Overloaded
The Knifed-in-Half Sale has brought us big results, and we have sold
loads of goods at a great loss, which is bona fide in every respect. Why,
merchants in this vicinity have come to us and purchased their stocks
from us, because they can buy so much cheaper than they can Outside.
So, working men, this is your chance BUY NOW. All working
men's clothes cut to one-half and less. This is straight talk and right
from the shoulder. Coins and see for yourselves what is doing.
A chance to get a pair of pants for almost nothing: 500 pairs Sweet
Orr, Rosenwalcl A Wile, Imperial and Hart, Shaffner & Marx pants in
worsted, tweeds and cashmere— th'ff'latest and up-to-date styles and fabrics
to go at LESS THAN HALF OF THE REGULAR PRICE.
Those 250 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits Will
Soon lie Hare. It will pay you to wait.
FRIEDMANS
KIERKAN BITTEN
BY GANG OF DOGS
1 ’at ICiernau complains that lie was
set upon, knocked down and slightly
bitten by a gang of hungry dogs at the
intersection of First avenue and Rich
mond street a little before 5 o'clock
Thursday morning. It is his opinion if
lie had not been able to get a stick
with which lie beat the dogs off they
would have torn him to pieces. lie
says t!no a were Id or Id of the brutes,
and that : their attack they were a>
tierce u- wolv, s.
tTV. Johnson, the pioneer flume
hose taun. first of Dawson and then of
Iditarod, arrived from Ruby on the
Tattle Delta Wednesday morning. He
is winding up his business in Alaska
and will soon quit the North for all
time, he believes. He owns a fine
ranch at Grant's Pass. Ore..where Mrs.
Johnson now is That will be his
future home.
All roads lead to Boas’, the clothier.
GOOD REPORT
FROM BEAR
I
—
Edward Lehto arrived at Flat
Sunday from B ■ t he I by way of
Georgetown Mr Lehto says he
heard that more pay had been found
on Bear creek, and says that U S
I Commissioner EL J Slier has
[transferred his headquarters f.om
Georgetown to the mouth of the
Aniak, where a townsite was laid
out last fall by Duke E S'ubbs.
There were 14 cabins up when
Mr. Lehto passed through, and
people are tearing down cabins at
Georgetown and rafting them down
to the new site. It is reported that
the N. C. Co. intend to send a
barge there this summer and use it
as a store until the camp is proved.
Flume hose, tents, canvas. H. Boas.
'BODY OF MAN
GADGET IN NET
The body of Billy Collingwood, who
worked on the Wildcat association,
Elat creek, last year, was caught in a
fisherman’s net in the Yukon in front
of Ruby May lo. The body was identi
fied by papers found upon it. It was
partly decomposed, and it is supposed
the man fell overboard from a steamer
and was drowned last fall. He wore
blue overalls and leather shoes over
which were light goloshes. In his
pockets were $.r>00 or $600 in cash and a
bankbook showing about $2,600 depos
ited in a Dawson bank. There was
also a purser’s check showing t fiat he
had taken passage on the Evelyn
from Ruby to Tanana. An inquest was
held and the body was buried at Ruby.
The report of the finding of the body
was brought on the Martha Clow,
which arrived from Ruby last Thurs
day morning. It is said a sister of the
dead man lives in Daws in, but if he
left any other relatives in the North
the fact is not known here.
BILLY PETERSON FORGOT
HIS WOODEN WEDDING DAY
Billy Peterson, the hustling solicitor
for the Cascade Steam Laundry, had
forgotten that last Wednesday was his
wooden wedding day. Along in the
cool of the evening a messenger told
him tha he was wanted at home with
out delay, and when Billy arrived tie
found his house in possession of u large
number of friends laden with all kinds
of presents appropriate to tlie occasion.
He was reminded that he had been
married five tears, and soon tumbled
to the signified lice of t lie demonst ral ior.
It proved to he a very happy evening
for all, and the party made merry until
past midnight.
The ties used on the Panama railroad
are made of such hard wood that holes
have to be bored for the spikes, and a
special form of screw spike used.
Old Lacey, Tyler, .Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
J. H, RICHARDS BACK FROM RUBY
J. H. Richards, who left Iditarod for
Ruby last fall and opened a store at the
new camp, returned on the Martha
Clow. He left T. H. Jourden in charge
of the Ruby place and will reopen his
hardware store on Willow street.
