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FOI! (iOYFUM)M UF ALASKA
,1. 1'. A. Stkono
'HIM NKWSiWPKK HKI’OKTKIl
One of the diliiculties encountered in eondueting a
newsj>aj>or, whether in Alaska or elsewhere, is that of get-i
ling auih.entie news at first hand. Principals in happen-;
jngs which have a jmblie interest refuse information to the
reporter, who thereby is compelled to go elsewhere for his!
(Pita. The consequence is 1 hat "while true 1 lie news lacks
authority, and not infrequently is contradicted by the
parties interested from sinister motives
That this is a false policy to jmrsue is evident, but it;
is done nevertheless. Last year, for example, a business!
lean, who since has severed his connection with Iditarod.
was asked for tigures concerning the amount of gold dust j
handled by the institution lie controlled. 1 he figures in
round numbers were known to the reporter, but he wished
for the stamj) of authority. The man who knew refused to
talk. It being pointed out that, accuracy was desired, lie
rejilied that the jmblie jireferred news that was inaccurate, j
The rejtly was probably an ebullition of spurious wit, but j
it showed the attitude of the man.
The following clever article from the Seattle Sun
shows that such cases are not confined to Alaska:
"The history of secrecy makes a long black smudge
down the page of time. Nothing is truer than the saying,
that ‘the wicked love darkness rather than light. And
this jiroverb has a bearing we do not usually suspect. We
assume it to have reference to robbers, footpads. sneaK
thieves, mutinous seamen and home breakers. It does, li
also refers, however, to any other grouji of peojile who,
work in the shade. \ on can set it down in your books that
any business for which the claim is made that it is better to
transact it under cover, that it is unwise to have it investi
gated. and that the jmblie has no right to meddle in it. is
crooked. Of course. 1 do not include the affairs of a purely
personal nature, but only such matters as have to do with,
tile jmblie.
I lie whole history or government, nenue me uav oi
newspapers, is a record of tyranny and unjust privilege.
So long as the common herd whs ruled by a select few, who
presumed to do better by the people than the people could
do for themselves, the result invariably was luxury and line
feathers for the elect and starvation and rags fur the many.
"Vested rights thrive in darkness. It is only in the
light of put lieity that human rights grow. The story of
the < >ld World, of China, ancient Japan, Egypt, Greece,
and Rome is tin story of secrecy and outrage. The story of
Liberty is the story of the uncensored press.
“Whenever you find secret councils of kings, diplomats
whispering behind their hands, senators gum-shoemg
around, and trust magnates mumbling in a back room, you
may be sure that the public is about to be looted.
"The petty criminal is afraid of the policeman. The
big criminal is afraid of the reporter. The man who cracks
the belated citizen over the head with a lead pipe fears the
law. The man who sandbags the whole community and
steals twenty million dollars by manipulating a railway
system does not fear the law. He hires the law. The
thing he fears is the light—public opinion; and the man
who works the spotlight is the newspaper reporter.
"There never was a bribe-taking judge ousted from
the bench, a corrupt politician retired to private life, a:
governor or mayor who sold out to corporations and was
exposed, that did not hate newspaper reporters above rattle
snakes.
“This is not a government by law; law does not
=■ Snaps, Rings, Suckles,’
Straps, Etc. j
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i Beef, by the Side 40c
Vea!, “ “ 40c
Mutton, by the carcass #5c
Fowl, per ib. 40c
Halibut, per Ib 25c
Roast Chickens 40c
Pork Loins 40c j
Codfish 35c
Frankfurter Sausage 40c |
Spring Chickens 75c j
Lamb Saddles 5qc j
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AT STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
Souvenir Jewelry „ If W *%MF Landing Jeweler
Made to Order ^ m Emd S hj) £*j3 Mad Mmd °! U c Nor,h
govern, it is merely the rear guard of gc verument. It is a
lTOVr.RNMK.NT BY PI'BLKTI'Y. it is newspapers and
magazines, the publishing of facts, that govern.
“Absolute independence, truth telling and honesty are
the foundation stones of a successful pulicationol any kind.
“\Ye could manage to rub along without the dis
tinguished gentlemen who run our finances, make our laws
and regulate our morals, perhaps, but suppress the news
paper reporter and we should be tempted to say:
“Then bear me from the harbor’s mouth, wild wave;
I’ll seek another shore.” 1
“Be kind, then, to the reporter* Tike him in and
tell him the truth. And if you feel you must lie, be care
ful to make a mighty good job of it.
