All Orders for Groceries
FILLED PROMPTLY WITH GOODS OF THE
Best Quality
AMD AT THE VERY
L@west Prices
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General Ladies’
FURNISHINGS
MRS. L. C. THORNTON, Prop.
HARROWING EXPERIENCE
OF REINDEER HERDER
A government reindeer herder named
Frank Itkaeuga hail a narrow escape from
freezing to death by falling into the Nome
river, according to the Nome Nugget of
March 17. lie was coming to Nome with
a native named Tautuk when the latter
decided to halt the other side of Nome
river. Frank wanted to come on at once,
so Tautuk pointed out the course and he
started. While crossing the river the snow
went out from under him and his two deer,
dropping them into the open water of the
river. The current was strong and he
c. ulii :.o: touch bottom. The snow wall
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Men’s Furnishings
DRUGS
STATIONERY
Kodaks and Supplies
CANDIES
WALL PAPER
LINOLEUMS
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AM 8 LEY’S
( was five or six feet high on all sides, and
S he could not get out in spite of repeated
' struggles. The dper were swimming around
in the open water, pawing the sides in an
endeavor to climb out. Once i rank got
hold of a willow twig, to which he clung
f ir : long time. He .shouted, repeatedly for
aid until he was too exhausted to cry out
longer. After the twig broke he was car
ried by the current towards the deer, and
climbed on the back of one of them. The
animal swam to the farther side of the
opep water, where he was able to touch
bottom. Standing breast deep in the water,
Frank broke the snow down in such rnsn
: ner that he was able to climb out. He
staggered away from the place and saw ]
near by where Tautuk’s sleds had passed,
and he marveled that ins cries for help hat!
hot been heard.
Casting about, he saw a cabin tint! made
his way there with difficulty. He found
two white men there named Jack and Toni
Byron. They took him in and gave him
kind care, he says. They removed his
i garments, which had been wet and then
i froze, and furnished him with a complete
new outfit of clothing. The Byron boys
sent a letter to Carl Lomen by Frank in
which they stated that he came to their
! to bin at 10 o'clock the preceding morning,
i wet and chilled, and said he hail been in
j the water since 10 o’clock the night before.
After caring for Frank the Byron b.oys
went to the river and found one of the
i deer ip the water, dead. They helped the
; other out anil took care of it.
CANNERY SHIP WRECKED
IN TREACHEROUS UNIMAK
SKATTLK, May Id-The csnmrv chip
. St. Francis war- wrecked mi Mi nuny last m
j Uniruak pass, Alaska. The crew and can
J nery employes ware rescued by the- steam
! ship Norwood and taken to Dutch Harbor.
McADOO’S DAUGHTER MARRIES
I WASHINGTON, -May Id Nmm Hswi
i hurst McAdoo. daughter of Secretary of
: the Treasury McAdoo, ; nd Ferdinand rV
Mohrenchildt, second secretary of the Rus
' sian embassy, were married this afternoon.
The President and Mrs. W ilson and mem
bers of the cabinet and their wives at
tended.
Abe Weiss, the Flat City merchant, wu
j in tlie city on Monday last.
For steam baths, go tp the .Snyder House,
! flat.
WILL HAVE A FULL LINE OF
Lang’s Stoves •->
Family Ranges
BY FIRST BOATS IN JULY
C. R. PECK, FLAT
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Launch Transit
Sails for Marshall and Yukon River Points May 26
Owing to the lateness of the break-up the date has been advanced
For Freight Space and Rates see R. C. Button
The Transit will operate on the Iditarod River after June 10.
EARL BYERS, Freighter.
TENTS, TARPAULINS
ALL SIZES
MOSQUITO BED-COVERS SHOTGUN SHELLS
Pitch
Oakum
Calking Cotton
Oars, Paddies
Oarlocks
Pike Poles
Picaroons
Paints
Stains
Linseed Oil
Turpentine
Greyling Nets
Whitefish Nets
Fishing Flies
Canvas
SMITH'S CUN STORE
IDiTAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER
SEEKS TO UNITE PARTY
UNDER SULZER LEADERSHIP
From the trend of a dispatch received by
The Pioneer yesterday from the Juneau
Empire, it would seem that there has de
veloped a serious lack of harmony in Dem
ocratic circles over (lie appointment for
governor of Alaska. Because the mail serv
ice is out of commission at present it is
not possible at this distance to determine
the details of the controversy, but it may
be surmised that a clash of authority has
arisen between the partisans of the various
candidates. The Empire’s message was
substantially as follows:
Juneau, Alaska, May IS, 1917.
