sDITAROD PIONEER
Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditarod, Alaska.
Vs! J Geo. M. Arbuchle. Publisher Ho. 6
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A TOP-HEAVY SYSTEM
Mr. N. Nelson, brother of Gus and John Nelson, the
men believed to have been murdered in the Kuskokwim
region early last summer, “is highly incensed at the dila
tory methods of the authorities in the district where the
murder was committed, and complains grievously that the
officials took no notice of the information conveyed to them
by the Indians,” says the Nome Industrial \\ orker. Mr.
Nelson was talking to the Nome newspaper just previous to
starting on a visit to his sitter, Mrs. Dawson, at Flat City,
whence he will probably continue to the Kuskokwim
in order to make such personal inquiries into the circum
stances connected with his brothers’ fate as is within his
power. He is entitled to the sympathy of every right
minded person, anfl none could be found to deny that the
complaint he makes is natural and deep rooted in the prin
ciples of common justice.
nut tne practical question now is, vv nai is to oe uom
to prevent such neglect in the future. '1'lie Knskokwim i
not the only region that lias long been left without compe
tent authority to maintain the law. Long stretches of tin
Yukon river between the international boundary line arm
St. Michael are without commissioner or marshal or any
body empowered to maintain order. Without appealing ti
be too critical, it is safely within tiie truth to say that th
good that might be accomplished is to a great extent nulli
fied by the dictatorial manner in which such lesser officials
as are provided for the outlying districts are treated In
their superiors in position at court headquarters. It is no
surprising that a commissioner whose acts are too close!;
questioned should often hesitate to do the very things tha
are needed at the time they are needed. The lesser official -
in this country should possess ability and character am j
their performance of duty should not be circumscribed In ;
the mere whimsicalities of somebody higher up. In tlii. j
connection the case of Boucher, who killed Gustafson, 111:11 j
be recalled. The commissioner, in his capacity of coroner, I
summoned a jury of inquest, and Boucher was justified
From headquarters came a reprimand; the body of the dea<
man was dug up and sledded six hundred miles from th
Iditarod to Fairbanks—the final result being that which
was first obtained by the commissioner, plus a great expen.
to the government, severe loss of time and money to wit
nesses, and loss of confidence in and respect for the ma
chinery of the law. The Guise case connected with tln
deatli of Boyd at Tatiana was somewhat similar and very
costly, witnesses being brought as far as from Texas b
establish what had already been established, as far as eve
could be done, at the coroner’s inquest. To what purpos
was the hauling of Clark’s body from far up the Chandlai
to Fairbanks and the subsequent inquest and other costh
flimflammery at the headquarters of the court? There art
no rules in the law books for solving a mystery like tha
surrounding the death of Clark. If anything could havt
done it it would have been intelligent personal investiga
tion made a long way off from Fairbanks courthouse.
These cases—out of scores more or less noteworthy—ar<
cited as evidence that the fault lies in a top-heavy system
rather than in wanton neglect on the part of individuals.
Parsimony cannot be justly charged to the government, fot
the department of justice in this division costs a-plenty t<
maintain it in great efficiency.
A correspondent in a Ruby paper advocates a police
system which will include the most practical features of tin
'Texas Rangers and the Canadian Northwest Mounted Po
lice. Great difficulties are in the way of such a thing. At
lachment to the soil and state pride have been the strength
of the Rangers, every one of whom was in a degree a lav
unto himself, but so nicely was the higher authority ad
justed to the needs of the occasion that serious abuse oi
power on his part was practically unknown. No organiza
tion of that kind will likely be known anywhere again, and
is absolutely impossible in Alaska. Neither can the Cana
dian Police be copied: they are inseparable from Canadian
soil, where constituted authority is accepted without ques
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds. Snowshoes Goal Gil aud Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH'S GUN STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarcd, Alaska
NOTICE
GENERAL LINE OF GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Men’s Underwear, Sox, Mittens, Rubber Shoes, Felt
Shoes and Pacs, Mackinaw Coats and Pants
SHELF HARDWARE
Nails. Building Paper. Dog Fish
Wt solicit Inspection. Every article guaranteed.
fairviewTrading CO.
MAX SIMEL, Diskakel anil Ophlr City....
