IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
Or FICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Ohas. Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
Going Out of Business
Having decided to wind up our business in Iditarod this fail, we trust,
as soon as possible, dispose of our large stock of Paints, Wallpaper, Build
ing Material and House Furnishings, or have some shipped out of the
country before navigation closes, Consequently we are selling everything
at ridiculously low [trices, such as
DOORS, WINDOWS,
CLASS AND MIRRORS,
All kinds of BUILDING AND ROOFING PAPER
OUR RUBBER FLAXINE ROOFING
Is the best roof covering manufactured, and is the only paper that will
wear and last on floors, steamer decks, etc. Also large stock of
Pictures, Mouldings and names, Pyrography Outfits and
Stamped Wood for Burning, Houseiining and Cheesecloth,
Gretonnss, Rugs, Linoleum and Furnishings,
PAINTING, PAPERHANG5NG AND SIGNS
Anderson Bros, & Norland,
Second and Willow Streets Phone 21
WILL NOT PAY
CLERK'S EXPENSES
Five residents of Valdez who went
surely on the bond of E. II. Mack, who
was appointed clerk of the district
court in March, 1909, have been noti
lied by Marshal Love that they are
liable for $196.05, which Mr. Mack was;
required to repay the marshal hut was
unable to do so.
Marshal Love states that Mr. Mack ;
presented a bill for $252.10 for traveling j
expenses from Valdez to Fairbanks.
The money was paid by the marshal's
office, hut later disallowed by the de
partment of justice on the ground that
Mack was not clerk until he took the :
oath of office, which lie did not do ;
until he reached Fairbanks.
Mack paid hack $50.05, hut said he j
was unable to raise the balance of;
<190.05. He thinks the second bond,
the company bond, which he gave is
the one tiiat is liable.
The bondsmeu in Valdez, who inclu le
Chas. G. Wulff, John Lyons, E. E.
Ritchie and Edmund Smith, believe
that Marshal Love is personally liable, j
us he paid Mack’s expenses without;
authority and that the government j
was at fault in not collecting the money j
from Mack when he had it. — Valdez i
Miner. _;
TOOK ORANGES:
LEFT A FORTUNE
New York, April 30.—One of the
cabin passengers of the Titanic, Maj.
A. G. Peuchen, of Toronto, left more
than $300,000 in money, jewelry and
securities in a box in his cabin when he
left the ship. He went back to the
cabin for the box, but decided to take
instead three oranges.
“The money seemed to be a mere
mockery at that time,” said the major.
“The only trinket I saved was a little
pin which I remembered had always
brought me luck. I picked up the pin
and three oranges instead of the money
and documents.”
Maj. Peuchen. who is president of the
the Standard Chemical, of Canada, and
vice-commodore of the Royal Canadian
Y'acht club, was thrust into one of the
boats by an officer and ordered to man
an oar. _
Yukon Valley News, Tanana, April
20: W. A. Lunn this week cut down
one of the largest spruce trees he has
seen in this part of the country. It
measured 9^ feet long and was 28
inches through at the base. There
was a cord and a half of wood in the
tree. __
NOTICE
I am trying to find one Jacob Growl,
formerly of Springfield, Illinois; when
last heard from in July, 1909, he was in
Council City, Alaska, and said he was
going from there to Iditarod. Anyone
knowing Mr. Growl's present address
please notify S. R. Cummins, attorney
at law. Springfield; Illinois.
MAN AND WIFE
PERHAPS DEAD
An effort is being made to learn the
fate of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schmidt,
who went up to the head of White
river in 1!M9 and intended to go across
country to the coast.. Rev. R. J.
Crimont, S. J., Seattle College, 916
East Marion street, Seattle, is prose
cuting a thorough inquiry in behalf of
the two daughters of the missing
couple. The appeals sent out by him
have caused the fact to become known
that they were seen in the mountains
of the upper White river region, and
that they were poorly outlined and in
capable of caring for themselves prop
eriv. Their horse had died.