Pioneer. Idle rod. Alaska:
'Hie Empire takes the position that the
Democratic rank and file have chosen
Charles A. Sulzer as party leader until the
next primaries, and this choice has been
approved by the voters. If the party is to
be useful, if the party is to be anything but
a mob quarreling over offices, it must fol
low Suker’s leadership. Any attempt to
go over his head now gives aid and com
fort to the enemy and constitutes party
treachery.
Sulzer s leadership is emphasized by the
circumstance that it is approved bv an
overw helmingly-elected Democratic attor
ney general, by the national committeeman,
the territorial central committee and a ma
jority of the divisional committees and the
Democratic- press. It is further emphasized
by the circumstance that it otters the only
way for concert of action in Alaska and at
Washington that is essential to good gov
ernment and Alaska progress.
The Empire, therefore, believes that none
but those in harmony with lids idea, or
who will work in accordance with this pro
gram, sho.u|d be a candidate for governor.
The Empire favors Judge Jennings if he
will accept; otherwise jt favors someone
wiio will work aggressively for concerted
actic n with the delegate and others lor
Alaskap progress. Wire vour position.
EMPIRE.
Reai Democrat Wanted
The Pioneer ban wired to the Kmpira a
follows
lditjrod. May 18, lffl7.
Empire, Juneau. Ala-ka:
in first Alaska el vii: n in which party
line- were strictly drawn, people declared
for a Democrat in harmony with adminis
tration. Heartily approve Empire's posi
tion as to Sulzer’s leadership Judge Jen
nings or any real Democrat acceptable.
Democratic party will he held to account,
and should insist upon party authority,
based on recognition pf local as well as ter
ritorial home rule. PIONEER.
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JOURNEY OF MARSHAL
TO SERVE ATTACHMENT
APPARENTLY FRUITLESS
A stern ciia-e down the river in a launch
in an effort to be in time to attach sixty
cords of wood belonging to a debtor gave
temporary zest to kb for Deputy Mar: hid
Percy Charles I.:-: Saturday. The fact that
lie w;.s several hours too iate. apparently,
only lent interest to the adventure.
Dan Sutherland, a welM'.imwn character
m these parts, arrived in town op Friday
evening. May 11. and commenced negotia
tions looking to the sale of sixty corck- of
wood located at a point near the Halfway
roadhouse, on the Idbarod river. The wo i i
w: - the frith- of ho- winter’s work. At
torneys fur James Fullerton of Uikem; a.
who claims that Sutherland is indebted u;
him, immediately got busy in ap effort
tu attach the wood. Commissioner Guy
Geraghty was interviewed, and the neces
sary papers were drawn up and placed in
the hands of the deputy marshal for service.
In the meantime Sutherluad himself had
been busy, end after interviewing several
persons, finally disposed of his wood and
received the money therefor, and about 2
o’clock in the morning ieft on a launch
down river with a representative of the
purchaser. Sutherland had timed his visit
to the city so that he appeared at the earli
est possible moment after the river was
sufficiently clear of ice to permit of boat
travel.
Deputy Marshal Charles left early Satur
day morning, several hours later than Suth
•eriand, on board Jesse Rogers’ launch.
When he arrived at th< place where the
wood was located he found a notice posted
announcing the name of its new owner.
Sutherland is said to h‘xtve treated the paper
with which he was ser-v^i by the officer
with but scant courtesy.
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GERMANY HAD PLANNED
TO TERRORIZE THIS COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18— Frank P.
Wolf, the German spy arrested a few days
ago with plans of the San Francisco forti
fications in his possession, has made further
confessions to the federal attorney. Ger
many, he says, had planned to terrorize the
Pacific coast with Zeppelins operating from
a Mexican base.
SUICIDE OF SEATTLE WOMAN
SEATTLE, May 12— Mrs. Estella Ran
dall, wife of B. L. Randall, who has been
ill following an operation for goitre, com
mitted suicide today by asphyxiation.
