beautiful |
gold initial, inlaid with ivory, the artistic j
designing and work of Billy Taylor, the
Flat City jeweler. The presentation was in j
appreciation of ihe kind assistance arid i
services rendered bv the popular young I•*• ly
in the several social affairs in which -h.* has
taken part this winter.
Last Saturday evening an impromptu
dance was held at Moose hall under the
auspices of the entertainment committee.
About twenty-five couples attended, and as
* music was exceptionally good, every
body had a most enjoyable time.
Preparations are already in progress for
the lorthcoming hard-time*' ball, to be
given on the evening of Washington's birth
day, February 22. As this is perhaps the
la«t big social affair under the management
of the present entertainment committee of
the Moove lodge they are endeavoring to
eclipse all previous efforts and retire in a
blaze of glory.
BIG DANCE AT OTTER
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
Chester Riley and Robert Goebel of Otter
creek were in the city yesterday on a short
business trip. While here th y informed
The Pioneer that the big ball with which
they ar? preparing to celebrate Lin
coln’s birthday and St. Valentine’s day
jointly at the Otter creek social hall on
next Saturday night. February 13, prom
ises to he a grand and glittering success
in every particular. The hall will be ap
propriately decorated for the occasion, and
with the best music procurable and a de
lightful and spacious dancing floor, every
body who attends will be guaranteed a tine
time.
“MONTANA PETE” FARRELL
AT PIONEERS’ HOME, SITKA
In the last mail Ramps Peterson received
a letter from “Montana Pete” Farrell, the
old-timer who left here last summer for
the Pioneers’ home at Sitka. Pete says that
on leaving here he stayed a week at Gib
bon, and that the doctor there “fixed
him all right.” He continue*:
“He gave me enough medicine to last me
a month, and that’s all the medicine I have
taken since. I got to Dawson for Discovery
day. and had Cap Mays along. Had a good
time for a week. Saw Tommy Forrest. Bull
Con Bill. Denny White. One week more in
Juneau. Met Tom Ashby, OKI Max, Charley
f' &rr> Pete McDonald. Gus Becky, Lockie
McKinnon, Jack McNamee, old Angus
McDonald, Cryder Blanchard—myself and
forty others, all willing to die except I. I
landed here with two dollars, and ain’t
broke yet. * * * This is the most God
forsaken place I have ever been in. I
ain’t seen anybody have a ten-dollar piece
since I have been here. * * I wish
I was back in Iditarod There are 1,000
idle men in Juneau. It rained ihe first
two months I was here; it is freezing now.
We have very fine quarters hot
and cold water, etc. Everything is flush
but money. Regards to ail the boys.”
THE MAIL
The mail arrived early Thursday after
noon. and consisted of a full consignment.
The time of closing the outgoing mail re
mains as usual registered mail closes at
5:30 p. m. Saturday and for other mail.
5 p. m. Sunday.
CITY’S FIRE APPARATUS
IS IN WORKING ORDER
The pumping plant which constitutes the
city’s fire apparatus, which failed so signally
at the fire which destroyed Sam Willmer’s
home last week, has been repaired and is
now said to be in perfect working order.
The trouble .was found to be as stated by
Chairman Currin of the council fire com
mittee—a joint of the feed pipe having been
damaged to such an extent as to prevent
the suction necessary to raise the water
from the river.
Earl Byers, the night watchman, who has
charge of the plant, is now making daily
runs of the pumping plant, to keep it in
thorough working order, and states that
this will be continued unless the weather
becomes unusually severe. He states that
the plant can be run successfully in ordi
nary cold weather, and even when the ther
mometer regi.-ters as low as 40 degrees be
low zero he believes it can be run for a
couple of hours, in ca.se of necessity, before
the pipes become clogged with ice.
GEORGE RILEY COMMENTS
ON THE SEWARD TRAIL
(Seward Gateway, Jan. 4i
J. IT Riley, a member of the firm of
Riley & Marstrn, the big mining operators
of the Iditarod, says that Seward should
certainly do something to have an improve
ment effected in the trail between that
camp and this. lie arrived from the In
terior on the way Outside to secure some
material for his dredge. He found the trail
laid out in an almost unbelievably poor
manner. The trail itself is well built, he
says, although some work should he done
at Happy creek. But of the route which
the trail follows he hits nothing to say but
what is uncomplimentary. He suggests that
the people of Seward get together to send
t petition and to take any other steps
which may be necessary to have some
money allotted and some work done on the
trail. He himself made the trip in thir
teen days, but he says it is wonderful how
the mail is brought over that trail at all.
Windfalls are found everywhere and in
- me cases the trail i> made to run around
tree stumps as if it were a necktie running
around a collar. Mr. Riley speaks very op
timistically of the Iditarod and everything
connected with it. but he thinks that Sew
ard ought to get busy about that trail un
less it is asleep. "The mail carriers that
can get the mail in such time over a trail
like that must he - moose.” said he.
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