They were usually prompt in writing
to their children, hut they have not
ireen heard from since they went up
White river.
Any information that may tend to
clear up the mystery of their dis
appearance will be thankfully received
by Rev. Mr. Crimont, with address as
above. Deputy .Marshal Shepard lias
full description of Mr. and Mrs.
Schmidt, which can he seen at his
office.
NEW REGULATIONS
FOR GUTTING TIMBER
Commissioner Stanton has at his
office a cop\’ of the latest Alaska
timber regulations. There is a
good deal to this document, and
pe sons who contemplate cutting
timber for any purpose whatever
might save themselves much trouble
and expense by mastering the in
tricacies of its requirements
The regulations are too long foi
publication and too complicated for
a useful synopsis to be made In
deed, one is almost led to believe
by a look at the requi.ements and
circumscriptions contained in them
that the first thing a vvoodchopper
ought to do is to study law. How
ever, Judge Stanton has the dope
and will lake pleasure in showing
it to interested parties
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER WRECKED
Cordova, May 24.—(Delayed) —
The lighthouse tender Armeria was
wrecked at Hiuchinbrook island,
Prince William sound The crew
was saved.
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton aDd Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Highest market pr’ce paid for shaded
ivory for jewelry manufacturing pur
poses. Robert Simpson.
'File people of Opbir precinct assembled in mass meeting May 29
and formally protested against the proposed withdrawal of a United
Slates marshal from that region. The meeting was largely attended,
and was made up of miners and business men It was presided over by
Dr. Sanford J. Martin.
Resolutions were adopted and sent to Iditarod, thence to be for
warded by wireless to Attorney General Wickersham at Washington
and United Slates Marshal Rove at Fairbanks, demanding that the
threatened action be not taken. The deputy’s position was ’o have
been vacated June 1.
It is 100 miles from Opliir to tiie nearest deputy marshal’s office, Idita
rod or Flat. There is no telegraph or telephone communication. The
representations made at the mass meeting are that 13 commercial estab
lishments and four saloons, as well as steamboat and mining interests,
are interested in the continued residence of a deputy marshal a'
Opliir. Part of these interests are situated in the precinct having its
seat at Takotna, covering important streams of the Kuskokwiin, and
part lower down, and on widespread branches of the Innoko, where
there is 110 peace officer They are exclusive of roadhouses and some
small traders The area included is immense and lias a population of
several hundred, and in it prospects of gold are constantly being found
which cause considerable numbers of people to congregate and remain
for indefinite periods in different loralities.
Opliir precinct alone lias produced $2,000,000 gold. No part of
Interior Alaska gives better promise of permanency. The preliminary
arrangements tor establishing dredges have been made and a quartz
mill is already in existence treating ore of great promise.
The people of the distiict have been so law abiding and Iheir busi
ne's relations have been so amicable that the deploy marshal h is really
very little to do Taat is freely acknow ledged and is a matter of pride
to all residents But it is pointed out that the region is so laige and
the interests in ii so important that there should be further protectiv
measures provided, tather than to take away such as here ofore existed
Ashigh as $300,000 in gold dust has been on hand at Opliir at one
time, without even an adequate safe for its protection
H; trv Rulil, who lelt last Tuesday fm the Outbid to procure a
dredge fm ins'allation on Gaines creek, I n; ko, is in hopes he will he
able to bring the dredge up the Ku-kokwiin this season It he ran do
no more, he will at least make a strong effort to biing in the heavier
pieces, leaving the lighter parts to c ime up the Iutiosco on the open
water next summer.
This dredge will he small and will be installed upon the upper
portion of toe creek where the ground is so shallow that the flotation
of a large dredge would he impossible. It is hoped to get it in operation
ilex' season.
Next season a larger dredge will he brought in for iustalla*ion the
rear following It is intended tor the deeper ground lower down the
creek
Mr Rulil has secured control of about four tuiles of ground Ii
extends (torn 3 to 151.
