IPITAROD PiOIMEER
Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditarod. Alaska.
, FRANK E. BECKER. EDITOR
Coo. HI. Arhucklo. Publishar No. 31
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JUSTICE VINDICATES ITSELE.
The term of court which was granted to the Iditarod
wdl probably close in another week. It has been of great
benefit to this section, and from it the department of justice
hat- learned things about the Iditarod which will redound
to the mutual advantage of the court and the country in
the tuture. . It lias coat the government money, but by the
same token it has saved this camp much expense and in in
dividual cases iias obviated much financial hardship and
personal discomfort.
Last fall and winter we had much to say about the
holding of a term of court in Iditarod, and evidently our
contention was well founded. We believed it the duty of
the court to attend the people where gathered in anv con
siderable community, and although "the rather extensive
docket in existence with the arrival of the court was rapidly
dissipated by dismissals, there has still been enough work
to show that this argument, too, was correct. Legal con
tio\ eit-ies have been quickly adjusted at a minimum of ex
pense to the litigants, criminal matters have been disposed
of with dispatch, and a feeling of respect for tiie law ha
been instilled that will have a telling effect to last Ion;,
after the court has departed to leave us ouce more to our
own devices.
I lie calendar was disposed of quickly, as we have said,
but we believe that this very litigious atmosphere was
cleaied thus rapidly only by reason of the presence of the
court. Had not Judge Overfield been here, these cases
would have remained on the books, a source of uncertainty
and annoyance, and only the necessity of immediate action
brought the parties to compromise and the dismissal of the
cases. 1 lie difficulties of communication with Fairbanks
would have kept these cases on the books for many months,
and the trial ot such as were brought to issue would have
been attended with great inconvenience and expense.
I be holding of court here this summer lias established
a precedent which we doubt not will hold for future years,
or as long- as tHis remains a prosperous camp. In fact,
Judge Overfield has intimated from the bench that he will
be here next summer, and all we can say is, ‘"Hurray for
the more equitable administration of justice in Alaska.”
New Deputy Marshal
Coming for Id it a rod
An almost complete re-alignment ol the marshal’s force in Iditarod
has taken place or is about to be effected under the direction ol Chiel
Deputy Marshal Charles, by reason of which C. L. Vawter of Valdez
will come to this city immediately to take Capt. Donovan’s (dace, while
the latter goes Outside with prisoners and then returns to Gibbon,
where he will seive dining the winter in conjunction with Commis
sioner Bigham. A wire went out to Vawter last Tuesday asking him
to report here immediately, and it is planned that Capt. Donovan will
depart for McNeil’s island and for Mt. Tabor about August 15, taking
George Tisdale and Mrs. Dr. Zuckei man, the latter being an insant
patient.
Harry Sheppard has t een permanently located at Flat city and hL
place in the Innoko is being filled by Clyde C. Coleman. Chas. Finch,
who has been deputy marshal at Flat during the winter, has been
transferred to Dikemar. until the close of navigation.
Deputy Marshal Siebs, who came over from Georgetown in con
neetion with the Tisdale case, u ill s.art back to the Kuskokwim the
first week in August, and will be there during the winter.
C. L- Vawtei w'as Marshal Love’s right hand man at Valdez
and Uuga when they were stationed on the coast, and Iditarod is for
tunate in getting so good an officer to take the place of Capt. Donovan.
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Eastman Kodaks and Supplies
Lb men Bros.
Headquarters at Red Cross Drug Store
First Class in Fact
FIRST AVENUE
Furnished Rooms, Ralh Rooms, Spring Cols
Good Stables Adjacent
Open-Cut Headlights
TO DO YOUR MINING
Three thousand and five thousand candle power, throwing a shaft of light
1500 feet.
Call at the Iditarod headquarters for information concerning the ,T. B
COLT’S ACETYLENE LIGHT MACHINE.
