IM/HO 7 Red Cross Drug Store.
V¥ IfAT 7 Prescriptions Carefully Filled
'IMF HEN? Promptly
\ W¥ HERE 7 Richmond St. and 2nd Ave.
j Red Cross Drug Store
j TELEPHONE NO. I IDITAROD
Kemp & Co.
IDITARQD’S LEADING DRY GOODS HOUSE
A FEW OF THE LINES WE HAVE
Ladies’ Suits, Waists and Skirts, Corsets, Muslin Underwear, Mun
sing Union Suits, Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Neck
wear, Laces, Embroideries, Veilings, Scarfs. Notions, Silks, Vel
vets, Dress Goods, Ginghams, Draperies, Percales, P’lannelettes
White Goods, Table Linens, Towels, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Pillows
Comforters, Blankets, etc., etc.
If not at Kemp’s—it’s not in town
Second Ave., Between Willow and Richmond
“KID” OWENS HAS
A BUM MITT
Afflicted with a palmer abscess, W.
A. Owens, better known to residents
of the upper country as “Kid" Owens
has been out of commission the last few
days and is still carrying: his hand in a
slingf.
The abscess was eaused by a bruise
which turned to pronounced trouble i
that required the assistance of Dr
Brooks. An operation was found neces
sary, but it is reported that Mr. Owen
is now on the road to recovery,
FOR SALE—A good small store 01
paying creek, doing good business
great opportunity for right party
owner must go outside. Apply thi
office.
Anderson Bros. & Nerland have th
genuine Rubber Flaxine Roofing Pape
the best in the world.
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! Complete Factory to Make Your Own i
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CARRIES A FULL LINE OF \
Hardware, Crockery,
Bar Glassware, Guns,
Ammunition, Harness,
Building ftlateriais, |
Stoves, Ranges and
House Furnishings,j
j MINERS' AND TRAPPERS' SUPPLIES
Pool Tables Furniture!
! NATIONAL CASH REGISTERS !
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| Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod City
I Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
6eneral Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
| SE1TTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Cha.s- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assnyer
Johnson Mattress & Hose Co.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Flume Hose,
Tents, Tarpaulins,
. AWNINGS, BAGS, and ah of CANVAS GOODS
Flume Hose 17c Per Foot and Up
j Willow St.', Between First and Second Avenues.
I Small Stampede Starts
For the Ukilineaux
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Having received news from his
brother Jack, Pat O'Connor, form
erly chief of police at Fairbanks,
accompanied by Billy Wiles left for
the Kuskokwim Friday morning,
his destination being the Ukili
neaux where some good finds have
been reported and where several
people are heading at the present
time.
Jack O'Connor has been in the
district for some weeks and accord
ing to the reports received they
have good ground. Several par
ties cleaned up $900 shoveling in
five box lengths, taking the dirt
for a distance of 12 feet on eithei
side.
John Beaton has departed for
the scene of the strike, and other?
are outfitting at Discovery for the
journey. The Ukilineaux, some
times called the Georgetown river,
Largest Outfitter Largest Outfitter I
in Iditarod in Iditarod |
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Just Arrived
Fresh Eggs, SeaStite
Rex Hams and Bacon.
A complete stock of
Groceries, Hay and
Oats.
400 TONS
LapHed at Iditarod Ci!y
Buy your
OUTFIT NOW
And Savs Money
FREIGHT COMES
IN LARGE BUNCHES
Catching the recent raise that foi
j lowed the rains of a week ago, the
i fleet has done coble work in the last
' few days bringing to Iditarod City
| enough whiskey, beer and seltzer to
guarantee that no family shall starve
| here this winter.
The small steamboats got in about
I the same time, reaching the local docks
on the afternoon of Wednesday. They
made quick time from Dikeman and
the caches aloDg the river, for the
water was at a comfortable stage, and
the work recently done on the channel
has improved matters considerably,
j Besides the steamer Lois with 43 tons
of liquors and lumber, the Little Delta
came in with 40 tons, nearly all liquors,
i The steamer Pup had 25 tons of
general merchandise, and Berglund’s
Comet, with a gas engine and stern
wheel, brought in eight tons.
On Friday night, Chas. Martin’s
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launch Emerald arrived in the city
with seven tons of freight. The laun
ches Flyer, Helen M, Cecil and others 1
hare been bringing passengers regu
larly with small shipments of freight.
With this showing the voices of the
pessimistic ones are being silenced
every day. Freight is coming In all
the time, and it is now commonly asser-;
ted by river men that “there aint a
goin’ to be no Dikeman.”
Advantages of Life
In iditarcd City
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Speaking of carrying coals to
Newcastle, it may perhaps not
be generally known that Iditarod
City is shipping lovely spring!
water to Dikeman where it is,
being sold at two bucks the barrel, j
Dikeman lives on the river but;
it is very far away from water.
Dikem.in professes to be a real
live and dbming town, and yet it
can't even furnish an acceptable
chaser unless it buys the goods
from Iditarod City. They are ir.
a bad way down there, for al
though they can take a bath oc
casionally, they can't have a gin
fizz in the morning unless they
make it all gin. As an eyeopenei
an all-gin fizz is good business,
but it carries too many volts ir
the magazine.
Iditarod City carries a p.er
petual option on the fountain ol
youth, Dikeman is up against it,
and will probably dry up and
blow away.
Wo have without, any exception tht
best selected Salinas-Burbank pot a toe;
on the market—the kind that will kee[
all winter, and they arc here now.
Inroko Trading Co.
Job Printing—many kinds—at
the Pioneer office.
