m n ■ 0k mk ■ 40^. ■ Now on display, embracing Cut Glass, Silverware, Silver Depositware and China, which is being offered pj gm^ jn a mmm
1^1 a" at LOWEST PRICES. We have just completed arrangements by which we will move our stock to Flat ^ wLkt g
FOR YOUR WINTER OUTFIT!
We will guarantee to give you Better Goods than anybody else in <
Iditarod <
Swift's Premium
Ham and Bacon
Without the seal-tight covering—the best money can
possibly produce
Silver Leaf Lard
Golden Glow Butter
Selected Petaluma
Fresh Ranch Eggs
Fully Matured
Yakima Potatoes
Both Eggs and Potatoes with exceptional keeping qualities for the
winter
All Happy Home and S. W.
Canned Goods, etc.
In fact, everything we carry is of the Highest Grades only, and
strictly fresh. We will guarantee that every article coming from
us will more than please you.
LOCALLY GROWN ON J. J. SMITH’S RANCH
Fresh Carrots, 5 cents per pound
Fresh Turnips, 5 cents per pound
Fresh Celery, two heads for 25c
Sam’l Applebaum
YUNEEDA
T'unk, Handbag, Grip,
Suit Case, White Rubber
Shoes, Quilts, Blankets,
Sox. a Suit of Clothing,
Gloves, Mitts, heavy and
light, Shoes, Suspenders,
Hats, Caps, Underwear, or any
thing else to wear, Blank
Books or other Stationery,
Drugs, Cosmetics, Photo Goods,
your films developed or
prints made (special rates
to those who buy their
supplies from us), Don't go
out without a Kodak. Keep
a picture record of your
p _ trip out, and before you go
call at the only up-to-date
fr store in the camp, where
you can get your money's
f worth,
Ansley's
Iditarod
PI AfARIK kiK and small, printed on
a LAtniXLfj paper, cardboard or cloth,
on short notice, at Iditarod Pioneer orn.ce.
YOUNG FINLANDER DIES
AS RESULT OF APPENDICITIS
Charles Maki. a native of Finland, and
recently employed by George Riley, on
Otter creek, died at the Flat hospital on
Wednesday. October 20, at 7 a. in., death
being due to peritonitis resulting from an
acute attack of appendicitis. An operation
had been performed on October 14. but it
was realized that there was little chance of
recovery.
Deceased was taken ill on October 7. and
was taken to the hospital
Maki is survived by a cousin of the same
name, also employed by Mr. Riley, and a
mother. He was about 28 years of age.
The funeral will i>p held this afternoon
from the undertaking parlors of Joseph H.
Smith.
THINGS WILL HAPPEN THEN
BERLIN, Oct. 21.—Germany is con
fident of blazing a way through Bul
garia to Turkey, ami then the war
with England really will begin.
Thirty-eight ships were sunk by Ger
man submarines during September.
Building and roofing papers. .
Crowley <fc Porter.
™ PIONEER SALOON
FOR GOOD WHISKEY
Two Barrels of Old California Brandy—Must Be Sold—$4.50 Gal.
RAMPS PETERSON
CLOSING-OUT SALE
$so,ooo.oo rrzrr
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Our entire stock of High-Class
Merchandise must be sold before June 1, 1916, as we will close our store at that
time.
Come yourself or send In your orders and they will be filled at genuine bar
gain prices.
SMITHS GUN STORE,
SECOND AND WILLOW STS. IDITAROD, ALASKA
While Outside Last Winter
I went to one of the largest saddlery houses in Seattle and told them what I wanted
in a dog collar. They made four different samples before they finally got one to suit.
I now have a large stock of DOG COLLARS made from that sample. Call and see
them. They equal any Nome collar ever shipped into camp. I have also a fine line
of Asbestos-tanned Leather Dog Harness, specially made to order.