SLUICING COMMENCED
CN BOOB CREEK PROPERTY
Word tomes from the Tolstoi* to the
effect that sluicing commenced on Boob
creek on May 1. During the winter dumps
were taken out on the properties controlled
by J. E. Riley and associates, and consider
able interest has been manifested in the
operations.
COUNCIL MEETS
Old Municipal Body Winds Up
Its Affairs and New Members
Are Sworn In
The municipal council held a meeting
on Saturday evening, May at which
considerable business was transacted. The
old council wound up its affairs and the
new members were immediately sworn in.
The following are the minutes of the meet
ing, as recorded by the clerk, Guy G. Ger
aghty.
The meeting was called to order at 9:L>
p. m. by Chairman Smith. Hob call
Tiowed the presence of Councilmen Smith,
Itiley, Laplant, Larson md Albrecht. Ab
sent, Byers and Porter.
The minutes of the meeting ol l ebruary
?, were read by the clerk and unanimously
approved. Bills as follows were presented
and read:
i , A. Alrillmie, l.K)Or. ■>> , wugf (mump,
labor. $5; Robert Sotitar meals. $7.25; G.
Wada. .scavenger. April. 81; G. Wuda, haul
ing, May, 81.50; lditarod Pioneer, pub
lishing, 84(1.50; Chamber of Commerce, one
third telegram, $2; William Ansley, sta
tionery. >1.50; G. G. G.-raghty, recorder,
recording, $2.55; Robert Poole, election
judge, So; J. H. Rogers, election judge, $7;
i red Soule, election clerk. So; E. .1. Smith,
-lection clerk, $5; IS J. Smith, election
ch i'; t llllti!, $5. Total, 899.30. The
bills having been properly indorsed by the
various committees, wert re-read .is above
and crdjsed paid.
Financial Reports
The following report, was received from
Treatpr'er Button:
“To the City Council, lditarod, Alaska;
“Gentlemen: On April ft, 1918, when the
present council of the city of lditarod went
into office, the city had otj hand » balance
f >591.85. Iraring the year the treasurer
received from trie clerk of the court at
Fxirbtmk.- the sum of $4,030.10 for federal
licenses, and also added to the city fund
f2!)t). derived as follows.; $160 from the
-T' id the old hospital building, $17 te
nded by .1. H. Smith for the account of
Charles Worden, and $23 for the sola of
old ho-c. The treasurer has paid warrants
issued My the city clerk to the amount of
>••'!. 18'Uid. leaving a br.i: i;ce on hand of
>1,625.32. This ti.p .rt chicks with that of
the city clerk, whose stattmen! shows the
purposes for which the warrants were
Irav.n. Respectfully.
‘■R. C. BUTTON, Treasurer.”
The following report was rendered by
Municipal Clerk Geraghtv:
“To the Common Council, Town of Idit
i-rod:
“Gentlemen: As municipal clerk I have
the honor to re •<>rt the following receipt?
since the prefer*: council took office, April
29, Iff if.;
Balance on hand April 20. ISlti •$ 591.85
Federal licenses . 4,030.10
4ale of hospital building. 1611.00
8'ale of el l a,:,' !, ,-e. 23.00
Refund account pt;yr.e ut of old
warrant • 17.00
Total ..S4.M24.95
■‘Duriiw: the -unit- period lif'v i ur war
rants were issued, numbered from ijOd to
001. inclusive, and snow disbursements to
tb.e following accounts:
;-\horl hour 1 Si,70:i.0f)
I ire- dr, . rtmer.t ■ ■ ‘ ,;z7
Street department 40t'.J3
General expense 19 >.!':!
Bleetion expense 12.00
Tola! .Sa.iS0.G3
‘ T'tie >. iit) receipts. f4.S2t.ltn. less th"
disbursuueitts, as per tlie above statement,
-how cash book balance of §1,633.32, which
is the. total amount of money now on hand.
Respectfully submitted.
“G. G. GERAGHTY. Municpial Clerk."
It was moved by Mr. Ritey and seconded
by Mr. Laplant that the reports of the treas
urer and clerk be accepted. Carried.