Pioneer Sheet Metal Works
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I. GO U >STEIN F,0'phso';;e 30
C. J. Hurley, President J. P. Gleason, Vice President k. Bruning, Cashier
Corner First Ave, and Richmond St., Iditarod
CAPITAL $50,000,00, FOLLY PAID IH CASH
General Banking Business Transacted Upon Liberal, But Conservative Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And wo guarantee our assays against any of llie government assay olllces.
Clippings from your 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.
EVERYTHENS EN
Yv'e Can Furnish Homes and lioadhouses Completely.
YYe Carry Full Lines of S. & W. and Lelianee Groceries.
Linoleum end Floor Cil Cloth Art Squares, all sizes, Carpets
Willow Street, Iditarod Phone 40
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PLENTY OF THAT CELEBRATED
PIONEER ROBBER FLAXIME ROOFING PAPER]
Also extra cans of Hoofing <'eraent. Will stop a leak immediately. This,
paper may also be used tor Hours and decks of steamboats—wears longer <
than linoleum. Also a large stock of j
Doors, Sash, Windows, Glass, Etc.
Rugs, all sizes. Linoleum, Shades i
New and Beautiful Designs in WALLPAPER Direct from New York. .
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Anderson Bros. & Norland'
who has served here during the past year with such excellent results.
It was Capt. D movan’s wish that lie be transferred to Gibbon and lie
will take tip his duties there some time this fall.
Iditarod will be made the headquarters of the marshal's office in
this end of the Fourth Judicial Distiict, and with the completion of
the new j il, all prisoners will be see t hereto await the final disposi
tion of their cases.
Chief Deputy Charles made a tiip of inspection to Flat this week
but it is probable that no changes will be made in the present quarters
there, as the accommodations are sufficient for the needs.
Ever
On the lowest stage of water known
to river men since the Idilarod was
lirst discovered, ilie launch Thomas
Flyer, a new boat on the Id hared
river, arived in the city Tuesday even
ing with 12 tons of freight for Vachon
& Sterling. Site had made the trip in
good time, considering that she draws
but five inches andean run on six. She
probably struck the lowest stage of
water that will prevail this summer,
for although it had rained for 24 hours
previous to her arrival here, the effect
could not be felt in the river until the
last few miles, when it began to rise
slowly.
The Thomas Flyer, brought here by
Mort Adams, formerly of Fairbanks,
carries the engine from a Thomas auto
mobile and operates a rear paddle. She
develops about 40-horse power and is
touted as one of the niftiest power
boats on the river. Alabam Laboyteau
took her down and back on her last
trip. _
Prince Rupert Butts In
In the mail from the Outside June
30 were received circular letters from
a live and growing Prince Rupert sup
ply house, asking for Dawson business
and saying at the conclusion: “Bear
in mind that a letter or wire to us will
saye several days’ time oyer getting
shipments from below.” The letter
then goes on to state that the company
has completed its new wharf and facili
ties for handling freight with dispatch.
—Dawson News.
Save the pieces: broken lenses re
placed at Simpson’s.
Dawson Ian Sees
His Own Grave
Tommy Muloahy, of Dawson, has
been in Ireland visiting his own grave
and reading his own epitaph. Tommy
left over the winter road in March for
Ireland, and after making the journey
of thousands of miles to that little
green isle, was shocked to find in the
old cemetery at home a monument
bearing his name and age and saying
that he had died June 2, 1899.
The folks at home had been unable
to hear from Tommy, except through
other northerners. Two other Irish
boys and Thomas started for Klondike
during the great rush of '98. The
three friends became separated on
Chilkoot trail and never met again.
One of the boys soon drifted home, and
carried back a report that Tom had
been killed in the Chilkoot slide. Two
years later the other boy took back the
same tale. That settled it with the
family at home, and a monument was
erected to Thomas in the family plot.
— Dawson News.
If you want your freight see Byers
& Co. They will guarantee to deliver
freight from Dikeman three days after
teceiving expense biil at any stage of
water.
WHAT A HEADACHE
Cure it at the Elite Steam and
Turkish Baths, Caribou street.
