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Advertising; Rotes on Application.
31R. SIMMONS
It limit'd nut that (he Simmons whose name got circu
lated over Alaska ns a sixth candidate for territorial dele
guts' was running in Washing-Ion state as the Republican
t ;miniate I'm- congressman at large. Tile vibrations of his
1 under had been detected by the apparatus of a Nome
amateur wirele s telegrapher, who gave out a mistaken
interpretation of id- signiiicanee.
The mistake was doubtless caused by the fact that Mr.
Simmons, who. given name is Arthur, is advertising exten
sively in Alaska, ns is witnessed by great numbers of stick
ers. printed in blue, with his portrait ornamenting the top
left-hand corner, which arrived in this week's mail. The
printed slip is lnadid "Develop Alaska” and lias a sub
heading ‘‘SIalehe. 1 f r Alaska." 11 re is the body of the
advertisement:
‘'Once developed. Alaska will lake its place among the great
and proud Commonwealths of this Republic. Develop Alaska's
t.sbr. ies. A ska's mineral resources, Alaska's agricultural possi
Lilities, develop alio! Alaska’s mati rial riches, and vve will have
an a pire in the North that, will be of inestimable value to the
Pacific ('■ •••s‘ St • :-s and to the entire United Stales
"Railroad transportation is of vita! importance in the develop
ment of Alaska at this time. Federal Government to build, equip
and operate a trunk railway line leading from some point on the
Gulf of Alaska to the Yukon. -Many other important issues.
"Statehood for Alaska, at present population 64,356 (Census
taken in December when many Alaska people were in the states.)
Nevada with JAfOl pop elation admitted to statehood. Oregon with
f A ltai. Wyoming with 00,705. Jdado 84,8*5.
"By an Act ol Congress ol -May 7. 1906, Alaska was given
power to elect a Delegate to Congress. (11 ' lias no vote.) State
hood will give Alaska two United States Senators, and one Con.
pressman. ARTHUR SIMMONS,
"Republican Candidate for Congressman at-Large.
"State of Washington.”
There it is, buncombe and alb The Republican party's
Alaskan policy, past and prospective, turns such talk from
a Republican candidate into irony. What could Alaska do
with statehood, and its resources, its lands and waters and
all that is thereon and therein, held by the federal govern
ment and administered for Outside interests' Such twad
dle is mockery, and if Mr. Simmons doesn't know if he is
lacking in perceptive faculty. For the last seven or eight
years, at least, Alaska has been steadily getting further and
further away from a condition where self government even
in its simplest form could be turned into a benefit for its
people, 'i lim e is no use to delude ourselves by arguments
to the contrary.
Mr. Simmons may be sincere; but if so he is a simple
minded smd. too innocent- to be contaminated by the inllu
ences of a l nited States congress. Why he is advertising
so extensivFy in Alaska is a mere guess: perhaps he has
heard that "it pays to advertise." If he and our Mr.
Gilmore would exchange courtesies by putting in a few
side boosts for one another it might prove mutually to their
liking.
1 he trouble in Mexico lias at last been pretty thor
oughly diagnosed, and all the dissatisfaction is found to be
in a spirit of revolt against the “cientilicos.” The “eien
tificos" are the people who apply what they term scientific
principles to the government of the people. The cientifico
bhin put all the resources of the republic into the hands of
the big cientificos and the little cieutificos got hungry.
( ol. Hoes; velt himself was t hief builder of Ihe steam
roller that was aj-plied to him. He knows now how well
he buikied.
WOULD INSTALL WIRELESS
SYSTEM AT OPEIE CITY
I he Alaska Wireless Telegraph Com
pany has a plant at Dikeman which is
not working, and is ready to install it
in the old diggings if sufficient indu ■< •
lnent offers. P. M. Ha'.', of the local
wireless station, said 11. ■ ■ while the
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company
did not think there was s u tip l e n i buslj
ness in the Opliir district to warrant
the installation of a plant there at the
present moment, yet, if the people of
that section could get together and
agree to share part of the cost of erec
tion, the company would be prepared
to go ahead. The plant at Dikeman
could be shipped up the Innoko at
small cost; but the most expensive item
in the outfit the high pole- would
have to be secured and prepared in the
vicinity of the proposed new station.
With the installation of a wireless
system at Ophir City, or some other
point in the neighborhood, the miner?
ai.d merchants of the district would be
brought within six hours of the Out
side. instead of about six weeks or
more, as is the case at. present.
