WILLIAM JOHNSON
GAINS HIS LIBERTY
The case of 'William Johnson was
disposed of in the commissioner’s court
this week when Judge Stanton fined
him $100 and costs on a charge of
common assault.
Johnson inflicted a knife wound on
Olaf Nelson at Flat City and at a hear
ing before Judge Stanton Dec. 30 was
held to appear before the grand jury
to answer the charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon, bond being fixed at
$1,000. He had since been in jail.
Wrhen the court accepted a plea of
guilty to the reduced charge the ac
cused paid the fine and was released.
The information on which he was held
for action by tho grand jury wiil be
dismissed at the next meeting of that
body. __
DOCKAGE LICENSE
HELD IN ABEYANCE
(dmmissioner E, M. Stanton, of Idit
arod, haring requested information as
to a proper determination of what are
public docks, etc., and how ’o arrive
at tiie total to he charged for and col
lected from persons c inducting a public
dock, wharf or warehouse business un
der the existing license laws, Clerk of
Court C C. Page has written a letter
to the commissioner going into the
matter at some length. In view of the
opinion expressed by the cletk, there
will probably be no effort made to col
lect such licenses in the Iditarod this
year.
According to Cleric Cage, it does not
appear from the records that any li
cense has ever been issued or money
collected for this class of business.
The Northern Commercial Company
and the North American Trading and
Transportation Company resisted the
payment of this license tax in 1908,
claiming they were not liable therefor,
which gave rise to a controversy be
tween the United States and the com
panies and resulted in the filing of a
“statement of submission without ac
tion for determination by the court.
The cause came on for trial last Au
gust before Judges Cushman and Over
field, when it was agreed that the
companies are liable for the payment
of 10 cents per tun on freight handled
on their wharfs at Fairbanks, con
signed to and belonging to persons or
corporations other titan the defendants.
The cause was referred to a referee to
take testimony as to the amount of
freight handled by the defendants for
the years 1905 to 1911, for which they
were liable to pay a tax under the
court ruling. The case was continued
for the filing of the referee's report
before final judgment is rendered. The
defendants excepted to the court’s
ruling as to their liabi'ity aed declared
their intention of appealing therefrom
upon the rendering of the judgment.
“In view of the foregoing,” says the
clerk of court, “I presume it would be
inadvisable to take any action toward
collecting similar license at other
points until the case is concluded.”
High-top moccasins at H. Boas’.
I MYSTERY SURROUNDS
REPORTED DISCOVERY
Considerable mystery still surrounds
the party of Russians who are reported
to hare struck pay on a creek which
comes in on the left limit of the Idita
rod, a dozen miles or so below town.
It is said that pay has been found
on eacli of the three claims so far re
corded, end the ground is now being
blocked out ready for mining. Several
j other claims have been staked, but for
j some reason or other not recorded.
The leader of the party has had nine
I years experience in placer mining and
appears to know what lie is about. A
story is going the rounds that when lie
came to Iditarod to record he was ap
proached by a Flat creek magnate, who
expressed himself as not unwilling ti
to be in on a good tiling, and would
the gentleman kindly guide him to the
spot? The genial Russian said “Sure!”
and made an appointment for the nexi
day. But when, in due course, the
n agnate repaired to the rendezvous,
it was to learn that his quondam friend
had left town iD the dark of tlie moon.
ThHt is ail we know of the reported
find, of the Russians, or of the Flat
creek magnate.
POINT HOPS
Five white men are wintering at Point
Hope, according to a statement
made to the Nome Industrial Worker
by Charles M'Intosh, who had just
arrived from that place. They are
Commodore Tuckfield, who has whaling
stations at Cape Lisburne anti at Sel
dom Seen; Captain Allan, who runs
the Allan hotel—a fine place, and the
most, northerly resort of its kind on the
American continent; Orrin Ranke, the
trader; Mr. Sickles, formerly of Shug
nak, but now in charge of the govern
ment native school, and the Rev. Mr.
Goodman, teacher in the privateschoo1.
The only white woman at Point
Hope is Mrs. Sickles, wife of the
teacher.
I rading has been very good in the
district, and Orrin Ranke is getting fat
physically and financially.
Mr. M’Intosh has been engaged fo
the past year or more on the coalfield
a' Cape Lisburne, and he -ays that they
h ive now developed one of the finest
qualities of coal for heating and steam
purposes that one could wish.
The native school at Kavalina is now
conducted by Mr. and Miss Bates, for
merly of Nome- At Blossom Dick Hall
is running a station for the Northern
Light Trading & Transportation Co.
and Berryman has a trading station
there with a big outfit.