Miners’ Supplies and General Outfitting a Specialty
.; 1 ;» - aZmJmSmm ■ £&k ’ ---. ..
C. J. Hurley, President J. P. Gleason, Vice President A. Bruning, Cashier
American Bank of Alaska
Corner First Are, and Richmond St., Iditarod
CAPITAL $50,000.00, FULLY PAID IN CASH
General Banking Business Transacied Upon Libera!, But Conservative Lines
GOLD DUST PURCHASED UPON ASSAY VALUE
And we 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.
VVe solicit your business, and assure you of our courteous, prompt and
careful attention combined with fair treatment, whether
your account may he large or small.
Don’t Give Way to the Blues
SMOKE UP!
Pipes Pipes Pipes
Wellingtons Chesterfields Palmyras Petersons
Mission Cobs Conroys Rudolfs
McMahon, Fiat city
SNYDER HOUSE
Cicely Furnished Rooms enclosed dog kernels
Famous Old Quaker Rye
DRAUGHT BEER, DOMESTIC CIGARS
Good Music Every Evening
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Clean Furnished Booms Fine Cafe in Connection
COOD STOCK CIGARS AMD LIQUORS
Large Stables, Warm Dog Kennels Open Day and Night
PASSENGERS FREIGHT EXPRESS
Leaves Griffin’s Store, Flat City at 8:30 a.to.: leaves Badtveiser corner,
Iditurod at 2:30 p.ru., daily except Sunday.
Goods consigned to Upper Fiat and Otter Greeks deilvered
same day as received tor shipment
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lion and upheld by public opinion in a manner different
from what ia known on the American side of the line.
Yet something will have to be done in Alaska; and in
doing it the spool of red tape will have to be thrown away.
Congressional action, or non-action, relative to the govern
ment of the territory must soon point the way to a more
adequate system of police protection, and if improvement
does not follow—well, then, American disgrace will.
FUNERAL OF JOHN S. HARDING
LAST MONDAY AFTERNOON
The funeral of the late John S. Harding, which took place last
Monday afternoon, was the most impressive ever held in Iditarod.
All the business places of the city were closed out of respect to the
memory of the deceased, and most of the residents attended the
services at A. B. Hall, to which place the remains had been taken
from the undertaking rooms. The funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. Dr. S. Hall Young, and impressed his hearers deeply.
Appropriate music was rendered by a male quartet.
The pall bearers were Charles E. Taylor, Alfred E. Waltby,
Cyril P. Wood, Harry P Sheppard, Henry Roden and George M.
Arbuckle. _
An autopsy held last Saturday afternoon showed that John S.
Harding’s death was caused by a hemorrhage of the brain. The
vital organs of the body were normal except for a noticeable en
largement of the liver.
He was 42 years old. His only near relative now living is a
sister, Miss M. L. C. Harding, resident at Omaha, Neb. In his
effects was a letter from her dated Dec. 7, 1911, in which she ac
knowledged receipt of certain financial assistance.
The local bar association and the Iditarod Kennel Club, in
which organizations Mr. Harding was a member, have passed ap
propriate resolutions, which will be engrossed and transmitted to
Miss Harding.
Commissioner Stanton has appointed Henry Roden adminis
trator of the estate.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated'
iron and roofing paper at RosS & Nes
tor’s. __
Alec Larson of Flat creek spent sev
eral days in the city this week.
Films Developed
And All Kinds of Photographic
Work Done.
MISS TJERNSTRQM, MCDONALD HOTEL
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The World of
V/omen
Mrs. A. E. Chaniler of Tacoma has
been appointed Assistant Labor Com
missioner for the State of Washington.
She succeeds Mrs. Masoa.
Mrs. Anna Maria Fisher, who in her
girlhood was the slave of Henry Clay,
died recently and left $10,000 tp Tuske
gee Institute. Mrs. Fisher lived in
Brooklyn and is said to have left a for
tune valued at over $75,000, much of it
to charity.
Two of the most eloquent speaker
in the recent campaign in California
are said to have been Chinese women
living in San Francisco. Mrs. .1. Jung
is a graduate of the Canton Norma! 1
School and Miss B. Loo a graduate ol i
die University of California.
