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OUR TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE EXITED STATES
( ! .Nt'i.l HI N t i ALASKA )
Wiiiidkov, Wn.c-x, of New Jersey
FOR VIOE-RRESIDEXT
Tr- i .s R. Makshai.i., of Indiana
for delegate from Alaska
J A MI ' WlCKKUSIlAM
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. St com;
elections
Alaska teiriti rial rleclion for Delegate, Aug. 13, 1912.
National Residential election. X'ov. 5, 1912.
ALASKA'S SHARE IA THE DEMOCRATIC HOLE
In the prospect for Democratic success in November
Alaska with tin- country at large is given a hope for an im
proved condition of affairs. Neither here nor in the States
is the general depression and spirit of despondency due to
natural conditions. It is no less disgraceful than strange
that, both here and there, in proportion as the bounties of
nature are disclosed in lavish profusion, the common lot of
industrious, intelligent and self-respecting citizens is made
harder. The fault lies in a political system built upon a
mistaken principle. It is as true now as it was when stated
by the Englishman Bacon three centuries ago. that when a
nation has centered its energies too much upon commerce
and manufacture it has begun a retrograde movement.
It is equally true that a nation cannot maintain tue freedom
of its institutions in its most populous and powerful parts
while it practices unjust restrictions and discriminations
against the weaker portions of its territory. There can be
no lasting halt-way political system in the 1., nited States:
the country must be truly and inherently democratic, or
else intensely in . mialistic, or socialistic, with all its ener
gies dependent upon and directed from a common head.
We believe democracy woul 1 promote the greater happiness
and more universal virtue; the love of country, home and
family, and honor, integrity and strength of individual
manhood and womanhood. For the moment, at least,
democracy is in the ascendant, and the hope is inspiring
that it will progress to the fullness of triumph.
With the success of the Democratic ticket we may con
fidently expect that the resources of Alaska will become
available to the people who come to live in the territory;
1hat business and industry will thrive in consequence, and
that permanence or residence will take deeper root in the
minds of all than has been the case heretofore. If these
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THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID”
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
C. J. Hurley, President J. P. Gleason, Vice President A. Bruning, Gashier
Corner First Are. and Richmond St., Mitarud
General Banking Business Transacted Upon Liberal, But Conservative Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And we guarantee our assays against any of the government assay offices.
Clippings from vour gold furnished you for the purpose
of obtaining check assays if desired.
We solicit, your business, and assure you of our courteous, prompt and
careful attention combined with fair treatment, whether
your account may be large or small.
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[ expectations are even measurably realized, Alaska's future
will be one of long-continued progress; for the territory’s
wonderful resources, aside from its mineral wealth, are just
j beginning to faintly dawn upon those most thoughtful
I and experienced regarding the country’s physical aspects.
MANY WOULD LIKE TO
SUCCEED JUDGE CUSHMAN
It. is reported that no less than six
names have been submitted to Presi
dent Taft to fill flie vacancy caused by
the promotion of Judge Cushman to
Seattle. Among those said to be after
the plum may be mentioned District
Attorney John Rustgard. of Juneau;
Albert Fink, of San Francisco; T. C.
West, of the firm of West J: DeJournel,
San Francisco: District Attorney J. J.
Crosslev, of Fairbanks; Ulmer V. [lay
den, of Tacoma, and Judge Ostrander,
of Cordova.
It is rumored that the President,
after consulting with the national com
mitteeman, has selected a candidate;
| but who he is none can tell for a cer
j taintv.
Both West and Hayden have power
ful supporters in their respective states.
THORNS AND MCDONALD
BOUND FOR THE ANIAK
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A1 Thorns and Malcolm McDon
ald are leaving for the Aniak today.
A light poling boat, which has
been fitted with a gasolene engine,
will be used to transport them and
their outfit to the Kuskokwitn.
They will travel down liver as far
as Russian Mission, on the Yukon,
where they will take the portage.
Both Thorns and McDonald have
faith in the Auiak, and will spend
a month goi tg over it. and getting
ready lor future work Later on,
during the winter, they expect to
thoroughly prospect their holdings.
Litigation which will unbrace law
suits in England, California and Wash
ington has alredy been commenced in
the English high court of chancery to
settle the disposition of the estate of
Col. W. J. Sutherland, a mining man
well known in Seattle, who died worth
more than $1,000,000. Much of Suther
land's wealth is in mining property in
the Silver Bow basin, near Juneau,
Alaska, and he was a familiar figure in
Seattle and Tacoma hotels until one
year ago. His death occured in Eng
land April 22,1911, and now two widows
are fighting for his property.— Douglas
Island News.
The Empire Commercial Company
and Brumbaugh & Hamilton shipped a
large amount of freight to Fairbanks
during the week. It was taken down
to Dikeman on the Mosquito, and will
, be transferred to the White Seal.