C. R. PECK FLAT CITY
BACHELOBJOCIAL
Unattached Members of Com
munity Planning an Enjoyable
Event for “Spooks’ Night”
Halloween will be celebrated in Iditarod
on Saturday evening. October 30, by a social
given by the young men of Iditarod, and
will be in the nature of a “bachelors party. ’
While Halloween falls on Sunday. October
31, the event is scheduled for Saturday night
to defer to the wishes of the religiously in
clined.
The social planned by the “bachelors,’
for which great preparations are being made,
will include a musical and literary enter
tainment, card games, a lunch and dancing.
Several of the ladies of the city have volun
teered their services to make the all air a
success, and they will furnish a lunch which
promises to be a treat. The musical num
bers will include selections by the Mandolin
Club, and also by the Glee Club, a one-act
' comedy skit will be presented, and numerous
other features are promised.
While the affair has been designated a
; “bachelors' " affair, it is not the intention
i to confine the pleasures of the occasion to
that class of worthies, and the committee in
charge requests The Pioneer to state that
’ an invitation is extended to all to attend,
with the assurance of enjoying a good time.
An especial invitation is extended to resi
; dents of the creek districts.
The ladies who are assisting the commit
1 tee are making elaborate plans for decora
tions appropriate to the occasion, and this
feature is likely to develop some pleasant
urprises. In addition to the program al
ready outlined there will be Halloween
games and fortune-telling. No admission
will be charged.
The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the social is composed of
Jimmie Farrell. Harry Watson and Earl
Hunt.
BIG FORCE AT WORK ON HILL
Although mining operations have been
brought to a close on the hill at the head
! of Flat creek, Dave Strandberg has a force
of forty men employed at the Up-Grade in
j getting ditches in readiness for next season’s
• operations.
ROMANTIC WEDDING
LACKING IN LOCAL INTEREST
SEATTLE, Oct. 17 Irene Rudd, the
1 pretty daughter of George Rudd, a rrning
man of Iditarod. eloped from Ellensburg
j and was wedded in Seattle yesterday to Er
nest Scherman. The romance started while
the couple were high school students.
Not Known Here
The above dispatch created a great deal
1 of interest here, and old-timers have been
racking their brains during the past several
days to recall “George Rudd.’’ No such
man is remembered here, and it is possible
that a mistake has been made in the name.
ON WEST_ FRONT
Germans Suffer Heavy Daily Losses
—Possibility of Retreat Is
Suggested
1 ROTTERDAM, Oct. 1G. Heavy and con
i tinuous fighting on the western lines from
the coast to Arras is in progress. The Ger
mans are losing from twenty to thirty thou
sand men daily. Trains wait at various
places in Belgium to transport the German
forces in case a retreat becomes necessary.
IDITAR0DER5 ARRIVE
WITH OPTIMISTIC REPORTS
SEATTLE, Oct. 18.—Among the arrivals
on today’s steamer from the North were
Mrs. J. E. Beattie, H. M. Onyett, Joseph
Kermend, Fred Simmon and F. S. Mc
1 Closkey of Iditarod. They bring reports
| that Iditarod next year will have the big
j gest season in its history.
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
SET FOR NOVEMBER 25
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. President Wil
• son today issued his proclamation designat
ing Thursday, November 25. as Thanksgiv
; ing day. Among the causes for thanksgiv
ing to the Almighty the President mentions
the fact that this country is at peace with
the world and that during the past years
she has been able to assert her rights.
ISLAND OF SAKHALIN
TO BE CEDED TO JAPANESE
LONDON, Oct. 21.—Russia will cede the
entire island of Sakhalin to Japan as recom
pense to that nation for supplying her with
munitions of war. By the treaty of Ports
mouth, following the Russo-Japanese war,
Japan was awarded the south half of the
island.
Fresh-killed reindeer by the quarter.
Crowley & Porter.