Paul Devidivich has the contract for
carrying the mail from Blossom to
Point Barrow. This is the farthest
north mail contract let by Uncle Sam.
Devidivich carries the mail himself,
and it takes thirty days to get from
Blossom to Barrow.
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port
Sherry and Clartts at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Your Groceries When You
Want Them ■ PROM PT L Y—D E LIVER EP.
We are out for the Retail Trade, and ■will show you a
line of Groceries that cannot be beaten for Price
or Quality in Iditarod. Phone 87
Sunderbruch
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds, Snowshoes Coal Oil aud Gasoline
Cole's Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH'S~GUN STORE
Phone No. 6 Iditarcd, Alaska
Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor. President
Chas- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
1 WISH TO MAKE ROOM
For My New Line of
Hart, Schaffner &. Marx Clothing.
In order to do so I will offer any Hart, Schaff fA
ner & Marx Suit of Clothes at. vPfc<to«3U
Now get busy and get in on this offer
Headquarters for Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing
FRIEDMANNS STORE
FLAT CITY NEWS
BALL A GREAT SUCCESS.
The anniversary bail given by the
A. B.'s last Saturday was a great, suc
cess. About fifty people from Iditarod
came over and the members of Camp
Flat were highly elated over such
'arge attendance and are very apure
ciative of the interest taken by their
Iditarod brethren. After the ball a
Qne spread was givpn.
The smoker given by and for the
Arctic Brothers last Tuesday was the
real thing. Refreshments, lunch, story
telling, music and song made the early
hours of morning come too soon. A
few brethren from Iditarod were no
ticed among the participants in the
merriment. As chairman of the meet
ing John Runan did himself proud.
SEWARD TRAIL MUSHERS.
O'. H. Stanford, who left Dec. 6 with
two passengers for Seward, only went
as far as Sus'tna, at which place he
arrived 11 a. rn. Dec. 24. After a few
days rest Charley mushed back for
Flat and arrived last Wednesday fore
noon. From ten miles after leaving
Big River to nine miles of Susitna the
trail is in bad shape.
Charley met Bob Griffis at the mouth
of Happy Jan. 5 or 0. The latter was
making slow headway, breaking Lraii
much of the time.
Jim Hagan was met one day out of
Susitna, feeling fine and making good
lime.
E. Coke Hill and Nat Lyons were
met this side of Moore creek, making
slow time.
Charley made the trip in nine days
and brought a load from Takotna back
with him. He states that twice on the
nail he had to pay $1 per pound for
dog bacon, and for one night's feed for
his dogs he had to pay $17.
Mr. Stanford is one of the oldest
mushers in the north, and stated that
never has he experienced a worse trail
than on this trip.
BRIEFS.
E. Coke Hill and Nat Lyons left Flat
for Seward last Monday at noon.
E. J. Ives left last Tuesday for Don
lan creek with supplies for his crew of
miners.
Dave Morgan, of Riverside ihotel
fame, will open up a roadhouse on the
Aniak trail twenty miles above Hoff
man’s.
Great excitement prevailed for a few
minutes in Flat City last Monday even
ing, when flames at the Dell bakery
tried to eliminate the business part of
town. The fire was extinguished and
no damage done.
Frank Moran, A. B. Ferguson, E. T.
Fisher and others left last Wednesday
morning for the Aniak.
O. D. Fiannigan, who came in a few
days ago from Aniak, expects to return
there in a few days with an outfit of
grub. He says it is the coming country.
Gularte & Fontas are reopening the
Combination saloon. They have moved
into the building between the M. & F.
and H. & B. cigar stores. George
Taylor is remodeling the building and
| he says it will be the swellest place
yet.
Henry Weir, with his new combina
tion of N. C. and Telephone dogs, was
seen on out streets during the week.
W. H. Hopkins returned last Tuesday
from Iditarod, where he went to take
| an inventory of the E. W. Griffin stock
i of merchandise.
The business people of Flat are well
satisfied with the way business is hold
ing up, and are optimistic in regard t<
the future of the camp.
Joe Jermar., manager for the Con
[ nolly saloon, returned from Iditarod
: the early part of the week,
i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fontas have
taken the Ingalls cottage on Gold
street, which is being remodeled and
I made one of the coziest residences in
j town.