CHURCHMAN SUES
FOR MONEY DUE
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—
T. E. Winecjff has begun suit in the
district court at Fairbanks against the j
Board of Home Missions and Church j
Extension of the Methodist church, a
corporation, for debt. i
The plaintiff claims that in August, j
1910, he was employed by the defend
ant to remove from Cleveland, Ohio, to
lake charge of the corporate properties
at Fairbanks, in the capaci y of pastor
of St. James church. In doing so he
expended the sum of $1,050, on which
there is still owing the sum of $156.
On his second cause of action the
plaintiff alleges that under the terras
of his contract with the defendant cor
poration he was to be furnished with
transportation from Fairbanks to Cleve
land, Ohio, on the conclusion of the
term of service. This money or $1,056
has been demanded but remains un
paid.
The third cause of action is for the
sum of $1,810, or salary for ten months
at $181 per month.
This is elaimrd for the period from
August 1, 1911, when the plaintiff
alleges he was without cause removed
from service, although at all times
able and willing to perform his duties.
NULATO DEPUTY
GOES BACK HOME
Deputy Marshal E. T. Townsend left
last Sunday for Dikeman, there to take
the White Seal for Nulato. He took
with him O. J. Sivewright, who had
been in the Iditarod jail several weeks
on a eharge of furnishing liquor to
Indians at Nulato. Before the warrant
in the case could be served the accused
came to the Iditarod, where his arrest
followed. It was necessary to take him
to Nulato and formally arraign him in
the commissioner's court there. After
a hearing in that court, if the evidence
tends to sustain the charge against
Sivewright, he will be returned to
Iditarod for his case to be passed on by
the grand jury and, if indicted, tried
by the district court.
The Pioneer for Job Printing.
NEW TEACHERS
FOR FAIRBANKS
In accordance with the changes
alluded to in our telegraphic news
from Fairbanks not long ago, P. S.
Knowlton, now an instructor of Greek
and Latin at Stanford University, in
California, lias been chosen as princi
pal of the Fairbanks schools at a salary
of $2,500 a year. The following teach
ers were appointed, at salaries of $175
a month. Miss Martha Miller, high
school teacher, re-elected; Miss Cora
Ross, of Montesano, Wash., instructor
in high school and eighth grade; Miss
Marcella Volin, sixth and seventh
grades, re-elected; Nell F. King, now
teaching in a Southern California high
school, fourth and fifth grades; Miss
Flora Salladay, second and third grades,
re-elected; Miss Loretta Salladay, now
teaching in Western Washington, first
and second grades.
The pay of the janitor was fixed at
$150 a month.
MAJOR ALBRECHT RETURNING
WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER
Major George W. Albrecht, who
went Outside from Iditarod last fall,
will be back again the present month,
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
A letter from the major, dated Middles
borough, Ky.. April 22, said they hoped
to connect with the Sehwatka, which
is billed to leave Dawson for Dikeman
direct June 18. This should bring them
into the Iditarod about June 25.
It is understood 30 of the boundary
survey horses which wintered on the
upper White river starved to death
last winter because of shortage of pea
vines on some of the bars. One
hundred and eighty horses were taken
there last fall. All belong to the
government.
As a possible substitute for cotton,
German textile experts are experi
menting with the fiber of the Asiatic
silk cotton tree.
GertaaD brewers get 25 gallons of
beer from a bushel of barley, English
brewers but 15 gallons.
Fresh bread dally, white and rye.
Phone your order. Sunderbruch’s.
Sole Agents
for Alaska:
Ball Band Boots and Pacs
OUR SPECIALTIES
Fresh Petaluma Eggs Hills Bros.’ Teas and Coffees Peerless Cream
Bodega Butter-l-8s, l-4s, l-2s bbls Sealtite Ham and Bacon
Mission Brand Canned Fruits and Vegetables
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR OUTFIT, IlTgOODSGUARANTEED
Northern Personals
_
Several changes are reported at the
posts of the Northern Commercial
Company lately; A. J. Gray has gone '
from the Fairbanks office to relieve
Frank Grace at Fortymile. Mr. Grace
is to relieve C. A. Munro at Tanana,
and Mr. Munro will go Outside for the
summer—to return in the fall and per
haps assume charge of the Fortymile
post.