Mr. Hull will give all further infor
mation to those interested.
JUDGE GVEEFIELD HERE SHORTLY
Fairbanks, June 14.—Judge Overfield
leaves for Iditarod shortly to bold a
term of court.
FAIRBANKS’ NEW BALL GROUNDS
I-airbanks, June 14. The new ball
grounds have been finished and the first
game will bo p! i.yed Monday next.
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton ami Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Gold dust melted into bricks of at y
’ size. VvT. Taylor, Flat ('in .
Beef, by the side.$ .40 j
Veal, 11 . .50 \
button, by the carcass. . .40 |
Turkeys, per lb. .40 <
Halibut, “ .35
IDITAROD MEAT GO. j
Phone 15 |
i Firs, Class in Fact First Ave,, klitarod >
BEATTIE HOUSE j
| Furnished Rooms, Baih Rooms, Spring Cots Goad Stables Adjacent j
C. J. Hurley, President J. P. Gleason, Vice President A. Bruning, Cashier
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Corner First Are. and Richmond St., Tditarod
CAPITAL $50,000,1 LLV PAIS lit GASH
Geasral Banking Bnslnass Transacted Upon Literal, But Ccnserralive Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And wo guarantee our assays against any of the government assay offices.
Clippings from your gold furnished you for the purpose
of obtaining check assays if desired.
i V* e solicit your business, and assure you of our courteous, proni.pl and
careful attention combined with fair treatment, whether
your account may he large or small.
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Glantz & Svvanson, Props.
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and Bar
Stables in Connection
COOT? STOCK CiGARS AND LiQUORS
Large Rubles. Warm Dog Kennels Open Day and Night
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Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, r!dlThCc'Ki‘m'i!' ;
TRAVELERS CHECKS
By tlie last mail the Northern Com
mercial Company received its first
supply of travelers checks.
Travelers checks are the latest de
velopment in international money ex
change. and arc a great convenience to
travelers who are uncertain as to their
ultimate destination, or who are making
frequent changes of location. Being
available, at their face value, in all
civilized countries, and in most that
hardly yet warrant that description,
holders of travelers checks are free
from the annoyances and delays which
frequently ensue when trying to obtain
money in places where personally they
are unknown. Moreover, travelers
checks are absolutely safe, as the issu
ers guarantee to refund the value of
them if lost or stolen before being
countersigned bv the purchaser.
Travelers checks are issued in de
nominations of $10, $20, $50, $100 and
$200 each—as convenient to carry as
casli—and sold at a uniform premium
of one half of 1 per cent. (50 cents per
$100).
At the time of sale the purchaser
signs each check, and the duplicate of
that signature, signed underneath and j
in the presence of an agent, is accepted ;
as identification for payment. The
checks may r!»o bo cotr.'tersignfd in)
favor of another person, and thus be
come available in payment of hotel
bills, etc.
The number of agencies for the sale
and acceptance of travelers checks is
so large that a list of them occupies
over '200 pages of a booklet issued by
the Well-Fargo company.
Each purchaser receives, free o(
extra charge, a leather purse in which
to keep the checks
STEAMER PUP ARRIVES
WITH MANY PASSENGERS
The steamer Pup (Oapt. Jack Green)
arrived shortly after noon Tuesday
with 20 passengers and a load of freight
for the Pacific Cold Storage Company.
Following is the passenger list: Mrs.
Robert Prichard and child, Mrs. Otto
Moses. Miss Cedermalm, Messrs. John
Holmgren, Ren Howland, Pitts, Dennis
McGee, Johnson, Marboru, Maher, Ed
Rritt. Pitzern, Morris, Archie McIn
tyre, Erickson, Wetzer, Fritz and Ce
de rmalm.
It is reported horn Tauana (Fori
Gibbon) tiiat it is the intention of
the Northern Navigation Company
to make that place the headquar
ters for the company’s river boats.
Steamers going to and coming from
St. Michael, Fairbanks and Dawson
will be dispatched from that place.
Mr. Grace will have control of both
the commercial and the navigation
company at Tatiana.
I oeation blanks—Pioneer office.
CREDITORS WOULD BANKRUPT
EVA CREEK OPERATOR
In the district eotitt at Fairbanks
j recently Messis. McGowan & Clark,
j acting fur Cerlain creditors of
l George Smith, the Eva creek oper
| itor, petitioned that the said George
! Smith lie declared a bankrupt and
j that a receiver he appointed to take
| charge of his property Ii is also
asked that one Hide Morse be en
| joined from disposing of $iC ooo
; wort!) of gold dust that the peti
; tioneis allege was left in her hands
by Smith. It is claimed that Smith
turned over this dust for the pur
pose of defrauding his creditors.
