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Leading Jeweler of the Worth L® '
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IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, 550,000.00
6eneral Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHAS. ROSS. President
JOHN HOLMES, Cashier
R C BUTTON, Asst. Cashier
REINDEER COMING
FOR APPLEBAOM
Applebaum, the Iditarod grocer,
,.r Thursday last received word that the
herd of reindeer which he has been ex
pecting from Seward peninsula were almost
within the gates of the city, and would
arrive here by today. The herd is coin*
Ik,sed of tiO head of choice animals, which
Mr. Applebaum will have slaughtered at
such times as the state of the market de
mands. and the nice, juicy, fresh meat will
be m plenty i f time to help embellish the
big festivals during the holiday season. Mr.
Applebaum successfully disposed of a couple
i.f herds last winter.
LOST Pair eyeglasses in case, on Willow
.-treet. near riser. Return to Max Boas and
receive reward.
Going, going, gone.
Where
To the Crosby Massage and Bab1 Parors.
OUTBOUND MAIL
The outbound mail "i 1 leave a day earlier
, than usual on account of the storms and
■ the bad trail. Therefore the registered mail
I will close at 5 p. m. today (Saturday l and
the ordinary nu.il will be open all night
tonight and leave at 6 a. ill. tomorrow
(Sundayl.
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A New Industry
‘■Now that so many automobiles are pass
ing your house," said the visitor. 1 should
think you would keep your chickens shut
up."
••'What'.” said the farmer; ‘‘and cut oil
my greatest income .'" Ex.
The Usual Kind
-H„w fast i.- youor car, Jimpson i" asked
llarkaway.
•■Well." said Jimpson, “it keeps about
six months ahead of my income generally.
Harper's Weekly.
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barge assortment of imported cheese.
Crowley & Porter.
WHAT CAN 1 GET THEM FOR CHRISTMAS?
Safety Razors.$1.00 to $15.0;
Kodaks and Premos. 2.50 to £0.0;
Box Writing Paper. 1.00 to 5.Of
Fountain Pens . 1.00 to 20.Of
ancl Fancy Box Candies. 1.00 to 5.0C
Mechanical Toys . 1.00 to 2.5?
Assortment of Dolls.50 to 4.00
Rabbits That Jump, Dogs That Bark, Horns. Rattles
Snakes, Books, Balls, Games, and Many
Other Nice Christmas Presents
' HURRY UP AND GET FIRST CHOICE AT
g Ansley’s Book Store,
Ki 1DITAROD, ALASKA
I fiiiiiiiiiinnpi salookh |
X Full Line of Cigars 0
Optimo, Lcvera Juan ds FucaJ
NEW SUPPLY OF BUDWEISER BEER \
HOWDY, PAP7
The Loyal Order of Moose is now in all the principal camps of Alaska and Yukon
territories, and Iditarod can enuoy the same distinction if the citizens so desire.
A lodge outfit is on the way, but no attempt will be made to institute unless 30
respectable English-speaking white men voluntarily make application.
The Moose is acknowledged to be the fastest-growing and most popular order in
the world—700,000 members in over 1,500 lodges scattered from Nome to Panama and
from Berlin to Manila—and only 25 years old.
All the members enjoy all the privileges of every Moose club house anywhere, and
the International Home University, where indigent Moose widows and orphans are carer
for, and Moose children given a college education absolutely free.
The lodge provides free medical attention for each member and his family, weekly
sick benefits when unable to work, funeral benefit in case of death, etc.
Charter initiaticn fee is $10, and covers all cost of joining. Dues are only $13 a
year, anil no assessments.
Alt interested ghovlH send their name* "n-! a^p-s-es to Ba :l CI-tv-d” diatrct
director Loyal Order of Moose, at Clemons & Koon’e studio, corner Wickersham anti Fron
ntwseif Flat City.
“m OAT” MYER
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Our citizens will be pleased to learn that
Mr. ‘‘Dogboat” Myers is yet in the land
of the living, as the following telegram
from Nulato will inform them, and that he
is still “inventioning.” As to the where
abouts of Mr. Myers since he departed from
this place in his wonderful craft the mes
sage is woefully silent, but it is certainly a
great pleasure to know that he has finally
showed up all right. Mr. Myers has de
cided to establish his large boat-building
yards at Fairbanks, and says the industry
would have been located at Iditarod but
for the pernicious jealousy displayed to
ward the inventor by the “gas< line kids.”
