WE ARE READ?
To sacrifice our stock of High-Class Merchandise prepar
atory to closing out our business. This is our last week
at Flat City, and we are willing to take ’most any loss
rather than ship goods ont.
Come and Take Advantage
Of This Life-Time Opportunity
Don't lie the one to need to say, “I wish I had
bought when I hail a chance at Friedman’s Closing-Out
ISales."
BARGAINS GALORE
Friedman's Closing-Out Sales
AT FLAT CITY AND IDITAROD
WWH a 5 kaa 1 DISKAKET and
ItIOLX SlIftlGl OPHIR CITY;
Starapeders to tho New Strike can rely on gtettinjj Nice Fresh Goods
at Very Reasonable Prices
Big Stocks, Standard Goods Gin°con°„aSn'
LARGE STOCK GASOLINE
LUBRICATING:
OIL
MUTCHLERS TAKE
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j Early this week tho Iditarod Trac
tion Company entered into an agree
ment with Mutchler Bros., freighters,
whereby the latter will lease tho track
of the tramway company for tho bal
! ance of the season. The Mutchlers
I purchased 10 mules from tho company
and all necessary equipment, and are
now in tine shape to handle all the
business that may he offered,
i In future Mutchler Bros, will have !
j their headquarters in the building ad-!
jacent to tlie track on First avenue. '
I They will maintain a regular passen
ger and freight service throughout the
winter. Under the now order of things
David Mutchler will be the general
freight and passenger agent, with
headquarters in Iditarod; George1
Mutchler, as general traffic manage!,
will home-port at Flat City, not very
far from the Grand hotel; B. A. Mey
ers has been promoted to the position
of auditor-general and ticket-seller ex
traordinary.
The Mutchlers have been freighting
in tlie North since tlie summer of '07—
during which time they have moved
nearly everything that, was movable;
Davie Mutchler, unaided and alone,
has moved an adjournment of the Idit
arod city ci uncil.
Next siring the Idittrod Traction
Company will resume control of the
tramway. _
I A. E. Reese arrived from Crooked
river Monday.
' Gregg Stewart will leave shortly for j
■ Fair' a ks.
FOR THE INNOKO RIVER STRIKE
Next Wednesday, the steamer Pup
will leave Iditarod for the Innoko river,
calling at all poincs as far as the stage
of water will allow. On the 15th there
will be two vessels leaving. One is the
25-ton gasoline boat known as the
Mabel and the other is the Florence S.
The traflic to the old Innoko district
is likely to be pretty heavy this fall
and other steamers are expected to
make the trip.
Louis Grimsmore has gone to the
Innoko strike.
WILL GO INTO MUD RIVER
WITH DRILL AND BOILER
D. S. and .John McDonell and Emil
Erikson will leave in about 10 days for
the Mud river district, where they
propose to put in several months pros- 1
pecting. They are titling up a scow I
with a 25-horsepower boiler, which
will afterwards become available fori
mining purposes, and they are also!
| taking along a drill and pulsometer I
pump. It is reported they have made I
a deal by which they will prospect
ground on Dome creek with an option I
I to purchase.
CARD OF THANKS
I will close out by business in Flat City
within the next few days and wish to thank
the general public for the generous support
and for the confidence expressed, and ask all
those who have left valuable papers, money,
etc., in our care lo call for the same as early
as possible, and all those owing accounts are
urgently requested to settle same without
delay, as we expect to completely close not
later than September 10th.
E. W. GRIFFIN
SECOND CALL
Not at the dining car, but at our emporium, of greatest bargains
ever ofL-red in Men’s Wearing apparel. The cause?
ORDERED TO CLOSE
But to he sure all merchandise on hand be disposed of ' No haz
ard, no ifs or ands.” SELL is the word.
YOU CAIM’T AFFORD
To let the opportunity slide by without indulging in our high-class
CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS AND SHOES
that are being slaughtered.
TO WAIT
Means a great loss—not gains, for you will ultimately need clothes
Hence, it is up TO YOU.
ISAACS BROS. & CO.,
Leading Clothiers
Pioneer Flume Hose Co.