1 lie claims of the various peti
tioners include assigned labor ac
counts, board bills and promissory
notes, as well as bills for groceries,
Weighting, etc., alleged to have
been contracted during the past
' few years.
It is also alleged in tire complaint
that on or about May 25, 1912.
StuLh paid a certain promissory
note to F. G. Noyes, receiver of
the defunct Washington - Alaska
bank, tl us making the receiver ;t
preferred creditor. Tire note, it is
said, was one given by KF.it Morse. ,
George Smith is reported to have }
done very well on bis Kva er*ek j
lay, the to'al cleanup amountin', to
over J>8 1,000.
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( Dawson News, June 7.)
Several faces which have been famil
iar a; tl. -ks ar,<] behind counters at the
Administration building for years were '
missing this morning, and in their'
places were representatives of the new
Conservative government.
The only oldtimer among the ab
sentees not hitherto announced was
Gedeou Pepin, who was notified yester
day that lie would not be required after
today. No one lias been named to suc
ceed him.
George Mackenzie, the new gold
commissioner, is in the place of F. X.
GOiseliu, the retiring official, and James
Mackinnon is mining recorder in the
place made vacant by the promotion of
Mr. Mackenzie.
A. F. Engelhardt and Monty Malt by
today assumed the work in the territo
rial secretary’s office which has been
performed by A. li. Doves and Archie
Dewar. Miss Olive Fawcett is secre
tary? and stenographer fur the time in
the commissioner’s office, in the posi
tion vacated by \V. J. O'Brien. Mis
Jean Clark, whs was notified that she
is to be succeeded by another, is still
on for the time. L. G. Bennett, corre
spondence clerk, was absent today, and
i in his place appeared Edward Mad
docks. 1 nomas Honey, the new mining
recorder for the Mayo district, is in the
gold commissioner’s office familiarizing
himself with the work. Ho v.ii! leave
I for Mayo on the next steamer. T. 1).
Macfarlane, who was notified he would
not be icquired after ihe first of the
month, has been engaged to serve at
li.s; another mouth, and will instruct
John R. Fraser, thu new recorder, in
the duties of the office. The inspector
has three offices on the creek, and Mr.
Macfarlane will escort the new man
over the route. Frank Brock today
succeeded V. G. Grant as accountant in
the gold office. John Craig, an old
timer, took over the work cf S. S.
Cotnee, caretaker: and Mr. Curbed, of
Stewart river, succeeded to thu joh
which had been filled by Joe Pelland.
caretaker. Joe Boutin also step;' d
out today as watchman at the big
building.
William Schofield, the rew recorder
tt Glacier, lias been notified of bis ap
pointment, and is supposed to have
assumed the duties of tiie office today,
in place of M. A. Fiset.
Albert E. Lamb today took charge
as registrar of titles, in the postoffice
building, relieving N. Laliberte.
M. Olsen today succeeded Charley
Mack as keeper at the city pound. Mr.
Mack announces that he will remain iti
the Yukon; that the country is good
enough for him, and that he will have
for exhibition at the Yukon Exposition
the finest team of native pups ever
seen in Yukon. Mr. Comec says lie
will remain with the Yukon, but will
take a vacation Outside for a few
months, and then return here to end
liis day s.
BANKS SOLE PROPRIETOR OF
LAUNDRY AND WATERWORKS
Last Saturday B. F. Banks, of
the firm of Banks and Mikuta, pro
prietors of the Cascade Laundry and
Waterworks, bought out for cash
the interests of Joe Mikuta, and
will run the business henceforth as
sole proprietor Joe Mikuta has
gone to tlie Koyukuk.
Powei’-of-attorney blanks—Pioneer, j
Opposite Traction Co. Depot
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> FLAT CITY
| Nsw Open for Business Under lies JOE N, HONDA, PROP, ;
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STRUG TRIBUTE
TO THE DELEGATE
When [1 .• 11rf ivm : I). S'
chairman of the house committee on
territories, Drought the Alaska home
rile hill before the house, then in
commit tee of the whole, ho Juki the
following striking tribute to the ability
aud character of delegate James Wick
et sham:
"Mi >p titer. T tsk unaniri nsent
that ItoUse bill 33. wii it amendments. be
salts: i;ul ■ a fur horse bill 13ir>7, jiitci i do
It f jr ibis reason, Mr. Speaker: It was
the intehti m of the c >njmi tee to ft ice
boos j bill.. s ,v a !i am jn-k teals, reported.