®Tuenbaum is representing Roths
child Bros., liquor dealers, and Mason
r, hr man & Co., cigar importers. Place
your orders early. Phone 57.
Hay and grain for Sale at the Pio
neer Storage.
Irate Husband Beads
Seme Unwritten Law
Coalinga, Cal., June 20.— Much ex-j
citement prevailed on the streets here
tonight, when A. C. Pickering, a
prominent oil well rig builder, drag
ged his almost naked wife through the
business streets of the city while he
was bleeding from a bullet wound in
Ins side. He cried to llie people
gathered on t lie street :
“look at her! 1 found her in bed
with another man!”
Soon afterward O. N. Meyers, an em
ploye of Pickering, appeared at the
rear door of Hefton & Mays’ drug
store, bleeding from five bullet wounds
and stark naked. He was rapidly
wrapped in a blanket and rushed to the
American hospital, and after officers
had separated Pickering from his wife
the latter was taken to a store and her
husband rushed to the San Joaquin
hospital for medical attention.
Pickering came in from the oil fields
about 8 o'clock and not finding his
wife at home started to look for her.
He was told that she was seen going
into a lodging house with Meyers. He
immediately went to Meyers’ room.
On entering the room he found his wife
and Meyers both naked. It. is not
known who tiled tlie first shot, but
Meyers shot Pickering at.d the latter
opened lire on Meyers, shooting him
five times.
During the fracas the wife crawled
under the bed, but the irate husband
tore her out and dragged her through
the streets. Meyers died shortly after.
Eli Verreau, the Dawson-Eagle mail
carrier, arrived at Dawson from Eagle
•Tune 1)0. Verreau reported that Mrs.
Charles Munro and Mrs. Hughes were
detained by Dr. Suggs, the physician
for Fort Egbert and cx-officio health
officer for the town of Eagle. Dr.
Suggs required, the ladies to go into
quarantine for three weeks at their
own expense, and guards were placet'
over the cabin where they were quar
tered.
Mr. Verreau, on landing his mail at
Eagle, was not allowed to get ci m i
than tit) feet from anyone. His tuaii
and supplies were placed ashore, and
none of the Eagleites allowed to go
near it until after Eli had departed.
The letters from Dawson were punc
tured in two places and fumigated, and
tlie mail bags from Outside fumigated
in a large tank, over which was placed
a tight, lid. The bags were allowed to
remain closed, but given the anti
microbe treatment of their lives.
Wrangell, June 20.—Last Monday
afternoon the seven year old daughter
of Adam Janies got her hair caught in
the fly-wheel of an engine on a gas
boat and about 15 square inches of hair
and scalp was pulled out, leaving the
skull bare.
The little girl was riding in the boat
DR. B. F. BROOKS,
Office: Discovery Otter.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Office at City Drug Store, Tel. 3(1
First Ave., Bet. Willow and Richmond
Office Hours 11 to i, 3 to 4, 7 to 8
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
Dentist
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone ,'>0-B
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores.
Flat Creek
DR, F. W. HE RMS,
Dentist
o
Dr. Wortmunn’s Office.
First Avc-nue and Willow Street
DR. H. BEHLA,
Suter Building, Flat City
McGowan, Clark & Albrecht
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska Phone So. 7
rile* Pioneer Attorneys of This Camp
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1, Iditarod Ilotel
Iditarod, Alaska
CM AS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law3
Notary I’ublie, ('onveyancinpr,
Abstracts of Titles
flat City
A. J. DALY,
Attorney at Law
M. <£• 2\I. Bank Bldg, Iditarod
Wickershsm & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
E. COKE HILL,
Attorney at Law
Simpson Building, Tdilarod, Alaska
and accidentally got her hair caught
in the wheel. She was taken ashore
and Dr Dawes was called to attend her,
but a skin graft will have to be made
before she can improve.
Too Don't Have to Frog
WE SELL
Cigars, Pipes, Tobaccos,
Candies, Etc.
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gar
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, Blacksmith Shop
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block Carrier and Derrick
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