Great Reduction
In CUT GLASS AND SILVER DEPOSITWARE. To save the risk and expense of repacking our stock when we move to Flat about October 1st, everything in the
store, particularly Cut Glass and Silver Depositware, at greatly reduced prices. Save money by selecting your Christmas presents now.
J. L. SALE
TRY OUR
Swift’s
Premium
Haras and □aeon
Without the Seal-Tight Covering
Fresh Shipment Just Arrived
ST IS DELICIOUS
The Best Money Can Possibly Produce
Sam’! Appiebaum
FATHER OF JONAS NOELET
IS VISITOR TO DISTRICT
The father of Jonas Noelet. the young
ITench-Canadian who met a tragic death in
this district early last spring, was an ar
rival in the city this week. He conies w>
settle up his son’s estate.
Mr. Noelet had an interesting experience
with the Canadian authorities in crossing
the line between Alaska and the Canadian
Yukon. It is said that strict inquiry is made
of each person crossing into Canadian terri
tory concerning his destination and ante
cedents. In order to verify Mr. Noelet s
description of himself as a Canadian, he
was asked many questions about his home
in Kastern Canada, among them being as
to the number of his children. When told
that he was the father of twelve boys the
Canadian ottieials asked no further question.'
and allowed the traveler to proceed on his
journey.
RETURNING TO JAPAN
Hurry Fughnra. the polite little Japanese
who has been in the employ of Ramps Peter
son for the past thirty months, left on the
Washburn last Monday on his way to his
( Id home in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Harry was a conspicuous figure on the river
front prior to the departure of the vessel,
shaking hands and bowing with quaint Jap
anese politeness to his many friends. He
has not been home in twenty-six years, and
rather expects to be a stranger in his own
Trunk, Handbag. Grip,
Suit Case, White Rubber
Shoes, Quilts, Blankets,
Sox, a Suit of Clothing,
Gloves, Mitts, heavy and
light, Shoes, Suspenders,
Hats, Caps, Underwear, or any
thing else to wear, Blank
Books or other Stationery,
Drugs, Cosmetics, Photo Goods,
your films developed or
prints made (special rates
to those who buy their
supplies from us). Don't go
out without a Kodak. Keep
a picture record of your
trip out, and before you go
call at the only up-to-date
store in the camp, where
you can get your money’s
worth,
Ansleys
Iditarod
WOODCHOPPEKS START FOR
SCENE OF WINTER’S LABOR
Gone Noiti n. with his ga-boat, the Comet,
left on Sunday morning last with a party
of fourteen woodchoppers, together with a
winter's outfit, h r the upper reaches of the
I (lit a rod river. The men are engaged on
word contracts for the Yukon Gold Com
pany. whose power plant at the mouth of
Otter creek consumes in the neighborhood
of four thousand cords of wood annuahv.
so it is said. The difficulties of the fuel
problem are emphasized by the fact that then*
men will cut wood at a distance approxi
mately one hundred miles up the river
from the power plant.
SUIT TO COLLECT ON NOTE
(’nnvley & Porter have brought suit in
the di-trict court against Lawrence Ramus
and Rae B. Carter, in which they ask judg
ment in the sum of S745 and costs, the
amount due mi a certain promissory note
for £1.000 given by Ramus, secured by
mortgage on a one-fifth interest in the
Jumbo Association placer claim; also that
any interest or lien of Rae B. Carter, if
she have any in said claim, be decree 1 to be
subsequent and inferior to the lien of said
mortgage. K. M. Stanton represents the
I laintiffs.
GUN CLUB MEMBERS
MAKING HIGHER SCORES
The Sunday afternoon shoots of the It lit -
arod Gun Club are growing in popularity,
and the members are showing much im
provement in marksmanship. Harry Wat
son at present holds the high score record
23 out of a possible 25 but there are other
members of the club who are developing
skill with the scatter-gun. The following
were the scores made last Sunday after
noon. at 25 singles:
C. C. Hurst. 22; Ramps Peterson, 21;
Claude Baker, 16;.Dick Button, lfi; H. A.
Weir. 16; R. M. Hall. 7. Mr. Hall’s score
is considered to be a good one because of
the fact that it was his first handling of a
shotgun.
The club has recently received a big con
signment of blue rocks and ammunition,
and is prepared to carry on the sport all
through the fall and winter months.
BUSINESS CHANGE
Among the business changes to be noted
this week is one by which Wada. the little
Japanese boy. becomes the successor of
Uncle Dan Hartnett in the transfer and
scavenger business. Wada takes over the
stock and equipment of the business, and
a considerable sum of money was involved
in the deal. Wada found time was hanging
rather heavily on him since his accident,
and just had to find employment for his
spare moments.