Tents, tarpaulins, flvs, horsecovers,
I cheesecloth, canvas, burlap, etc. We
j make up till kinds of canvas goods,
j Apply at H. Boas,’ the Clothier.
Olson & Larson, working on the lower
' end of Otter creek, brought in a big
cleanup Wednesday.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY
There will be a religious service
tomorrow at 8 o’clock in A. B. hall.
The sermon subject will be Self-for
getfulness. Good music. Everybody
welcome.
S. HALL VOr.VG.
General Missionary
Leading Jeweler of the North J. L. SALE Largest SUwk, Lowest Prices
High-Grade Diamonds, Watches and Souvenir Jewelry
Front Street, Iditarod McDonald Hotel Building
Some person whh an acquisitive turn
borrowed a 3t!-inch pipe wrench from
the Cascade laundry during the past
week. The wrench is the property of
the city, and the borrower or finder
should return it to Fire Chief Banks,
who wil 1 be. grateful therefor.
The mail from the Outside is expected
to arrive either tonight or tomorrow
morning.
Miss Bertha Johannson, of the Star
bakery will leave shortly for the Out
side. She goes to visit her sister in'
Tacoma and friends at Seattle.
TO THE PUBLIC
\\ e wish to thank you all for patronage during the
past two years, and notify all persons having
DEPOSITS OR PAPERS, ETC.
In our safe, that on or about Sept. 10 we shall close;
kindly call and get same. Thanking you for confidence
placed in us, we are, yours very truly,
W. CASEY,
Flat City, Alaska.
_Best Independent Steamboat on the Yukon
str- White Seal “**"•
Leaves Oikeman On or AM September 19
For Fairbanks and Whitehorse
Weather Conditions Permitting
NO INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES
GEORGE BENNETT, AGENT, IDIT A ROD
Just Received
VICTOR
LATEST RECORDS,
VICTROLAS,
CABINETS,
RECORD CASES.
Shotguns, Shotgun Shells, Rifles and Rifle Ammunition
Pitch, Oakum, Calking Cotton, Hardware,
_ Furniture, Bedding
SMITH’S GUN STORE
Semna ani Willow Phone No. 6
NEARLY BURNT DOWN M. & M. BANK
Last Wednesday night, between 11 and 12 o’clock, Iditarod
narrowly escaped a disastrous tire and a possible loss of several
lives.
Shortly after 11 Samuel Applebaum was going up First street
on bis way home. As he passed the M. & M. bank building he
saw flames issuing from the entrance formerly used by the Empire
Commercial Company. He at once gave the alarm, and it was
principally due to his promptitude that the building was saved.
John Holmes, of the M. & M. bank was upstairs at the time, and
hearing Applebaum’s shouts, he grabbed a hand chemical and
rushed down to the front of the building. When he arrived the
fire had got a good hold on the woodwork of the door, etc., and it
would have only been a matter of minutes before the whole build
ing would have been in flames. As it was the chemical put the lire
out before it caught the roof. Several others lent their assistance
Examination of the vicinity after the blaze had been extin
guished revealed a bundle of gunny-sacking, which had evidently
been soaked with oil before it was ignited and placed in the door
way. It was very evident that the tire was the work of an incen
diary, although what motive could have actuated a person to com
mit such a dastardly crime remains a mystery- The cowardly
perpetrator covered his tracks so well that there appears to be no
clue whatever, apart from the burnt sacking.
The M. & M. bank building is said to be fully covered with in
surance.
Judging from opinions expressed around town, it will go very
hard with the culprit if lie can be located. A more craven, dirtier
act than arson can hardly be imagined—highway robbery is a re
spectable occupation compared with it, as an incendiary is also a
murderer in the making. The danger of the situation was the
greater when it is remembered that tlie city is at present without
a fire brigade, and has no water available for fire-fighting purposes
Had the fire been allowed to take its course several lives
might have been lost, and the records of the commissioner and
clerk of the district court destroyed.
The city council should see to it that a man is appointed with
full power to insist upon precautionary measures against fire. The
respectable element in the city does not wish to see the town burnt
down to gratify a criminal’s whim.