Nulato, Dec. S. ‘Dogboat” Myers, late
of Iditarod. arrived at Nulato today. A de
scription of some of his wonderful inven
tions caused great excitement among the
residents. He claimed to have made nine
l miles per hour with his boat at Iditarod
I this was up-stream. He is talking of or
_ahizing a company to build this type of
. ralt exclusively. Should his plans materi
alize. his shipyard will be located at l air
! i,anks. Boats will be rushed to completion
; to compete with the gas boats on the upper
; Iditarod. ADo a number of craft will be
; cut to the upper Tanana. A good deal of
I uneasimvs is felt in 1 cal gas boat cm !
|0ver this intended invasion of their field
i ; nd an effort will be made to discourage
1 cal caoital from investing in the en'er
I pi—e. The natives are overjoyed ai the
! ■ rospect of being able to dispose of vi. i >n
; at a fancy price during the summer mon;h:.
Another of his inveuth ns, in which gr-‘at_
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The measles epidemic < n Kodiak ail 1
j -Vftcr.ak islands is causing the utm >st alarm
| the natives, and among tl em aKo
1 lie disease is having a very serious effect.
| Numbers are dying f. bowing lung troubles
* •/•companying the sickness, and Secretary of
he Interior Lane has directed officers who
| .re doctors to proceed to the islands to
! re at th“ natives. Reports show that the
• idemie is proving a veritable scourge, and
: if not checked wiil result in the decimation
1 ? the natives.
For the first time in hi< life, Will.am Ju
| Fan of Circle saw a moving picture show re
renliy m Fairbanks while he had the ox
; tiling c.perienee of sighting an automobile
f, r the first tim- at Fairbanks creek, alter
■arriving over the trail from the Yukon
| river town. Coming north before the strike
i in the Klondike. Mr. Julian has lived al
i most continuously in the Circle district, and
I is one of its oldest inhabitants. As he has
never visited any settlement larger than
j circle since his advent into the North, he
j has never had an opportunity of seeing the
Fate methods of transportation and enier
■ amnient. Although he was quite enthiisi
a-tia over the auto, it was not as marvelous
to the old-timer as the moving pictures, as
I : e had seen many pictures of the former.
; fhe '•movies” were a great source of pleas
; ure, however, and during his stay in fair
! banks he is determined to take advantage
! ,if an opportunity which has been a long
| time in coming.
In a letter to the Fairbanks Igloo of Pio
neers regarding proper representation of
Alaska at the Panama Pacific exposition,
to be held in San Francisco in 1915, Dele
gate Wickersham writes: 'An appropria
I lion already has been made by congress for
j this purpose, but it is included with work
S to be done for Porto Rico, the Philippines
j and Hawaii. I judge that every reasonable
I effort will be made by the governor,
| through this appropriation, to fairly repre
I sent Alaska at the exposition. 1 have not
' heard ary complaint on behalf of tne cx
j position managemnet at San F'rancisco that
| a sufficient appropriation has not been made
I for that purpose. However, if I learn that
! more money is needed and f can be of anv
| assistance in securing an appropriation, I
shall certainly do so promptly."
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Fire which started in the Headquarters
saloon at Nome on Sunday, November 9,
for a time threatened the destructioL of
the city and caused a loss of several thou
sand dollars. A 30-knot, gale was blow
ing at the time, and but for the good work
of the fire department a general conflagra
tion might have ensued.
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On Saturday morning, November 8, John
Dexter, one of the earliest pioneers of Sew
ard peninsula, passed away at the Holy
Cross hospital, Nome. Mr. Dexter had been
ili for some months, and since the recent
storm had been failing rapidly. He had
been connected with mining ventures in
: \} e O- hir an ! N 'me districts for the most
w.av ah ne hau
| been conducting a roadhouse at Chinik,
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interest is being takn by the mail carriers
along the Yukon -especially Messrs. Mdli
gan and Lappin-- is a sleigh which is guar
anteed to make 42 miles per hour. He
claims to have two at Nome which de
veloped a speed of 24 miles per hour, the
only objection to them being that the gear
would pick up chunks of snow and ice and
hurl them a quarter of a mile. He is also
under contract to a moving picture com
pany to go down the inside passage with
a 70 foot boat which will be the first to be
built.
He complains bitterly of the treatment
accorded him by the gasoline kids at Idit.i
rod- says that they were jealous, afraid
that he was going to take away ail t.o-r
trade, and went so far as to tamper with
his boat, pulling it out of commission.
All who have been so fortunate as to
have an opportunity to see his boat in ac
tion are struck with the marvelous con
tn 1 he has over his engine room force. One
bell, dog stands by; two bells, flog goes
ahead; three bells, dog reverses; four bells
jumps nut and is relieved by another dog.
which goes ahead.
lY.-tmuster Strongman is to be president
of the new company, should ii be organ
ized. and Mukluk Jack vice president.
