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WILSONIAN PKMOCfiACY
There i- no reason why the President of the l nited
States should not get closer to the American Congress, said
1 he Seattle Sun in connection with Woodrow Wilsons
deeland intention of using the president's room at the
capitoi while Congress was in session. Certaniy there is
nothin z new about the suggestion that he expects occasion*
; i i i \ jo leave the narrow siphunele of the executive office to
Midi palms and elbows with members of Congress.
American presidents in late years have been too ex
clusive. It is easier for an American citizen to set' the
Pinas and emperors of foreign countries, or the Pope of
fhthan it is for an American citizen to see the Ameri
can president. About the only chance the average citizen
ever has to see the President is during the president's trips
over the country. ldven some members of Congress who
frequently have important and urgent business with the
I resident, often find it difficult to break through the super
ficialities which hedge him in.
.Mr. Wilson would democratize a position which mis
been leaning loo far the other way, too much toward the
customs and practices of the imperial courts of ancient and
modern times in the older countries of the world.
Nor will it be an innovation in American political life
for Mr. Wilson, as president, to get closer to Congress.
Washington talked to Congress, face to face, about the
state of the Cnion. There is no reason why Mr. Wilson
should not read his messages to Congress, instead of having
them perfunctorily droned out by a bad reading clerk, to
the torture of the men who should hear them. Pesidcs. if
the President appeared in his own person to read his mes-j
sages to congress, members would not be so apt to hurry to
the cloakroom during the reading of a document, the con
tents and recommendations of which they should hear.
()f course some allowance must lie made for the fact
that the present is a very busy public olilcial; time with
him counts for much, and it would take some of his time
personally to present his own messages to Congress.
Put Mr. W ilson has the fight idea, and put into prac
tice. the idea will tend toward a more complete democratiz
ation of our government, and that would mean a return of
that confident e which all Americans once had in their pub
lic institutions and in the men paid and sworn to serve
them. W ilsonian Democracy has the look and flavor of the
old brand.
Dealing ith the (jtieslien of Alaska's resources, the report of
the Alaska railroad commission says there are large tracts of agri
cultural lar.ds in the upper Kuskokwim valley which could be
farmed profitably if transportation were made easier. In fact, the
report goes on to say that cattle raising is likely to become a most
'!.:p irtam industry, and before long the Kuskokwim may lie sup
plying the Cnitfd States with beef and mutton. The reindeer is
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rss &%*■■
Mi'S ]iose .\
she will Iso in on the First Boat from Lake Le
Large with the
finest stock i mw roods
That have ever been brought into the country.
And she is coming to stay.
MISS ROSE MURRAY,
Gold Si:., Tint City
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And Saddlery
' Snaps, Rings, Buckles
Straps, Etc.
Most Complete Display Ever
Made in the Distrie
Peck,
Drink Eastern leer “«■
Miner’s _ Home Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID”
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
SNYDER HOUSE
Nicely Furnished Rooms FLAT C-3TY
Opp. Traction
Company Depot
Large Drying Room
TMIT MMW* flat citr,
A Ml&Ezd JTM AWA&.?* rnoKT street
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Bods, Bath, Dry Rooms, cvc’rti,c'l."m™i"llce in
Souvenir Jewelry JF W ^ y^jjf W li? Lending Jeweler
Made to Order 9 JLl &md of ths North
another source of food supply, it being considered conservative to
state that Alaska has pasturage for several million reindeer.
While the extent of tillable land in this section of Alaska can
be little more than guesswork, it is estimated that the Kuskokwim
basin contains not less than from 2,000 to 8,000 square miles of ag
ricultural land lying less than 2.000 feet above sea level, More
complete data may show agricultural lands of the province to ex
ceed the above, but in any event the figures show that this is an
important field for the pioneer farmer when railways have opened
the land.
In conclusion, says the report, it may be said that the an
sitna and upper Tvuskokwim basins contain farming and grazing
lands unrivaled in extent and fertility in Alaska, and which in time
to come may furnish a food supply for export.’’
Tonnage Available for Railroad
While many people who have not looked into the matter are
skeptical regarding the amount, of tonnage available for a railroad
from Seward to McGrath, or Iditarod, the members of the railroad
commission have no doubt about the matter. They predict an im
mediate through freight available totaling not less than 11,000 tons;
local freight for 100 miles 10,000 tons, and coal for distances of
from 30 to 230 miles totaling 30,000 tons. This makes a total of 0,
060,000 ton miles, or 20,000 tons through-freight haul.