Hot Air and Vapor Baths with Electric
Vibration and Osteopathy Massages have the
power to cure such functional diseases as
Lumbago Indigestion
Rheumatism Disorders of Liver
Stiff Joints Melancholia
Dropsy Obesity and
Locomotor Ataxia Gout
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
FLAT CITY NOTES
From Moore Creek
Bob Dunn arrived on Monday last from
Moore creek, where he spent the summer
prospecting with Cecil Barlow.
Dan Stuart is also here from Moore creek.
During the past summer he worked a lay
with Mike Hays on that stream.
Silas McConaghy 111
Silas McConaghy is in the hospital, suf
fering from an abscess in the throat. Dr.
Auringer operated on the patient Wednes
day last, ami he is reported to be getting
along nicely.
Rejoicing in Monckman Family
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monckman are re
"iving the congratulations of their hosts of
I'riends on the arrival of a bouncing baby
girl, born on Wednesday evening last at 6
o’clock, at the Flat hospital. The young
lady weighed nine pounds. Mrs. Monckman
and the little stranger are reported to be
getting along nicely.
Captain Gene at Creek Metropolis
Captain 'Gene Norton has been visiting
in Flat this week.
Leaves for the Tolovana
Pete McKeague. who has been employed
during the past season by McKinzie A Mar
cuson, on Chicken creek, left for Tolovana
by way of Ruby on Wednesday last.
To Take Out Winter Dump
A1 Young, Joe Changi, Fred Doming and
Joe Gallant have taken a lay on Willow'
creek, and will take out a winter dump.
Leave for Moore Creek
Joe Smith, Mike Lucey and Guy Groat
have gone to Moore creek to drill thirty
claims. They will be followed by A1 Walsh.
Candle Creek Operators Arrive
Dan McDonnell. Billy Bevans and Tom
McKinnon arrived Tuesday from Candle
creek. McDonnell and Bevans are working
a lay on that creek, and are going back in
a few days to take out a winter dump.
Operations on this creek were somewhat
handicapped during the summer by short
age of water. McKinnon will leave in a few
| days for Tolovana.
“Oregon Kid” Leaves
Mike Hays and Thompson, the “Oregon
j Kid,” will leave for the Tolovana this week.
The drill of the Yukon Gold Company is
working on the Chicago Bench, doing some
prospecting for Harry Yeager preparatory
to some contemplated winter work.
Tom Kill ay and Billy Kay arrived in
Flat City last Saturday from the Kusko
kwim region, where they have been looking
over some quartz propositions.
Charley Knutson, an employe of the
Yukon Gold Company, is under Dr Aurin
ger’s care, suffering from a poisoned hand.
Dave Strandberg came down from the
hill on Wednesday last to attend to busi
ness matters in the city.
Frank Dawson and wife and Angus Mc
Lellan were in town yesterday from Dis
covery. with dog teams.
Guy Austin came in from Discovery on
Saturday last, and will go out over the trail
as soon as snow falls.
Al Walsh visited Iditarod on Wednesday
last prior to his departure for Moore creek.
,1. G. Rivers is now employed as book
i keeper for Riley & Marston at Discovery.
Angus McKinzie has bought the dog team
formerly owned by Harry Sheppard.
Jack Smeeton of Donlin creek was a vis
j itor in the city on Saturday last.
Dan McDonnell of Candle creek was a
| visitor to the city this week.
Harry Yeager was a visitor in the city
on Wednesday last.
Billy Bevans has been enjoying a visit to
Iditarod this week.
/Tom McKinnon was a visitor in the city
this week.
Tom Shallow returned to the city this
week.
Rope-filled horseshoes, which pick up
small stones and sand and present a rough
surface, have been invented in Germany
for helping horses on slippery streets.
Simple Confession
i love high art. I long to be
Where song and speech our plaudits
i claim.
But now and then I’d rather see
A circus or a baseball game
- Washington Star.
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For Sale - Seven dogs, sled and harness.
Inquire G. G. Geraghty.
Woodchoppcrs* supplies.
Crowley & Porter.