Two hotels for women are soon to he
built in Chicago. The Alumnae As
sociation of Graduate Nurses is plun
nig one near the center of the city
t’he Chicago clubwomen, under the
leadership of Mrs. John Sherwood, arc
planning another especially for women
students.
Chicago women have formed a plan
to overcome the high price of food, and
marketing clubs will solve the prob
lem. These clubs will buy food in
quantities when it is cheap and store
it. Then it will be distributed to the
consumers at cost price. It will be a
federation of marketing clubs, various
parts of the city having their own
clubs. It is thought that the cost of
living may be thus reduced about. 50
per cent. Mrs. Minnie S. Grainger,
president of the Illinois Federation of
Women’s Clubs, is ons of the prom
inent women interested in the move
ment.
Miss Lucy Page Gaston, founder and
■ resident of the National Anti-Cigar
ette League, who recently was ap
pointed a policewoman in Chicago, an
nounces that she lias in hand a fund ot i
more than $10,000 subscribed for fight
ing cigarette smoking. Miss Gaston
.nans 10 form chapters of boys through
out the country to help her. Litera.
ure setting forth the effects of cigar
-ii<- smoking on growing hoys will be
Pstributed. Through her foreign or
ganizer, Dr. M. C. Wilcox, chapters
will be f r ned in G cat Britain and on
the continent ot Europe.
Miss Edith Campbell of Cincinnati is j
said to be the first woman for whom a j
President of the United States lias
ever voted. She is the first woman
elected to any public office in Cinc>n
uati.andthe first candid .tJ ever elected
to the Board of Education on an in
dependent. ticket. Miss Campbell is a
graduate of Cincinnati University. She
was appointed by Governor Harmon to
the slate hoard of women visitors to
inspect public charitable institutions,
and is said to have been largely re-j
sponsible for the investigation of con
ditions in the Delaware (Ohio) Indus
trial Home for Girls.
The Duchess Hohenberg of Vienna is
reported to have proved the value of
red wine as an aid to the production of j
hens’ eggs. The duchess is said to
have been advised to try wine on her
poultry by Professor Jouberl of Fon
i.ainbleu, Selecting a dozen healthy
liens, the duchess fed six of them on
wine-soaked food, at tiie rate of one
glass each a day. The other six had
their ration soaked with water. Within
four months the wine fed liens had laid
148 more eggg that those drinking only
water, Eggs of the wine fed hens are
said to be much larger and of finer
quality. The cheapest grade of red
wine was used.
Health and Beauty
Hints
Don’t use yolk of egg frequently
tor washing very fair hair. The
sulphur in the egg tends to darken
the hair.
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Undue redness of the face may he
relieved by placing the feet in hoi
water. The stays should never be
tight, and no highly seasoned foods
or condiments should be indulged
in.
If the ciiculation is defective, try
some simple band exercises. Clap
ping them rytbmtcally, twisting the
fingers with different interlacing
every time, shaking them loose
lrom the wrists—all these will help
to bring the blood to the farthest
confines of the fingers’ tips, and
external care will do the rest.
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Althi uh you cannot change the
color of your eye's, you can dtess
with a view to making tbern look ■
their best. A shade which eithei
matches or contrasts with the color
of the eyes will make them look
larger and bring out their col>>i
moie definitely If your eyes ate
brown, try-the effect of various
shades ot brown in your dress.
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The goldeu time for exercise is
ALL GOODS
Formerly Mrs. Silberstein’s,
Are How Being Sold at Very
Reasonable Prices
All alterations on Ladies' Garments
purchased will be free of charge.
WORK GUARANTEED
H. SCHLAPIK
First Avenue
when the system is neither fatigued j
■or depressed A robust person
may take a moderate of «-xercis«
before breakfast loose inclined
to be frail and apt to feel faint be
fore break ast, and languid in the
-ally part of the dav should not ex
erase until three hours alter tueaV;
f-1 An eveni' g walk will often
nduce sleep All cxetcise must he;
'■.d;en in moderation to bring about
good results. ’
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RESTAURANT KEEPER ARRESTED
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Fairbanks, Feb 2 —The game j
ward, n for this district yesterday j
.trestrd Arthur Williams, the pro- |
prietor of the Arcade restaurant,;
•n a charge of selling moose meat
15 days after the season had closed. ;
RECORDS^ OF RUBY
Fred Cabot has gone to Fairbanks.