Harry Panter has undertaken the ta«k of
schooling Wada in tne intricacies of driving
a team.
™ PIONEER SALOON
FOR GOOD WHISKEY
Two Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Sold—$4.50 Gal.
RAMPS PETERSON
JUST RECEIVED
Victor and Columbia Records
Morris Chairs, Sowing Rockers
Floss Pillows, Portieres, Couch Covers, Lace Curtains, Linoleums, Art Burlap
and House Linings, Sanitary Couches, Cotton Crib Mattresses.
DRUGS DRUGS DRUGS
Complete line of Cooking Utensils and Silverware. Harness and Harness Sup
plies. Tents, Tarpaulins, Hardware, Guns and Ammunition.
SMITH’S ~GUN STORE,
ID IT A ROD, ALASKA
MINING ON
JACENT CREEKS
A mining deal of considerable importance
to the district has been consummated re
cently by which Hay Longton, Gillie Bates
and Frank Dawson will commence opera
tions on an extensive scale on No. 1 bench
claim. Otter creek. This is said to be the
initial step in a movement which contem
plates the extensive development of the
benches of that famous stream. Practically
all of the smaller concerns operating the
creek claims will clean up this fall, leaving
the dredge of Riley <& Marston as the only
work of any consequence. The attention of
operators now seems to have been turned
to the bench claims, some of which are
said to contain excellent pay, and it will not
be surprising if next season should witness
the development of these bench claims
on an extensive scale.
Longton. Bates and Dawson already have
commenced work, and considerable ground
has been stripped. It is probable that if the
weather continues propitious they will be
enabled to do considerable sluicing this full.
Those who have been inclined to take a
pessimistic view of the mining situation in
this camp recently are proDaoiy (»ue to re
ceivc some surprises in the near future. The
present activity on Willow creek; where
Jonas Brewis has recently commenced oper
ations on a lay secured from the Loranger
brothers, and where Frank Manley is oper
ating with his new drag-line scraner, pres
ages further developments on that creek.
The results of the work of these men will be
watched eagerly, and there is little doubt
that their success will encourage further
development in that region.
All of the operators on the creeks adjoin
ing Flat and Otter appear to have had an
cellent season, and there is little doubt that
the output of the district this year will
fall but slightly, if any, below that of last
year.
The Candle creek district, which is prac
tically adjacent to Iditarod. no doubt will
received considerable attention during the
coming winter, and there will be much
prospecting in the Kuskokwim region, from
the present outlook.
TOLOVANA WIRELESS STATION
Advices have been received here from
Falcon Joslin of Fairbanks, president of the
Alaska Wireless Company, that the wireless
station in the Tolovana district is now al
most completed. It is already receiving mes
sages, and will soon be ready to dispatch
also.
LICENSE MONEY RECEIVED
City Treasurer Dick Button has received
from the clerk of the district court at Fair
hanks a draft for SI,465, being the city's
portion of license money paid into the court
from this city.
Mr- Button states that all city warrant
are payable now, and that the city is free
from indebtedness.
DEPUTY CHARLES AND WIFE
ON WAY FROM FAIRBANKS
Deputy Marshal Percy G. Charles, accom
panied by his wife, are expected to reach
Iditarod from Fairbanks about September
10. Mr. Charles has been in attendance on
the court term at Ruby, and at the con
elusion left with the court party for Fair
banks.
BITTEN BY DOG
Postmaster Albert Wile is walking around
these days with a pronounced limp, the re
sult of having been severely bitten in the
calf of the leg bv a savage dog.
I _
DRAPEAU’S PICTURE SHOW
Professor Charles Drapeau presented two
| picture shows during the week, and an
j nounces another for next Sunday evening.
TEDDY H. REPORTED
The steamer Teddy H.t which left her*1
on August 20 for the Tolovana, was reported
at Melozi on August 29.
OPHIR WILL BE
It is learned on excellent authority that
the Seward-Iditarod mail trail will be con
! siderably shortened this season by the adop
tion of a new route from Takotna to Idita
rod. The old route fronuTakotna by way
of Moore, Bonanza and Otter creeks will V
abandoned, and the new route will be hy
way of Ophir and across country to a point
a short distance above Dikeman, on the
Iditarod river, and thence to Iditarod. It is
I said that the new route will lessen consid
| erably the distance between Takotna and
Iditarod.
The importance of the change will readily
| be appreciated by the people of the dis
trict. It will put Ophir on the Seward
Iditarod mail route and give that important
mining district easy communication with
this city. It is said that the distance from
Ophir to Iditarod by the new route will be
I but a trifle more than ninety miles.