FALSE REPORT
IN RUBY PAPER
— —' -
Tiie Ruby Citizen in its issue of Jan.
| 3 printed a false report that does great
I injustice to two residents of the Idita
j rod. “la private advices received on
j the last mail," says the Citizen, “the
\ information is contained that Fred
j Chapman and Bob Mitchell have been
! arrested in Iditarod in connection with
I the recent holdup of the Flat Creek
tram, etc.
There is no truth in the report and
Chapman and Mitchell are naturally
indignant. It is said that a demand
will be made upon the Citizen to pub
j lish a retraction, and it may be that
I paper w ill be asked to name its in
[ formant.
I _
COMING AND GOING
I__
Attorney Roden paid a business visit
to Flat City Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Field of Dis
covery are visiting in Iditarod.
John Ronan came in from Flat City
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles T. Suter returned to
her home in Flat City last Tuesday
after a short visit in this town.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ryan, of Dis
covery, were among the arrivals in the
city last Wednesday.
D. S. McDonell came in from Otter
to attend Wednesday's couneil meeting.
Bob Nesbit and Bob Andrews came
in from the upper end of Moose creek
during the week. They have found
nothing so far.
JEROME CHUTE IS CONVALESCING
From the Ruby Citizen of recent
i date is is pleasing to learn that Jerome
j Chute, the widely known mining man,
is convalescing from a long spell of
sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Chute, after
spending a year in the Iditarod, moved
to the new camp last fall.
• HERE AND THERfi
During the past year the Pullman
cars were used by 623,182,853 travel
ers.
Maxim Gorky, the exiled Russian
novelist, is dying of tuberculosis in
the south of Italy.
“It’s a good navy, but we are wasting
nur money if we don’t have a better
one,” said President Taft after he had
reviewed the big American fleet in the
Hudson.
There is an English nobleman named
Lord de Broke, and the St. Louis Globe
Democrat wants to know why he does
not come over to the United States and i
look around for an heiress.
French capitalists are planning a !
railway from Algiers, Northern Africa,
to Mombassa, British East Africa. The
line will lie the longest in the world.
6,000 miles, and is to be completed in
len years.
Bonar Law, the new leader of the
English conservatives, says that what
ever qualifications he may possess for
leadership are due to his Canadian ori
gin and education. He is opposed to
home rule for Ireland, and is in favoi
of a high tariff.
The Sixteenth United States infantry,
at present in Alaska, have been ordered
0 California. They will bo quartered
at the Presidio, succeeding the Thir
tieth infantry, who are coming t>
Alaska. After a term at the Presidio,
the Sixteenth will probably be trans
ferred to the Philippines.
Sir William Grey, brother of Eari
Grey, and governor of the Bahamas, a
British colony, is advocating the an
uexation of the islands to Canada. He
says the people of the Bahamas and
other British West Indian islands are
anxious for fusion with Canada, so that
Hie trade which at present goes to the
United States may be diverted to the
1 he Dominion.
There were no applicants for the
post of poll-tax collector for Latah
county, Idaho, when that position wa>
advertised as vacant. The first collec
tor was mobbed by indignant citizens.
He quit. The second got a beating a(
the hands of a civilian and his wife
He quit. The third—well, the whole
county is waiting for the third with a
bright sharp ax. Alaskan poll-tax
collectors please note.
A Cincinnati woman who had been
separated from her husband for a num
ber of years expressed a dying wish
that her husband would become pena
lized if he attempted to attend her
funeral. Forgiving the past, the man
tried to atone byseeing that thewomai
had a proper burial. He provided the
coffin, and was on the way to the ceme
tery when lie collapsed in the street.
"Paralysis,” said the doctor.
“death: valley scotty”
GOES EAST FOR A WIFE
Eos Angeles —Just to show that
ne has enough money left in bi>
boots to buy a home, Walter Scott,
better known as “ Death Valley
Scotty," has let plans for the eiec
non of a $35,000 residence on his
$12,000 lot on the Clenega hills.
This little detail attended to, Scotty
left by special train for Chicago io
carry out a little scheme to keep
from becoming lonesome In other
words, the Death valley miner is
going east to get a wi.e.
Scotty’s residence will be old
English in style, 80x180 feet di
mensions. In the rear he proposes
j to construct a fac simile of Death
valley, one acre in extent. Here
the burning sands, gloom / ravines,
desolate peaks and water holes will
be faithfully reproduced, and rattle
snakes, coyotes, lizards, cactus and
sagebrush will be scattered about
in realistic manner. "Slim," the
mule which accompanied Scotty cn
so many journeys, w ill be turned
loose in the miniature desert to
roam at will
ALL GOODS
Formerly Mrs. Silberstein’s,
ire Now Being Sold at Very
Reasonable Prices
All alterations on Ladies’ Garments
purchased will be free of charge.
