Third Liberty Loan
Closes
TONIGHT
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from us, with a guarantee that they are not
injured by frost or ago
Childrens’ Rubbers, Pacs and Rubber Soots
at Outside Prices
The primary election last Tuesday appeared to a very nice and
quiet little affair, and there wasn’t a particle of rush and crowding
about the polling places at any time of the day. Following table
shows result of voting in Otter precinct:
Dis. Power
Delegate to Congress— Flat Otter Plant Dilceman Jolal
Francis Connolly, Socialist . 1 1 -
William Maloney, Democrat. •"> 1 3 h*
Charles A. Sulzer, Democrat 41 T 3 ol
.1 antes Wickersham, Republican 13 IT 30
Territorial Senator
O. P. Gaustad. Republican ..42 '•
L. K. Pratt. Republican T 11
Luther C. Hess, Democrat 41 3
Territorial Representatives —
IT. B. Collins, Republican . 0 13
John W. Dunn, Democrat 40 i 4 ol
W. F. Good, Socialist . I t - -
Robert A. Hilleary, Socialist. 1 1 -
A. M. Kilgore, Democrat. 41 (> 4 -'1
A. J. Nordale, Democrat . ' 0 2
G. W. Pennington, Democrat 40 6 3 40
Road Supervisor
Harry L. Grow, Republican. 4 2 .... <>
H. H. Ross, Republican. T 12 y)
Robert Sheldon. Democrat. 10 •» 4 21
Peter Ste.il, Democrat . 2;> 1
\t Flat City 63 votes were polled: at Dis. Otter, 26 votes; at Power Plant. 6
votes; Dikeman not heard from") will probably poll a total vote of 6. tn the
incorporated town of Iditarod no election was held.
LETTER OF GERMAN
IS VERY OUTSPOKEN
Amsterdam: The Leipsig Neueste
Nachrichten published a resume of the
German situation, written by a Ham
burg business man. The latter, it is
true, uses his argument in favor of a
"German peace." presumably of the
Fatherland party variety, but in mak
ing it he writes in a manner not often
encountered in the German press. He
says:
"in view of the fact that England has
in the main achieved its war aims, we
must not close our eyes. Even our
wonderful military situation in Europe
does not alter this. Our merchant ma
rine, our commerce with the werld,
have been so thoroughly destroyed,
that we must literally begin from the
beginning again, and decades of stren
uous work will not suffice to rebuild
what has been destroyed in these three
years. The German business man,
who, after peace is declared, goes out
into the world, will find ruins every
where, and if he attempts to rebuild
them he will be prevented by a wall of
enmity. Not even the return of the
colonies would help us much, for they
used to handle only a little part of our
world trade.
"Let us understand clearly what our
foreign trade spells for our economic
existence. As Dr. Helffeiich recently
showed our foreign trade would, under
normal development, have surpassed
that of England for the first time this
year.
"Should our opponents succeed in
binding our foreign trade permanently,
so that we should be dependent in the
main on Central Europe, our industry
should have to shrink and our entire
economic life deaden. Our working
classes would ho compelled to.jspigrate
because of lack of opportunity for
work, just as in the '70s. The German
empire would be reduced to a second
class power: in short, England would
have succeeded in making us what we
were before 1870 and that which it
would gladly like us ur be again.
‘'Therefore, away with any concilia
tory peace, which would he a misfor
tune for the German people, and which
would destroy for all time our future
development. Only the defeat of Eng
land with the aid of the E-boat can
avert this misfortune. Therefore, hold
out until our incomparable submarines
have done their work."
ELMER JAY WAS FIRST
Captain Elmer Jay Smith, Iditarod’s
old reliable weather observer and faith
ful disciple of "Velvet Joe,” was the
first resident or the camp to enjoy a
boat ri.le this spring. He was out last
Thursday serenely paddling a canoe,
contentedly basking in the balmy atmos
phere, and, in the meanUme, enjoying
a pleasant little smoke.
WEATHER REPORT
Following are the daily temperatures
from readings taken by Captain E. J.
Smith, volunteer observer.
Date— Max. Min.
April 27 . 30 IS
“ 28 .... 32 16
“ 29 38 28
“ 30 36 30
Mav 1 40 28
2 38 30
“ 3 36 32
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Mrs. Claude Baker has been ill the
past week.
THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN CLOSES TONIGHT
Have You Done
Your Bit ?
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LOAN CLOSES TONIGHT
The Third Liberty Loan closes to
night. If you have not subscribed, if
you were not able to pay in full for a
bond, you still have the opportunity to
subscribe by taking advantage of the
part-payment plan and paying only 5
per cent, now, 20 per cent. May 28. 25
per cent. July 1^, and 40 pec cent.
August 15.
You can still show your loyalty and
support- of your government icy getting
a bond at once. Our local quota was
$24,000. We "ill make it $50,000, if
YOU will go and order your bond NOW
from the Miners & Merchants Bank.