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Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric
Vibration and Osteopathy Massages have the
power to cure such functional diseases as
Lumbago Indigestion
Rheumatism Disorders of Liver
Stiff Joints Melancholia
Dropsy Obesity and
Locomotor Ataxia Gout
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
IS IE CRAZY OR
John Schneider, who says his real name
is Jcsuletz, or something equally unpro
nounceable, was arrested by Deputy Mar
shal W. B. Thomas on Tuesday night last
and lodged in the federal jail on suspicion
of being of unsound mind. For several days
he had been in the city and hat! told many
different stories about having been robbed
of various amounts, varying from $12") to
$2,300. He had made various pleas of pov
erty to kindly-disposed persons for the pur
pose of securing meals without payment,
and apparently had made of himself a gen
eral nuisance.
After being in jail several days he con
ceived the notion that he wanted to get out
and go to work cutting wood. Being told
that it would be impossible for him to get
an outfit without money, he informed Char
ley Maltby, the jailer, I hat he had plenty
of money cached, and seemed so confident
in his statements that Deputy Thomas and
Mr. Marshal accompanied him on rrmay
morning in search of his treasure. At a
point near the old slaughter house, near (he
town of Flat, the supposed insane man
i stepped from the beaten path and after a
walk of a few minutes he began turning up
j the moss, and there ho uncovered a tobacco
sack containing about ten ounces of gold
I dust and a considerable sum in currency.
Having verified his story so far. Deputy
Thomas became impressed with the possi
bility that there might be some truth in the
man’s story of having been robbed. He
accompanied Schneider to a place above the
town of Flat where he said he had had a
large sum of money cached, describing the
place to Thomas before their arrival there,
and also a can in which the money had
been hidden. The description tallied ex
:ct!y with what the searchers found at ’he
place designated.
Schneider’s story.is that he recently dug
up the money which he had hidden at the
last-named place and came to Iditarod. On
the night of August 24 he and a man named
Dan Sutherland occupied a vacant cabin,
and in the morning when he awoke his
money was gone. He told Mr. Thomas that
;he amount was §2,300.
On the strength of the more recent de
velopments in the case, Sutherland was ar
rested yesterday on an open charge and
"laced in the federal jail. Close questioning
failed to incriminate the man, and he denies
absolutely that he is guilty of the crime.
Schneider’s actions since his arrival in the
city tend to discredit his statements as to
’he robbery, though he tells an apparently
-freight story on that point. It is known
'hat he worked on the sympathies of the
Iditarod people in numerous instances in >r
Ur to receive alms, while at the same time
he is said to have had a check on deposit
with a local business man for the sum of
r 125, besides the cache of gold dust and
currency. If he really did have the larger
mm which ho claims to have gotten from
i hi' cache above Flat City, apparently it is
not in his possession. He may have again
cached it or his story of robbery may be
true.
The case is a most peculiar one. and the
local officials seem to be puzzled.
IS ACOOONTED FOR
CHICAGO, Aug. 28.—Chairman Walsh of
the industrial relations committee an
nounced today that the commission’s find
ings will show that the workers of the na
tion are being denied the full product of
their toil through compulsory or oppressive
methods, legal and illegal.
Summaries of three reports of the com
mission. which ceases to exist today,
have been made public. The reports
give as the causes of industrial unrest the
break-down of labor laws, distrust of muni
cipal. state and national government in part,
the fact that with a large portion of the
people there is an exaltation of money above
men, and an unjust distribution of wealth
and income. Unemployment, the denial of
opportunities to earn a living and of the
rights of effective organization are also given
as among the causes.
ALEX CORNWALL BEING
BROUGHT BACK TO IDITAROD
Alex Cornwall, the well-known prospector,
who left here some two weeks ago for the
Outside for medical treatment, in charge of
Mrs. Jacobsgaard as nurse, is on his way
back to this city, according to a wireless
message received by Tom McMahon, the
Flat City business man. last Tuesday. The
I message is from Mrs. Jacobsgaard. and is
| dated at Nulato, and states that the physi
cian at Tanana ordered Mr. Cornwall back
| to Iditarod.
There is a great deal of speculation as to
j the meaning of the message. It is not
known what authority anyone had to
I “order” the return of the patient, and as
nothing can be done for his relief here, it
was thought to be the better plan to send
him to a good hospital Outside. Mrs. Nellie
Gilmore, who has taken a great interest in
the case of the old prospector, probably
will go down to Dikeman today to meet
the patient.