The following message was re
ceived by the Iditarod Pioneer
shortly after the paper had gone to
press last Saturday;
Ruby City, June 2!).
Pioneer, Iditarod:
Joseph Campbell, suspect in the Nel
son murder case, walked into Ruby
early tins morning. He was arrested
three hours later, when he said he was
just going to clean up, get shaved, and
ihen give himself up Campbell, who
came down river from Dawson a month
ago in a small boai. has been in hiding.
RECORD-CITIZEN.
Dispatches to Deputy Marshal
Ha.ry Sheppard, and one from S im
Godfrey to Neis Nelson, brother ot
tlie murdered men, confirms the
above message.
TRAVELING TIME
TO HEW STRIKE
Navigation between Iditarod City
and Florence, tits landing place for the
new strike, does not present any par
ticular difficulties for small craft, ex
cept, perhaps, that portion above
where the North Fork comes i t. Be
tween the latter point and Florence
there is a stretch, about 35 miles long,
which may prove troublesome with a
low stage of water, when it would be
come necessary to do the freighting up
river by means of horse scows.
During the first trip of the Comet a
log was kept, and the following table
represents the time occupied in irav
eling between the points named on the
return journey:
llrs. Min.
Florence to Ditnsv rnnu'b.14 20
Hitna mouth to Diskaket . .... 3 5
D.skaket to Three Cabins 23 "5
t hree Cabins to Comet island 2 10
Comet island to Crescent
island 1 40
Crescent island to Iditarod
river ..... 5 10
iditarod mouth to Reliance
bar .......... 5 0
Reliance bar to Dominick’s ... it 30
Dominick’s to Langley . . 8 45
Langley to Dikeman . 3 35
Dike man to Iditarod .. .. 23 0
Total traveling time . .. 88 50
The journey from here to Florence
took practically the same number of
hours as the journey back, so the above
may be taken as a fair guide both ways.
GRAFT DISAPPEARING,
SAYS NEW YORK WORLD
Dealing with present conditions
in the United States, the New York
World says;
“As for the government of ihe
j United States, there has unques
tionably been less c irruption under
! the Taft administra'.i >n th in under
. any previous a lm tus’.ra i m since
the constitution wa, aloptpd, no'
[excepting Washington’s This is
[not because Mr. Taft is more able
j or more hottest or more alert than
jhis predicts ois, but becau-e the
j oppof unities lor corrupt on have
| steadily dimi ithed, and public
Opinion has been increasingly j *al
| oils, watchful and militant, 'l’aking
the United States ;is a whole, we
I piobably have the best government,
| city, state and national, that we
| have had since the beginning ol the
j republic ”
SUTHERLAND TAKES STUMP
FOR DELEGATE WICKERSHAM
Fred Carter informs the Iditamd
[ Pioneer that Dm Sutherland, for
i merly United S ales marshal lor the
First division, left Ruby recently to
take the stump for Delegate Wtck
ersham.
Mr. Sutherland lost his official
head at Juneau over two years ago,
on account of political differences
with the Iloggatt - Shackleford
c’ique. His cause was ably cham
pioned in the house of representa
I lives by D. legate Wickersham. but
the lobbyists proved too strong.
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LOUIS P. SHACKLEFORD AT
OUTS WITH GOVERNOR CLARK
That all is not well in the ranks
of the standpatters in Alaska will
be evident when it is learned that
Governor Clark and Louie Shackle
ford, of Juneau, have had a falling
out. Incoming passengers tell of
a rumpus, which occurred at San
Francisco some few weeks ago, be
tween the governor and the na
tional committeeman. The origin
of the trouble has not leaked out,
hut it is a safe bet that Alaska was
i the “dawg” being kicked around
in this instance.
The steamer Washburn brought up
a large amount of electrical supplies
for the V ukon Gold Company.
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AGES OF PRESIDENTS AT ELECTION
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Of the 22 elected Presidents of
the United States. William Henry
Hartison was the eldest and James
K. Polk (<;{ South Carolina) the
\ oungest at the time of the election.
The Following table shows the ages
of all the Presidents at the time of
their election:
Washington, 57 years.
John Adams, 61 yeais
J< fferson, 57 yeais.
Madison, 57 years.
Monroe, 5.S years
J. Q. Ad ms, 57 years.
Jackson, 6; yeais.
W. H. Haui 0:1, 67 years.
Polk, 45 years. .
'l avloi. 64 yeais
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Pieice, 48 yt-ai s.
Buchanan, 65 yeans.
Lincoln, 51 years.
(Bant, 46 years.
Hayes, 54 years.
Garfield, 49 years.
Cleveland, 47 years.
Benjamin Hairison, 55 years.
McKinley, 53 years.
Roosevelt, 46 years.
'I alt, 51 yeais.