WORK GUARANTEED
H. SCHLAPIK
First Avenue
We have placed on our counters all odds and ends
in the line of
Underwear, Bartenders’ Coats,
Waiters’ Jackets, Hunting Coats,
Fancy Vests, Caps in All Styles and Shapes,
At Slaughtering Prices,
For we aim to clean up all of the above lines
REGARDLESS OF PRICE, REGARDLESS OF COST in this Third
Week of Our Clearance Sale.
ISAACS BROS. & GO.,
Leading Clothiers
INDIANS BARRED
FROM BARROOMS
The following letter and order
received by Commissioner E. M.
Stanton arc self explanatory:
Fairbanks, Alaska,
Dec. 19, lull.
Dear Sir:—It appears to this court
that by reason of tlie provision of the
law in Alaska relating to th» sale, gift,
barter or exchange of intoxicating
liquors to Indians, that it is to the best
interests of all concerned that no In
dian be allowed to enter or patronize a
barroom where liquors are sold to be
drunk where sold.
Your attention is called to an order
of this court made of this date to the
above effect. It is my desire to have
i lie provisions of this order carefully
enforced, and I trust the Department
of Justice may have your hearty co
operation in this matter, as well as it.
every other, in preventing intoxicating
liquors reaching Indians within this
judicial division. Respectfully,
PETER D. OVERFIELD,
District Judge.
[Order]
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division
In the Matter of Retail and Barroom
Lice nses—O rde r,
It is hereby ordered: That hereafter
no Indian shall be permitted to enter
any room where intoxicating liquors
are sold and dispensed to be dtunk
where sold;
Provided, that this otder shall not
be so construed as to prevent any road
house keeper or persons operating ho
tels from receiving as guests Indians.
PETER D. OVERFIELD,
District Judge.
New License Rule
At Fairbanks last month, at the
hearing of the application of William
Voss for a license for a barroom at
Olnes, witnesses for the government
showed in their testimony that many
of them had signed six different appli
For Fore Spring Water
AND
In all lengths, see
Flat City Water Go,
Back of Stanley s. P. 0. Sandberg, Utr
cations, and as lie deemed it impossible
to grant that number for a town the
size of Olnes, Judge Overfield declared
that he was unable to ohooso the ones
who should be granted licenses lid
stated that in the case of Olnes and
like cases that should come up here
after, ho would adopt the policy of re
ferting the applications back to tli ?
people for re-signing. The residents
of the different creek communities
should be public-spirited enough, he
declared, to decide upon the question
in a proper manner, as wht -1 aid «• '
'he licenses. Be urged : , , -
much earn anu thought in signing a
liquor license application as in signing
business papers. He added that the
signers should also cm body with their
signatures the number of saloons they
think would be ample for the commu
nity in which they live.
GOOD-LUCK STORY
FROM LOWER TANANA
_
This story is from the Hot. Springs
Echo, and bears out the old saying that
it is better to bo born lucky than rich:
“Mail Cont factor Swanson on his last
trip brought two fine pigs to Mrs.
Kehring. Charley Fehring has plenty
of fresh meat. The way of his getting
it is as follows: Charley erected a
cabin near Fish Lake and then discov
ered that he bad built over a bear and
two cubs, wiio were taking their win
ter nap. He shot all three and in ad
dition to the fresh meat has now a fine
cellar.” _
Try Ansley’s candies and soft drinks,
and you will have no other.
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Largs anil Smali Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
Open Alt Night Open All Night
THE NORTHERN
Family Trade a Specialty
Goods Delivered to AH Parts of City Day or Night
HARRY ASHLAND CEO. F. MARSH
__Warm, Clean and Comfortable—Ed Kelly’s Diskaket Roadhouse
OUR MOTTO IS: “PURITY AND QUALITY”
We wish our patrons to realize that we do not ship or buy our goods hap- Prof. Dr. P. Bauer, Berlin, Germany, says: “Beer has a number of pleas
. hazard. When we buy we always try to select the Purest and Best. We give ant and valuable qualities. No other beverage contains such a combination of
f our Beer the same attention as we do our Whiskies and Cigars. When using useful properties. The water of it quenches the thirst, the carbonic acid re
alcohol why not use the best. Our patronage has clearly demonstrated the freshes, the extracts are nutritious, the alcohol furthers digestion, the mineral
Quality of our goods. salts build up the bones, and the extracts of hops act as a tonic.”
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