Nellie Cashtnan, a Dawson pioneer,
who lias been in tlie Koyukuk the past |
eight years, is in poor health and will
go Outside this summer.
W. E. Bullette, formerly operating
on Dome creek, Fairbanks, went up the j
Innoko a couple of weeks ago with the
intention of prospecting on the North
Fork.
By private advices it is learned that
Charley Colurabe is prospecttng on
Ray river. He has recently taken in
supplies oti pack horses and will give
the country a long try.
Commissioner Phil Gallaher wrote
from Ruby to George Markus, of Fair- j
banks, that before leaving Ruby a few j
weeks ago Duncan Michie bet a $75
suit of clothes that Ruby will produce
$250,000 this summer.
At the suggestion of District Attor
ney .J. J. Crossley, Attorney General
Wicket-sham has appointed George E.
Boulter, superintendent of Indian :
schools along the Yukon, a special j
peace officer with power to make ar
rests when necessary. This is a step j
taken in combating the liquor traffic. ]
Win. E. Diniond, formerly of the
Canadian N.W.M.P, w-as caught giving
liquor to Indians at Tanana and sen
tenced to a year in jail.
George Vautiet- took out a dump ol
7,000 buckets on 4 above Grant creek,
Gold Mountain district, but we have
not heard what it washed. That was
the biggest pile of dirt yet hoisted on
G rant.
Claude Dech, a newspaper man well
known over the North, who was in
Iditarod a year ago, has charge of the
Skagway Alaskan’s mechanical de
partment.
The gras schooner Bender Bros., Capt. J
Louis Knaflich, sailed from Seattle a \
fortnight ago for points on the
the Kuskokwim, Good News, Quin
hagak, Unga and Point Barrow. Her
cargo included 169 tons for the Mo- t
ravian mission. She will establish a
whaling station at Point Barrow and a
trading post 290 miles northeast of that
point, which will be the most northerly
store in the United States possessions
The Nome Industrial Worker, a So
cialistic paper, spells the name of the
Socialist candidate for delegate Kazisj
kasis Krauezunas. Polk’s directory
prints the first part of his name plain
Kazis. He is said to be an accom
plished linguist and well informed on
subjects embracing i. wide field.
Frank Asam, the pioneer Klondike!’
who conceived the idea of freighting to
Dawson with a caterpillar engine and
lost his machine in Lake Bennett, is in
Detroit and does not expect to come in
this year. His loss discourages him
somewhat.
PARTING WORDS
OF GUGGENHEIM
Benjamin Guggenheim dictated a
message to his wife before he lost his
life on the Titanic. The messa"'e was
I
intrusted to a steward who got away in
a lifeboat. The steward states he
received the following instructions
from Mr. Guggenheim, just before he
was lowered away in the boat with a
number of women passengers: “If any
thing should happen to me tell my wife
I have done my best, doing my duty in
ail things to tiie best of my ability and
my last words to her being, ’God bless
and keep her, and may the light of his
! countenance ever be upon her and bring
' her peace.’ ”
NEWS OF NOME
Nome, May 31. — (Delayed). — The
first dredge of the season began
work on Seward peninsula May lii. Its
operations were impeded by frost, and
general dredge work will not start un
til after June 1.
Sluicing of winter dumps is prac
tically completed. The returns are
not large.
The mail carrier packing Candle
Ivobuk mail has not been heard of
since he left Council two weeks ago. It
is feared he is lost. He is a native.
Politics inactive.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY NOME A.B.’S
Industrial Worker, April 13: At a
meeting of the Arctic Brotherhood the
following officers were elected and
installed last night:
Elective Officers: Arctic Chief. A.
Gibson; Vice Arctic Chief, E. W. Bur
roughs; Arctic Chaplain, D. E. Crow
ley; Arctic Recorder, G. R. Jackson;
Keeper of Nuggets, ,T. W. Sheldon;
Trustees: John I). Helps, F. M. Kiesele,
A. A. Allan, II. Jacobson, L. L. Scott.
Appointive Officers: Alchemist, A.