EPSGRAMMATiC UTTERANCES OF V!CE-PRE3i
DENT MARSHALL
“Government is a necessity. It was never intended to be
a luxury.”
“If a government takes more from the taxpayer than is
necessary to effectively and economically conduct its business,
then the government is a thief, and vVe ought to call in the
police.”
“if you want to bust a trust, get a lawyer, and put some
fellow' in the penitentiary.”
“I believe as much as any man in vested rights, but not in
vested wrongs.”
“There is no money in honest, politics. He who Hies high
in office has someone holding the string to his kite.
“Vox populi is vox dei - when the people know what they
are talking about.”
“Do not tell me that the humble wage earner of today is
willing to look along the vista of years and see nothing but a
pauper’s grave at the end, while a few men by legislative en
actments are enabled to dwell in marble bails and scatter
money like drunken dukes at monkey dinners.
“That people is not wise which is not just.”
WHEN THE BOAT DRIFTED ON
Charles II. Hall, of Missoula, who occasionally runs for
attorney general of Montana on the Democratic ticket — usually
in years when Montana goes Republican—says two I rench-Can
adian citizens of his home town were traveling down a river in
Montana in a houseboat. One of them knew the river, and the
other did not.
They anchored for the night on a bar. Along toward day
light the craft went adrift. Three hours later the motion awoke
one of the travelers. He poked his head out of the door. An
entirely strange section of scenery was passing.
“Baptiste! Baptiste!” he yelled. “Get up! We ain’t here!”
His comrade roused himself and looked out.
“No, by gar!” he said, “we’re Id miles from here!’ Satur
day Evening Post.
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COLD COfWFORT
H, Woodrow, your future is dark! Of course I don’t see a
spark; for every old skate will be telling you straight
just how you should govern your ark. The.y'11 tell you
to steei1 to the right, and you’ll run on the rocks in the night;
and the mermaid will wail as she kicks up her tail, at seeing so
sorry a plight. They’ll tell you to steer to the left, and you’ll
feel all the fury and heft of the tempest and gale on your mast
and your sail, and the midnight will find you bereft. Theyil
tell you to tack and to slew, with your binnacle main garnet
clew, and to yaw and belay in the mariner’s way, and damn you
whatever you do. Your ship will have too many mates, sea
lawyers and eloquent skates; and the husky A. B.’s will do just
as they please till the boat is in desperate straits. You’re gen
tle and honest and kind, possessed of a studious mind; oh, what
can you do with a hell-roaring crew, intent on the bacon and
rind? The man who’d conduct such a ship, and give it a pros
perous trip, should have by his helm aclubof red elm and like
wise a shotgun an whip. He should be as quick as a cat, to
fight at the drop of the hat, with a thick, heavy pelt and a
knife in his belt and a buzz-saw concealed in his hat. Walt
Mason.
STEAL WOOD FROM
Jim Chrouister, of Chrouister &
Ellinger, Otter creek, reports that
a quantity of wood has been stolen
Ironi their ground on Granite. A
notice was posted some time ago
tnat no wood was to be cut or
hauled from the claim, as it would
he needed when they came to work
the ground. Disregarding this no
lice, someone stole up under cover
of darkness and hauled the wood
away. Mr. Chrouister has an idea
who the parties were, and will go
alter them shortly.
Fairbanks papers received last
Monday tell of the birth of a son
and lmir to \V. F. Thompson, editor
of the Fairbanks News-Miner. The
interesting event took place March
io at St. Joseph’s hospital. The
hoy weighs full io pounds, and
Wilkie Pent is bursting with pride.
ALASKANS IN NEW YORK CITY
The signatures oi Casey Moran
and E. L Britt at the bottom ol a
large and much abused bill of fare
oi Keen’s English ehophou-e, New
York ci'y, is the only intimation
'hat the Pioneer has of those gen
tlemen being among the bright
lights. Nor were they the only
Alaskans there that night, for, con
gregated around a special table was
a merry party from the North, in
cluding Curly Monroe, El Chase,
Capt. Rennitl (til the Casca), Bill
Rendell, Oie Eliiott, “Doc" Mad
ing, Leroy Tkzier, Dick Wood,
Jerry Galvin, Prank Berry, Joe
Boyle and ex-Sheriff Eilbeck.