Mr. Richards thinks Ruby will make I
a good catnp, and may return there
next fall. At present, however, he
says business is rather slow, and he
does not think the population of the
entire district exceeds GOO.
RUBYRETAEBED
BY CONDITIONS
In a letter to John Strelic, dated
Ruby, May 15, E. H. Langley tells of
the conditions that are retarding the
development of that district. He says
that Ruby is assuredly a mining camp,
and is looking better than ever before,
but freight rates to the creeks are al
most prohibitive. He says there is
pay on eight creeks, but nothing much
will be done the present summer be
cause mining appliances are not on title
ground and the money is not in toe
country to do anything with.
freight to the principal creeks costs
25 cents per pound. A lO-horsepowar
boiler, wiih hoist, cable, wheelbarrows
and tools complete, cost in freight to
Long creek *1,000. A 30-hursepower
boiler, with huist and accessories, to
the same creek cost *3,000 in freight,
on the boiler alone the freight being
#1. 500. There were ten plants sent to
different creeks in the district, npt one
of which co.;t less than *1,000 in
freight. The miners are getting $0 a
day and board for ten hours work, and
when the price of provisions is laken
into consideration it will readily be
seen that mining is a very costly
proposition.
Jav J. Smith, the chicken king, is
getting a tine garden under way on the
near-island across the river from
Idtlarod
Ice-cream Soda, all flavors—To
morrow at the Red X Drug Store.
Gold Seal Pacs $2.50 and $3. H. Boas,
clothier.
NEW TOWNSITE
CLOSE TO RUBY
Arrivals from Ruby tel! of a new
townsite enterprise started just around
the bluff below Ruby creek, at the
mouth of a brooklet called Short creek.
A townsite was staked there in the
latter part of April by Harry Ham
burger, Eddie Lewin, .Toe Sterling, Joe
Green and others.
A few cabins and tents occupy the
site, but there is not much evidence
so far of a (own that will enter into
rivalry with Ruby City.
Fred Rhind secuied a site there for
the N. C. Co. in case it should want to
occupuy it, but the company has
located 200 feet of water front at the
mouth of Ruby creek and it is con
sidered unlikely that its property in
the new town will be improved.
It seems probable that some kind of
a town will be established on the
Salatna. Captain Jack Green is now
up there with the steamer Pup, on
which lie delivered several boilers and
outfits. It is said that Captain Sruylhe
will also take the Florence S. up the
Salatna to the mouth of Trail creek.
SCHOOL TO CLOSE
NEXT FRIDAY
The present term of the Iditarod
public school will come to a close next
Friday. The next term will begin tlie
first of September.
Friday afternoon the children's par
ents hive been invited to the school
room, where Miss Grant will put her
pupils through a short program of ap
l rtpriale closing exercises.
Memorial day occurring on Thursday,
May 30, it had been suggested that t he
exercises be held and the term brought
to a close on Wednesday, but it was
finally decided to finish out the month.
l-OST—Nugget charm, weighing about
half an ounce. Finder please return
to Pioner office or toChas. Stranberg.
Delicious oranges, lemons and apples,
fresh and fancy, just in via Lebarge, at
Crowley & Porter's, quality grocers.
STILL AT IT!
[ Our CLOSING-OUT SALK is moving steadily on with flying colors.
’The large volume of business we are doing daily is indeed a pleasant sur
. prise as well as astonishing with the meager population and limited means
| to contend with. But the sincerity of this firm’s business method iris
’ long been established, and this
CLOSING-OUT SAL K
■ <
| Was accepted by the general public with the same true spirit when the
’ first announcement was made that our entire large stock of test Clothing,
Hats, Furnishings and Shoes was to be disposed of at prices never heard
before, for the reason
WE A I? E GOING OUT OP IH SINiCSS.
Thanking you. dear public, fordoing the rest.
Leading Clothiers
WHIST PARTY
AT MISS MALTBY S
Msss Ada Maltby was hostess at a
whist party at iter home on Second
avenue from d to 5 Wednesday after
noon. There were four tables, and a
fine lunch was served.
Mrs. Lind berg won first prize, a
beautiful hand-painted plate: Miss Anna
G. Anderson, second, hand-painted tea
cup and saucer: Mrs. Punter, booby,
box of sweets.
Other ladies present'were Mrs. Ches
ley, Mrs. Thurston, Mrs. Graham, Mrs.
Light, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Jos. Smith,
Mrs. Acheson, Mrs. Ramps Peterson,
Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Byers, Mrs. Miller,
Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Weir.