Election Returns
The election board presented tb.e foil v
ing report, which was read:
“We. the undersigned, judges and clerks
cf an election held on the 3d day of April,
1917, in the town of Iditagod, Otter record
ing precinct, Alaska, for the purpose of
electing seven councilmen and one member
of the school board, do here certify:
‘••Thjtt at the said election forty-seven
ballots were east. That there were cast
forty-seven good t>allots and no spoiled
ballots. T»i;tt :it lie said election the fol
lowing number of ballots were cast for
the following named persons: G. W. Al
brecht, 32; Jonas Brewis, 16; R. C. Button,
26; Earl Byers, 25; J. 0. Currtn, 29; Paul
Laplant, 37; Frank Larson, 35; Dave
Mutchler, 33; II. E. Riley, 36. That for
members of the school board the following
number of ballots were east for the fol
lowing named persons: Ira F. Wood, 37;
Mrs. Luella Dunn, 2. That the following
named persons were duty elected councd
men: Paul Laplant, H. E. Riley. Frank
Larson, David Mutchler. G. IV. Albrecht,
J. 0. Curriu end K. 0. Button. That the
following named person was elected a mem
ber of the school board: Ira F. Wood.
"W. €. MITCHELL, Judge.
VROB’T POOLE, Judge.
“J. H. ROGERS, Judge.
'•E. .1. SMITH, Clerk.
“F. E. SOULE, Clerk.”
The report was accepted on motion of
Mr. Riley, seconded by Mr. Laplant.
The business of the old council being
completed, it was moved by Mr. Laplant,
seconded by Mr. Riley, that the council
stand adjourned. Question carried, and the
chair declared adjournment at 9:35 p. m.
without day.
New Council Sworn In
The new council was then sworn in. the
oath being administered by Commissioner
Geraghty. Mr. Riley took the chair as
temporary chairman.
It was moved by Mr. Albrecht, seconded
by Mr. Mutchler. that the council select
permanent chairman by ballot. Carried.
The first ballot resulted: Riley. 2; Al
brecht, 1; Laplant, 2. The second ballot
resulted: Riley, 2; Albrecht, 1; Laplant, 1.
lire third ballot resulted: Laplant, 3;
Riley, 2. Mr. Lanlant was declared elected
id took the chair.
It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by
Mr. Mutchler, that G- G. Geraghty be re
Where You Can Get Just What You Want in the Line of
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Strong &. Garfield Shoes,
Felder Shoes,
Connelly Shoes,
(2 and '.4-Inch Tops
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tained as municipal clerk, at the same com- |
pensation. Carried.
Mr. Button was reappointed »s municipal I
treasurer. I
The following committees were appointed . ;
Tire Rijey, Larson, Albrecht.
Htreet--jlutcbler, Riley, Larson.
Health.- Lapjant, Dr. Auringer, Albrecht,
finance—Larson, Riley, Mmchl-r, Al
brecht.
There being no further business to come
before the council, the meeting adjourned
/i 10:15 p. m., subject to the call of the ;
chair.
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JUNEAU IGLOO OF PIONEERS
OPPOSES FISHERIES SILL
Juneau Igloo No. 0. Pioneers of Ala k >,
is interesting itself in tlie defaat of tin- A!- •
examler fisheries bill, now before consrre.w.
and has sent copies of a petition which it
is circulating to the local Pioneers' igloo, !