Thus. McMahon or J. \V. Farrell.
1)0 IT NOW i
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Henry Howard is back in camp after
spending the winter on Ophir creek, in
111o Kuskekwim.
Hal pit Button and family have moved
to Discovery for the summer.
George Mulchler returned from
Nixon Fork last Tuesday. His reports
tally with tiie favorable news from that
region, that it stands a good chance to
make a camp.
Mrs. George Mutchler visited IdLt
arcd the tirst of the week.
The V. G. Co. dredge started Monday
night, April 2'.).
Harry Sheppard lias bought Arnold
DeHouse's cabin at Flat.
Frank Anderson is at the Heed hos
pital, taking treatment for iris feet,
winch ne frosted some time ago.
Tiie Riley Investment Company's
dredge started May !.
Tiie S’. G. Go. is drilling on lower
Flat creek, near Abe Weiss’ ware
house.
J. F. Riley is preparing to work a
crew of about ten men hydraulicing on
Granite creek. Tiie mess and bunk
houses have already been built.
Mr. Love got away with the mui
last Monday for Candle creek.
Mr. Woodson, tiie mining man from
the Copper river country, is in camp
for tiie purpose of investigating tin
outlook. if nothing presents itself lie
will continue on his way down tiie rivei
to Nome.
Mrs. Foster and daughter ReO made
a trip to the creeks Sunday, accom
panied by Jay J. Smith.
Mrs. Atwell and daughter Beatrice
visited Flat last Sunday.
Miss Hally spent the last week end
at the creek with Miss Grant.
W. C. Mitchell and Bob Grifli
started this morning for tiie Tolstoi
j sector (as lhey say in France), where
■ Mr. Mitchell wiii superintend tiie op
! eratior s of his sawmill.
Manuel Gularte, who has been suffer
ing from rheumatism during tiie past
few weeks, lias recovered sufficiently
' to look after tiie construction work of
I tiie new business house lie is having
i built on Otter creek.
I
„ Last year tiie ice moved in front of
j fditarod on Wednesday morning, May
| 2. Nothing like that occurred this
| vear.
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LANDED WHERE HE BELONGED
Boston. larch 9.—After searching
for several weeks for a modern Venus,
George Wood landed in the police sta
tion. Wood claims to be an artist and
to have studied several years in Paris
He recently began a search for the
perfection in modern form.
In answer to his advertisements he
had many callers at the studio, but
none of them seemed to fill the require
ments of his ideal. Fully 100 women,
many of whom were oi the most
fashionable families in Boston, pre
sented themselves in the hope of be
coming the model of the new Venus
painting.
The inevitable happened—that is the
inevitable when women are concerned.
Two of his prospective Venuses called
together and when they learned he
was conducting a wide canvass and
they were competing against nearly a
hundred rivals they complained to the
police. As a result Wood was arrested
and now faces the charge of sending
endearing notes to 100 Venuses, each of
whom he praised as having “nearly a
perfect form.”
TUESDAY
NEATLESS
ONE MEAL
WEAJLESS
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The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Good Ciothe3
fairs. L. C. Thornton, Flat
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Anchorage Times, March 31: Dr. I-’- L.
i Forbes, general missionary for the
Presbyterian church in Alaska and J
head of the Sunday school branch of j
j the church work, arrived over the trail !
| yesterday, having completed a journey
j of over eight hundred miles with a dog
j team. Dr. Forbes is on his first visit
I to Alaska and arrived in the country
| last fall coming in via Skagwav and
1 down the Yukon river. Before start
| Lng for Anchorage from the interior
j Dr. Forbes established Sunday school 1
| classes in Ruby, Doorman, Otter, J
| Ophir, Iditarod and McGrath and de-1
live red series of lectures in these j
camps. From Iditarnd to Anderson’s!
roadhouse on the Rainy Pass summit!
Dr. Forbes encountered rough weather
and found the trail very heavy, but
j icom Anderson’s roadhouse to Houston
I ihe trail was in splendid condition and
1 the traveling delightful. After a brief
j rest here the doctor will leave for
i Seward, going later to La Touche,Ken
| necott and Kataila before returning to
j his head quarters at Juneau.
The Red Cross needs your “bit ”
i|i
OLD CLOTHES DRIVE IS STILL ON
Tho ladies in charge request that if
you have ai.y old clothes or shoes that
are serviceable, and which you would
like to send to the llelgians, lo (.'lease
send them in. They can be left at tlie
Adams house, the N. Co., or at the
telephon e office
NOTIONS,
Ladies' Furnishings
- -AT—
Chittick’s, Flat
To Whom it May
Concern:
The CROSBY
Massage and Bath Parlors
Will close its bath department
on and after May t>, until
further notice.
MBS M. CROSBY.
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