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, SI.50
per cun. Iditarod Meat Co.
BISHOP JHARRIES
Beloved Churchman Takes Another
Helpmeet to Face With Kim the
Hardships of Alaska
SEATTLE, Oct. 22 Right Rev. Peter T.
Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Alaska, was married here today to Miss Rose
Fullerton, a trained nurse. The newly-mar
ried couple left for the East on their honey
moon, and will then go North for six week.-.
Mrs. Rowe is u prominent church worker,
and is a niece of Bishop Pinkham of Cal
gary.
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
TO WELL-KNOWN JAPANESE
“Jimmie” Yamato, a Japanese cook, well
known throughout the district, died sud
denly on Thursday evening last at the mess
house of the Up Grade mine, at the head of
Flat creek, where he had just arrived from
Willow creek, where he had been working.
Early on Thursday evening Yamato ap
peared at the mess house, where a country
man, Harry Nonogaki, is employed. He
was dressed in light summer clothing, and
appeared to be thoroughly chilled after his
long walk over the hill. He told Harry that
he felt sick, and the latter offered him re
freshments, which he refused, but drank a
glass of cold water. A little while later he
again complained of feeling ill, and shortly
afterward fell to the Hoor. and expired be
fore the physician, who had at once been
telephoned to. could reach his side.
It was stated that the deceased probably
died from heart affection, which was aggra
vated in the weakened and chilled condi
tion which resulted from exposure, by drink
ing the ice cold water.
The body was brought to this city yester
day afternoon by Fred Labelle and Harry
Nonogaki. and the funeral probably will be
held tomorrow.
Yamato was 42 years of age. and had a
wife and two children in Japan. He had
been in the North some ten or twelve years,
having worked in Dawson for some time.
Recently he had been working for Jonas
Brewis. on Willow creek. He was known
as an industrious man, and was possessed
of some means.
FAMOUS CASE ABOUT ENDED
COMO, Italy, Oct. 21.—The jury in the
case of Porter Charlton, the American ac
| cused of murdering his wife here some years
i ago. is expected to return a verdict next
week.
SING ALBERT REFUSES
PEACE EFFORTS OF POPE
ROME, Oct. 21. King Albert of Belgium
has rendered a negative reply to the pope’s
initiative peace move.
Work of British Under-Water Craft
in Baltic Has Effect of Arous
ing the Germans
COPENHAGEN. Oct 16. Fourteen Ger
■ man ore steamers are believed to have been
j sunk by British submarines.
British submarines have torpedoed and
! sunk a German destroyer south of the en
J trance to the sound between Denmark and
Sweden. It is believed the crew were lost
Two other German craft escaped.
Reported Sinking of Transports
PETROGRAD. Oct. 17- A British sub
i marine has sunk five German transports in
j the Baltic sea.
Sunk Without Warning
j LONDON, Oct. 18.- Seventy-one persons
j were drowned when an Austrian submarine
sunk the French steamer Hamel in the
Mediterranean wi'hout warning.
To Put an End to British Activities
BERLIN, Oct. 21. Zeppelins are to be
j sent to the Baltic sea to end the British
! submarine activities there.
HOW SERGEANT O’LEARY
WON THE VICTORIA CROSS
The story of how Sergeant Michael
O’Leary of the Irish guards won the Victoria
Cross is contained in a London dispatch.
According to the story O'Leary won this,
the most coveted of British military decora
tions, during the winter campaign in France.
One official account says that O’Leary
formed one of a storming party at Cuinchy.
j As the party was advancing against the
i German trenches O’Leary rushed to the
front and killed five Germans who were
holding the first barricade, which he cap
tured after killing three more Germans and
taking two others prisoner.
The official report added that O'Leary vir
tually captured the German position by
himself and prevented the remainder of the
attacking party from being fired on.
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, SI.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
WATCH REPAIRING
ENGRAVING
TAYLOR, Flat.
Reindeer chops, steaks and boiling pieces.