Miss Hilma Girouard was a passenger on
the Washburn last Monday, bound for Fair
banks. It is said that the young lady, who
is a relative of Mrs. Dave Strandberg. is
soon to become the bride of a Fairbanks
business man. She was accompanied to the
city by her parents and Mrs. Strandberg.
Ike Bavles made a business trip to the
creeks this week.
COMING AND GOING J
John Bagoy and little daughter Doris
were visitors in the city from Hat last
Monday.
Eugene Loranger, the Willow creek oper
ator. accompanied by his wife, left for the
Outside on the Washburn last Monday.
After visiting the Coast cities and the San
Francisco exposition, Mr. and Mrs. Loranger |
will visit their old home in Hamilton, Can- J
ada. They expect to be gone about a year, j
Cyril Wood, returned Monday from a hur- j
ried trip to Dikeman, where he went to >
check up prior to his leaving on a visit to i
the Outside with his family.
Dan McDonald left for his old home in
Nova Scotia last Monday, being a passenger
on the Washburn. Dan has not been home
in more than a quarter of a century, and
is looking forward with a great deal of
pleasure to his visit with his mother. He
will return on one of the first boats in the
spring.
Louis Vigalius, well known throughout
Alaska, and at one time a prominent busi
ness man at Nome, arrived on the Wash
burn last Sunday afternoon. He was ac
companied by his wife.
CYRIL WOOD AND FAMILY
TO LEAVE FOR OUTSIDE
Cyril P. Wood, Iditarod manager for the
Northern Commercial Company, is a busy
man these days, preparing for his approach
;ng trip to the Outside, and getting affair,,
in shape for the winter business before his
departure. Mr. Wood, with his wife and
little ones, Cyril Jr. and Miss Mary, will be
Messengers on the up-river boat leaving on
September 7, and will go direct to Seattle.
They will remain but a few days at that city
and then proceed to Sen Francisco to take
in the exposition. Mr. Wood will return to
Iditarod early in March over the trail, but
Mrs. Wood and the children will not return
until after the opening of navigation next
summer.
Mr. Wood, who is a true Northerner,
having come to the country when he was
but 10 years of age, lias not been Outside
for some years, and in fact his visits to
the States have been few and far between.
J ile has been in Iditarod as manager for the
! N. C. Co. for more than four years, and
fe -Is that he is entitled to take a holiday.
He has always been active in public affairs
in Iditarod. taking a keen interest in the
welfare of the city and district, and his
presence will be sadly missed when public
activities are undertaken during the coming
winter.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wood
will wish them a pleasant holiday and a
safe return.
DAN CALLAHAN AND HIS DOG
“And the heart of the Big Chief mourns
i as he lays to rest the remains of he who
has been his friend and the compenon of
, his 1 mly hours, for he realizes that he will
i never, never more see his friend until lie
1 himself goes to those happy hunting grounds
; from which there is no return.
The above, says the Fairbanks News
Miner. is declared to have been part of the
i funeral oration delivered by Councilman
Dan Callahan as he stood with bared head
i :;t the grave of his faithful fox terrior corn
: oanion. “Bryan." The dog met an un
timely death a few days ago when he at
tempted to “buffalo" a band of malamutes.
'he councilman having very little of his re
mains to inter when he discovered that
“Bryan" had been murdered by his own
kind.
“Bryan" is also to have a tombstone, for
after the funeral Mr. Callahan proceeds!
to the Cal ierhead Yictrola shop, where he
purchased a fitting memorial in the shape
of a Victor trademark on tin. with the usual
inscription. “His Master’s Voice.” Inter
viewed on the subject, Mr. Callahan at first
laid the sentiment: lity of the proceeding to
his children, hut later acknowledged that he
thought enough of the dog to lay him away
in civilized fashion.
OCCUPANT FOR JAIL
M F. Murphy was arrested yesterday on
a vagrancy charge by Deputy Marshal W.
B. Thomas.
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ABE WEISS ACQUIRES
STOCK OF BAYLES BROS.
Abe Weiss, the enterprising Flat City
merchant, has just completed a business
transaction by which he takes over the en
tire stock of the Bayles Clothing Company,
comprised in the two stores, one at Iditarod
and the other at Discovery, Otter.
It is the intention of Mr. Weiss to keep
open the Iditarod store until after the close
of navigation, when the stock will be re
moved to Flat. The Discovery store already
has been closed.
By this transaction Mr. Weiss adds to his
already large stock a complete line of first
class goods and will be in position to meet
the requirements of the residents of the dis
trict for all classes of men’s clothing and
furnishings.
The Bayles brothers, Sam and Isadore,
will leave for the Outside on the boat leav
ing on the 14th inst.
Nice, hard heads of cabbage from Fair
banks, 10c per pound.