I, as clrtirtn :;i of tit - comm'! tea on
the territories, und-vtowk to m ik - t itat
report, lint t lie hi tl was printed as I! R.
13937, and it it id my name it a pa'r n
of the bill. As a matter of .'.t.C'. tbs
delegate from Alaska (Mr. Wick r
siiatn) is the patron of the bill. And !
want to say here that At ask t lias bs-n
very fortunate in the las' two con
gres.-w's m naving a : .t . ■■ c o.
such high chaI'.ic!er and lid abil
ity as Judge Wiekershara. (Applause};
tie has d i.ie an i:n n-nise am ui it of
work on tills bill and is the pltrou oF
it. It v.hs not the intention of the
committee on territories or my inten
tion to deprive him of the credit of being
dm patron of the bill, and. so we have
subsequently reported the hill H. R. 38
with amendments. I ask that that lie
subsumed for the bill under consider
at ion.”
LYONS TAKES LONDON BY BTOBM
White people in Alaska are looking
o tlie time when they can take a trip
to the Outside, those on the Outside
arc casting their thoughts northward
and longing to answer again "the call
of t he « i id.”
The lust to be hoard from in this
connection is Nat Lyons, formerly of
the Pioneer force. He writes from
London, and says ho is having a good
time. Nevertheless, the North is call
ing, and Nat wishes to he kept, in
formed regarding new strikes and pos
sible outlets for his capital and ener
gies.
Accompanying tlie letter was a pho
tograph of Nat himself. It was a
masterpiece of the photographer's art,
and were it not Copy righted we should
have been delighted to reproduce it in
he Pioneer imt merely for the edifi
cation of liis many friends, but to Show
our readers how an Ki giish gentleman
looks w hen he is "dressed up,” \V:h
“cutaway" coat and silk hat, patent
shoes and “spats,” w’ulkingstick and
monocle, Nat certainly looks cute; and
we well can believe he is the cynosure
of all eyes, and the admired of all ad
mirers. when he takes his walk in the
park. __
A few lots i 1 Matched .Ma'-U-n i t
Friedman's.
THAW’S TRIED ATTEMPT
MAY EE SUCCESSFUL
New York, June iS.—Pioceecl
isi”s have U-.-u cotutu.-tired here to
secure the it lease oi Harry K.
Tliaw fioru Maticawan ciimi-ial
lunatic rsyluin. This will make
the third attempt to secure tire
liberation of S’an ford White's
sla ver
Dr. Heinrich Wcriwann,
Offices: lorr.'Ftoi) and Fi.at City
Telephones at each place
it. p;::;i.a r. i>. •-.urn :.
BBS. BEiilfi & BARTER,
Dentists
Office-. i': • er Di'ii^
Flat City
Apjv.iriinc-eis by Telephone
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Ptruur
<'flice Simpson TV.ilg, First and \Y
CM AS, E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyance;*!'.
"Richmond St., Iditarod
WIckersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Lav/
Michigan, '31 Alzska, TO Kentucky 91
Tiie I i;»ncer Attrri:; v > f tl.is t
NOTICE OF SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
111 the District Court for the Territory of
Alaska. Fourth Division.
Tn the matter of calling a Special Julv.
1912, Term of Court for the Fourth
Judicial Division, at the town of Idita
rod, Alaska.
In pursuance to an ord r of the above
entitled Court, made and entered herein
on the iSth 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 be
held at the town ol Iditarod. Alaska,
beginning o:. July bkh, 1912, at the hour
of 11 o'clock a.111. for the Ira: -actio 1 of
an nusine.-s which may oe men aim
there pending and which ma> ivgularly
conic before the court.
Notice is further given that a grai. I
and petit jury will be drawn to be in
attendance on said July Mil, 1912.
in witness whereof I have herein.t >
set my hand as clerk of the district
court, and affixed the seal thereof this.
18U1 dav of Mav, 19r3
’ C. C. PACK,
Clerk of the District Court,
Territory of Alaska,
Fourth Division.
From a Stein
at the
Miner's Home Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID"
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
miatrs' Supplies and General Outfitting a Specialty j