JUROR’S APPENDIX
STAYS DARROW CASE
Los Angeles. June 29. -The case
against Clarence Darrovv lias been ad
journed to next Monday, o:i account of
one of the juriors being threatened
with appendicitis.
BAD CHARACTERS AT NEW STRIKE
It is reported that a number of bad
characters have made their appearance
in the neighborhood of the new strike
east of Simel city, Innoko diggings, and
miners in that district are correspond
ingly uneasy. Since t he deputy marshal
ship was abolished in the Opliir precinct
residents of the vicinity have been at
the mercy of evil-doers, and holdups or
worse may he expected at any time.
Stewart Holmes, formerly with the
Northern Commercial Company, arid
latterly poll-tax collector on the creeks,
lias accepted a position with Crowley
& Porter, Flat City.
THE GLAD TOILER
The man who really likes to labor,
whatever the tool that he employs—
j the hammer, trowel, pen or saber—
■ will find this life replete with joys.
But sorrow looms up, grim aud bulky,
to him who holds that toil is woe,
whose lu ad is sore, whose fare is
sulky, whose feet are twelve degrees
I below. The willing worker doesn't.
[ languish among the wailing unem
1 ployed; iiis cottage doesn’t reek with
anguish, his larder knows no aching
void. I hired u man to wash my sur
rey which got all muddy in a ditch:
j he gave up all his time to worry o’er
tlie vices of the idle ricli. He boomed
| away like some pipe organ denounc
ing this and roaoiug that, and throw
j ins things at ,T. Pierp Morgan and
every other plutocrat. Andso 1 fired
him! through the transom when he
had loafed for half a day, and hired
Jim Biggs to wash my hansom, aud
rid its shining wheels of clay. With
r.oble ire he never bristled, his soul
with sorrow wasn’t sour: he merely
rustled round and whistled and eleau
! ed the blamed rig in an hour. Aud
old Jim Biggs is always busy, for
I men who want a useful hand just
chase round till they are dizzy, and
i hand him coin to beat the band.—
Walt Mason.
FIVE PROSPECTING ON KUD RIVER
'l'here are five men prospecting
on Mud river at the present time.
Three of them, Messis Souls, Ryan
and Jameson, came out for sup
plies recently, and announced their
intention to put in a bedrock drain
upon their tettirn. They seemed
quite satisfied with the present
showing of the district, asserting
that the camp is now mote than a
prospect, as they have the pay, and
will be taking out the money soon.
J J Price, Albert Wile, and
others who went over to the new
sti ike, w ere expected to reach I>is
kaket on their way back- during
the week, when they will go to
Mud liver and put in several weeks
prospecting with a liana drill.
The steamer While Seal brought 20
ptissegers on her hist trip, t >f these 12.
were from Fairbanks and e:ght from
Uuby. In addition to those who came
up river on the Mosjitito, there were
also on the Seal the following: Mrs.
Riet man, Mbs Howard, Miss I)-;it*'.
Ben Zatniki and K. Kecbxir.Y.
Fresh halibut 2dc p ninth
fdit arod Meat < o.
Dr. Heinrich Wortniann,
Offices: 1 ditarod and Flat iTrv
Telephones at each place
If. BlillLA C. I). ( AltTFOt
Oliiv i *;< • « r ! >10iu* Stores.
Hal < ’ity
Appointu.wuj!s by b-ph- ne
ML FREQ E. MALT BY.
Attorney at Law
Notary Pitbtjc
Office Simpson Bldg, First and Willow
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Notary Public, Co;,v ; acoiuyr.
Richmond St., Id it n rod
Wtokersham & Roden
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT
Attorney at Lav/
Michigan, t Al?:ka, rO Kentucky, 3
T'nc- l ioticer Attornev -f this Camp
NOTICE CF SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
Iii the District Court for ihe Territory of
Alaska. Fourth Division.
In the matter of calling a Special July,
i 1912, Term of Couit for the Fourth
Judicial Division, at the town of Idita
rod, Alaska.
In pursuance to an ord r of the above
entitled Court, made and entered herein
on the iStli day of May. 1912, notice is
hereby given that a S; i.b . 1912,
Term of the District Court tor tn- iVrri
, torv of Alaska, Fourth. Division, wail he
held at the town ot Iditarod, .
beginning on July Sth, 1912, at the hour
! of 11 o’clock a.in. for the trunsacti > 1 v.
; all business which nia\ be then and
there pending and which may regular!;,
come before the court.
Notice is further given that a grand
1 and petit jury will be drawn to be in
attendance on said July Sth, 1912.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
1 set my hand as clerk ot the district
court, and affixed tire seal thereof this
IStil (lav of Mav. r 1: 2
* C. C. PACK,
Clerk of the District Court,
Territory of Alaska.
Fourth Division.
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