WILLIAM SAILES A SUICIDE;
HANDED HIMSELF ON OTTER
William Sailes committed suicide last Saturday evening by
hanging himself to the ridge pole of Lipsett Bros.’ cook house on
Otter creek. The body was discovered at 6:30 o’clock and was not
yet cold.
Apparently the man had looped a rope around his neck,
mounted a box, tied the rope to the ridge pole and kicked the box
away. The deed is believed to have resulted from a sudden im
pulse, for he had planned to give his friends a Christmas dinner
and was quite cheerful while making purchases with that end in
view not long before he was found dead. He left no written ex
planation of the act. His false teeth and a pair of spectacles were
found on a table, where he had evidently' placed them just before
his death.
Sailes was somewhat eccentric, but was highl.v esteemed by all
who knew him. lie cooked for Lipsett Bros, last summer and had
about $400 when the works closed down in the fall, lie had spent
some of this money, but recently told an associate, Robinson, that,
he still had $200 in safekeeping. None of this money has been!
located. He left no property. Lipsett Bros, defrayed the ex
pense of the funeral.
Commissioner E. M. Stanton went out and held an inquest]
Sunday. The body was then brought into Iditarod. The deceased
was probably a little less than 50 years old. lie formerly lived in
Dawson and had been in the Iditarod a year or more. Informa
tion about his family is vague, but his wife is said to be dead, and
a son ‘21 years old lives near New Westminster, R C., on Lulu
island. A broth r and sister are living, but their addresses
are unknown. In the dead man’s effects was found a Vancouver
business card on the reverse side of which is written. “W. Hailes,
St rand street, Sandwich. Kent, England.''
Saturday t veiling, Dec. AH, David J. Cochrane lost his life in a
fire that started in his cabin on the river front, a short way below
the lditurod launch office.
The fire was discovered and an alarm turned in about 9: HO
o'clock. When the firemen reached the scene the inside of the}
cabin was a mass of flame, which was bursting through and scorch I
ing the buildings in the rear. The water was turned on and the
lire was quickly subdued; and when entrance was made into the,
cabin Cochrane was found dead, face down on the bunk, with his:
clothing badly burned and his flesh, seared and smoked.
A little ■earlier in the evening Cochrane had been on the streets!
in a state of intoxication. Mayor John D. Barnes had induced
the man to go home, and then requested Police Chief Kennedy to
go to the cabin in an hour or so and see if Cochrane was still there
and everything all right, remarking that two lamps were burning:
in the cabin and that Cochrane might set the place afire. Chief •
ivt nnrdy was on the way to the cabin whin the alarm was sounded, j
< 'ochruno was aoodt 05 years old. He leaves a wife in Provi-;
cv, Ii. r., and a daughter in North Adams, Mass., said to beI
married to a physician. Another daughter is believed to be in
Montreal. He had been in Iditarod something more than a year,
and at one time is said to have been chief of police of Atlin, B. C.
He was with the forces operating against Kiel in the Canadian
.Northwest in the rebellion of the mixed bloods in 1885. He was a
anan of good address, and was ropu? d tube well connected. He
was a member of the Order of Foresters.
Commissioner K. M. Stanton has appointed A1 Hilt adminis
trator of the estate, which is small. It? answer to a query, Com
missioner Stanton on Tuesday received a message from Rev. 0. W.
Foster at Provider.ee, on b If cf the dead man’s relatives, direct- '
ing that the body be buried in Iditarod.
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■old stand to make good anything infe
rior in quality, as everything sold is
guaranteed. Northern Commercial
< 'ompany.
XtMs cigars in small and large buxes ■
and Calabash pipes at Cap's Place.
Retail and wholesale groceries at
Surderbruch's.
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IS MAKING A SPECIALTY OF ROUGH DRY WORK, $2,00 PER DOZEN
PHONE 129 IDITAROD
Miners’ Supplies and Genera! Outfitting a Specialty
NORTHERN NOTES AND PERSONALS
Fairbanks igloo admitted nineteen new members to the Pioneers
order last month.
Six hundred people attended the great “develop Alaska’’ dinner in
Seattle last month.
The number of plants working on Chatanika this winter will be
more than double that of last year.
Fairbanks has experienced a serious shortage in money order
blanks, foreign blanks being quite exhausted
Thirty men spent the past season in t ie Valdez Creek district,
according to J. H Carlson, who arrived in Fairbanks from that section
recent Iv.
Convicted of “white slaving.’’ Francois Perriuette has forfeited his
United States citizenship The case was tried before Judge Ovei field j
at Fairbanks.
The partnership hitherto existing between Stoddard & Kay at
Tatiana has been dissolved, and the saloon will be carried on in future
by Stoddard alone.
The Fairbanks News-Miner is publishing a special publicity edi
tion to advertise the resources of Alaska. It is claimed that 10,000
copies will be sent broadcast.
The Big Ciiena hot springs are gaining in popularity \ early.
During the last week in November over titty people were there taking
the cure. Charles Beam, who is running the roadie >use and baths, i-,
reeling a two-story hotel.