Infinito, Humboidt, Cuerte Rev, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
ri lie genial German Dim DanieN.
; after letting it minni-i dark for tie*
waiter, is back at the Model rostaur
j ant, reinforcd by Williatr Do/.man
j (Palace Cur Uni) a* chief waitei. The
• restaurant lias been remodeled. a.id Is
| a nice pine \
Ladies’ New Goods Coming!
Will Be Here on First Boat
I just received word from my buyer
in New York staling that there ai»
, shipments on the wav of i lie very late
' and up-to date line of Ha's in ili si .-apes,
A b'g line of Hair Coeds. 1 o\v» is f. r
hat trimmings, and a big swell line of
Hand-Taiiored Manish Dress Suits in
the latest styles and fabrics, and many
other lines too numerous to mention.
A Big Reduction will he allowed on
everything l carry in order to make
I room for the many lines now en route.
All alterations on ladies’ gt rments
purchased will i»e free of charge.
H. SCHLAPIK
First Avenuo
| camnd!tIrodno.27 First Anniversary Ball A, B. Hall June 10 ££?£££ I
Golden Gate Coffee
High Grade, Delicious andDrinkable
One pound . . 50c Five pounds, 45c 25 pounds .. 40c
Try it. \ou will enjoy the flavor.
CHOICE FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
Reliable Goods, Unsurpassed Quality. Reliance Canned 6oods and Evaporated Fruits.
"None Better in Alaska"
Dependable Outfitting. Creek Orders Solicited, Carefully Filled.
Prompt Deliveries.
“Obey \our Impulse and “Get the Habit” of Buying and Phoning Your
Orders to
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Smith’s
Gun
Store
Phone 6
IDITAROD
SCREEN DOORS
Now $3 to $5
Formerly $6 to $10
Hoes,
Rakes,
Mattocks,
Pitch,
Oakum,
Oars,
Rope,
Spades,
Brush Hooks,
Manure Forks,
Calking Cotton,
Lamp Wicking,
Pike Poles,
Blocks,
Motor Boat Supplies
Gash Registers Pool Tables
Phonographs and Records
TENTS, TARPAULINS,
FURNITURE, BEGDING,
GUNS, AMMUNITION,
Fishing Tackle, Kooks and Files
FIAT CITY NOTES
Mrs. Lang and Mrs. Campbell are
moving from Flat City to Discovery,
Otter, where they will conduct a res
taurant this summer.
John Ketupf, of Iditarod, was a visi
tor at Flat, Otter and Black creeks last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston, of Iditarod,
visited in Flat last Sunday.
Henry Roden, A. C. Kramer and
Albert Wile visited Flat from Iditarod
during the week.
Mrs. Davis, matron of the Iditarod
hospital, visited Discovery the first of
the week.
William Gray and William Sclinierla,
of Gaines creek, were visitors at Fiat
the first of the week.
Attorney A. E. Ma'.tby, of Iditarod,
visited Flat last Tuesday.
Morris Wolfe, the Iditarod tailor,
visited Flat the first of the week.
Jack Wallace is opening up a res
taurant at Flat (lity.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Johnston, of Otter
creek, paid a visit to Flat City and
Iditarod last Wednesday.
John A. Cameron and Robert G.
Shaw, of Otter creek, were visitors at
Flat this week. They were laymen on
1 above Otter last winter and took out
a dump which cleaned up very good—
much better than expected.
Joe Honda has bought out the Dell
bakery at Flat City.
Dan Campbell and Frank Morgan,
who recently returned from Mud
river, were at Flat City this week.
Mr. Morgan will remain at Flat for
the present, while Mr. Campbell will
return to Mud river soon.
Nels Glantz furnished free amuse
ment to Flat City residents last Mon
day afternoon by doing a few cowboy
stunts on Mr. Lowrie’s horse. It was
a Wild West show in miniature and
brought out accomplishments Mr.
Olantz's friends did not know lie
possessed.
Sid Ensor, who arrived from the
Outside on the Little Delta last
Wednesday, is making a tour of the
creeks.
John Novak, who has been confined
in the emergency hospital at Flat
for the past week, suffering from a
sprained knee, is much better and will
be out soon.
Earl Slippern and Sam Applebaum
were visitors at Flat this week.
Frank Stanley has sunk a well across
the creek from his place and struck
good water, lie has it piped across
the creek and cau pump it into his
kitchen.
Tom Dean made a visit to Willow
creek last Wednesday.