Passenger Business
Once the line is started the passenger business is expected to
be not less than 5,000 annually, or 1,720,00 ' passenger miles. The
fare would be 6 cents a mile.
Three Trains a Week
After going carefully into the costs, and including interest on
capital invested, maintenance, etc., the commission estimates that
from the start ;t could run three trains each week both ways with
out incurring a deficit. The three trains could, of course, haul a
much greater amount of freight than mentioned above with com
paratively little extra cost, so that every extra ton of freight over
the amount estimated could be hauled at a profit over the cost of
operation.
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I’l'i iin, May i’. —Germany is making feverish preparations for
war, and great activity is manifest everywhere. Many leading
army experts appeared before the reichstag to defend the demand
of the war office for an immediate increase in all military establish
ments, and the appropriation of $202,0#,000 for military purposes.
Practically all the activity is directed against the Russian
frontier, without disturbing in any way the forces guarding the
Rhine. Krupps and other gun factories will not fill any more for
oign orders, unless they pass through tile German war office,
which practically excludes any nation from getting supplies except
members of the Triple Alliance- Italy and Austria.
Bitter at Fall of Scutari
After the fall of Scutari German, Austrian and Italian papers
were very bitter against their respective governments, accusing
them of being vacillating and incompetent. They cry out that the
integrity of Germany, Austria and Italy is doomed if more ener
getic measures are not taken to defend their interests.
It is now realized in Berlin that the alleged drawing together
of Great Britain and Germany had no foundation in fact, and the
rift that has been in evidence for 15 years is now permanent, so
far as England is concerned. While the secret diplomatic dis
course of the Asquith government is conceded to have been daring
and able, it created great surprise in German circles, and not a
litlle disappointment.
SAUERKRAUT
fTp^UO was it first invented kraut, and put it in a barrel?
lyLJj Some scientist should find it out, and deck his tomb
with laurel. For kraut’s a good old honest dish, and
when, with eager talons, we throw it in our holds, we wish that
we could eat three gallons. For sauerkraut’s savory and clean,
and not the least corrody, and it contains no nicotine, or benja
min of sody. I always give a joyous shout, glad are my feel
ings inner, when grandma says she’ll cook some kraut (with
other things) for dinner. And towards the stove, throughout
the day, with anxious eyes I’m looking; and neighbors seven
miles away all know just what’s a-cooking. The incense that
you read about around the dump is gropin’ when granny cooks
a mess of kraut and leaves the windows open. I see the neigh
bors going by, they sniff the sauerkraut boiling, and often I
can hear them sigh: “For kraut I’m fairly spoiling!” Ah sau
erkraut is a noble dish, beloved of wise old fogies! And why do
people wish their weed in plugs or stogies? —Walt Mason.
Ben Cockrill, of the Iditarod traction
company, is expected here on one of
the first boats.
FOR SALE — Fine matched marten
skins. Apply Stanley’s Cafe. Flat.
Charley Stranberg expected to com
mence scraping today. He has a lay
on Otter on the ground worked by the
Lipsett Bros, last year.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
GABLE TOLLS TO
ALASKA REDUCED
Seattle, May 2.—Kffective July 1
next Ala-ka cable tolls lor com
mercial messages not exceeding i"
words in length will be reduced 50
per cent. The press rate will re
main the same.
—
Wrangell May S,— A cominer
cial club has been organized here!
w ith a charter membership of 35-!
and they are going after the busi-i
ness ot capturing the stampeders to j
the Teslin country.
They are getting out maps of the
Stikine route to the new strike,
1 based on government data, and tire
same will be spread broadcast.
Several hundred already have
gone in by way ol Wrangell, and
it is hoped to get many more if the j
strike turns out to be worth any- j
thing.