It is reported that all retail business at Chatauika is now trar.s
acted b)' means of “bingles,” or cigar store checks. One merchant
started cashing these and the others had to follow suit to get the busi.
ness. A local rhymester has written a song around the incident, Ca leb
“Mangos, the Bingle Kid ” The song tells the story of a man who
managed to corner all the bingles.
Nick Demaia, the champion Marathon runner, w'as arrested in
Fairbanks district recently charged with being insane. He had gone
moose hunting, and when he saw a more he dro pped his gun and
attempted to run the animal down. The moose escaped, but Nick
remained hopeful of catching one, and believed he would make a great
fortune through the moving pictures if he could outrun and catch a
m cose
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L'Heureux
have gone Outside.
Ed. Heppenstall of Coldstream is
planning a trip to the Koyukuk.
Alois Sagan is prospecting on the
quartz lead on the Eva - St. Patrick
divide.
Angus McKenzie is prospecting for
placer pay on the benches of Ace
creek.
James Cody has left for Hot Springs
where he will he employed by the N.
C. Co.
Joe Brice's cabin on 12-b. Goldstream
was looted reeently and a quantity of
his winter supplies taken.
Fritz Welch and Joe McDonald of
Cbatanika are planning to open a
get oral merchandise store at Ester.
Mrs. Nee lias recovered from her
recent illness, and is back at herduties
in the dining room of the Shaw House.
Charles Letieh broke through the
ice into 100 feet of water in an old
shaft on 10-b. Cleary. lie was rescued
by Tom Hoover.
Frank Bishonrlek and A. E. Larson
have taken a lay on the Tanana asso
ciation at the mouth of Vault. They
will use a drill to prospect the ground.
Kinney & Heath, freighters, have
gone to Gold King creek, Buntiifield
country, where they will begin freight
ing out the hydraulic outfit of Berry
& Hami!.
Robert Russell Strang and Charles
Clemens have just purchased of Sam
Wilcox the S. & G. cigar store of
Ester city. Mr. Wilcox will continue
to run the M. & F. cigar store and
pool room.
H. C. Hamilton has installed a Key
stone drill on the Idaho group, at the
mouth of Little Eldorado, and will en
deavor to pick up the pavstreak below
his present workings, where the pay
runs from $1.50 to $1.75 to the foot.
SELLANDER GIVES $55,000 OPTION
There was filed for record a few days
ago, says the Ruby Citizen of Dec. 13,
an agreement between C. J. Sellander
and Joseph Sterling and Harry Ham
burger, whereby Sellander gives Ster
ling and Hamburger an option on an
interest in ten mining claims. The
total consideration to be paid for the
interest is $55,000, the last payment
being due October 1, 1913. The op
tionees have the right to enter into
immediate possession of the ground
and to work and mine the same.
It is stated in the agreement that
the ground mentioned therein is the
same which Wally Laboski, “purport
ing to act under power of attorney
from Sellander,” gave an option on to
Joe Kaminski, which last-mentioned
option is “repudiated.”
TICKET NO. 481 WINS TANKARD
The beautiful hand-painted china
tankard which was offered as a
prize by Isariore Goldstein has been
wotr by ticket No 481. and tire
holder of the tick-* should call and
claim tb ■ tankard
High-top moccasins at H, Boas'
WiNTER JOYS.
Old winter has its calm delights
which I enjoy on winter nights.
It’s nice to sit beside the lire and
read a hook or twang a lyre, and
listen to the tempest rare, and won
der why it wron’t behave. If's nice
to have the neighbors call. I line
them up against tlie wall and tell
them chestnuts old and sere until
they groan and disappear. And
now and tiien, with some good sou!,
I play a game of crokinole, or other
thrilling games like that'. I feed rat
poison to the cat, slide down the
railing of the stairs and break the
rockers off the chairs, and try a
hundred lands of play to pass the
winter hours away. And all the
time I'm yearning sore to see the
winter season o'er, to see again the
baseball ground, and fill the air with
joyful sound; to see the stately um
pire limp, to watch the players on
the jump. These winter joys are
stale and lame; I long to see the
good old game, to hear the rooter's
strident call, to watch the batsman
swat the ball, to help to get the
umpire's goat, and yell until I hurt
my throat, Oh, winter, chase your
self away, and let the boys get out
and play. —Walt Mason.
WELL PREPARED
TO FIGHT FIRE
Idilarod is prepared t.o cope with any
fire that may break out. There are
two pumps capable of running at full
capacity for an indefinite period with
out lessening the pressure of steam in
the boiler. The fire last Saturday
night demonstrated the efficiency of
the regular firemeD, and Chief Mc
Govern declares that the volunteers
worked as effectively as a trained
force and deserve the hearty thanks of
the public.
The members of the town council, |
and especially of the fire committee,
have worked hard to provide adequate
protection against fire, and they feel
tiiat they have succeeded. One other
precaution only is contemplated—it is
proposed to cast tallow into long bricks
and keep them handy for feeding into!
the boiler, thereby making it abso-1
iutely certain that steam will not go I
down at a critical time.