Ernest Berggren has gone to Nome, j
Jack Mutcliler has taken a lay on
Trail creek.
George Vergowe has reached Ruby
from Takotna.
Claude Myriek and Leonard Dodge
have taken a lay on Trail creek.
Cl«m Laborde has been fined $100
and costs for selling liquor without a
license.
Jack McDonald of Our House gave a
case of whisky to the finder of pay on
Glen Gulch.
Smith & Isaacson have reached bed
rock on their claim below the Nuamali,
and are in gravel running three cents to
the pan.
Jim Frederickson expects to do some
extensive prospecting on (ia Gold Hun,
where he is interested with Vance R.
McDonald.
Mrs. Masters tendered n surprise j
party to Judge Gallaher January 19.
There was a large attendance and a ;
go d time was ha
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States ol America, )
Fourth District of Alaska, f ss*
Public notice is hereby given, that by {
virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias (orexecu- I
lion), dated January 23rd, A. D. 1912, j
issued out of the District Court of the ■
United States for the Fourth District of,
Alaska on a judgment rendered in said
Court, on the 7th day of December, A. D. i
1911, in favor of William S. Clark, doing j
business as the Clark Lumber Company,
and against Jake Mutchler, I have, on 1
this 24th day of January, A. D. 1012,
levied upon the following described real
estate, situated in the city of Iditarod.
and Territory of Alaska, to wit: All of
that certain piece or parcel of ground
situated *nd lying between lot No. 1 and
lot No. 8 of block No. 4 west, in the
town of Iditarod, Fourth Division. Ter
ritory of Alaska, together with all and
singular the one story frame building
situated thereon, known and described
as the North Star Blacksmith shop, and
that I will, accordingly, offer said real j
estate for sale, at public vendue to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, on the
20th day of February, A. D. 1912, at
11 o’clock a. *ti., at the front door of the
Marshal’s office in the town of Iditarod,
Territory of Alaska.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska, January 24th
A. D. 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth District of Alaska.
By II P. Shepparl, Deputy. i
Chas. E. Taylor, Plaintiffs A'torncy
STORE BURNT
ATKOKRINES
Kaltag, Feb. 3.- A report from
Kokrines states that the North
ern Commercial Company's store
at that place was burned to the
ground last night. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a
lam p.
Walter Hundborg is the com
pany’,s manager at Kokrines.
Or. Heinrich Wortmann,
OttJcti at City Dm" Store, Tel. 30
Kir*>t Ave., Bet. Willow and Richmond
Office Hour-- - f i to i, 3 to 7 to 3
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat Creek
DR. F. W. HERMS,
Dentist
Dr. Wort matin's Office,
First Avenue and Willow Street
DR. H. BEHLA,
Gold St., Flat City, Opp. Gras,.! not.'!
Phone 4
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Office Simpson Bldp, First and Willow
CM AS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Richmond St,, Iditarod
Wickersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
fiftichlgzn, '31 Alaska, *10 Xsniuckjr, 31
The Fiouecr Attorney of this C imp
TO CREDITORS
Fairbanks, Dec. 28.
Editor, Dear Sir: I w ill feel under a
debt of gratitude if you admit tne space
in your paper to inform any person that
I owe any money to in the Iditarod,
any wages I owe to anybody who worked
for me personally during the time I was
operating on the Glen association, or
any bills contracted personally. 1 will
pay all toy bills as soon as they are pre
sented to me in Fairbanks.
Respect full v.
PETER MAI-ONE.
ROADHOUSE
ou Seward Trail,
28 Miles From
Idiitarod.
First-Class Accommodations
Anderson & Pierce, Props. I. M. Pierce, Manger.
At Our Oid-Time Location
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals at All Hours.
Liquors and Cigats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.-’
Milk-Fed Broilers and Boasting Chickens
Fresh Veal and Mutton Fresh Eastern Oysters
Corn-Fed Turkeys
Dog Feed 5c, IOc3 S5c lb.
1PITARQD MEAT CO.
Second St. Phone 15
First Class in Fact First Ave., iditarod
BEATTIE HOUSE
Furnished Rooms, Bath Rooms, Spring Cots Good Stables Adjacent
Drink Eastern Beer ^
Miner’s Home Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER.-.MAID"
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
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