Jim Drury, of Whitehorse, who
! ic-turned from Tc'ditt recently, says
the stiike is all light, hut not bet
! ter than in many parts ol the Atiiu
country, and his opinion has been
! voiced by others. A number of
i Telegraph Indians who arrived
from the stiike say it is all right,
Notice of Forfeiture
i To \V. J. Sweeney. Fred Andrak. . Friedman
. I 11 leirrf - .. sors oi
i personal representatives:
V.mi are bel t by notified that 1 have expended ,
in labor and improvements for yeai ol i-hj the
sum tf one lrm«!re.l dollars —sme on the Fine
j Tree a s-s<..nation placer mining claim. situated
:11 the head el Flat creek, in the utter Mining
and Recording District. Territory "t Alaska.
! which has b« en duly recorded a' the romniiv
sionei - ofnet at Iditarod rite above ai
has been expended in order to hold the said
claim under the provisions of tin-law concern-j
me annual label upon mining claims b mg the j
amount tequired to hold such claim And yon ,
arc iurtlmi uolitud that if. within ninety day s - j
i dav s afiur the last publication of this notice, ;
i y ou fail to contribute y our proportion of said ;
' expenditure, vour interest in said claim will be- |
c >m<‘ the pr'uicrtv of the undcr>i vned. vour co
owner. \V. II. CRAWFORD.
First publication February V tot.'.,
j bast publication Mav in, iuty.
IMOTsGE
l’ursuant to an order of the Town
C 'ouncii of t ho Town of Iditarod, Alaska,
man • on il.o Dili day of April. 1D1I’,
) notice is hereby given that sealed bids
'■• ill be recc ived f >!’ the building known
as the Cii.v Hall building and situated
ion Willow street, between First and
Second. Said bids to be made before o
p. m. on the fllsi (lav of May, 11*11’. ate!
to 1)e lor cash on uocep'alien of bid by
cuun-il. IP.Is to he accep: d or re
: jpeivd at the best judgment of the coun
cil. IS. A. MFYF.RS, Clerk.
Notice of Forfeiture
l To P. Saylus. her heirs or ;.'>'.riK
You. and each of you, tire hereby
; nolilied that the underpinned has ex
pended in la ho r and i m ] >:■ nvemetils the
-urn of one hundred do1 la rs • *lno for
each of th * years of 1P11 and 1912, on
tli.it certain fractional p'ac-*r minion
claim and mini ug ground known as and
. called "Sayies Fraction,” situated on
; I jit l le creek. ti tributary of (Fine creek.
Innoko Mining Pistrict, Pistrici oi
j Alaska.
You tire further notified that if. at
1 the expiration of ninety (90) da\s after
: the last publication of this notice, you
fail or refuse to c mtribute your propor
tion of such expenditure, your interest
i in said claim will become the properyv
| of the unuersi-jned, your co-owner. :
j under section 2221 of the Revised Stat- :
, utis of t he Enited St a1 es.
NIELS J. VILE, Co-Owner.
Pale of first publication April 2b. 1912. 1
Pale of last publication July 2b, 1912.
! United States of America - District
Court—Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Division.
L’/r.ie Opsgon, Plaintiff, vs. Edward O.
(>|isgon, Defendant.—No. 108 I, Alias
Summons.
The i’resident of the United States of
America, greeting: To the above- .
named defendant.
Summons having been duly issued out.
of the above court in the above entitled ,
I action, and placed in the hands of the
I United States marshal for service, and
the said marshal having made due re
■ turn, setting forth his inabilty to serve
i the said summons in said district, and
j that the said defendant could not be ■
: found therein, and the plaintiff having ;
j filed arid presented to the court an a Hi- j
j davit showing that the present where- j
i abouts of the defendant was not known
j to the plaintiff, and that the said de- j
! fendant could not be found within the
district, and that a good cause of action j
exists in favor of the plaintiff against!
said defendant.
And the court having considered the
same, did on the 11th day of September,
1912, make an order directing the pub
lication of the said summons for a period |
of six weeks in the Iditarod Pioneer, a]
newspaper of general circulation within
said district.
Now, therefore, you are hereby re
quired to appear in the said district
court in and for the Territory of Alaska,
Fourth division, within 30 days after the
completion of the said publication, to- j
wit: within 30 days after the 7tb day of
June, A. D. 1913, exclusive of said day, I
and answer the complaint of theaibove!
| named plaintiff, a copy of which is on
j file in the office of the clerk of the above
entitled court, and unless you so appear j
j and answer, the plaintiff will apply for!
the relief demanded in said complaint. |
Witness the Honorable F. E. Fuller,
Judge of said court, this 28th day of
j April in the year of our Ford 1913.
f — 1 —-■ . C. C. PAGE, Glerk,
■j Seal .- By Geo. W. Albrecht,
" • ' Deputy Clerk.
hut that little prospecting has been
lone on account of the heavy snow
fall during the past winter.