BIG CHRISTMAS DINNER
AT MINER'S HOME SALOON
Over 60 people accepted the invi
tation of Sam Wilmer to have their
Christmas dinner at the Miner’s
Home saloon, and a royal feed was
provided. Four courses were
served, and there were liquid re
freshments and cigais without
Stint. The banquet was highly
appreciated by those present. Mar.
tin Popirh was the caterer.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rey, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of1
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com- !
mercial Co.
A)! kinds of candies and fruits. Ice
cream made to order at Cap’s Place.
Northern
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guaranteed, We are not figuring in going oof of business, and will be here at
Iritarod to make good any damaged goods which you may receive in error from us?
Dikeman Iclitarod
CHRISTMAS TREE !
PLEASED IDITAROD
The Christmas tree at A. 13. Hall,
Iditarod, last Monday night, gave pleas ;
tiro to every one who attended, and so I
many were present, young and old,
that the large hall could have con
tained hut few more in comfort. After
the affair was over and Santa Claus
had departed for liis realm in the re
gion into which no Cook or Peary has
ever penetrated, nothing was heard;
but approval of himself and tha good
people who had so amply prepared for
his reception. Even Rev. Dr. S. Hall
Young acknowledged that in all his
long experience he had not seen a sim
| ilar work better done.
While Dr. Young was receiving
wireless messages reporting the prog
ress of Santa Claus, the following pro
gram was rendered and each number
was most heartily applauded, the |
i adult performers being each in turn I
insistently encored:
Mrs. Maher and Mr. Kemp—Instru- |
j mental duet, “Angel's Serenade.”
Florence McGibney — Recitation. I
j “The Daisies.”
Willie Blodgett — Recitation, “All J
j Upset.” |
Mrs. Charles Larson—Solo, Lullaby
from “Erminie.”
j Sigrid McDonald—Recitation, “Lit- [
! tie Things.”
J James Shaller—Recitation, “Jack
Frost.”'
Otto Moses Solo, “Nazareth,” (Gou
nod).
Aiken Lowell — Recitation “What:
Christmas Is.”
Donald McDonald — Recitation, “A
Kind Word.”
A. E. Light—Guitar solo.
Miss Sophie Linstead- Reading, se
lected. **
Mrs. M. Maher—Solo, “Noel.”
Olga Sylvia Silverstein—Recitation.
, “Grandma's Mistake.”
Mary Stoner — Recitation, “Good
Night.”
I One or the most unaffected pieces of i
acting was by Bobbie Atchison, about
5 years old, who was attacked by stage I
fright and lied. Fie could not be in- ;
induced to keep his engagement, but f
was heartily applauded nevertheless.
At Holcachaket Santa Claus ex
changed his reindeer for a dog team,
and below Dikeman the dogs ran into
an overflow and got ail mixed up in a
fight. During the delay thus caused
| Dr. Young talked appropriately on
| “What Christman Means to IV'; but.
the discourse was interrupted by a
hubbub at the door and in came Santa,
1 dogs, sleigh and all, and never stopped
: till fie landed his big load of presents
: right at the foot of the tree wiiereon
■ his trusted agents had already strung
great quantities of his bounty.
There were presents in great, plenty
and everybody in the hall got one or
more.
One of the notable presents brought
by Santa himself is a North Pole mal
arnute for Chris Anthonieson, Santa
saying he had heard that Mr. Antho
nieson was about to set off for Fair
banks with the laudable purpose of
bringing back a wife, and the new dog
would greatly accelerate the speed of
the trip. This is the first of this re
markable breed of dog seen in the
Iditarod. He weighs only three or
four pounds and is a rum one to look at,
but Santa Claus said he is a hugger
to go.
Atter the gifts had been distributed
dancing concluded the evening’s enjoy
ment.
A rumor — entirely unfounded -is
now going around to the effect that
Mayor Barnes masqueraded as Santa;
and, as some one proclaimed in the
hall, it is urged that Santa himself is
too old a tnusher to let his dogs light
and thus delay his arrival.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the part
nership between A. G. Dickinson and
J. S. Duffy, of the Arcade Restaurant,
Flat City, has been dissolved. All out
standing bills contracted during the
said pattnership will be paid by A. G.
Dickinson; all billsowing to the above
firm should be paid at once to A. G.
i Dickinson. J. S. DUFFY.
A. G. DICKINSON.
Dated Dec. 23, 1911.
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MISS TJERNSTRCM. MCDONALD HOTEL
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Office at City Drug Store, Tel. 36
First Avo.. Bet. Willow and Richmond
Ofhce Hours- 11 to i, 3 to 4 7 to 8
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Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat Creek
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Dentist
Dr. Wnrtmann's Office.
First Avenue and Willow Street
DR. H. BEHLM,
Dentist
Gold St., Flat City. Opp. Grand Hotel
Phone 4
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Office Simpson Bldg, First and Willow
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1. Iditarod Hotel
Iditarod. Alaska
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Abstracts of Titles
flat City
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
E. COKE HILL,
Attorney at Law
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GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, '10 Kentucky, 91
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