Cole; Arctic Trail Guide, J. A. Bursik;
Arctic Trail Blazer, Parker Cowden:
Keeper of the Inner Toligate, J. E.
Carter: Keeper of the Outer Tollgtte,
Hugo Beyer.
ft ..' —
Hydraulic Hose
Three-inch and 10-inch hydraulic
hose at Chesley, Ryan & ICehoe.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Rtss & Nes
tor's.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
In the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska. Fourth Division.
In the matter of calling a Special July,
1912, Term of Court for the Fourth
Ju licial Division, at the to.vn of Idita
ro.l, Alaska.
In pursuance to an ord‘r of the above
entitled Court, made and entered herein
on the 18th day of May, 1912, notice is
hereby given that a Special July, 1912,
Term of the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Fourth Division, will he
held at the town ot Iditarod, Alaska,
beginning on July 8th, 1912, at the hour
of ii o’clock a.m. for the trailsactio 1 of
all business which may be then and
there pending and which may regularly
come before the court.
Notice is further given that a grand
and petit jury will be drawn to lie in
attendance oa said July 8th. 1912.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand as clerk of the district
court, and affixed the seal thereof this
18th dav of Mav, 1912
' C. C. PAGE,
Clerk of the District Court,
Territory of Alaska,
Fourth Division.
Eastman Kodaks, films and
photo supplies. LOIViEN 3ROS.
The first, boat will soon arrive.
DRESS UP
and make a hit with the cheehaeoes.
See
the Fi0NEER
if Safe Tailor
and we t\ ill do ! he rest.
We clean Panama Hats just like
Outside.
At Our Old-Time Location
ON THE SUMMER TRAIL
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
l/iptors anil ( iirat's
Tel: “.Summit lloaditousf."
Films Developed
And All Kinds of I Mioto^i-.i |.hU»
Work Done.
MISS TJERHSTROM, MCDONALD HOTEL
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Division. —In the Matter of the 11—
fate of Judson I). Sell wart z. Deceased.
- Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by th>* under
signed, administratrix of the estate of
Judson D. Schwartz deceased, to the
creditors of, and ail persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers within six months after the date of
this notice, to me, the undersigned ad
ministratrix, at tlie otliee of m;. attor
neys, Messrs. Wicker-ham ic Roden, at
Iditarod, Alaska
MRS. ALU'K SCHWARTZ.
Administ ratrix.
Dated at Iditarod, Alaska, the -lilt
day of May, lPIlI.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To l're<l A. Nichols, J A. Wcstby and S T K in —
You and each of you arc hereby notified that
during the year 1911, \u have expended not le*.s
than one hundred dollars in labor and improve
meats upon each of the following described
placer mining claims, situated in the Good
News Mining District, Alaska, to wit
Fox association claim ou Fox creek, tributary
to Aralik river; Gapassonation claim on Aralik
river: Mavliood association claim 0:1 l ar->
creek, tributary to Aralik river: Hoffman asso
ciation claim on Trail creek, tributary to Aralik
river.
And you. Fred A Nichols, or anyone claiming
by, through or under you, are hereby notified,
that unless you pay your proportion of said ex
pense incurred on the said Fox association ami
Gap association; and you, J. A. Wcstby. or any
one claiming by, through or under you, are
hereby notified that unless you pay your share
of such expense incurred on said May hood ass
ertion ; and you, s. T. Kincaid, or anyone claim
ing by, through or under you, are hereby ncti
tied that unless von pay your proportion of such
expense incurred 011 said Hoffman association
within ninety days after the l ist publication of
this note • . your interest in said properties will
become the property of the undersigned under
the provisions of section 2324 Revised Statutes
of the I'nitcd States of America
P.J. B la BLANC
It'Ll t'S HOFFMANN.
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Date of first publication March 30, 1912
Date of last publication June 29. 1912
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