Crowley & Porter.
Fine Watch Repairing. T'natTay'
Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails. $2
can. Iditarod Meat Co.
STRONG & GARFIELD
Shoes
A. A. GUTTER
hoe Pacs
A. j, WEiSST FLAT CREEK
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
BOERS TO FIGHT IN FRANCE
In the war atmosphere of England, L. P
Jacks, an instructor at Oxford university,
complains that he has lost his perspective in
his teaching functions; that philosophy and
science ami literature sag in importance lie
fore the brutal and insistent fact- of exist
ence; that idealism is farther away from
human conception than ever.
“I have taken a keen interest in explain
ing to students the intricacies of Kant’s phi
losophy,” writes the professor. “I confess
that I can take no interest in such things
at the present moment. A sense that I am
fiddling while the world is on fire comes
over me. In the presence of the war i-<ues
it seems to me hardly worth debating
whether Kant was right or wrong."
Underneath the artificial superstructure
of civilization that the world has builded
so laboriously are the real and elemental
! issues of existence. We must possess and
protect life before we may acquire and main
tain the flower of civilization. Of what use
is a head full of knowledge without life to
! give it effect ?
Perhaps, writes the prolessor, wo nave
I been taking ourselves a little too seriously.
I Perhaps our interests were not quite a' ini -
I portant as we thought them to be. I be
; lieve that hereafter we shall try to bring our
| academic life into closer touch with real
! ity.”
In oiher words, the professor's head has
come down from the clouds.
No doubt one is inclined to get out of
sight of land in exploring the ideal. It has
been found by the professor to be a reason
able and practical thing, in all walks of life,
to keep one’s feet in touch with the earth
We have budded a system of living in which
men become highly specialized; they grow
into the habit of traversing a little circle of
knowledge. One comes to rely upon the
support of the material world about him as
a matter of course, and when this support
j is taken from under his feet the winged one
i is helpless and the feet of clay stumble.
The cataclysms of war bring men back
j to the elemental facts of life. Of what use
j : re our theories and our finely-spun con
! centions in the presence of a brute with a
i club ?
There is no doubt that the professor, in
company with many other specialists, will
contrive for the remainder of his life to keen
at least a hand-hold on the material world
while continuing his exr locations in the
realms of the ideal. Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer.
Ray Longton was one of the passengers
on the Washburn bound for the Out.-ide 1:'m
Monday. lie will return over the trail ;n
March.
PREPARING TO CONNECT
WITH LAST OUTSIDE BOATS
The near approach of the close of the
navigation season is indicated by the prep
arations being made for the sailing of Hie
‘‘last boat” for the Outside. Ray Header
5,on, operating a fleet of river craft here,
is out with announcement that his fast gas
boat, the Tramp, will leave here for St.
Michael during the first week in October,
not later than the 6th. to connect with
the steamships Senator and Victoria from
that place.
Ray talks of abandoning the transporta
tion business in Alaska and devoting his
energies to more lucrative business in that
dear old Indiana, but those who know him
expect that he will be on the job again next
spring, and even predict that he will bring
his family with him.
MIDDLE COURSE
Senator Root was discussing the Mexican
' situati n.
“Sterr a middle course,” be said to an
extremist. “These extreme ideas are al
ways wrong.
“Thus, at a tea. one young girl asked an
other :
“ ‘And where are you going this sum
mer. dear?’
“ ‘From the way mother talks/ was the
r- -.]-- ‘••oii'd think v were going to New
port. From the way father talks you'd think
,.e were going to .-tarve. But I suppose
we'll steer a middle course, as usual, and
put in a fortnight at a twelve-dollar Atlantic
City boarding house. VN ashington Star.
Job Printing at Pioneer ■ jure.___
Bergen’s
Rich
Heavy Sterling Depositware,
Community Silver and Toilet
Novelties
At that ALWAYS reduced prices. Na
tive Ivory and Nugget Jewelry or to
order.
WiVI. TAYLOR,
_ FLAT_
OUTFIT FIB WINTER
Arsd SVSoney Saved
BY BUYING AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY. WE ARE OUT
DOING OURSELVES THIS SEASON IN BUYING THE HIGHEST
GRADE STOCK IT’S POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WE GUARAN
TEE ALL WE CLAIM.
TWE HOUSE OF QUALITY
H. H. PORTER
Fresh Draft BEER
FROM FAIRBANKS
New Shipment RAINIER BEER From the Outside
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Old White Port Wine a prinking plage foe men QSd White Port Wine
GEORGE MARSH WUDWEISER IDITAROD FLAT CITY THE BRANCH A. D. CURRIE