George Phillips, who recently sold
out on Willow creek, will work as
foreman for Jack Shropshire uutil lie
is ready to leave for the Outside.
P. S. Keith and W. Crawford of Slate
creek finished sluicing and cleared up
last week. The cleanup was not very
large, but much better than they
expected. They paid off all expense
and had more than wages left over.
Mrs. J. D. Schwartz and her brother,
Louis Winsted, of Discovery, Otter,
were visitors at Plat and Iditarod yes
terday.
Mrs. Ashby Bain and Mrs. Dr. Carter
visited Iditarod yesterday.
Tommy Bullane came in on the Little
Delta, and is back at his old haunts
around Flat.
Somebody has been setting poisoe for
foxes at the head of Flat creek, and
Dennis Callahan’s dog is dead as a con
sequence.
The cabin belonging to Howard
Barnes, Oscar Margrall and Toney
Gardner, of Black creek, caught fire
Tuesday evening. Howard was cooking
supper at the time and had a hot fire
on. The moss near the stovepipe
caught and in a minute I lie whole iide
of the roof was afire. Tiie fire was ,
only subdued after very hard work.
1’hil Hoffman, while drawing his ■
hunting knife from its sheath, let his
hand slip and received a deep cu»,
live stitches having to be made in it.
J. B. Mading, Duncan Michie, James
Hiland and Web Mading visited Idit
arod Tuesday.
Judge Stanton was a visitor at Flat
Tuesday.
W’allace Humphrey had two of liis
fingers nearly torn off while running
the hoist at Kilroy’s. He possessed a
hospital ticket, went there, and was
properly cared for.
l'Dad” Cleveland was seen very busy
buying ice-cream sodas for the ladies ;
at Flat last Tuesday.
Joe VanAbema, one of the pioneers
of Iditarod, arrived at Flat. City last
Wednesday from Ophir creek, where
he prospected during the past winter.
Mrs. Stafford has moved into the
cabin on Gold street formerly occupied
by Mrs. Lang and Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. Shonbeck made a visit on horse
back to Flat City Sunday.
A. A. Shonbeck was a Flat visitor
| Tuesday.
Mrs. Web Mading and Miss Mading
were visitors at Flat City Tuesday.
RONAN & MONKMAN
GETTING TO WORK
Ronan & Monkman, on the Bonanza
association, Flat creek, are stripping
with a small force and getting ready
for the regular summer work. It is
said they will be putting on more men
daily._
Ice-cream Soda,, all flavors—To
morrow—at the Red X Drug Store.
$4 and $6 hats cut to $1.50. R. Boas.
ERNEST EBURN’S FATHER
DIES IN OLD COUNTRY
Ernest Eburn. cooli on the Little
Delta, received a letter when the boat
reached Hot Springs announcing the
death of his father, Joseph William
Eburn. at Southampton, England,
February 28 last. The deceased was
76 years old.
Ernest came North on the steamer
Tyrrell in 1808 and has not been Out
side since.
The world’s gold output for last year
has been estimated at $466,000,000. a
gain of $14,000,000 over the 1010 output
and of more than $200,000,000 over that
of 10 years ago.
Fresh cabbage and onions from the
Outside, fine and toothsome. Crowley
Porter—the House of Qualify.
SOME HOT SPRINGS ITEMS
RECEIVED SECOND HAND
Adolph Buck, prospecting with a
drill on Sullivan creek, has located
extensive pay.
Cleveland St Howell have bought .1
lay on the A he Lincoln association for
$11,000,
Cl. C. Koelluer attached’ Ihdtm's
dumps for debt.
Joe Kglar, layman, is in good pay on
tbe Abe Lincoln.
Morrison, Ivoelner & Lehr have
taken over the American creek road
house.
The Manley hotel is being opened to
roomers.
Select Outside Lumber, cot rugated
iron and roofing paper at Uoss it Nes
tor's.
Laberge Shipment Just Arrived!
Eggs, Potatoes, Onions, Cab
bage, Oranges, Grape Fruit,
Lemons, Apples, Etc.
CROWLEY &L PORTER
First Ave., Iditarod Front St., Flat City !
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DIMING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
_The Budweiser Parlors Are Always in Readiness for Public Meetings and for Private-Business Consultations_
Georgetown and Aniak maii left on 15th to Georgetown and Hoffman’s, via Takotna, per the Lavelle Young.
purity Marquette AA Rye National Club Bourbon quality
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