Commissioner Albrecht ami Attorney
U. !•:. Taylor walked out to the creeks
Monday and returned Tuesday.
The interior of the commissioner's
office lias been remodeled during the
week.
MRS. SWANSON", PROP.
Niceiy Furnished
A
In Connection
For Horses and Dogs
Forfeiture Notice
I rlit a rod Alaska. 5 March, ici;
To M -ill Downing A. I! 1’ rgusoii.A. !> 1
W U 1 mUlci Bar n y Hag t-rt y John Me -
Craw. Joe l\»rtcr and Minim Thorns:
You are hereby noli tied that 1 have expended
during the year nineteen hundred and twelve.
,i-.' -one hundred d< liars—ft*- 11 labor and
improvements upon the Ito-ian/a as oeiatiou
■ ilacer mining Dominion creek a trit
utary of Salmon river, Khske k in Mil
Recording distri t 1 ri r\ of Mask
of location of which is found in volume No 1 at
page* . 03, in order to hold said claim under the
i.-ions {section 1 th Revised Stat
iites of tile fnited State-. and tin anicnduieut
thereto approeed January . t* • eoiieei n i :■ u
annual lain r upon 1
amount req 1 to Id said pi
claim fut the ri iding th«
! ■eceniher. n.i.- And •*' w ithin ninety e'.av
after the publieation of this notice, you fail < :
refa-e to contribute \ our proportion of such ex
penditure as a co owner, your, and e ach and
every, of yo ir illte.e-ts in the said i!o":inz:i
-oeiation placer mtr ing claim will become the.
property of the subscribed, vour eo owne 1 . win
lias made the required expeudit *• bv the
- • - I- PICK HI.
ylias Tavlor. Diitarod. Alaska, a: toriifi for
J M Picked..
1-irst publication March s. 1013.
l.ast publication Mav
Notice of Forfeiture
To ,T. B. Co:molTy. George Shaw, Gor
(•Ion Shea . in! Ben Smith:
You . re hereby notified that \ have
expended during the year 1912 one him
died dollars in labor and improvem tit
upon the* Hard Luck association placei
mining claim. situated on That creek, a
tributary of ( Hter creek, in the Otter pro
ci 11c:. I:- • artl 1 d i vis:«'n,territ orv of Ala:■:a.
the location notice of which appears ol
record in volume One of locationat page
y 1». under date of5 Jan., 1911, and I: ie\
No. 6450. in office of the recorder ot saic
Oiler precitu :, in order to hold saic
claim under the provisions ofs ebon 232J
of the Revised Statutes of the Uni tec
Slates, and the a turn Intent th.T-'o
proved January 22, j concerning ‘ i
annual labor upon minim;' cNiims, beim.
the amount required to hold said placet
mining claim for the period ending 31s!
Dcceinb- r. 1 : 2.
And 11, vNiLMin ninety days ironi tilt
personal service -if tlr - notice, or uithi:
ninety days after the publi; ation tilt root
you fail or refuse to c u tribute year pm
portion of -Mi h expenditure as a co-ownvi
your interest in llie said claim will be
come the pmperty of the subscriber. vour
co-owner, who lias made the required ex
penditure, by tile terms of said section.
Iditarod. Ala-ka, ti Jen., 1913.
A. R. ORRIF, as it appear-' of
record, but whose true name i:
A. I>. Currie.
First Publication April 5, 1913.
Last publication Julv 5. 191
HOME AGA3R3I
ON THE WINTER
J£ iSl
l\OADSiOl SM
Me;tls All Honrs.
Liquors and Lilians
Tel: ‘'‘Summit Roadhouse."
Cor. \Yiilow and Third Sts.
NICE CLEAN ROOMS EY THE DAY,
WEEK OR MONTH
Bath Room in Connse'ion
Dr. Heinrich Wort wan n,
: Offices: IniTAROD and Flat City
Telephones at each place
W. F. GREEN, M. D.,
DISCOVERY. OTTER
Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
(iffjee-. Pioneer Drue Stoic.