When at Discovery take a chance at
The Flyer for a quick meal. Cooked
; right. Served right.
Fresh codfish, over-the-iee, .'Joe lb.
iditarod Meat Co.
Iditarod I'ostoi'lice
Hours- !» a.m. to 5 p.tn.: Sundays and
holidays Id m. to 1 p.m.
Mail Schedule, four round trips per
month. -In-hound mail due Tuesdays
I about 5 p.m.: out-bound mail closes
Tuesdays at 5 pm.; register mail
j closes 1! p.m.
The public are informed that pack
ages (parcels post) maybe sent out
bound during the winter at the follow
ing rates from Iditarod: To Diskaket,
7c per lb., Ruby, Sc; Fairbanks, he:
the Outside, lie.
T. L. THl'RSTGN, Postmaster.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
Dentist
Gold Street, Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Iditarod, Alaska
Michigan, 1831 Kentucky, 1891 Alaska, 1910
George Woodruff Albrecht,
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wiekersham & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
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Liquors and Cigars
Tel: ‘‘Summit Roadhouse.”
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Fresh Bread Every Bay
Choice Pies, Cakes, Etc.
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FLAT CITY
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
Notice of Forfeiture
Notice to I>. Sayles and all whom it mav
concern:
That I, the undersigned, have per
formed the assessment work on that cer
tain piece of mining ground known and
called the Sayles fraction tor tin* years
191 i and 1912, said fraction being situ
ated between No. 3 and No. 4 above, the
Gold Run association claim on Little
creek, a tributary to Lanes creek, in the
Innoko Mining Precinct, District of
Alaska. NEILS J VI HE,
Ophir, Alaska.
First publication March 29. 1913.
Last publication June 2S, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO C. HARTVBACK:
You, your heirs and assigns, are hereby noti
fied that the sum of one hundred dollars f100
has been expended upon placer mining claim
known as the Lucky Dog association. Arab
creek, tributary of Willow creek. Utter mining
and recording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
being assessment work for the year JQI2 You
arc further notified that if at the expiration of
ninety 00 -days after the last publication of
this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your
propoi tion of such expenditure, your interest
111 said claim will bee-one the property of the un
dersigned and his co-owners under Section 2324
of the Revised Statutes of the L'nited States.
DAN HARTNKfT
hirst publication January 18, 1^13.
j Last publication April *q, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
I To ,T. B. Connolly, Frank Graham (alias
Blinkv), George Shaw. Gordon Shea
and Ben Smith:
You are hereby notified tli.it I have
! expended during the year 1912 one bun
dled dollars 111 labor and improvements
j upon the Hard Luck association placer
mining claim, situated on Fiat creek, a
; tributary of Otter creek, in the Otter pre
cinct. Fourth division.territory of Alaska,
the location notice of which appears of
record in volume one of locations, at page
502, under date of5 Jan.. 1911. and Index
No. 6456. in office of the recorder ol said
I Otter precinct, in order to hold said
| claim under the provisions of section 2324
I of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and the amendment thereto ap
1 proved January 22, 1SS0, concerning the
annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said placer
' mining claim for the period ending 31st
1 December. 1912.
And if. within ninety days from the
I personal service of this notice, or within
ninetv davs after the publication tin root,
vou fail or refuse to contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure as a co-owner
! vour interest in the said claim will be
' come the property of the subscriber, your
; co owner, who lias made the required ex
penditure, bv the terms of said section,
lditarod. Alaska. 11 Jan.. IQ13.
A. B. CURRIF. as it appears of
record, but whose true name is
A. D. Currie.
First Publication April 5. 1913.
Last publication July 5, 1913.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod Alaska. 5 March, i®n,
To Mont Downing, A. B. Ferguson,A. I> Fuller
\V (.older, Barney Haggerty, John Me
('.raw, Joe Porter and Minnie Thorns:
You are hereby notified that I have expended
during the year nineteen hundred and twelve
1912 -one hundred dollars -$100 in labor and
improvement-: upon the Bonanza association
placer mining claim, on Dominion creek, a trib
utary «>f Salmon river, Kuskokv* im Mining ami
Recording district. Territory of Alaska, notice
of location of which is found in volume No 6, at
page ^03, in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of section 2324 of tin- Revised Stat
utes of the t'nited States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22, :88o, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said placer mining
claim for the period ending on the 31st day of
December, 1.12. And if, within ninety days
after the publication of this notice, you fail <1
refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex
pemliture as a co-owner, your, and each and
everv, of your interests in the said Bonanza as
sociation placer inming claim will become th<
property of the subscribed, your > o owner, who
has made the required expenditure, by tin
terms of said section. J M PICK FI.