FREE READING ROOM TO CLOSE
As I am compelled by my duties to
go East for the winter, and as I have
been unable to obtain a minister to
take charge of the mission here, the
Free Reading Room will be closed after
( next week. Many of the newspapers
and magazines will continue to come
here however, and these will be taken
j charge of by Mrs. Dunn at the Adams
House, and the public are invited to go
there at any time to read and to obtain
the periodicals and books.
All persons having any of the books
belonging to the Reading Room or to
myself are requested to bring them
back before the end of next week—also
I the July and August magazines. Part
of this literature will bo sent to Ruby
and part will be given to Mrs. Dunn
for distribution.
I have been sending lately to differ
ent points many sacks of magazines.
There are a number of sacks full still
remaining, and I will be glad to give
them to anyone applying at the Read
ing Room for them
S. HALL YOUNG.
General Missionary.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Newman will
give up their residence on Nob hill and
move into a cottage on Second street,
between Black and Willow streets, for
the winter.
Nettleton shoes. Weiss, at Flat City.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Tuesday, November 5, 1912
ForTwo Senators and Four
Representatives to the
Alaskan Legislature, From
the Fourth Division.
—
All male citizens of the UnitedStates
21 years of aye and over who are actual
and bona fide residents of Alaska, and
who have been such residents continu
ously during the entire year immedi
ately preceding the election, and who
have been such residents continuously
for 30 days next preceding the election
in the precinct in which they vote,
shall be qualified to vote for the elec
tion of senators and representatives to
the Alaska legislature.
Territory of Alaska,)
Fourth Division, :- ss.
Otter Precinct, >
ORDER FOR ELECTION
Pursuant to an act of Congress, com
monly called “The Home-Rule Bill,’’
to create a legislative assembly in the i
Territory of Alaska, to confer legisla
tive power thereon, anti for other pur
poses, which said act was signed by the
President 24 August, 1912, it is hereby ;
ordered:
1. That on Tuesday, November 5, ,
1912, there will be held th roughout :
the said Otter precinct a general elec
tion for two senators and four repre
sentatives to the Alaska legislature.
2. That said Otter precinct, outside
the incorporated town of Iditarod, be
and the same Is hereby divided into
four (4) voting precincts to be known
as Discovery voting precinct, Flat vot
ing precinct, Valley voting precinct, I
and Dikeman voting precinct, respee- I
tively.
3. That Discovery voting precinct J
shall comprise the valley of Otter
creek and its tributaries from the head
waters of the said Otter creek to a line
drawn across the valley at the mouth
of Boulder creek, to the summit of the
divide on the left limit of the said
Otter creek; and
The polling place of said Discovery
voting precinct shall be at Karl Thiel’s
place in the tovrn of Discovery Otter.
4. That Flat voting precinct shall in- I
elude the valley of Flat creek, the
water-sheds of Bonanza creek and its
tributaries, and of Otter creek and its
tributaries down stream from a line
drawn across the valley of said Otter
creek at the mouth of Boulder creek to
the Summit of the divide on the left
limit of the said Otter creek: and
The polling place of said Flat voting
precinct shall be at the Hussey build
ing, on Front street, in the town of
Flat City.
5. That Valley voting precinct shall
include the valley of the Iditarod river
(outside of the incorporated town of
Iditarod) above Caribou creek: and
The ]toiling place of said Valley vot
ing precinct shall be at the residence
of Charles E. Taylor, across the river
opposite the town of Iditarod.
0. That Dikeman voting precinct
shall include all of the valley and
watersheds of the Iditarod river and its
tributaries below and including Caribou
creek; and
The polling place of said Dikeman
votii s precinct shall be at .Tames I'.
Fullerton’s place in the town of P , ■
man.
7. That tlie polling places in sa l
four voting precincts shall be kept open
for the reception of votes from 8 o’clock
ante-meridian until 7 o’clock post meri
dian on said day of election.
Done at Iditarod. Alaska, this *.th day
of September. A. D. TOT?.
Miss Folvig, of the Star bakery, will
leave in a few days for her home in
Norway, where she will take over the
management of her parents' farm
Miss Folvig does not intend to return
to Alaska.
Donation blanks—Pioneer office.
Aliiss KotsscD,
DRY GOODS
Ai! Kinds of Gandies and
Drug Sundries Cheap
FLAT CiTY
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