Flat City.
Appoint incuts by Telephone
DR. CHAS. D CARTER
, Gold Street, Flat ' ity.
A|)}»uinfiniMiS by Telephone
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Iditarod, Alaska
ichlgan, tS81 Kentucky. 1831 Alaska. 1910
- George Woodruff Albrecht.
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
I PITA ROD, ALASKA
The I ioneer Attorney of this v. mo
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wicker-hum A Kudt-n !i
St COI•(l Av ■
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, t onv.-vatv-in^
Fr i,t St., lib .!!■ ,1
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Quitclaim (1pp<1 1 flunks ’i ■
Nct.ce of Forfc.’ute
To F Moreucy, J I • - . uU
till •: - ■ -
representatives:
' Y< a are licrt i'v not im- ' th ii I ha*. e.\. n :
! in labor and i:::; : • • t nival.- ! r vm: ... :
' sum e f one hmi'li • 1 ibil'.t! ' 5> - ’■ntl'.e'I
1 u»iu Home a—.ooirit: *:t placer minui
unted n Willo creel a tributai of I
t
j record* d ai ihe » mini s-om-r - • . ' 1
aied. The above . :n »ui:l h •- '■ • n exp*-:,,' I i.
order to bold : be aid 1 dm
' -ions of tip- lan cone< : a i:;:; annual '.ad >r n: :i
niip.ii ...
1 hold such cinini. And >• .are iurthe.
that if. with. i llu
1 publi. -d thi- i ■ ■: i. ,- , i! t.> i ontribut
[ \oiir proportion ct -aid expenditure, your in
teres; in • id claim v. ill bet ••me the property
the undersigned, your co oa ic r
j l'i:t i ■ •' • : - >n i cbi u-c •
; I.asi public.*; i • \ M.i .
Notice of Forfeiture
i'< > CHARI.!, . :■! \* -
You ami your he:; - at:*! > i- : '»
notified that ;b - u: r i_• :i*-■ I ba- * xpcr.d- •.
'•
■
undersigned your proporli n « i •aeli e.\
' property -t til. and- : -i."’ U.ct'T See :
. tlit Kev’i-* d Si.ii’-.tcs i; ' u. t state
A sV I.AU'KK'ifr
: 1- ir-t publienti>»n Mar . d
j Vast ]>. bli'-alioii May : :
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod, A aska, 23 A pril, 1 >13.
To Tool UsC'amp, Mrs. Tom Dev'a uip.
l~.idore > loldstein, Julius Schrader
1’. O. Sundberg and B N. Tiioi - ’ b :i
You and • arh of yon are hereby mu i
Iiej ffiat I bavo v xpcnded during the
year nineteen hundred and t vv el ve i ltd2
one hundred dollars itJluo T. laio: and
improv-men s npon the Thil l tier,
bench, left limit, opposite One A ■
Otter creek placer mil'. ; n claim, spi,
ated on Otter creek, a triluuaiy ,.; 'he
Iditaroii river, in the Otter Minin.1 a id
Ream ding This rict. Tet ritor; of A iska.
notice of location of which is foio d it
volume one. at page 2sp, in orb, r to
lin’d said claim under the provisions ot'
section 2.".24 of the Revised .Stat nte-.
and tiie amendment thereto app
.fanuary 22. ! • ••'. c eernii am il
I labor upon mining ebaims. being the
amount required to bold said placet
raining claim for tiie period ending on
; the 31st day oi Dt-ceiaher, 1 I
And if. within ninety days after tiie
| publicati . 1 - : t ice you fail or re
. fuse to com rib-ii j your proportion , 1
such expenditnr. ns a co owner, yo ,r.
' and eacli and every, of your nterests
| in the said Third tier bench, left limit,
! opposite One above, Otter creek, afore
said placer mining claim wi i become
t lie property of tiie subscriber, your co
I owner, who has matte the required ex
penditure, bv the terms of said sectioi
KARL B. UK NT.
First publication 2d April, 1913.
Last publication 29 Juiy, 1913.
Str,
Ov.OvQ
WaLL GIVE
Regular Service
BETWEEN FAiRBANKS AND iDITAROO
First Sailing May !5ili
For Information and Kates Write to Owner:
CAPTAIN G. P. SPROUL, FAIRBANKS