Chas K Taylor Iditarod. Alaska, attorney tor
J. M Pickel
First publication March S, 1913
Last publication May 31, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To W J. Sweeney, Fred Andrak Friedmvi
and I Dark, their heirs, assigns, successors -.
personal reptesentatives
Von are hereby notified that I ha>e expended
in labor and improvements f.r ear of 1912 the
sum of one hundred dollars $.0 <>n the Pin
Tree association placer mining <’aim , situated
at the head of Flat creek, in the < itter Mining
and Recording District. Territory of Alaska,
which has been duly recorded at the coimnis
sioner's office at Iditarod. rhe above amount
has been expended in order to hold the said
claim under the provisions of the law concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims being the
amount required to hold such c laim And yam
are further notified that if, within ninety day
go -days after the Inst pub icati 11 of this notice,
you fail to contribute your prop'-: lion of said
expenditure, your interest in said claim will be
come the property of the undersigned, your co
owner. W II. CRAWFORD
First publication February S. :913
Last publication May io, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO CHAS BACK I.U NI), or Heirs or Agents
You, and each of you, are hereby notified that
the undersigned ha* expended in labor and ini
provements the sum of one hundred dollars
: for the years of I th*
following named placer mining claim, to-w it
No i Bench below Discovery on Yankee creek
and the years . 12 upon - ving
named placer mining claim, to-wit: No. 1 Below
Discovery on Yankee creek, a tributary of I11
noko river. I nnoko Mining and Recording I'»^
trict. District of Alaska; location notice of
1 Bench being recorded in Vol ; at 1 age 273 and
location 11 dice ( f No 1 being recorded in Vol : »
at Page 274. all of the records of the Innok"
Mining and Recording District. District "t
Alaska You are further notified that if at th'*
expiration of ninety - 90--days afiei the last pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse to 1 on
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
your interest in said claims will become th
1 property of the undersigned, your co-owne ,
under ‘section 2324 of the Revise1. Statutes of th
I’n ited State*
OLOF OLSoN. Co-Owner
' First publication February ;
Last publication May 3, :.m
Notice of Forfeiture
To F. Morency, J Pierson and Dave Cascaden
their heirs, assigns, successors or person:.
representatives:
1 You are hereby notified that I have expended
in labor and impro ements for year m2 in
: um c f one hundred dollars $io > on the Moun
tain Home assocint lacer n
: uated on Willow creek a tributary of Iditarod
river in the otter .Mining and Rewording !»:
trict. Territory of Alaska, which has been dulx
recorded at the commissioner's office at Idit
arod. The above amount lias been expended in
' order to in.Id t’ne s«id clam under tbepiovi
sions of the law concerning annua', lab. >r upon
mining claims being the am unit req - 1 * •
j hold such claim. And you arc further notified
* that if. within ninety
publication of this notice, von tail to contribute
your proportion of said exp'n-liture. your in
tere;t in sa property of
the undersigned, your cu owner
0 I.. JONHS
First publication January iw. 1913.
Last publication April in, 1 .
Notice of Forfeiture
To CHARLFY MACK
You and your heirs and assigns are hereby
notified that' the undersigned lias expended in
labor and improvements the sum of one hun
dred dollars 5 :oo -fir. the \ < ar ivi2 upon placer
mining claim known as the Panor association .
Will*
< tter Milling Di-trict.'fieri it«.o \ of A. -ka Y. ;
are further notified that if at the expiration Lf
ninety—9c—'days from the last publication .u
this notice vou fail or refuse to contribute to the
1 undersigned your proportion f such expend-.
tnre. your interest in said claim will become tin
property ot the undersigned under bee 2324 1
tlu Revi.-ed Statutes of the 1 11 ited Slates
A. b fi LAWRFNCL
1 First publication March 1 cj.
I Last publication May 31. '.9-3.
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Cotigress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be locate I in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless lie is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er's office 111 the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That 110 person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall he
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
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