asking that it be signed and forwarded to
Alaska's delegate in c.ngiv - due peti
tion is us follows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-en' atives ;
of the Congress of tin United St ies
We, tlie undersigned petitioner--', aetuei j
residents of the territory of Al.:-k:-.. urgently i
pray that !I. R. 174H>. purporting to lee •
for tlie pr o e i- n re; ul ttiort eel e mserva
tion t.f the fisheries of Alaska, and gener
ally known as the Alexander fisheries bill,
be not pa-ad; that no I'lp-lttion tending
to rlenrive the territory of Alaska from
deriving revenue from in ii.-heries by direct :
taxation, or to permit the passing of the;
control or ownership of the government or,
,he territory of any portion of the ©pea
waters of Alaska into the hands of private
persi as, whether corporations or individ- 1
oats
Vour petitioners, alarmed a< the pers-st
■ nt etCirps of powerful c .rporati ns to di-■
••est the territory <-f a ju-r control in a ;
great natural resource, and to, by monopo
lizing the same, deprive I ical fishing inter
o.-ts from multiplying and expanding, ur
gently request that the ot m waters of
Alaska do continuously remain common ,
property ior cr.inmon ust-. and sub;cct only i
in federal ami t. rritoriai co-r.iroL
<J- - -
Charley .Fhn~on. a wond-rutter is con
fm-d re the hospital at Flat as a result of I
. beating :: Uniiilstered by Jack McDonnell, i
a F!.-i -.-loonkeeper, early on Saturday
morning of 1 ai t week. McDonnell, who was
arrested and brought to the city by Deputy ;
Marshal Charles on a warrant charging as- ;
saulfc and battery, was discharged on mo
tion of ihe marshal later, it bring evident
that the charge could not be maintained.
Frcm tkv stories told by VcDonno.l and
eye-witne-'-’e? of the affair, the truth of ■
winch was m.parent iy clear to the official*.
Jbhn-cn. w!:<> had been drinking, evinced
a desife to quarrel, and was very abusive .
of McDonnell. When Johnson started tv ‘
£0 behind the bar McDonnell struck him
several times with a billy.
JELUCO’S NEW POSITION ;
LONDON, May 14. \dmiral Jellico was ;
jfodav appointed chief of the naval staff.
MOVED IMMENSE VAULT
ON YUKON RIVER ICE
A large, soli 1 concrete “rifely deposit
vault, estimated to weigh thirty-two and
one-half tons, probably the heaviest single
object ever co eyed any distance in the
North, was re* illy moved by the Aukon
Gold Company >,vs the Dawson News.
The vault \> : fourteen and a half fee'
long, ten feer vide and nine and a half
feet high, and had fourteen-inch solid con
eieto walls, a door which swung on steel,
sod inside war all extra large steel safe.
The enti.-, 5 s I was jacked up from the
position when' ir was built, adjoining the
i Id offices «t ‘,'vlna and Second, and was
placed on the runners of one ot toe big
sleighs used fuytoBiarily by the company
ii hauling bjs and wood. This part of
the woi I: was done early in the winter, snd
the load na allowed to remain on the
sleigh most n. the winter, waiting to take
advantage of the coldest weather fretting
the ice of th - Klondike river and Bonanza
c.re-'k to the > yttmum thickness.
Twelve h - wen.1 used to haul the
load. Ok uting the load the? horses
strained ever ounce of muscle, but unco
tiro load in t nder way the animals went
at full tror The ice supj'Of'fed the hit?
weight withe r ihe least trouble, fn making
the descent from the level of the city
streets to tK urtaee of the Klondike ice,
a drop of at> tt twenty fee', a steel windlass
was used, 'be load broke the windlass,
ao.i the big suit, sleigh and alt, ran away
down the h: ‘ nut landed right side up with
care. The - : It was placed in position ad
joining the ye.v Tukon Gold Company of
fice.-.
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th: belated mail
No word ' -3 yet been received as to the.
belated Se'-ard mails, three consignment*
of which ere on the trail, presumably ay
this time at Ophir. It is expected that
on <he arrival of the last consignment at
that point 'he entire lot will be sent around
to Tditarod by water. It should arrive by
fuue 1.
e
Open 6 m. to 9 p. m.
Et i ything of Best Quality
Foot of Willow Street
Wiches and Diamonds
Ac
STRH TLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J 3 La» S A L
}. W. Farrell,
GENERAL MEM HANDISE
Discovery, Ott r_
Front Street, Flat City Formerly the Bagoy Premises
Hotel BedsfromB$uLk"!50c
_Mrs. J. E. Gunning, Prop._?££ i1 Rato l)v the W etk and Mon.:■
H. BOAS, THE € LOTHiER,
Now Located at Flat City
And is Closing Out His Big Stock of IV in’s Clothing and Furnish
ings at Greatly Reduced Prices
BIG BARGAINS FOR ALL Ic HIGH-CLASS GOODS
FOR
GOOD potatoes and cigars!
CALL UP
nmmiESL j
We Still Have Some o Wholesale