FOR SALE
Dry blazed wood, birch and spruce. 16
foot lengths, cut in April. 1913, repiled in
.,i miner on skids, $12 per cord, or grt n
birch and spruce. $10 per cold, d liven'd.
Difference in price is difference in produc
tion. Sample of blazed wood may be seen
at i ir ncr office. DAN HARTNK1 r
while h" still had some mining ventures
on hand. Ilis experiences as a pioneer
were i any anad varied. Dexter wn a
Virginian and of that hardy stock which
sent pi' nears and frontiersmen to all parts
of the unsettled districts throughout the
great West. Mr. Dexter was held in high
esteem by all who knew him. and his
death wdl be regretted by a.l the pioneer
sourdoughs of the country.
The Fairbanks Commercial Club will try
‘ . get all first class mail matter routed over
the trail to Fairbanks. b< .h summer and
winter. That is being done in view of the
fact lhai ihe mail contracts are to be id
next year. It is hoped that by that lime
the trail route for fa-t aut..mobiles wdl
have been proven feasible. The club will
: b i a k the department to sure a l -ucend
class mails f- r the interior at Chitina in
il.r: of Cordova. The reason for t’e re
quest i that the Copper River <k North
wester i railroad is frenuentlty bl-iek-td tr
Mich an (xtent that the mails do not get
through to Chit'na for weeks. \vh re as. if
the mail yyes ail brought to Chitina in place
if lving at Cordova, the stages could bring
their limit each time, rw.ardle- ■ of whether
or not the railroad was < 1 used to operatoin.
It is stated that a building for storing the
mail at Chitina has been offered to the
government free of charge.
An epidemic of infant-1“ par'd’-' ■■ ’”'1:
: revalent among the natives near Hot
Sj rings in October, and a tiuiitoir .
re.-ulied. Dr. Hall, assistant eom”d
of health at p'airbanks, suggested that the
native villages be quarantine.o as he leared
the disease would spread among ths na
tives. ami might be communicated to the
white inhabitants along the river. At last
accounts it was believed the ravages of
the disease had been checked.
Contrary to the expectation of many, the
women of the Fourth judicial division will
not be given the right to serve as jurors
enjoyed by the sterner sex. but a careful
perusal of the legislative enactment dispels
at the present session of court, says the
Fairbanks Times. The law passed by the
First territorial legislature gave women the
right to vote, but nothing more. Many
Alaskans were under the impression that
the fair ones were to be given all rights
this idea.
On October 31 the wireless station at
Fairbanks succeeded in communicating with
the steamship Victoria at a distance of
1,000 miles. The steamer was proceeding
from Seattle toward Dutch Harbor, and
was located a little southeast of Unimak
pass when the operators exchanged com
pliments. The experience is a rare one. and
the climatic and static conditions must be
excellent for the Fairbanks station to com
municate with any other place so far re
moved, as the radio plant there is not high
powered.
Twelve men working 40 days in the
Kougarok one time took out $80,000. If
! they ever took out that amount in some
new strike that was a decent distance away,
i what a stampede would take place, says
j the Fairbanks News-Miner.
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Fresh celery for your Chrstmas dinner.
Crowley & Porter.
I Job Printing at Pioneer office.
IjHI Rail Rand Rubber Roots and Pars Q N. C.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following li't of letters remain un
i called for at the Iditar >d postofnce Decern
I b -r 8. 1913. When calling for these letters
i lease ask fur “advertised letters.”
Ahmed, Bashir Muir, Louie
Ap| legate. Samuel Miljevich. Nik
Am.eraon.W’alter, 3 Mikkelsen, Edvard
A.-pila. Lauri Mils, lrank A.
Michelsoii, Edvard
Barta. William Michelson, Edvardt
Ba-anen, Iljalmar Mnore. Gordon
Bacict, '1 B. Moody, Wm.
Bade p. James McCauley, John
Bishop. Jno. E. McKenzie. Dan
Bojich. Milan S McHugh, Pat H.
Brewer. James McGinty. Denis
Braden.Chas. McLei.-h. John N.
Bue 1. Hoy McLeod. Angus G.
Burke.J. J. McMullen. John
Bui:i n. Jau.es, 2 McPherson. Dougald
Butts. Shorty McQuen, Mrs. A.
Burn::: ion. John
OHon. Mrs. John. 2
Cable, L. W.. 2 OLm. Hubert G.
Curran, John ('Lon. Oluf T., 2
t ifchme, Paul
Pinnagan, J. PJlari. Aukusti
!) -,rk. John
Por.ivan. Jerry Pemberton. Peter
Perovich. Zueko. 2
l'arrar, Ma.*ou C., 2 Pitcher. Jas S.