Moose Cafe
75c Regular Dinner
Short Orders 75c
. | WILLOW STREET, IDITAROD FIRST-CLASS SERVICE j
When You Visit
> Bditarod City
PONT FORGET
FRANK MILKER
At Miners’ Home Saloon
Dave He Did a-Hunting Go
Dave Ferguson went hunting
Saturday morning just as the lark
was opening its matutinal chorus,
and the dodo bird was calling to its
mate.
Dave returned from his hunting
trip Saturday morning, having
scaled the dizzy heights of many
niggerheads, from which vantage
points his eagle eye swept the coun
try in search of game.
Dave brought back a grouse, but
it is liiuted that he found it in a
trap baited for a coyote. He gave
a large dinner last night to a num
ber of his numerous friends, but
the scene cannot be adequately de
scribed as the returns are not all in.
A Los Angeles dispatch says
that Clarence Berry, the Alaska
mining magnate, lost $>36,000 on
the jeffries-jobnson debate.
Card of Thanks
On behalf of myself and the gen
tleman whom I represented as
challenger at the delegate election
which was held last week, I wish
to express mv sincere thanks to
the election officers, Messrs. Strong,
Lewin and McGovern. I feel con
fident that the entire community
who appeared at the polls were
pleased and gratified at the way
the election was handled, ani on
all hands could he heard words of
praise and favorable comment. On
behalf of Judge Wickersham and
his many supporters I wish to
thank these gentlemen most heart
ily- Grant Murdock.
V ith the arrival of freight last wee!
Dr. E. T. Bradbury received a com
plete dental outfit and is prepared tod<
first-class work in all branches of up-to
date dentistry. He is now permanently
located on Richmond street, opposite
Red Cross drug store.
B. B. H. POOL ROOM
\ CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND CONFECTIONERY^
I Music Every Evening
5; Piano, Drums and Xylophone
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| BOURRET, BRIDGES * UMPHREY, PROPRIETORS
NORTH STAR
Horseshoeing Shop
Willow St., Iditarod Jake Mutchler, Prop.
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING, HORSESHOEING,
_ BOAT WORK, &c.
HORSESHOEING $8 for new shoes. 11
FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED
lays directly tast of Discovery Ot
ter. The finds iu question are
said to be just over the divide.
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Alaska Northern
Stirs Into Action
According to the report of Dr.
D. H. Sleem, surgeon for the
Alaska Northern railroad, who is
visiting the Iditarod, the road
will do extensive building this
winter, and will eventually tap
the Tanana valley.
When he left Seward in June,
the engineers for the i-oad were
making surveys from the 72-mile
mark where the road is already
built, getting data for prospec
tive construction to the 200 mile
mark, and including the branch
to the Matanuska coal fields.
It may perhaps come about
that the coal line will not be built
lacking favorable action by con
gress in regard to the disposition
of tiie coal lands, however, con
tracts will be let this fall for the
extension of the main line and
prosperity will shine upon that
part of the country.
The line from Seward to Kern
creek is now being operated, a
daily train service being main
tained, which wii! continue
throughout the winter. People'
going out from this section can
take advantage of this lift to the
coast, thus cutting down the
journey from the Iditarod to Se
ward to nearly 400 miles of mush
ing.
There is not a great deal of
freight being handled except to
the small mining camps in that
vicinity, but a continual stream
of passengers pour into the
country by every steamboat.
Following the extension of the
road into the valley of the Susi
tna, there will be a fine country
opened up where placers and
quartz are said to abound. The
projected line crosses the Alaska
range from Susitna valley and
goes down Cantwell river to the
Tanana and thence to Fairbanks.
Lively Movemeht of Freight
The movement of freight on
the river took a decided impetus
with the arrival of Prank H.
Griffin and C. H. “Alabam”
Laboytaux from Otter City early
last week.
Alabam is transportation agent
for the Griffin and Baird in
terests, and Mr. Griffin is looking
after the affairs of the concern at
Otter City. They have a large
amount of stuff along the river,
from Dikeman to this point, and
their chief concern at this time
is to see it moving.
Labor day is three weeks from
tomorrow—Sept. 5. Why not
get busy and haye a big celebra
tion in Iditarod on that day?
MUCH BUILDING
AT FLAT CITY
As a direct result of the encouraging
news from Fiat creek diggings, the
building operations at Flat City have
taken a pronounced jump, and the
hammer rings merrily in every portion
of the town.
Chief among the new improvement*
is the enlargement of Stanley’s road
house, where that experienced hotel
keeper is putting up one of the finest
houses on the creeks. The roof was
completed during the week, and the
new quarters will soon bo completely
furnished and ready for occupancy.
Windows, corrugated iron, building
paper and Malthoid rooting at Ross &
Nestor’s.
CBRGULATBNG
Library
Stationery, Napkins,
Fountain Pens, Inks,
Picture Post Cards,
Candies, Cigars and
Tobaccos, Account
Books, Etc., Etc....
EMPORIUM
Corner First and Richmond Streets
IDITAROD
When Outfitting
Fur the Winter
DON’T
FORGET
H. Boas
Carries a
Full Liue of
Heavy
Underwear, .
SOCKS, HITTS,
Mackinaw
Clothing ...
Footwear...
WIllO'
Fire Stations
STATION NO. 1—Foot Willow street.
STATION »0. I—First ave. ami Willow.
STATION NO. 3—Second ave. next Smith's
Cun Store.
STATION NO. A—Richmond and First ave.
STATION NO. i—First ave. near Miners
and Merchants Rank.
E. M. Sullivan, Fire Chief.
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Ramp's Place
THE PIONEER SALOON OF THE IDITAROD
Sditarod City