Crowley & Porter.
A FULL LINE OF
Gordon «k Ferguson Fur Caps
Wolf Robes, Coon and
Dogskin Coats
? —AT—
FLAT
THE HOME OF HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING
CAPTAIN LURED BY FIGHTING
__IS KILLED IN RANKS
A London dispatch of last August tells of
how a captain of the British army in India
left his regiment there and. under an as
sumed name, joined the Briti>h expedition
cry force in France as a private, and as
I a private died bravely in battle. The strange
incident, related in an official statement, is
given out by the British Press Bureau.
The captain was H. S. Smart of the Fifty
third Sikhs. On June 4 his withdrawal
from the service was chronicled in the Offi
cial Gazette, it being for hi> unexplained
I absence from India. The statement was as
j follows:
“Since then it has been ascertained that
his action was due to his strong desire t*
join the force in France; he came to this
country and enlisted as Thomas Hardy in
the Royal West Surrey regiment, and, serv
ing as a private, he was killed in action
May 17 at Festubert. where he displayed
, such gallantry that he would have been
: ranted the medal for distinguished conduct
1 had he survived.”
Because of the circumstances, Smart,
though dead, has been restored to his cap
i taincy.
A STAR PERFORMER
“And is this man to come into this court
with unblushing footsteps, with the cloak
! of hypocrisy in his mouth, and to draw
j fifteen bullocks out of my client’s pocket
t with impunity?” asked an English barris
; t*»r. There was no reply.—Christian Regi
j ter.
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Crowley <k Porter.
Location Notices at Pioneer offie.*.
EFFICIENCY
Junius S Morgan, the grandson of J P
Morgan, who spent some time in Paris as
a military chauffeur, related in New York,
among other very interesting experiences,
the following story.
“The Germans,” >aid young Mr. Morgan,
“are not so wonderfully efficient as they are
generally thought to be. Their long and
careful preparation for war gave them a
handicap over the allies. We are apt to
forget this handicap and put their success
down to their efficiency.” Mr. Morgan
smiled.
“When T hear all thi- efficiency talk al>.»u;
the Germans.” he said, “I remember the
prisoner.
j “A German primmer, interned in a pris
oners camp in France. wa> being interro
[ gated by an official delegated by a neutral
| country to report on the treatment of
| French prisoners of war. To the officialj
questions the prisoner responded thus:
I “ 4 Y es, sirrah. 1 be full comfortable. Hat
| ing me comes regularly and in satisfaction
I have not much to work. I am given to
read, and in health I am good. There is
to sleep in a bed comfortable, and letters
from home me arrive.’
“The official, before passing to the next
prisoner, said.
“ ‘Thank you. And what is your proles
sion. please?’
“ ‘ I am professor in English at home,
sirrah,’ the prisoner answered, not without
a touch of pride.”
ENCOURAGING ENLISTMENT
Civilian Youth It’s ail very well o, talk
about policewomen. But what could they
do against us men ?”
Patriotic Maiden (propmtly I siippox*
the authorities think they would be quite
a match for those who have remained at
home.—Punch.
OUTFIT FOR WINTER
And Money Saved
BY BUYING AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY. WE ARE OUT
DOING OURSELVES THIS SEASON IN BUYING THE HIGHEST
GRADE STOCK IT’S POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN. WE GUARAN
TEE ALL WE CLAIM.
THE HOUSE OF QUALITY
H. H. PORTER
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Fresh Draft
FROM FAIRBANKS
New Shipment RAINIER BEER From the Outside:
CLOSING - OUT SALE
NICE FRESH CHOCOLATES, JUST IN
FRESH NUTS, CANDIES AND FRUITS
SMOKERS' SUPPLIES AT REDUCED RATES
All brands of Smoking Tobacco cut to Three Packages for 50c
Other goods in proportion
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RING US UP___ANY SERVICE WE CAN DO YOU__kiinu us ur
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