Price. Herman
Giovannoni. Paul. 2
G .cdnch. Miss I)., 2 Rohm. Juiiir . 5
Greely, Geo. Postal, Ivor
Hansem. Albert Remick.W. S.
Hately. Alex Rivena, A.. S
Hapeson, J., 4 Rosalica, A
Ruhl, H
Irwin. W. A.
Salmi. Chas.
Jaimerson. Ike Sehwiesdaif A.. 3
Johnson. Emil, 2 Sehwoesdall. Joe
Johnson. Peter Seittula. John. 2
Jolinson. Simon Shallow. Tom
Juntti, Gustaf Smith. Chas. E.
Sorensen. Martin. 2 ,
Kc-ho, A M. Stadelman, Crist
Kotop, 0. L. Stanley, Dot
Larson, Ed Van, Ambrose
I.nnderson, Frank
Lepitich. P. G. Warrens. Ben C.. 5
Leslie. R. G. Whitehcrn, K.
Leslie. Mrs. R. Whalen, Joe
Linquist. Chas. Winchell. Albert
Lvng, John. 2 Wilbur. Jack P.. 0
Wirum, Peder
Mackison, James William, Chas.
Mattsson. Alfred Woolland, F. B.
Mattson. Elis
Margraf, 0. A. Younkin, Edwin L. |
Merritt, Jack
T. L. THURSTON, Postmaster. i
"JIMMY THE BAKE"
HAVING TSODBLE
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Travelers arriving in the city during the 1
week tell of the trials and tribulations on j
the Seward trail of “Jimmy the Baker,” j
who left here a week ago today with five j
dogs to make a record-breaking trip. Rumor
has it that Jimmy’s team was all right j
until the Ruby roadhouse was reached, at
which place Jimmy and Danny Bryce, who j
j was along, stopped for dinner. They left '
j there at 1:30 in the afternoon, and Bryce, j
| after cautioning Jimmy to keep a-going, j
j went on ahead. _ After reaching the head of j
[ Bonanza creek, Danny waited about an
hour for the record breaker, but he did
not show. Danny immediately retraced his
weary steps, expecting to meet “the Bake,”
whom he finally found only four miles be- j
yond the noon-hour stopping place, doing a j
“siwashing” stunt with two of his dogs
peluk. It is believed that the balance of
Jimmy’s malamutes will last till he reaches
Takotna, when Danny will place the little
chap snugly in one corner of his sled and
haul him to Seward.
Harry Sheppard left last Thursday for
Ophir City.
Pictures make nice Christmas presents. |
See Clemons & Koons, photographers, Flat
City
GLANTZ DOGTEAM
MADE NEW RECORD
I.ast Sunday's dog race between teams
belonging to Nels Glantz and Joe Jean at
tracted a great deal • f attention, although
the result was rather disaj-yumting to many
on account of Jean’s team being unable to
make anything like a satisfactory finish.
Cdantz' team of five dogs, driven by Store
Sternberg, succeeded in making a record
run on the Iditarod Flat <Vy Discovery
course, going the dDiance in 1 hour o.
minutes 22 seconds.
Best Meals for the Money
CURLY ROBINSON. Prop. FLAT CITY
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LADIES, ATTENTION! fl»3 @FF
on all ready-made goods, such as Ladies’ Fur Coats, Cloth Suits,
Dresses and Waists. Latest styles to seiect from
BIG REDUCTIONS ON RIBBONS AND LACES
H SCHLAPIK, DRY GOODS AND LADIES' FURNISHiNSS
CLEMONS &. KOON
PORTRAIT AND VIEW
To Remain in the District Only a Few Weeks
Will Visit All the Towns of the Camp
Corner Wiokersham an<{ Front street?. Flat City.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE D1N3NG ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MELLER, PROP.
Gold St., Fiat City
Mrs. Swanson, Prop.
Dining Room Now Open
Nicely Furnished Rooms Barn for Horses and Dogs Baths in Connection
§F% l|3p If 1 PIONEER DRUG STORE
O Inlg %J| %P FLAT CITY. ALASKA
GRAND BAR NOTHING BUT THE BEST
FLAT CITY P‘ace >° Meet
s-a. i _Your Friends_
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK
Warm. Clean Well Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Passage and
Bath Parlors
MEDICATED, MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM, #•§«<£
TUB, SALT AND FRESH WATER
Caribou St.. Bet. Black and Willow Sts., on Waterfront
Elictric ltd Faridlt »u»S« Tre"“*ls»»E,f(rt “fby SMm
Lighted by Gas